All Kinds of Amazing

Ready or not, it's back to school time. I am savoring every last minute of my summer break before I return to work on Monday.  Boo!  Ready or not, it's time to kick off a new school year and this weeks TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge was a perfect for a 1st day of school card.

If you haven't guessed by all of my latest creations, Delightfully Eclectic DSP is my favorite pack of paper!  The notebook pattern is so much fun, especially with the Gorgeously Made notebook edge die.

I used 4 different stamp sets for all of the images...can you figure out which ones?  Everyday Thanks for the pencil, Bird's Eye Vies for the books, Sweetest Cherries for the apple and Phrases for All for the sentiment.  In addition to the Gorgeously Made dies, I used Nested Essentials, Stylish Shapes and Beautiful Balloons dies as well.  This, my friends, is what us stampers like to call the $100 card!  If you have them, use them is my motto!

Whether you have already stared or will soon be headed back to school, here's to an amazing 2023-2024 school year!

Happy Stamping!

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Tastes Like Summer

Summer is in full swing here in the US and this weeks TGIF Challenges Color Challenge tastes like summer!  Sweet Sorbet and Lemon Lolly...sounds like a cool, refreshing drink in the making if you ask me!

I mixed some Sweetest Cherries with Sweet Citrus for the sweetest birthday wish!  Some fun polka dot Zoo Crew DSP and Black & White Gingham Ribbon helped to bring in the perfect pop of black! 

Be sure to check out what the rest of our amazing design team members created with this summer fun color combination!

Happy Stamping!

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Sweetest Day

It's Friday and the TGIF Challenges design team is kicking off the month of April with a cheerful new Color Challenge.

Is anyone else sad to say goodbye to Bermuda Bay at the end of the month?  This is a color I will miss for sure!  It was fun to pair up with some yummy yellow cherries for this challenge. Take a peek!

I inked up the cherries in Daffodil Delight then sponged a little Real Red around the edges to create the perfect Rainier Cherry, then topped them with a Pear Pizzazz stem and leaves.

I used the background stamp to add a little Bermuda Bay fun to a Stylish Shapes Circle, along with a Rays of Sunlight strip of Daffodil Delight for a burst of sunshine.  

This card has me dreaming of warm summer days and snacking on sweet cherries, especially as spring break is coming to an end...just a few more months and that dream will come true!

Head on over to TGIF Challenges to check out what the rest of the design team has for you this week and be sure to play along!

Happy Friday and happy stamping!

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Sweet Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday from all of us at TGIF Challenges! To celebrate our 400th challenge, we have a Product Spotlight Challenge for you to play along with this week.  Can you believe we have hit the 400 mark?!?  So many creative and inspiriting challenges!

We are spotlighting all of the awesome punches for this challenge.  I don't know about you, but the punches were one of my early WOW factors of stamping and I had to have them ALL!  They are fun for all creators of all ages!

I have had the Sweetest Cherries bundle for quite some time and today was the first time I've used it.  Why did I wait so long?!?  This sweet cherry, stamped in Sweet Sorbet, looks good enough to eat!  A simple Soft Suede stem and Granny Apple Green leaves complete the cuteness.

I stamped the SWEET sentiment in Sweet Sorbet, fussy cutting the letters...because that's what I do!  A little boldness was added by embossing Birthday Wishes in white on Basic Black.  These were adhered to a Costal Cabana piece, stamped tone on tone with the cute basket weave stamp.

I added the cute polkadot pattern from the Black & White DSP to tie in the Basic Black sentiment.  A few Seasonal Sequins and a Costal Cabana card base brought everything together for sweet and simple card!

I hope you'll join along in our fun and get punchy with us. Bring our your favorite punches and create something fun!

Happy Stamping!

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