6/30/2025 - Make My Monday #255 Summer - Bee Mine with Triple Fun Fold Card

Welcome back to another Make My Monday and today we are making Summer theme card. We always see lots of bees in this natural center by us when we go hiking so I’ve decided to create a bee card for this challenge. As you can see, this is also a fun/unique fold card. I found a video from Patti Dolan for this Triple Fun Fold card and wanted to give it a try and also use up the Designer Series Paper I have for this suite. I love how this turned out and will be sending this to my SS and will probably make more of these for other challenges as well. Hope you can join us at the challenge and share your Summer card with us!

Cardbase – 5 ½” x 11” score at 1 3/16”, 4” and 6 ¾”
Belly Band – 1” x 11” (using the left over piece from above)
White – 2 ½” x 5 ¼” (for inside to write)
DSP – 1 x 5 ¼” (2 pieces for skinny fold)
DSP – 2 ½” x 5 ¼” (for inside decoration)
DSP – 4” x 5 ¼” (big piece of DSP)

Challenge: #255
Stamp Set: Bee Mine,     
Colors: Poppy Parade, Daffodill Delight, Black, Bubble Bath,
Paper: White, Bee Mine DSP, Melon Mambo,   

Others: Dimension, Bee Punch, Hearts Enemal Dots     

6/26/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #253 Welcome to Summer - Notes & Tote Bundle

Summer is definitely around the corner and I ordered a really fun Tote and Notes Bundle – perfect for this this challenge at Cardz 4 Galz since I am the hostess for this! I also found a really fun fold card so decided to combine these two. I used Bubble Bath for the base of the tote with Pecan Pie and added a fun scraf stamped with images and a sunglasses. I hope you enjoyed this summer theme card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Cardbase – cut at 2” – this piece will be for the Belt
DSP – 4” x 5 ¼” cut at 2”
White – 4” x 5 ¼” 

Belt – 2” x 5 ¼ score at 2 ¾”

Challenge: #253
Stamp Set: Notes & Tote,       
Colors: Bubble Bath, Daffadel Delight,    
Paper: White, Bubble Bath, Daffadel Delight, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, Black, Strawberry Slush, Pretty Floral DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Notes & Tote Dies, Arch Dies,

6/24/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #375 Check/Plaid - Poppin' By Pocket Card

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to our challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Plaid/Check pattern cards! I saw a really cool and fun card that I decided to CASE it. The cardbase is just a quarter of a cardstock (8.5” x 11”) and created a pocket to hold a pull out note card. I pulled the colors from the DSP to create into a masculine card. I just adore this bundle – Poppin’ Up and the bucket to hold the popcorns doesn’t have to be the traidtional red. Did you see the shoes, ahhhh too cute!! I really like how this turned out and I hope you will join us at the challenge.

Pocket: 5 x 3-3/4 and 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 Put together and place tic mark at 2” – score 1st mat and crease Cut 2nd mat and place diagonal on flap Add to front of card

Notecard: - 4 x 3

Challenge: #375
Stamp Set: Poppin’ By     
Colors: Darling Duckling, Pretty Peacock,       
Paper: White, Old Olive, Timess Plaid, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Darling Duckling,  

Others: Dimension, Poppin’ By Dies, Embossing Folder, Twine     

6/23/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #635 - Thankful Garden,

Welcome back crafty bloggers for another challenge here at Atlantic Hearts Sketch! Today I shared a Thankful Garden card using Stampin’ Blends intsead of the mask that it comes with the bundle. I used both Petunia Pup and Fresh Fresia. I also embossed the White cardstock with a deep emobossing folder to give the background a little more dimension. Hope you enjoyed my take on the sketch and please join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #635
Stamp Set: Thankful Garden,   
Colors: Fresh Fresia/Petunia Pup/Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends,
Paper: Petunia Pop, White, Crumb Cake,      

Others: Dimension, Thankful Gardne Dies, In-Colors Shimmer Dots, Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder

6/20/25 - Color Dare Challenge $657 - Hearts & Kisses Sending Birthday Hugs

Todays’ card is a DT card with Color Dare #657. I am trying to not use floral images when creating card for color challenges, it’s hard for sure! I decided to use Cardstock/DSP for this challenge to see if it works. I used Shy Shamrock with Calypso Coral from SU for this. I colored the Walrus with Stampin’ Blends and the nose, heart and layering cardstock is Calypso Coral and the DSP layering and cardstock I used Green. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #657
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs,
Colors: Shy Shamrock/Basic Gray Stampin’ Blends, Black.    
Paper: White, Shy Shamrock In-Colors DSP, Calypso Coral,   

Others: Dimension, Texture Notes Dies, Hearts & Hugs Dies,

6/16/2025 - Make My Monday #254 Butterfly - Paper Accents Butterfly

Happy Monday and today at Make My Monday we are making Butterfly card I used a punch to punch out lots of DSP and pick the pattern I like and adhered it onto the cardstock, then I used the Paper Accent Butterfly and pick a DSP that’s more muted so the white butterfly will pop. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #254
Stamp Set: N/A 
Colors: N/A
Paper: Paper Accents Butterfly, Early Espresso 2 Tone paper, Wildly Flowering,     

Others: Dimension, Dots,

6/15/2025 - Sparkles Challenge #1889 Fairytale/Storybook - School Days

Welcome back to our monthly challenge at Sparkle and this month we are making Fairytale/Storybook card! I have to pull out my creativity for this card since I don’t have any fairy related stamp set. I used the School Day stamp set for this and paired it up with inspiration from Chelsea and Call Me Crafty Al Sheet load of card. It’s a really fun sketch for sure. Remember to join us at the challenge!

Challenge: #189
Stamp Set: School Days,  
Colors: Pebble Path, Timid Tiger, Poppy Parade, Lemon Lime Twist, Gorgeous Grapes, Azure Afternoon,
Paper: 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP, White,    

Others: Dimension,

6/12/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #252 Easel Card - Poppin' By

Hi everyone – today at Cardz 4 Galz we are making fun fold – Easel card! I always love a fun fold challenge but of course it needs to be a bit simple to make. I found an easy tutorial for you all from Jessica Taylor if you want to make one and join us at the challenge. I used the Arch Dies to create the stand panel and decided to use the really fun Poppin’ By for this card. Who says that popcorn container needs to be red, I used the Timeless Plaid DSP for layering and pair it with Berry Burst. I also used the leftover DSP for the film strips, glasses and shoes! I hope you enjoyed this card.

Cardbase – 11” x 4 ¼” score at 5 ½” and 2 ¾”

Challenge: #252
Stamp Set: Poppin’ By   
Colors: Berry Burst, Darling Duckling,           
Paper: White, Timeless Plaid, Berry Burst,   

Others: Dimension, Poppin’ By Dies, Arch Dies   

6/9/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #633 - Pretty Florals Bundle

Happy Monday and welcome back to our challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch and we have a wonderful sketch for you this week – simple and easy! I used the Pretty Floral Bundle for this card and created a bouquet of flowers as the main focal point. I used both stamp sets with dies as well as just dies images. I even used the 2 tone cardstock to create the leafs. I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #633
Stamp Set: Pretty Florals, Year of Flowers (sentiment)
Colors: Gorgeous Grape, Timid Tiger, Melon Mambo, Shy Shammrock  
Paper: White, 2 Tone Cardstock, Gorgeous Grape    

Others: Dimension, Pretty Floral Dies, Sequins, Twine, Arch Dies,   

6/6/25 - Color Dare Challenge $655 - Thankful Garden

Happy Friday everyone, today I am debuting my first DT card at Color Dare Challenge #655! I was so honored and thrilled to be chosen for the design team position and jumped on the first challenge opportunity. The background is created with Pattern of Friendship Dies with 2 tone paper for Garden Green, which is one of the color I picked from the color. I used the masks with Blending Bruch to color in the images but for some reason I came out lighter than my intention, perhaps I need to put more in on it next time. The mask is perfect to used multiple colors on a image and then it’s die cut out. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 
Challenge: #655
Stamp Set: Thankful Garden,    
Colors: Black, Melon Mambo, Bubble Bath, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Brushel,            
Paper: White, Garden Green (2 tone), Black, Azure Afternoon, 

Others: Dimension, Thankful Garden Dies/Decorative Masks, Pearls,    

6/4/25 - The Male Room #199 Fun Folds - Square Pillar Card

Happy Summer and welcome back to our monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making fun fold card! I saw this tutorial for Square Pillar card and decided to give it a try. I used the retired Stampin’ Up Latte Love for this card and it turns out so so cute! The dies cut out so many pieces to create a coffee pot and espresso cups so I put all these on my card. I also used the coordinating DSP and the new Arch Dies. Hope you enjoyed this fun fold and will give it a try and join us at the challenge.

Cardbase (Pecan Pie) - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score at 4 1/4", 5 1/2", 6 3/4" and 8"
Flip Open (Early Espresso) - 2 3/4" x 10 1/2", score at 5 1/4" 
Panel/inside for Flip Open - 2 1/2" x 5" x 2, could be white or DSP

DSP - 1" x 5 1/4" for 3 pieces to decorate 

or Julie Davison has one tutoial too. 

Challenge: #199
Stamp Set: Latte Love,            
Colors:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso,  
Paper: White, Pecan Pie, Latte Love DSP, Early Espresso, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral,   

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Latte Love Dies, 

6/2/2025 - Make My Monday #253 Fishy - Ocean Friends Bundle

We are making Fishy card at Make My Monday today and this is what I came up with. I don’t have any fish stamp set so I created a underwater scene and I always remember that ocean water smells *FISHY!! Hahaha. I went with bright colors for the coral reefs and added some purple starfishes. It’s subtle but I added some bubbles with Summer Splash to create a tone on tone effects. Although this bundle has since retired from Stampin’ Up, I might keep it for a little bit!

Challenge: #253
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,      
Colors: Peach Pie, Timid Tiger, Summer Splash,        
Paper: White, Melon Mambo, Bubble Bath, Summer Splash, Ocean Friends DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape,    

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friends Die, 2025-2027 In-colors,

6/1/25 - Dragonfly Challenge June 2025 Butterfly - Spotlight on Nature

Hi everyone – Happy Sunday! Today’s card is shared at Dragonfly (Butterfly) Challenge! I found a butterfly image from Spotlight on Nature stamp set and used it on my card. I also used Stampin’ Blends to color in the images and paired it with a ribbon and Pretty Floral DSP. I hope you enjoyed this card I shared with you today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: Dragonfly June 2025
Stamp Set: Spotlight on Nature,      
Colors: Black, Fresh Fresia/Peach Pie/Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends,   
Paper: White, Pretty Floral DSP,  

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Ribbon,