Make my Monday #283 - Best Wishes

July 27, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #283

Theme:  Wedding and love wishes

This is another pumpkin kit from Stampin up. It's just a matter of putting the sentiment on and added bling.. I think this would be great for a wedding card.. 

Challenges:

Creative moments #284 - shimmer and shine

Shopping our stash #579 - what's the word

Pammie's inky pinkies #2630 - atg

 

Alphabet Challenge - G - You're a winner!

Friday July 24, 2026

Hello and hope you're having a nice summer or winter where ever you are.

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Alphabet Challenge 

Theme: G for Games

I used a scrap for the background paper. I stamped the Simon says images and colored with copics.

I used the My favorite things circle die and used Ranger ink to go around the edge and added to the card front. I stamped the You're a winner from Simon says and the wishing you a happy birthday from Paper trey ink. Perfect for that fun person.. 

Challenges: 

Pammie's inky pinkies #2630 - atg

lil patch of crafty friends #282 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #281 - you bring color into my life

Thursday July 23, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #281

Theme:  word inspired rainbow

I used my friends Rainbow die from Stampin up and thought the designer paper behind from DCWV was perfect for color.. The stamped sun and fun sentiments from the Simon Says set.. I love how this came up and not having to color the inside pieces.. There are also dies to cut the inside rainbows so you can get a cool design using card stock.. him I may have to buy this die set. 

Challenges:

We love to create ch. 7 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2629 - atg

Love to scrap #180 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #388 - Happy Birthday

Tuesday July 21. 2026

Hello

Late in posting .. oops

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Guyz #388

Theme: summer theme

Again,,,, I made this over at my friends house who is a Stampin up rep. This was so much fun to create and love the little Faris wheel colors. Lots of die cutting but so worth it. All products are Stampin Up. 

 I like the arch design and layers. Lot's of fun to make. 

Challenges:

Allsorts #854 - At the seaside / atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 760-761 - atg

Love to scrap #180 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #718 - Congrats grad

Friday July 17, 2026

Hello

Before we go on summer break we have one more challenge over at

Crafty Catz #718

Theme: Anything goes

I made this card for my Great grandson as he graduated from high school. I used a club scrap stamp and very light ink and stamped a car on the far left. It's hard to see but he is so into his car thought it was perfect.

I used scraps of their school colors - Black and Red and cut strips and adhered to a piece of paper and then using Paper Trey Ink number dies cut it out.  I used Pretty Pink Posh cap and diploma and die cut out and added to the card. I finished with the sentiment. 

The inside had a couple of hearts from Simon Says dies as a little extra love and cut from scraps of the numbers piece. 

Challenges: 

Krafty chicks #829 - cas

Word art Wednesday wk. 760-761 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2628 - atg

 

Make my Monday #282 - A very merry Christmas

July 13, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #282

Theme: Christmas in July

I created this card using Stampin up products.  I made this at my friends house and I love the way it came out. I think the bow should of been smaller but it's not bad. 

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #69 - atg Christmas

Krafty chicks #828 - atg  Christmas

Pammie's inky pinkies #2628  - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 760 - 761 - atg

 

Alphabet challenge - F - wishing you the happiest

July 10, 2026

 Hello and Happy Birthday to my brother.. 

He doesn't look at my blog but this is the card I sent him

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: F - Festive - Christmas in July, Birthday, Wedding

Oh course this card is using Stampin up products.. I again was with my friend who sells Stampin up... and I am getting quite a collection of SU products.. This was a fun card to create and I love how the balloons stamped you can see through them as you would real balloons. Fun colors and love the over size sentiment.. it still let the balloons show through. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 760-761 -atg

Polkadoodles ch. 7 wk. 2 - atg

Digi choosday ch. 7 wk. 2 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #280 - I'm lucky to have a friend like you

Thursday July 9, 2026

Hello

Time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #280

Theme:  For a friend / friendship

I hardly ever use a stamp like this.. meaning not coloring with my copics but I am liking this just using the ink as a background and stamp the open image on it.. I added the diamond drills and sentiment. I also stamped the background card stock with a foliage stamp. I like how it came out. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 760-761 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2627 - atg

Beautiful blossoms #42 - atg flowers

 

Aud Sentiments #339 - it's your birthday

Monday July 6, 2026

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #339

Theme: Bookmarks / hobbies and include a sentiment

I decided to go for hobbies vs. bookmarks.. I never use them so thought a card would be best.

I love watching birds. We have hummingbirds all the time even in the winter. We live in the country so we have a nice variety of birds and they are so calming to watch. Last year every spring morning a bird for weeks - I am sure it's a Steller jay brings my two dogs - shih tzus - acorns. it's funny.  We don't have an acorn / oak tree around us.. I would have handfuls of them and always the same spot in the yard.. over the fall we decided to get a trail cam and see if we can see who's dropping them off for the boyz.. I don't want them to eat them and they are 3 yrs old so still learning right from wrong.. do they ever out grow that... 

The products are from Stampin up.. I love the washi tape stamps and the fun feathers.. The bird is a stamp and punch. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #107 - atg animals

Critter crazy #112 - atg animals

Krafty chicks #827 - happy birthday

 

Crafty Catz #717 - everything is going to be alright

Friday July 3, 2026

Hello

It's tine for a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #717

Theme: Anything goes

I made this back in December as it's from a group of ladies who make 12 pages of a chosen month which in the end create a year long calendar.. I made 12 of these pages..

I used my Mission water colors and did a few sheets of colors and then die cut the Stampin up flowers and adhered the back to the front.. I set aside and created the background of 12 A2 size pieces of card stock. I die cut the dragonflies and stamped the sentiment and cut out.. Then I laid out and included the calendar page and liked how it came out. My friend who see these ladies all the time collected the pages and came to my house and used my book binding machine to make 12 calendar pages.. 

I look looking at each ladies creative page and get to enjoy it for a month. 

Challenges:

The paper funday #89 - atg / summer splash

Beautiful blossoms #42 - atg foliage 

Moving along with the times #191 - color medium (water color)

 

Sparkles Christmas #186 - Season greetings

Wednesday July 1, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas challenge #186

Theme:  Monochrome winter wishes

This is an old stamp set from Stampin up.. I used all SU products. I stamped the snowflakes for the background and layered the dies and the scene. I like the way it came out and the pretty purples. 

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #69 - atg Christmas

Word art Wednesday wk. 758-759 - atg

Love to scrap #180 - atg

Moving along with the times #191 - any color medium

 

Do-Al(l)Creative #115 - my favorite colors

July 1, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

DAK #115

Theme: Anything goes /  Purple and green or purple and blue

This was a fun card to create.. I love all the colors in this scene..  Fun dies and gives nice depth, the background is the paper and so you don't have to add all those images.. This is from Stampin up kit. I love the purple, pinks and teal. some of my favorite colors. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 758-759 - atg

Love to scrap #180 - atg

 

Make my Monday #281 - Smile

Monday June 29, 2026

Hello

It's time for another challenge over at

Make my Monday #281

Theme: Add 2 or 3 color blends

I had fun creating this fun card. I used Oxide Ranger inks and created the stripe. I then cut 3 flowers from Taylored Expressions and stacked them and added to the strip of blended ink. I colored another strip and using Simon Says smile die cut it out and added to the card. I love the colors and the black silhouette flower. 

Challenges: 

Allsorts #852 - bees/blooms or birds / atg

613 Avenue create - June atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 758-759 - atg

Beautiful blooms #42 - atg 

 

Alphabet challenge - E - you're on of a kind

June 26, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: E  -  embossing / wet or dry

I love this stamp set.. I like that I made the octopus a coral color.. The embossing is sideways to make it look like water.. All products are from Stampin up.  

Love the octopus and did you see the show on Netflix with Sally Field called Remarkably bright  creatures... It was a great movie and made you cry so heart warming..  

 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #106 - atg animals

Allsorts #852 - bees/blooms/birds or atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 758-759 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #270 - Congrats

June 25, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #279

Theme: CAS  (clean and simple)

for my card I used scraps on my desk.. I have been creating a couple cards with this designer paper and had a few pieces left over so I adhered to the card. I had this green want to be flower but didn't like what I was trying to do to another card so used it and the congrats was there. So it's simple and kinda clean.. no bling.. almost one layer. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 758-759 - atg

Digi choosday Challenge 6 - wk. 4 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies 2625 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #716 - flowers in a vase

Friday June 19, 2026

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #716

Theme:  Anything goes

I was over at a friends house and she had this stamp set on the table.. I said let's play with this so we did and this is the results.. I like it but seems like it needs more.. I didn't want to add a sentiment as I don't know where or who it's going to.. All products are from stampin up.. Die cut the oval and square. Stamped  the flower to the die cut pieces and and then die cut the vases and added under the flower. Great way to use scraps. 

Challenges:

Beautiful blooms #42 - flowers

Word art Wednesday wk. 756-757 - atg

Krafty chicks #825 - cas

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #387 - To a dear friend

June 16, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #387

Theme: Garden / Gardening

So I don't do gardens or do gardening. (I do have plants around the house and my hubby does the weeding and watering)  I hate getting my hands dirty.. funny.  But I do have some potted plants in my house. So this is my gardening and I love this background designer paper. It works perfect for this card I thought. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2624 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 756-757 - atg

613 Avenue create - June - atg

 

Make my Monday #280 - hello

Monday June 15, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #280

Theme: Use a stencil

Oh my I love this layered stencil set from Emily Moore Designs.. I used Ranger ink to create to flowers and leaves.. I love that you can use any colors you want with the stencils (or any stamp you want to use)

I didn't want to cover the pretty flowers so added some Stampin up gold cording and then die cut the hello from Simon says 4 times and layered to get a nice sturdy hello..  

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2624 - atg

Allsorts #851 - atg from the garden

Beautiful blooms #42 - atg blooms

Word art Wednesday wk. 756-757- atg

 

Alphabet challenge - D - You're the berry best

June 12, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme:  D - double of same thing

This is a fun card. Perfect for June.. I love strawberries and we have breakfast for dinner with waffles / strawberries and whip cream.. yumm  The double on this card are the two die cut strawberries. this card is a z fold.  All products are from Stampin up.  

Challenges:

Allsorts #851 - atg from the garden

Word art Wednesday wk. 756-757 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #278 - You're the best

Thursday June 11, 2026

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Galz #278

Theme: Seaside coast

When I think of the coast and we live in Washington state so the ocean is not far from us.. I love the water and fish, shells, drift wood, seagulls and smells.. It's my grounding, peace, calm place.. 

I created this card with DSP from Stampin up and just made a simple fun card. I fussy cut the fish out from DSP. 

inside of the card. 

Challenges: 

Pammie's inky pinkies #2623 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 756-757 - atg

Digi choosday Ch. 6 wk. 3 - atg

Crafty animals #106 - atg animals

Critter crazy #111 - atg animals

 

Crafty Gals Corner #278 = celebrate your day

June 10, 2026

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Gals Corner #278 

Theme: Anything goes /  Sweets for dad

I lost my sweet dad quite awhile ago.. I sure miss him.. I created this card with him in mind but it could be for any lovely person and celebrate their day. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2623 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 756-757 - atg

Digi choosday Ch. 6 wk. 3 - atg