Thank You Very MUSH!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

FarmQuest Challenges // #FQCB83 ...A "farm & country" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is FUNGI!!  I used a stamp set from Newton's Nook to stamp my mushrooms//fungi and my punny sentiment.

Allsorts // #AC849 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  MONOCHROMATIC is the theme for this current challenge!!  For my monochromatic card I used Soft Suede ink and designer papers from Stampin Up.

Sketch~N~Scrap // #SNS297 ...A monthly sketch challenge for cards and scrapbook pages. I used their card sketch as the starting point for today's card.  It was a great sketch for showcasing these challenges.

Just Add Ink // #JAI785 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" die cuts and/or stencils.  I used both...rectangle die from Stampin Up and a Lavinia stencil.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Sunday Stamps #SSC386

 Today begins a new challenge at...

Sunday Stamps // #SSC386 ...A sketch challenge!!  Laurie designed this "Seeing Double" sketch for us and I love it...the options are endless.  I used Stampin Up's Watercolor Shapes for my on rectangle and their two step stamping Sea Turtle set for my second rectangle.

Now it is your turn...how does Laurie's "Seeing Double" sketch inspire you?!?  We can't wait to see your creations in our gallery.  Hop on over to our blog for all the details and check out the great samples by the rest of our design team.

Today's card was also inspired by...

As You See It // #AYSI372 ...A "go, theme, go" challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BEACH COMBING!!  Looking for sea turtle nest is a fun beach combing activity.  Look but don't touch or disturb!!

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity // #209 ...A theme challenge!!   The theme for this current challenge is NO BODY HERE!!  What does that mean...no people or humanoid stuff!!

We Love Stamping // MAY2026 ...A monthly STAMPED challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of May is ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL!!  Sea turtles might just fall into the "great" portion of this challenge.  I stamped Stampin Up's Sea Turtle in Lost Lagoon & Soft Suede ink.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Birthday Balloon

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Can You Handle The Pressure // 09MAY26 ...An embossing challenge with an optional theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is BALLOONS!!  

Just Add Ink // #JAI785 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" dies and/or stencils.  I used both on today's card.

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc292 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row: embossing (dry embossing with an embossing folder), free, and pink (Melon Mambo ink from Stampin Up).

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #334

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #334 ...A clean and simple challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is ENVELOPES!!  I have a stack of envelopes crammed into the mailbox!!  Oh and I stamped a matching envelope!!

Now it is your turn...what envelope stamps, embossing folders, or dies do you have that fit this clean and simple challenge??  We can't wait to see your creations in our gallery.  Hop on over to our blog for all the challenge details.  While there you will find great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

3 other challenges also inspired today's card...

We Love Stamping // MAY2026 ...A monthly STAMPED challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of May is ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL!!  My creature of choice, a sloth that I won as a prize but I am not sure what company it was from.  I stamped it in Memento ink and colored it in using water color pencils from Stampin Up.

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity // #209 ...A theme challenge!!  This is a new challenge for me...one I stumbled upon while looking at the Paper Playful site that lists challenges.  The theme for this current challenge is NO BODY HERE!!  What does that mean...no people or humanoid stuff!!

Crafty Animals // #105  ...An "anything goes" challenge but it must include an animal.  Sloths and mail move at about the same pace...SLOOOOOW!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

SHELL-abrate!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

As You See It // #AYSI372 ...A "go, theme, go" challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BEACH COMBING!!  One of my favorite pass times here in Florida.  I love shelling and have lots of shell stamps to choose from.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC849 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  The optional theme for this current challenge is MONOCHROMATIC!!  I used browns for today's card...Soft Suede ink, Early Espresso ink, and Kraft card stock from Stamping Up.  My embossing folder is also from Stampin Up.  My shell stamps are from Newton's Nook.

Addicted to CAS // #307 ...A "code word" challenge!!  BIRTHDAY is our code word for this current challenge!!  Let's shell-abrate with this clean and simple birthday card.

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc292 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: embossing (Stampin Up's Under the Sea folder), white or cream (white on white with my embossed panel), and envelope art (I always make a matching envelope for my card so this one is a given for me).

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

A Floral Hello

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP785 ...A color challenge!!  Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, and Costal Cabana were the colors called for in this current color challenge.

Just Add Ink // #JAI785 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" dies-stencils or both.  I picked dies and used Stampin Up's stitched rectangle die along with their Birds & Branches bundle (the little flower stamp and die).

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc576 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for pulling these other three challenges into a card.  I like the simplicity of it and the fact that is was perfect for playing with washi tape.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Green Thumb

 

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 (Night of Navy & Pretty in Pink) 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)