4/1/2023 - Less is More #480 One Layer - Some Friendship

Hi everyone – welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Less Is More and this week we have color challenges – Black and Aquamarine! If you don’t have the exact blue, just use the closest one that you can find. I used Coastal Cabana from Stampin’ Up for my blue and sponge some ink and blend it onto the white cardstock. Then I adhered a silhouette black image on top of it and also a black cardstock as layering piece. I finished the card with a Thank You sentiment as you can never have too many of those. I hope you like my creation and be sure to check out the challenge blog and join us there!

 

Challenge: #480
Stamp Set: Nature Harvest,    
Colors: Costal Cabana,                            
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Costal Cabana

Others: Harvest Dies, Sponge

3/27/2023 - Make My Monday #195 - To a Dear Friend

Welcome back to another week of challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are doing P – for and it was my week to pick this fun challenge. Since my first name is Pamela, I thought, why not let’s pick a challenge with my first initial – P and mine is Paper (or Designer Series Paper). As you know, Stampin’ Up is well-known for their coordinating colors on their DSP so I couldn’t resist to show case them! I saw this fun card at Sunny Day Stamping and decided to try this Criss-Cross card! I paired it with Plentiful Plants and if you look closely, I colored in the edges of the leaves with darker color of green! I hope this will inspire you to joins us at the challenge this week!

Casebase – 4 ½” x 5 ½”
DSP – 3 ¾” x 5”
Criss-Cross – 3 ¾” x 2 ¼” cut across (you can adjust the height) 

Small Cardstock – 4 x 2 ¾” and Whisper white 3 ¾” x 2 ½” (or adjust these to your taste)  

 

Challenge: #195
Stamp Set: Plentiful Plants                   
Colors: Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Cajun Craze                        
Paper: Whisper White, He’s the Men DSP, Soft Succulent,     

Others: N/A

3/23/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #195 Spring Flower - Bottled Happiness

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Spring Flower card! This year the weather is definitely a bit weird, although we didn’t get much snow here in the Midwest, I still look forward to the warmer weather. I used the stamp set from the current Stampin’ Up annual catalog for this creation. I love how you can easily punch out the bottle and adhered the bottle dome with it. I colored in the white cardstock with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends to put behind the bottle and added a thread at the neck. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and join us at this fun challenge!

 

Challenge: #195
Stamp Set: Bottled Happiness,   
Colors: Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet, Pool Party Stampin’ Blends                           
Paper: Whisper White, 2022-2024 In-Color DSP, Sweet Sorbet, 

Others: Dimension, Vintage Bottle Shaker Dome, Linen Thread, Effervescent Elements,

3/22/2023 - Christmas Craft Creation March 2023 One Layer - Season's Greeting

Hi Everyone – welcome back to another monthly challenge here at Christmas Craft Creation – March 2023 reminder post and this month’s theme is One Layer card. This will be a great Christmas to create if you are short on time and need to have a batch ready to send! I used the Beauty of Friendship stamp set – the image of the tree is already shaded with layers so one stamp and you can create the cool 2 tone effects. To finish you just add a greeting and voila, a quick and easy card is finish! It may be hard to see but I also added some glitter on the tree with Versamark. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: CCC March 2023
Stamp Set: Beauty of Friendship, Itty Bitty Christmas    
Colors: Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand,           
Paper: Whisper White,   

Others: Versamark, glitter 

3/21/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #318 - Coming Home

Welcome back to another week here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week’s theme is Coloring as I am the host to come up with a theme. I don’t have a lot of stamp set that I can color for masculine card but I sure found an oldie – Coming Home! This is perfect for Christmas card as well as Welcome Home, or purchasing a new home card. The coloring medium I choose is Stampin’ Blends so it can create some shading for the windows. I also used the coordinating dies to cut out the house and the trees then I used the sponge with Pool Party to create some shading behind the house.  I hope this will inspire you to join us at the challenge! See ya there!

 

Challenge: #318
Stamp Set: Coming Home                  
Colors: Memento Black, Midnight Muse/Pool Party/Poppy Parade                       
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Home Sweet Home DSP (retired), Silver Glimmer Paper,     

Others: Dimension, Coming Home Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Sponge. 

3/20/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #517 - Thanks Friend

Hi everyone – welcome back to another week challenge here Atlantic Hearts Sketch and this week I have a Thanks, Friend card using the sketch! I love a sketch that I can showcase both side of the DSP and I also used the colors in the pattern paper for the stamp image and layering pieces. We can never have too many Thank You card on hand! I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #517
Stamp Set: Biggest Wishes               
Colors: Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss,                      
Paper: Whisper White, Flower & More DSP (hostess), Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Blackberry Bliss, Sweet Sorbet 

Others: Dimension, Pearls,           

3/19/2023 - Sending Smile, Just a Note

Happy Friday – Today I am also sharing a card I make for no reason after I saw a really cute sample from Pinterest but sadly I don’t remember who to give this credit to. You take a piece of 4 x 3 DSP and cut it down at 1” pieces (x 2) and then the rest, Then you adhered it onto a Whisper White Piece (5 x 3.25) or trim down to fit so you can stamp a sentiment of your liking. This fun technique is best if you use a piece of DSP that has scene so it looks the best. Hope you enjoyed this quick card I am sharing today.

Challenge: N/A
Stamp Set: Sending Smiles, 
Colors: Rich Razzleberry                          
Paper: Whisper White, Flower & More DSP, Starry Sky, 

Others: Dimension, Sending Dies, 

3/18/2023 - Less is More #479 One Layer - Some Friendship

Hi everyone! I am excited to be on Less is More – A clean and simple card challenge Design Team member! Every other week we will have fun challenges for you that I hope you will join me there. This is our first challenge of 2023 and it’s One Layer Card with Anything Goes, so I’ve created a simple friendship card for you. I used the cut out Rectangle Dies as a mask and sponge the space with Pale Papaya and then stamped the floral image along with sentiment in Evening Evergreen. This is such a fun and simple technique for you to try and you can also color in the flora image if you want. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

            

 

Challenge: #479
Stamp Set: Shaded Summer,           
Colors: Evening Evergreen, Pale Papaya                 
Paper: Whisper White, 

Others: Stitched Rectangle Die (mask), sponge        

3/16/2023 - Share a Milkshake Card

Today I want to make a card, just to make one, so didn’t use any challenges for this. I decided instead of doing a milkshake, let’s do an ice-cream in a mug? I love how there’s a 2 step stamping to enhance the *texture* of the card. I also added some hearts, a topping of chocolate and used a Wink a Stella to make it sparkle. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Challenge: N/A
Stamp Set: Share a Milkshake,
Colors: Sahara Sand, Gray Granite, Costal Cabana,                            
Paper: Whisper White, Designed a Day Dream, Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade,   

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Wink a Stella  

3/15/2023 - Hand Stamped Sentiments #409 - Celebrate!

Happy Hump Day! Today’s card is using Hand Stamped Sentiments – sketch! I continue to use the Share a Milkshake bundle for this creation. I used the retired Oval framelits and stamped the mug onto Whisper White and the ice-cream is cut out from cardstock! The cherry and spoon is also die cut out from the paper. I also love the softness of the layering piece of DSP. Thank you for stopping by!

 

Challenge: #409
Stamp Set: Share a Milkshake,
Colors: Soft Suede,                           
Paper: Whisper White, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Design a Day Dream DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Glitter Paper, Polished Dots (retired),

3/14/2023 - Sunday Stamps / Global Design Project - Hello

As you can see – I am having fun creating with my new Share a Milkshake bundle! I used Global Design Project (color) Challenge for this card along with Sunday Stamp Sketch. I die cut the ice-cream cone and ice cream using cardstock and also cherry but colored it in with Stampin Markers. I used the criss cross pattern die as a template to blend in Crumb Cake as background on Vanilla and Crumb Cake pieces. I really like how this turned out. This is defiantly a perfect card for guy with all the colors.  

Challenge: #385, SSC304
Stamp Set: Share a Milkshake, Happy Label (sentiment),           
Colors: Mint Macaroon, Crumb Cake, Vanilla                          
Paper: Vanilla, Mint Macaroon, Crumb Cake,        

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Sponge, Happy Label Punch   

3/14/2023 - TGIF Challenge #411 - Share a Milkshake

Yeah! My last order during SAB finally arrived and I couldn’t wait to create a card using TGIF Challenge (sketch)! I paired it with Country Bouquet DSP and used the color listed to create this fun ice-cream cone card! I die cut out the cherry and just color it in with Stampin’ Blend and I love how on the ice cream there is a slit that you can insert a spoon or a straw! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today!

Challenge: #tgifc411
Stamp Set: Share a Milkshake                  
Colors: Petal Pink, Mint Macaroon, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade,                         
Paper: Whisper White, Country Bouquet DSP, Petal Pink, Balmy Blue,       

Others: Dimension, Milkshake Dies, Glimmer Paper (retired), Blushing Bride Ribbon (retired), Embossing Folder 

3/13/2023 - Make My Monday #196 Spring Colors - Hello Friend

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making Spring Color card! To me, spring is flowers so any colors that we can see on the flower will work for this challenge. I decided to go with the hostess paper – Flowers & More DSP (hostess) for the card. I cut down the strips to 1” x 3 ½” and the Whisper White piece is 4 x 5 ¼” so in a way, the leght of the stripes truly depends on what much white you want to have. I used the dies to create a 2 layers flower and a leafs and stamped the Hello Friend sentiment for an all occasion card. All the supplies are listed below and I hope you will join us at the challenge – see you there!

 

Challenge: #196
Stamp Set: Biggest Wishes,       
Colors: Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide,              
Paper: Whisper White, Flowers & More DSP, Starry Sky, Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss, Parakeet Party, Evening Evergreen, 

Others: Dimension, Summer Shadow Dies, Iridescent Rhinestone,  

3/9/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #194 Vellum - Sending Happy Thoughts,

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are adding Vellum to our card! I tried a few time with vellum but sadly all the other ones failed so I am sticking with this – just adding vellum on top of my stamp floral image. I also added a sentiment with Stazon Black and a rhinestone . The flower image is color in with Stampin’ Markers. I feel like adding a layer of vellum makes it a little bit more elegant, what do you think?! I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #194
Stamp Set: Beautifully Happy        
Colors: Stazon Black, 2021-2023 In-Colors Markers               
Paper: Whisper White, Fresh Freesia, Evening Evergreen,   

Others: Dimension, Vellum, Iridescent Rhinestone, Summer Shadow Dies,  

3/8/2023 - CAS Colours / The Paper Players - Happy Easter

Happy Hump Day! Today’s card is using CAS Colour & Sketches (color) and The Paper Player Challenge (theme). The colors are perfect for Easter so I made it into a simple Easter card for my SS. The image is from Decorative Borders and I colored it in with Stampin’ Markers. Hope this card give you some quick inspiration.     

 

Challenge: #506, PP630
Stamp Set: Decorative Boarders                 
Colors: Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Parakeet Party, Stazon Black,                      
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Parakeet Party,   

Others: Deckled Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Markers            

3/7/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #317 Make Us Smile - Oh Ale Yes!

Welcome back to another challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making *Make Us Smile* card for the gentleman. I found a really witty and funny saying from Brewed for You and I think for any guys who enjoyed a beer or two would like this sentiment. I cut down the cardbase at 1” and then put a Whisper White cardstock inside with a strip of DSP. The beer is cut out with the die and vellum and I added some fun interests with the twine and the small leaf. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #317
Stamp Set: Brewed for You  
Colors: Sahara Sand,         
Paper: Whisper White, He’s the Man DSP, Early Espresso, Vellum,  

Others: Dimension, Brewed Dies, Twine (retired), Label Punch (retired),

3/6/2022 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch#515 - Happy Birthday

Welcome back everyone to another week here at Atlantic Hearts Sketch #515! I can’t believe that we are on March and I feel like some of my Stampin’ Up items might be retiring soon so I am trying my best to spread love to use them all. The dies are coordinated with the stamp set – Shaded Summer and I picked the colors from the Designer Series Paper I used. Instead of a circle for my sentiment. I used the retired dies. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #515
Stamp Set: Shaded Summer         
Colors: Blackberry Bliss,                
Paper: Whisper White, Design a Day Dream DSP (hostess), Petal Pink, Blackberry Bliss, Mint Macaroon, Old Olive, 

Others: Dimension, Summer Shadow Dies, Glimmer Paper, Nested Labels Dies,

3/5/2023 - Sunday Stamps/As You Can See - Thinking of You

Happy Sunday – today’s card is using As You See It Challenge / Sunday Stamps. I used all the pink shades that I can find in my Stampin’ Up stash and came up with these colors. A little strange to see the leafs stamped in pink but it actually turned out pretty good. I also added the Rose Metallic Thread and tugged it behind my sentiment. I also added a pearl like jewels in the middle of the floral image. Thank you for stopping by.

 

 

Challenge: #293, SSC304
Stamp Set: Beautifully Happy               
Colors: Petla Pink, Polished Pink, Flirty Flamingo                     
Paper: Whisper White, Design a Day Dream DSP (hostess), Flirty Flamingo,   

Others: Dimension, Deckled Rectangle Dies, Rose Metallic Thread, Iridescent Rhinstone Basic Jewels          

3/3/2023 - Just Add Ink / Color Throwdown - Treasured Kindness

Happy Friday! Today’s card is combined 2 challenges – Just Add Ink (sketch) and Color Throwndown. I really enjoyed the 2 steps/tone image from this stamp set to create the tree, and I stamped off the Mango Melody to create a light shade of yellow and layered Calypso Coral on top of it and it turned out so awesome! I also added Gray Granite into the mix for the tree trunk. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenge: #732. #642
Stamp Set: Treasured Kindness              
Colors: Gray Granite, Orchard Oasis, Starry Sky, Calypso Coral,                    
Paper: Whisper White, 2022-2024 In-Colors, Mango Melody, Calypso Coral, 

Others: Stitched Layering Dies (retired), Embossing Folder, Iridescent Rhinestone,        

3/2/2023 - Tuesday Morning #697/Paper Craft #507 - Thank You

 

Happy Thursday! Today’s card is using Tuesday Morning Sketch and Paper Craft Crew Challenge Theme (Hello Spring). I used one of my favorite hostess paper – Flower & More DSP and I used the same piece cut down to 4 x 5 ¼” and cut it almost in half to show both side of the design. Instead of using flowers, I used planets to represent that spring is coming by using the colors on the paper. The pot is stamped on Craft Paper with Crumb Cake. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today.

Challenge: #697, #507
Stamp Set: Plentiful Planets,             
Colors: Parakeet Party, Orchard Oasis, Sweet Sorbet, Rich Razzleberry,                   
Paper: Whisper White, Orchard Oasis, Flower & More DSP, Craft Paper,   

Others: Dimension, Deckled Rectangle Dies, Planets Dies, Rhinestone,         

3/1/2023 - Birthstone Challenge #2 March/April - Birthday Wishes

Welcome back to the March/April Birthstone challenge and the colors for this month is Aquamarine/Diamond! I found the closest colors from Stampin’ Up to be Coastal Cabana (blue with some greenish colors) and then I used the Glimmer Paper to be the colors of Diamond. I used Deckled Dies to cut a piece of rectangle shape for my flower to sit on and the flowers are die cut out using the coordinating dies. To finish the card, I added a Birthday sentiment from the stamp set and added some pearls. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!  

                                      BSC #2 - Anything Goes with Aquamarine & Diamond Colors

MARCH/APRIL

March 1st thru April 15th

 

Challenge: BSC#2
Stamp Set: Sending Smiles
Colors: Coastal Cabana, Real Red,                      
Paper: Whisper White, Designer Series Paper (retired), Coastal Cabana,    

Others: Dimension, Sending Dies, Pearls, Glimmer Paper  

3/1/2023 - The Male Room #172 Sketch - I Owe You One

Hi everyone – welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we have a sketch for you! It took me awhile to see what route I wanted to create this card and I decided to stay true to the sketch by using 1” x 1” designer series paper to create a background just like the sketch. I also added a beer mug that I created using some fun dies from Stampin’ Up. I finished the card with a really fun sentiments that I think every guys who drink beer would like. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #172
Stamp Set: Brewed For You       
Colors: Crushed Curry,  
Paper: Whisper White, He’s the Man DSP, Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry, 

Others: Dimension, Vellum, Brewed for you Dies, Rustic Dots,

2/28/2023 - Multiple Challenges - Birthday Wishes

Happy last day of February! This is my last card for the month and I definitely enjoyed making this. Spring is just around the corner and I made this using multiple challenges (see below). I kept the colors to just 3 per challenge and the layout is a CASE from the current mini catalog (page 54). I pulled out a stamp set from the current SU annual catalog and found this set that’s perfect for spring flowers. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today!

CASEing Tuesday #397 on Facebook – Sketch
Global Design Project #383 Theme – Spring
Inspire.Create.Challenge #137 Theme – Sprint Time 

Hand Stamped Sentiment #408 Color – Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue, Old Olive

Challenge: See Above
Stamp Set: Sending Wishes            
Colors: Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive,                  
Paper: Whisper White, Designed a Day Dream DSP (hostess), Old Olive, Flirty Flamingo,

Others: Dimension, Sending Wishes Dies, Twine, Subtle Embossing Folder (retired),        

2/27/2023 - Make My Monday #195 Tags - For You

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making Tags! I would usually make tags to be on my card but this time, I am making a gift card tag with a tutorial I found. The cardstock is cut down at 7 ½” x 2 ¾” and scored at 2 ½” to create a pocket, then you can decorate as you wish. I simply just cut an angle at the top for to create a tag shape and use my hole puncher to create a hole for twine. This is perfect to put in a gift card along with a gift that you might have for the recipients. I hope you enjoyed this quick tag I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #195
Stamp Set: Happy Labels      
Colors: Fresh Freesia,  
Paper: Whisper White, Fresh Freesia, Flowers & More DSP,  

Others: Dimension, Happy Labels Punch, Melon Mambo Twine (retired),

2/23/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #193 Red/White/Pink - I love that we are friend

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Red/White/Pink card! I saw this really fun fold and wanted to give it a try so I incorporated it into the challenge here. This is always a great way to show case both side of the designer series paper. This pack of the 12 x 12 DSP has some wonderful design that’s also good for non-Valentine’s card. To finish the card, I also added the soft pastel pink sequins. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at this wonderful color challenge!

Cut the cardstock at 2 1/8” short and long way to create a flap
Then the cut down piece can be use as a flap
DSP is cut at 4 x 5 1/2” and cut down at 2” 

Flap DSP is cut at 2 x 4”

 

Challenge: #193
Stamp Set: Country Bouquet,      
Colors: Memento Black,     
Paper: Whisper White, Country Bouquet DSP, Sweet Sorbet,   

Others: Dimension, Soft Pastel Sequins, Duo Heart Punch,