Shaggy Dog Shaker Card (Craft Roulette #301 Submission)

Hello!

Happy New Year!  Wishing you all the best in 2026 with tons of time to craft!  My first card this year is a Craft Roulette submission.  If you haven't heard of Craft Roulette, it's a live paper craft challenge on YouTube at 7:10 EST.  It's a great way to stretch your card-making muscles!  We have a lot of fun and laughs along the way!

Mary Gunn Funn spins the wheel to decide our parameters each week.  This week was Project:  Appreciation Card,  Color: Apple Farm,  Element: Silhouette, Random: An Old Product.  There was a bit of an extra challenge this week by Jenn Gross to make it a shaker card and she'll donate .25 cents for each one to the Elderly Dog Rescue in honor of Mary's son Stephen's dog Furgis.

I had no problem with the old stuff!  The corner punch (unknown) is ancient as well as the Thank You window (Creative Creations).  I also used an old Martha Stewart edge punch to make a little stencil for the pawprints and a Simon Says Stamp Dog Die that's discontinued.  Anything else I used is linked below.  

I don't normally do 5 x 7 cards, but was "forced" to because the thank you die was too wide for an A2:(. That's a lot of real estate for me to cover!

I added a shadow to the dog die, but the silhouette wound up being the pawprints.  I was hoping the thank you would be, but it's a drop shadow LOL!

I'm planning some tutorials soon as I have a little time off work this month.  So watch this space!

Take care and I'll be back soon!

Gale

Cute Pooh & Piglet Card That’s Easy & Simple!

 Hello!

Happy Spring!  Well, sorta.  Cold and rainy here in Ohio.  It’s a great time to craft though!  I even made a card on time for Craft Roulette!  If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a YouTube crafting challenge that I  recommend you check out!  I'll post a story about "Paperganza" in July as I'll be traveling to Kansas City for their first live event!  

Here’s my entry:

I used a vellum envelope, baby toy colors, Children’s story Pooh, list is in Pooh’s arms.  The dies are by Spellbinders.

Most of the supplies I used are linked below (AFIL thank you!)

I didn't do a video this time because there really wasn't a technique;)

I'll see you again very soon!

Gale

A Different Use For Foil Plates!

 Hello!!

I hope you got to play on World Cardmaking Day!  I used scraps to put together a project for a Craft Roulette challenge.  If you aren’t familiar, Craft Roulette is a weekly challenge live on YouTube Friday nights.  They spin for four design parameters that must be included on your project.  I encourage you to check them out!

Since "laziness is the mother of invention" LOL (at least in my case) I wound up using my hot foil plate to dry emboss and it worked great!  All the main details are in my super quick tutorial linked below.  I also linked the products I used in case your interested.  (If you purchase items using these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you!  Thank you so much for supporting my channel!)

Here's the tutorial link:

Here are the supplies I used:

Take care and I'll see you again soon!

Gale

Caramel Apple Teacher Card-- Craft Roulette #184

 Hello All!!

Happy belated World Cardmaking Day!  I had to work, but enjoyed a large part of the Craft Roulette WCMD live with Mary Gunn Funn and sweet friend Amanda Stevens (Pear Blossom Press.)  You can enjoy all the "funn"on the replays!

I didn't make a video tutorial this time, but there are 100+ different ones on my YouTube Channel (@darbycreek) I hope you will check out (and if you enjoy...like, subscribe and share with a friend or two!)  I can't post regularly, so be sure to hit that notification bell! I have a short video on IG and my FB page (@darbycreekdiaries.)

I finally used a "Stamptember" set by Brutus Monroe for Simon Says Stamp from last year.  It sold out quickly, but you may find on Ebay, etc.  Beware:  the prices are usually outlandish!

The Craft Roulette parameters for Episode #184 are Card for a Teacher, Tartan colors, Fall or Spring scene and a Wrap.  I diecut a plaid background and glued to a top folding A2 base.  I fussycut the caramel apple after stamping in black and heat embossing in clear to make nice little wells for the candy dots.  

I used copics and colored simply.  The trick to avoiding coloring around the dots is to use a darker marker for the candy bits, then cover whole thing with a lighter marker!  I'm lazy and not a great colorist:)

To hit the Fall Scene parameter, I used a falling leaves embossing folder by Tim Holtz and lightly applied some red and yellow distress inks.  I coated the caramel apple with a ton of Glossy Accents and only stuck my finger in it once, however, I dropped the little bottle of the gloss right onto it as is usual.  Fortunately, Glossy Accents self levels in time!

Since several of the supplies aren't available and the rest are basic, I didn't do a list this time;)

Until next time,

Gale

How To Make A Super Simple Z-Fold Card!! (Craft Roulette Episode 172)

 Hello from Ohio!!

After watching several episodes of Craft Roulette on YouTube I decided to join in the "Funn!"  The hostess is Mary Gunn Funn and if you haven't heard of it, it's a weekly live craft challenge on Friday evening.  Here's my contribution for episode #172.

The supplies are linked below (AFIL- Thank you for your help!)

All of the details are in this tutorial:

Thank you for using these links when shopping as I may 

receive a small commission at no additional cost to you!  

Supplies:

Have a great week!  See you real soon!

Gale