We in Pennsylvania refer to our nearest beaches as “heading to the shore” which is in New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean. It is always fun to dig my feet in the sand and stroll the shoreline looking for shells. Today, my umbrella is up and my chair is in place to watch the waves. After masking off my card with post it tape, I created sand, sea and sky, then added Gina K Designs die cuts and stamped some grass. Sentiment is also a GKD. My card will be shared with:

As You See It Challenge: Challenge 372 – Beach Combing

I did add a few shells to the inside of my card. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and make it a great day.

My card today was made using the following recipe: 1. One word (TE Framed Flowers Hello sentiment); 2. Die Cut (GKD Blossom Trio flowers were embossed, stenciled and die cut, 3. Frame white fraame from TE A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate, 4. Flowers GKD Blossom Trio and 5. Shades of Pink GKD’s Light, Medium and Dark cranberry inks — pink to me…..LOL Always fun to play along with:

As You Can See It Challenge: Challenge 371 Recipe for Framed Floral Success

And since I used an embossing folder, I also will share my card with:

Can You Handle the Pressure? (4/2026) Anything Goes with a Twist of Flowers

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I normally do not purchase coffee themed products as it’s not always my “cup of tea” but I did find two Taylored Expressions sets that I must have purchased just because!!! So the main image is a Triple Slim Layering Stencil that includes the stacked cups on one panel, pots and pans on another panel and a shelf on the third. This one I do remember that it was part of a Black Friday bundle. The sentiment and the small cup is from TE’s Perk Up stamps and stencil bundle with add ons. A piece of Gina K Designs patterned paper completes my Coffee Themed card.

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Double D Challenges: Tea or Coffee Challenge

I turned the mini slim panel into an A2 card and I think it turned out cute. I just need to find a coffee drinker to send it to. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take card and make it a great day.

I have had this finished card on my desk for a challenge for a week or so and decided I better post before the challenge closes. For my card I used a variety of blues from a Recollections (Michael’s) cardstock pack. After cutting the three panels to size I embossed each using an older Cuttlebug Pop Culture embossing folder, stamped and die cut The Thing with Feathers Taylored Expressions stamped in more blue. Sentiment precut and in my stash is also TE.

My card will be shared with Can you Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes with a Twist of Blues (monochrromatic)

Last week the air conditioning was used in the house and this week the heat is back on!! It’s an up and down weather pattern for us in Pennsylvania but I guess that’s SPRING! Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and make it a great day.

Gorgeous patterned paper from Divinity Designs Floral Bouquet and my new favorite techinque of popping up every other 1/2 inch panel. Sentiment and dies are Taylored Expressions. I’m loving these card front patterned papers with a simple sentiment.

My card will be shared with: Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: April 2026 Challenge — Flowers

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The bottom card with the white heat embossed image on my Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide blended panel was my first make. I thought I would love this; but I did not. The white embossing just got lost in the yellows and the splatter didn’t help much. I then figured if I stamped the sentiment in black it would work but unfortunatetly the sentiment did not have a matching die and the fussy cutting didn’t work either. Back to the drawing board and ink blended a second background and this time stamped in black ink. Much better to my eyes. The stamp I used is a Gina K Designs Frame Floral from the Luck & Love card kit from 2022.

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Colorful Options: April 2026 YELLOW

Such an awesome bright sunshining mood board.

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Another month and a new Halloween card is the project for today.

The Two Old Bats April 2026 Anything Goes Halloween Challenge mood board features April Rain and Umbrellas. I opted to do this fun background patterned paper technique popping up every other panel. The patterned paper is Whimsy Stamps Haunted Houses. The lines in the background reminded me of rain. The clear Michael’s Recollections Skeletons are from my stash and sentiment Creepy Cute SimonSaysStamp. Sentiment may not completely match my image but there may be a witch with candy somewhere!!!

Always fun to play along with this monthly challenge.

I would use that awesome black and orange umbrella any day! Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and make it a great day!

A beary cute card for our grandson just because! I’m shopping my stash and pulled out Sweet N Sassy Bee Happy Rhubarb stamp set. Cuttlebug embossing folder, Taylored Expressions Hexagon dies and TE Cloud Nine Stencil. Using the debossed side of my cardstock I swiped some Gina K Designs Honey Mustard ink over the top of the debossing. Colored Rhubarb, added clouds and “freehanded” grass.
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Can You Handle the Pressure: (3/2026) Anything Goes with a Twist of Kids

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I am debating whether I will add a Happy Mother’s Day greeting to this card for our daughter or save it for her December birthday. Either way it fits her and hopefully she will get a chuckle out of this card. Oh, and by the way, she’s just like her Father!! My card today uses an image and sentiment from a very old Inkadinkadoo stamp set that has a bunch of funny and sometimes snarky sentiments and images. The background is embossed with a SimonSaysStamp’s Star Lattice embossing folder. These Inkadinkadoo sets have always been on my favorites list and I will be sharing with:

Double D Challenges: Double D Humor Challenge 2026

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