Crafty Gals Corner #279 - Birthdays are the best days

Wednesday August 12, 2026

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Crafty Gals Corner #279

Theme: ATG / Summer vibes

I was going through my dies and found this strip die from Simon Says and thought gee I've had it forever and don't think I have ever used it. Never...  so I thought now is the time. I laid it down and cut and backed the white behind it. Then die cut the flowers from Stampin up and used Ranger ink to add some colors. I added the SS sentiment and added a little brush of Ranger to it and added. I sprinkled some Perfect pearls.  

Challenges:

Beautiful blossoms #43 = atg flowers

Pammie's inky pinkies #2632 - atg

Cut it up #362 - die cut and sentiment

 

Make my Monday #284 - sorry I was crabby

Monday August 10, 2026

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Make my Monday #284

Theme: Board walk - games/food/beach/ice cream

This was another fun card to create.. Again Stampin Up products.. I stamped the bubbles on the blue background card stock, added designer papers and added the colored with ink crabs.. I like their claws are intertwined..  Fun sentiment.. 

Challenges:

Crafy animals #108 - anything animals

Critter crazy #113 - anything animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 764-765 - atg

 

Alphabet challenge - H the best is yet to come

Friday August 7, 2026 

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Alphabet challenge

Theme: Horticulture 

Another Stampin up product card. I love the simple way this card is made. I used different designer papers from Stampin Up and a die. No coloring. I thought it fit the horticulture theme. 

Challenges:

Cut it up #362 - add a sentiment

Krafty chicks #832 - birthday

Word art Wednesday wk. 764-765 - atg

Love to scrap #180 - atg

613 Avenue create - Aug. - atg / play time

 

Cardz 4 Galz #282 - I love hanging out with you

Thursday August 6, 2026

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Cardz 4 Galz #282

Theme:  Blue Skies

For my card I used Ranger ink and created the ground and used Rubber seed grass stamp and Stampin up ink.  I stamped the branch and it's an old wood block and no name now.. I colored it in with colored pencils.  I then stamped the Stampin up kitty and coloring in the heart with colored pencils. I used my cloud template and Ranger ink to create the sky.  I wanted to bring in the pink from the heart so I saw a strip of pink card stock in my scrap box and cut a couple strips and adhered behind the piece. I added this to a card base. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set. 

Challenges:

Critter crazy #113 - atg animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 764-765 - atg

Allsorts #855 - colors of summer (blue sky- green grass)

Pammie's inky pinkies #2631 - atg

 

Aud Sentiments #340 - You brighten my day

Monday August 3, 2026

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Aud Sentiments #340

Theme:  Alcohol inks and or Summer

I made this card using the dies from Stampin up. I created the background behind the lighthouse with Alcohol inks. I made three cause I just wasn't coming up with what I liked .. Finally said forget it. I am using this one. It's a stormy night at sea..  I find alcohol inks hard to use.. I die cut the added images out of scraps and used some ranger inks to give a little color. I added the sentiment from the set. Living by the pacific ocean in Washington state the water/beach is my happy place. I love hearing the ocean waves and the joy it brings to my heart. 

Challenges: 

Allsorts #855 - colors of summer / atg

Dragonfly dreams Aug. - beach / seaside

613 Avenue create Aug. - atg / playtime

Pammie's inky pinkies #2631 - atg

Krafty chicks #831 - atg / mood board

 

Sparkles Christmas #187 - Merry Christmas

Saturday August 1, 2026

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Sparkles Christmas #187

Theme: CAS

This doesn't get much simpler than this card.. The designer paper and then the already stamped sentiment piece.. I just needed to fussy cut it off the sheet that had other sentiments on it.. that's it. all done. 

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #69 - atg Christmas

 

Do-Al(l)Creative #116 - you're truly amazing

August 1, 2026 

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DAK #116

Theme: Anything goes / weather / sun, snow, rain, storm

Gee again Stampin up products... I love these fun scene papers they have.. You hate to cut them up or cover the image so this was a fun way to enjoy the scene and the sentiment will fold out so as not to cover it..  

showing the sentiment can flip out of the way

Challenges:

Allsorts #855 - colors of summer 

Krafty chicks #831 - atg / mood board

Word art Wednesday wk. 762-763 - atg