Embossing folder with a twist of stars! I was positive that I had a star background embossing folder but when that didn’t materialize I switched gears and used Cuttlebug’s D-vine Swirl folder. Since it sort of reminded me of waves, I was then drawn to a “star”fish for my star element in the Can You Handle the Pressure challenge. Patterned paper from my stash is mounted behind the embossed layer. Starfish are from Hero Arts Seashells Fancy Dies and the twig is a Tim Holtz die, sentiment Gina K Designs Gifts from the Sea. I did add a few shiny gold stars around my circle cut out.

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Can You Handle the Pressure: Embossing Folder required and an optional theme of stars.

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A cat challenge was on my mind and decided to use the Art Impressions Catastrophy stamp set which has several cute and funny get well cat images and sentiments. Colored my sick cat and her favorite stuffed mouse with markers, found a piece of shiny patterned paper that was still on my desk from a previous wedding card, Stampin Up circle punches and AI Rectangle Double Stitched dies to complete my card.

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Cardz 4 Galz #203 Cats or Kittens challenge

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A Buddy has been making some pet sympathy cards recently so I was inspired to play along with a challenge that is all about puppies! I think my card could be used as a sympathy card or just one to a fellow dog lover. My rainbow heart was made using the heart stencils that I made using my layering hearts dies. The stamped image and greeting are from Sunny Studios Pet Sympathy stamp and die set. This is a CAS challenge but decided that a colored card base would stop me from adding anything else to my card.

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AAA Cards Challenge #244: All About Puppies

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Taylored Expressions layering Dutch Gardens stencil was used to make the background of my card. I decided to layering a piece of vellum over the stenciling which softened the image while adding a bolder die cut sentiment.

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Crazy is our fame: Stencils are our game challenge — July challenge theme is Birthday!

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Roses are red, Violets are blue, There’s a new challenge blog and it may be contagious!

My card today uses Gina K Designs Kindness Wreath. I bought this on a clearance sale from GKD as one sentiment had a typo in spelling so I figured it was a good deal and something a little different for me to add to my collection.

My card today will be added to:

Darlene & Diane’s new challenge blog “Simply Clean & Simple Challenge”. This month’s theme is Roses are Red; Violets are Blue and keeping it CAS.

Triple B: Birds, Butterflies and Blooms July Challenge

And this month’s mood board also includes red blooms.

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….to the great outdoors? I don’t camp or glamp or fish or boat but I do like to sit on a beach and listen to the ocean but what about the exciting great outdoors of being in a city! New York, Philly, Pittsburgh to name the ones closest to me!!! Walking around taking in the sites and doing some shopping with lots of the great outdoors and many unusual sites that you can encounter. To make my travels to my great outdoors a little more interesting, I decided to use an Art Impressions stamp set skate boarding down the streets of the city. My cityscape is Hero Arts City HeroScape stamp and die set and some ink blending for my city skyline.

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Double D Challenges: The Great Outdoors theme. I think my card will fit in with the section of traveling. Traveling to a city and taking in the sites.

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The colors on my card, Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Abandoned Coral reflect the hot and humid weather we are experiencing the last few days since the rains have stopped. My circle summer activities was made using Taylored Expressions Summer Vibes Background stamped in versamark ink and gold heat embossed. I decided to help with the sun rays we needed some shades which are from TE’s Shades of Summer stamp and die set as is the sentiment.

Today’s card will be shared with:

As You See It Challenge #302 – Build with the Basics which is a sketch challenge.

The Four Seasons: Summer Season July 2023 Challenge and their fun mood board.

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I thought that the color challenge of Red, White and Blue would be a great time to use my Taylored Expressions Pre-Printed Maps and some Easy Strips. The blue strips are 1/2″ and were cut with my trimmer but the white 1/8″ strips were die cut using TE’s stitched die. Using a sticky sheet, I was ready to start mapping. My flowers are TE Flower Market stamps & dies and the vase is also a TE product Versatile Vases. The sentiment is a SimonSaysStamp stamp & die included in their Sunflower Fields stamp & die set that I found in their sale section. A vellum oval was added behind my vase.

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Colorful Options: July 2023 Red, White & Blue Trio

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Masculine? Clean and Simple? A little bit of both on my card today. I pulled some inspiration from a Father’s Day card my husband received with the colors and design but I left more “white” space on my card. Using Taylored Expressions Create In Quad’s Hexagon layering stencils, the hexagon die and stamp set and four different inks was all that was needed today. It did look a little too CAS so I added a slight amount of brown spatter to my background and mounted on kraft cardstock.

My card today will be shared with:

Cardz 4 Guyz #325 CAS (Clean and Simple) masculine card challenge.

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