10/28/24 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #601 - Latte Love

I love drinking hot coffee or any type of hot beverage when the weather gets cold, so today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I used the sketch and made it into a catch up coffee card for a friend. I stamped the coffee stain onto the White cardstock and the coffee mug is colored in with my favorite color – Blue! I added a sentiment that’s perfect for a long time friend that you want to send this to. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #601
Stamp Set: Latte Love      
Colors: Azare Afternoon, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie,      
Paper: White, Azare Afternoon, Crumb Cake, A Little Latte DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Stylished Shaped Dies, Latte Love Dies, Swirls Dots,        

10/27/2024 - Heart's Quest #65 - Ombre Hearts

Another challenge at Heart’s Quest and this week we are doing a fun ombre hearts and gray LOVe stamped inside them. I love how the hearts turns out using Boho Blue and Lady in Pink. I used the negative of a heart punch for this. Simple and to the point. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #65
Stamp Set: Happy Little Things,    
Colors: Boho Blue, Pretty in Pink, Pebble Path,   
Paper: White, 

Others: Heart Duo Punch, Stampin’ Blends,     

10/21/24 - Make My Monday#237 Spooky / Halloween - Happy Halloween with Playful Ghosts,

As we get closer to Halloween, I need to seize the opportunity to make more Halloween cards! Today’s at Make My Monday will be my last chance to do so. I made a really simple one that you can duplicate to pass out with your friends. I used 3 different circle punches with different colors of cardstock and then stamped the images. I placed them down on a white cardstock and finished it with a sentiment that I stamped on yellow – more halloween colors too! Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: MMM#237

Stamp Set: Playful Ghosts,  
Colors: Momento Black,   
Paper: White, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather, Daffadel Delight, Pumpkin Pie         

Others: Dimension, 1 3/8”, 2” and 2 3/8” Circle Punches,       

10/18/24 - My Time To Craft #545 - Monochromatic with Coppler Clay Spotlight on Natures

Happy Friday and another bi-weekly challenge here at My Time to Craft and this week we are making monochromatic card! I decided to make a quick batch of these to show you that it is very quick and easy to make these. First I found the DSP with one color background then I used the In-color DSP pattern and added a strip of it to make the panel pop a little. Then I stamped the image in a circle that I punched out. Added some gems and a tone on tone sentiment and voila, you are finished!! I hope you see how easy to make these and you can jump on the bandwagon to make batches of these to send to friends!

Challenge: #545
Stamp Set: Spotlight on Nature, Simply Sayings,         
Colors: Copper Clay
Paper: White, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP, 

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

10/17/24 - Cardz 4 Galz #236 Color Challenge - Playful Ghosts

Today’s at Cardz 4 Galz, we are making cards that contain Black/Purple/Orange/Green and guess what, I used them ALL!! I am usually not good at color challenge but I found a safe way to do that – creating background using those colors!! I used 2 different circle negatives and sponge the color to use as a background. Then I used Stazon Black to stamp the images and colored it in with Watercolor Pencil and Blender Pen to smooth out the lines. Orange circles has a pumpkin, Purple circle has a cute *witch* on a bloom with coordiating coloring. Then the green circle has a sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #236
Stamp Set: Playful Ghosts,   
Colors: Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Stazon  
Paper: White, 

Others: 2” Circle Punch, 2 ¼” Circle Punch, Blending Brush, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens,    

10/15/2024 - Cardz 4 Guyz #358 T is for....... - T is for Trick or Treat with Playful Ghost

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another Cardz 4 Guyz challenge and this week I am the host and I am doing T is for….. Trick or Treat! Oringally when I came up with this idea, I was going to make a tree card (how easy is that) Then I realized that Halloween is just around the corner and this is the perfect occasion for a Trick or Treat card! The image is stamped and colored with Stampin’ Blends and I can’t forget about the sentiment, right?! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge and let me know what your T is for.

Challenge: #358
Stamp Set: Playful Ghost,   
Colors: Momento Black, Stampin Blends (Pumpkin Pie / Daffadel Delight)  
Paper: White, Celebration for all Occasion (retired), Highland Heather,     

Others: Dimension, 2 ½” Circle Punch, 1” Circle Punch, Pearls,   

10/14/24 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #599 - Timeless Arrangement I appreicate you.

Hi crafters! Welcome back to another challenge here at Atlantic Hearts Sketch and today I have a really elegant card for you that I’ve created. I used the retired Timeless Arrangement to arrange a bunch of flowers/leaves around the sentiment by using some soft pastel colors. And on the background, sponge the colors that we used for the arrangement to make it pop a little. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #599
Stamp Set: Timeless Arrangement  
Colors: Balmy Blue, Daffadel Delight, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie,
Paper: White, Balmy Blue, Daffadel Delight, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green,    

Others: Dimension, Timeless Arrangement Dies, Perenial Dies, Blender Brush

10/13/2024 - Heart's Quest #64 - Bee My Valentine's DSP

Hi Hi – Today at Hearts Quest I have a very cute card mainly just Bee My Valentine DSP for the whole card, using 3 out the items from the list. I used Bees, Honey Jar and Honey Comb. This is such a perfect paper for this challenge. I used the duo heart punch to for the image of bee and layer it on another heart punch piece. I hope this card gives you good inspiraiton and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #64
Stamp Set: N/A 
Colors: N/A
Paper: White, Bee My Valentine’s Real Red,   

Others: Dimension, Duo Heart Punch,   

10/7/24 - Make My Monday#236 Kid's Friendly - Pets & More

First Make My Monday challenge here for October and we are making Kid Friendly card. I pulled out Pets & More stamp set because I think it’s so perfect for making furry friend card that are suitable for kids! I stamped the fox image in Wild Wheat and cut him out with scissor and adhered onto Boho Blue circle cardstock. The sentiment is from another online exculsive set as well. As you can see, I used mostly the 2023-2025 In-Colors. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #236
Stamp Set: Pets & More, Happy Little Things   
Colors: Wild Wheat, Black, Cooper Clay    
Paper: White, Cooper Clay DSP, Boho Blue, 

Others: Dimension, 2 3/8” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Markers, Dots,        

10/4/24 - My Time To Craft #544 Fall/Autumn - Just for You Pumpkin Card

Now a day October has an extra special meaning to me. I love fall in the midwest and now October is also my son’s birthday month! Today’s card is created for the MTTC Fall/Autumn challenge and I use the Build a Bee punch to create a pumpkin! I saw a really clever card using the punch for pumpkin and wanted to CASE it. I sponge the side of the pumpkins to give it a little more dimension. The DSP is from the current Holiday/Winter Mini Catalog and Everyday Details Dies. Love the simplicity of this card. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #544
Stamp Set: Attention Shoppers (sentiment)  
Colors: Cajune Craze, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Whisper White, Pecan Pie, Iconic Celebration

Others: Dimension, Everyday Details Dies, Dots, Bee Builder Punch, Pecan Pie Blends,

10/3/24 - Cardz 4 Galz #235 Circles - Yuletide Village

Welcome back to first challenge of the month here at Cardz 4 Galz and today we are doing Circle card. Instead of just cutting circles, what I did is used a circle mask and sponge around the mask with lighter blue and then I went back in with a bigger circle mask with a darker shade of blues to great some depth. To finish the cards I stamped some house/church images, a new stamp set from the current holiday mini catalog. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #235
Stamp Set: Yuletide Village      
Colors: Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Momento Black,      
Paper: White, Basic Black, Iconic Celebration DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Circle Mask, Perennial Postage Dies, 

10/2/2024 - The Male Room #191 Trees - Frosted Forest Mask

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and this month we are making card with Trees and this is what I came up with! No stamp image were used for the tree but instead, I just used the mask with Blending Brush and ink pads to create this awesome tree image! I finished it with a sentiment and some dots. Hope you enjoyed this quick and simple card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #191
Stamp Set: Simply Say     
Colors: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie,     
Paper: White, Iconic Celebration DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Deckled Dies, Dots, Frosted Forest Dies,       

10/1/2024 - Cardz 4 Guyz #357 Wheels - This Birthday Piggy with 2023-2025 In-Colors

Happy October and 1^st challenge of the month at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making cards with wheels. I pulled out an old retired stamp set – This Birthday Piggy for the challenge. There was a cute image with the piggy riding on a scooter and just too adorable not to use. I used the 2023-2025 In-Colors Markers/DSP as a main color scheme for this card. I used the in-colors DSP for the background and the coloring for the main image. Let’s see what you can create for our wheel challenge and share your creation there!

Challenge: #357
Stamp Set: This Birthday Piggy    
Colors: Momento Black, 2023-2025 In-Colors,   
Paper: White, Copper Clay, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP,      

Others: Dimension, Layering Circle Dies, Stampin’ Markers, Dots,    

9/30/24 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #597 - Tune In Bundle!

Happy Monday and I am sharing another card sketch here with Atlantic Hearts Sketch and this week I am using Tune In Bundle for this fun sketch! I paired it with Mediterranean Bloom DSP for more of the *retro* look and a yellow TV – that’s totally 70s TV colors! To finish the card I added some sequins. Hope you enjoyed my take on the sketch and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: #598
Stamp Set: Tune In      
Colors: Early Espresso,  
Paper: White, Crushed Curry, Mediterranean Bloom DSP, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue 

Others: Dimension, Tune In Bundle, Sequines   

9/28/2024 - Heart's Quest #63 - Hearts & Hugs

Hi Hi – Today at Hearts Quest I have a very cute card using Hearts & Hugs to create for the challenge. I picked mouse from Part A and paired it with Gray with White dotted hearts from Part B for this unique creation. The mouse is colored in with Watercolor Pencils and the flowers is an actual die cut from the same bundle. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and before to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #63
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs, Simply Said  
Colors: Black, Watercolor Pencils, Basic Gray,
Paper: White, Well-Suited DSP (retired), Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather, 

Others: Dimension, Hearts & Hugs Dies, Stylish Shaped Dies,  

9/23/24 - Make My Monday#235 Create your background - Playful Ghosts

Welcome back to another Make My Monday here and this week we are making our own background! This is a perfect way for me to create a Halloween card and create a background since I don’t have any Halloween related paper to show case. I sponge the White cardstock with Peach Pie  and then stamped the bag images around the frame. The dracula is colored in with Stampin’ Blends and cut out and put on a dimension. I hope you liked this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #235
Stamp Set: Playful Ghosts,       
Colors: Peach Pie, Highland Heather/Granny Apply Green Stampin’ Blends, Black  
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, Pearls, Blending Brush,

9/20/24 - My Time To Craft #543 Spring Theme - Painted Lavendar Thank You

Hi everyone – Happy Friday and welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge and this week we are making Spring Theme card. I saw a very cute sample on the internet and wanted to give it a try! I die cut a piece of frame cardstock and cover up the edges, only leaving the rectangle area inside and stamp the grass/flowers images. Then I sponge the background with light purple/light blue for the sky. To finish the card I added some butterflyaccents and a sentiment. I think this card will go to one of my customer! Remember to join us at the challenge and thanks so much for stopping by to check out my card!

Challenge: #543
Stamp Set: Painted Lavendar, Simply Said,    
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Fresia, Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight,   
Paper: White, Wildly Flowering DSP, Fresh Fresia, 

Others: Dimension, Butterfly Accents, Radiated Dies,

9/19/24 - Cardz 4 Galz #234 Coloring - Playful Ghosts Boo

Happy Thursday and welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and this week I am the hostess for the challenge of Coloring! There are so many coloring medium in the card making world. With Stampin’ Up, you can do watercolor pencils, blender pen, aqua painter, stampin’ Blends and stampin’ Markers. Today’s card is using Stampin’ Blends for this fun Halloween/Pumpkin card! If you looked closely, threre are shading on the pumpkins and I paired it up with some DSP for the layering. To finish, you need a cute sentiment that matches the ghost that’s coming out of the pumpkin! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #234
Stamp Set: Playful Ghosts,   
Colors: Stampin’ Blends (Peach Pie), Momento Black, Cajune Craze,    
Paper: White, Iconic Celebration DSP, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Summer Splash, 

Others: Dimension, Radiated Dies, Postage Perenial Dies, Dots,      

9/17/2024 - Cardz 4 Guyz #356 Dry/Wet Embossing - A Little Latte DSP with Happy Little Things

Today at Cardz 4 Guyz we are adding Dry/Wet Embossing onto our card! I remember embossing folder as one of the first, easy fun techniques that I used very early on on my cards! I know it’s hard to see on this card but I emobossed the White cardstock with a subtle embossing folder and paired it with A Little Latte DSP. I used multiple designs from the DSP on this card, and all cut into 1” x 4” to start and trim to fit. I added a bold sentiment and colored it in with Stampin’ Blends. I really like how this card turned out and I hope you like it too! Remember to join us at the challenge and share your creation!

Challenge: #356
Stamp Set: Happy Little Things,     
Colors: Momento Black, Pecan Pie/Calypo Coral Stampin’ Blends,
Paper: White, A Little Latte DSP, Crushed Curry,   

Others: Dimension, Stylish Shapes, Happy Labels Pick a Punch, Adhesive Swirls Dots,  

9/16/24 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #595 - Playful Ghosts Happy Halloween

Happy Monday and today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch I created a Halloween card using the sketch. It’s so hard to believe that we are in October already! I use the cute dracula image and stamped it on a block with ink and spray with water to create a background. Added a simple sentiment and an embossed cardstock to givee it more interests and textures. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #595
Stamp Set: Playful Ghosts,   
Colors: Peach Pie, Highland Heather, Pebble Path, Black
Paper: White, Pebble Path, Highland Heather,     

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Natures Dies, Perennial Postage Dies, Neturals Sequins,  

9/15/2024 - Sparkles Challenge #180 - Fall/Autumn Card with Frosted Forest Mask

Welcome back to another monthly challenge at Sparkle and this month we are making Fall/Autumn card! I purchashed the Froested Forest Decorative Mask without the bundle and hoping to make some quick and easy card just using the ink pads! I picked the colors that represent the fall color palletes and it turns out really awesome! I added pumpkin DSP and a ribbon to keep it simple. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #180
Stamp Set: N/A
Colors: Cajune Craze, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie,        
Paper: Whisper White, Pecan Pie, Iconic Celebration DSP, 

Others: Stitched Rectangle Dies, Crumb Cake Twine, Froested Forest Mask, Sponge, Dots   

9/6/24 - My Time To Craft #542 Trees - Frosted Forest Mask Happy Birthday

Happy Friday and welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at My Time to Craft and this week we are adding some textures onto our cards! Defintion of textures can be different from person to person but for me, it’s 1) using embossing folder and 2) using emblishement (ribbon or dots) and that’s exactly what I did on my card! I used one of the newer base colors from Stampin’ Up – Basie Beige! I also use the DSP from Iconic Celebration from Online Exculsive! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #542
Stamp Set: N/A 
Colors: Momento Black, Moody Mauve/Mossy Meadow Markers,
Paper: Basic Beige, Iconic Celebration DSP, Moody Mauve,    

Others: Dimension, Everyday Details Dies, Dots, Mossy Meadow Ribbon,

9/5/24 - Cardz 4 Galz #233 Squre - Birthday Wishes with Mediterranean Blooms

Happy Thursday and welcome back to our first challenge of the month at Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Squre card. Instead of doing a Square size card, I decided to just use the square elements on mine. I saw a cute sample on Pinterest (which it’s been so popular) and I wanted to give it a try. Each smaller square is 1 ¼” x 1 ¼” and the layering piece is 4” x 5 ¼”. The birthday greeting piece is die cut out with but you can always do a manual layering piece for 2 ½” x 2 ½”. The orange image is cut out from the designer paper as well as those smaller pieces. Since I didn’t get the coordinating stamp bundle with this paper, this is a great way to showcase and use the DSP. Hope I give you some inspiration on this challenge and be sure to join us!

Challenge: #233
Stamp Set: Simply Said,
Colors: Night of Navy,      
Paper: Whisper White, Balmy Blue, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Daffadel Delight,   

Others: Dimension, Stylished Dies, Gems,

9/4/24 - The Male Room #190 Fun Folds - Latte Love

Happy Hump Day and welcome back to another monthly challenge here at The Male Room and we are making Fun Fold Cards! I saw a diagonal fold from Meg Loven and decided to give it a try. You will have to score a full sheet of cardstock in half on both end (which is 4 ¼” and 5 ½”) and then cut from end to end to create this. For some reason I couldn’t get my cardstock to fit in my trimmer so I used an exacto knife for this. The DSP is 4” x 5 ¼” and then cut in half and then you can decorate as you prefer. I used the Latte Love bundle for this. The coffee mug is stamp, colored and die cut out. The French press is just with cardstock. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #190
Stamp Set: Latte Love            
Colors: Memento Black, Azure Afternoon/Basic Gray Stampin’ Blends,    
Paper: Whisper White, Latte Love DSP, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso,  

Others: Dimension, Latte Love Dies, Vellum,   

9/3/2024 - Cardz 4 Guyz #355 Natuical Theme Card - Lifebuoy with Circle Dies

How is it possible that we are in September already?! Today’s card is our first challenge of the month at Cardz 4 Guyz and we are making Nautical Theme card. I don’t own any boat image so I decided to creative and use the circle dies to create a  Lifebuoy card with White and Red cardstock. I also picked a piece of DSP that kind of have the underwater feels and stamped some water bubbles around it. I hope you enjoyed this creative card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #355
Stamp Set: Simply Said, Submarine Life,
Colors: Boho Blue, Black,       
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Cheerful Daisy DSP (retired),    

Others: Dimension, Layering Circle Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies  

8/26/2024 - Make My Monday#233 Beach - Sending Oceans of Love

Happy Monday and welcome back to another Make My Monday card challenge and this week we are making Beach Theme card. As you can see, I need to be a little creative with this card. I didn’t have any stamp set related to Beach but I found the fun and cute stamp images from Submarine Life and create an ocean underworld scene! The seaweed image was originally a water jet image but I used it like a seaweed and then added all the fun, under the sea creatures! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and join us and let’s be creative together!

Challenge: #233
Stamp Set: Submarine Life,          
Colors: Crumb Cake, Highland Heather, Soft Seafoam, Flirty Flamingo, Boho Blue, Peach Pie,
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink,   

Others: Dimension,