Happy Thoughts, Happy Birthday

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Simply Clean & Simple // JUL2026 ...A monthly "clean and simple" challenge with a theme!!  BIRTHDAY is the theme for the month of July!!  Clean and simple, Happy thoughts, Happy birthday!!

Little Red Wagon // #LRW869 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is ONE THING!!  My one thing is a cupcake from Verve Stamps (no longer in business but still a favorite) and one piece of matching twine tied in a bow.

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc297 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board is any color (Stampin Up's Crisp Cantaloupe), free (my pick for the free is something sweet), and sentiment (Stampin Up's Beautifully Happy).

AAA Birthday // #87 ...A monthly "birthday" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of July is FOR THE GIRLS!!  This creamy looking cupcake with it's matching twine is the perfect  birthday cake for a sweet little girl.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Pina Colada

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Double D Challenges // 15JUL26 ...A themed challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is YOUR FAVORITE FRUIT!!  Pineapple is my favorite fruit!!  Fresh pineapple is the best but I will take it frozen or even canned!!  And a frozen drink in an actually pineapple is the bomb!!

First Cup Challenges // JUL2026 ...A monthly beverage/drink related challenge!!  Most of the time you will find coffee themed cards from me but today my beverage is a pina colada...severed in a pineapple.  Totally inspired by July's beverage photo!!  Happy Sipping!!

Spiltcoast Stampers // #SC1120 ...A sketch challenge that posts every Wednesday with no end date!!  This sketch is from June 24th and it worked perfectly for showcasing my pina colada drink.

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb277 ...A retro challenge with a tic-tac-toe game board!!  Retro as in, use a stamp that is over a year old.  The Timeless Tropical bundle that I used for die cutting my pineapple & stamping my envelope came out in 2020 (so it fits the retro element of this challenge).  While I didn't use a stamp on my card I did use a stamp from the Timeless Tropical bundle on my matching envelope.  My winning three in a row on this game board runs across the top: sparkle (green chunky glitter), emboss (these dies not only cut but also emboss), and die cut image (my pineapple and foliage).

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS578

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS578 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme.  The theme for this current challenge that begins today...WHAT'S A GOOD WORD??  We want you to use a word die, sticker or word stamp on your project.  I picked a neglected word die from my stash...ENJOY!!  I die cut it 3 times in 3 different colors.

                

What word die do you have in your stash??  It will be fun to see all the scripts & sizes that show up in our gallery.  Get busy digging through your stash...if you need some inspiraiton hop on over to our blog and check out the word dies our design team has chosen.  While there you will also find all the details for this new challegne.

4 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Inky Paws Challenge // #254 ...A color challenge using Newton's Nook products!!  They have given us a beachy color combo for the month of July...pool blue, tangerine, and sunny yellow.   I used a Newton's Nook stamp and stencil for today's card. 

Just Add Ink // #JAI790 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" dies and/or stencils.  I just added both to my "enjoy" card.

We Love Stamping // JUL2026 ...A stamping challenge with a theme!!  SUMMERTIME is the theme for this current challenge!!  Seashells (Newton's Nook stamp) always give a summertime vibe!!  I also used bright beachy colors (Stampin Up card stock) to fulfill the summertime theme.

Just Us Girls // #JUG833 ...An "anything goes" stencil challenge!!  I used a Newton's Nook stencil for creating a boarder down the side of my card, blending the three colors called for in the Inky Paws challenge.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Psalm 121:1-2

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc297 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe board: any die (Spellbinders), layers, and embossing (Stampin Up embossing folder).

Scrap~N~Sketch // #SNS299 ...A monthly sketch challenge that offers both card and scrapbook sketches!!  I used this month's card sketch as the starting point for today's card.

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #17 ...An "anything from or in the garden" challenge!!  FLOWERS...even a veggie garden has blooms so all gardens at some point have flowers!!

Word Art Wednesday // #762-763 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional scripture.  I didn't use this week's given scripture verse but I used another one.  It is a scripture verse stamp from Verve Stamps (no longer in business but I love all of their stamps that I have and have kept them in my stash.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Sunday Stamps #SSC391

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Sunday Stamps // #SSC391 ...A sketch challenge!!  For this new challenge Claire has a "square card" sketch for us.  The possibilities are endless and we can't wait to see your take on her "Hip to be Squared" sketch.

       
Hop on over to our blog for all the details and from some fantastic inspiration from the rest of our design team.

4 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Colorful Options // JUL2026 ...A monthly color challenge!!  Red, White, and Blue are the colors called for in July's color challenge!!

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI639 ...A "cupcake inspired" challenge!!  The cupcake photo for this current challenge boosts the colors red, white, and blue!!

{PIN}spirations Challenge // JUL2026 ...A monthly PINTEREST inspired challenge!!  Let the photo found on Pinterest inspire your creation. Red, White, & Blue!!

Cut It Up // #361 ...An "die cut" challenge with a twist!!  The twist for this current challenge is EMBOSS IT!!  I used a Verve sentiment die and two Spellbinders scalloped oval dies along with a Darive embossing folder...I added in the twist!!

  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Hard Times Better

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

I Spy With My Little Eye // #39 ...An "I spy" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "spying" SOMETHING WITH WINGS!!  How about a flock of birds...YES!!  Lot of wings on today's card.

Festive Friday // #FF0214 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring National Friendship Day, choose 3 of the 10 elements to use on your card.  My pick from the inspo list: friend sentiment, birds, and doodling.  Friends make the good times better & the hard times easier!!  So true!!

AAA Colourful Challenge // #30 ...A "colourboard" challenge!!  For this current challenge we have been given a night sky colourboard.  I mimicked the night sky, just layered my colors in reverse order.  Seemed fitting to have the "hard times" portion of the sentiment in the gray.

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc587 ...A "technique" challenge!!  The technique being showcased for this current challenge is TONE ON TONE stamping.  My sentiment is gray on gray at the bottom, but the orange on orange landed more like a orange on yellow...ooops!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #339

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #339 ...A clean and simple challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this new challenge is FLOWERS!!  I used a Stampin Up's 2-step stamping set called Beautifully Happy for today's card.

            
Now it is your turn!!  We can't wait to see your entries in our gallery!!  For all the details for this new challenge that begins today, hop on over to our blog.  While you are there you will also find great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

4 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Simply Clean & Simple Challenges // JUL2026 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current CAS challenge is BIRTHDAY!!  I used a "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Stampin Up's Circle Sayings stamp set.

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #17 ...A "something in or from a garden" challenge!!  FLOWERS!!  Yes!!  I am in Israel right now and I am enjoy such beautiful flowers...see photos at the end of my post.

Time Out Challenge // #TOC318 ...A theme challenge!!  MOTHER NATURE is the theme of this current challenge.  Oh the flowers we can find in mother nature...such beauty!!

AAA Birthday Challenge // #87 ...A monthly birthday challenge with a theme!!  FOR THE GIRLS is the theme for this current challenge.  A clean and simple bouquet of flowers for my birthday girl!!

Never Before Used // #NBUS88 ...

The NBUS blog doesn't give challenges but offers a great place to show off those items that have "never been used"...whether they are brand new or items that you have had for a while but haven't gotten around to using.  Today I am inking up part of a Stampin Up's stamp set for the very first time...Beautifully Happy.  I have used the outlined flower stamp before but I have never inked up the 2-step stamping portion of this set!!  Why have I not??  It makes for a beautiful flower...adding that second step of color changes everything!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)