Playing along with a Shades of Blue theme hosted by our Buddy Johanna at Cardz 4 Galz and my mind went immediately to snow flakes in various shades of blue. It is easy to get four card fronts with Taylored Expressions Create in Snowflake Quads stencils. The layered stenciling is the easy part trying to add more interest is a little more difficult. My first card uses Sizzix Tim Holtz Santa & sleigh die and the sentiment is from a stamp set from my stash. TE sentiments were added to the next two cards and the last card I added a decorative acetate sheet to my card front and a few snowflakes.

My card today will be shared with:

Cardz 4 Galz #229 Shades of Blue challenge.

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One stamp and layering stencil = 3 cards in primary colors of Yellow, Green and Blue. My cards are part of Taylored Expressions June 2024 Combo Club release Time to Fly. The stenciled panel was cut into thirds (almost — LOL) ink blended in yellow, green and blue inks. My inks were, to me, close to the Stampin Up colors listed in the challenge. For each card, I stamped the panel in the same color ink as the cardstock and added either wink of stella or a spray of shimmer, cut a few butterflies and added a Gina K Designs sentiment to circle dies.

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As You See It Challenge: Challenge #327 Primary Intensity

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I normally do not make a lot of square cards but there is a Taylored Expressions Facebook challenge on their private page to make square cards. My 4-1/4″ square card started out as a 5″ square but the focal panel didn’t look right so I cut the card base down in size. I masked off my focal panel, then added some clouds and Taylored Expressions Aflutter stamp set for the butterflies and sentiment.

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Triple B: Triple B July 2024 Challenge to include Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies. I once again chose butterflies.

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After choosing my Taylored Expressions Abstract Accents stencil and clear stamp combo, I decided on a few blending brushes that looked like they had blue ink on them. I positioned five different abstract shapes and added some ink from those brushes. Stamped a few of the images in black from the stamp set, die cut my TE Branch out die and added a previously stamped, embossed and die cut sentiment from my stash. I little splatter and spatter here and there and this card is complete.

My card today will be share with:

Stencil Fun Challenge: July 2024 stencil fun challenge with an optional theme of BLUE.

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Christmas in July is coming up quickly. The deadline for Making Cards for the Troops Christmas cards is coming up quickly too. I need to get serious about making my Christmas cards for this group and this is a beginning. This card is all Gina K Designs and was entered into the July 2024 Monthly Mix Challenge on Gina K Designs & StampTV Friends private Facebook page. My card uses stamps from Christmas Wishes and Peace Love & Joy (free with purchase) sets.

I will also be sharing my card with:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #67

The mood board had a lot of red, white and blue but I focused on the red color for my card.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, be safe and stay cool. Hopefully none of our friends are in the way of Beryl and West Coast friends are hanging in with all their oppressive heat! Lots of records being broken in Vegas and probably not just gambling!!! LOL!

Celebrating with Simply Clean & Simple Challenge on their first anniversary. Congratulations Diane and Darlene for your awesome challenge blogs that keep me motivated to make cards. I’ll be looking forward to playing in your newest challenge this month and attempt to used my patterned papers without having to go out and buy any more for my stash!!!

My card today is for a sweet young couple’s 1st wedding anniversary that I will be saving for them until November. In my attempt to keep this card Clean & Simple, I die cut the Scrapman “Frame Love” die from the center of my focal panel, then embossed that panel with my swiss dot embossing folder, reassembled and found a greeting that fit inside my “heart” circle.

Today’s card will be shared with:

Simply Clean & Simple: 1st Anniversary Challenge with optional heart

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It is a HOT, HOT summer already and these little floaties from Stampendouss “Floaties” stamp set are cooling off in their cool pool made using Taylored Expressions Cool Pool Rotating Stencil. After stamping, coloring and fussy cutting the images I used a piece of vellum over the stenciled pool to help separate the flamingos from the water. Sentiments from the same set and die cut with Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles die set.

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The Four Seasons Challenge: Summer Season July 2024 Challenge

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