12/29/23 - My Time To Craft #524 Sympathy - Here for you, Always

Hi everyone – today’s card is a last challenge for My Time To Craft and we are making Sympathy card. These are the hardest type of card to make so I kept it simple and elegant with not a lot going on. I used a strip of DSP with white cardstock and stamped a floral image  and added a sentiment to complete this. I hope this give you some inspiration when you needed it and be sure to join us at the challenge! See you next year.

 

 

Challenge: #524
Stamp: Sending Wishes, perennial postage.                   
Colors: Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss,       
Paper: White, Floral DSP,     

Others: N/A

12/27/2023 - Christmas Craft Creation December 2023 - Christmas Decoration

This is the last challenge of 2023 for ChristmasCraft Creation and we are making Christmas Decoration card. I found some old Stampin’ Up kits laying around for quick and easy Christmas card that’s perfect for any last minuet items you may need. I also added some resin hearts that was introduced to use on Valentine’s Day card but see how perfect it is here. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and thank you for joining us all year long, see you in 2024!

12/25/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #557 - Merry Christmas

This is the last challenge of the year at Atlantic Hearts Challenge and I made a Christmas for it. Instead of the vertical orientation, I turned the sketch over and made it a horizontal card. The dies is the new Postage Dies from the 2024 Mini Catalog. Starting 2024, I will be posting more using the new goodies so remember to continue to come back and look at my creation! Remember to join us at the challenge, bye!!

 

 

Challenge: #557
Stamp: More Wishes,                    
Colors: Mossy Meadow,           
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Cherry Cobbler,      

Others: Dimension, Postage Dies, Green Silver Thread,

12/15/23 - My Time To Craft #523 Holidays - Merry Christmas

Happy Friday and welcome back to another challenge here at My Time To Craft and this week we are making Holiday cards. It’s still very hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. I created this simple Christmas card that’s easy to duplicate if you still need some last minuets batch. The retired tag punch is great to create 2” stripe tag and simply just stamp the sentiment and adhered it onto a piece of Christmas DSP and voila – you have a card! I hope you can join us at the challenge and see the rest of DT creation!

 

Challenge: #523
Stamp: Many Wishes                         
Colors: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat,         
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP,    

Others: Tag Punch, Dimension, Black Twine     

12/14/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #214 A Christmas Card - Merry Christmas

Happy Thursday, welcome back to another challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and I am the hostess for this challenge and we are creating Christmas card! It’s still very hard for me to believe that the holidays are just around the corner. I used the Garden Walk DSP – the poinsettia imagine for this quick and easy Christmas card. Just a piece of DSP, ribbon and sentiment and some embellishment and voila, you got a card! If you still need to do some last minuet batch, this is the one for you. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #214
Stamp: Many Wishes                       
Colors: Wild Wheat, Pretty Peacock,      
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Real Red, 

Others: Ribbon, Metallic Pearls,    

12/12/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #337 Christmas Elves or Gnomes - Tag

Tuesday is Cardz 4 Guyz challenge and for this week, we are doing Elf/Gnomes Card! Instead of a card, I’ve created a tag for you. I found my inspiration from Pinterest since I didn’t own any Elf stamp set so I have to be creative. I used my retired tag punch and mostly free style the cutting and putting the pieces together. This tag turned out better than I though it would be. Hope you enjoyed my creation for the challenge and be sure to join us there!

 

Challenge: #337
Stamp: Teeny Tiny Christmas,                        
Colors: Black,        
Paper: White, Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso,   

Others: Tag Punch, Gold Glimmer Paper, Black Twine      

12/11/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #555 - You're simply Marvelous

Hello, it’s Monday and another weekly challenge with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch and this week I made a card using multiple new items from the upcoming Jan – April 2024 Mini Catalog! As a demonstrator, we are lucky to be able to pre-order some times and earned free items from the SAB brochure. I kept the card pretty simple and true to the sketch by using some minimal supplies. Remember to join us at the challenge and see what other DTs created for the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #555
Stamp: Perennial Postage                      
Colors: Pebble Path       
Paper: White, Softly Stippled DSP, Old Olive, 

Others: Dimension, Embossing Folder,     

12/6/2023 - The Male Room #181 Christmas - Merry Christmas with More Wishes

Happy Hump Day and this is our last challenge of 2023! I can’t believe that this year is almost over and of course we have to end the year with a Christmas theme, right?! In my opinion, Poinsettia is just a must on a Christmas card and what I did is cut the DSP down to 4 x 5 ¼” and then another cut at 2” so I have 2 different panels, then I just flipped one over to showcase both sides of it. I used Tear and Tapes in between those 2 pieces and added some Gilead Leafing on it, because Gold is Christmas as well. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

 

Challenge: #181
Stamp: More Wishes,            
Colors: Wild Wheat, Pretty Peacock,      
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Cherry Cobbler,    

Others: Dimension, Deckled Rectangle Dies, Blooming Pearls, Gilead Leafing

12/4/2023 - Make My Monday #215 Oh! Christmas Tree/Forest Trees - Tree Lots Dies

Happy Monday and welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making Christmas Tree Card. I pulled out the really popular Tree Lots Dies that was once a SAB items and just cute the trees in 2 different colors and layer to create a scene. I kept the card simple and just finished it with a sentiment. This will be a great and easy card to reproduce if you still need to create lots of Holiday cards. Thank you for stopping by!

 

Challenge: #215
Stamp: Itty Bitty Christmas                    
Colors: Old Olive, Tahitian Tide,    
Paper: White, Old Olive, Mint Macaroon      

Others: Dimension, Tree Lots Dies,   

12/1/23 - My Time To Craft #522 Christmas Food - Taco Fiesta with Garden Walk DSP

Happy Friday and welcome back to another challenge here with us at Make Time to Craft and we are making food related to Christmas! I got a little creative because instead of food, I picked the ingredients that can be used to create some yummy food in the Hispanic culture! What do you see in my stamp images? Avocado, Spicy Pepper, Lime, Cactus and Chips! I think with these, you can make some really fun dishes and a guacamole for appetizer! I finished the card with a DSP that has poinsettia since it’s a Christmas flowers! I hope you liked the card I am sharing today and be creative with our challenge!

 

Challenge: #522
Stamp: Taco Fiesta,             
Colors: Black, Various Colors of Markers,       
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Crushed Curry     

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Markers,

11/30/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #213 Cityscape - Winter Scene

Today is Thursday and we are back with another fun challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Cityscape card! My city is with winter theme and I simply just used the retired SU DSP to showcase that and added a Christmas sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #213
Stamp: N/A                   
Colors: N/A  
Paper: Winter Scene DSP (retired)     

Others: N/A

11/28/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #336 Festive Creatures - Penguin

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Festive Creatures for Holidays and of course I have to pull out my Penguin Punch! He is just so adorable and it’s a great way to make lots of cards in one setting, just by punching out all the elements and do it as a assembly line. I used a really cute sentiment to finish the card and with a layer of Designer Series Paper. I hope you enjoyed this card and remember to join us at the challenge.   

 

Challenge: #336
Stamp: Penguin Place (retired),                        
Colors: Black, Pumpkin Pie, Tahitian Tide
Paper: White, Basic Black, Winter Theme DSP (retired), Pumpkin Pie,          

Others: Dimension, 2 ½” Circle Punch, Penguin Builder Punch,

11/27/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #553 - You Are The Best with Timeless Arrangement,

Happy Monday! Today’s card is using Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge. Fall is almost *over* in the Chicago area and I think we are heading into Winter soon so for today’s card, I used a lot of fall colors to create this You Are The Best card. I love this Timeless Arrangement bundle because you can create a wonderful wreath that goes around the sentiments. I used the Garden Walk DSP for this and picked all the colors on the DSP for the die cuts elements. Let’s join us at the challenge and see what you can create!

 

Challenge: #553
Stamp: Timeless Arrangement,                          
Colors: Memento Black,    
Paper: White, Wild Wheat, Garden Green, Sweet Sorbet, Pretty Peacock, Garden Walk DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Timeless Arrangement Dies, Neutral Color Sequins,   

11/24/2023 - Bee Mine Bundle

Hi Hi – Sharing a quick card that we made at the Stampin’ Up OnStage at home event. This card used the new bundle that’s coming out in January 4^th 2024 from the new Stampin’ Up mini catalog!

11/22/2023 - Christmas Craft Creation November 2023 - Hats - Snowman Punch Art

Welcome back to another monthly challenge here at Christmas Craft Creation where we help you get a head start on your holiday cards. This month the theme is Add a Hat and this is what I came up with. I didn’t have any stamp images with hats for Christmas so I creative. I used punches /dies to create the snowman with Oval Dies, Circle Punches and the retired Washi Tape punch for his scarfs. The nose is free style and I finished the card with a big, bold sentiment! I hope you enjoyed this creation and remember to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: November 2023
Stamp: More Wishes         
Colors: Lost Lagoon, Black   
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Basic Black, Calypso Coral,     

Others: Dimension, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, 1 ¼” Circle Punch, Oval Dies, Washi Tape Punch,  

11/17/23 - My Time To Craft #521 It's Time for Christmas - Merry Christmas

Happy Friday and welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at My Time To Craft and this week we are making Christmas card! It’s still very hard to believe that we have about a month left to hi the biggest season of the year – Christmas! I made a simple card with it to share that in case you still need to make batches of cards, this is a great one to use. Just a simple, bold sentiment with a designer series paper and voila, a card is done! This is truly one of my favorite layout. Remember to join us at the challenge and let us see your creation!

 

Challenge: #521
Stamp: More Wishes             
Colors: Wild Wheat, Pretty Peacock,          
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Cherry Cobbler,    

Others: Dimension, Radiated Dies, Gold Ribbon

11/16/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #212 Embossing (Dry/Wet) - Happy Birthday

Happy Thursday! Today at Cardz 4 Galz challenge we are doing Embossing (Dry/Wet) Card. Dry Embossing is what I consider an easy pop factor that you can use on a card beside embellishment. It just give fun texture and background to your card. I embossed my White cardstock and adhered some Designer Series Paper as another background before the cup cake image. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #212
Stamp: Circle Saying,                     
Colors: Memento Black,    
Paper: White, Calypso Coral, Garden Walk DSP,   

Others: Dimension, He’s the Men Dies, Neutral Sequins, Embossing Folder,  

11/14/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #335 Winter Scene - Lots of Love at Christmas

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making a scene for Christmas and this is what I have. I was lucky enough to still have this wonderful DSP from Stampin’ Up that already has a Christmas scene. All I did is cut out more fun elements to add, like the house as well as the Tree and pop it on dimensions. To fnish the card I added a curvy sentiment. I hope you can be creative with our challenge and join us there!

 

Challenge: #335
Stamp: Itty Bitty Christmas,                      
Colors: Memento Black,
Paper: Christmas DSP (retired)        

Others: Dimension,

11/13/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #551 - You Made My Day

Happy Monday! Today’s card is using Atlantic Heart Sketch #551! My card is true to the sketch and I wanted to showcase both side of the Garden Walk DSP! This is the only DSP that I grab from the Holiday Mini Catalog and I love how you can use it for the Holidays as as any other occasion. Please remember to join us at the challenge!

 

 

Challenge: #551
Stamp: Cheerful Daisy,                         
Colors: Poppy Parade,  
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, Poppy Parade, 

Others: Dimension, Cheerful Daisy Dies, Blooming Pearls,

11/11/2023 - Less is More #496 CAS Anything Goes - Bee Mine Love You

Hi crafters, welcome back to another challenge here at Less is More and this week we are making Clean and Simple (CAS) card! What is CAS you asked? Well, it’s mostly 1 layer/no layer card with minimal stamping and embellishment and something you can definitely make in less than 3-5 minuets. I used the painter’s tape to block off a section and sponge some Balmy Blue around it. The image then is stamped with Memento Black, although I think Stazon Black might work a bit better. The images are from the new Bee Mine Bundle which will come out in January 2024 with Stampin’ Up. Hope you enjoyed this card and let’s share your creation with us!

 

Challenge: #496
Stamp: Bee Mine                      
Colors: Balmy Blue, Memento Black     
Paper: White, 

Others: Painter’s Tape  

11/6/2023 - Make My Monday #213 Light The Way - Happy Birthday

Happy Monday and Happy Fall! Welcome back to another bi-weekly at Make My Monday and this week we are making Lighting the Way card (Candles, Lights…etc). I decided to make a Birthday Card using some Designer Series Paper. I am not good at free cutting the flames but from Songbird Punch, there is a wing image that coordinate with the punch and it’s perfect as a flame/fires so I used that with some Crushed Curry cardstock – Easy Peay! This is also a great way to use up some of those smaller strips of paper! I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #213
Stamp: Itty Bitty Birthday,                      
Colors: Parakeet Party  
Paper: White, 2022-2024 In-Colors DSP, Crushed Curry,   

Others: Dimension,  

11/3/23 - My Time To Craft #520 Fun Fold - Bee Mine Bundle

Happy Happy Friday! We are officially in November and snowing season, at least here in the Chicagoland area. Today’s card with My Time To Craft is Fun Fold and I created a card using Be Mine Bundle from the upcoming 2024 Mini Catalog. I am not sure what this fold is call but something like Split Panel maybe. I have the dimensions for all the pieces if you want to use it and submit your card with us at the challenge!  

Cardstock – 11” x 4 ¼” score at 5 ½”

Cut at 6 ¾” and 1 ¼” from that piece 

DSP is 1” x 4” x 2 and Panel Piece is 2 ¾” x 4”

 

Challenge: #520
Stamp: Be Mine Valentine,                    
Colors: Daffodil Delight, Memento Black, Real Red, Flirty Flamingo   
Paper: White, Bee Mine DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Bee Mine Punch, Sweet Sorbet Ribbon, Layering Circle Dies,

11/2/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #211 Thank/Thankful/Thanksgiving - Pick of the Patch Thanks so Much

Happy Thursday! We are officially in November and it’s the season of being thankful so today’s creation for Cardz 4 Galz is Thank You/Thankful/Thanksgiving card! I saw a beautiful sample from Stampin’ in the Meadows and decided to CASE it. I used more of the dark neutral colors for this and the DSP is from Garden Walk, which is from the current mini catalog that I just love. I stamped 2 different share of gorge/pumpkin on the stitched circle with a bare tree branch and the pumpkins that can be punch out are position in the front. Hope this card gives you inspiration to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #211
Stamp: Pick of the Patch                     
Colors: 2023-2025 In-Colors, Pecan Pie, Starry Sky,
Paper: White, Garden Walk DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, Adhesive-Back Speckled Dots, Twine,

11/1/2023 - The Male Room #180 Feather - Songbird

Happy Hump Day! Welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making Feather card. I don’t have any *feather* stamp set so I have to be creative and went with a Songbird Bundle since bird has feather, right?! I also decided to showcase the new 2023-2025 In-Colors by using the Designer Series Paper. The birdie is stamp and punch in Copper Clay and the music notes is stamp in Boho Blue on the Stitched Circle. I hope you can join us at the challenge and be creative with it!

 

 

Challenge: #180
Stamp: Songbird                           
Colors: Copper Clay, Boho Blue, Pebble Path     
Paper: White, Pebble Path, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, Neutral Sequins, Songbird Punch,    

11/1/2023 - Birthstone Challenge #6 November/December - Label Me Bold

Welcome back to another monthly challenge here at Birthstone and this time we are making card with Topaz (brown) and Turquoise (blue) and this is what I came up with. I used the colors that I have from Stampin’ Up most resemblance of these 2 colors and I found the In-Colors DSP for this and punch it with Postage Punch. I also used these 2 colors for my sentiment to create a Thank You card for my friend. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

November 1st thru December 15th

 

Challenge: BSC#6
Stamp: Label Me Bold                    
Colors: Copper Clay, Starry Sky,        
Paper: White, 2022-2024 In-Colors DSP, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP,      

Others: Postage Punch,   

10/31/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #334 Circle Card - You Make My Heart Buzzzzz

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Circle Card. I found this really fun and new to me technique called Rocker Card and decided to give it a try because it is made out of Circle Dies. I used the biggest circle die I can find and fold in half and that’s it. Then you just need to decorate it and I used another Circle Dies and punch to have a place to stamp images and sentiment. This card turned out really cute and I think it will be perfect for that special guy in your life. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #334
Stamp: Bee Mine                       
Colors: Memento Black, Sweet Sorbet
Paper: Bee Mine DSP (new), Sweet Sorbet, White, Daffodil Delight,         

Others: Dimension, Circle Dies, 2 ½” Circle Punch,

10/30/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #549 - Bee Mine

Are we creating Valentine’s Day card in October? Yes, we are!! Today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I am sharing a card that I’ve created using Bee Mine bundle from the new 2024 Stampin’ Up Mini Catalog. Demonstrator can pre-ordered this for an upcoming event so I couldn’t wait to create a card using today’s sketch! This layout is perfect to showcase both side of our beautiful DSP. For some reason, the bumble bee looks a bit upset?! Perhaps it is too early to share a love card?! Please do remember to join us at the challenge and share your creation with us!

 

 

Challenge: #549
Stamp: Bee Mine                     
Colors: Memento Black, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink,         
Paper: White, Bee Mine DSP,       

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies,    

10/28/2023 - Less is More #495 - Colour - Blue/Pink/White

Happy Saturday! Today we are making Blue/Pink/White card and this is my Less is More version! I sponge the background with Blueberry Bushel and the flower is created with Petal Pink and White cardstock. I also finished the card with a sentiment that you can use for any occasion! Hope you enjoyed my CAS card today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #495
Stamp: Teeny Tiny Birthday                   
Colors: Blueberry Bushel,       
Paper: White, Petal Pink,     

Others: Sponge, Shaded Summer Dies (retired),