10/16/26 - Alphabet Challenge (M for Motivational) - Pop Up Petal card

Happy Friday! Today at Alphabet Challenge we are doing M for Motivational card. I found a cute sentiment I want to use for this card and make it into a fall feel card. I used the flower image and sentiment from Pop Up Petal and colored it in with reinkers and Blender pen. I added a really cute twine and some dots. I also tried to use Wink a Stella on the flower. I hope you enjoyed this creation and please join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: M for Motivational

Stamps: Pop Up Petal, 

Colors: Mossy Meadow/Crushed Curry Re-Inkers, Pecan Pie Markers, 

Papers: White, Blackberry Bliss, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Thick Twine, Dots, 

10/15/26 - Sparkle #105 / Creative Crafter #205 / C4Galz #287 - Christmas animal card

Today's cute animal card is shared at Cardz 4 Galz, The Creative Crafter and Sparkle (use a die) challenges. The Christmas animals are colored with various Stampin' Blends. This is the first time I used Stampin' Blends and I think it turns out better than Watercolor pencils. I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #287, #205, #105

Stamps: Woodland Wishes, 

Colors: Black, Stampin' Blends, 

Papers: White, Pecan Pie, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Textured Rectangle Dies, Stampin' Blends, Wink a Stella 

10/12/26 - Atlantic Hearts #703 - Fern & Floral Grateful For You

Today at Atlantic Heart Sketch, I have a fall card for you. It's so hard to believe that Halloween is in 2 weeks and we will be heading into November. I used 2 different side of DSP to show off the pattern and the layering piece is 2 tones of Golden Glow. The colors are for the ferns are all listed in the DSP. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #703

Stamps: Soiree Salutations, 

Colors: Golden Glow, 

Papers: White, Sunflower Field DSP. Golden Glow, Pretty Peacock, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, 3D Woven Embossing Folder, Triple Banner Punch, Fern & Floral Dies, 

10/10/26 - Girlz Rebel #57 ATG with something Wood - Simply Leaves with woodgrain style DSP

Happy Saturday and Taiwanese Birthday for Double Ten (10/10)! Today at Girlz Rebels we are making Anything Goes with something wood and I decided to go with the Woodgrain DSP that you see across my card. This DSP is from the current September - December 2026 Stampin' Up Catalog called Sunflower Field. I added a sentiment from the stamp set and added a thread to tie the leaves together. I really like how this card turns out. I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #57

Stamps: Simply Leaves, 

Colors: Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock, 

Papers: White, Sunflower Field DSP, Misty Moonlight/Cajun Craze/Early Espresso Two Tone, Mossy Meadow 

Others: Dimension, Simply Leaves Punch, Linen Thread, Dots, 

10/9/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #724 - Around the Message card

Happy Friday! Today at ColorDare, we are making card with different shades of yellow and I picked a few different shades to create this easy card. I stamped the sentiment in Black on a piece of Darling Duckling and inside I stamped the sun with Crushed Curry. Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: #724

Stamps: Around the Messgae, 

Colors: Black, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, 

Papers: White, Bee Mine DSP (retired), Darling Duckling, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Silver Twine, Wink a Stella, 

10/7/26 - The Male Room #215 Geometric - Sending Love card

 Welcome back to our monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making Geometric card. I cut up bunch of 1" x 1" DSP and then cut in half to create. I try to alternate the pattern as well as the colors. I kept the layout very simple and added a simple sentiment as well. I hope you enjoyed card and be sure to join us at the challenge.  

Challenge: #215

Stamps: N/A

Colors: Misty Moonlight, 

Papers: White, Many Plaids DSP (retired), 

Others: Dimension, 

10/5/26 - Make My Monday #288 Fall / A Place to Start October 2026 ATG (Spotlight) - Fern & Floral

Happy Monday and welcome to October! Today is my son's birthday and I am sharing a card at Make My Monday (Fall) and A Place To start (ATG - Spotlight). I went with a big Fern image in black and used a negative 1" circle template and sponge it with Daring Duckling, but sadly, I didn't use enough color, so the spotlight circle is very faint, but you get the idea. Then whatever is within that yellow circle, I colored the ferns with Watercolor Pencils and used Blender Pen to smooth out the lines. I paired it with a background DSP with fall colors. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenges. 

Challenge: October 2026, #288

Stamps: Fern & Flora,

Colors: Black, Darling Duckling, Cajun Craze/Old Olive

Papers: White, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, 1" Circle Punch, Dots, 

10/4/26 - Dragonfly Challenge October 2026 (Sentiment) - Round About Messages

Happy Sunday! Today at Dragonfly Challenge we are making cards with sentiment. I decided to make a Barn Door Fun Fold card - card base is 11" x 4 1/4" and score at half mark. Then you cut from 2 1/8" to the score line. The DSP is cut down to 5 1/4" x 4" and added a circle sentiment. This stamp set is really fun, with lots of sentiments that's around the circle so you can simply use the punch with it. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: October 2026 

Stamps: Round About Messages

Colors: Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, 

Papers: White, Timid Tiger, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Stitched Dies, 

10/2/2026 - Alphabet Challenge (L for Little People) - Share a Milkshake

 Hi crafters, welcome back to Alphabet Challenge and this week we are making L for Little People (kids) card. My son's birthday is coming up and I made a yummy milkshake card for him. His favorite is Mint Chocolate Chip so I stamped the ice-cream in Lemon Lime Twist. The glass cup is stamped in 2 different shades of brown and I also used the basket dies to create a subtle background of squares. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: L for Little People 

Stamps: Share a Milkshake

Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Balmy Blue, 

Papers: White, Everyday Plaid (retired), Crumb Cake, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Share a Milkshake Dies, Washi Tape Punch, Swirl Dots, 

10/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #194 / Cardz 4 Galz - Standing Easel card

Welcome to October - this is a great month because it's my son's birthday month. Today's card is shared at both Cardz 4 Galz & Moving Along with Time for Easel card! I found a tutorial from Karen Titus called Standing Easel Pop-Up card. The middle section panel piece you can decorate as you wish so I used Around the Message stamp set for it. Remember that you do need to have a stopper so the square panel can be tuck behind to create the easel. Take a look at the video and I hope you create one to share with us. 

Cardbase - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" score at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4" on the long side

DSP - 2 pieces of 1 7/8" x 5 1/4"

Patten - 4" x 5 1/4"

Square cardbase - 7" x 3 1/2" score at 3 1/2" 

DSP - 1 piece of 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Challenge: #286, #194

Stamps: Around the Message 

Colors: Golden Glow, Crisp Cantaloupe, 

Papers: White, Blooms Boutique DSP, Timid Tiger, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Stitched Rectangle Dies, 

9/28/26 - Atlantic Hearts #701 - Thankful Garden grid card

Last Monday of September! Today's card is at Atlantic Hearts Sketch and I created a grid card. The white piece is 5" x 3 3/4" and I stamped the image first - using the coordinating mask to color in the big floral image. Then I put a score line at every 3/4" on the 3 3/4" side and then every 1" at the 5" side. Hopefully you can see the grid line! I hope you enjoyed this innovative way to use our sketch and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #701

Stamps: Thankful Garden, 

Colors: Black, Lemon Lime Twist/Mossy Meadow/Crisp Cantaloupe/Gorgeous Grapes, 

Papers: White, Black, 

Others: Dimension, Thankful Garden Mask, Blending Brush, 

9/27/25 - Hearts Quest #88 Anything with Green Hearts

Today's card is with Heart's Quest Anything Goes with green hearts! 

Challenge: #88

Stamps: Heart Shaped 

Colors: Lost Lagoon, 

Papers: White, Old Olive, Many Plaid DSP, Lost Lagoon, 

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Twine, 

9/25/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #722 - Round About Messages

Happy Friday and today at Color Dare, I have a really cute card using some of the new items from September to December 2026 Stampin' Up Catalog! I stamped the circle sentiment in Black, along with the flower image and colored it in Stampin' Markers. Although they have retired since, but I still like to use them. The 3^rd color I chose is Granny Apple Green for the leaves. I also added the same color of twine and finished up with some rhinestone. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #722

Stamps: Round About Messages

Colors: Black, Calypso Coral/Crushed Curry/Granny Apple Green Markers, 

Papers: White, Crumb Cake, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Softly Woven Embossing Folder, Twine, Rhinestone, Pearls 

9/21/26 - Make My Monday #287 Pink Card/Ribbon - Hope Card

Next month is October and it's Breast Cancer Month, so at Make My Monday today we are making Pink card! Not sure if any of you know, but I am a breast cancer survivor and cancer free as of May 2026 (past the 5 years mark!) so this challenge is dear to my heart. But strangely, I do not have any Breast Cancer related stamp set so I just used the Alphabet Dies to create a Hope card that I will be donating. This card will be perfect for something that's going through treatments. I hope you can join us to create some cards and donate them to a local charity! 

Challenge: #287

Stamps: N/A

Colors: N/A

Papers: White, Lady in Pink, Bee Mine DSP (retired), 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Alphabet A La Mode Dies, 

9/20/26 - Pick 3 Challenge #9 (Leaves/Brown/Vintage/Check) - Simply Leaves

Happy Sunday - We are back at our monthly Pick 3 challenge and this month I picked - Brown, Leaves, Vintage and extra kick for Check. I used the Pecan Pie two tone paper, embossed and then sand it down with a filer to give it a vintage feel. I stamped the 3 different leaf images with different colors. To finish, I added sequins, sentiment and then twine. I really like how this card turn out and I hope you enjoyed my creation too and please join us at the challenge, 

Challenge: Pick 3 #9

Stamps: Simply Leaves, 

Colors: Peaceful Pine, Darling Duckling, Hydrangea Hue, Pecan Pie, 

Papers: White, Darling Duckling, Pecan Pie (2 tone), 

Others: Dimension, Softly Woven Embossing Folder, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Linen Thread, Sequins, 

9/18/2026 - Alphabet Challenge (K for Kitties) - Cutest Crew

Another week here at Alphabet Challenge and this week we are making K for Kitties card. I have the perfect bundle for this - Cutest Crew! There is a row of kitties that you can die cut out together, and I colored it in with Stampin' Blends. I created a background with Oval inlay and sponge it with Blending Brushes for a background to put the kitties in. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: K for Kitty 

Stamps: Cutest Crew 

Colors: Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Stampin' Blends (Smokey Slate/Crumb Cake...etc) 

Papers: White, Beige, Melon Mambo, Daffadel Delight, 

Others: Dimension, Cutest Crew Dies, Oval Dies, Blending Brush, 

9/15/26 - Sparkle Challenge #204 (Technique) / The Creative Crafter #104 (ATG) & Cardz 4 Guys (Fall) - Simply Leaves

Triple Triple! Today's card is shared at Sparkle (Favorite Technique), Cardz 4 Guyz (Fall Theme/Colors) and The Creative Crafter (ATG). I saw a fun fold template from Ai's Craft Room and decided to give it a try, as I am such a sucker for quick fun fold. This is also a great template to use up some of your DSP and showcase it. I punched out the leaves first and then stamped the vine in the coordinating colors. I really like how this turns out and I hope you do too. Please join us at the challenges! 

Cardstock - 4" x 11" score 4" from the left & 4 1/4" from the right

DSP - 6" x 4", cut at 6" (2", 2 1/2" and left with 1 1/2")

White - 4" x 4" and 4" x 3 3/4"

Challenge: #104, #390, #204

Stamps: Simply Leaves 

Colors: Wild Wheat, Calypso Coral, 

Papers: White, Basic Beige, Plaid Pattern DSP, Calypso Coral, Wild Wheat, 

Others: Dimension, Simply Leaves Punch, Twine, 

9/14/26 - Atlantic Hearts #699 - Fern & Floral Grateful for You

Welcome back to Atlantic Hearts Sketch and today I have such a cute Fern & Floral card for you using the sketch. I also picked a color combo that I don't normally use - Melon Mambo and Timid Tiger. I used the 2 tones for Timid Tiger so the lighter side doesn't look as bright. One of the ferns is die cut with white cardstock and sponge it with Melon Mambo. The white flowers are sponged with Timid Tiger. You can also emboss the layering (Timid Tiger) to give I some texture. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #699

Stamps: Fern & Flora,

Colors: Timid Tiger, Melon Mambo, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Timid Tiger, Melon Mambo, Soft Seafoam, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, Dewdrops, Triple Banner Punch, Blending Brush, 

9/11/26 - Color Dare Challenge #720 - For the Book Bundle

Welcome back to ColorDare since it's Friday again! I created a Thank You card that I can use at our Chinese school next year. I used For the Book Bundle for this and all of the colors. The square dies is new from the catalog. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #270

Stamps: For the Book 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: White, Old Olive, Lemon Lolly, Pretty in Pink DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Heart Punch, Tile Garden Square Dies, 

9/10/26 -Girlz Rebel Challenge #56 (ATG with Charms) - Around the Message

Happy Thursday and welcome back to Girlz Rebels Challenge - and I created a card using lots of current Stampin' Up products. The white layering piece is 3" x 4 3/4" and each piece of DSP is cut to 2 3/4" x 1". I picked the current 2026-2028 In-Colors as a color scheme for it. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #56

Stamps: Around the Message 

Colors: Hydrangea Hue, Crisp Cantaloupe, 

Papers: White, Blooms Boutique DSP, Golden Glow

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, In-Colors Butterfly