I Do!

| Gayle Chrvala

A bit of Halloween fun with my card today. I was looking for a stamp set of my favorite “couple” Frank and his bride but could only find Frankenstein stamps. However I did find this crystal ball ephemera in my stash and decided it would work well with the inspiration board of the June Challenge. My background was inked using Tim Holtz Wilted Violet, a bit of Dusty Concord and some Black around the border. In my stash I found web stamp and stamped behind the crystal ball. But I wasn’t that thrilled with the look and die cut Hero Arts Leaves & Vines Fancy die in black cardstock. Much more complete in my eyes.

My card will be shared with:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: June 2026 Anything Goes Halloween

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Left Alone

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Time again for d-o-s chuckle card. Image and sentiment “The older I get the more I realize certain things should just be left alone. Like me for example.” were found online. Dies used are Spellbinders Labels Small, embossing folder from the Paper Studio. The corners of the background piece were punched with a small punch from Stampin Up. That punch is so old I’m sure it’s been retired. D-o-s thought it was so true.

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

Poinsettia Embossed Christmas

| Lisa K

I have been embossing many folders lately. I have only turned a couple into cards.

I used the Altenew Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder. I embossed it on Altenew Silver cardstock. I inked swipe it with Brilliance Pearlescent Ink. Then I used a gold Sharpie marker in the centers.

This will be entered in Can You Handle the Pressure and in the Peace on Earth challenges.

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2026/05/52026-anything-goes-with-twist-of.html

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2026/06/peace-on-earth-challenge-113.html

Thank you for coming by. I hope this finds you enjoying your summer.

Young Forever

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for my niece. Image and sentiment “Maybe you can’t stay young forever… but… you can be immature for the rest of your life.” were found online. The license plate was blank, but I put her initials and age on it. I just had to be a little nasty ;). Image was fussy cut and I used decorative scissors to cut the edges of the background piece. I think it turned out ok.

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

Yesterday afternoon we had a small, 3.8, earthquake. It was so weird feeling the whole house shake but thank goodness it wasn’t even strong enough for things to fall off the shelves.

With Sympathy

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Being in need of a sympathy card I remembered one I made a couple years ago and decided to use that design again. The main difference is that this time I embossed the background layer. Sorry I don’t have a brand for the ef. Dies used are Swirly Scribbles Thinlits & Rose Garden Thinlits by Stampin Up. Circle under the flower is Classic Circles by Spellbinders, ovals are Stampin Up punches, sentiment was printed on the computer. Pearl is from my stash.

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

Embellishment Wishes

| Gayle Chrvala

There seems to be a lot going on with this card from the Taylored Expressions debossed side of Flower Fields embossing folder swiped with blue ink, TE Simple Stems flower, TE All Planned Out 2 die and TE Dragon Tales. The dragonflies were added as my embellishments for this challenge. Just to play it safe I added a gem to each of them.

My card today will be shared with:

Can You Handle the Pressure? (5/26) Anything Goes with a twist of Embellishments

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Christmas Penguins

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. After seeing some cute penguin Christmas cards on Pinterest I just had to go for it.

The cloudy sky background was made using a cotton ball and Bashful Blue stamp pad, snowbanks were cut with a no name edge die, penguins are from an online coloring page colored with Copic markers. Tassels and white hat band are fluffed up with Martha Stewarts fun flock. The heads of the two end penguins are popped up.

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

I’m now entering this in 2 challenges. For the ABC Christmas challenge I’m using K for knit hat and scarfs.

ABC Christmas Challenge: ABC Christmas Challenge – J & K are for?

Peace On Earth Christmas : Peace on Earth Challenge #112

Window View

| Gayle Chrvala

A nice scenic view from a window (not mine — LOL) was made using Taylored Expresssions Picture Perfect Create in Quads Layering Stencils Combo Club, Windows to the World cutting die. This is one of the four images that the create in quads layerintg stencils creates.

My card today will be shared with:

Stencil Fun May 2026 Challenge with an optional theme of anything you can see through.

I have been attempting to use all of the products that I ordered in recent months and use them on projects so I can clean up my messy “elf room”. It’s definitely a challenge but am hoping to get organized soon. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and make it a great day.

Splatter Spatter

| Gayle Chrvala

Adding black splatter to my card helped cover up an inky smudge on my blooms. I first tried adding extra color to the flowers with colored pencils as a cover up but the splatter seemed to have done the trick this time. My card uses Tayloredf Expressions Flit & Flutter create in quaed stencils, A2 Postage Stamp stacklet dies and Edgy Strips ZigZag dies from the May Combo Club.

My card today will be shared with:

Double D Challenges: Splatter Challenge

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