I had a plan for a monthly color challenge using color blocking after viewing a recent Yana YouTube video……hmmmmm…..so it went to choosing my light weight 65 pound cardstock from Michael’s to not really sure of the colors combinations of Red, Orange, Yellow and Green…..the red and orange looked too close in color to me and not sure about that green. After plugging on, I die cut Taylored Expressions coneflower dies…..first I was leaving them all white then decided to add some color, added a few of the detached leaves/stems and Taylored Expressions All Together All Occasions stamp/die set…..the leafy stems were not doing it for me so added a few more coneflowers and finally stepped away before adding anything else…..but maybe I will add a bit of splatter to the background?!?! Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!! Oh well, I think it may grow on me!

My card will be shared with:

Colorful Options: July 2025 Challenge

They do have a fun color mood board for their summer challenge.

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Today’s card uses Taylored Expressions Fan Favorite layering stencils and coordinating 3D embossing folder in Watermelon and Bleu Cheese. Four layering stencils and two ink colors varying the pressure of application of the inks hopefully achieved some light and dark shades of colors.

My Red, White and Blue card represents the flag colors of my country which is the challenge for:

Stencil Fun: July 2025 Stencil Fun Challenge with a theme of using the colors of your country’s flag.

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I know that I like to play around with Christmas in July but who knew that there is now Summerween for Halloween??? The Two Old Bats monthly challenge has that beat with their Halloween themed challenges year round. So for my Summerween Halloween card today, I was inspired by the many pumpkins on the mood board and cannot resist adding a silly fun cat or two so I pulled out an old red rubber mounted stamp from Hampton Arts Outlines, stamped in versafine black and clear heat embossed then started on coloring in my pumpkins. After deciding on Taylored Expressions woodgrain draft cardstock and the Arched stack set dies, I die cut the opening in the woodgrain cardstock and then added a black frame. The clouds were made using a much loved cloud stencil by our Buddy Bonnie. A SimonSaysStamp Spook Up Some Fun sentiment completes my card today.

This will be shared in the:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: July 2025 Anything Goes Halloween

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Generally when I purchase new product, I keep in a specific bin until I use it but seriously my Radial Circles Cover die from Altenew has been neglected since November 2023. I better go through that bin a little more often. After die cutting the coverplate, I ink blended a combination of teal inks on another piece of cardstock. That reminded my of the ocean so I found another semi neglected Hero Arts Seashells Fancy dies set and added a Gina K Designs sentiment and a circle cut from vellum.

My neglected card project will be shared with:

The Neglected Stuff (6/25) Challenge

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Today’s card uses Gina K Designs Frangipani layering stencil and carnation inks, GKD Fresh Petals sentiment which was part of Lovely Notes card kit from January 2023 and Taylored Expressions Dragon Tales.

Pink is for my dear friend who will be celebrating 4 years breast cancer free this November and dragonflies have special meaning. This card will be shared in the:

Simply Clean & Simple: June 2025 Anything Goes CAS with a Pretty Pinks theme.

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A face only a mother or a good friend would love!!!! Unity Stamps Suns Out, Sass Out Pissy Kitty is my focal image on this summer card. Simon Hurley’s Sunrays layering stencil and Taylored Expressions Cool Pool Rotating stencil were used for my background. Kitty stamped image was masked off for the rays and pool stenciling. The TE Mini Bows die was used to cover up a bit of overstenciling. This card is for a good friend’s birthday coming up in July. She loves being in the pool or at a beach and I believe she will get a kick out of this card.

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Double D Challenges: Beach Challenge

It’s the 50th year anniversary for the movie JAWS! Even though I knew that shark was coming, I still ended up screaming each time! I’m only going ankle deep in the water from now on! Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe……and cool!

I am getting close to done with my Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy 2025 virtual classes from March and this was a favorite card of mine. Normally I am a rule person, however the class card design was an easel card with a calendar and notepad. It was really cute but I really only like to make cards that I can send out to people and was pretty sure that one would just sit on my desk. So using the 3D embossing folder from The Fluttering Friends set some versamark ink and diamond embossing powder, I completed the class background. The butterfly backer was included in the class and the stamped butterfly was a stamp/die set made for this class. Unfortunately my “blue raspberry” from Gina K does not match the TE blue raspberry but I’m sending it anyway.

My card will be shared with:

Can You Handle the Pressure: Anything Goes with the twist of Butterflies and of course an embossing folder.

We are expecting the first heat wave of the summer so I’m hoping to complete the last Stamp Joy class which featured interactive cards. Saving the hardest for last……then I’m moving onto Summer School which is all about foiling. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay cool and stay safe.

Awww….to be on a floatie with maybe an umbrella drink in hand seems to be a great way to kick off summer. It was hot enough to imagine myself on this pink flamingo floatie from Stampendous! My rippling waves were created with a Recollections layering stencil. The sentiment was originally stamped directly on the vellum but it got lost in the waves so I stamped on white and fussy cut for an extra pop. The floatie is on an action wobbler, too.

My card today will be shared with the following summer challenges:

The Four Seasons Challenge: Summer Season June 2025

The Sisterhood of Crafters (6/11/25) Fun in the Sun

The roller coaster weather continues as it will be cooler on Friday and lead into another rainy weekend. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe.

I was quite surprised to find that Michael’s has a new line of layering stencils, embossing folders, stamps and dies. The first thing I decided on was this layering butterfly stencil which lined up quite nicely. The other nice surprise is the June color challenge is Aquablue which is a favorite color of mine too. I pulled out my aquablues and teal inks of which I have a lot to choose from and got started on my card. A touch of yellow was included in my design. Crossstitch rectangle stacklet from Taylored Expressions was added to my background.

My card today will be shared with two of my favorite monthly challenges with their very inspiring mood boards:

Colorful Options: June 2025

Triple B: June 2025 Challenge

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