7/27/26 - Make My Monday #283 (Love) / Hearts Quest # 87 (ATG Hearts) - Share a Milkshare Love card

Happy Monday - Today I am sharing a love card I made for my anniversary, to give to my husband! He is travelling this week to a business conference, so I secretly put it in his luggage! I pulled out my Share a Milkshake bundle and used the sentiment - Life is Sweeter with You (never inked!) and paired it with a Swirled Marble DSP. It's hard to see but the 3 hearts is painted with some Wink a Stella. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at Make My Monday - Wedding/Love card. 

Challenge: #283, #87

Stamps: Share a Milkshake

Colors: Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, 

Papers: White, Soft Seafoam, Bubble Bath, Swirled Marble DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Punch, Glimmer Paper 

5/28/25 - Hearts Quest #86 Anything with Black/White Hearts - My Hearts card

I can't believe that June is just around the corner! Today's at Hearts Quest Challenge (anything goes) I created a card using optional White Heart! I used a black DSP so the white heart can pop. I also added trio of flowers to soften the look. This is a perfect card for anyone in your life! I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #86

Stamps: Heart Shaped. 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: White, Flirty Flamingo, Well-Suited DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Gems, 

3/28/26 - Hearts Quest #84 Anything Goes with Rainbow Hearts - Boardwalk Fun

Happy Saturday - so hard to be believe that we are approaching end of March! Today at Hearts Quest we are making ATG (Anything Goes) with option of Rainbow Hearts and I have a fun Boardwalk Fun card for you. I saw a tutorial for THIS and gave me an inspiration. I cut out 2 pieces for the Ferris Wheel for both front and back of the panel and roller coaster is stamped and with die cut carts. The Happy Birthday sentiment is stamped on a piece of DSP! Can you see how I alternate each of the gondola? I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Card base - Vertical cardstock, score at 5 1/2" and cut the panel piece at 3 1/4" (leaving the panel to be 2 1/4")

DSP - 5 1/4" x 4 and 2" x 4" (2 pieces) 

** Thanks Lorraine for the inspiration

Challenge: #84

Stamps: Boardwalk Fun, 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: White, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Gray, 

Others: Dimension, Boardwalk Fun Dies, 

1/28/26 - Hearts Quest #82 Anything Goes with Red/Gold Hearts - I heart you!

This month at Hearts Quest Challenge #82 - we are doing Anything Goes with Red/Gold heart and this is what I came up with. This will be a quick and easy card that I will be sharing at The Merion (senior living center) where they will make this for February. The DSP is cut down to 4 x 2 3/4" and then another cut at 3/4" to flip the stripe of DSP to use. I added a very cute sentiment that it's perfect for this card. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #82

Stamp: Teeny Tiny    

Colors: Berry Burst, 

Paper: White, Marbled Elegance DSP, Berry Burst, 

Others: Dimension, Three Banner Punch, Tiny Heart Punch (retired), Heart Dies, 

11/28/25 - Hearts Quest #80 Anything with Green/Red Hearts - Pick a Season Fall Theme card

Today's card is created for Heart's Quest Challenge #80 - anything goes with red/green hearts and this is what I came up with. I went with a fall theme card so the tree is stamped with Crushed Curry and sponge with Cajun Craze. This stamp set is really fun that you can stamp different things inside the trees and I stamped hearts with 2 different colors. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #80

Stamp: Pick a Season,  

Colors: Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie, Shy Shamrock, Strawberry Slush, 

Paper: White, All Season DSP, Crushed Curry, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Twine, Dots, 

10/28/25 - Hearts Quest #79 Anything Goes with Yellow/Gold Hearts - Hearts & Hugs Halloween

Heart's Quest Challenge today we have Anything Goes with Black/Orange heart. I used this fun stamp set and picked a cute mouse image where he is hugging a heart! I colored the image in with Stampin' Blends, and used a die for the greeting. I hope you enjoyed this card and remember to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: #79

Stamp: Hearts & Hugs 

Colors: Memento Black, TDarling Ducking/Basic Gray Stampin' Blends,  

Paper: White, DSP, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, 

Others: Dimension, Words for the Season Dies, Oval Punch, Gold Wink a Stella

7/28/2025 - Make My Monday #257 Masculine / Hearts Quest #76 Red Hearts - Sweet Jar Bundle

Happy Monday! I am the hostess at Make My Monday today and we are making Masculine card. I decided to make it a unique, fun card to share with everyone. It’s called Floating Ten Fold Card and I found it on Delight of my Art Site. I used Sweet Jar bundle to create a cookie jar card using 2 different colors. I love the sentiment where you can stamp different words in between Sending & Your Way. I also created a shaded background to make the jar pop and added a sweet red heart (For Heart’s Quest Challenge #76). I hope you enjoyed this card I am making today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Regular cardbase – used Rectangle Dies or Trimmer to cut the front out
DSP – 4” x 5 ¼” Adhere on the card front before die cutting
Cardstock – 3 ¾” x 5 ½”, score ½” on 5 ½” side 

Cardstock – 4 ¼” x 3, score every ½” on 3” side (fold to create a stand)

Challenge: #257  #76
Stamp Set: Sweet Jar,                 
Colors: Secret Sea, Daffadel Delight, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso,        
Paper: White, Misty Moonlight, Timeless Plaid, DSP, Poppy Parade   
Others: Dimension, Sweet Jar Punch, Rectangle Dies, Sweet Jar Punch, Sponge,  

5/28/25 - Hearts Quest #74 Anything with Yellow/Blue Hearts & The Darling Cardmakers - Sweet Jar with Miss You Bunches

Hi everyone – today’s card is shared with Heart’s Quest Challenge and also with The Darling Cardmakers. We are doing Yellow/Blue hearts at Heart's Quest and I used the Sweet Jar for this Masculine card that's perfect for anyone in our lives. This is such a cute bundle from Stampin’ Up Online Exculsive and you can filled the jar with many things and this time I used hearts. Who says hearts is only for girls, right?! Each of the DSP is ¾” x 2 ¼” within the dies. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us this month.

                                            

 

Challenge: #74, DarlingCardmakers - Masculine
Stamp Set: Sweet Jar,   
Colors: Wild Wheat, Boho Blue, Cajun Craze, Pebble Path,  
Paper: White, Boho Blue, Plaid DSP,      

Others: Dimension, Sweet Jar Punch, Texture Notes Dies,      

3/28/25 - Hearts Quest #72 Anything with Green/Orange Hearts - Heart Shaped Bundle Hello

Welcome back to our monthly challenge at Heart’s Quest Challenge and this month we are making Anything Goes with Green/Orange Hearts. I use the SAB Shaped Heart Bundle for this card. I put 2 pieces of DSP as a background and cut out the green heart shape wreath and adhered to a White circie. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #72
Stamp Set: Heart Shaped           
Colors: Pumpkin Pie,   
Paper: Ocean Friends DSP, White, Shy Shamrock, Flirty Flamingo, 

Others: Heart Shaped Dies, Spotlight on Nature Dies (circle)

2/28/25 - Hearts Quest #71 Anything with Pink/Red Hearts - Pick a Season

Another monthly challenge here at Heart’s Quest Challenge and this month is Red/Pink hearts and this is what I came up with. I used Pick a Season from SAB for this card – I just love how you can filled in different things in the tree, in this case is Hearts. I kept the layout simple just with a strips of Designer Series Paper. I also did a fun *tapping* technique on the tree to give it 2 color tones. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #71
Stamp Set: Pick a Season,                          
Colors: Bubble Bath, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce,         

Paper: White, Marbled Elegance DSP, Poppy Parade, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Ribbon,  

1/28/25 - Hearts Quest #70 Pink/Purple Hearts - Pick a Season Sale-a-Bration

Today’s card is with Hearts Quest Challenge #70 with an easy use of Pink/Purple/White heart. I used the Pick a Season – Sale-a-Bration stamp set that you can picked from with the $60 spending for this card. It’s so cute that you can add whatever you want inside the tree, in this case, hearts! Hope you enjoyed this card and join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #70
Stamp Set: Pick a Season,                        
Colors: Pretty in Pink. Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie,   
Paper: White, Marbled Elegance, Berry Burst, 

Others: Dimension, Twine

10/27/2024 - Heart's Quest #65 - Ombre Hearts

Another challenge at Heart’s Quest and this week we are doing a fun ombre hearts and gray LOVe stamped inside them. I love how the hearts turns out using Boho Blue and Lady in Pink. I used the negative of a heart punch for this. Simple and to the point. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #65
Stamp Set: Happy Little Things,    
Colors: Boho Blue, Pretty in Pink, Pebble Path,   
Paper: White, 

Others: Heart Duo Punch, Stampin’ Blends,     

10/13/2024 - Heart's Quest #64 - Bee My Valentine's DSP

Hi Hi – Today at Hearts Quest I have a very cute card mainly just Bee My Valentine DSP for the whole card, using 3 out the items from the list. I used Bees, Honey Jar and Honey Comb. This is such a perfect paper for this challenge. I used the duo heart punch to for the image of bee and layer it on another heart punch piece. I hope this card gives you good inspiraiton and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #64
Stamp Set: N/A 
Colors: N/A
Paper: White, Bee My Valentine’s Real Red,   

Others: Dimension, Duo Heart Punch,   

9/28/2024 - Heart's Quest #63 - Hearts & Hugs

Hi Hi – Today at Hearts Quest I have a very cute card using Hearts & Hugs to create for the challenge. I picked mouse from Part A and paired it with Gray with White dotted hearts from Part B for this unique creation. The mouse is colored in with Watercolor Pencils and the flowers is an actual die cut from the same bundle. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and before to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #63
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs, Simply Said  
Colors: Black, Watercolor Pencils, Basic Gray,
Paper: White, Well-Suited DSP (retired), Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather, 

Others: Dimension, Hearts & Hugs Dies, Stylish Shaped Dies,  

8/13/2024 - Heart's Quest #60 - Fence Plants with Love

Hi Hi! Today at Heart’s Quest I have a cute fence LOVE card! I picked Wood Fence & Potted Plants from Part A, combined with Layered Hearts hanging from the fence from Part B for the challenge. The plants are cut out and put on dimension. I hope you enjoyed this card today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #60
Stamp Set: Happy Little Things, Planted Paradise,      
Colors: Petunia Pie, Memento Black, Garden Green, Copper,     
Paper: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo,
Others: Dimension, Classic Label Punch, Radiated Dies, Basic Gray Twine, 

7/28/2024 - Heart's Quest #59 - Bear Bear Card with Banner

Hi Hi! Today at Heart’s Quest I have a very cute Bear Bear card for you. I used the lots of circle punches to create this punch art Bear from Part A and then created a heart banner from Part B. This card is perfect for a kid’s birthday which I will probably saved until when school starts! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #59
Stamp Set: N/A        
Colors: N/A  
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Different size Circle Punches, Stampin’ Markers, Heart Punch, Banner Punch  

7/14/2024 - Heart's Quest #58 - Planted Paradise

Welcome back to another Heart’s Quest Challenge and this week’s card is a succulent card using Planted Paradise stamp set. I used a piece of DSP that has Terracotta color from Cheerful Daisy and the pot is stamped in Gray. I used 2 different coordinating colors/DSP and cut out 2 hearts as a decorated background. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #58
Stamp Set: Planted Paradise,           
Colors: Gray Granite, Garden Green,  
Paper: Whisper White, Cheerful Daisy,   

Others: Dimension, Stylish Shapes Dies, Crumb Cake Ribbon, 

6/29/2024 - Heart's Quest #57 - Ice-Cream Card

We have another fun challenge at Heart’s Quest and this time I made a yummy ice cream card! I picked Part A – Cherry (can you see it, with the ice cream) and Part B – Love with a O replaced by a cherry to create this really fun card! Remember to join us at the challenge!

Challenge:#57
Stamp Set: N/A        
Colors: Stampin’ Markers (Real Red, Shaded Spruce), Early Espresso,     
Paper: Whisper White, Country Bouquets DSP, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, 

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Sponge,

5/27/2024 - Heart's Quest #55 - Camper Card

Another bi-weekly challenge here at Heart’s Quest and this week I picked Wheels (camper) & Metallic Heart Shape for my creation! It’s always a bit harder to create a masculine heart card so I am hoping to give you some inspration. The camper image is from a DSP die cut and I just added some elements for textures. To finish the card I used my heart punch with Metalicc Shimmer Paper and a simple love you sentiment. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #55#55
Stamp: Bee Mine,       
Colors: Lost Lagoon,
Paper: White, He’s the Man DSP (retired), Early Espresso,    

Others: Dimension, Glimmer Paper, He’s the Man Dies, 1” Circle Punch   

5/14/2024 - Heart's Quest #54 - Sweet Love with Everyday Details

Hi hi crafters! This is my first challenge with Heart’s Quest Challenge and I am excited to be on the design team! The challenge is different than most of the other ones, you need to pick at least ONE from Part A and from Part B to put on your creation. I think part B is usually the hard one for me but I am going to try my best. Today’s card is Eggs with expression of Sweet Love! I die cut out the alphabets to create the wording and the image is from Everyday Details! I found some old twine to put on the card. I hope you enjoyed my creation and be sure to join us at this fun challenge.

Challenge: #54
Stamp: Everyday Detail         
Colors: Mometo Black, Crumb Cake/Old Olive/Ivory Blends,   
Paper: Basic White, Cheerful Daisy DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Crumb Cake Twine, Mini Alphabet Dies,