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.

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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.

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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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Black and White Birthday

| Lisa K

After seeing Buddy Gayle’s black and white card, I remembered I had cards that would work for the same challenge.

I used Stampin Up Vintage Tools set and the greeting is from Lovely and Lasting. Both sets are very retired. I used my Misti stamping tool for each tool, then swapping out the card front. I needed one card in May, another in June, and thought I may need another, so I made three.

The white paper is Neenah Classic Crest and the Black is Ohuhu. The ink is Memento Tuxedo Black and the nails are stamped with Gina K Soft Stone. I fussy cut each label.

https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-2026.html

Thank you for stopping by. I seem to be making quite a few mistakes so I keep correcting. Some days are like this.

B&L Butterflies

| Gayle Chrvala

A color challenge of black and white led to me use this large Taylored Expressions Time to Fly background stamp inked multiple times in a varriety of black inks until I finally had a clear transfer. The background stamp dooes come with stencils which I did not use but rather die cut SimonSaysStamp Whirl Butterflies in white shimmer paper from Michael’s, added an oval die cut piece of vellum and a layered hugs sentiment from my stash. The scalloped frame is TE’s Frame in Frame 2 cutting plate set.

My card today will be shared with:

Colorful Options: May 2026 Challenge of Black and White

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. We are still in weather extremes with mid 90’s for a few days then dropping into the 60’s with lots of rain. The unofficial start of the summer season during our Memorial Day weekend is getting off to a chilly start. Remembering those who have given the ultimate sacrifice to our country to preserve our freedoms this weekend. Take care and make it a great day.

Berry Fun Fold

| Gayle Chrvala

EDITED: Where is my brain? Our Buddy, Johanna, posted a card on May 1st using this M Fold technique. My apologies for not tagging Johanna on this fun fold share.

After seeing this fun fold several times on Pinterest, I decided to give it a try. I decided on some Gina K Designs Pure Luxury patterned papers, You’re The Sweetest stamp set and Tiara frame for my card today. It’s a bit tricky to open and close but I have been practicing. I believe the tutorial I found was from a Stampin Up designer but I forgot to save the link.

My card will be shared with:

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge May 2026 Challenge with an optiional theme of a fancy fold card ass well as the required patterned paper.

I was thrilled that my card last month was chosen as a Top 3. It’s fun to be using patterned papers with this challengee.

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