Sparkly Star Birthday

| Lisa K

I made a birthday card for my brother following the alphabet challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.

Our letter is S and my brother’s name fits the challenge. The AAA Cards challenge is a Clean and Simple birthday card. This fits perfectly for that challenge. The AAA Cards challenge site has sister challenges. One of the sister challenge is a birthday challenge. I am also submitting to that challenge.

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2025/05/aaa-card-challenge-290-anything.html

https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2025/05/game-73-anything-birthday-goes-our-6th.html

I used Sizzix dies to cut the stars out of SU Specialty Glimmer paper. The greeting is from a Park Lane stamp set and the name is from a Your Next Stamp alpha set. This is CAS as I didn’t add a lot of other things. I followed an idea I found on Pinterest which helped me place the tiny stars around the larger star.

Thanks for stopping by. I am happy to have this card ready to mail as soon as I do something on the inside.

Pink Flower Birthday Card

| Lisa K

Each month I receive a stamped image and sometimes patterned paper to create a card with. The month of May was Sue’s month. I received images from Stampin Up Friendly Hello set and patterned paper. I own this set so I added a few leaves and a die cut to add a bit to balance my design.

The white frame to hold the images is from Stampin Up and is very retired. I cut out the bird and flower image provided, but added the large flowers in the front. I had those in my stamp case already colored, so I matched the marker colors to the small flowers. I found some pink paper in my stash that worked well with the provided patterned paper and placed everything on a white card base. I added gems to the center of each flower; once again very retired SU.

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2025/05/flowers.html

I see the Card 4 Gals challenge has ended.

https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-challenge.html

https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/05/51425-flowers.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/05/anything-goes-weeks-698-699.html

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/05/seize-birthday-305-flowers.html

I am adding this card to each of these challenges linked.

For the May Triple B challenge, I have a bird and flowers.

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge is about flowers.

The Word Art Wednesday is Anything Goes.

Seize the Birthday is to add flowers to the birthday card.

It is nice to create a card that fits so many challenges. Thank you for stopping by and seeing my card. Last month was Virtual Stamp Night at Splitcoast Stampers. I hosted a challenge and made several samples for the other challenges. It is nice to be able to make a card that I want to make that is not dependent on a time frame and specific challenge. This card happened to fit all of these challenges.

Summer Blooms

| Gayle Chrvala

Embossing folder floral challenge! My card today was made using Taylored Expressions Summer Nights Layering Stencil which was a gift with purchase. An add on die and 3D embossing folder competed my collection for this set. A separate panel was ink blended and splattered with gold and then a second TE Embossing Folder Dots of Diamons was used for a bit more texture. Sentiment is Gina K Designs Sunshine & Love StampTV kit and a few TE Dragon Tales for dragonflies were added to complete my card. This card is going in the mail tomorrow for friends anniversary.

My card will be shared with:

Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes with a Twist of Florals and required embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe.

Christmas Greetings

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Getting a little jump on my Christmas cards this year. Background paper was found online, center die cut is Stitched Squares by Die-namics. Center Christmas tree is computer clip art, sentiment was printed in my Hallmark card program. For my fractured cards I usually cut the strips 1/4″ but since I wanted both red & green each strip is 1/8″.

I’m now entering this at https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-peace-on-earth-challenge-87.html

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

Gold Medal Kicks

| Gayle Chrvala

A sparkly glittery patterned paper from Parklane’s Patriotic pad is the background for my karate girl image located on line and fussy cut, layered on some circles and a gold rosette. Sentiment is Taylored Expressions. Our youngest granddaughter competed in a karate tournament and ending winning GOLD! This card was mailed to her this past week and will be shared with:

Double D Challenges: Designer Paper Challenge

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. Make it a great day!!

Gatefold Blooms

| Gayle Chrvala

My gatefold card design uses a double-sided sheet of Creative Imaginations Iron Orchid Designs patterned paper from my stash. The Taylored Epxressions Framed Flowers focal image was stamped, color and die cut with TE’s Arched Stacklets dies.

My card today will be shared with:

Triple B May 2025 Challenge to include Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies. This month it’s blooms for me.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay safe.

Berry Happy Birthday

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card inspired from JUGs word week, Fruit, challenge. Strawberry frame was found online then I added the sentiment in my Hallmark program. Corner strawberries are computer clip art, fussy cut and popped up. Easy peasy.

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

Today’s card will be entered at https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/just-us-girls-challenge-774-word-week.html

The Hereafter

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Oh yeah, time again for dear-old-sister’s chuckle of the month. Card base is textured cs, sentiment “Do you believe in the hereafter? Absolutely. Every time I go into a room I wonder what am I here after.” Image was also found online, and I added the word bubbles and sentiment in my Hallmark program. Stitched frame is Stitched Framelits by Stampin Up. D-o-s said she’s always in the hereafter…. me too.

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

Two for One

| Gayle Chrvala

My card today is a two for one or maybe eight for four???? Taylored Expressions Create in Quads Poster Prints layering stencil was used to create my card. The two-fer occurred when I used one sheet of TE’s perforated paper with a piece of plain cardstock underneath it. While stenciling on the perforated paper, some of the ink from the holes goes through to the plain cardstock underneath the perforated sheet. When all layers are inked, I removed the perforated layer, realigned the stencil on the plain cardstock and using the ink on the stencil blended once again. It’s a pretty cool effect but I probably needed to apply more elbow grease as not all of the dots came through to the plain panel. Create in Quads stencils make four card fronts and just need to be cut apart. It was fun to make and have eight card fronts. Also used was TE’s Arch die set, So Many Reasons stamp/die gift with purchase for the sentiment. A subtle background tone on tone was used for the arched background for the perforated card and the second card a Sizzix embossing folder.

My card will be shared with;

May 2025 Stencil Fun Challenge with an optional theme of Bouquets.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe.