9/21/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #208 Stencil, Sentiment and Image - It's a Science

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at C4Galz and this week we are making a card with Stencil, Sentiment and an image! I decided to go with It’s a Science stamp set as a starting point! I cut out a rectangle negative as a stencil and used it as a background. I stamped the images and colored it in with Watercolor Pencils and Aqua Painter and cut it out to put it on dimensions. To finish the card, I stamped the bubbles and added some sequins and then sentiment. Who says that Science and blue is just for guys?! I loved how this turned out using these. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us!

Challenge: #208
Stamp: It’s a Science,        
Colors: Black, Pool Party,
Paper: White, Pool Party, 

Others: Dimension, Watercolor Pencil, Rectangle Dies, Aqua Painter,       

9/19/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #331 Stars - Thinking of you

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making card with Stars! I found this really old/retired fun paper where you just used a sponge, ink pad and rub color on there, kind of like coloring with an embossed image! To finished the card I added a layer of cardstock, some glitter stars, with a bow and a sentiment. The guy in our lives need some rainbow as well, right?! Hope you will join us at the challenge today!

 

Challenge: #331
Stamp: Greetings    
Colors: Rainbow! & Black
Paper: White, Crumb Cake, Embossed DSP,  

Others: Twine, Sponge, Star Punch, Glimmer Paper   

9/18/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #539 - Cheerful Daisy

 Happy Monday and welcome back to another bi-weekly sketch challenge with Atlantic Hearts Sketch! For today’s card, I turned the sketch side way for a horizontal card. All the items used are from the Cheerful Daisy suite in the current Stampin’ Up catalog. The white daisy middle is colored with ink pad and watercolor brush for a softer look, although the color I used is Crushed Curry. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #539
Stamp: Cheerful Daisy,      
Colors: Gardne Green,  
Paper: White, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Copper Clay, Boho Blue,    

Others: Dimension, Cheerful Daisy Dies, Solid Gems,     

9/16/2023 - Less is More #492 Alphabet (C) - Brewed For You

Happy Saturday! Today’s card with Less Is More we are making C is for Celebrate! I created a masculine card to celebrate all the dad in our lives, including mine, although he doesn’t drink beer, only my husband does! I used a die cut and created a template to sponge the background and the beer mug is using the Brewed for You bundle! Hope you can join us for this wonderful challenge! 

Challenge: #492
Stamp: Brewed for You       
Colors: Black, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry,   
Paper: White,

Others: Splited Texture Dies, Sponge, Brewed for You Dies,      

9/15/2023 - Sparkles Challenge #168 Alice in Wonderland - Playing Cards

Hi – welcome back to another month challenge at Sparkles Buddies, Monthly Challenge and this month we are creating Alice in Wonderland card. My card is inspired by the elements in the movie. I created 2 playing cards, using blue designers series paper like Alice’s dress and then stamped the clock image in the background. I hope my creation help you to participate in this challenge, even when you don’t have any stamps for the image!

 

Challenge: #168
Stamp: Clock Image (from Paper Pumpkin)   
Colors: Pebble Path,
Paper: White, Celebrate All Occasion DSP (retired), Real Red, Basic Black,   

Others: Alphabet Dies, Mini Heart Punch, He’s the Men Dies,   

9/12/2023 - TGIF #437 + Inspiration Station #53 - Pick of the Patch a harvest of blessing

It’s been a long time since I joined challenges beside my DT post so today’s card is using TGIF sketch challenge with Inspiration Station. Fall is defiantly coming in the Midwest as it’s been a bit cooler in the morning. I picked up this bundle from the current Stampin’ Up winter mini catalog – Pick of the Patch for a fun pumpkin card! The circle is cut out with the Stitched Layering Dies and the pumpkins are punch out. I finished the card with some Speckled Dots. I hope you enjoyed this card and have a great week!

 

Challenge: #tgifc437, #53
Stamp: Pick of the Patch,    
Colors: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake,  
Paper: White, Lost Lagoon, Inked Botanic DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Speckled Dots, Pick of the patch Builder Punch, Stitched Layering Dies,   

9/11/2023 - Make My Monday #209 In the City - Coming Home card

Happy Monday crafters, welcome back to another challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making a scene – in the city card! I dogged out my retired stamp set – Coming Home for this. All 3 houses are stamped, colored with Stampin’ Blends and die cut out, even the cute car! The bare trees in the background was stamped with Early Espresso. Hope you enjoyed this fun card that I created for you and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #209
Stamp: Coming Home (retired)  
Colors: Memento Black, Misty Moonlight/Daffodil Delight/Pool Party/Gray/Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends                      
Paper: White, Christmas DSP (retired), 

Others: Dimension, Coming Home Dies,

9/8/23 - My Time To Craft #516 Dogs/Cats - Happy Halloween with Scary Silhouettes

Happy Friday! Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at My Time to Craft Challenge and this week we are making cards with Dogs/Cats and guess what?! I am creating a Halloween card! I know it’s still about 1.5 months away but truth to be told, this is the only die cut / stamp set (which is none) I have for cat image! I used the dies to create a scene and the black cat is also cut out and placed it under the trees. I used the sponge with Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie to create the background. Hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #516
Stamp: And Many More (retired)                          
Colors: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie,                      
Paper: White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Celebrate All Occasion DSP (retired),   

Others: Dimension, Scary Silhouette Dies, Metallic Pearls, Classic Label Punch,

9/7/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #207 Leaves/Leaf - Pick of the Patch

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Leaves card. I sold my Forever Fern bundle, which is the only leaves bundle I have so I have to be a little creative for this challenge. I decided to go with my new bundle from the Winter Mini Catalog, Pick of the Patch bundle, can you find the different ways I used the leaves? 1) I did a tone on tone with crumb cake on the cardstock with Crumb Cake. 2) I stamped the leaves in Mossy Meadow for the pumpkin. 3) The falling leaves from the tree, hence the bare tree and leaves on the ground beneath pumpkins. So let’s be creative with me and join us at the challenge, hope to see you there!

Challenge: #207
Stamp: Pick of the Patch,
Colors: Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow,                       
Paper: White, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie,    

Others: Dimension, Radiating Stiches Dies, Pick of the Patch Builder Punch, Speckled Dots,  

9/6/2023 - The Male Room #178 Leaves - Timeless Arrangement

 Hi fellow crafters – welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making Leaves card. I got creative with this challenge and used the Timeless Arrangement bundle for this. I picked two 2023-2025 In-Colors for the leaves and also the DSP, so instead of the traditional way of leave image, I used the die cut instead. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us.

Basic Black - 3 5/8" x 4 7/8", DSP 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Challenge: #178
Stamp: Timeless Arrangement              
Colors: Wild Wheat,         
Paper: White, 2023-2025 In-Color DSP, Basic Black, Copper Clay,        

Others: Dimension, Timeless Arrangement Dies, Gold/Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Solid Gems,     

9/5/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #330 Poppies/Remembrance - Timeless Arrangement

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back to another week of Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Poppie/Remembrance card and I decided to use both Poppy Parade with Basic Gray for this simple and elegant card. I don’t have a poppy stamp image so I found an image that’s similar and used the Poppy Parade color (you see the connection here?!) to color it in. I kept the base pretty simple and just used a Designer Series Paper as a layering to the cardstock. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and remember to join us at the challenge.  

 

Challenge: #330
Stamp: Timeless Arrangement                        
Colors: Memento Black, Old Olive, Poppy Parade,                    
Paper: White, Suite & Tie DSP, Poppy Parade, 

Others: Stampin’ Blends,  

9/4/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #537 - Happy Labels with Punch

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Atlantic Hearts Sketch and this week we have a fun one for ya! I found my brick embossing folder that’s perfect for this sketch and used the fun Craft with You bundle for this. I used the easel image and paired it with the floral image, which I colored with my Stampin’ Markers. I couldn’t decide if a sentiment would look good down by the easel so decided to leave it out. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to check out the rest of the design team creation on Wednesday!

 

Challenge: #541
Stamp: Craft with You                         
Colors: Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather, Early Espresso,                     
Paper: White, Cheerful Daisy DSP, Rich Razzleberry, 

Others: Dimension, Craft with You dies, Brick Embossing Folder,   

9/2/2023 - Less is More #491 CAS - a Harvest of Blessings

Happy Saturday! Today’s card at Less is More we are making CAS – Clean & Simple card. I stamped both of the pumpkin and then did the rock and roll technique to put some other colors on the edges and the stem is punch out with Crumb Cake cardstock. Hope you enjoy this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #491
Stamp: Pick of the patch                       
Colors: Wild Wheat, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze,                  
Paper: White, 

Others: Pick of the Patch Punch

8/31/23 - Sunday Stamps #316 - Pick of the Patch Thanks So Much

Last card of August is using sketch challenge from Sunday Stamps! I recently received my orders from the 2023 Holiday/Mini Catalog so this is the perfect time to use the new bundle – pick of the patch! This bundle is perfect for fall as well as Halloween if you want to stamp or hand-drawn faces onto the pumpkin. I picked 3 different colors that I think it’s perfect for fall and stamped the pumpkins with it. One is punch out the rest is just on the White cardstock. I didn’t have any fall paper so I paired it with Cheerful Daisy DSP. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today!

 

Challenge: SSC316
Stamp: Pick of the patch                      
Colors: Crushed Curry, Moody Mauve, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow,                   
Paper: White, Moddy Mauve, Cheerful Daisy DSP, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, Neutral Sequins, Pick of the Patch Punch

8/28/2023 - Make My Monday #208 Hobbies - It's a science You Matter

Happy Monday, welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Make My Monday and this week I am the hostess for the challenge and we are making Hobbies card! I recently got this science theme stamp set and I couldn’t wait to use it and thought this is a perfect opportunity to do so! Some people do love science as a hobby, right?! I stamped the microscope image and colored it with Stampin’ Blends and cells in Misty Moonlight. The DSP is actually from Cheerful Daisy, I thought the blend of colors fits pretty well here. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #208
Stamp: It’s a Science                    
Colors: Stazon Black, Misty Moonlight               
Paper: White, Cheerful Daisy DSP, Gray,   

Others: Dimension, Radiate Dies, Neutral Sequins, Stampin’ Blends,

8/25/23 - My Time To Craft #515 Dies - Timeless Arrangement with Cheerful Daisy

Happy Friday and welcome back to our bi-weekly challenge here at My Time to Craft Challenge and this week we are using dies to make our card! I finally have a chance to use this big piece of DSP with flower image on a card, how easy is that. All I did is use my die to cut out the rectangle for sentiment and the leaves on the back. I love the result and highly recommend the Stampin’ Up Cheerful Daisy DSP for sure!! Thanks for stopping by and remember to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #515
Stamp: Timeless Arrangement,                     
Colors: Copper Clay,                
Paper: White, Cooper Clay, Cheerful Daisy, Garden Green, 

Others: Dimension, Timeless Arrangement Dies, Silver Glitter Paper

8/24/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #206 Animals/Insects - Songbird, A little bird told me....

Hi everyone – welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Animals/Insects card. I love the card layout/sketch from Kitchen Stamper so this layout is from one of her older video. All the pieces are cut out with scissor except the DSP and the cloud. There is a bird punch but the image I picked was cut out by scissor. The DSP is cut out at 3” x 1 ½”.  Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #206
Stamp: Songbird,                  
Colors: Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Cinnamon Cider, Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake,             
Paper: White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Inked Botanic DSP, Crushed Curry,

Others: Dimension, Bird Punch, Sequins, Cloud Punch,        

8/23/2023 - Christmas Craft Creation August 2023 CAS - Reindeer

Welcome back to another monthly challenge here at Christmas Craft Creation and this month is Clean & Simple card! I am going back to the basic with my first few simple layout that I would always do for my cards. It’s just a piece of Designer Series Paper and a stamp image piece with a layering piece. This type of card should be quick and easy to reproduce and if you want, you can always add some bling jazz it up a little. I hope you enjoyed this quick card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.  

Challenge: August 2023
Stamp: Reindeer,                     
Colors: Chocolate Chip,                
Paper: Crumb Cake, Christmas DSP, Chocolate Chip,    

Others: Dimension,

8/22/2023 - Cardz 4 Guyz #329 Going to the beach - Circle Saying Hello

Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here with us at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Beach card! If you’ve been reading my blog, you know what I don’t have a beach theme related stamp set so I need to be a little bit creative. I used Circle Saying stamp set and this time I used 2 different images combined for my creation. The image of starfishes are at the background and the sunshine/wave image is punch out with a circle punch. The coloring is done with Stampin’ Markers. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #329           
Stamp: Circle Saying,                 
Colors: Stazon,            
Paper: White, Basic Black, Balmy Blue,            

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, 2” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Markers       

8/21/2023 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #539 - Crafting with you

Happy Monday, welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch and this week I have a fun threading basket for you! This is such a fun bundle called Crafting with You, included lots of images that are related to hand-made images. Today I used a basket with thread to create a fun basket. Each of the square is 1 x 1 and then I work my way out to create each layering. I used up my scraps from Inked Botanic Garden DSP. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #539
Stamp: Crafting with You,                
Colors: Early Espresso,           
Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral, Inked Botanic DSP, Basic Gray, Pool Party, Petal Pink Others: Dimension, Crafting with you Dies,      

8/19/2023 - Less is More #490 Orange - Art Gallery I am thinking of you

Happy Saturday! Today’s card at Less Is More is color challenge – Orange. Sadly current Stampin’ Up only have 1 orange color – Pumpkin Pie, so I have to be a little creative. I did the stamp off or 2^nd generation stamping) to get a lighter color shade of orange for this flower. I also found an retired orange cardstock (I think it’s Grapefruit) that’s perfect as a base. I hope you will be able to  create something orange from your stash and join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #490
Stamp: Art Gallery               
Colors: Pumpkin Pie,          
Paper: White, Grapefruit Grove,           

Others: N/A    

8/17/2023 - Try Stampin' On Tuesday #619 - Biggest Wishes

Happy Thursday! Today’s fun sketch is using Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Sketch. I always love a fun sketch that can show off the Designer Series Paper. I just picked different pattern/strips from my stash and cut it at different length with the punch and the sentiment is stamped on a fun die with the stitching. This stamp set is really great to layer on top of each others with different colors. Hope you enjoy this creation!

 

Challenge: #619
Stamp: Biggest Wishes,                   
Colors: Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral              
Paper: Very Vanilla, Inked Botanic Garden DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Radiate Dies, Happy Label Punch, Crafting with you dies, Wink a Stella         

8/15/2023 - Sparkles Challenge #167 Tropical / Beach Theme - Circle Saying

Every 15^th of the month, I will be joining the rest of wonderful design team members to create a monthly project for Sparkle Buddies and this month we are creating Tropical/Beach card and this is what I came up with. If you follow me, you’ve already know that I do not own any beach/tropical related stamp set so I  have to be creative for this challenge so I used this wave/sun image from Circle Saying for it. The image is colored with Watercolor Pencil and Blender Pen to smooth out the line and I have some left over pieces I thought it would make it a background. I hope you enjoyed this creation today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #167
Stamp: Circle Saying,             
Colors: Blueberry Bushel,        
Paper: White, Blueberry Bushel, 2022-2024 In-Colors DSP, Crushed Curry,        

Others: 2 ½” Circle Punch, Metallic Pearls, All That Dies, Blender Pen, Watercolor Pencil,    

8/14/2023 - Make My Monday #207 Three of Anything - Fiesta Taco

Happy Monday! Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making 3 of xxx card! I finally received my Fiesta Taco stamp set so this is the perfect opportunity to use it. I stamped 3 taco but cut out one and put it on the dimension. They are all colored with Stampin’ Blends and added a very fun pun sentiment. I also paired this card with a new dies that I just got, can you see the wonderful stiches?! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #207
Stamp: Fiesta Taco,            
Colors: Daffodil Delight/Old Olive/Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends, Black      
Paper: White, Orchard Oasis, 2022-2024 In-Colors DSP,      

Others: Dimension, Radiating Stiches Dies,

8/11/23 - My Time To Craft #514 Stencils - Cheerful Daisy

Happy Friday! Welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at My Time to Craft and this week we are making cards using stencils. I used the negative of my dies from Split Card Texture Dies and sponge with Balmy Blue around the 4 corners of my main focal point to create a frame like image. The sunflower is sponge with Crushed Curry in the middle with vellum layering. I thought it was a bit fun to do that. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #514
Stamp: Cheerful Daisy,           
Colors: Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry,        
Paper: White, Crushed Curry, Vellum, Kraft     

Others: Dimension, Cheerful Daisy Dies, Split Card Texture Dies, Sponge,   

8/10/2023 - Cardz 4 Galz #205 Summer Days - Share a Milkshake bundle

Hi crafters – welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making summer day card! When I think of summer, I always think of cold treats like Ice-Cream, which is also my son’s favorite in the summer. I used the Share a Milkshake bundle from Stampin’ Up to create this yummy ice cream with Pineapple and Lavender flavor! I sponged edges of the cone to give some dimension and the sentiment is perfect because it matched the cherry I put on the ice-cream. I also used Wink a Stella on the cherry to give some sparkles. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #205
Stamp: Share a Milkshake,          
Colors: Sweet Sorbet,       
Paper: White, Country Floral Lane (retired), Sweet Sorbet, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Highland Heather,    

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