Fa La La La Latte “Letterpress”

Happy Saturday!!  It's the 25th so of course I'm sharing a caffeinated Christmas card!  I made this one with a Hero Arts letterpress plate that was gifted to me.  I don't have a letterpress or betterpress or whatever so I just ran it through my die cut machine.  I do think it might have worked better with a rubber shim and I will try that next time.  I like how it looks all colored and detailed though.  The sentiment didn't show up on its own so I traced it with a white gel pen which I think makes it really stand out.

Just a few challenges:

• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #52 Anything Christmas Caffeinated Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting.  Laters!!

Slimline Christmas Tree

It's my last card for the night.  I think.  You never know with me.  This was my first time playing with this die and it's so fabulous.  I kind of want to use it to make a canvas at some point.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness - #209 Anything Goes
• Unicorn Challenge - #119 Use Dies
• Word Art Wednesday - #748 Anything Goes 3/5
• Stamplorations - Anything Goes 2/7
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2615 Anything Goes 3/3
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #391 Anything Goes 3/3
• As You Like It - Simple or Fussy 3/3 (FUSSY!  I struggle with simple and I'm a more embellishments the merrier type!)
• Shopping Our Stash - #571 SPARKLE

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Christmas Pooh Circles

I'm still plugging away at it.  Kind of thinking I might want to turn all the circles into ornaments but I'm not sure yet,

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness - #209 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #748 Anything Goes 2/5
• Crafty Catz - #711 Anything Goes 3/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Be Naughty!!

I'm still Christmas crafting!  I do love making Christmas cards.  I've had an especially hard few days and I feel like this has made me feel a teeny tiny bit better!

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party
• BYSHC Sketch Challenge #67
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafting Happiness - #209 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #711 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Warm Hugs, Happy Holidays

My favorite kind of Christmas card is a caffeinated one!  I used bits and bobbles from my piles and crates and bags to make this card.  Projects like this always make me wish I'd bought more of a specific paper pad that is of course now discontinued.  Anyways, I haven't been stamping tonight, I'll do that next.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #52 Anything Christmas Caffeinated Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness - #209 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes
• Girlz Creative Crafts - #67 Food//Drink 1/5
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2615 Anything Goes 2/3
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #391 Anything Goes 2/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

**FANDOM FRIDAY IG HOP** April 2026 - VIDEO GAMES

Happy Fandom Friday everyone!  This month our theme is VIDEO GAMES!!!  I really wanted to use my video games stamp sets, but of course I couldn't find what I wanted so I decided to be all Earth Day a few days early and use this piece of wrapping paper.  I adhered the scraps to cardstock with adhesive sheets and fussy cut them out.  The sentiment is from an old Diamond Press set.  And yes I know it's also a Christmas card but you know I love Christmas all day every day.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafting Happiness - #209 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Believe Bells

You know how I always make plans and then it all falls apart?  So I made plans and then it all fell apart.  I should be used to it by now.  I thought I would make at least one card every day for the BYSHC Spring Into Christmas linky party and then life was like, fuck that.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #4 Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness - #209 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes
• Unicorn Challenge - #119 Use Dies
• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #391 Anything Goes 1/3
• As You Like It - Simple or Fussy 1/3 (Fussy of course!  Bling it on!!)
• Word Art Wednesday - #748 Anything Goes 1/5
• Stamplorations - Anything Goes 1/7
• Shopping Our Stash - #571 SPARKLE

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting.  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Twenty-Five - Christmas Coffee Sketch

Merry Christmas in March!  It's the 25th and that means I'm sharing a caffeinated Christmas themed card for the challenge over at Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  The theme is always anything caffeinated Christmas and I made a sketch card this month using the current sketch from BYSHC on Facebook.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #3 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #03-2026 Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe -#328 Anything Goes
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #51 Anything Christmas Goes
• Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers - Sketch #67
• Word Art Wednesday - #745 Anything Goes 1/5
• First Cup Challenge - #12 Anything Coffee Goes 1/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 1/5
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - #67 Anything Christmas Goes 2/8
• Love to Craft - #91 Anything Goes 6/8
• Mix It Up - #82 Anything Goes 6/8
• Love to Scrap - #178 Anything Goes 6/8

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Five - Light Up Grinch Block

Christmas in February!  This was such a fun project I made recently with my mom and my aunt.  We had a full on Christmas event the day we made these.  We crafted, had dinner and dessert and watched Christmas movies.  The holiday season is always so busy and it's really fun to continue celebrating afterwards.

Here's a picture of all of our blocks.  I'm gonna make another one soon for my boyfriend.

I love sharing all kinds of crafts in the month of March.  I think all art matters!!  (Now I'm hearing One Tree Hill in my head!)

Just a few challenges:

DLArt Linky Party

A Perfect Time To Craft - #3 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - #02-2026 Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe - #327 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - #742 Anything Goes 1/5

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - #67 Anything Christmas Goes 1/8

Love to Scrap - #178 Anything Goes 2/8

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Mini Slimline Mugs and Kisses

I really love tiny details.  Am I the only one that thinks those little marshmallows kind of make this card?!

Just a few challenges:

• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #47
• 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
• BYSHC Sketch
• Word Art Wednesday #725 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Holly Winter Latte Love

Hi everyone!!  Just a little quickie card here I wanted to share.  I've been so busy lately and last night I MADE myself carve out a few minutes to make this card and I'm so glad that I did!

Just a few challenges:

• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #47
• 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
• BYSHC Sketch
• Word Art Wednesday #725 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Morgan's Art World!!

Happy Saturday everyone!  It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge at Morgan's Art World!  This month I'm working with Vintage Cameo 2 and as always our challenges are

ANYTHING GOES!!

It's November and that means I'm in 100% Christmas mode!!  So of course I wanted a Christmas themed image.  I thought the vintagey look of this one would be really fun to create with, and it was.

Just a few challenges:

DLArt Linky Party

A Perfect Time To Craft - #11 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - #10-2025 Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe - #324 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - #311 Anything Goes 2/3

Creatalicious - #294 Anything Goes 2/3

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #264 Anything Goes 2/3

Digi Chooseday - #11 Anything Goes 2/4

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 2/5

Ally's Angels - #99 Anything Goes 2/5

Love To Scrap Challenge - #175 Anything Goes 1/8

Mix It Up - #79 Anything Goes 1/8

Love To Craft Challenge - #88 Anything Goes 1/8

Be sure to visit the challenge blog and see what everyone else has created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!! 

Sketchy Christmas Cocoa

Hey everyone!  It's the 25th so it's time for another caffeinated Christmas card!  You know much I love these kinds of projects and this month I went with a Christmas cocoa card following the current sketch at BYSHC.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #46
• BYSHC Falling into the Holidays 2025 Linky Party
• BYSHC Sketch #62
• Word Art Wednesday - #722 Anything Goes 2/5
• DLArt Thankful Thursday #381 - Anything Goes 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Green and Pink Christmas

One last (probably) card for the current BYSHC Sketch!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• BYSHC Falling into the Holidays 2025 Linky Party
• BYSHC Sketch #62
• Word Art Wednesday - #722 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

Holly Jolly Pink Christmas

Since the Falling For The Holidays linky party is going on right now, I’m trying to branch out so I wanted to maybe make a few cards that don't necessarily fit my usual aesthetic.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• BYSHC Falling into the Holidays 2025 Linky Party
• BYSHC Sketch #62
• DLArt Thankful Thursday #381 - Anything Goes 2/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

CRUSHING CHRISTMAS IG CARD HOP - Frosted Florals

Hello everyone and welcome to the October edition of the Crushing Christmas Cards Hop, hosted by @bdk_creations! This month’s theme is Frosted Florals!

The participants of this hop, and myself, want to inspire YOU to create your Christmas cards early, so if you would like to play along you can use #crushingchristmascards2025. While Christmas is a ways away, it’s always good to be prepared and get started early!

If you would like to join our hop, please message @bdk_creations

I used a new paper pad from Michael’s that I am OBSESSED with. I went completely old school because I left a bag at home and had to craft without die cuts or stamps!! I cut the circles for the flowers by tracing toys onto patterned paper and added white paint pens and gel pens to get the frosted look.

KEEP HOPPING ALONG!
@bdk_creations
@tammy_massey70
@lone_mountain_cardsandcrafts
@stamparuecreations
@cardsnbrew
@kanddmurnain
@nauntie
@shacks_papercrafts
@jerralynrose
@createwithkas
@happie97
@touchofmagik
@carsan_cards21
@missmissamakes
@crafticarri
@nayscraftyspot
@dezalusky

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• BYSHC Falling into the Holidays 2025 Linky Party
• DLArt Thankful Thursday #381 - Anything Goes 1/3
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Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!  Laters!!

Seasons Greetings Latte

Merry Christmas in August. I made a card today that I wanted to make.  Schedule be damned!  I needed this and I'm happy I did it!

Just a few challenges:

• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #44 Anything Christmas Coffee Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas caffeinated crafting!  Laters!!

31 Days of Crafting - Day Six - Mini Slimline Cup of Cheer

I looooove to make Christmas cards all year long.  I also love mini slimline cards so this card pretty much created itself.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - #02-2025 Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe - #316 Anything Goes
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #39 Green
• Word Art Wednesday - #690 Anything Goes 1/5 **TOP 3**
• Merry Little Christmas Blog - #61 Anything Christmas Goes 1/8

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

Merry and Bright Mug

Happy Friday!  I had such lofty goals for this year's Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, but alas, life got in the way and all I got made was this and possibly one other card if I can finish it in the next hour.  We'll see.  Bright side, I have lots of IDEAS to write down for next year's hop! :)  If I can find my notes then....

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Classic Design Challenge - #10 Anything Goes
• Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #35 Red & Green
• Word Art Wednesday - #673 Anything Goes 3/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

You're The Coolest!!

Happy Friday!  I had such great goals to make cards this week and I really made......nothing.  But I got this finished at the last minute!  Yay me!!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #34 Whimsical 
• BYSHC Falling For the Holidays Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #671 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!