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December 22, 2021

Reflections with Winking Owl

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

Before we get to the card I'm sharing with you today, please permit me a moment of reflection... last week's closure of The Rainbow Card Challenge marks the end of a years long chapter for me.  Having joined the 613 Avenue Create DT in February 2015, I've continually been on various teams since then, most of them involving the creator of TRCC, Mynn Kitchen... House of Cards, MHK Designs and The Rainbow Card Challenge. 

Each and every one of the teams, including Chanah and the 613 team who took the plunge on someone with no DT experience, has been a joy to work with... and it has been an absolute honor to lead the TRCC team for Mynn for the last couple years.  Sue T, Nandini, Katy, Izzy, Sue N and Elena... thank you... you really are the BEST!  

Will there be other teams in future or a newly created challenge?  Maybe.  As they say, never say never.  But the time is right for me to take a break.  Sure, the absence of a post on January 1st will take some getting used to, but I am NOT going away.  Indeed, you'll see more of me in 2022 as I'll return to regular Wednesday posts.

While this is my last post of 2021, for those of you who follow TRCC, the last Winner's post for the challenge will be live on Christmas Eve... and it will also begin with something special for the current team and indeed prior members.  

Now, to today's card featuring Linda's November NDC club plate, which I demoed in my Facebook group last Saturday...

Card: Unbranded and Clarity's Shenandoah designer parchment
Groovi Plates: NDC club plate (everything except the frame) and Nested Scallop Squares
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 
AG at 613 Avenue Create
#33 at NBUS (the Club plate is NBUS)
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back on January 5th with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then... but in the meantime, I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!



December 15, 2021

Christmas Bell Quad

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The cards I'm sharing with you today were all created with the same feature plate... Linda Williams' Folded Bells from her It's a Wrap range...





Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear and Designer Parchment, and Designer Card (under parchment on 1st)
Groovi Plates: Linda's Folded Bells (all), Linda's Butterflies (Circular frame 2nd), Nested Scallop Squares (3rd) and Picot Rectangles (4th)
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Picot Circles dies (1st), Picot Rectangles dies (4th), Perga liner pencils (1st), Perga color pens (2nd, 3rd and 4th) and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges (all 1st card)... 
AG at Crafty Sentiments
#160 AG at Lemon Shortbread
Any Holiday at 613 Avenue Create

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,


December 8, 2021

Delicate Angel

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The card I'm sharing with you today is the one I'd planned for last month's craft along in my Facebook group.  Thanks to the unsocial network screwing with the private group privacy settings and posting publicly, the live was aborted... grrr!  Thankfully, the issue was sorted before my next broadcast last weekend and I'll show you that card after the turn of the year.

The design of this one is super simple and I've kept the beautiful angel in her purest form by not adding any color, just a hint of sparkle...


Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's Indian Summer designer parchment
Groovi Plates: Linda's Butterflies (frame) and October's NDC baby plate
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, nested picot circle dies, gold Posca paint pen, Nuvo shimmer pen and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 
Any Holiday at 613 Avenue Create
Fur or feathers at Ike's World
#160 AG at Lemon Shortbread

I promise I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,



December 1, 2021

#36 Festive Rainbow at Rainbow Card Challenge ~ A Fitting Finale

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Can you believe that it's not only the first of the month, but that it's also December???  As such, every six months, we change things up a bit at Rainbow Card Challenge, and our theme this month is Festive Rainbow, so, please use as many colors as you can... even more so this month as we've made the difficult decision to close the challenge!

It's been an absolute honor to work with the Design Team for 3 years and to lead them for the last 2!


And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and designer paper
Groovi plates: Linda's Layered Christmas Tree
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and Pergamano brads

Challenges...
AG at 613 Avenue Create
AG at TTCRD
AG at ABMTTC

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


November 15, 2021

Mid Challenge Reminder for TRCC - #35 Stunningly Sage

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the middle of the month, so I'm back with a reminder of my card for The Rainbow Card Challenge.  This month our theme is Stunningly Sage, and here's the inspiration image...

And here's a reminder of my card, the details of which can be found on my original post...

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


November 1, 2021

#35 Stunningly Sage at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Stunningly Sage, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!


And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's sage parchment
Groovi plates: Tina's Symmetrical Floral Round
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and Pergamano brads

Challenges...
AG at 613 Avenue Create 
AG at TTCRD
#224 Halloween Colors at Crafty Gals Corner (yes, I'm pushing my luck with the entry!)

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


October 15, 2021

Mid Challenge Reminder for TRCC - #34 Gloriously Goldenrod

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the middle of the month, so I'm back with a reminder of my card for The Rainbow Card Challenge.  This month our theme is Gloriously Goldenrod, and here's the inspiration image...

And here's a reminder of my card, the details of which can be found on my original post...

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


October 6, 2021

Framed Sweet Peas

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The cards I'm sharing today are two featuring the initial idea I had while watching the launch shows for both Linda's new Contour plates and the Frame-Its dies...



All the frames are created with a single pass through your die cutting machine, and if I'd not already created the card I shared a couple weeks ago, I'd have used 3 of them on each card... but there's plenty of time for that.  And for once I used a grid to guide the perforations prior to cutting instead of doing them freehand.  Grin!

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's cinnamon parchment
Groovi Plates: Linda's Sweet Pea Contour, Straight Basic grid and Nested Scallop Squares (not embossed, but used as a placement guide for everything)
Tools and embellishments: Nested Square Doodle Frame-Its die, Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating tools, Perga color pens and Perga glitter

Challenges... 
AG at 613 Avenue Create 
#145 AG at ABMTTC
AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,



October 1, 2021

#34 Gloriously Goldenrod at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Gloriously Goldenrod, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!


And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's yellow parchment
Groovi plates: King Charles duet and Tina's Primrose & Alliums
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Gold Posca pen and Pergamano brads

Challenges...
 #216 AG at Creative Fingers
#92 AG at Crafts Galore Encore
AG at ABMTTC Extra

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


September 28, 2021

Daisy Chain Pattern

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

As I promised last week, the card I'm sharing with you today is another from Linda Williams' recent Contour Groovi plate release, and I'm showcasing the largest of 3 blocks from her Daisy Chain Pattern plate, framed by a die cut from another Clarity release...


Card: Unbranded card blank and white card and Clarity's light purple parchment
Groovi Plates: Linda's Daisy Chain Pattern Contour
Tools and embellishments: Clarity's Nested Square Doodle Frame-Its die, Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and Perga glitter (in the die cut apertures)

Challenges... 
#30 at NBUS (the Groovi plate and die are both NBUS)
AG at 613 Avenue Create 
#145 AG at ABMTTC

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,



September 21, 2021

Delicate Sweet Peas

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

Before I share today's card with you, I must apologize for my absence, excepting scheduled DT posts.  Life has been crazy for some time, which is also why I'm posting this immediately it's written on Tuesday instead of scheduling it for tomorrow!

With that said, today's card features a new Groovi innovation from Linda Williams and Clarity... Contour plates, on which the embossed line art varies in width, giving a calligraphy look.  As always, artist extraordinaire Linda's work is STUNNING... 


In keeping with the delicate blooms, I colored the images lightly at the edges with a pink pencil, blending the color into the rest of the petals.  I also love how the differing colors on the background paper change the colors of them... so I hope you'll agree that this post was worth waiting for?

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and designer paper
Groovi Plates: Linda's Sweet Pea Contour
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga liner pencils, blending oil and nibs, and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 
#30 at NBUS (the Groovi plate is NBUS)
AG at 613 Avenue Create
#145 AG at ABMTTC

I promise I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,



September 15, 2021

Mid Challenge Reminder for TRCC - #33 Purely Plum

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the middle of the month, so I'm back with a reminder of my card for The Rainbow Card Challenge.  This month our theme is Purely Plum, and here's the inspiration image...

And here's a reminder of my card, the details of which can be found on my original post...

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


September 1, 2021

#33 Purely Plum at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Purely Plum, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!


And here's my card...

The card was created with a then new to me duet plate, but instead of threading it with ribbon, I used offcuts of the parchment, showcasing the color flooded side.  I then attached the panel directly to the card base by hiding double sided tape behind the faux ribbon

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's plum parchment
Groovi plates: Congratulations Ribbon Lace Duet
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, and a gold Posca paint pen

Challenges...
AG at 613 Avenue Create
WK 35 AG at Polkadoodles
#8 AG at WWODTC

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


August 15, 2021

Mid Challenge Reminder for TRCC - #32 Temptingly Teal

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the middle of the month, so I'm back with a reminder of my card for The Rainbow Card Challenge.  This month our theme is Temptingly Teal, and here's the inspiration image...

And here's a reminder of my card, the details of which can be found on my original post...

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


August 11, 2021

It's A Wrap - Heart

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The card I'm sharing with you today is the one I demoed live in my Facebook group last Saturday... and as the post title says, it's created with Linda Williams' heart plate from her It's A Wrap Groovi plate range...


The plate was designed for use with larger cards, but as I mail the majority of mine, I've adapted it for use with 5" x 7" cards, while maintaining the dual layer elements

Card: Unbranded white, and Clarity's 2 tone pink parchment
Groovi Plates: Linda's It's A Wrap - Heart
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating, and cutting tools, and Perga color pens

Challenges... 
#29 at NBUS (the Groovi plate is NBUS)
AG at ABMTTC Extra
#146 AG at CARDZ TV


I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,



August 1, 2021

#32 Temptingly Teal at Rainbow Card Challenge

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the first of the month, so it means it's time for a new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge.  Our theme this month is Temptingly Teal, and please, if you must, use only a hint of a preferably neutral color.  After all, we are a monochromatic challenge!


And here's my card...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's clear parchment and Designer Paper
Groovi plates: Nested Scallop Squares and Linda's Coffee & Friends
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and pearls from my stash

Challenges...
 AG at TTCRD
Wk 31 AG at Polkadoodles
#07 AG at WWODT

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


July 15, 2021

Mid Challenge Reminder for TRCC - #31 Charmingly Cherry

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's the middle of the month, so I'm back with a reminder of my card for The Rainbow Card Challenge.  This month our theme is Charmingly Cherry, and here's the inspiration image...

And here's a reminder of my card, the details of which can be found on my original post...

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.


July 7, 2021

Magnolias With Love

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The card I'm sharing with you today is the first I created with one of Linda Williams' latest Groovi releases, Magnolia and Hummingbird from her It's a Wrap range.  

I know magnolias aren't usually orange, but that's the beauty of artistic license... you can color anything however your mood takes you... and although orange isn't one of my go-to colors, it went with the designer paper I'd picked...  


Card: Unbranded white, Clary's clear parchment and Designer Paper
Groovi Plates: Linda's Magnolia & Hummingbird and Entwined Sentiments
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Perga color pens and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 
#28 at NBUS (Linda's plate is NBUS)
AG at TTCRD
AG at 613 Avenue Create

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,