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4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By Challenge // #IB387 ...A "photo inspired" challenge with an optional sketch!!  Inspired by vases!!  I used both the photo and the sketch.  My inspiration from the photo...the color combo and the lines on the vases.

AAA Birthday Challenge // #85 ...A birthday challenge!!  For this current challenge, that is celebrating their 7th birthday, they are giving us an "anything goes" challenge...just as long as it is a birthday card!!  Happy 7th Birthday!!

Just Add Ink // #JAI785 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" dies-stencils or both.  I picked the die element.  HAPPY (die cut) Birthday!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG822 ...A "die cut" challenge using a sentiment die!!  I used Stampin Up's retired Crazy About You bundle for my sentiment die.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Sunset Thanks

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Time Out Challenges // #TOC312 ...A "photo inspired" challenge!!  My inspiration from the photo...the blended shades of orange. Oh and along that water's edge I am sure you will find some reeds.

Just Us Girls // #JUG822 ...A "die cut" challenge using a sentiment!!  I used a retired "thanks" die from Stampin Up.

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC215 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is EMBOSS.  I used a Darice embossing folder to create my sunset scene.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC849 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an options theme!!  The optional theme for this current challenge is MONOCHROMATIC!!  Shades of orange inks along with Tangerine Tango card stock from Stampin Up...yes...monochromatic indeed!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Three Card Sunday

4 challenges inspired today's 1st card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC680 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for combining today challenges in this dragonfly birthday card. 

Cut It Up Challenges // #355 ...A die cut challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is SOMETHING WITH WINGS!!  I love this dragon fly die that is retired from Stampin Up and it is perfect for the Cut It Up theme!!

Alphabet Challenge // 01MAY26 ...An ABC challenge!! A is for AIR!!  Don't you just love the beautiful of dragonflies flying in the AIR!?!

AAA Birthday Challenge // #85 ...A birthday challenge!!  For this current challenge, that is celebrating their 7th birthday, they are giving us an "anything goes" challenge...just as long as it is a birthday card!!  Happy 7th Birthday!!

     

 

These two baby cards were made for the Little Red Wagon challenge!!  This week their theme is...N is for NEWBORN!!  I got a baby girl card for the CAS Colours and Sketches color challenge (#584 Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, and Pumpkin Pie) and a baby boy card for the Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge (#487 Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, and Pecan Pie).

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

HappBEE Birthday

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to CAS // #307 ...A "code word" challenge that is clean and simple!!  BIRTHDAY is the code word for this current challenge.  HappBEE Birthday!!

Stick It Down Challenge // MAY2026 ...A sketch challenge found on FaceBook!!  They offer sketches for both cards and scrapbook pages.  This clean and simple sketch worked perfectly for combining these challenges.

AAA Birthday Challenge // #85 ...An "anything goes" birthday challenge!!  Happy 7th birthday to the AAA Birthday challenge blog!!

Alphabet Challenge // 01MAY26 ...An ABC challenge!!  A is for AIR!!  Bees are buzzing in the air!!  Yep...that is always true when you live less than a mile from an apiary!!

Cut It Up Challenge // #355 ...A die cut challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is SOMETHING WITH WINGS!!  Bees have wings!!  I didn't use a die cut on my bees but I did on me sentiment...Stampin Up's stitched rectangle dies.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Just For You

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP784 ...A theme challenge!!  FEMININE is the theme for this current challenge!!  The pinks and the florals were my inspiration from the FEMININE mood board.

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS735 ...A sketch challenge!!  The blocks in this sketch made me think of Stampin Up's Watercolor Shapes stamp set.  The little square from that set was perfect for mapping out this sketch.

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb271 ...A "retro" challenge with a color board!!  The retro stamps that I used were from Stampin Up's Banner Banter (2014), Colorful Seasons (2017) and Watercolor Shapes (2021).  All stamps used were over a year old. And for the color board portion...I used Stampin Up's Highland Heather, Blushing Bride, and Flirty Flamingo.

Double D Challenges // 06MAY26 ...A "watercolor" challenge!!  I hope my "outside of the box" way of using water color counts!!  I used Stampin Up's Watercolor Shapes for my water color elements.  No water, no paintbrushes...not this time...just a watercolor stamp set.  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Recipe for Rainy Days

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

INKspirational Challenges // #IC366 ...A "word prompt" challenge!!  RAIN is the word prompt for this current challenge!!  Recipe for rainy days...cute boots and jump in puddles...YES!!

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC215 ...A theme challenge!!  EMBOSSING is the theme for this current challenge!!  How about some embossed "rain"....okay you might need to use your imagination to see rain but the vibe is there and so is the embossing called for in this challenge.

TGIF Challenge // #tgifc575 ...A color challenge!!  Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Melon Mambo are the colors called for in this current challenge.  I used Crumb Cake designer paper for my boots, Coastal Cabana card stock for my leaves, and Melon Mambo for my flowers...and finished off my card with torn edges of each color.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

BEE Thankful

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Double Trouble // #215 ...A "Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3" challenge!!  Thing 1 wants us to follow a "A Special Day" recipe...3 layers (DSP layer, then the hive, and then the bee), 2 shapes or images (bee & beehive), and 1 stencil (my yellow flowers stencils onto my designer paper)...CHECK!!  Thing 2 wants us to use the sketch from Try A Sketch On Tuesday #693...CHECK!!  Thing 3 wants us to include flowers (DSP with flowers and stencilled flowers)...CHECK!! 

Try A Sketch On Tuesday // #TSOT694 ...A sketch challenge!!  Of course this sketch works perfectly with the DT challenge...they plan it...they pair it up!! As when I say it I right away thought of honeycombs and bees.

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge // #40 ...An "anything goes floral" challenge!!  I have a background of florals as well as stencilled florals!

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #14 ...An "anything found in a garden" challenge!!  Flowers and bees...in every garden...everywhere!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)