Wishing You Were Here

• Image: Watercolor Summer Girl Clipart 
• 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

This one feels like a postcard from a happy little adventure.

That tiny traveler sitting on her suitcase looks like she’s caught somewhere between dreaming and wandering… like she’s ready to go anywhere as long as it means making memories along the way. And that sentiment—“Wishing you were here”—turns the whole card into something warm and personal, like a note sent from someone who genuinely misses you.

I had fun mixing all the playful patterns on this one. The sunny oranges, cheerful florals, and soft sky-blue background make everything feel bright, welcoming, and full of possibility. It’s layered in a way that feels a little like collected moments from a journey—different pieces coming together to tell a story.

This card doesn’t feel rushed… it feels thoughtful. Like someone paused in the middle of their adventure just to say, “I wish you were sharing this with me.”

Moral of the story: The best adventures feel even sweeter when shared with someone you care about.

Now I’m curious… If you could pack a suitcase today, where would you go first?

Janis

My YouTube Channel: Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

                        My blog: Pause Dream Enjoy

        My Crafting blog:  Crafting Happiness Challenges

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*Note: I have a subscription to Creative Fabrica and use tons of their images for my different crafting needs. If you want to check out their affiliate program, click here for details: Creative Fabrica! 

I also use other items from various sources such as Stampin' Up!, Pink & Main, Cardz TV Stamps, Sizzix, Die-namics.... the list goes on. LOL Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate your comments and visiting with me to see my latest creations. God Bless You!

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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

Book #4 in 2026

 Happy Hump Day!

Book #4 in 2026

The Last One At The Wedding by Jason Rekulak

What are you reading? 

Have you read this one? 

Let me know what you thought about it in the comments. :)

BookNerd,

Janis

Book #3 in 2026

 Book #3 for this year!

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Man this book was good! Let me know in the comments if you've read it and what you thought about it.

What are you reading now?

What's up next on your TO READ LIST?

Comment below! I'd love to hear from you!

BookNerd,

Janis

Book #2 in 2026

I love Freida McFadden's books!

Started Feb 28

Finished Mar 1

The Intruder by Freida McFadden, 288 pages

 

What have you read lately? I'd love to know. Was it good?  Comment below.

Have any suggestions for me that I should read?  Comment below.

Have a great day!

Janis

Book #1, 2026

 First Book I've had time to read this year!

The Miss Fortune Series is fabulous. Each book builds on the past books with the characters. These books are written by Jana DeLeon and my favorite reading collection.

You probably want to make sure you start them with Book #1 Lousiana Longshot:

The characters have me laughing and the shenanigans never disappoint.

Have you read these books? Did you like them? 

Tell me what you think in the comments. :)

Crafting Happiness #202

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#202

Your Choice:
Family 
Planes, Trains, & other ways to Travel 

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #201

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#201

Anything Goes 

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

.

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #200

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#200

Feast 

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

.

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #199

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#199

I is for Indians & Pilgrims

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #198

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#198

Bats

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

.

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #197

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#197

Moon 

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

.

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #196

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#196

Costumes 

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges

Crafting Happiness #195

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Ch#195

Candy 

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

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

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Founder & Design Team, Crafting Happiness Challenges