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, 

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, 

6/7/26 - Dragonfly Challenge June 2026 (Male) - Poppin' By

Happy Sunday and Happy Summer! Today at Dragonfly Challenge, we are making Male/Masculine card. I've been seeing so many fun fold tutorials and wanted to give it a try. This is a Column Fun Fold card and when you fold it down, it will fit into a regular envelope. I used the Poppin' By Bundle to create this card. The Popcorn is created with stamping the image twice and popcorn is tugged under the container. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Casebase - score at 4 1/4", 5 1/2", 6 3/4", 8"

DSP - 1" x 5 1/4" x 3 pieces 

Challenge: June 2026

Stamps: Poppin' By 

Colors: Summer Splash, Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush, 

Papers: White, Pretty Blooms DSP, Summer Splash, 

Others: Dimension, Poppin' By Dies, Arch Dies, 

5/3/26 - Dragonfly Challenge May 2026 (Use Die Cuts) - Capturing Smiles,

Happy first Sunday of May at Dragonfly Challenge - this month we are making cards with Die Cuts and I used the Capturing Smiles from Online Exclusive for the challenge. I stamped the mini camera image onto the 2 tone cardstock, along with black film strips and this other film thingy (gosh, I don't even know what it is!) I put it all on top of a bright yellow DSP from Boardwalk Fun. I thought the blue hearts would be fun as well, rather than the typical red/pink heart. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: May 2026

Stamps: Capturing Smiles, 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: White, Black, Boardwalk Fun DSP, Blueberry Bushel, Shy Shamrock, Pool Party, 

Others: Dimension, Capturing Smile Dies, 

4/5/26 - Dragonfly Challenge April 2026 (CAS) - Friendly Foliage I am here for you

Happy Sunday and welcome back to Dragonfly Challenge and this month we are making CAS - Clean and Simple card. My take on my CAS are lots of white space and one big, cluster focal point. I stamped the image and die cut out the negatives and layer it on top of a card base. If you look closely, I also embossed the white cardstock for a little texture. Then the two die cut leaves are inked with ink pads. To finish, I added a sentiment and twines. I really like how this turned out and I hope you do too and please join us at the challenge,

Challenge: April 2026

Stamps: Friendly Foliage  

Colors: Peach Pie, Cajun Craze,  

Papers: White, Cajun Craze, Peach Pie, 

Others: Dimension, Friendly Foliage Dies, Triple Banner Punch, Twine, 

3/1/26 - Love to Craft #91 (Anything) / Dragonfly March 2026 - Pop Up Petal

Happy First Day of March and today's card is shared at Love To Craft (ATG) & Dragonfly Challenge (Butterfly). I don't have a lot of butterfly images so I am using a small stamp image from Pop Up Petal. The coloring is done with Stampin' Markers and I tried to use color that I normally wouldn't use, even the cardbase - Gorgeous Grapes. I look forward seeing your creation at our challenges. 

Challenge: March 2026, #91

Stamp: Pop Up Petal,   

Colors: Black, Secret Sea, Burry Burst/Crushed Curry/Mossy Meadow Stampin' Markers, 

Paper: White, Boho Vibes, Gorgeous Grapes,  

Others: Dimension, Deckled Rectangle Dies, 

2/1/26 - Moving Along With Times (Floral) & Dragonfly (Fun Fold) - Corner Flip card with Banner Saying

Happy first of February and both Moving Along with Time (Floral) & Dragonfly (Fun Fold) challenges went live today and I am making a card to fulfill them. I found a cute corner flip card and wanted to give it a try. It's a bit hard for me to do the cut because my trimmer doesn't have any measurement on the cutter so I created a template using JulieD's video. I picked 2 colors for the flower and added a sentiment. Hope you like my card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #186, Dragonfly 

Stamp: Banner Saying, 

Colors: Gorgeous Grapes 

Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Gorgeous Grapes

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

1/4/26 - Dragonfly Challenge January 2026 - Floral

Happy Sunday! Welcome back to 2026 and our first challenge here at Dragonfly and we are making - floral card! I pulled out my Thankful Garden stamp set. Usually I would die cut out the image and use the coordinating mask to color in the bold floral image. Instead this time, I used Stampin' Blends for the coloring method. Strange that Pretty in Pink turns out a bit more like Flirty Flamingo! Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: Jan 2026

Stamp: Thankful Garden,  

Colors: Black, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush, Shy Shamrock, 

Paper: White, Floral in Blooms DSP, Flirty Flamingo, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Neutral Sequins, 

11/2/25 - Dragonfly Challenge November 2025 Female/Feminine - Crafting with You

Welcome November and our challenge here at Dragonfly and this month we are making Female/Feminine card. I created a very cute crafty card using Crafting with You bundle. It does take a lot of time to cut out all these pieces and think about the layout, but it turns out so adorable! I used most of the items that we can use when paper crafting - paper cutter, scissor, ruler, buttons and ribbons. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.  

Challenge: November 2025
Stamp Set: Crafting with You 
Colors: Basic Gray  
Paper: Beige, Black, Bubble Bath, Pecan Pie, various cardstock/colors for pieces, 

Others: Dimension, Crafting with You Dies, Foil Sheet, 

10/5/25 - Dragonfly Challenge October 2025 - Arch Shaped Tri-Fold

Happy Sunday and welcome back to Dragonfly challenge for month of October and we are making Unique Shape Card (anything but square/rectangle) card. I saw a tutorial (A Stamping Journey) for tri-fold Arch card and decided to give it a try and it’s so easy and fun to make! Once you have all your pieces cut out, all you do is assemble it together. I used the Boho Vibe suite for this creation. The cardbase is with Secret Sea and then I picked the colors listed from the DSP and used the cardstock and dies to cut out all the pieces (rainbow and the arches). Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Cardstock – 10 ½” x 3 3/4", score 3 1/2" on each side,

DSP – 3 ½” x 3 ¼” (to fit)

Challenge: Dragonfly Oct 2025  
Stamp Set: Sunshine Vibes,   
Colors: Secret Sea,              
Paper: White, Boho Vibes DSP, Secret Sea, Cajun Craze, Petal Pink, Cloud Cover, Daffadel Delight, 

Others: Dimension, Sunshine Vibes Dies, Arch Dies,  

9/7/25 - Dragonfly Challenge September 2025 Birthday - Attention Shoppe Happy Birthday

We are making Birthday card today at Dragonfly Challenge and I found a Dutch Door Fold Card from long time ago and decided to give it a try. I found some left over pieces from Attention Shopper bundle that are colored already so I just used those inside the shopping cart, these are all the things I want to give to my dear friend. I hope you enjoyed this inspiration card and join us at the challenge!

Cardbase – 5 ½” x 4 ¼” (quarter of cardstock)
Flap – 2 ½” x 8 ½” score at 4 ¼”
Inside Flap – 2” x 3 ¾” 

Panel – any shape/sizes

 

Challenge: Dragonfly September 2025 
Stamp Set: Attention Shopper,    
Colors: Black, Stampin Blends,                
Paper: White, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Black, Marbled Elegance DSP,  

Others: Dimension, Attention Shopper, Deckled Rectangle Dies,   

8/3/25 - Dragonfly Challenge August 2025 Layers - Tractor & Co with Timeless Plaid

Happy Sunday and today’s card is share at Dragonfly Challenge and this month’s challenge is Layers. I did a unique fun fold card which added more layers onto the card – awesome, right?! I kept the color more on the netrual side because of the DSP, Basic Beige is slowly becoming one of my favorite base to use. I also used the border dies with Old Olive to create a ground for the tractor to be on. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Cardbase – 5 ½” x 4 ¼”, cut 2” (or however long/short you would like the flap to be)
Outside Flap – 4” x 3 ½” scored at 3” (on the 3 ½” side) 

DSP – 2 1/8” x 5 7/8” & 3 7/8” x 2 7/8” (for a thinner borders)

Challenge: Aug 2025
Stamp Set: Tractor & Co,               
Colors: Black,      
Paper: White, Basic Beige, Timeless Plaid DSP, Black, Old Olive,   

Others: Dimension, Tractor & Co Dies, He’s the Man dies  

7/6/25 - Dragonfly Challenge July Polygons - Pretty Floral with Squares

Happy Sunday everyone and welcome back to another monthly challenge here at Dragonfly and this month we are making Polygons cards. I decided to just go with 3 squares/blocks to create this Pretty Floral card. Each square is 1 ½” x 1 ½” inches and the layering Early Espresso is 1 ¾” x 1 ¾”. Flower is stamped with Pretty in Pink, as well as the cardstock, although the stamp image is darkers than it looks. I love the added details of the flowers too. The pink layering I added some subtle texture and a cute sentiment that’s perfect for your friend. Hope you enjoyed this card and join us at the challenge.

 

Challenge: Dragonfly July 2025
Stamp Set: Pretty Floral, Year of Flowers   
Colors: Blackberry Bliss, Pretty in Pink, Shaded Spruce
Paper: White, Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso 2 Tone, 

Others: Dimension, Pattern of Friendship Dies, He’s the Man Dies,  

6/1/25 - Dragonfly Challenge June 2025 Butterfly - Spotlight on Nature

Hi everyone – Happy Sunday! Today’s card is shared at Dragonfly (Butterfly) Challenge! I found a butterfly image from Spotlight on Nature stamp set and used it on my card. I also used Stampin’ Blends to color in the images and paired it with a ribbon and Pretty Floral DSP. I hope you enjoyed this card I shared with you today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

 

 

Challenge: Dragonfly June 2025
Stamp Set: Spotlight on Nature,      
Colors: Black, Fresh Fresia/Peach Pie/Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends,   
Paper: White, Pretty Floral DSP,  

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Ribbon,       

5/4/25 - Dragonfly Challenge May 2025 - Ocean Friends for *Sealife*

Thank you for coming back to join us at another monthly challenge at Dragonfly and this month we are making Sealife and you know I just have to use Ocean Friend from Stampin’ Up. This bundle on the last chance list so grab it before you can! I saw a really awesome layout on Pinterest and wanted to give it a try, since it used DSP and I am always looking for ways to use up my paper. The strips of DSP is 1” x 4 ¾”. The crab is stamp with 2 different colors like the one of the starfish in the background. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: Dragonfly May 2025
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,    
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Summer Splash,   
Paper: White, Ocean Friends DSP, Summer Splash, Pool Party,       

Others: Dimension, Ocean Friend Dies, Pearls,       

4/6/25 - Dragonfly Challenge April 2025 - Ocean Friends for Animals

Welcome back to our April 2025 challenge and the theme is Animals – which I picked! I decided to use the Ocean Friends bundle from the current Mini/Spring Catalog from Stampin’ Up. I saw a cute layout from Pinterest and decided to give it a try. The layering piece is 3 3/8” x 4 ½” and smaller pieces inside are 1 x 4 ¼” and 2 x 4 ¼”. I used 2 different shades of green to create the background corals and added some startfish with Calypso Coral.  To finish the card, I added some Sunny Day Dots. I really enjoyed how this turned out and will be using this layout for my future projects.

Challenge: April 2025
Stamp Set: Ocean Friends,                                
Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly,
Paper: White, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock, Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Friends of Ocean DSP,   

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

3/2/25 - Dragonfly Challenge March 2025 Garden - Everyday Details

Hi everyone – today is the first challenge of March in my  blog world and it’s with Dragonfly, the theme is Garden. When I think of Garden, I think of beautiful flowers I can get and put in the vase on dining room table so I created a card with an image like that. The stamp image is from Everyday Details with the coordinating dies. I created a border first and then stamp the image on White for layering. The image is colored with Stampin’ Markers. Hope you enjoyed this card and remember to join us at the challenge.

Challenge: March 2025
Stamp Set: Everyday Detail               
Colors: Stazon Black, Various Colors,   
Paper: White, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,   

Others: Dimension, Everyday Detail Dies, Stampin’ Markers,  

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,

1/5/25 - 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,