School Days Thank You

 5 challenges inspired today's card...

Just Us Girls //#JUG789 ...A "mood board" challenge!!  A country school day is the vibe I picked up on and tried to deliver in today's card.

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC199 ...A "clean and simple" challenge!!  Lots of white space, punched out cirlces, one stamped sentiment, and several school themed stickers...clean and simple!!

Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge // #SC1075 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for a clean and simple card.

Little Red Wagon // #LRW821 ...A theme challenge!! CIRCLE OF LIFE is the theme for this current challenge.  They want to see at least one circle on our card...How about 5 of them?!? 4 punched out card stock circles and one circle sticker.

Papercraft Challenge // #PC121 ...A theme challenge!!  BACK TO SCHOOL is the theme of this monthly challenge.  August is the perfect month for a "back to school" challenge!!  A big thank you to all the teachers and support staff out there!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

A Mushroom Thank You

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS466 ...A color challenge!!  Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, and Granny Apple Green are the color called for in this challenge!!  A summery trio of colors!!

Splitcoast Stampers // #SC1067 ...A sketch challenge!!  Color challenges and sketch challenges pair up perfectly!!

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS76 ...A place to showcase those "never been used" items!!  Today I am using a new embossing folder from Gina K. Designs that was a prize for one of my cards!!

Can You Handle The Pressure // 28JUN25 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  They want to see texture on our cards!!  The optional twist for this current challenge is dogs and/or cats.  Since I am not a "pet person", I decided not to use the optional twist...just showing off my new embossing folder.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

A Little Birdie Thank You

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M496 ...A "make your mark" challenge!!  On today's card I "make my mark" using watercolor pencils from Stampin Up.  I also "made my mark" with ink & a stencil, and my scoring board for a textured mark.

Alphabet Challenges // 27JUN25 ...An ABC challenge!!  F is for feathers!!  How about a blue feathered birdie?!!?

Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge // #SC1065 ...A sketch challenge!!  I took this sketch and made it CAS using my scoring board for the 4 lines and a sun ray stencil for the star burst element.

Addicted to CAS // #286 ...A "code word" challenge!!  THANK YOU is the code word for this current challenge.  How about a little birdie thank you!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Thinking of You!!

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspiration Station // JUN2025 ...An inspiration challenge!!  The photo for the month of June is of a rainbow carnival swing.  I thought this stencil inked with water color pencils was perfect for portraying the swirling and the rainbow color, plus I included a swing...YES!!

Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge // #SC1062 ...A sketch challenge!!!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing multiple challenges.  Three challenges are currently asking for us to use stencils and this sketch pulled them all together.

Just Us Girls // #JUG781 ...A theme challenge!!  STENCILS!!  

INKspirtional Challenges // #IC344 ...A theme challenge!! STENCILS!!

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M495 ...A technique challenge!!  Use STENCILS and/or DIES!!  I used both!!  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS545

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS545 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  For this current challenge we want you to shop your stash for those items that fit our "Hippity Hop" theme.  I pulled this dust bunny set from my stash (got it back in November from Trinity Stamps and have only used it 1 or 2 times).  

                                    
Hop on over to our blog for all the details and for additional inspiration from the design team!!  What bunny stamps do you have stashed away that you could pull out??  Or maybe you have a hippity hop set of tracks??  Or maybe a bunny die??  So take a hippity hop through your stash and play along with our new fun challenge.  We can't wait to see what you find in your stash.

Several other challenges inspired today's card...

Splitcoast Stampers Wednesday Sketch // #SC1055 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the perfect starting point for today's card.  If offered a fun playful backdrop for my cute little dust bunny!!

INKspirtional Challenges // #IC338 ...A "word prompt" challenge!!  SENTIMENTS is the word prompt for their current challenge.  They want to see at least 2 sentiments!!  I used on on bunny's mug (from the Trinity Stamp set) and one as a banner (from a retired Stampin Up set).

The Paper Funday Challenge // #75 ...A monthly "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  I did use the optional twist called for in April's challenge...B is for____.  On today's card B is for Bunny!!  Don't you just love this cute little dust bunny from Trinity Stamps (It is called Dir-tea Bunny and it came out in 2020).

{PIN}spiraitonal Challenges // #324 ...A monthly theme challenge that is inspired by Pinterest!!  The photo from Pinterest for this current challenge has an Easter theme.  My inspiration from the photo is the bunnies hanging out at the bottom.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Playful Penguins

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

ABC Christmas Challenge // 11DEC24 ...An alphabet Christmas challenge!!  Y is for "your favorite color" & Z is for "Zoo Animals"!!  One of my favorite colors is red, and I love the combination of red, black and white...such a classic!!  The zoo is the only way I am ever gonna get to see penguins...so penguins seemed perfect for this Christmas card challenge.

Splitcoast Stampers // #SC1042 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing multiple embossing folders and my playful penguins.  Thanks for the inspiration and being the building block for today's card.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 28DEC2024 ...An embossing challenge!!  I used 4 different embossing folders on today's card.  Each panel felt a little different kind of pressure and gave my card lots of texture.

Jingle Belles // #JB2501 ...A year round Christmas challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is "something old & something new".  My "old" is the embossing folders and penguin stamp from Stampin' Up's Snow Place stamp set.  My "new" is the glittery stars that I used to accent my panels.

Update:  This card was chosen as a "top 3" winner over at the Can You Handle The Pressure blog!!  Yippie!!  A big thank you to the design team for the shout out on my card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

BIRTHday Blessings!!

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

INKspirational Challenges // #IC331 ...A "technique" challenge!!  Use Stencils!!  I used several different stencils to complete today's card.  I love layering up different stencils to create a collage type image.  Great technique to showcase for this challenge.

Splitcoast Sketch Challenge // #SSC1039 ...A "sketch" challenge!!  When I saw this sketch I knew it would work perfectly for the idea I had of layering up different stencils!!

Addicted to Stamps & More // #483 ...A "theme" challenge!!  BIRTHDAY is the theme for this current challenge!!  There is now birthday celebration like a BIRTHday!!  Welcome, Baby!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Let's Party

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Spiltcoast Stampers // #SSC1035 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It was perfect for building a card that included these 2 other challenges.

Papercraft Challenges // #PC112 ...A theme challenge!!  MONOCHROMATIC is the theme for this current challenge.  I used some of Stampin Up's ombre papers to create my monochromatic card.

Make My Monday // #MMM239 ...A theme challenge!!  FOOD or DRINK is the theme for this current challenge!!  A cupcake has got to be a favorite birthday food...wouldn't you agree!?!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Fa-BREW-lous!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Can You Handle The Pressure // 09NOV24 ...An embossing challenge with an optional theme!!   WARM DRINKS is the theme for this current challenge!!  I used two different embossing folders for this card...both from Stampin Up!!

Color Hues // #TCH99 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors for this challenge is Aqua and Pink!!  In my photograph my pink is looking more like a mauve...much darker than in real life!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC807 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional challenge!!  FOOD//DRINKS is the theme for this current challenge.  Who doesn't love drinking a cup of joe!?!  I use the Cozy Cup stamp set with matching dies from The Greetery for my cup of joe and the sentiment came from a new stamp set from Trinity stamps.

Splitcoast Stampers // #SC1032 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for creating a placemat & coffee cup.  A great starting point for each of the challenge included in today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)