1/16/26 - Color Dare Challenge #687 - Ocean Friends

Another fun challenge at ColorDare and I used Coastal Cabana/Pretty Peacock/Gorgeous Grapes from Stampin' Up to match the palette. I used a wavy dies to create an ocean wave background and put a crabby on it. The sentiment is from Banner Saying (Online Exclusive) that comes with a punch. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge, 

Challenge: #687

Stamp: Banner Saying, 

Colors: Black, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, 

Paper: White, Basic Black, Pretty Peacock, Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grapes

Others: Dimension, Delicate Edge Dies, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Banner Punch, 

1/12/26 - Make My Monday #269 Use Pattern Paper - Sending Good Vibes

Happy 2026 at our first challenge here at Make My Monday and for our first challenge of the year, we are making cards with DSP (pattern paper!). I saw a quick card layout on FB and decided to give it a try. This is a great way to use up some of those leftover pieces of DSP. I finished the card with some twine and sparkle pearls. Hope you will be able to join us at the challenge. 

White - 3 3/4" x 5

DSP - 3/4" x 4 1/2", 2 1/2" x 2 1/2", 2 1/2" x 1 7/8"

Challenge: #269

Stamp: Boho Vibes, 

Colors: Cajun Craze, Petal Pink, 

Paper: White, Boho Vibes DSP, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, Twine, Pearls 

1/10/26 -Girlz Rebel Challenge #48 Anything Goes - Heart Shape Double Flap Card

Happy weekend and welcome back to our January 2026 first challenge at Girlz Rebel and this month is Anything Goes! I decided to go with a fun fold card to start the month. I think this is called the DSP Double Flap card. I used the retired DSP to create a Love card since February is just around the corner! The layering piece is a double-sided DSP, a great way to use up those designer papers that you adore. I used a retired SAB bundle for the die cut heart and paired it with current Banner Saying. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

DSP - 5 3/4" x 5 1/4", score long side at 1 3/4"
Cardstock - 5 1/2" long and score at 2 3/4", width can be any but I used 3 1/2" 

Decorate! 

Challenge: #48

Stamp: Banner Saying, 

Colors: Melon Mambo, 

Paper: White, Swirly Marbled DSP, Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, 

Others: Dimension, Pearls, Heart Shaped Dies, 

1/9/26 - Alphabet Challenge (S for Square) - Newsflash card with Pretty Floral

This is the first challenge of the year at Alphabet Challenge, and we are making S for Square! I decided to cut pieces of DSP into 1 1/2"x 1 1/2" and use it to create a background! I also added some die cut pieces for flower. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge for us to see how you used SQUARE in your challenge. 

Challenge: S for Square 

Stamp: Note & Tote 

Colors: Shy Shamrock, 

Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, 

Others: Dimension, Pretty Floral Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, In-Colors Pearls 

1/8/26 - Cardz 4 Galz #267 Country Scape - Tractor & Co Country card

Happy 2026 and welcome back to our first challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and we are opening 2026 with Country Scape theme. I used a Tractor & Co bundle, to die cut out all the pieces for the tractors and the background is stamped to represent the corn field. I hope this card gives you inspiration to join us at the challenge! See you there! 

Challenge: #267

Stamp: Tractor & Co, 

Colors: Shaded Spruce, Darling Duckling, Black, 

Paper: White, Timeless Plaid, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Circle Dies, Tractor & Co Dies, Sparkles Pearls, 

1/7/25 - The Male Room #206 Add a Tag - You're Stronger Cad

Welcome to our first challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making card with a tag! I used the Online Exclusive - Tags To Go dies with DSP with a background for my main sentiment, which was a die cut piece. I layered the cards with lots of die cut pieces from He's the Men DSP (retired) to create all these pieces on the card, so a card that didn't used any stamp set!! I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

 

Challenge: #206

Stamp: N/A

Colors: N/A

Paper: Blue, He's the Men DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Mint Macaroon Twine, 

1/5/26 - A Place to Start January 2026 - Anything Goes, Optional twist Rainbows (lots of Colours)

Happy Monday! I am honored and so happy to be part of this new monthly challenge blog - A Place to Start design team member. For January, we are starting with Anything Goes with an optional twist of Rainbow (lots of colors). I decided to create a rainbow card but using the colors listed in the DSP instead of traditional rainbow colors. I used the Boho Vibes bundle for this and I like how it turns out. This card will be perfect just to say HELLO to a friend. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Anything Goes, Optional Rainbows (Lots of Colours)

Challenge: January2026

Stamp: Boho Vibes 

Colors: Cloud Cover, 

Paper: White, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow,

Others: Dimension, Boho Vibes Dies, Dots 

1/5/26 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #663 (Sketch) - Poppin' By, a Fun popcorn card

First Monday back from the holidays and first challenge here at Atlantic Hearts Sketch 2026! I have a fun popcorn card for you using our sketch. I put white cardstock underneath the film strips, and I stamped the popcorn image twice, once with Real Red and once with Darling Duckling and tug it underneath the container. I hope this card inspires you to join us at the challenge, see you there! 

Challenge: #663

Stamp: Poppin' By 

Colors: Darling Duckling, Real Red, 

Paper: White, Marbled Elegance DSP (retired), Basic Black, Darling Duckling, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, Poppin' By Dies, 

1/4/26 - Dragonfly Challenge January 2026 - Floral

Happy Sunday! Welcome back to 2026 and our first challenge here at Dragonfly and we are making - floral card! I pulled out my Thankful Garden stamp set. Usually I would die cut out the image and use the coordinating mask to color in the bold floral image. Instead this time, I used Stampin' Blends for the coloring method. Strange that Pretty in Pink turns out a bit more like Flirty Flamingo! Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: Jan 2026

Stamp: Thankful Garden,  

Colors: Black, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush, Shy Shamrock, 

Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Flirty Flamingo, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Neutral Sequins, 

1/2/26 - Color Dare Challenge #685 - Simply Sparkling Soda Card

Welcome to our first challenge of the year at Color Dare #685 and today I created a soda card! To create a background, I used the die as a template to create a bubbly background with ink and Blending Brush. Hope you enjoyed this cute soda pop card and we can't wait to see what you share with us! 

Challenge: #685

Stamp: N/A

Colors: Peach Pie, 

Paper: White, Pool Party, Peach Pie, Shy Shamrock, 

Others: Dimension, Simply Sparkling Dies, Blending Brush, Glimmer Paper 

1/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #185 (Dies) / Love to Craft #90 (Anything) - Banner Sayings Bundle

Happy New Year! Today's card is share at both Love to Craft (anything) & Moving Along with Time (Stencils/Dies) challenge. I used the retired Delicate Edge Dies, something I bought on clearance but doesn't use much, onto this card. I used Basic Black and cut both sides of the edges with the dies and placed a big pattern of DSP in the middle. To finish I added a quick sentiment from one of the online exclusive bundle - Banner Sayings. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at both challenges. 

Challenge: #185, #90

Stamp: Banner Sayings 

Colors: Black, 

Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Petunia Pop, 

Others: Dimension, Three Banner Punch,