Cardz 4 guyz - shades of blue

 I made this card for my husband who served in the Air Force years ago, and as my card for the Cardz 4 guyz using shades of blue. I used some various design papers, and the stamp is from Inkadinkadoo, which I ordered years ago. You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2025/05/373-shades-of-blue.html

 

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #671

It's fun to get to start some summer cards for fun!! I did this one for the Try a Sketch on Tuesday :

More details for the challenge can be found here:

https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2025/05/Challenge-671.html

I loved this tablet of design paper from Paper Studio with these summer images in pastel colors.  Torn paper is one of my favorites for an easy technique. The stamps are from Bo Bunny and I used versafine clair black ink. I colored them with copic markers. I found this little sentiment lost from the set it came with so not sure of the source for it. I just used a white card stock for the card base. 
 

HMFMC#441

Here is my card for the newest challenge for HMFCM #441. I embossed the coral cardstock. I stamped white cardstock with this image from my collection. I colored it with alcohol markers. I die cut  this die from Momenta on white then colored it with alcohol markers. The sentiment was stamped using versafine clair black, as was the house mouse image. I fussy cut the image and sentiment and added it to the front.  

 You can fine the details for the challenge here:

https://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/hmfmc-441-may-26june-8-anything-goes-or.html

Paper Players #739

This the card that I made for this week's Paper Players challenge above. You can find the detail for the challenge:

https://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2025/05/pp739-sketch-challenge-from-leanne.html

I used design paper from Paper Studios for the 3 panels. The die cut I used is from Impression Obsessions. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz sentiment strip. The centers are enamel dots. The card base is groovy guava from SU. 

 

Saturday Sketch ch #776 and Christmas Throwdown technique challenge

This card was made using this week's Sketch Saturday sketch. thought I'd work some on my Christmas stash.  The bell die is from Impression Obsessions (I sure miss them). The sentiment is from Creative Worship Stamps. The design papers are from my Christmas sale stash from Paper Studio and the red cardstock is from Gina K designs. 

https://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2025/05/sketch-776.html

I am also entering this card in the Christmas Thowndown Challenge with the criteria for that challenge this week was to use dies or punches. The bells are dies and the red panel was made with a punch. The details for that challenge is found here:

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-technique-challenge.html

Inspiration Station #73

I made this card above from my inspiration of this photo of a father and son. This is stamped with a retired Stampin' Up set that I have had in my collection for years. I stamped it directly onto this design paper and then colored it with alcohol markers. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up as well. 

The details for this challenge can be found here:'

https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/inspiration-station-challenge-may-2025.html

 

Can you handle the pressure? Jungle animal

 

I inked on of my mixed textured embossing folders with various neutral colors of distress oxide inks. for the card background. I stamped this terrific lion stamp from Unity with versafine clair black into onto this marigold paper. The sentiment is a little sentiment strip from Tim Holtz. I mounted the whole card onto a back panel of the marigold cs. 

You can find the details for the challlenge this week here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2025/05/anything-goes-with-twist-of-zoo-jungle.html

I was honored to be selected as one of the top three!