9/6/26 - Dragonfly Challenge September 2026 (Monochromatic) - Hydrangea Hue

Hi everyone - today at Dragonfly Challenge the theme is Monochromatic! I used one of the new 2026-2028 In-Colors - Hydrangea Hue! This soft color has a little light blue and even a hit of purple in it. I used Bloom Boutique DSP and found the 2 pieces that have this color and created a panel card. The 2 DSP are 1" x 5 1/4" and the one in the middle is 2" x 5 1/4". This is a great way to use up lots of your DSP! Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: September 2026

Stamps: Friendly Foliage 

Colors: Hydrangea Hue, 

Papers: White, Bloom Boutique DSP, Hydrangea Hue, 

Others: Dimension, In-Colors Butterfly, Friendly Foliage Dies, 

9/4/26 - Alphabet Challenge (J for Just Kidding) - Poppin' By Popcorn

Happy Friday and welcome back to our Alphabet Challenge and we are doing J for Just Kidding (humor) card! I pulled out my Poppin' By Bundle and created this fun and witty card that's perfect for anyone! The DSP is actually from a Valentine's theme bundle and the Daffodil Delight cardstock is dry embossed with some textures. I love the file strips that came with the bundle and the popcorn container is stamped and cut out to put on top of the popcorn itself. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: J for Just Kidding 

Stamps: Poppin' By 

Colors: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, 

Papers: White, Bee Mine DSP, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, 

Others: Dimension, 2 1/4" Circle Punch, Poppin' By Dies, Subtle Embossing Folder, 

9/3/26 - Cardz 4 Galz #284 Interactive/Kinetic card - Round About Message Slider Card

Happy Thursday at Cardz 4 Galz, this week we are making Interactive (Kinetic) card! I found a really fun card tutorial from Dawn's Stamping from few years ago and made a Slider card. This is so easy to make and the result is so much fun! I used some of the new products from Stampin' Up and you can find the item names below. You just pull the tab on the left and it will slide the circle image to the left and also a hidden message. The flowers in colored in with Markers. I hope you enjoyed this card and let's see what you can create. 

Challenge: #284

Stamps: Round About Messages

Colors: Black, Crushed Curry/Copper/Bossy Meadow Markers, Golden Glow, 

Papers: White, Pecan Pie, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, 1", 1 3/4" and 2" Circle Punches, Dots. 

9/2/26 - The Male Room #214 Dots/Stripes - Boho Vibes

Today at The Male Room, we are making Dots/Stripes card. I didn't want to pick either, so my DSP has both stripes and dots, the best of both worlds! The paper is from Boho Vibes and I created a rainbow card using the colors from the DSP. I really enjoyed this bundle and its versatility. I hope my card give you some inspiration and please join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #214

Stamps: N/A

Colors: N/A

Papers: White, Boho Vibes, Pool Party, Garden Green, Daffadel Delights, Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, Boho Vibes Dies, 

9/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #192 (4 Legged Friends) / Love to Craft (ATG) - Woodland Friends

Welcome back to first of September, summer is officially over soon! Today at Love to Craft (ATG) and Moving Along with Time (4 Legged Friends) I created a Christmas card using an online exclusive bundle - Woodland Friend. I stamped all the animals with Crumb Cake and colored it with Watercolor Pencils and used Blender Pen to soften the lines. I really liked the Postage Dies to create a box layout. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #193, #94

Stamps: Woodland Friends, 

Colors: Crumb Cake, Watercolor Pencils, 

Papers: White, Mossy Meadow 2 Tone, Cherry Cobbler, 

Others: Dimension, Postage Dies, Blender Pen, Twine, 

8/31/26 - Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #697 - Autumn Wishes with Simply Leaves

Last Monday of August - school started already last week for Hunter! Today's fall card is created and share especially for Atlantic Hearts Sketch! I wanted to combine Words for the Season Dies & Simply Leaves ( from Online Exclusive) & the embossing folder from the September - December Catalog from Stampin' Up. I love the Simply Leaves bundle that comes with the punch, to make it easier to create. The smaller leaves are just cut out with scissor. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #697

Stamps: Simply Leaves

Colors: Timid Tiger, Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine, 

Papers: White, Peach Pie two tone, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze

Others: Dimension, Words for the Season Dies, Softly Woven Embossing Folder, Pearls, Simply Leave Punch, 

8/28/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #718 - Welcome Noel Bundle

How is it possible that we are at the end of August already?! Today at Color Dare, I am using one of the new Christmas Bundle from the September - December 2026 Stampin' Up catalog called Welcome Noel Bundle. There are bunch of houses images and it really caught my eyes. I used 3 of the colors from the palette for houses and the green for grass, obviously. Instead of Christmas card, I made it into a card that's perfect for welcoming someone into the family. I am going to send this card to a new team member that joined recently. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #718

Stamps: Welcome Noel 

Colors: N/A

Papers: White, Night of Navy, Gorgeous Grapes, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, 

Others: Dimension, Welcome Noel Dies, 

8/24/26 - Make My Monday #285 (Yellow/White + 1) - Capturing Smiles

Happy Monday everyone! Today at Make My Monday we have a color challenge - Yellow/White + one other colors. I decided to go with different shades of Blue for this camera card! This is still one of my favorite Online Exclusive bundles. (there are way too many I like!) The camera is colored with Secret Sea and paired it with few elements for the camera strips. I hope you enjoyed this fun card I created and join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #285

Stamps: Capturing Smiles, 

Colors: Darling Duckling, Secret Sea, Black, 

Papers: White, Boho Vibes DSP, Cloud Cover, Darling Ducking, 

Others: Dimension, Capturing Smiles Dies, Fern & Floral Dies, Stampin' Blends, 

8/21/26 - Alphabet Challenge (I for Insects) - Fern & Floral Card with Butterflies

Summer is coming to an end - I am so sad!! Today at Alphabet Challenge we have I for Insects, and I made a card that has Butterflies on it since I don't really have any other insects stamp sets. This is a quick and easy way if you want to make a different kind of fold - easy flap card. You just take your standard card base and cut at 1 1/4" from both sides to the scoring line and adhere both of side of the panels, leaving the one in the middle to open. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

DSP - 4 x 4 3/4", cut at 1", 2 3/4", so you have 2 pieces of 1" x 4. 

Challenge: I for Insects 

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Secret Sea, Golden Glow, Crisp Cantaloup Hydranea Hue (stampin' blends)

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Gems, 

8/20/26 - Pick 3 Challenge #8 / Cardz 4 Galz #283 (Kraft/Blue) - Pop Up Petal Card

Hi crafters! Today's card is shared at Cardz 4 Galz (Kraft/Blue) and Pick 3 (Polka Dots/Triangle/Stamping) Challenges. I stamped the vase in Early Espresso and also colored in the sunflower with crumb cake. The flowers are with Azure Afternoon. The whole card is used with different shades of blues. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Square DSP - 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" cut in half 

Challenge: #8, #283

Stamps: Pop-up Petal, 

Colors: Early Espresso, Black, Crumb Cake/Azure Afternoon/Shy Shamrock Blends, 

Papers: White, Blueberry Bushel, In-Color DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Deckled Dies, Pop-up Petal Dies, Gems, 

8/18/26 - Cardz 4 Guyz #389 Hot Air Balloon - Collage Hot Air Balloon

Welcome back to our monthly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and this month we are making Hot Air Balloon. Instead of card I have a 3D project to share. I made this at our local library event where we made collage wooden Hot Air Balloon to hang. The bottom layer is used with nature background from magazine and the top layer I picked up the Kid Cat Club graphic books that my son likes to create this. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: #389

Stamps: N/A

Colors: N/A

Papers: N.A

Others: Mod Pod, Glues, Magazine, Wooden Balloon 

8/17/26 - Atlantic Hearts #695 - Boardwalk Fun Celebrate

Today at Atlantic Hearts Challenge, I turned the sketch into an easy fun fold card! Did you also see that I made it into a horizontal card?! The card base is just a quarter of a card stock (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") with a DSP, the flap is 3 1/2" Wide by 4 3/4: and score at 1/4" so it adhered on the back of the card base. From there, you just simply decorate it as you wish. As you can see, the flap and the below DSP are 2 different designs. Since it's still kind of summertime - I used the Ferris Wheel to remind me how fun it was to ride on it. I used 3 different colors for the carts! Hope this card inspired you to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #695

Stamps: Boardwalk Fun, 

Colors: Summer Splash, 

Papers: White, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Blackberry Bliss, Summer Splash, Crushed Curry, Petunia Pop, 

Others: Dimension, Boardwalk Fun Dies, 

8/15/26 - Sparkle Challenge #203 (Animals) / The Creative Crafter #103 (ATG) - Woodland Animals

Today's card is shared at both Sparkle Challenge (Animals) and The Creative Crafter (ATG), and both are posting on this wonderful Saturday near the Chicagoland area. I created a cute and simple Christmas animal card that we will be making in my card class near the future. The images are colored in with Stampin' Blends and I used the markers so the bear bear has something to stand on (water or snow?!). I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #203, #103

Stamps: Woodland Wishes, 

Colors: Black, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake/Smoky Slate), Markers (Lemon Lime/Balmy Blue)

Papers: White, Cherry Cobbler, Winter DSP (retired), 

Others: Dimension, Wink a Stella, Arch Dies, 

8/10/26 - Make My Monday #284 Boardwalk / Girlz Rebel #55 ATG Washi - Ferris Wheel card with Wobbler

Happy Monday and today I am the host at Make My Monday and we are making Boardwalk theme card. This card is also a DT card shared at Girlz Rebels for Anything Goes. I created a fun Ferris Wheel with a wobble card. I wanted to do a spinner card but only have those wobbles on hand so wanted to see if that works too, and it does! I cut out the Ferris Wheel in White and Black, in between put a wobble. The palm trees are color with Stampin' Blends, and I used 3 different color of cardstocks for the carts. I love how this card turned out and can't wait to see your creation! 

Challenge: #284, #55

Stamps: Boardwalk Fun, 

Colors: Summer Splash, Pecan Pie Blends, 

Papers: White, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Summer Splash, Crushed Curry, Petunia Pop, Early Espresso, 

Others: Dimension, Boardwalk Fun Dies, In-Colors Gems Wobblers, 

8/7/2026 - Alphabet Challenge (H for Horticulture) - Simply Leaves with 2026-2028 In-Colors

 Happy Friday - how is it possible that we are in August already! Today at Alphabet Challenge, we are doing H for Horticulture, and I decided to make some leaf card. I used the new and current 2026-2028 In-Colors and stamp the different pattern of leaves and layer them on top of each others. This bundle is really awesome since you can punch out the leaves, and I really enjoyed the fonts of the sentiment as well. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: Alphabet H 

Stamps: Simply Leaves

Colors: 2026-2028 In-Colors 

Papers: White, Secret Sea, Soft Seafoam 

Others: Dimension, Deckled Dies, Dewdrops, 

8/6/26- Cardz 4 Galz #282 Blue Sky - Stampin' Blends with Fern & Floral

 Welcome back to our bi-weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and this week's theme is Blue Sky. I used 2 pieces of scratch paper to cover the White piece and sponge the between with Crumb Cake (represent sand/floor) and Balmy Blue (represent sky). Then I die cut out the stem and flower pieces for a simple focal image and added a sentiment. I have a perfect person who will receive this card! I hope you enjoyed this creative way I shared using ink pads and blending brushes to create a sky and join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #282

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Mossy Meadow

Papers: White, Gorgeous Grape, Darling Duckling, Mossy Meadow

Others: Dimension, Blending Brush, 

8/5/26 - The Male Room #213 Jobs/Professions - Thank You card for teacher!

Happy August! Today at The Male Room we are making Jobs/Professional theme card and I am sharing a card I made for my son's 2^nd grade teacher (Mr. G) he is such a wonderful teacher and had a great influence on H. I saw and made a similar layout for this - this is a perfect card to use up your straps of DSP. I used a stack of books and of course an apple and a sentiment that we truly felt he deserved. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

White - 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"

DSP - 1" x 4 1/4" 

Challenge: #213

Stamps: School Days, 

Colors: Gray Granite, Strawberry Slush, 

Papers: White, Plaid DSP, Smokey Slate, 

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Pearls 

8/3/26 - Atlantic Hearts #693 - Just a Note

Happy Monday and we have a double header for today! One of them is Atlantic Hearts Sketch and I created a just a note card. I cut down a piece of DSP (5 x 3 3/4") diagonally and them flip over the side that I want to show, but since it is double-sided DSP, you can now see both sides! I added a ribbon and punch out the sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this creation and please join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #693

Stamps: Tote & Notes, 

Colors: Golden Glow, 

Papers: White, Bloom Boutique DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Punch, Gold Ribbon, 

8/3/26 - A Place to Start August 2026 (Anything Goes, Optional Twist No Rectangle) - Opened Easel Arch Card

Happy August and welcome back to A Place to Start - this month we are making ATG - No Rectangle card! I saw a really cool Arch Card Tutorial and decided to give it a try. I went with Friendly Foliage Bundle. This card does take a while to make - there are lots of die cutting of the Arch Dies and setting up the card. I hope you enjoy this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: August 2026

Stamps: Friendly Foliage  

Colors: Strawberry Slush 

Papers: White, Gorgeous Grapes, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green,

Others: Dimension, Acetate Paper, Friendly Foliage Dies,  

8/2/26 - Dragonfly Challenge August 2026 (Seaside/Beach) - Summer Splash Notes & Tote Beach Bag card

Happy Sunday and Happy August! Today at Dragonfly we are making Beach/Seaside card and I created a beach theme card - using Notes & Totes Dies! I created a beach bag, with die cut water bottle, sunblock, sunglasses and bottle of lotion. I made it into a monotone with Summer Splash color (2024-2026 retired in-colors). Hope you like my inspiration and join us at the challenge and can't wait to see what you came up with 

Challenge: August 2026

Stamps: Notes & Totes, 

Colors: Summer Splash, 

Papers: White, Summer Splash, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,

Others: Dimension, Notes & Totes Dies, In-Colors Gems, 

8/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #192 (Female)- Fern & Floral

Welcome August! We started off the month at Moving Along with Time with a female theme card. I saw a really cute layout at Pinterest and decided to CASE it. This will probably be the card we are going to make at my monthly class. I used the colors I normally wouldn't use for the ferns and the white piece is embossed. Hope you like this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.     

Challenge: #192

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Summer Splash, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Twine (retired), Dewdrops, Embossing Folder, 

7/27/26 - Make My Monday #283 (Love) / Hearts Quest # 87 (ATG Hearts) - Share a Milkshare Love card

Happy Monday - Today I am sharing a love card I made for my anniversary, to give to my husband! He is travelling this week to a business conference, so I secretly put it in his luggage! I pulled out my Share a Milkshake bundle and used the sentiment - Life is Sweeter with You (never inked!) and paired it with a Swirled Marble DSP. It's hard to see but the 3 hearts is painted with some Wink a Stella. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at Make My Monday - Wedding/Love card. 

Challenge: #283, #87

Stamps: Share a Milkshake

Colors: Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, 

Papers: White, Soft Seafoam, Bubble Bath, Swirled Marble DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Punch, Glimmer Paper