First Anniversary

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for one of our granddaughters & hubby.

I Googled what the first anniversary traditional gift was and found that it’s paper, (and that’s what cards are made from). lol I also saw that yellow or gold is the color and gold is the gem. Sentiment was printed on the computer, gold glitter paper hearts are from a small hand punch. I couldn’t decide what color cs to use till I found that yellow is the color for first anniversary. I think it’s fun to lookup each anniversary and somehow incorporate the traditional gift on the card.

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

Foiled Birthday

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for one of our grandson-in-laws. I think cards using foil make a great masculine card. Embossing folder used is Spots and Dots by Cuttlebug, sentiment is from an old Gina K stamp set, circles were cut with the Silhouette. I wanted to add a little accent to it and found the black dots at the bottom on my gem box. I wasn’t too sure if I really liked it, but hubby liked it and thought that Josh would too.

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

Dancing Figgy Pudding

| Lisa K

I started these several weeks ago and finished them today.

This figgy pudding, with moving legs, is on a star background. The background is embossed with Spellbinders Monoline Stars.

Other supplies: All glitter paper is from Altenew. I used Neenah Desert Storm cardstock for figgy’s body, arms, and legs. The red cardstock is Ellen Hutson. I used markers to color white scraps for the eyes, cheeks, and holly. The blue background paper is SU; I can’t remember the exact color name.

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2026/07/anything-goes-with-twist-of-stars-andor.html

Thanks for looking at my card. I made a trio in different backgrounds, but this was the only one with stars. My daughter thought this looked like a tile floor. Another thought to store in the back of my head.

9 th Birthday

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for our youngest great-grandson. Since he was playing baseball this summer, I thought a baseball theme card would be perfect. White side panel was embossed with a Stampin Up embossing folder, sentiment die is unbranded from Amazon, baseballs are computer clit art. I added the number 9 to one ball. Balls were punched with Stampin Up’s 1 3/8 circle punch, and I went around the outside edges with a black marker. I hope he’ll like it.

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Acts Of Kindness

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Yup, time again for d-o-s chuckle card.

Background paper was found in my scraps, arch dies are unbranded from Amazon, image and sentiment were found online. “Sometimes I like to do little random acts of kindness. Like keeping my mouth shut.”. Lots of people think I’m being kind when I keep my mouth shut. lol

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Littlest Star

| Gayle Chrvala

Hard to believe that our youngest grandchild is turning 4 next month. His presents are wrapped and now his card is finished and we are getting exciting to celebrate with him in a few more weeks. For my card, I embossed a Cuttlebug star embossing folder on blue striped patterned paper, swiped it with white pigment ink and then a bronze and then white again. Gina K Designs recent live had lots of samples using embossing folders on patterned papers so I thought I would give it a try. Tim Holtz Celebration Script words dies, Spellbinder’s Star dies and Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame 3 cutting plater were all used for my card. The red stripes is an unbranded die from Amazon.

My card will be shared with:

Can You Handle the Pressure?: Anything Goes with a Twist of Stars and/or Stripes and of course the required embossing folder.

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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.

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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.

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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.