O-fish-ally Retired

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. This card is for an employee my husband hired while he was in high school and 45 years later, he’s retiring. He plans on doing a lot of fishing now.

Background paper and image were found online, the fish is computer clip art. Sentiment was found from looking at cards on Pinterest. Inside sentiment “Turn all your work stories into giant fish tales.” was also found on Pinterest. Hubby thinks this a great card, and I think the recipient will like it.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you taking the time. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Summerween

| Gayle Chrvala

Whimsy Stamps released a limited time “Summerween” Halloween stamps and even though I told myself that I did NOT need anymore Halloween stamps to add to my stash….here is Summerween Scream. My instant photo frames are Tay,lored Expressions dies. I was a bit upset that I waited too long for the patterned paper pack that was included in the release though. I think I will have to admit that I was encouraged by my granddaughter to make this purchase. I’m glad I did because they images are super cute.

My card will be shared with

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: July 2026 Anything Goes Halloween

I was inspired by the red in the mood board for my card project. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. The rain has stopped, the excessive heat has dropped so it was a pleasant day today. Take care and make it a great day.

R W B Sparkle

| Gayle Chrvala

Two versions of my Red White and Blue card and not totally patriotic. My cards use Taylored Expressions Cottage Charm layering stencil and die, Twinkle Twinkle background stamp, Star Spangled Sentiments, Arched Stacklets Die and Petite Scallop Arched stacklets dies for the red frame card and Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles for the blue frame.

My card will be shared with:

Colorful Options: July 2026 R W B Challenge

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay cool and make it a great day.

Black, White, Red Birthday

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for our son-in-law. The idea for this card came from Pinterest.

Background paper was in my stash, red and black panels were cut with my Stampin Up paper trimmer, white label is from a die set that I don’t have a name for. Sentiment was printed in my Hallmark card program, gems were in my stash. Hubby thinks this a great masculine card and I’m very happy with it.

We’re having some pretty high temps this week so I’m not spending much time outside.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you taking the time. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Snowy Forest Birds

| Gayle Chrvala

Winter blues with pops of red from my cardinals. My card today was made using Simon Says Stamps Forest Border embossing folder which was embossed on a piece of SSS patterned paper that was in my stash. After swiping a bit of Taylored Expressions Tiki Mule ink over the raised embossed areas for a bit more dimension, I die cut a cardinal from TE’s winter birds dies as well as TE Little Bits Birds and Birdhouses dies. Layered a SSS sentiment strip. I haven’t played in awhile with Peace on Earth challenge blog but with the temps in PA hitting 100 degrees this week in my hometown maybe I can stay cool by working on Christmas cards. As you can see by their mood board, I was inspired by adding a “red” bird!!

My card will be shared with:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #114

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Diamond Fold Birthday

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. After seeing some Diamond Fun Fold cards on Pinterest I had to give it a try.

I decided to make it a 5″ square. Sorry I didn’t save the site with the tutorial I used. Background paper was in my stash, dies used are Spellbinders scalloped and classic rectangles, sentiment was printed on the computer, and small flowers are computer clip art. Since I didn’t have any yellow cs light enough I took a white piece and colored it using a blending sponge and Summer Sun stamp pad. I’ve never done that before and I’m very happy how it turned out. That’s something I’ll be trying again.

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Tropics

| Gayle Chrvala

I was inspired by a card on Pinterest for my card today. My tropical leaves are Michael’s Recollections dies cut in three different shades of green cardstock. The hibiscus flowers are from an old Gina K Designs Aloha Diva stamp set and GKD Wealth of Wishes sentiment to complete my card. Lots of green with a pop of color.

My card today will be shared with:

Double D Challenges: (DD 6/26 Tropical Challenge)

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Teal Sympathy

| Gayle Chrvala

Taylored Expression’s monthly Combo Club this month was a stamp/stencil/die combo names Pressed Petals. My flowers were ink blended using TE’s shade sequence of Royal, Icing, Tiki Mule and Sour Gummy inks with a bit of Granny Smith for the leaves. After die cutting, I added the focal image to a piec of Tike Mule cardstock on which I used Quilted Cutting plater for some dimension. A white thin frame was added and all adhered to Tiki Mule note card.

My card if I can get on their blog which is showing an error message will be shared with:

Colorful Options: June 2026

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Pearl Anniversary

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for our daughter & son-in-law’s 30 anniversary. I looked up what the symbol was for 30 and found out its pearl. Then I went online and found some pearl background paper. After printing it and going through my cs I couldn’t decide which color worked best I asked for hubby’s advice and we both thought the Smokey Slate was best. The decorative edge die is one from a package I bought on Amazon. Sentiment was printed in my Hallmark card program, and the pearls were in my stash. I’m not sure if I really like it but I’ve got a couple weeks to decide. It’s possible I could make a different one.

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