Fri-Yay!! 6.21.24

 

2 challenges inspired today's card...

Alphabet Challenge // 14JUN24 ...An alphabet challenge!!  F is for fruit!!  How about some sweet strawberries!?!  Yep, let's pull out Stampin Up's Sweet Strawberry bundle and do some stamping and punching.

The Paper Players // #PP694 ...A clean and simple challenge with a sympathy/encouragement theme.  I have hit the stage of life when I need way to many sympathy card...parents of dear friends passing away.  Just nature doing this thing...part of the circle of life...expected but never easy!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Hey, Chick!!

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

FarmQuest Challenges // #FQCB54 ...A farm and country themed challenge!!  Farmyard equipment is the theme for this current challenge!!  How about a chicken coop!!  Every farm needs one of those, right?!?

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc477 ...A sketch challenge!! This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  I hate that I ended up positioning the star so that it is mostly covered up!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Summer Time Refreshment

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By Challenges // #IB293 ...A photo inspired challenge with an optional sketch.  I used both the photo and the sketch for today's card.  My inspiration from the photo...the soda theme, the stripes and the polka dots.

Just Add Ink // #JAI706 ...A "just add" challenge!!  During this current challenge we are "just adding"....INSPIRATION!!  The collage photo offers up all kinds of white and blue images and stripes and so I did the same on today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS524

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS524 ...A "shop your stash" challenge!!  We want to see BUTTONS from your stash!!  Button, Button, whose got a button??  It could be actual buttons, embossed buttons, or die cut buttons...you decide!!  For my card I used a metal button that has been retired from Stampin Up.

Now it is your turn!!  Hop on over to our blog for additional details for today's new BUTTON challenge and grab up some inspiration from the rest of the design team.  We can't wait to see your button cards.

32 other challenges inspired today's card...

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS440 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for being the starting point for the new challenge over at Shopping Our Stash.  A button made a great anchor for the ribbon/twine called for in this sketch.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS63 ...A "never been used" challenge!!  this is a brand new die from ErinLee Creative that just arrived in a recent order.  Today it felt the pressure for the very first time.  I am guessing it will get used pretty often!!

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M470 ...A technique challenge!!  Stencils & Dies...today I used both!!  I stenciled the sun rays onto a die cut of a sunrise over water.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

World's Best Uncle

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Festive Friday Challenge // #FF0161 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the 10 elements on the inspo list honoring Alzheimers Awareness Month, choose 3 to include on your project.  I chose elephant, pearls, and ribbon.

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI596 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  This set of cupcake is "for the guys"!!  So how about a birthday card for that favorite uncle!!

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M470 ...A technique challenge!!  For this current challenge we are to use stencils or die cuts...or both!!  I used a layered stencil set for this masculine card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy Birthday, Eli!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS640 ...A sketch challenge!!  I used a trio of embossed shells in place of the circles.  Our newphew's son has a birthday coming up and I made this card for his special day!!

Can You Handle The Pressure?? // 08JUN24 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  BEACH is the optional twist called for during this current challenge!!  The beach is where you find the shells!!

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI596 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  For the guys...hooray for Eli...he has a birthday coming up!!  A beachy boy card for the birthday boy!!

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS63 ...A "never been used" challenge!!  I just got a new stencil from ErinLee Creative and used it for the first time today on this birthday card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

3 Challenge Saturday

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC581 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the perfect starting point for play along with the INKspiraitonal challenge & the Just Us Girls challenge.  

INKspirational Challenge // #IC318 ...A "mood board" challenge!!  My inspiration from this mood board...the color combo, the pennants, the alphabet background, and the flowers!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG731 ...A "word" challenge!!  CELEBRATE is the work for this current challenge!!  I think this will make a great birthday card for a friend who has a birthday is a couple of weeks.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)