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,