5/30/25 - My Time To Craft #551 Arch - Florals in Blooms with Arch Die

Today at My Time To Craft we are making Arch style card and I am very happy to be the host for this challenge. I used the Arch Dies from Stampin up to create this card. The cardbase is Basic Gray and I used the Floral Blooms DSP and the coordinating stamp set. I guess the only bad thing is that it won’t stand up itself! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #561
Stamp Set: Florals in Blooms, 
Colors: Shy Shamrock, Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop,
Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Basic Gray, Shy Shamrock, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, 2024-2026 In-Color Gems,  

5/29/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #251 Flower Frenzy - Pretty Florals Bundle

Welcome back everyone to another challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week the theme is Flower Frenzy (which I have to google to see what it means!). I found a pretty floral pattern from Floral in Blooms DSP and decided to use it and pick the colors in the pattern to create a cluster of flowers. I love the different shades of layering to create the images and the Basic Gray piece really makes the flowers pop! I hope you enjoye this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #251
Stamp Set: Year of Flowers,
Colors: Pebble Path,   
Paper: White, Florals in Blooms, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Lost Lagoon, Cloud Cover, 

Others: Dimension, Textured Notes Dies, Pretty Florals Dies, Washi Punch,    

5/28/25 - Hearts Quest #74 Anything with Yellow/Blue Hearts & The Darling Cardmakers - Sweet Jar with Miss You Bunches

Hi everyone – today’s card is shared with Heart’s Quest Challenge and also with The Darling Cardmakers. We are doing Yellow/Blue hearts at Heart's Quest and I used the Sweet Jar for this Masculine card that's perfect for anyone in our lives. This is such a cute bundle from Stampin’ Up Online Exculsive and you can filled the jar with many things and this time I used hearts. Who says hearts is only for girls, right?! Each of the DSP is ¾” x 2 ¼” within the dies. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us this month.

                                            

 

Challenge: #74, DarlingCardmakers - Masculine
Stamp Set: Sweet Jar,   
Colors: Wild Wheat, Boho Blue, Cajun Craze, Pebble Path,  
Paper: White, Boho Blue, Plaid DSP,      

Others: Dimension, Sweet Jar Punch, Texture Notes Dies,      

5/27/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #373 Shades of Blue

Welcome back to another fun challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Shades of Blue card. I saw a really fun fold online/facebook page and wanted to give it a try and turn it into a cookie jar card for any boys/men in our life. I used 2 different DSP for the blue, as well as the stamp images. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Card Base -  11" x 4 1/4" scored at 2 1/8", 4 1/4" & 5 1/2"
Another card base - 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"
White -  4” x 2” to write message 

DSP 3 pieces – 4” x 3”, 4” x 2” and 4” x 1”

Challenge: #373
Stamp Set: Sweet Jar,   
Colors: Lost Lagoon, Coastal Cabana, Secret Sea,     
Paper: White, Misty Moonlinght, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Plaid DSP,

Others: Dimension, Sweet Jar Punch, Pearls      

5/26/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #631 - Pretty Florals with Gate Fold Top Flap card

This week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch I have a fun fold card that resembles the card sketch we have! I found a video by Julie D (around 35 min mark and onward) called a Gate Fold with Top Flap card that works perfectly for our sketch. I decorated the front piece with the beautiful DSP and the dies from Pretty Floral Dies using the colors that I used on the card. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today to give you some inspriatoin!

Cardbase – 11” x 4 ¼” and score at 1” and 2 ¾” on each side (or 8 ¼” and 10”)
Flip Cardbase – 3 ¼” x 8 ½” score at 4 ¼”
DSP for Flip Cardbase – 3” x 4”
DSP for inside to lineup Flip cardbase – 1” x 4” x 2 pieces
DSP for outside – 4” x 1 ½” x 2 pieces 

Decorate as you wish with more DSP

Challenge: #631
Stamp Set: Simply Saying,    
Colors: Bubble Bath,      
Paper: White, Florals in Blooms DSP, Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop, Calypso Coral, Summer Splash,   

Others: Dimension, Pretty Floral Dies, In-Colors Gems,        

5/22/25 - The Card Concept #217 - Double Z Fold Card for Year of Flowers

Today’s card is with The Card Concept Challenge #217 (Patriotic Décor). It’s hard when you need to come up with a Red/White/Blue card that is not for 4^th of July or Memorial Day. I wanted to challenge myself so this is what I came up with. I saw a Double Z Fold Tutorial and wanted to give it a try (Yes, I am in the fun fold land lately!). Tami White had a tutorial and I followed her easy instructions for this Happy Birthday card. It’s easy to make so I will definitely try with other bundles in the future!

Balmy Blue Card Base: 11” x 4-1/4” scored at 2-3/4” & 5-1/2”
Night of Navy: 3” x 9” scored at 3” & 6”
DSP for Balmy – 5 ¼” x 4” (x1) 2 ¾” x 4 (x2) 

DSP for Night of Navy / White – 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”

Challenge: #217
Stamp Set: Year of Flowers  
Colors: Black, Real Red/Mossy Meadow Markers,          
Paper: White, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Balmy Blue,

Others: Dimension, Ribbon, Year of Flowers Dies   

5/21/25 - Sunday Stamps #360 - Split Panel for Pretty Floral

Today’s card is using Sunday Stamps Color Challenge. I’ve been in the mood to make fun/easy folds so I haven’t done this one (split panel) in a while so glad to be able to find a challenge for it. Cardbase is 11” x 8 ½” and score at 4 ¼”. Depending on how big you want the panel to be, you can cute down to the size of liking. For me. I make a cut at 1 ¼” so I can use the middle panel piece for the center. Per color challenge, I added a flower with Night of Navy and Balmy Blue for the challenge. Happy Hump Day!

                                     

Challenge: SSC#360
Stamp Set: Pretty Floral, Year of Flower (Sentiment) 
Colors: Darling Duckling, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Lemon Lolly,         
Paper: White, Daffadel Delight, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Pearls,

5/19/2025 - Make My Monday #252 Garden - Florals in Bloom Bundle

Hi everyone! Welcome back to our challenge here at Make My Monday and this week the theme is Garden. When I think of garden, beautiful flowers of course came to mind so I used the new bundle from the Stampin’ Up catalog, Floral in Blooms for this card. The stamp set are 2 stemps so the lighter color is always used for the bigger images and I used Cajun Craze for the details. I pulled Year of Flowers and used the sentiment from there. This is the first time I stamped the flowers and I can’t wait to came up with more variation! Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge, see you there!

 

Challenge: #252
Stamp Set: Florals in Blooms,  Year of Flowers 
Colors: Peach Pie, Cajun Craze, Shy Shamrock, Strawberry Slush,   
Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Shy Shamrock,   

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, 2025-2027 In-Colors Flat Pearls, 

5/16/25 - My Time To Craft #560 Square - Wildly Flowering Square Card

Hi everyone! Welcome back our unique shapes series at My Time to Craft and this week we are making Square Card! I don’t normally like to make *not standard* card but up for the challenge for sure, beside, I can mail this card to my SS. I saw a tutorial from Wendy C on youtube and I think I accidentally did the scoring on the side incorrectly but it is still okay! I used Wildly Flowering DSP and the dies from Thankful Garden. It’s really cute that you can create a belly band for it so it stays down. I hope you will give this card a try and join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #560
Stamp Set: Thankful Garden,  
Colors: Wild Wheat,  
Paper: White, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow,   

Others: Thankful Garden Dies,

5/15/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #250 Things with Wings - Butterly Accents with Mediterranean Blooms DSP

Happy Thursday and today at Cardz 4 Galz the theme is Wings and I went with butterfly. I have some Butterfly Paper Accents left from the previous catalog stash so perfect for this challenge. The card is made using DSP to showcase both sides of our wonderful paper. The cardstock is 5 ½” x 5 ½” score at 4 ¼”. The DSP is 4” x 5 ¼” and the strips of DSP on the side is 1” x 5 ¼”. I sponge the paper butterfly with Yellow Inkpad and the background is Balmy Blue. Hope you enjoyed this card and a different way of card fold and join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #250
Stamp Set: N/A 
Colors: Darling Ducklig, Balmy Blue,  
Paper: White, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Balmy Blue, 

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Butterfly Paper Accents, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 

5/15/2025 - Sparkles Challenge #188 Flowers - Thankful Garden Bundle

Hi crafters! Welcome back to Sparkles Monthly Challenge and this month we are doing Flowers, which is perfect for May! I used the Online Exculsive from last release from Stampin’ Up for the challenge. I also went with the blue color scheme. I saw a really fun tutorial and decided to give it a try for the layout. It maybe hard to see but I also stamped the leafs image on Night of Navy. The bundle is from Thankful Garden and I did the coloring with Blending Brush and the coordinating mask! Thanks for stopping by and remember to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #188
Stamp Set: Thankful Garden,            
Colors: Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy, Soft Seafoam, Old Olive,     
Paper: White, Night of Navy, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Balmy Blue, 

Others: Dimension, Thankful Garden Dies, Thankful Garden Decorative Mask, Twine,  

5/14/25 - SU only challenge #375 CASE - Floral in Blooms

Happy Hump Day! Today I created a card using SU only challenge blog where we CASE a sample from page 41of the current annual catalog. I am always looking for ways to use up my DSP so I picked the top card and made it into a standard size card rather than slim card. Each DSP is cut down to 1” x 4” and I picked 5 patterns that’s none floral for this. For the flower I used 2 different shades of yellow and finished it with a sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today!

Challenge: #375
Stamp Set: Floral in Blooms,  
Colors: Secret Sea,    
Paper: White, Florals in Blooms DSP, Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Daffadel Delight, 

Others: Dimension, Floral In Blooms Dies, Stitched Dies, Pearls,     

5/13/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #372 Sketch - Poppin' By

Hi everyone – today we have a new and fun challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, a sketch challenge, created by my wonderful and talented friend, Jolanda! I decided to use Poppin’ By (popcorn) bundle to create a fun card for this. I used one of the new in-colors – Secret Sea for the container and Darling Duckling for the Popcorn, which are perfect combo! Since Cloud Cover is not ready yet, I have to pull in Boho Blue to complete the 3^rd colors. I really like how it turned out and I hope you will join us at the challenge. See you there!

Challenge: #372
Stamp Set: Poppin’ By     
Colors: Secret Sea, Darling Duckling,    
Paper: White, Timeless Plaid, Crumb Cake, Boho Blue, Darling Duckling,        

Others: Dimension, Stitched Shape Dies, Poppin By Dies,

5/12/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #629 - Pretty Florals Bundle

Hi Atlantic Hearts Sketch fan, welcome back to another challenge here with us and today, I created a card using the new Pretty Floral Bundle from the new 2025-2026 Stampin’ Up catalog.  I used some of the new in-colors (Peach Pie and Lady in Pink) to create the flowers along with the coordinating DSP. The bundle didn’t come with a sentiments so I used Year of Flowers for that. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #629
Stamp Set: Pretty Florals,      
Colors: Secret Sea,
Paper: White, Pretty Floral DSP, Peach Pie, Old Olive, Darling Duckling,         

Others: Dimension, Textured Notes Dies, Shiny Pearls,  

5/7/25 - The Male Room #198 Under the Sea - Ocean Friends Bundle with Timeless Plaid

Hi everyone – welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and the monthly theme is Under the Sea and Surprise – I used Ocean Friend bundle as well as a unique fold I found for this wonderful creation! (Click Here for the video and measurement below) I went with the non-traditional colors (or from the corresponding DSP) for this card. Crab with stamped with Lost Lagoon inside and Misty Moonlight for the outline. I also used Timeless Plaid for the layering. I really enjoyed making this card and love the result. Hope you guys can join us at the challenge.

** This is such a great way to use up your DSP and paired it with a sheet of cardbase!
Cardbase – 4 ¼” x 5 ½” (quarter of the cardstock)
DSP fold – 6 x 5 ¼” and score at 4”. If your paper as a directional pattern, make sure the scoring is correct 

Folding – 4 ¼” x 5 ½” score at 2 ¾” (quarter of the cardstock – or half of the card base!)

 

Challenge: #198
Stamp Set: Ocean Friend,    
Colors: Misty Moonlight, Lost Lagoon,             
Paper: Beige, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Wild Wheat     

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friend Dies, Netural Sequins,   

5/5/2025 - Make My Monday #251 Fun Fold - Ocean Friends Bundle for a fun fold!

Welcome back everyone to another bi-weekly challenge at Make My Monday and this time we are making Fun Fold card! I don’t make these often so when the challenge presents itself, I am always happy to create some really cool fold. This card is a great way to use up your DSP since we are using it as a flap and also it used a quarter of cardstock as a base and as another flap. I used the die with Crumb Cake to create a sandfor the crab. I also used the Submarine bundle to stamp the fishes. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

DPS – 6 x 5 ¼” score at 2” on the long side 

Cardstock / Flap – 5 ½” x 4 ¼” score at 2 ¾”

Challenge: #251
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,  
Colors:  Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Lemon Lime Twist,    
Paper: White, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Ocean Friends DSP,

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friends Dies,

5/4/25 - Dragonfly Challenge May 2025 - Ocean Friends for *Sealife*

Thank you for coming back to join us at another monthly challenge at Dragonfly and this month we are making Sealife and you know I just have to use Ocean Friend from Stampin’ Up. This bundle on the last chance list so grab it before you can! I saw a really awesome layout on Pinterest and wanted to give it a try, since it used DSP and I am always looking for ways to use up my paper. The strips of DSP is 1” x 4 ¾”. The crab is stamp with 2 different colors like the one of the starfish in the background. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: Dragonfly May 2025
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,    
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Summer Splash,   
Paper: White, Ocean Friends DSP, Summer Splash, Pool Party,       

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friend Dies, Pearls,       

5/1/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #249 (Flowers) / Love to Craft #86 (Anything Goes) - Pretty Floral

Hi today’s card is with Cardz 4 Galz (theme is flower) and with Love to Craft (everything goes). I am glad to be on a new design team with a challenge every other odd month on the first. I use the stamp set I got for free at OnStage – Pretty Florals for the stamp image and along with the coordating Designer Series Paper. I am always looking for ways to use up my DSP/show case it and this layout is just perfect. You can also see the new 2025-2027 In-Colors on the DSP and my cardbase.  Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

White – 3 ½” x 4 ¾” 

Strips DSP – 1 ¼” x 4 ½”, 1 x 4 ½” and ¾” x 4 ½” (width is smaller each time)

Challenge: #249, #86
Stamp Set: Pretty Florals  
Colors: Shy Shamrock, Darling Duckling,
Paper: Secret Sea, Florals in Bloom DSP, White,     

Others: Dimension, 2025-2027 In-Colors Flat Pearls,