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,

1/31/25 - Heart Shaped Bundle

Last card of the month is using 3 different popular online challenge sites and they all happen to be the ones I visited the most. I created a card using the current SAB bundle called Heart Shaped Bundle which you can get for every $120 spend. This one caught my eye right away when I was looking at the offerings. I cut out a gold piece of heart shape because there are some gold spots on the DSP. To make sure there are contrast, the flowers are die cut out from White since the background circle are Melon Mambo. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

1) TGIF Challenge – Sale – a – Bration
2) As You See It Challenge – This year, my crafting resolution is to USE each stamp sets/bundles at least 5 times. 

3) Festive Friday – Pink/Gold/Hearts

Challenge: #FF0177, #339, #tgifc510
Stamp Set: Heart Shaped,                           
Colors: Black,
Paper: White, Marbled Elegance DSP, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Summer Splash 

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Pearls, Gold Foil Sheet, Spotlight on Nature

1/29/25 - Freshly Made Sketch #671 - Ocean Friends

Today’s card is using Freshly Made Sketch challenge – I was particuarly drawn to Narelle F’s card of using Ocean Friend and decided to give it a try as well. I used the wavy dies with the DSP and cut out some waves and stamped the bubbles of waters and also sponge the cardstock with Stampin’ Brush. I really like how it turned out and I hope you enjoyed the card as much as I do.

Challenge: #671
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,                          
Colors: Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party,  
Paper: White, Friends of the Ocean DSP, Summer Splash,    

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friend Dies, Sunny Day Dots,  

1/28/25 - Hearts Quest #70 Pink/Purple Hearts - Pick a Season Sale-a-Bration

Today’s card is with Hearts Quest Challenge #70 with an easy use of Pink/Purple/White heart. I used the Pick a Season – Sale-a-Bration stamp set that you can picked from with the $60 spending for this card. It’s so cute that you can add whatever you want inside the tree, in this case, hearts! Hope you enjoyed this card and join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #70
Stamp Set: Pick a Season,                        
Colors: Pretty in Pink. Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie,   
Paper: White, Marbled Elegance, Berry Burst, 

Others: Dimension, Twine

1/24/25 - My Time To Craft #552 Make it Male - Ocean Friend (Hello, Friend)

Today’s card at My Time to Craft is using the new items from the 2025 Stampin’ Up Mini Catalog – Ocean Friend bundle with the theme of Masculine/Male card. Although most of the colors are red/pink but I was determined to give it a challenge! I picked a piece of pattern paper with Summer Splash and the crab is stamped with Lemon Lime Twist. I know it’s non-traditional crab color but it turns out oh so cute!! I hope you like this card that I shared today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #552
Stamp Set: Ocean Friend,                   
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Summer Splash,       
Paper: White, Friends of the Ocean DSP, Summer Splash, Gray Granite,   

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friends Dies, Sunny Day Dots, Twine,      

1/23/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #242 Anything but a Square - Fun Fold with Mediterranean Blooms

We are making Anything but a square card at Cardz 4 Galz and this is what I came up with! I decided not to have any kind of square elements on the card so I found this fun template Here to create a unique fold card. This is a great way to showcase and use up some of your Designer Series Paper. I make sure contrast patterns are used on the card so they don’t conflicts with each others. The big lemon is cut out from the DSP itself so this card has no stamping at all. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #242
Stamp Set: N/A        
Colors: N/A
Paper: White, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Mediterranean Blooms DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Perennial Postage Dies,   

1/22/25 - Try Stampin' On Tuesday #662 - Submarine Life with Ocean Friends DSP

Happy Hump Day! Today’s card is using Try Sketch on Tuesday Challenge – it’s been awhile since I participated so it’s good to be back. The sketch calls for 3 circles but instead, my main focal point is a submarine and the 2 other circles are the water bubble and coral. This card is also going to be a birthday card for a little girl who is turning 7 in February. The paper is from another bundle – Ocean Friends so I am really happy that it’s perfect for the submarine. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenge: TSOT662
Stamp Set: Submarine Life,                       
Colors: Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist,  
Paper: White, Friends of Ocean DSP, Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo,   

Others: Dimension, Sunny Day Dots, Sumbarine Builder Punch, Ocean Friend Dies,

1/21/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #364 Lighthouse

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to another challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Lighthouse card. I don’t owe anything related to lighthouse so I asked someone in my Secret Sister group to send me some die cuts so I can create for this challenge. All the pieces she sent was white so I used Stampin’ Blends to color it in and adhered to the piece of DSP that kind of resembles cloud. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing with you and be sure to join us at the challenge,

 

Challenge: #364
Stamp Set: Simply Wish,          
Colors: Crushed Curry,   

Paper: White, Wild Flowering DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Lighthouse Dies,

1/20/2025 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #613 - Life Long Friend with Watercolor Pencils

My new goodies finally arrived in time for me to create a card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #613! I have a friend in mind that I want to sent this card to so I used the friends image from Life Long Friend and colored in with Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen. This stamp set is perfect for any occasion so I will be creating more with it, stay tune for more creation!! Thank you for stopping by and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #613
Stamp Set: Life Long Friend,                  
Colors: Black, Watercolor Pencils (Various)      
Paper: White, Black, Wild Wheat, Timeless Plaid, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, Blender Pen,     

1/16/25 - CASE-ing Tuesday #495 - Latte Love Thanks so Much

Happy Thursday! It’s been awhile since I made a card for CASE-ing Tuesday. I have a little break this AM to make a quick card so having a sketch ready to start is a great place to start. I used the Latte Love DSP for the 3 strips (the bottome one being a bit shorter). The background is stamped with 2 different background stamp – coffee mug stain and coffee splat. The coffee mug is stamped and colored in with Stampin’ Blends. I finished the card with a sentiment and also some swirl dots. Hope you like this card!

Challenge: #495
Stamp Set: Latte Love,                     
Colors: Black, Pecan Pie, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral,          
Paper: White, Latte Love DSP, Lost Lagoon,   

Others: Dimension, Latte Love Dies, Swirl Dots, Stampin’ Blends,  

1/15/2025 - Sparkles Challenge #184 Shades of Blues - More Wishes with Mediterranean Blooms

January is one of those months that everyone is feeling a bit blue so this month we are making Monochromatic card in the shades of Blue! Blue also happened to be my favorite color so I am really excitd about this challenge. I used the Mediterranean Blooms DSP for this and found 2 patterns with different shades of blue and adhered onto a White cardstock. The Love You sentiments are also using blue x 2 – so I would say total just 2 different colors. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #184
Stamp Set: More Wishes,         
Colors: Night of Navy, Boho Blue,
Paper: White, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Mediterranean Blooms DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Perennial Postage Dies, Netural Sequins,