2/3/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #615 - You're a Solid with For the Books Bundle

Hi crafters, welcome back to another sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts and today I have a book care to share! I used this For the Book bundle for this creation – I first stamped the stack of books and colored them in different colors, and then stamped a sentiment on the the top right. I also added a cute tassel that I cut out with the coorindating dies. Not sure if you guys noticed that I switched the sketch to a horizontal orientation, different right?! I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #615
Stamp Set: For the Books,                      
Colors: Black, Stampin’ Blends,
Paper: White, Gray Granite, 2 Tone Paper 

Others: Dimension, For the Book Dies, Twine, Stampin’ Blends,   

2/3/25 - A Cut Above Challenge Everything Goes with Dies - Sending Birthday Hugs with Hearts & Hugs

Hi everyone – I am so humbled and honored to be a guest designer at A Cut Above Challenge for February 2025 and the challenge is Everything Goes with Die Cut. I decided to use lots of Valentine related colors for this card. The background DSP is from Stampin’ Up online exculsive item and I used Hearts & Hugs bundle to die cut out lots of pieces – the array of hearts on top, the flowers, the stems and the banneras well. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and thank you for having me!

 

Challenge: Feb 2025
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs            
Colors: Cherry Cobbler,    
Paper: White, Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pinky, Marbled Elegance DSP   

Others: Dimension, Hearts & Hugs Dies, Real Red Twine, Gems,   

2/2/25 - Dragonfly Challenge February 2025 - Heart Shaped Hello

Welcome back to Dragonfly challenge for February 2025 and this time we are making CAS – Clean & Simple card! This card is created with Heart Shaped Bundle from Stampin’ Up – it’s a bundle that you can get for free when you spend $120 prior to tax/shipping. I stamped the heart shape wreath first with green and then die cut the wreath with Old Olive. Then I die cut the flowers and decorated the wreath. I finished the card by adding a simple Hello in the middle. I hope you enjoyed this CAS card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 
Challenge: February 2025
Stamp Set: Heart Shaped                    
Colors: Garden Green, Melon Mambo,        
Paper: White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green,  

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Blooming Pearls,

1/31/25 - Heart Shaped Bundle

Last card of the month is using 3 different popular online challenge sites and they all happen to be the ones I visited the most. I created a card using the current SAB bundle called Heart Shaped Bundle which you can get for every $120 spend. This one caught my eye right away when I was looking at the offerings. I cut out a gold piece of heart shape because there are some gold spots on the DSP. To make sure there are contrast, the flowers are die cut out from White since the background circle are Melon Mambo. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

1) TGIF Challenge – Sale – a – Bration
2) As You See It Challenge – This year, my crafting resolution is to USE each stamp sets/bundles at least 5 times. 

3) Festive Friday – Pink/Gold/Hearts

Challenge: #FF0177, #339, #tgifc510
Stamp Set: Heart Shaped,                           
Colors: Black,
Paper: White, Marbled Elegance DSP, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Summer Splash 

Others: Dimension, Heart Shaped Dies, Pearls, Gold Foil Sheet, Spotlight on Nature

1/29/25 - Freshly Made Sketch #671 - Ocean Friends

Today’s card is using Freshly Made Sketch challenge – I was particuarly drawn to Narelle F’s card of using Ocean Friend and decided to give it a try as well. I used the wavy dies with the DSP and cut out some waves and stamped the bubbles of waters and also sponge the cardstock with Stampin’ Brush. I really like how it turned out and I hope you enjoyed the card as much as I do.

Challenge: #671
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,                          
Colors: Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party,  
Paper: White, Friends of the Ocean DSP, Summer Splash,    

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friend Dies, Sunny Day Dots,  

1/28/25 - Hearts Quest #70 Pink/Purple Hearts - Pick a Season Sale-a-Bration

Today’s card is with Hearts Quest Challenge #70 with an easy use of Pink/Purple/White heart. I used the Pick a Season – Sale-a-Bration stamp set that you can picked from with the $60 spending for this card. It’s so cute that you can add whatever you want inside the tree, in this case, hearts! Hope you enjoyed this card and join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #70
Stamp Set: Pick a Season,                        
Colors: Pretty in Pink. Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie,   
Paper: White, Marbled Elegance, Berry Burst, 

Others: Dimension, Twine

1/24/25 - My Time To Craft #552 Make it Male - Ocean Friend (Hello, Friend)

Today’s card at My Time to Craft is using the new items from the 2025 Stampin’ Up Mini Catalog – Ocean Friend bundle with the theme of Masculine/Male card. Although most of the colors are red/pink but I was determined to give it a challenge! I picked a piece of pattern paper with Summer Splash and the crab is stamped with Lemon Lime Twist. I know it’s non-traditional crab color but it turns out oh so cute!! I hope you like this card that I shared today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #552
Stamp Set: Ocean Friend,                   
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Summer Splash,       
Paper: White, Friends of the Ocean DSP, Summer Splash, Gray Granite,   

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friends Dies, Sunny Day Dots, Twine,      

1/23/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #242 Anything but a Square - Fun Fold with Mediterranean Blooms

We are making Anything but a square card at Cardz 4 Galz and this is what I came up with! I decided not to have any kind of square elements on the card so I found this fun template Here to create a unique fold card. This is a great way to showcase and use up some of your Designer Series Paper. I make sure contrast patterns are used on the card so they don’t conflicts with each others. The big lemon is cut out from the DSP itself so this card has no stamping at all. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #242
Stamp Set: N/A        
Colors: N/A
Paper: White, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Mediterranean Blooms DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Perennial Postage Dies,   

1/22/25 - Try Stampin' On Tuesday #662 - Submarine Life with Ocean Friends DSP

Happy Hump Day! Today’s card is using Try Sketch on Tuesday Challenge – it’s been awhile since I participated so it’s good to be back. The sketch calls for 3 circles but instead, my main focal point is a submarine and the 2 other circles are the water bubble and coral. This card is also going to be a birthday card for a little girl who is turning 7 in February. The paper is from another bundle – Ocean Friends so I am really happy that it’s perfect for the submarine. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenge: TSOT662
Stamp Set: Submarine Life,                       
Colors: Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist,  
Paper: White, Friends of Ocean DSP, Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo,   

Others: Dimension, Sunny Day Dots, Sumbarine Builder Punch, Ocean Friend Dies,

1/21/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #364 Lighthouse

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to another challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Lighthouse card. I don’t owe anything related to lighthouse so I asked someone in my Secret Sister group to send me some die cuts so I can create for this challenge. All the pieces she sent was white so I used Stampin’ Blends to color it in and adhered to the piece of DSP that kind of resembles cloud. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing with you and be sure to join us at the challenge,

 

Challenge: #364
Stamp Set: Simply Wish,          
Colors: Crushed Curry,   

Paper: White, Wild Flowering DSP,    

Others: Dimension, Lighthouse Dies,

1/20/2025 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #613 - Life Long Friend with Watercolor Pencils

My new goodies finally arrived in time for me to create a card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #613! I have a friend in mind that I want to sent this card to so I used the friends image from Life Long Friend and colored in with Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen. This stamp set is perfect for any occasion so I will be creating more with it, stay tune for more creation!! Thank you for stopping by and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: #613
Stamp Set: Life Long Friend,                  
Colors: Black, Watercolor Pencils (Various)      
Paper: White, Black, Wild Wheat, Timeless Plaid, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Layering Dies, Blender Pen,     

1/16/25 - CASE-ing Tuesday #495 - Latte Love Thanks so Much

Happy Thursday! It’s been awhile since I made a card for CASE-ing Tuesday. I have a little break this AM to make a quick card so having a sketch ready to start is a great place to start. I used the Latte Love DSP for the 3 strips (the bottome one being a bit shorter). The background is stamped with 2 different background stamp – coffee mug stain and coffee splat. The coffee mug is stamped and colored in with Stampin’ Blends. I finished the card with a sentiment and also some swirl dots. Hope you like this card!

Challenge: #495
Stamp Set: Latte Love,                     
Colors: Black, Pecan Pie, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral,          
Paper: White, Latte Love DSP, Lost Lagoon,   

Others: Dimension, Latte Love Dies, Swirl Dots, Stampin’ Blends,  

1/15/2025 - Sparkles Challenge #184 Shades of Blues - More Wishes with Mediterranean Blooms

January is one of those months that everyone is feeling a bit blue so this month we are making Monochromatic card in the shades of Blue! Blue also happened to be my favorite color so I am really excitd about this challenge. I used the Mediterranean Blooms DSP for this and found 2 patterns with different shades of blue and adhered onto a White cardstock. The Love You sentiments are also using blue x 2 – so I would say total just 2 different colors. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #184
Stamp Set: More Wishes,         
Colors: Night of Navy, Boho Blue,
Paper: White, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Mediterranean Blooms DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Perennial Postage Dies, Netural Sequins,

1/14/25 - HSS #454 & SUOC #367 - Tune in Retro TV

Finally - challenge that's not for my DT project. Never say Never!! Well, I never thought that I would used Lemon Lime Twist on a card, but here I am, submtting this card to 2 different challenges. Also, I would never think to use these colors combo as well to create a cute retro TV card! The TV is colored in with Stampin’ Blends and I also did a tone on tone on the cardbase. The TV stand look alike is the same die from the TV speaker, which is inspired by the sketch. Thanks for stoping by.

Challenge: #454, #367
Stamp Set: Tune In,                 
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Petunia Pop, Highland Heather,     
Paper: Lemon Lime Twiest, White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,      

Others: Dimension, Tune in Dies, 2024-2026 In-Colors Gems,    

1/10/25 - My Time To Craft #551 Sentiment - Thanks with Mediterranean Blooms

Hi Hi – Welcome back to the first challenge of the year here at My Time To Craft and this week we are making Big Sentiment card! I pulled out an retired die for this creation and it’s a thank you card for one of my customer! I used the Meditteranie Blooms DSP & simply added the sentiment in the middle. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #551
Stamp Set: N/A        
Colors: N/A
Paper: White, Night of Navy, Daffadel Delight, Mediterranean Blooms DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Amazing You Dies (retired),  

1/9/25 - Cardz 4 Galz #241 Stenciles - Hearts & Hugs Thanks!

Hi everyone – welcome back to 2025 and our first challenge of the year at Cardz 4 Girls and this week we are making cards using Stenciles. I am still waiting for my new Stencils to arrive from the current 2025 Mini Catalog so I found an old one to create this background on my clean and simple card. I used Balmy Blue with Blending Brush to create a subtle background and the main images are all die cut. I made it into a Thank You card and hopefully it will goes out to one of my future customers! Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #241
Stamp Set: Hearts & Hugs                
Colors: Balmy Blue,    
Paper: Balmy Blue, Petal Pink,     

Others: Dimension, Hearts & Hugs Dies, Blending Brush, Pearls,   

1/7/25 - Cardz 4 Guyz #363 Tic Tac Toe - Meow = Thanks with Pets & More.

We are back at Cardz 4 Guyz and this is the first challenge of the year and we are using the fun tic tac toe to create a card! I am going down the row and picked Animal / Testure / Brown and created a Meow Thank You card. This is semi- CASE from the sample at Stampin’ Up. I uesd the letter dies and put Meow = Thanks in cat language of course, haha. And the kitty is stamped and cut out with 2 fishes as snacks. I also added some brown sequins for some texture. What do you think?! Did I used all the elements? I hope you can join us at the challenge and have a great year with us!

Challenge: #363
Stamp Set: Pets & More,         
Colors: Moody Mauve, Boho Blue, Early Espresso,        
Paper: White, Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve, 

Others: Dimension, Everday Details, Netural Sequins, Mini Letter Dies (retired),

1/6/25 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch #611 - Happy Birthday with Cheerful Daisy

Happy Monday and welcome back to the first challenge of there year here at Atlanti Hearts Sketch! Today I am sharing a birthday card to kick off the challenge. I saw a similar layout on Pinterest and decided to kind of CASE it. The big piece of the floral image is cut out with White and it really pops on top of 2 layers of color DSP. The sentiment is also stamped on the muted DSP which I really like that since the paper all kind of coordinate. To finished the card I added some sequins. Hope you enjoyed this card and remember to join us at the challenge!  

Challenge: #611
Stamp Set: Cheerful Daisy,        
Colors: Misty Moonlight,       
Paper: White, Wildly Flowering, 

Others: Dimension, Layering Oval Dies (retired), Netural Sequins, Cheerful Daisy Dies,  

1/5/25 - Dragonfly Challenge Jan. 2025 Pink/Purple Colors - Painted Lavender Thanks

Happy first Sunday of the month and this is my first creation with Dragonfly Challenge as a Design Team Member! For this month we are making card with Purple/Pink colors and this is what I came up with. I use the current 2 new in-colors, Petunia Pop and Lady in Pink for this card. For some reason the stamped butterfly didn’t realy matched the DSP, perhaps it’s too juice. But I still hope that this card gives you some inspiration and that you will join us at the challenge.

Challenge: Jan 2025
Stamp Set: Spotlight on Nature,           
Colors: Petunia Pop, Lady in Pink,   
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Petunia Pop, Shy Shamrock, 

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Twine,  

1/1/25 - The Male Room #194 Clean & Simple - Happy Birthday with Pets & More

Happy New Year and welcome back to the first The Male Room Challenge and we are kicking it off with CAS – Clean and Simpe card! What’s considered Clean & Simple? Well, usually it means one focal image with lots of white space but everyone’s definition is different. I came up with this card after seeing an example on Pinterest. I put a layer of vellum underneath the empty circle and put a cute cat and his food, fishes next to it. Who says that guys can’t like cats and receive a cute animal card! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 
Challenge: #194
Stamp Set: Pets & More       
Colors: Black, Azure Afternoon,     
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP, Azure Afternoon,    

Others: Dimension, 2” Circle Punch, Blooming Pearls, Stampin’ Blends (Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake)