Perfectly Peared Words

It's Friday and time for an all new TGIF Challenges!  We have a fun and unique sketch for you to play along with this week!

I've had this fussy cut corner of Painterly Pears DSP sitting on my desk for a while and thought it would be perfect to play along with this sketch.

When you have DSP as beautiful as this, you don't need much else!  A simple Thinking of You sentiment from The Right Words stamp set, a little bit of Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon and a few Darling Duckling Flat Pearls in the center of of the flowers were the all that was needed to complete this beautiful card.

Jump on in and join in the TGIF Challenges fun!

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Around The World on Wednesday - July 2025

Welcome to the July edition of Around the World on Wednesday!  After a little hiatus, I'm happy to be hopping along with this talented group of stampers. We are continuing our CAS(e)ing our French team member, Aurelie and playing along with a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

I went for a diagonal Tic-Tac-Toe and brought in bold colors, lines and texture. Take a look at what I created.

I drew my inspiration from Aurelie's card seen below.  Isn't it the cutest?

I CASed the layout, switching out the fun fish for some summer sips! I used the strips of paper for the "lines" of the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge, along with the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder for "texture" and Celebratory Sips DSP for "bold".

With 100+ degree weather in my neck of the woods, this card almost feels like it quenches your thirst!

Next up in the hop is Lori Wilcox.  You are going to love what she created!

Happy Stamping!

See the full list of hoppers below:

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU
Cheryll Miller - AU
Marga Bultena - NL
Ximena Morales - DE
Aurélie Fabre - FR
Chris Smith - US
Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US
Lori Willcox - CA
Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

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Petal Pink Coneflower Thanks

A sketch is my favorite way to start the creative process for a card.  I love the simplicity of this weeks Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge!

My coneflowers are in full bloom right now and I have a Petal Pink variety that I absolutely love! They helped to inspired this card with the beautiful Coneflower Celebrations bundle.

Isn't this flower so pretty!  I love the texture and dimension of the dies.  And the fun circle strips are the best!  A sweet little bow with a Thank You sentiment and a few Brushed Brass Butterflies were the only embellishments needed for this sweet and simple card.

Play along and share your creation with us over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stamping!

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Beautiful Colorful Butterflies

Happy Friday AND Happy 4th of July to all of my stamping friends in the US. Welcome to the latest TGIF Color Challenge!  This one just feels like summer!

My initial thought was something floral with these colors, but then I saw the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set!

I created a fun background by swiping ink across a clear block, spritzing it with water and "smooshing" it across a piece of Basic White cardstock.  Such an easy technique with a WOW result. 

A butterfly in each color, a bold Basic Black sentiment and a few Brushed Brass Butterflies completed this bold, yet simple card!

Happy Stamping!

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Stripes & Dots Birthday Wishes

We've got a happy and bright color challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week.  These are some of my favorite colors!

I inked up the Stripes & Dots stamp set for the first time and I absolutely LOVE it!  I love that you have the ability to stamp the different patterns separately in different colors or all together as one!  I created a fun background using all of the colors from this weeks challenge.

I stamped Happy Birthday from Layered Thoughts in Coastal Cabana, adding To You in Memento.  A couple cute Turtle-y Awesome balloons were the only embellishments needed with all of the fun stripes and dots!

Join along in the fun and share your creation over at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week!

Happy Stamping!

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