Under the Sea

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb250 ...A retro challenge with a theme!!  UNDER THE SEA is the theme for this current challenge!!  I use the turtle from Stampin Up's retired Whale Done stamp set that came out in 2020...that is my retro stamp!!

Make My Monday // #MMM247 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is punches & dies.  I used Stampin Up dies for my coral and seaweed.

Sketch Saturday // #SS771 ...A sketch challenge!!  They also gave a little optional twist to use if we wanted...BUTTONS!!  I had some teeny tiny buttons that matched up perfectly.

Update:  This card was chosen as a "top 3" by the Sketch Saturday design team!!  What an honor!!  Thanks for the shout out on my "under the sea" card!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Sweet Sips

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Sketch Saturday // #SS763 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  Who doesn't love a card with a tag on it!?!

TGIF Challenges // #tgif497 ...A color challenge!!  The colors called for in this challenge are Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie, and Crushed Curry.  This trio of colors was a perfect combination for a sweet sips card.

Time Out Challenges // #TOC275 ...A theme challenge!!  SWEETS was the theme for this current challenge!!  I have a sweet cup of hot chocolate, a sweet little mouse, and several sweet little gingerbread men...SWEET indeed!!

Coffee Loving Papercrafters // NOV2024 ...A "coffee lovers" blog hop!!  This card was just perfect for the blog hop happening over at CLP!!  What is it with me, mice, and coffee?!?  Yesterday's coffee card also had mice on it...LOL!!

Verse fo the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Hey!!

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc255 ...A tic-tac-toe game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row runs diagonally across the board from the lower left corner to the upper right corner of this game board: multiples (stamped that pine tree multiple times), rectangle (shape of my card and the mat layers), green (Stampin Up's Mossy Meadow ink).

Retro Rubber Challenges // #rrcb238 ...A retro challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is "the great outdoors", and by retro they mean that they want to see a stamp that is over a year old.  My pine tree stamp is from Stampin Up's Lovely As a Tree stamp set that came out in 2001 and was retired in 2019...wowsers that is 18 years that is stayed available.

Sketch Saturday // #SS758 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for creating my camping scene.  Thanks for the inspiration!!

Update:  The card was chosen as a "top pick" over at the Retro Rubber challenge.  Thanks to the design team for the shout out on my "great outdoors" card.  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy Birthday, Theo!

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Sketch Saturday // #SS757 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for using different designer paper leftovers...boy do I have a box full!!  Thanks for a sketch that got me rummaging through my leftovers.

Alphabet Challenge // 09AUG24 ...An alphabet challenge!!  J is for juvenile!!  So... I made a card for a grand-nephew's 3 birthday.  This little trike makes a fun card for a toddler!!

Can You Handle the Pressure // 10AUG24 ...An embossing challenge!!  This embossing challenge also has an optional twist, and that twist is WHEELS!!  I don't have an embossing folder with wheels but I include wheels on my card by stamping them.

        

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Cardz 4 Guyz #C4G350

 Today begins a new challenge at...

Cardz 4 Guyz // #C4G350 ...A masculine challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this challenge is "anything goes".  So that leaves this challenge wide open with "masculine" being the only stipulation.  I made a "Roll Tide" card for a nephew that is a huge Alabama Crimson Tide fan.  

#C4G // Anything Goes

Now it is your turn...hop on over to our blog and check out the cards froms the rest of the design team.  They are sure to help you get your creative juices flowing.  With the challenge being an "anything goes" challenge the possibilities are endless, so come join the fun and play along with us.

3 other challenges inspired today's card...

Sketch Saturday // #SS753 ...A sketch challenge!!  this sketch with the tag was perfect for my embroidered "Roll Tide" patch!!  While at first glance this sketch may have had a bit of a feminen feel to it, I made it more masculine by using a knot instead of a bow and by using the Roll Tide color combo!!

Papercraft Challenge // #PC106 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this challenge is "for the boys"!!  While I know that there are lots females out there that are Alabama football fans.  This card was made for a nephew who graduated from the University of Alabama and is a huge "Roll Tide" fan.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS63 ...A "never been used" challenge!!  I cut this patch off of a shirt that got ruined several years ago with the intention of using it to make a card but it got lost in the shuffle somewhere along the way.  Never got used until today!!  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Thinking of You

 

Several challenges inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP693 ...A color challenge!!  Lemon Lolly, Boho Blue, and Night of Navy are the colors called for in this current challenge!!  

Sketch Saturday // #SS757 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing my new coneflower die from ErinLee Creative.

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc249 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this game board: layers, die, and patterned paper.

Color Hues // #TCH88 ...A color challenge!!  Yellow & Blue!!  How about 2 blues and a yellow?!!? 

Two other monthly challenges fit today's card...

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS63 ...A "never been used" challenge!!  I just got this coneflower die in the mail!!  So excited to play with it and switch of the color combo.

{PIN}spiration Challenges // #314 ...A Pintrest inspired craft supply challenge!!  For the month of June we are inspired by flowers...a staple in all forms of crafting!!  My new coneflower die is perfect flor playing along with this monthly challenge.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Latte Love

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Color Hues // #TCH86 ...A color challenge!!  Lilac & Lime were the colors called for in this challenge.  I used Stampin Up's Luscious Limeade and Highland Heather for my duo of colors.

Sketch Saturday // #SS750 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love the inspiration of a sketch challenge...a great startig point for a card.  I replaced the geometric shapes with some mugs of coffee.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Busy Weekend But Still Made 2 Cards

 

Card #1 inspired by 2 challenges... 

Color Throwdown Challenge // #ctd792 ...A color challenge!!  Blue, Kraft, and Cream are the colors called for in this challenge!!  A creamy latte kind of combination!!

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS62 ...A "never been used" challenge!!  Today I used the coffee pot die from Stampin Up's Latte Love bundle for the very first time!!

Card #2 inspired by 4 challenges...

Paper Craft Crew Challenges // #PCC569 ...A theme challenge!!  "Simple Stampin" is the theme for this challenge!!  I just used stamped images...not embosing, no designer papers, and no fancy folds!!

Make My Monday // #MMM225 ...A theme challenge!!  FLORALS is the theme for this current challenge!!  I used Stampin Up's retired Penned & Painted set for some two step stamped floals!!

Sketch Saturday // #SS750 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love the inspiration of a sketch challenge...a great startig point for a card.  I replaced the geometric shapes with some stamped florals.

Just Add Ink // #JAI701 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" inspiration we find in the given photo.  The inspiration that I "just added" to my card was the color combo and the florals!!

My Busy Weekend

Storm Clean Up

Mother's Day Mandivilla

On the River w/ Hubby