Split Coast Stamps challenges

Several Cards for Spring

| Lisa K

I have been creating for several days and finally took photos. I just posted these to splitcoaststampers and two are linked to other challenges.

This is for this week’s alphabet challenge for the letter N. The word from the list is Nature and my words are Navy and Narcissus. Also the images are from Newton’s Nook, another N word. This was linked to the Double D Easter challenge. There are two other entries from the buddies blog, so I linked from splitcoast in case another buddy wants to create an Easter card and link from here.

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/04/double-d-easter-challenge.html

I am entering this card in Word Art Wednesday, anything goes: https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/04/anything-goes-weeks-694-695.html

This is my March to the Beat April card. I am the April hostess and I sent each person this image and a piece of patterned paper from the same pack. The images is Newton’s Nook Spring Haul. I used Neenah Classic Crest paper for the stamping, Echo Park Spring Fling or Easter Wishes paper packs, Hobby Lobby vellum, SU gems, and Accent White card base. I like this truck with the beautiful blooms.

I added this to two challenges: The Sisterhood of Crafters: https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/04/4925-springtime-designer-paper.html

The other challenge is the Four Season’s challenge: https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/spring-season-april-2025.html

One again, I chose to go ahead and link from splitcoast in case there were others who wanted to link from here.

This card was created for the technique swap, I am involved in. They chose stencils for the month of April. I used my Gina K Designs kit called A Happy Hello. This was the first layering stencil kit I ever used, so it was fun to pull it out and create with it. I used a color challenge in the colors Flirty Flamingo (bright pink), Lost Lagoon (the blue color), Lemon Lolly (which I substituted with lawn fawn Butter, light yellow), and gray for a neutral (I used lawn fawn manatee and narwhal).

I posted this to Triple B for the blooms: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-challenge.html

I posted a lot of cards this week, catching up. Since I was posting each of these to splitcoast, I just went ahead and posted to the challenges from there.

Today, I will be taking a break from creating and cleaning up my space. I have stuff all over and I would like less stuff in my way. Thanks for reading this long post. Have a wonderful day!

Back Fold Fun Fold

| Lisa K

I wanted to share this card that I made last week. This is called a Back Fold Fun Fold card.

Here are the directions I followed to create this card: https://karentitus.com/5-minute-fun-fold-card-the-back-fold/

I used a piece of DSP from Stampin Up. It has Pretty Peacock in the paper, so I used that ink for my vase and the shadow and oval. I am totally out of paper that matches that color but do have a marker. I used the marker to color the oval and shadow for hello. The flowers are stamped in Calypso Coral. I found a piece of coral paper from MFT and it worked well for this piece of patterned paper. The vase and flowers are from a Paper Pumpkin set. The hello greeting is from Altenew. I like the greeting dies in this set.

I enjoy fun folds so had to give this one a try. I have a new computer so this is the first time uploading a photo and creating a blog post. Hopefully this will work well.

Zinnia Friendship

| Lisa K

I have an almost one layer card to share.

The flower is Altenew Zinnia Magellan Rose, dated 2022. The dotted stencil is from SU Basic Patterns Decorative Masks, 2019 Holiday Catalog. To create this card, I stamped the Zinnia first, then stamped it onto a masking paper. I blended ink over the stencil next. I colored the zinnia with Zig Clean Color Markers. Everything was stamped with Versfine Black Onyx ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. I die cut my panel with Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped dies; they were a recent blog post win. I used Bristol paper for the images and placed it onto a MFT heavy weight vellum paper.

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2025/02/challenge-249-tic-tac-toe.html

I am entering this into the Retro Rubber Challenge. I used row 2, stencil, die cut, and flowers.

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-stencil-fun-challenge.html

I am also entering this in the Stencil Fun Challenge.

I created this card for a challenge at Splitcoaststampers for the group Challenge Your Stash. The challenge for February is to create a card with Love or Friendship. I chose friendship.

I enjoyed creating this card. It has been a while since I have masked and created an almost one layer card. I have never placed a card on a vellum card base. This is very strong vellum so it should hold well.

I understand we are heading to 70 degrees today! The weather has been fantastic this week. I even walked to the mailbox a few times which I have not been able to do for several months. I do like warmer weather and am very ready for spring to come and stay. Have a wonderful day and thanks for checking out my card.

Diagonal Birthday Cards

| Lisa K

I created diagonal patterned paper birthday cards. This will be entered in Seize the Birthday Anything Goes and Love Those Pretty Papers.

This card is made with Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen cardstock. The patterned paper is retired. I used Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings set and stamped it in Evening Evergreen. The gems match the paper.

I used the same layout. This one is in Magenta Madness, Ohuhu Black, and retired patterned paper. The greeting is Lawn Fawn’s Scripty Sayings stamped in Gina K Designs Black Onyx ink. The gems were ones that seemed to match.

I created this from the Featured Stamper today at Splitcoast Stampers. I basically changed the greeting and paper colors. The layout remained the same.

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/02/reminder-299-add-heart.html

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/02/love-those-pretty-papers-february-2025.html

Today has been a beautiful day outside. We have reached 57 degrees! The snow is melting and it is looking like spring. It is still too early for spring, but the feeling is there.

Friendly Faces

| Lisa K

This card is made using mostly retired product.

I used Paper Smooches Best Buds stamp set, dated approximately 2017. I used cards found on Pinterest to guess the date as the company closed it’s doors a few years ago. This was created with the splitcoaststampers alphabet challenge in mind as we are on the letter F. The words from the list are foil and fold and my words are flowers and faces. This is a long favorite stamp set of mine. It has three words that fit the banner. I think this word is the one I have used the most.

This will be entered in the https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/02/kick-off-challenge-225.html

I enjoyed creating this card. I love creating fun folds and using the supplies I own. As I type, snow is coming down. It is pretty coming down and I am thankful to remain indoors to watch.

Floral Trio Hello

| Lisa K

I thought I would share my card here.

This has been posted to the Triple B challenge: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/01/triple-b-january-2025-challenge.html

I made this for the Featured Stamper challenge at SplitcoastStampers yesterday. Since I already posted one to the Triple B Challenge from this blog, I posted it from SCS.

I used SU Irresistible Blooms stamp set, matching dies, and patterned paper for this card. This is a new to me set. I purchased the stamp set used, but barely used, and then got the dies from SU as they were on the Last Chance list, formerly Clearance Rack, and the paper was given to me. Lost Lagoon is the blue green color of paper and ink used. The white is Accent White and the gems I found in my stash. The flowers and leaves were cut from the patterned paper.

It was a fun card to create. Here is the card that I used for inspiration: https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/882194?cat=fav

I turned her card layout and made mine portrait, rather than landscape. I chose to use flowers rather than butterflies and used a die to make my dots, rather than patterned paper.

We are in the frigid weather outdoors, so that means I will remain indoors spending much time in my stamp room. I did hear the birds singing, which is always a plus.

Winter Bird

| Lisa K

I have a winter Christmas card meeting a few challenges.

My bird has been colored for several months sitting the stamp case; I have several of these colored so this is the one I chose to use for this card. The set I used is SU Perched in a Tree, released in 2022, then retired a year later. I used matching dies to cut the butterfly, branch, and the Aspen Trees are in the die set. I followed a tutorial by Brandy Cox and altered it a bit. She used a white cardbase and I chose blue; she used embossing paste to make her trees wintery and I used Taylored Expressions clear glitter embossing powder. The background is stamped with Gina K Designs Powder Blue ink to add texture.

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-2025-peace-on-earth-challenge-79.html

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2025/01/challenge-246-winter-fun.html

https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/01/triple-b-january-2025-challenge.html

https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/winter-season-january-2025.html

I am also adding this to the Triple B January challenge and the Four Seasons Challenge. Diane mentioned these in her comment.

This card is posted to the alphabet challenge with SplitcoastStampers. We are going through the alphabet using keywords that have to be on the card plus one of our own. I chose the word bird from the list and added blue from my own.

I hope to keep up with a few challenges this year to post to the blog. I have already caved on limiting my shopping and using my stash. I found some bargains that were calling me.

Butterfly Note Card

| Lisa K

I have a goal for the year to try to use what I own. I am not sure how long that will last as there is always something new catching my eye. This card is using many retired products, most that have never been used before.

The stamp set used is called Butterfly Gala with the matching punch, very retired. The colors used are Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sorbet, and gold. I used a stencil on the background that I heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder. The gold is a Posca Pen. The color challenge is from SplitcoastStampers CC1033.

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-stencil-fun-challenge.html

I am entering this in the December Stencil challenge, even though it is January. Thanks for coming by and seeing my creation. I enjoyed creating with something new to me.

Ursinia Flower

| Lisa K

Each week I play along with the alphabet challenge at Splitcoast Stampers and this week is a flower called the Ursinia. It is in the daisy family and found in Africa. It’s colors are orange with a darker circle towards the center and then orange in the center. I used the Sunday Stamps sketch to complete my card.

I used Newton’s Nook Dainty Daisies for the flower and a Simon Says Stamp and die set for the word Hugs. The ovals are cut with Gina K Designs and Thermoweb stitched ovals. The patterned paper is from SU Flowers for Every Season DSP. I colored the flowers with alcohol markers and fussy cut them.

https://sundaystamps.blogspot.com/2024/11/ssc348-in-frame.html

Each week of this alpha challenge is another flower I have never heard of. I research each one and either create the flower or use the colors to make my card. This one went together easily with the help of this sketch.