A picnic themed card for me today and a challenge at As You Can See It Challenge #354 – Dining Al Fresco picnic theme. I chose patterned paper that would resemble a red checked picnic tablecloth on green cardstock for the lovely color of grass however those little ants carrying away my hot dog remind me to sit at a table instead of the ground. My stamps are from older Gina K Designs stamp sets: Cute as a Bug and You’re the Sweetest.

Since I dug up an older stamp set that was packed away my card will also be shared with The Neglected Stuff Challenge (8/25)

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. It’s still hot, hot, hot in Pennsylvania and I’m personally hoping for an early Fall! Take care, keep cool and stay safe friends.

…..not snow flurry but rather fall flurry with my leafy background created using Taylored Expressions Falling for You Triple Slim Layering Stencil and clear stamp details. After diecutting Gina K Designs Hello in black, then white then finally the ink blended layer, I added a few extra leaves using TE’s Fall Flurry die set.

My card today will be share with Crazy is our Fame – STENCILS are our Game: August 2025 Stencil Fun This month’s optional theme is Trees and/or Leaves.

I was really thrilled that my Fan card for last month’s flag colors challenge was chosen as the Top Winner.

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Today’s card will be shared with the Double D Challenges: Bee Happy Challenge with a theme of Bee Happy to include either bees or the word happy. Thank goodness it wasn’t both because I only have bees on my card project. I decided on kraft cardstock and using white pigment ink and Taylored Expressions Polka Dot stencil for the background on my notecard. After cutting TE’s Arched Stacklets die in kraft and adding a white border, I die cut Gina K Designs Fresh Cut Flowers dies in white, added a sentiment and bee trail from a Sweet n Sassy stamp set called Bee Happy Rhubarb. I think Rhubarb was the bear in this cute set. Three bees were die cut using TE’s Petal Pop die.

Another fun Double D challenge. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care; stay safe.

I don’t normally make a lot of fun fold cards so off I went to Pinterest for some ideas when I came across this corner closure fun fold. I was on my phone when I located it so cannot give a link to the YouTube video I watched. The patterned paper layers are Gina K Designs Watercolor Floral patterned paper and Taylored Expressions Create In Quads Flit and Flutter stencil and dies, TE’s Swirly Roses stencil and Kindness in Bloom stamp and die sentiment set.

My card will be shared with:

Cardz 4 Galz #255 Fun Folds Challenge

Finished this card challenge with a day to go. Phew!! Glad I didn’t miss the deadline again:) Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe.

Two whacky chicks out for a day at the beach!! I think this one will be going to my friend and her sister who will be taking a trip soon to the shore. My chicks and sentiment are from Unity Stamps’ Resting Beach Face stamp set and Recollections Sky & Sea paper pad. My card will be shared with:

The Four Seasons: Summer Season August 2025 Anything Goes Summer

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The bags aren’t packed and I’m not taking off for a vacation but if I made this card two weeks earlier I could have given it to my daughter and family for their Hawaiian vacation….tsunami and all!! My summer vacation theme card begins with an American Crafts Perfect Vacation paper pad that has been in my stash forever. The two patterned papers chosen were die cut with Taylored Expressions’ All Planned Out 1 die set and I added Sunny Studio’s Sending Sunshine stamp/die in a double stitched circle while popping up the sentiment from the same set. Fun patterned paper and I will be sharing my card with:

Love those Pretty Papers August Challenge

The vacationers and the islands were spared from the tsunami and maybe a one day trip to the Jersey Shore in September for me. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe.

An adorably cute image from Unity Stamps (Lil’ Bloomer) is the focal point on my clean and simple card today. After coloring my little mouse with some markers, I used a Taylored Expressions Easy Edges die for the scalloped edge and layered this on a yellow notecard. Sentiment is from a Gina K Designs stamp set You Make Me Smile. And smiling I was because there are no inky finger smudges on this card! Phew!!!

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Simply Clean & Simple: August 2025 Cute Animals

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Make way for another Halloween card for my stash! A fun one to make using Whimsy Stamps BOO-keh paper pad and sentiment strips while my Ghost Town Border is a Taylored Expressions product as are the Wavy Stitched Stacklet that impressed the stitching on the notecard and Squiggly Stacklets which was used to die cut my layering patterned paper. This was all popped up on some green cardstock and a little sparkle from Wink of Stella.

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Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: August 2025 Anything Goes Halloween

I was very tempted to use the boots as my inspiration but opted for the haunted house…..this time! Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care; stay safe. Keep COOL!

After using Colorful Options August challenge mood board as for my inspiration, this is the card I made. Autumn Is Calling stamp/die set from Rabbit Hole Designs, Taylored Expressions Garden Trellis embossing folder embossed on a wood grained patterned paper and swiped lightly with black ink. A circle die cut piece of vellum to help separate the focal image from the background. My colors are a combination of the two sets provided. I always seem to need a pop of color in my neutrals.

My card today will be shared with the:

Colorful Options August 2025 Challenge