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 

7/24/26 - Alphabet Challenge (G for Games) - Fun in the Sun Volleyball

Happy Friday! Today I am the hostess at Alphabet Challenge and today we are making G for Game theme card. I created a summer beach volleyball card for the challenge. I stamped 3 beach volleyball and a bottle of sunblocks bottle, and then a sentiment- Fun in the Sun! I paired the creation with a layer of Boardwalk DSP. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: G for Games 

Stamps: Splash & Relax, 

Colors: Granny Apple Green/Lemon Lime Twist, Barely Blush/Petal Pink, Golden Glow/Lemon Lime, 

Papers: White, Gray Granite, Boardwalk Fun, 

Others: Dimension, Splash and Relax Dies, Arch Dies, 

7/23/26- Cardz 4 Galz #281 Word Inspiration - RAINBOW - Boho Vibes,

Ah... I just love summer and today at Cardz 4 Galz, I am doing Word Inspiration - Rainbow! It could be a rainbow card, or pick a color as your inspiration. I used Boho Vibe Bundle (from Jan - April catty) to create this fun fold card. I saw a video from Jackie Bolhuis and I decided to a belly band around it to hold the card. The rainbow is die cut out from cardstock. I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Cardstock - score at 1 1/2", 5 3/4"

DSP - 1 1/4" x 5 1/4" and 2 1/2" x 5 1/4" 

Band - 1 1/4" x 9"

Challenge: #281

Stamps: Boho Vibes, 

Colors: Golden Glow, 

Papers: White, Boho Vibes DSP, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, 

Others: Dimension, Boho Vibes Dies, 

7/21/26 - Cardz 4 Guyz #388 Summer Theme - Splash & Relax

Summer is happening here in Illinois!! It's been so hot here! Today's summer theme card is made for Cardz 4 Guyz challenge and I used the fun Splash & Relax bundle! I cut out cardstock and DSP to create few fun summer elements. This is such a fun bundle that you can create so many summer related theme card. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #388

Stamps: Splash & Relax

Colors: Blueberry Bushel, 

Papers: White, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Blueberry Bushel, Various cardstock/DSP

Others: Dimension, Stitched Dies, Gems, 

7/20/26 - Atlantic Hearts #691 / Pick 3 Challenge #7 - Splash & Relax Tropical Card

Double Monday! Today's card is shared at both Atlantic Hearts (sketch) along with Pick 3 (Sequins/Purple/Tropical). I used the Splash & Relax bundle for this fun summer theme card. The sunblock/sunglasses are made with light purple cardstock, and the hat/sandals reminded me of being at Hawaii (Tropical island). I also used Gray Granite a lot on this card - which is a new favorite of mine! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #691, #7

Stamps: Splash & Relax,  

Colors: Gray Granite, 

Papers: White, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Gray Granite, Yellow, Purple Posey, Rich Razzleberry, 

Others: Dimension, Splash & Relax, Postage Dies, Neutral Sequins, 

7/17/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #713 - Ocean Friends Hello Friend,

Happy Friday! I will be flying out to go back to San Jose for a company event as well as visiting my dad. Today's card is shared at ColorDare for some really soft pastel colors. I take advantage of the neutral color for my crab and used the rest of Soft Seafoam/Fresh Fresia/Daffodil Delight for my background creation. I even sponge the background a little using the light gray. Hope this card gives you some inspiration and join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #713

Stamps: Ocean Friends, 

Colors: Gray Granite, Basic Gray,  

Papers: White, Gray Granite, Fresh Fresia, Daffadel Delight, Soft Sea Foam, 

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friends Dies, Gems, Mask,

7/15/26 - Sparkle Challenge #202 (Kids) / The Creative Crafter #102 (ATG) - Splash & Relax

Summer is here and I created this kid friendly card at Sparkle along with The Creative Crafter (ATG) for Fun in the Sun card! This is an online exclusive bundle called Splash & Relax and it's perfect for the summer! It has lots of summer related images and I made a card with Pool Tube and Beach Balls! There are 2 stamp/layering images for both tube and the balls so you can stamp the lighter color first and then darker colors for the details. This is perfect for a kid who has a birthday with a pool theme! I hope this card will inspire you to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #202, #102

Stamps: Splash & Relax 

Colors: Crisp Cantaloupe/Barely Blush, Lemon Lolly/Darling Duckling, Lemon Lime/Granny Apple, 

Papers: White, Pool Party, Barely Blush, 1" & 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Splash & Relax Dies,

7/13/26 - Make My Monday #282 Christmas in July - Sparkle Reindeer

 \\\July is a great month to host Christmas in July challenge and that is exactly what we are doing in Make My Monday! I cut out the image of Mama / Baby Reindeer with Glimmer Paper and used a darker background (black) to make the image pop. The bow tie is also die cut out with Glimmer Paper. Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card that you can make in no time! 

Challenge: #282

Stamps: N/A 

Colors: N/A

Papers: White, Christmas DSP, Glimmer Paper (Red/Silver) 

Others: Dimension, Reindeer Fun Dies, Postage Dies, 

7/10/26 -Girlz Rebel Challenge #54 (ATG with Glitter) / Alphabet Challenge F for Festivities - Woodland Animals

Happy Friday and today's card is using both Rebels (Glitters) and Alphabet F for Festivities challenges. I pulled out the July online exclusive stamp set - Woodland for this. I used different Watercolor Pencils along with Blender Pens for this. I guess this can be a Christmas in July card! I also added some glitters on the stars, leaves, and all the little trinkets. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and join us at the challenges. 

Challenge: #54, F for Festivities

Stamps: Woodland Animals, 

Colors: Crumb Cake, 

Papers: White, Cherry Cobbler, Blueberry Bushel, 

Others: Deckled Dies, Blender Pens, Watercolor Pencils, Wink a Stella for glitters. 

7/9/26- Cardz 4 Galz #280 Friendship - Fun Fold card with Boho Vibes DSP

Hi everyone - today I have a very fun fold card that I am featuring today with Cardz 4 Galz (Friendship) challenge as well as my card class for July! I found a really cool tutorial from My Stampin' Pad (6/13/2026 post) for this fun fold featuring DSP! The sentiment is from Pop Up Petal and DSP is from another suite. I combined some retired and current SU items! I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Cardstock - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 1 1/2" and 4 1/4"

DSP - 5 1/4" x 6 and cut at 2 3/4", 1 1/8" and 2 1/8" - which will give you the continuous panel for the look 

White Panel - 5 1/4" x 1 7/8"

Outside DSP - 5 1/4" x 2 1/2" 

Challenge: #280

Stamps: Pop Up Petal 

Colors: Secret Sea, 

Papers: White, Boho Vibes DSP, Darling Duckling, Petal Pink 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Postage Punch, 

7/6/26 - Atlantic Hearts #689 - Fern & Floral with Banner Sayings

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great 4^th of July weekend! Today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, instead of a slimline card, I made it into a regular size A2 card for it. The 3 square are die cut out with the coordinating paper (or DSP we called it at Stampin' Up) and I used the same suite bundle to die cut out a fern like image and added a sentiment. Hope you enjoyed this creation and join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #689

Stamps: Banner Sayings, 

Colors: Berry Burst, 

Papers: White, Old Olive, Fern & Floral DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Dots, Triple Banner Punch, Postage Dies 

7/6/26 - A Place to Start July 2026 (Anything Goes, Optional Twist Black/White) - Fern & Flora Bundle

Hope everyone had a great 4^th of July celebration, now back to the grind! Today at A Place to Start with Anything Goes - twist to have Black/White. I saw a similar card and decided to CAS (Copy and Share) with my twist. I paired it with the light pattern paper of Fern and Flora and use the die cut out of the fern as the main focal point. I used a smaller sentiment and added some sequins on the top. I hope this card will give you some inspiration to join us at the challenge, 

Challenge: July 2026

Stamps: Banner Saying, 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: White, Black, Fern & Floral DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Sequins, 

7/5/26 - Dragonfly Challenge July 2026 (Christmas Sparkle) - Christmas Card

Welcome back to July challenge at Dragonfly and this month we are creating Christmas in July - Sparkle! I pulled out my Holiday Sentiment Dies and created a bold image with Stampin' Up Glimmer Paper. I also added some jingle bells with Silver Glimmer Paper as well. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: July 2026

Stamps: N/A 

Colors: N/A

Papers: White, Christmas DSP, Glimmer Paper (Red/Silver) 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Twine, 

7/3/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #711 - Floral in Blooms Color Challenge

Happy Friday crafters! Today at ColorDare challenge I used Gorgeous Grapes/Highland Heather & Peach Pie from the color palette for this card. The die cut of the flowers really show cased the colors as well as the details of the dies. I hope this card will inspire to go to your craft room and create! Thanks for stopping by.     

DSP - 4" x 3" cut at 2" and 1" and then 2" side way to create 2" x 2" (2 pieces) and 2" x 1" (2 pieces)

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

Color Cardstock - 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" 

Challenge: #711

Stamps: Banner Saying, 

Colors: Highland Heather, 

Papers: White, 2023-2025 In-Colors DSP, Gorgeous Grapes 

Others: Dimension, Floral In Blooms Dies, Triple Banner Punch, 

7/1/26 - The Male Room #212 Hobbies - Capturing Smiles Camera Card

Happy Hump Day and first day of July! Today at The Male Room we are making hobby card and can you guess what hobby I am referring to?! Photography! This card is dedicated to all those photographers I know in my life! I stamped the camera images 4 times with different colors and pop one up with dimension. I hope this card will give you some inspiration and hope you can join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #212

Stamps: Capturing Smiles, 

Colors: Timid Tiger, Lost Lagoon, Darling Duckling, Lemon Lime Twist, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Black, Timid Tiger, 

Others: Dimension, 2025-2027 In-Color Dots, 

7/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #191 (Coloring) / Love to Craft (ATG) - Cutest Crew

Happy Hump Day and July!! At Moving Along with Times, I am the host and we are making Coloring card. And at Love to Craft (ATG). I found a fun fold (Stand-up) from Karen Titus and wanted to give it a try. I used Cutest Crew with a DSP from the current catalog. The cut cats are color with Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen, I added the In-color butterflies as well as the flower die cuts for some texture. This card is perfect for any cat lovers. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Cardbase - score at 2" and 3 1/8" from both side

DSP - Panel 1 3/4" x 5 1/4" (2 pieces), 2" x 5 1/4" (1 piece) 

                                

Challenge: #93, #191

Stamps: Cutest Crew, 

Colors: Black, Watercolor Pencils, 

Papers: White, Bloom Boutique DSP, Hydrangea Hue, Crisp Cantaloupe, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, 2026-2028 InColors Butterflies, Glitter Paper

6/29/26 - Make My Monday #281 2+ Colors Blending Background - Simply Leaves

Welcome back to Make My Monday and today's challenge is using 2-3 more colors for blending background. Can you tell which two colors are used to create for the leaves to be stamped on?! I created a fall color background but of course this could be used for just a good thinking of you card. Even the sentiment piece is blended. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: #281

Stamps: Simply Leaves, 

Colors: Timid Tiger, Daffodil Delights, Secret Sea, 

Papers: White, Timid Tiger, 

Others: Dimension, Happy Labels Punch, Sequins, 

6/26/26 - Alphabet Challenge (E for Embossing) - Fern & Floral Bundle with Vellum

Happy Friday and today at Alphabet Challenge we have E for Embossing! I dry embossed on a piece of vellum to give it a subtle background. The big image fern is colored with Watercolor Pencil with Blender Pens. To finish I added the flowers and the 2026-2028 In-Colors butterfly! I really enjoyed how this card turned out! 

Backstory - I initially created this card for May's Cardz 4 Guyz challenge (embossing folder). I did the vellum part first, then colored in the fern, and then totally forgot that it was supposed to be a masculine card and went ahead added the piece of DSP that floral images and to finish added flowers and butterfly as well as a sentiment stamped in Berry Burst, Oops, but glad I can use this with Alphabet Challenge! 

Challenge: E for Embossing, 

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Black, Peaceful Pine, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Berry Burst, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Thick Twine, In-Colors Butterfly, Background Embossing Folder, 

6/25/26- Cardz 4 Galz #279 CAS - Clean & Simple Friendly Foliage

Today's clean and simple card is shared at Cardz 4 Galz. Clean and Simple can be - lots of space, minimal image, 1-2 layers..etc. I embossed the white to give it more texture and have the main focal point at the corner. I even sponge the layering piece for the background to make the die cut pop a little. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #279

Stamps: N/A

Colors: Hydrangea Hue, 

Papers: White, Petal Pink, Hydrangea Hue, 

Others: Dimension, Friendly Foliage Dies, Linen Thread, Dots, Embossing Folder, 

6/22/26 - Atlantic Hearts #687 - Fern & Floral Bundle

Happy Monday and today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch I have an awesome card using Fern & Floral Bundle. I added 3 different colors of cardstock for the flowers and I also sponge the Soft Seafoam leaf with Old Olive to give it some depth! I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #687

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Early Espresso, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Soft Sea Foam, Early Espresso, Golden Glow, Blackberry Bliss , Darling Duckling, Petal Pink, Garden Green, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, 

6/20/26 - Pick 3 Challenge #6 - Beach Bag with Notes & Totes

Happy Saturday and welcome back to our Pick 3 Challenge and today's card is using another retired 2024-2026 In-Colors (Pretty in Pink) for this Beach/Sparkle/Sentiment card. I used the Notes & totes dies to create a beach bag with lotions/water bottle/sunblock/sunglasses that all represent stuff we need at the beach. I hope this card will inspire you to be creative, can't wait to see what you shared with us! 

Challenge: Pick 3 #6 

Stamps: Notes & Totes, 

Colors: Pretty in Pink, 

Papers: White, Pretty in Pink, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,

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