8/21/26 - Alphabet Challenge (I for Insects) - Fern & Floral Card with Butterflies

Summer is coming to an end - I am so sad!! Today at Alphabet Challenge we have I for Insects, and I made a card that has Butterflies on it since I don't really have any other insects stamp sets. This is a quick and easy way if you want to make a different kind of fold - easy flap card. You just take your standard card base and cut at 1 1/4" from both sides to the scoring line and adhere both of side of the panels, leaving the one in the middle to open. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

DSP - 4 x 4 3/4", cut at 1", 2 3/4", so you have 2 pieces of 1" x 4. 

Challenge: I for Insects 

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Secret Sea, Golden Glow, Crisp Cantaloup Hydranea Hue (stampin' blends)

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Gems, 

8/7/2026 - Alphabet Challenge (H for Horticulture) - Simply Leaves with 2026-2028 In-Colors

 Happy Friday - how is it possible that we are in August already! Today at Alphabet Challenge, we are doing H for Horticulture, and I decided to make some leaf card. I used the new and current 2026-2028 In-Colors and stamp the different pattern of leaves and layer them on top of each others. This bundle is really awesome since you can punch out the leaves, and I really enjoyed the fonts of the sentiment as well. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: Alphabet H 

Stamps: Simply Leaves

Colors: 2026-2028 In-Colors 

Papers: White, Secret Sea, Soft Seafoam 

Others: Dimension, Deckled Dies, Dewdrops, 

7/24/26 - Alphabet Challenge (G for Games) - Fun in the Sun Volleyball

Happy Friday! Today I am the hostess at Alphabet Challenge and today we are making G for Game theme card. I created a summer beach volleyball card for the challenge. I stamped 3 beach volleyball and a bottle of sunblocks bottle, and then a sentiment- Fun in the Sun! I paired the creation with a layer of Boardwalk DSP. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: G for Games 

Stamps: Splash & Relax, 

Colors: Granny Apple Green/Lemon Lime Twist, Barely Blush/Petal Pink, Golden Glow/Lemon Lime, 

Papers: White, Gray Granite, Boardwalk Fun, 

Others: Dimension, Splash and Relax Dies, Arch Dies, 

7/10/26 -Girlz Rebel Challenge #54 (ATG with Glitter) / Alphabet Challenge F for Festivities - Woodland Animals

Happy Friday and today's card is using both Rebels (Glitters) and Alphabet F for Festivities challenges. I pulled out the July online exclusive stamp set - Woodland for this. I used different Watercolor Pencils along with Blender Pens for this. I guess this can be a Christmas in July card! I also added some glitters on the stars, leaves, and all the little trinkets. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and join us at the challenges. 

Challenge: #54, F for Festivities

Stamps: Woodland Animals, 

Colors: Crumb Cake, 

Papers: White, Cherry Cobbler, Blueberry Bushel, 

Others: Deckled Dies, Blender Pens, Watercolor Pencils, Wink a Stella for glitters. 

6/26/26 - Alphabet Challenge (E for Embossing) - Fern & Floral Bundle with Vellum

Happy Friday and today at Alphabet Challenge we have E for Embossing! I dry embossed on a piece of vellum to give it a subtle background. The big image fern is colored with Watercolor Pencil with Blender Pens. To finish I added the flowers and the 2026-2028 In-Colors butterfly! I really enjoyed how this card turned out! 

Backstory - I initially created this card for May's Cardz 4 Guyz challenge (embossing folder). I did the vellum part first, then colored in the fern, and then totally forgot that it was supposed to be a masculine card and went ahead added the piece of DSP that floral images and to finish added flowers and butterfly as well as a sentiment stamped in Berry Burst, Oops, but glad I can use this with Alphabet Challenge! 

Challenge: E for Embossing, 

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Black, Peaceful Pine, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Berry Burst, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Thick Twine, In-Colors Butterfly, Background Embossing Folder, 

6/12/26 - Alphabet Challenge (D for Double) - Pop Up Petals with 2026-2028 In-Colors

Happy Friday! Today's card is shared at Alphabet Challenge - D for Double Trouble - two of anything! I have a few two factors - 2 pieces of triangle DSP, 2 decorative butterflies, 2 stamped flower images, and then 2 green leaves. The stamp the pot but cut up the narrow neck part and then cover it up with a sentiment. This is a great way to showcase and use up some of your DSP! I hope you enjoyed this card. I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: D for Double 

Stamps: Pop Up Petals, 

Colors: Black, Hydrangea Hue, Strawberry Slush/Summer Splash, 

Papers: White, Granny Apple Green, Gold 2 Tone, Blooms Boutique DSP, Hydrangea Hue, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Texture Dies, In-Color Butterflies, Pop Up Petal Dies, Friendly Foliage Dies, 

5/29/26 - Alphabet Challenge (C For Circles) - Splash & Relax

Happy Friday and today for Alphabet Challenge we have C for Circles! Splash and Relax, the online exclusive bundle is perfect for this. I have both Beach Balls and Inner Tubes for this fun summer card. I stamped the images with both light/darker shades of the colors to create a fun contrast. There are also other options and fun images that are all summer related. You will for sure see more of this bundle. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: C for Circles, 

Stamps: Splash & Relax 

Colors: Lemon Lolly/Darling Duckling, Lemon Lime/Granny Apple, 

Papers: White, Pool Party, Barely Blush, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, 1" & 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Splash & Relax Dies,

5/1/26 - Alphabet Challenge (A for Air) - Boho Vibes Rainbow

Welcome back to Alphabet Challenge and happy Friday! Today at Alphabet Challenge we are doing A for Air and I have a rainbow card for you. Rainbow can be observed when there are water drops in the AIR so I think it fits the challenge. The rainbow was created with the DSP and I cut down the sentiments to each of the word to put around the rainbow. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: A for Air 

Stamps: Boho Vibes, 

Colors: Black, Secret Sea, 

Papers: White, Petal Pink, Cajun Craze, Boho Vibes, Darling Duckling 

Others: Dimension, Boho Vibes Dies, Sequins, 

4/17/26 - Alphabet Challenge (Z for Zoology) - Pets & More

Hi crafters! Happy Friday and welcome back to another challenge here at Alphabet Challenge and this week we are making Z for Zoology card! I saw a card from Brian King and decided to CASE it. I pulled out my retired stamp set with cute animals and stamped them and colored them in with Stampin' Blends. I also cut them out by hand and put them on the coordinating 2 tone Cardstock. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: Z for Zoology 

Stamp: Pets & More, 

Colors: Strawberry Slush/Timid Tiger/Cloud Cover Stampin' Blends, 

Paper: White, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Cloud Cover, Floral In Blooms DSP, Black, 

Others: Dimension, Modern Oval Punch, 

4/3/26 - Alphabet Challenge (Y for Yellow Flowers - Pretty Florals

Happy Friday and welcome back to Alphabet Challenge and today we are making Y for Yellow Flowers! I pulled out my Pretty Florals and stamped it with 2 different shades of yellow, I also stamped the background with butterflies from another set. I kept the card simple so you can stamped different sentiment on top right arch. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: Y for Yellow Flowers, 

Stamp: Pretty Florals, Cutest Crew, Banner Sayings

Colors: Lemon Lolly, Darling Duckling, Shy Shamrock, Secret Sea, 

Paper: White, Florals in Blooms, Darling Duckling, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Dots, 

3/20/26 - Alphabet Challenge (X for Xray Black/White) / Pick 3 Challenge - Spotlight on Nature

Today's card is combined with Alphabet Challenge (X for Xray - Black/White) and Pick 3 Challenge (Die Cuts/Wings/CAS). 

Challenge: Pick 3-#3, X for Xray

Stamp: Spotlight on Nature    

Colors: Black, 

Paper: White, Well-Suited DSP, 

Others: Spotlight on Nature Dies, Black Twine, 

3/6/26 - Alphabet Challenge (W for Wildflower) - Years of Flowers,

Happy Friday and welcome back to Alphabet Challenge. Today is W for Wildflowers and I created a card using some retired Stampin' Up products. The DSP is current in the annual catalog and I paired it up with Years of Flowers. I use the same background layout from THIS CARD I created last year but just turned it horizontally. I also used a pattern paper with direction and just cut the pieces out per dimension below. I hope this gives you some inspiration and please do join us at the challenge and share your creation! 

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: W for Wildflower, 

Stamp: Years of Flowers, 

Colors: Black, Petunia Pop/Shy Shamrock Stampin' Blends, 

Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP. Petunia Pop, Garden Green, 

Others: Dimension, Years of Flowers Dies, Twine, Pearls, 

2/6/26 - Alphabet Challenge (U for Uplifting) - Pop-Up Petals card

Happy Friday! At Alphabet Challenge today we have U for Uplifting Sentiment and I created a card using the new Pop-up Petals Bundle. The sunflowers are colored with Stampin' Blends and I used the color palettes from Boho Vibes DSP. I added a unique sentiment, and used Wink a Stella on the flowers as well as the butterfly. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: U for Uplifting

Stamp: Pop-Up Petals,   

Colors: Summer Splash/Daffadel Delight/Petal Pink Stampin' Blends, Secret Sea, 

Paper: White, Secret Sea, Cajun Craze, Boho Vibes DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Pop-Up Petals dies, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Basic Gray/Smoky Slates Pearls, 

1/23/26 - Alphabet Challenge (T for Texture) - Sweet Jar Birthday Card

Happy Friday and welcome back to T for Texture at Alphabet Challenge and I created a card with multiple factors. I have Twine, Glimmer Paper and the layering white piece is embossed with a background. I used different colors for the candles, and a few have different flames. Hope my card gives you some inspiration and hop on over and join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: T for Textures, 

Stamp: Sweet Jar 

Colors: Black, Azure Afternoon, Lost Lagoon, Timid Tiger, Shy Shamrock, Darling Duckling, 

Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Summer Splash, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Twine, Glimmer Paper, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Texture 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 

1/2/26 - 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 

12/12/25 - Alphabet Challenge (R for Ribbon) - Be My Valentine Bee Card

Today is the last challenge of the year - 2025 here at Alphabet Challenge and we are making R for Ribbons. I pulled out my last year favorite Valentine related stamp set - Be My Valentine bundle for this creation! I adhered the ribbon around the layering piece and when finished added another one around it to create a ribbon. The bee is stamped and punch out to be put on a dimension. Hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: R for Ribbon 

Stamp: Be My Valentine 

Colors: Daffodil Delight, Black, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, 

Paper: White, Be My Valentine DSP, Petal Pink, 

Others: Dimension, Bee Punch, Real Red Ribbon, 

10/31/25 - Alphabet Challenge (O for Oval/One Word) - Merry Christmas Card

Happy Friday and today at Alphabet Challenge we are making O for Oval + One Word and this is what I came up with. I created a card that we will be making at the Senior Living Center since it's simple and easy to make. I die cut out the word - Merry inside the oval shape die cut and the background is a piece of DSP and an embossed stripe of cardstock. Hope this gives you some inspiration for a quick and easy Christmas card, it's just around the corner! 

Challenge: O is Oval 

Stamp: N/A

Colors: N/A 

Paper: White, Cherry Cobbler, All Occasion DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Words of Season Dies, 

10/17/25 - Alphabet Challenge (N for Night) - Halloween card

Today at Alphabet Challenge I am the hostess for N - Nighttime challenge. I created a cute Halloween card that's perfect for this. I sponge the background with Purple and Orange ink pads to create night sky. I die cut out the frame to create a scene and added a moon, haunted house and bats. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

                   

Challenge: N for Night 

Stamp: N/A

Colors: Timid Tiger, Gorgeous Grapes

Paper: White, Black, Basic Gray

Others: Dimension, Scary Silhouette Die, 

10/3/25 - Alphabet Challenge (M for Mystical Creatures) - Punch Art Dragon Card

Today's challenge at Alphabet, M is for Mystical Creatures. I always love a good challenge where I don't have the stamp set for but can be creative using punches to create a card that fits the theme and today's card is just that. I didn't have any fairytales stamp set and saw a really cool video so I CASE it. I used varies Circle Punches for the eyes, nostril and the teeth. This is such a cute and fun card to create that you can do this with your younger kids. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: M - Mystical Creatures, 

Stamp N/A

Colors: N/A

Paper: White, Basic Gray, Black, Blackberry Bliss, 

Others: Dimension, Circle Punches,