7/31/2024 - SUOC #357 CASEing - Thinking of you.

Hi everyone – Today’s card is using SU only challenge and CASEing the card on page 64 of the current Stampin’ Up annual catalog. I used the right card as an inspiraiton and created a thinking of you card for my class on Sunday. This is a great way to showcase your DSP and I decided to use Early Espresso to cut out the leaf/branch image. I finished the card with a sentiment and added a twine. Hope my attendee will like this card.

 

Challenge: #357
Stamp Set: Simply Said,            
Colors: Early Espresso,
Paper: Whisper White, Wildly Flowering DSP, Basic Beige     

Others: Dimension, Everyday Details Dies, Twine, Painted Lavender Dies,  

7/29/2024 - Make My Monday#231 Coloring - Hugs & Kisses with Stampin' Blends

Happy Monday! Today I am the host at Make My Monday challenge and we are doing coloring cards! There are so many coloring tools I enjoyed, like Watercolor Pencils (with Blender Pen and Aqua Painter), Chalks and lately I am really into Stampin’ Blends! Today’s cute Skunks (or is it Beavers) is colored in with Basic Gray and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends! I hope you can join us at the challenge and share your wonderful creation with us!

Challenge: #231
Stamp Set: Hugs & Kisses         
Colors: Poppy Parade, Basic Gray/Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends,
Paper: Whisper White, Bee Mine DSP (retired), Petal Pink, Poppy Parade,    

Others: Dimension, Hugs & Kisses Dies, Flower Elements,    

7/28/2024 - Heart's Quest #59 - Bear Bear Card with Banner

Hi Hi! Today at Heart’s Quest I have a very cute Bear Bear card for you. I used the lots of circle punches to create this punch art Bear from Part A and then created a heart banner from Part B. This card is perfect for a kid’s birthday which I will probably saved until when school starts! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #59
Stamp Set: N/A        
Colors: N/A  
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Different size Circle Punches, Stampin’ Markers, Heart Punch, Banner Punch  

7/26/24 - My Time To Craft #539 Summer Fun - Center Step Card with Crafting with You

Happy Friday crafters! Welcome back to another challenge here at My Time to Craft and the theme for this month is Summer Fun!! Most people will be thinking about swimming, camping, hiking and outdoor activities, and my is too, but different kind of activities – it’s PAINTING!! Instead of using a stamp image onto the canvas, I used the beautiful designer series paper as a painting and I added a basket of paint brushes. Hope you will join us at the challenge and have a wonderful weekend!

Click Here for my inspiration from YouTube for this unique Center Step Card.

Here is the tutorial for the blog post. 

Challenge: #539
Stamp Set: Crafting with You     
Colors: Pebble Path,  Basic Gray, 2023-2025 In-Colors,  
Paper: Whisper White, Wildly Flowering DSP, Misty Moonlight,    

Others: Dimension, Crafting with You Dies, Stampin’ Markers,    

7/25/24 - Cardz 4 Galz #230 Baby - Hello Baby Card

Today at Cardz 4 Galz we are making Baby card! My direct boss/co-worker whom recently just became a grandmother to a baby girl so this card is perfect for this occasion! The cute bunny/bear/lamb images were stamped around the cardstock and the baby also has blushes added onto her face and shoes. The card was finished with a twine and sentiment of Hello Baby! Hope you enjoyed this card and remember to share your creation with us at the challenge.

7/23/24 - Cardz 4 Guyz #352 Metals - Hearts & Hugs Wobble card

Hi everyone – welcome back to another bi-weekly challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making *Metals* card. I have to be creative for this challenge as I can’t embossed to have a metal effects so I ended up using the Metallic Gems on my card, that counts as a *Metals* right?! I decided to make a Wobble card using the cute mouse image for a masculine birthday card! The mouse is colored by Stampin’ Blends and I kept the card very simple since I want to showcase the wobble. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #352
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs,   
Colors: Momento Black, Basic Gray
Paper: Whisper White, Wildly Flowering DSP, Basic Gray 

Others: Dimension, Wobble Elements, Stylish Shaped Dies, Metallic Gems  

7/22/24 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #587- Cheerful Daisy Hello

Happy Monday and it’s another weekly challenge here at Atlantic Hearts Sketch and team B is sharing this sketch and I used the Cheerful Daisy bundle from last year to create this fun, multiple layer card. The White cardstock is sponge with Pretty in Pink and I used 2 different colors for the flowers image. I finished the card with a really simple Hello sentiment. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #587
Stamp Set: Cheerful Daisy      
Colors: Pretty in Pinky, Petunia Pop, Old Olive,
Paper: Whisper White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,     

Others: Dimension, Cheerful Daisy, Perennial Postage Dies, 2024-2026 Gems,     

7/18/2024 - Tune In Birthday Card with 2 Challenges

Happy Birthday to me!!! Turning 47 is just so strange! Never thought I would be making cards and posting on my crafty blog at this age – I have to make a card to celebrate this occasion. I used the color challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments and Freshly Made Sketch for this retro TV birthday card! I saw a really cleaver idea that they used the pieces from the die to create birthday candles so I decided to give it a try! Instead of coloring in the TV, I stamped the image on the DSP. I also changed the orientation of the sketch to fit the TV white cardstock, it was too big, haha. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge: #645, #442
Stamp Set: Tune In        
Colors: Sumemr Splash, Petunia Pop, Momento Black,   
Paper: Whisper White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Daffadel Delight, Early Espresso,      

Others: Dimension, Tune In Dies,        

7/15/24 - Make My Monday#230 Celebrate - Happy Little Things,

Happy Monday and welcome back to another Make My Monday and this time we are making Celebrate card! We could celebrate birthday, retirement, graduation, so my card is just a very general – CELEBRATE card. I used a bold Celebrate sentiment and colored it in with the colors on DSP. I used the DSP that has fruits images but since I don’t have the coordinating stamp bundle, I can rarely used the fruits sides but this layout is a perfect way to do so since it’s simply a background. I saw a cute tutorial for one sheet wonder and used part of it for it. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

DSP – 4 ¼” x 3” & Layering piece – 4 3/8” x 3 ¼”

Challenge: #230
Stamp Set: Happy Little Things,
Colors: Memento Black, Lemom Lolly/Boho Blue Markers,
Paper: Whisper White, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Balmy Blue, Pumpkin Pie,   

Others: Dimension, Lemon Lolly Dots,   

7/15/2024 - Sparkles Challenge #178 Boys - You're Super with Tune In Bundle

Hi everyone -for July, we are making boy’s card at Sparkle Challenge and I decided to make a shaker’s card with the theme. I used mostly 2023-2025 Stampin’ Up in-colors for the card. The retro TV is stamped and die cut out with Tune In Bundle and I also cut out some shapes for inside the shaker’s card. I hope you like this card I am sharing with you today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #178
Stamp Set: Tune In            
Colors: Early Espresso,   
Paper: Whisper White, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP/Cardstock, Basic Black,     

Others: Dimension, Window Sheet, Tune In Dies, Gems.

7/14/2024 - Heart's Quest #58 - Planted Paradise

Welcome back to another Heart’s Quest Challenge and this week’s card is a succulent card using Planted Paradise stamp set. I used a piece of DSP that has Terracotta color from Cheerful Daisy and the pot is stamped in Gray. I used 2 different coordinating colors/DSP and cut out 2 hearts as a decorated background. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #58
Stamp Set: Planted Paradise,           
Colors: Gray Granite, Garden Green,  
Paper: Whisper White, Cheerful Daisy,   

Others: Dimension, Stylish Shapes Dies, Crumb Cake Ribbon, 

7/12/24 - My Time To Craft #538 CAS - Dear Friend with Spotlight on Nature

Happy Friday! Today at My Time to Craft we are making CAS – Clean & Simple card!! What is CAS you might asked? I have a quick information that I got from a challenge blog site. I used a sketch challenge from Try a Sketch on Tuesday to go with my card. Instead of having 4 circles. I created a background using 4 different pastel colors. I used Painter’s Tape to cover up both end so I can sponge in the colors I want. To finished, I simply stamped the flower image with a sentiment. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #538, #TSOT650
Stamp Set: Spotlight on Nature,
Colors: Momento Black, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Flirty Flamingo, Peach Pie,
Paper: Whisper White, 

Others: Dimension, Sponge, Painter’s Tape,

7/11/24 - Cardz 4 Galz #229 Shades of Blues - Tune In Bundle News Flash

Welcome back to another challenge here at Cardz 4 Galz and our first challenge for the month is shades of blues! Right away when I saw this challenge, I knew I wanted to use the Mediterranean Blue DSP since I didn’t get the coordinating stamp bundle so I have to use the blue side of the paper. The patter also reminds me of retro wallpaper so it’s perfect for my Tune In Bundle! I used the die cut to cut out the TV shapes and added all the accessories pieces. For the TV screen I stamped News Flash sentiment. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #229
Stamp Set: Tune In       
Colors: Night of Navy, Boho Blue
Paper: Whisper White, Mediterranean Blue DSP, Balmy Blue,   

Others: Dimension, Tune In Dies, Boho Blue Dots,   

7/9/2024 - Cardz 4 Guyz #351 Animals - Pets & More Thinking of You

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to another Cardz 4 Guyz challenge and this week we are making Animal cards. I saw a cute tutorial from Delight of My Art for a window shadow box. This one is a bit different than the one I’ve made before but still a fun one to make. I used Mediterranean Bloom DSP, the other side that doesn’t have the fruit images for this card, to it’s more masculine. The circle opening is using a die, and of course it can be any shapes you like. I used the Pets & More foxy image with 2 cute tennis ball at the corner. I hope you enjoyed this cute card and be sure to join us at the challenge!

*Cardstock – 11” x 4 ¼”, score 1/2”, 1”, 4-1/2”, 5”, 5-1/2”, 6”, 6-1/2”, 10”, 10-1/2”
*Cardstock inside – 3 3/8”  x 4 1/8”
              ** you can also do DSP with the same measurement for the outside, 

*DSP—3/8” x 4 1/8” (x 2, this is for the side)  

Challenge: #351
Stamp Set: Pets & More, Simply Said,            
Colors: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Night of Navy,
Paper: Whisper White, Mediterranean Bloom DSP, Balmy Blue,   

Others: Dimension, Stylish Shapes Dies,    

7/8/24 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #585 - Cheerful Daisy for brightest birthday

Today I am sharing this card I created with Cheerful Daisy bundle at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge. I cut down 2 pieces of the large flower images and put it on both sides of the cardstock to create a large background. I also cut down the leaves and tugged it behind the daisy. I finished the card with a sentiment and placed it in the middle of the card. To finish the card I also added 2 gems. I hope you can join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #585
Stamp Set: Cheerful Daisy           
Colors: Daffodil Delight, Wild Wheat,   
Paper: Whisper White, Cheerful Daisy DSP, Old Olive, 

Others: Dimension, Cheerful Daisy Dies, Gems, Sponge,  

7/5/24 - Latte Love for Challenges

Happy Friday and weekend is just around the corner! Bummer I have to work today but hopefully for a quite day since most people are taking a PTO today. Today’s card is using mainly Red/White/Blue/Craft colors to create a fun coffee card. I am trying to showcase that you don’t have to make a parotic card using these colors (ie – American Flag Colors) The coffee mug is colored in with Stampin’ Blends and the coffee is stack up with a dimension. I also added some die cut coffee beans! Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today!

SU Only Challenge #355 – Color Red/White/Blue
Color Throwndown #800 – Red/Blue/Kraft 

Freshly Made Sketch #643

Challenge: See Above
Stamp Set: Latte Love  
Colors: Momento Black, Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends, Early Espresso,
Paper: Whisper White, Mediterranean Blooms DSP, Poppy Parade,   

Others: Dimension, Stylish Shape Dies,    

7/3/2024 - The Male Room #188 Animals - Pets & More

Welcome back to our monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making animal cards! I saw a very cute card from Patty Bennett Patty Bennett and decided to CASE it. I used the online exclusive Pets & More stamp set for this cute card. The dog and fox are both stamped in Early Espresso and I also paired it up with 2 other sentiments stamp sets. I also added cute accessories for both of the animals. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #188
Stamp: Pets & More, More Wishes, Perennial Postage,
Colors: Shy Shamrock, Azure Afternoon, Early Espresso, Petunia Pop,      
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,  

Others: Dimension, Perennial Postage Dies,

7/1/2024 - Make My Monday#229 Ice Cream / Cocktails - Share a Milkshake

Happy first of July and welcome back to another challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making Ice-Cream/Cocktails card! I used my retired Share a Milkshake dies. I used the die to cut out the ice cream x 2, chocolate topping x 1, spoon x 1, cone x 1. I created a card that doesn’t have folding/flaps so you can just write a note on the back of the card. I think my son would be so happy to give this to his Kindergarten teacher over the summer. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #229
Stamp Set: N/A         
Colors: N/A
Paper: Whisper White, Petal Pink, Highland Heather, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Bee Mine DSP (retired),   

Others: Share a Milkshake Dies, Champagne Silver Paper,