Froggie Cards: Part 1 - Whimsical Focus

Today starts a new short series of FROGS and FUN BACKGROUNDS.
There are two different images for the frogs, but 4 different ways to create a fun, unique card. Creating different cards like this is always fun and a little challenging too. 

Okay… I dare you to look at this face and not smile LOL

This little froggy completely stole my heart, and I just had to build a card around his big-eyed, hopeful expression. There’s something so joyful and innocent about him—it instantly makes you feel lighter.

The sentiment, “the impossible is often the untried,” felt like the perfect match. It’s encouraging without being heavy… just a sweet little nudge to go for it.

I layered him with bright pink and soft green patterns to keep things fun and cheerful. The dotted frame adds just enough detail, while those little enamel dots bring in playful pops of color.

This card feels like a tiny cheerleader in paper form—and honestly, who doesn’t need that once in a while?

• Cute Frogs  (Affiliate Link)
• Stampin Up - Cardstock & pattern papers
• Dies - Sizzix Dotted Circles
• Glitter Enamel Dots
• Sticker phrases

Thanks for visiting with me today! 

See you tomorrow for Part 2 of 4 Froggie Cards. :) 

Janis

My blog: Pause Dream Enjoy

My Challenge blog: Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge

Crafty Catz

Pattie's Creations

Whimsical Fairy Card: Reminder You're a Work of Art

Hello Crafters!

Today’s card feels like it came straight out of a storybook—soft, whimsical, and full of gentle charm. I wanted to create something that felt both encouraging and beautiful, and this sweet Fairy resting on mushrooms was the perfect focal point.

 

I started with a kraft card base to ground all the softer elements. From there, I layered patterned papers along the left side—one with a cheerful yellow dot and another in a soft teal—to add contrast and visual interest.

The bold red background really makes everything pop, especially with the subtle stenciled texture that adds depth without overwhelming the design.

The fairy image is truly the heart of this card. I added dimension to bring her forward and softly inked around the edges to give her that warm, glowing outline. She feels peaceful and dreamy—like she’s paused in a quiet moment.

“You are a fabulous work of art”

Such a meaningful message that pairs beautifully with the artistic feel of the card. I placed it on a stitched label and angled it slightly for a relaxed, layered look.

To finish things off, I added a few gold embellishments for a touch of sparkle. They catch the light just enough and bring a little magic to the overall design.

Perfect For:

• Encouragement
• Thinking of You
• A thoughtful note to a friend
• A reminder that someone is truly special

Supplies Used

• Fairy focal image - Whimsical Spring Fairy (affiliate link)
• Kraft cardstock (card base)
• Patterned papers from Stampin' Up - Festive Foils  (yellow,  teal, & red)
• Sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up - Work of Art
• Stitched label die
• Ink for blending edges - Stampin Up - Cherry Cobbler
• Gold embellishments
• Adhesive (including dimensional foam)

I love how this card turned out—soft, layered, and full of heart. Sometimes the simplest message paired with a beautiful image can say exactly what someone needs to hear.

Whimsical handmade fairy card featuring layered papers, soft textures, and a heartfelt sentiment.  Perfect for encouragement cards or inspirational crafting ideas.

If you enjoyed this card, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below or share your own creations—I always love seeing what you make.

See you tomorrow for another crafty card!

Janis

My blog: Pause Dream Enjoy

My Challenge blog: Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenges:

Crafty Calendar Challenge

Hearts Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog

Love Those Pretty Papers

PolkaDoodles

Digi Chooseday

Send a Smile 4 Kids

Allsorts Challenge

Horse Greetings with a Gatefold Card

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I have an adorable Horse as the focus of a Gatefold card. Hope you enjoy it!

• White cardstock base
• Some shiny gems were were added to a few of the flowers
• Stampin'Up Cardstock and Flowered paper using SU Hues of Happiness

• Look how adorable that Horse is!
• You can find that image at Creative Fabrica with this link:
   Whimsical Quirky Summer Horse Clipart (affiliate link)
• I used Stampin' Up Highland Heather to ink around the image
• Twine was added to the bottom of the image just for fun
• Die cut - Rectangle with stitching and rounded corners
  
• I used 2 strips of foam tape to adhere the Horse to the left side and give him a little lift off the page

• More shiny gems added to the right side :)

• The inside! 
• Die Cut for inside from Amazon
• Again, I inked around the edges to give it some dimension
• Some speckles were added with the same ink and sprinkled around
• Sentiment stamp from Close To My Heart

Thank you so much for visiting with me today!

If you like craft challenges, don't forget to pop over to Crafting Happiness Challenges. Every Tuesday is a new link up and theme. So fun. Hope to see you there!

Stay Crafty, My Friend

Janis

My blog: Pause Dream Enjoy

My Crafting blog: Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenges:

Time Out Challenges (Pastel, Bloom)

As You Like It Challenge (Fussy)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Craft Rocket

Creative Inspirational Challenge

Elliebelle's Corner: Garden

Pause, Dream, Enjoy: A Faith-Inspired Door Card

Today’s card was created during a quiet moment
I didn’t even realize I needed.

Sometimes, in the middle of everyday life, we’re given a small invitation—
to slow down, to create, and to simply be. This project became one of those moments for me.

As I worked on this door design, I was reminded

that God often meets us in the pause—

in the stillness, in the creating, and in the smallest details.

This card became more than just a project…
it became a gentle invitation:

To trust His timing.
To dream with Him.
And to truly enjoy the blessings already around us.

Card Style: Vertical Open 

Theme: Faith-Inspired Encouragement

Sentiment: Pause. Dream. Enjoy.

Materials:

• Image - Whimsical Magical Door Entrance Clipart (affiliate link)
• Sentiment - Stamin' Up set "In The Moment"
• Stampin' Up - Card base Cardstock
• Stampin' Up ink - Shaded Spruce
• Dies - Stitched Postage Stamp 

There’s something special about creating with your hands—it creates space for your heart to slow down and listen.

Maybe today is your reminder to pause…
to breathe deeply…
and to notice the beauty God has already placed in your life.

If this encouraged you, feel free to share it or save it for later 💛

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

With love,
Janis Lewis
Pause Dream Enjoy
PauseDreamEnjoy.blogspot.com
CraftingHappinessChallenges.blogspot.com

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner

Digi Choosday

Ellibelle's Corner

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Word Art Wednesday

Relish the Day!

 Hello, my Crafty Friends!

Did you know there is a new Challenge over at my Crafting Happiness Challenges blog! Come share your makes with us! There is a new challenge every Tuesday with an Anything Goes peppered in occasionally. 

Also I have a short video you can watch at the end of this post. 
Hope you'll give it a looksee. If you enjoy the video, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE.  Thanks!

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Today's card was easy to create and so sweet.

There is so much JOY in creating. Do you feel that way too? 

For me it's relaxing and calming for my soul.

Digi Image from Creative Fabrica:

• Whimsical Spring Girls Clipart (affiliate link)

Red Background Cardstock:

• Sweet Nothings by Amber Labau

Die Cuts:

• Pink & Main - Mod Stitched Rectangle Dies
• My Creative Time - Stitched Cloud Dies
  

Stamped Sentiment:

• Stampin' Up - Sit Stay Relax 

I'm excited to see what you post for this challenge!

Here's the link: Crafting Happiness Challenges  

Thanks for visiting with me today!

See you tomorrow with another project.

P.S.  Here is a link to where I find all my images to print out. This link goes to the general site, not to a specific item. Go check it out! It's amazing! 

I love this place!   Creative Fabrica (Affiliate link to main page)

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This video that will be posted to my blog each day this week. 

Next week I'll have a new video for you. 

Thank you for watching!!

Have a Happy Day!

Janis

Challenges Entered:

A Perfect Time To Craft

Unicorn Challenge

Four Seasons Challenge

The Neglected Stuff

Simply Clean & Simple

Pattie's Creations

Crafty Calendar

Wishing You Were Here

 Hello my crafty friends!

I have a multi-layered card to share with you today. Hope you'll like it! But before we get to that, please FOLLOW my blog if you like the projects I post. And I would LOVE it if you would follow my Crafting Happiness Challenges blog as well! Link up your projects. :)

I have a short video you can watch at the end of this post. I'll be adding it to all of my posts this week and next week I'll be sharing a new one. Hope you'll give it a looksee. If you enjoy the video, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE.  Thanks!

Now onto today's card.....

I pulled out some scrap pattern paper for this one. All of the papers were edged with stamping ink (except the sentiment). I love how it gave this card more depth.

The image was made into a Vinyl sticker with a border cut around it. It's really easy to turn digi images into stickers, backgrounds, and many other things.

• Image: Watercolor Summer Girl Clipart (Affiliate link Creative Fabrica) 
• Echo Park "My Favorite Summer" 6x6 paper pad - All pattern papers for this card
• Stampin' Up ink -  Starry Sky - Edged around all the paper edges (except the sentiment)
• Fancy Label Dies for Sentiment
• Stampin' Up Sentiment - Sunny Splash set
• Foam Adhesive - to adhere the die cut and stamped sentiment

Thank you so much for visiting with me today! I hope you were inspired to make a multi-layered pattern paper card, and happy you spent some time with me today.

Make sure you click the FOLLOW button, and leave me a comment.

Also, don't forget to pop over to my challenge blog Crafting Happiness Challenges.
It would be great to see you link up some of your creations there! 

Here is the promised video I made. I'll be sharing it on my project posts all this week and will post a new video next week.  Thank you so much for visiting me and watching and commenting! Hugs!

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team Member - Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenges Entered:

Crafting From The Art

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge

Love to Craft Challenge Blog

Mix It Up Challenge Blog

Paper Rock Scissors

Perfect Time To Craft

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog

Gatefold Card - Yellow Flowers

I have a fun Gatefold card to share with you today. 

It's always fun to change things up a bit.

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This was a fun card to make and so simple.

Front of Card

Card base:  Gatefold

Front 2 paper folds:  Stampin' Up - Hues of Happiness

Stitched Circle:  Die-namics Round Circle cut out using Sizzix Machine

Circle Inks:  Stampin' Up ink - Daffodil Delight & Highland Heather

Image in Circle:  Whimsical Yellow Flowers Spring Clipart (Affiliate Link)

Inside of Card

Stitched Inside Frame:  Postage Stamp Dies

Sentiment:  Stampin' Up - Pansy Patch stamps

Other Supplies

Yellow Paper Flowers

Foam Tape to adhere image in Circle on front of card

(You will see that card coming soon on my blog!)

Thank you so much for visiting with me today! I hope you were inspired to make Gatefold card, and happy you spent some time with me today.

Make sure you click the FOLLOW button, and leave me a comment.

Also, don't forget to pop over to my challenge blog Crafting Happiness Challenges. It would be great to see you link up some of your creations there! 

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team Member - Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenges Entered:

Girlz Rebel Challenge

Creative Creases Challenge

Leighs B Designs

Pattie's Creations Challenges

Allsorts Challenge

Crafty Calendar Challenge

Love Those Pretty Papers

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge

It's Always the Small Pieces That Make the Big Picture

Oh my gosh..... The weekend has arrived! Woo-Hoo!

Today I made a new card with the same image I used last Wednesday, but the card for today uses a different layout and supplies.

Isn't she cute!!  I thought about putting some Googlie eyes on her, but decided that took away from her adorable eyes.

• Whimsical Spring Cat Clipart  Affiliate Link

• Stampin' Up - Layering Scallop Squares 

• Pattern paper background from scraps

• Gems from scraps

• Kitty image is attached with thick square foam adhesive to give it some lift off the card

If you missed my card from last Wednesday, here is the same image with a different card creation. You can find the details HERE. 

Thanks for visiting me today! I would LOVE it if you would FOLLOW my blog!

Also, don't forget to check out my Crafting Happiness Challenges blog! New challenges every Tuesday. Come play with us and show us your card creations!

God Bless You! See you again tomorrow for another fun card make.

Hugs!

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team Member - Crafting Happiness Challenges

Keep Smiling

Hello, my Crafty Friends!

Today I have a couple of Rain cards to share with you. Everything is the same except on one card I tilted the image frame slightly. It's amazing how a small change like that can really make a difference on your card making. 

Here are the items I used to create this project:

• 4.25" x 5.50" Blank Folded Card
• Spring Duck Clipart Bundle Duck Affiliate link
  
• Sizzix Dies - Deckled Rectangles
• Stampin' Up ink - Blushing Bride & Daffodil Delight
• Stamped Sentiment - My Creative Time
• Gems - stash
  

That fun duck looks really happy! Such a simple card to make, but sure does make me smile really big. :)

Thanks for visiting with me today!

See you tomorrow with another project.

Have a Happy Day!

Janis

P.S.  Here is a link to where I find all my images to print out. I love this place!

Creative Fabrica

Challenges:

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

Crafty Catz

Boots and Flowers

I hope your week is going well. I'm loving all the flowers blooming and birds singing in our backyard. If it would just get a bit warmer. :)

Today I have a beautiful card to share with you. I'll include Affiliate links for items I used. This was very simple to create.

Here are the items I used to create this project:

• 4.25" x 5.50" Blank Folded Card
• Die-namics Circle Die for the white circle
• Boots and Flowers Affiliate Link HERE  (I made the image a sticker)
• Paper Play Sketches #001 
• Purple Spring Digital Paper Set Affiliate Link HERE
• I printed out as a sticker (that's always fun)

I had some leftover gorgeous paper, so I added a column of it inside the card. There is still plenty of room to write out a message.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

See you tomorrow with another project.

Have a Happy Day!

Janis

P.S. Want to explore more with Creative Fabrica? Use this link.

Challenges entered:

DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 391

I Love Spring!

Spring is in the Air!  Oh, and the pollen is too. LOL

Today I'm sharing a cute card that was easy to pull together quickly.  

• The papers and gems are both from scraps.
• Cardstock is Stampin' Up.
• Stampin' Up Layering Squares (die cuts) for framing the kitty.
• The sentiment from my stash. I cut the sticker paper so I could stack the message.
• The Sweet Kitty watering the flowers is a digital image. 
  You can find it HERE with my Affiliate link. :) 

Thank you for visiting my blog! I'd love to hear from you in the comments.

And don't forget Crafting Happiness Challenges is in FULL SWING! Come share your SPRING projects with us!!

Have a wonderful day!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges 

Challenge Blogs Entered:

Ally's Angels

Crafting Happiness Challenges has a NEW Challenge #208 !

Hello To All Crafty People Out There!

Supplies:

Card base, Sentiment stickers, and Small Gems - scraps

Image - Affiliate Link HERE

Here's another card with different colors and a different sentiment.

 Card base, Sentiment stickers, and Small Gems - scraps

Image - Affiliate Link HERE

Sentiment - Affiliate Link HERE

I would LOVE to see your Spring entry! Here's a link if you want to play along.

Crafting Happiness Challenges 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

Have a blessed day!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Challenges submitted one of the cards above:

613 Avenue Create

Cardz 4 Galz

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Sweet Girl Card

Sweet Girl Card

(affiliate links at the end of this post 

for some of the products I used 

to make these cards.)

Man it feels good to get back to crafting again!

And... I'll be posting some Videos as well on YouTube

soon. So excited. But while we wait on that,

I hope you enjoy these Sweet Girl cards today.

Hugs!

 

Here is a link to some of the items I used to create this project.

Enjoy!

Creative Fabrica Items Used:

Digital Card Making Kit – PNG Clipart (Sweet Girl)

https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/digital-card-making-kit-png-clipart/ref/1029297/?sharedfrom=pdp

Pastel Lace Borders PNG Files

https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/pastel-lace-borders-png-files/ref/1029297/?sharedfrom=pdp

Other supplies:

Adhesive foam squares

Shimmer Paper

Regular Cardstock Paper

Printable Vinyl

God Bless You! Have a wonderful day!

Challenges:

Creative Inspiration Challenges