2/20/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #244 Embellishment - Cards for Sr. Living Center Class

Hi everyone – welcome back to Cardz 4 Galz and I am the hostess for this week’s challenges and we are making cards with lots of embellishment! I am in the process of getting back to teaching at senior living center and this is the card I came up with. I knew working with the residents cards need to be simple and easy to put together so I created this one just for them. I cut down the DSP to 3” x ¾” and they can position it anywhere they like and one of the blank spot will be a place for sentiment! Around that I added some pearls and hearts that cut out from glimmer paper. This is a great way to use up your scraps as well! Be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #244
Stamp Set: N/A                                 
Colors: N/A    
Paper: Valentine’s DSP, White, Glimmer Paper 

Others: Dimension, Pearls, Mini Heart Punch

2/18/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #366 Sketch - Planet Paradise

This is probably the first time we hosted a sketch challenge here at Cardz 4 Guys! I used Planet Paradise stamp as my main focal point and most of the colors from 2023-2025 In-Colors. There is no die (shocking!) for this stamp so I have to free hand cut it. I will let you in on a secret, do you know what a ribbon was placed on the left side?! It is because I accidentlly tear a piece of DSP off and I didn’t want to remake the card so hence the twine ribbon! Just remember, we can hide a lot of stuff with emblishement! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #366
Stamp Set: Planet Paradise,                              
Colors: Pebble Path, Mossy Meadow, Shades Spruce,
Paper: White, Wildly Flowering DSP, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue,   

Others: Dimension, Layering Circle Dies, Twine, Emblishement,    

2/17/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #617 - Ocean Friends Bundle Thanks so Much

Today’s card is a design team creation at Atlantic Hearts Sketch #617. The original sketch is horizontal, I made an orientation change and made it into a vertical card. I used the coral die cut for the background and cut out with 2 different color cardstock. The lobster and crab are used with 2 different colors to create an outline with contrast. To finish the card, I added the bubbles, sponge a light pool party on the bubbles and then a sentiment. I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of this sketch and remember to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #617
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,                             
Colors: Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Lost Lagoon, Summer Splash, Boho Blue,    
Paper: White, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, 

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friends, Sunny Day Dots,  

2/15/2025 - Sparkles Challenge #185 Love Card - Happy Valentine's Day with Bee Mine

Hi crafters – welcome back to Sparkle Challenge and this month I am the hostess and we are making Love Card – it could be a love for your friend, your neighbor, just anyone around you. I decided to just go with Happy Valentine’s Day as a general sentiment as it could be for anyone! This is a simple layout that you can used over and over again. The piece of DSP could be any size as a strip and same goes with the middle panel. The bee is stamped and punch out, I give the wing a little bend so it looks more 3D. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #185
Stamp Set: Bee Mine,             
Colors: Poppy Parade, Daffadel Delight, Balmy Blue, Black,
Paper: White, Poppy Parade, Daffadel Delight, Bee Mine DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Bee Mine Punch, Wink a Stella, Ribbon,    

2/13/25 - Latte Love Card with 3 Challenge

Happy Thursday! A Sunny day here around the Chicagoland area but it’s extremely cold with lots of snow from yesterday. Today’s Love You card will be my Valentine’s Day card to my husband since we both enjoyed a good cup of coffee! Although this bundle is on the retiring list but I think I will keep it for a little while. I also pulled out the coordinating DSP for the background and added some dots and a barlap ribbon. Thanks for stopping by to give me some love!

*inspired by the colors and heart*

Challenge: #214, ctd826, Double D Hearts,
Stamp Set: Latte Love,                                 
Colors: Black, Pecan Pie, Neutral, Petal Pink, Melon Mambo,  
Paper: White, Latte Love DSP, Crumb Cake, 

Others: Dimension, Latte Love Dies, Swiral Dots, Burlap,        

2/10/2025 - Make My Monday #245 Love - Pick a Season with Marbled Elegance

Happy Monday and welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Make My Monday and we are making LOVE card as Valentine’s day is just around the corner! I used one of the SAB stamp set – Pick a Season for this love card. I also added a small twist of an easy fun fold by cutting down half of the top fold card at 2 ¾” and use that as a panel for my image. This is a great stamp set to get because you can fill in the empty spot with Eggs (Easter), Shamrock (St. Paddy’s Day), Heart (for Vday, of course) and just regular flowers for any spring card. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #245
Stamp Set: Pick A Season,                            
Colors: Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow, Garden Green,   
Paper: White, Marbled Elegance DSP, Real red,   

Others: Dimension, Sequines,

2/7/24 - My Time To Craft #553 Hearts - Just Because with Timeless Plaid & Heart Shaped

Happy Friday and welcome back to our first challenge in February and Hearts are the theme! I challenged myself to use this chance to make a suitable masculine love card. Each stripes of DSP is cut at 1” x 3 ½”, the layering white piece is 3 ¾” x 5 (from another creator) but I think 4 ½” makes more sense and better spacing between the cards. The heart shaped wreath is cut with Misty Moonlight and I added a strips of sentiment so the heart doesn’t get lost in the DSP. I added some sequins to finish the card. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharig today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

I am also submitting this card to Tic Tac Toe challenge #263 - using Heart, Designer Paper and Sentiment. Who says that heart shape anything need to be red, I think the wreath is also perfect with any colors that matches the cardstock and DSP! 

I am also submitting this card to Just Us Girls challenge #761 for the Heart Shaped Die / wreath. (but i wanted to check - is Just us girls meant to create ony cards for girls or it just meant the DT members are all girls?) 

Challenge: #553, #tttc263, #761
Stamp Set: Heart Shaped,                          
Colors: Basic Gray,  
Paper: White, Timeless Plaid DSP, Misty Moonlight, 

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Netural Sequins,

2/6/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #243 Polka Dots - For the Books with 2024-2026 In-Colors

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Polka Dots card. I decided to use the 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP pattern for this. I saw a card on Pinterest and decided to CASE it. The DSP stripes are 1 x 1 ¾” and the layering white is 4” x 5 ¼” or 5 would works. I also paired this card with For the Book dies and create a book for the main focal point. Hope you like my creation and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #243
Stamp Set: N/A                         
Colors: N/A
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop,     

Others: Dimension, For the Book Dies, Twine, Bee Builder Punch (hearts)

2/5/25 - The Male Room #195 Monochrome - Summer Splash Happy Birthday card

Hi everyone – welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making Monochromatic card. I decided to use one of the new 2024-2026 in-color – Summer Splash for this card. As you can see I used 3 different pattern on this card and they all compliment each others. The plant pot and the champagne are from another stamp set which I thought it fits pretty well on this card. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

* middle DSP is 3x3 and 3x1

* layering white is 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" 

Challenge: #195
Stamp Set: Attention Shopper,              
Colors: Summer Splash,  
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Attention Shopper Dies, In-Colors Gems, Stampin’ Blends

2/4/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #365 Clean & Simple - For the Books

Hi everyone – today at Cardz 4 Guyz we are making CAS – Clean & Simple card and this is what I came up with! I used the new masks from the Mini Catalog for a subtle background at the corner and then put a stash of books image on top of it. The books are colored with Stampin’ Blends and I really like how it turned out. To finish I added some pearls. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #365
Stamp Set: For the Books,                         
Colors: Shy Shamrock, Summer Splash, Various Colors for books.
Paper: White, Copper Clay,   

Others: Dimension, Linked Together Masks, Stampin’ Blends, Pearls,

2/3/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #615 - You're a Solid with For the Books Bundle

Hi crafters, welcome back to another sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts and today I have a book care to share! I used this For the Book bundle for this creation – I first stamped the stack of books and colored them in different colors, and then stamped a sentiment on the the top right. I also added a cute tassel that I cut out with the coorindating dies. Not sure if you guys noticed that I switched the sketch to a horizontal orientation, different right?! I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #615
Stamp Set: For the Books,                      
Colors: Black, Stampin’ Blends,
Paper: White, Gray Granite, 2 Tone Paper 

Others: Dimension, For the Book Dies, Twine, Stampin’ Blends,   

2/3/25 - A Cut Above Challenge Everything Goes with Dies - Sending Birthday Hugs with Hearts & Hugs

Hi everyone – I am so humbled and honored to be a guest designer at A Cut Above Challenge for February 2025 and the challenge is Everything Goes with Die Cut. I decided to use lots of Valentine related colors for this card. The background DSP is from Stampin’ Up online exculsive item and I used Hearts & Hugs bundle to die cut out lots of pieces – the array of hearts on top, the flowers, the stems and the banneras well. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and thank you for having me!

 

Challenge: Feb 2025
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs            
Colors: Cherry Cobbler,    
Paper: White, Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pinky, Marbled Elegance DSP   

Others: Dimension, Hearts & Hugs Dies, Real Red Twine, Gems,   

2/2/25 - Dragonfly Challenge February 2025 - Heart Shaped Hello

Welcome back to Dragonfly challenge for February 2025 and this time we are making CAS – Clean & Simple card! This card is created with Heart Shaped Bundle from Stampin’ Up – it’s a bundle that you can get for free when you spend $120 prior to tax/shipping. I stamped the heart shape wreath first with green and then die cut the wreath with Old Olive. Then I die cut the flowers and decorated the wreath. I finished the card by adding a simple Hello in the middle. I hope you enjoyed this CAS card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 
Challenge: February 2025
Stamp Set: Heart Shaped                    
Colors: Garden Green, Melon Mambo,        
Paper: White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green,  

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Blooming Pearls,