Masculine Merriment

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Jingle Belles // JB2617 ...A year round Christmas challenge with a theme!!  MASCULINE MERRIMENT is the theme for this current challenge.  Stampin Up's Lost Lagoon & a little bit of gold makes for a great masculine Christmas card.

ABC Christmas // 12AUG26 ...An "alphabet" Christmas challenge!!  P is for PENGUINS and Q is for QUARTET (four of something)...how about 4 penquins?!!?

Double Trouble // #223 ...A "Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3" challenge!!  Thing 1 wants us to follow a "Somthing, Anything, & Everything" recipe...3 of Something (three gold star embellishments), 2 of Anything (two stamped large pine trees), and 1 of Everything (1 ink color // Lost Lagoon & 1 sentiment sticker) ...CHECK!!  Thing 2 wants us to use the sketch from Try A Sketch On Tuesday #702...CHECK!!  Thing 3 wants us to use some foam tape to add a bit of dimension (little stamped pin layered with foam tape)...CHECK!!

Try A Sketch On Tuesday // #TSOT702 ...These two challenges (Double Trouble & TSOT) always partner up.  Since this is a planned partnership on their part (not me picking and combining challenges) you always know they work perfectly together!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #341

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #341 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with a theme!! The theme for this current challenge is MAKE A ROUND CARD!!  I used Spellbinders dies (circle and scallop) to make my circle card.  I stamped my tropical get away using Stampin Up's Waterfront stamp set.

Now it is your turn...we can't wait to see your "clean and simple" ROUND cards.  For additional inspiration, hop on over to our blog and check out the great ROUND cards made by the rest of our design team.  While there you will also be able to find all the details for this new challenge.

4 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to CAS // #314 ...A "code word" challenge that is clean and simple.  The code word for this current challenge is WATER!!

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb278 ...A retro challenge with a theme!!  Retro meaning that you use a stamp that is over a year old...I used Stampin Up's Waterfront that came out in 2018. And the theme for this current challenge is OFF TO THE TROPICS!!

Make My Monday // #MMM284 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BOARDWALK // COASTAL PATHWAY!!

Simply Clean & Simple // AUG2026 ...A monthly "clean & simple" challenge with a theme!!  NATURE is the theme for the month of August.

Card #2 was inspired by 4 challenges...

Color Hues // #TCH139 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors called for in this current challenge...yellow & orange!!  I used Stampin Up's Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight for my orange and yellow.

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS750 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was pefect for showcasing this card's challenges.

A Cut Above // AUG2026 ...A "die cut" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of August is FALL FLOWERS.  I think colored leaves are the true flowers of fall but I had a felling the design team really wants to see flowers so I added in to rows of stamped flowers even those my die cut is a leaf.

The Paper Players // #PP799 ...A "clean & simple" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is LOOKING FORWARD TO FALL!!  Hello, Fall!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy Birthday!!

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC695 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card and it works perfectly for combining these challenges.

Just Add Ink // #JAI792 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" two elements out of the four listed.  My two...circles (circle punch) & flowers (flowers cut out and layered from designer paper).

As You See It // #AYSI379 ...A "speed" challenge with a theme!!  What does that mean??  Create a card in under 10 mins (6:46...designer paper helps you make a speedy card) that follows the CRAFTING theme!!  My sister-in-law's craft is sewing and this sewing pattern paper is perfect for her birthday card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy BIRD-day!!

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Festive Friday // #FF0216 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring National Zoo Awarness Day, pick 3 of the 10 elements to use on your card.  My pick from the inspo list: animal foot print (stamped birdie print), wooden embellishment (bird house from Hobby Lobby), and texture (embossed layer added to my stitched square dies).

Can You Handle The Pressure // 08AUG26 ...An embossing challenge with a twist!!  TIE IT UP is the twist for this current challenge.  I tied up my embossed squares with some baker's twine from Stampin Up.

Inspired By Challenges // #IB402 ...An inspiration challenge with an optional sketch.  My inspiration from the photo...the color combo, and the outdoor vibe.  I used both the photo and the sketch on today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Cardz 4 Guyz #C4G389

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Cardz 4 Guyz // #C4G389 ...A masculine card challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is HOT AIR BALLOON!!  I used Stampin Up's Above the Clouds stamp set and matching punch for this new challenge.  

Now it is your turn...do you have any thing in your stash that follows the HOT AIR BALLOON theme??  Don't forget get to make it masculine!!  We can't wait to see your cards in our gallery.

2 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Love Those Pretty Papers // AUG2026 ...A designer paper challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of August is LOOK TO THE SKY!!  I used Stampin Up's Costal Cabana designer paper on today's card.

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity // AUG2026 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is FOR THE MEN!!  I made today's card for my nephew who is entering a new phase of life.

Card #2 inspired by 6 challenges...

Addicted to CAS // #314 ...A clean and simple "code word" challenge!!  WATER is the code word for this current challenge.

Just Us Girls // #JUG836 ...A "word" challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is also WATER!!

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc590 ...A sketch challenge!!  I used sailboats instead of hexagons.  I loved this clean and simple sketch.

Time Out Challenges // #TOC319 ...A "pick two" challenge!!  From the 6 words given pick two to use on your card.  I picked BIRTHDAY & CAS.  A clean and simple birthday card.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 08AUG26 ...An embossing challenge with a theme!!  TIE IT UP is the theme for this current challenge.  I used some bakers twine for my "tied up" theme and a Stampin Up embossing folder for my waves.

Color Hues // #361 ...A color challenge!!  Yellow & Orange are the colors called for in this current challenge.  I used Stampin Up's Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Celebrate...Italian Style

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M314 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BIRTHDAYS!!  How about an Italian styled birthday card with the blue tile background and the cluster of lemons...I feel like I am back on the island of Capri!!

Alphabet Challenge // 07AUG26 ...An ABC challenge!! H is for HORTICULTURE!!  The science of gardening...if you could see those terraces of lemon trees on the island of Capri you would understand there is a science to gardening!!

Cupcake Inspiration // #CI640 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  This cupcake photo has our focuse set on gardening.  Our garden here is Florida has not only vegatables but citrus trees as well...2 lemon, 3 orange, and 1 grapefruit.

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #18 ...An "anything from or in a garden" challenge!!  LEMONS...yes, you will find them in our garden alonge with several other citrus trees, 12 blueberry bushes, and 2 pear trees, a tilled up section for veggies, two raised beds, and several trellises.

Never Before Used // #NBUS89 ...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 using a new stencil that it inked up for the very first time.  I won a Cherry On Top gift certificate from the Cut Above challenge and this stencil was one of the items that I picked...I love the Italian tile feel that it creates.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Can't "Beet"....

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC694 ...A sketch challenge!!  The sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combining these challenges.  I love the sketch challenges from the AHSC team, if you have played along with their challenges you should go check them out and play along.               

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC222 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is HIDDEN MESSAGE!!  I hid my message behind a piece of ribbon that I stapled into place.      

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI640 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  The cupcake photo for this current challenge has us thinking about garden items.  I picked a BEET image and a "can't BEET a friend like you" sentiment from Unity Stamps!!

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #18 ...An "anything found in or from a garden" challenge!!  Today's card has a "from the garden" elements...BEET!!  I hope my fall planting of beets does better than my spring one!!

Farm Quest Challenge // #FQCB85 ...A "farm & country" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is VEGETABLE GARDEN.  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)