More Creations With My Make-Do Card Kit

 

I was inspired by the Catherine Pooler Trail Mix release to pull out some oldies but goodies and do some "make-do" crafting.

Critter Crew is a fun stamp and die set of woodland animals that pairs perfectly with outdoorsy cards.

I made this one for my son, who hit a raccoon while driving on the highway last weekend. Sad story! It's hard to avoid the critters in Michigan, especially in the spring when everyone is waking from their winter slumber. (That fat raccoon did some damage to his car, too!)

For this card, I added the moon from "Shine Like Stars".

The card above features the whole crew! I love that sentiment: Unplug and Go Outside! It's from an old CP Canvo set called Go Outside.

And this card features the other sentiment from that same set: Life is out there, don't miss it!

I used old Papertrey Ink branch frame dies ( square and rectangle) for all of these cards.

Next up: Night time themed cards!

This set uses images from that same CP Canvo set that I simply fussy cut. Don't you love that starry paper with the constellations?

And this card uses a sentiment from Shine Like Stars with the stamp set Scenic View.

So, looking back over the cards I created with my Make Do kit, here's what I found as substitutes from my own stash that I swapped in place of new items from Catherine Pooler:

Critter stamps and dies

Camper stamps and dies

Tent stamps

Sentiment stamps

Branch frame dies

Enamel Dots

Rhinestone stars

Background cover plate die

Outdoorsy nature-inspired papers

Total saved: over $275

I'm sure there are stampers out there who may be new to the craft and they may need all the new things. And sometimes, there's a release that has so many new-to-me products that I find myself wanting it all, too. But there is a real feeling of accomplishment when I can make do with what I have.

And now I have a good stash of outdoorsy, nature-inspired cards that will work well for the men in my life, too.