8/5/26 - The Male Room #213 Jobs/Professions - Thank You card for teacher!

Happy August! Today at The Male Room we are making Jobs/Professional theme card and I am sharing a card I made for my son's 2^nd grade teacher (Mr. G) he is such a wonderful teacher and had a great influence on H. I saw and made a similar layout for this - this is a perfect card to use up your straps of DSP. I used a stack of books and of course an apple and a sentiment that we truly felt he deserved. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

White - 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"

DSP - 1" x 4 1/4" 

Challenge: #213

Stamps: School Days, 

Colors: Gray Granite, Strawberry Slush, 

Papers: White, Plaid DSP, Smokey Slate, 

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Pearls 

7/1/26 - The Male Room #212 Hobbies - Capturing Smiles Camera Card

Happy Hump Day and first day of July! Today at The Male Room we are making hobby card and can you guess what hobby I am referring to?! Photography! This card is dedicated to all those photographers I know in my life! I stamped the camera images 4 times with different colors and pop one up with dimension. I hope this card will give you some inspiration and hope you can join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #212

Stamps: Capturing Smiles, 

Colors: Timid Tiger, Lost Lagoon, Darling Duckling, Lemon Lime Twist, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Black, Timid Tiger, 

Others: Dimension, 2025-2027 In-Color Dots, 

6/3/26 - The Male Room #211 Outdoor - Masculine BBQ Card

Welcome back to our monthly challenge at The Male Room and for June, we are making Outdoor card! I found some really fun die cut out pieces that I have in my stash and used it to create a Father's Day card! I used the sentiment from Suite & Ties and finished with some sequins. This card will be would perfect for any guys that enjoyed a good BBQ! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #211

Stamps: Suit & Ties, 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: He's All Men DSP, White, 

Others: Dimension, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Sequins, 

5/6/26 - The Male Room #210 Food/Drinks - Taco Fiesta

Welcome back to our monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making Food/Drinks card. I pulled out an oldy - Taco Fiesta for this really fun and colorful card. All the images are colored with Stampin' Blends. The card base is a quarter of the cardstock (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). The middle folding part is also 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and fold in half (2 3/4") to create a flap. This is a perfect card for any kids as they are always into fun card! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #210

Stamps: Taco Fiesta 

Colors: Black, Stampin' Blends for coloring,  

Papers: White, Black, Shy Shamrock DSP, 

Others: Dimension, 

4/1/26 - The Male Room #209 Transportation - Tractor & Co Kids Friendly card

Happy April Fool's Day! Today at The Male Room, we are making Transportation/Vehicle card and I made a kid friendly card to be use for Hunter's friend birthday. I pulled out my Tractor & Co Dies and used up some retired SU colors for this. I also sponge the background with yellow to have a bit more dimension. This is such a cute die that I might not be able to part with for awhile. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #209

Stamp: N/A

Colors: Crushed Curry, 

Paper: White, Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide, Yellow, Black, 

Others: Dimension, Tractor & Co Dies, Postage Dies, 

3/4/26 - The Male Room #208 Blue/Brown - Cutest Crew

Welcome back monthly challenge here at The Male Room and today we are making card with Brown/Blue on it. I decided to use different shades of Brown/Blue rather than just one colors. I combined 2 Online Exclusive bundles for this - Cutest Crew and Capturing Smiles. I used the photo stripes and the die cut dogs/cats to put inside of the stripes and those animals are colored in with different shades of brown. The sentiment is in Pecan Pie and the Pearls is Cloud Cover. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #208

Stamp: Cutest Crew, 

Colors: Pecan Pie/Crumb Cake/Netural Stampin' Blends, 

Paper: White, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Azure Afternoon, 

Others: Dimension, Capturing Smiles, Cutest Crew Dies, Cloud Cover Pearls 

2/4/26 - The Male Room #207 CAS - Boardwalk fun card

The Male Room challenge for February 2026 is CAS - Clean & Simple card and I've created a card using Boardwalk Fun bundle from Stampin' Up. I simply just used the die cut for the ferris wheel and cut out all the individual pods. I decided to also used 3/4" Circle Punch to decorate the middle of the wheel. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #207

Stamp: Boardwalk Fun,  

Colors: Misty Moonlight, 

Paper: Black, Beach Boardwalk DSP, Misty Moonlight, 

Others: Dimension, Boardwalk Fun Dies, 3/4" Circle Punch

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, 

12/3/25 - The Male Room #205 Christmas Color (Red/Green) - Double Z Fold Christmas Jar

Today is the last challenge of the year at The Male Room and we are making Red/Green card for the month of Christmas! This year I’ve been making lots of fun fold card and I will go out this year with another one! I saw a tutorial on YouTube (Delight of my Art) and decided to give it a try. I used the Jar of Joy and mostly RED designer paper with GREEN cardbase. I hope you enjoyed this card be sure to join us at the challenge!

Cardbase – 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 2 1/8” & 4 ¼”
Cardbase in the middle – 7 x 3 ½” scored at 3 ½” & 5 5/8” 

DSP for the left panels x 2 – 1 7/8” x 5 ¼” (x 2 pieces) 

Challenge: #205
Stamp Set: Jar of Joy       
Colors: Black, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow,                   
Paper: White, Mossy Meadow, Iconic Celebration DSP, Cherry Cobbler,   

Others: Dimension, Jar Punch,    

11/5/25 - The Male Room #204 Floral - Boho Vibes

Hi everyone – today is monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making Floral card. I used the Sunshine Vibes stamp set for this creative card, I quite enjoyed how it turns out. I used Cloud Cover as a background for my leaf  and picked the coordinating colors from the DSP for cardstock and colors to use. I hope this card will give you some inspiration to join us at the challenge, see you there!

 

Challenge: #204
Stamp Set: Sunshine Vibes,                      
Colors: Cloud Cover, Secret Sea,             
Paper: White, Cajun Craze 2 tone, Daffadel Delight,    

Others: Dimension, Postage Dies, Muted Dots, Texture Notes,

10/1/25 - The Male Room #203 (Baby Boy) & Moving Along with Time (Big Sentiment) - Owl Baby Card

Happy Hump Day! Today’s card is shared at 2 different challenges – The Male Room (Baby Boy) & Moving Along with Times (Big Sentiment). I used the Alphabet a la mode with 3 layers to make the word pop and used the Owl Punch to create a cute owl to add onto the sentiment panel. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #203, November2025
Stamp Set: N/A                      
Colors: N/A            
Paper: White, Azure Afternoon, Occasion DSP, Basic Black,      

Others: Dimension, Owl Punch, Alphabet a la mode,   

9/3/25 - The Male Room #202 Background - Tractor & Co Bundle Thank You

Today at The Male Room we are creating Background for our card. I decided to create a fall card using the Tractor & Co bundle. I created a background with a hill using cardstock, then I stamped bunch of hays and then corn images to create a field of corns. To finish I added a trailer with hays in it. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #202
Stamp Set: Simply Saying, Tractor & Co                    
Colors: Darling Duckling, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Crushed Curry,          
Paper: White, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Black, 

Others: Dimension, Tractor & Co Dies, Edge Dies,   

8/6/25 - The Male Room #201 Universe - Sunshine Vibes

It’s our monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making Universe card. I have to be creative with this challenge and I came up with Rainbow & Sun on my card, since they are part of the universe, right?! I used the negative of the die to create a rainbow and placed a piece of DSP underneth. I stamped the sun at the corner and finished the card with a sentiment on the die cut piece. I enjoyed creating this card using this fun Boho Vibe Suite, hope you can join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #201
Stamp Set: Sunshine Vibes,           
Colors: Secret Sea, Duckling Darlig, Daffadel Delight,  
Paper: White, Boho Vibe DSP, Cajun Craze 2 tone, Daffadel Delight, Cloud Clover,       

Others: Dimension, Muted Dots, Tags To Go Dies, Twine,

7/2/25 - The Male Room #200 Dogs/Cats - Pets & More with Timeless Plaid

Welcome back to our Monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making Dogs/Cats card and this is what I came up with. I used the Pattern of Friendship dies for a subtle background and I used the retired Border Dies with Timeless Plaid DSP. The doggie is reversable stamp that I did 2 different colors on. I hope you enjoyed this adorable card that I’ve shared today and be sure to join us at the challenge. See you there!

 

Challenge: #200
Stamp Set: Pets & More,       
Colors: Secret Sea, Crumb Cake,
Paper: White, Timeless Plaid, Boho Blue, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, Border Dies, 2” Circle Punch, Pattern of Friendship Dies,   

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, 

5/7/25 - The Male Room #198 Under the Sea - Ocean Friends Bundle with Timeless Plaid

Hi everyone – welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and the monthly theme is Under the Sea and Surprise – I used Ocean Friend bundle as well as a unique fold I found for this wonderful creation! (Click Here for the video and measurement below) I went with the non-traditional colors (or from the corresponding DSP) for this card. Crab with stamped with Lost Lagoon inside and Misty Moonlight for the outline. I also used Timeless Plaid for the layering. I really enjoyed making this card and love the result. Hope you guys can join us at the challenge.

** This is such a great way to use up your DSP and paired it with a sheet of cardbase!
Cardbase – 4 ¼” x 5 ½” (quarter of the cardstock)
DSP fold – 6 x 5 ¼” and score at 4”. If your paper as a directional pattern, make sure the scoring is correct 

Folding – 4 ¼” x 5 ½” score at 2 ¾” (quarter of the cardstock – or half of the card base!)

 

Challenge: #198
Stamp Set: Ocean Friend,    
Colors: Misty Moonlight, Lost Lagoon,             
Paper: Beige, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Wild Wheat     

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friend Dies, Netural Sequins,   

4/2/25 - The Male Room #197 Geometric - Planet Paradise with Linked Together Decorative Mask

Happy Month of April and welcome back to our monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making Geometric Card! I decided to create a background using a mask to create a background that fits the challenge. I used both Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie for a subtle background to create a triangle background. I used the Planet Pardise stamp set for the focal point with blue leaves. To finish the card I added some sequins. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #197
Stamp Set: Planet Paradise,                               
Colors: Pebble Path, Blueberry Bushall, Boho Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry,  
Paper: White, Boho Blue, Night of Navy 

Others: Dimension, Linked Together Decorative Mask, Blending Brush, Netural Sequins      

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

1/1/25 - The Male Room #194 Clean & Simple - Happy Birthday with Pets & More

Happy New Year and welcome back to the first The Male Room Challenge and we are kicking it off with CAS – Clean and Simpe card! What’s considered Clean & Simple? Well, usually it means one focal image with lots of white space but everyone’s definition is different. I came up with this card after seeing an example on Pinterest. I put a layer of vellum underneath the empty circle and put a cute cat and his food, fishes next to it. Who says that guys can’t like cats and receive a cute animal card! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 
Challenge: #194
Stamp Set: Pets & More       
Colors: Black, Azure Afternoon,     
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Azure Afternoon,    

Others: Dimension, 2” Circle Punch, Blooming Pearls, Stampin’ Blends (Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake)    

12/4/24 - The Male Room #193 Everything Goes - Reindeer Fun Christmas Card

Last monthly challenge here at The Male Room and it’s free for all – everything goes! I created this post back in October when I bought the Reindeer Fun Dies since I knew I was going to be out of town for 2 weeks and needed to have my blog post ready! As you can see, this card used ALL dies and no stamping images. I only bought the dies for this purpose! I created a background using Christmas theme related prints and die cut out the reindeer image along with a cute bell. I really like this die and I can see myself creating more with it. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. Have a great month and end of the year celebration!

Challenge: #193
Stamp Set: N/A   
Colors: N/A  
Paper: White, Beige, Iconic Celebration DSP, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie,       

Others: Dimension, Pereniel Dies, Reindeer Fun Dies, Gold Paper, Twine,