Stampin' In Alaska

  I'm sharing a fun summer shaped card for the current House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge  - Water Fun !  The House Mouse Water Fun image was stamped onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.   An ink blended background was created with a sunburst stencil from My Favorite Things and Tim Holtz distress inks.  The shaped panel and card were die cut with Unity Stamp Company Scallops & Arches nesting dies .  A few dewdrops finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge:  #468 Water Fun! Time Out Challenge:  #316 Photo Inspiration  (water) The Pick 3 Challenge:  #5 My Picks - Yellow, Ink Blending, Sentiment Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:   Anything Goes  

  The current challenge at Art Impressions is Artful Architecture .  While browsing through my Art Impressions stamp collection I came across the retired Road Trip set.  Perfect!  I've combined it with the new Story Tile die to showcase several types of fun architecture. I trimmed the Story Tile die to accommodate a slightly smaller card 4x4.25.  Each of the images were stamped then colored with Copic markers.  The die was cut with gingham paper from my stash.  I fussy cut the small car image and adhered for dimension. I would like to share my project with the following: Art Impressions Challenge:  #430 Artful Architecture Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:   Anything Goes   Word Art Wednesday:   Anything Goes PIP Challenge:   #2625 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:   #280 Anything Goes

  I'm so excited to be joining the Pajama Crafter Stamps design team next month!  I couldn't resist celebrating by creating a fun scenic birthday card with the Closer to Extinction set from Pajama Crafter Stamps. The image was stamped onto X-Press Cardstock, colored with Copic markers and fussy cut.  A retired die from Memory Box called Cityscape Nightline was used for the border.  The birthday sentiment is Pajama Crafter Stamps Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments .  I picked up the cloudy designer paper at Hobby Lobby during one of my recent trips. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Anything Goes   Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes PIP Challenge:  #2625 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #280 Anything Goes

  I can finally share the news -- I have been invited to join the Pajama Crafter Stamps Design Team! BIG NEWS! Please join us in celebrating and welcoming the July–December 2026 Pajama Crafter Stamps Design Team! We are beyond excited to introduce this talented group of creators who will be inspiring our crafty community with beautiful projects, creative techniques, coloring inspiration, fun folds, tutorials, and so much more over the next six months! Leading this amazing team is our wonderful Design Team Coordinator, Justine Dvorak, whose passion, creativity, and dedication help make our Design Team program such a success. Thank you, Justine, for your leadership and heart for encouraging others! Meet the July–December 2026 PCS Design Team: Melissa Oeters Kelly Nagy Tiffany Card Shilo Miles Sandi Powers Sandy Cogdill Judy Vanzandt Annie Collins Carrie Giletto Danni Bindel Benita Lundgren Cynthia Olheiser At Pajama Crafter Stamps, we believe creativity brings people to...

  I'm sharing a card featuring the Creative Worship Stamps In the Psalms clear set.  I love this set!  During a recent thrift store trip I came across a box of scrapbooking embellishments.  The SW Nature Icons chipboard from K&Company was unopened in the box!  What a great find. I've used both sides of the Daffodil Dance paper from Graphic45.  I went a little "Old School" with green mulberry paper and a string of pearls from my stash for extra dimension. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Things with Wings Allsorts Challenge:  #852 Bees, Blooms and/or Birds Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #280 June Anything Goes PIP Challenge:  #2625 Anything Goes

  I'm joining the All Dressed Up Challenge with this adorable little Garden Boy birthday card.  This image seems to be retired but you will find so many adorable digital images in the Etsy Shop . The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Copic markers.  It was die cut with Scallops & Arches dies from Unity Stamp Company.  Stampin' Up! Pacific Point cardstock frames the image and gingham panels.  A sentiment tab from Memory Box and Echo Park enamel dots on the embossed base panel finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: All Dressed Up Challenge: #174 Anything Goes Allsorts Challenge:  #851 Garden Pick 3 Challenge: #5 May/June  (Plaid, birthday, blue, embossing) Creative Moments Challenge: #283 Pastels or Brights

  I'm joining the current House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge with a fun tuxedo style fold card.  My card features House Mouse Designs Sweet Nectar stamp set colored with Copic markers.  Designer paper is Recollections and Simple Stories Lavendar fields. This was a new card fold design for me with lots of dimension.  I really like that it folds flat to 5x6 for mailing.  A sentiment from the same set was used along with a couple of bee stickers from KC & Company. I would like to share my card with the following: House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #467 Add A Bird Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:   Add a Sentiment PIP Challenge:   #2623 Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday:   Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  June Anything Goes

  I created a fun underwater scene featuring Sweet November Stamps digital images Scuba Sammy , Scuba Sally and Mermaid Reef .  I love how easy it is to resize and make scenes like these with digital stamps. The image was colored with Copic Markers, liquid glaze was applied to the goggles and Stickles were added to the bubbles.  A sunray stencil from My Favorite Things (no longer in business) was used with distress inks for the sunny water effect.  This was my first attempt at this technique and I was pleased with the results. A sentiment from My Favorite Things Best Fins set was stamped directly to the scene panel. I would like to share my card with the following: Time Out Challenge:  #315 Pick 2 (water, sun and summer) We Love Stamping:  June - Sports and Hobbies (scuba diving) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Add a Sentiment PIP Challenge:  #2623 Anything Goes

  While going through my STAMPlorations stash this week I came across a couple of freebie items that Shery tucked into my order.  The Retro People ATC  seemed to coordinate perfectly with #12 Mixed Media Card Front .  I matted both panels with cardstock from my stash and a Die-Namic from My Favorite Things.  A really quick masculine card! The paper goods from STAMPlorations are fabulous quality. designs printed on 120# (325 gsm) matte cardstock — it’s REALLY thick! Each card front is approximately 4” by 5.25” — perfect for your A2 cards! For super-quick cards, simply stamp your sentiment on the card front, adhere to your card base, and voila — you’re done!  I would like to share my card with the following: STAMPlorations:  Never-Ending Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Masculine Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Add a Sentiment Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes

  I recently received this fabulous masculine stamp set from Unity Stamp Company called Hook, Line & Sunshine .  It's perfect for the fisherman in your life and best of all it's only $12.47 right now! My card design was inspired by Christine Dearinger over on the Unity Show & Tell FB Group . The image was stamped onto kraft card stock and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  It was die cut with Gina Marie stitched square nested dies then layered onto Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip card stock.  The base panel was die cut with wonky stitched die (maker unknown) with paper from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).  Inked edges and a coordinating sentiment complete the card. I went clean and simple (no embellishments) as this will be mailed to my father-in-law this week.  He is a fisherman and I think he will like this. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Masculine Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:   Masculine Word ...

  I'm playing along with the current color challenge at the MFT Card Challenge blog .  Although they are out of business are you like me and couldn't bear to part with them and still have MFT products in your stash?  Give them some inky love and come join the Fun for bragging rights. My tag base was die cut with MFT Jumbo Fishtail Banner Die-namics.  The adorable cowbow image is from MFT Saddle Up & Celebrate set.  Designer paper is from Unity Stamp Company .  The image was colored with Copic markers and fussy cut.  I curled a piece of twine for his lasso, enamel dots and a coordinating sentiment. I would like to share my card with the following: My Favorite Things Color Challenge #10 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Masculine Classic Design Challenge:  #5 Birthday or Anniversary Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes Tag-along Challenge:  June Add Text

  I'm joining the current Art Impressions challenge with a fun interactive card featuring their Born To Ride Se t and Garden paper .  This is my first attempt using the new Snap 'N Spin accessory from Pear Blossom Press.  They are so easy to use and reasonably priced. The image was stamped onto Neenah Solar White card stock and colored with Copic markers then fussy cut.  A slider space for the mower was die cut with Lawn Fawn Slide On Over (LF1202) dies.  A coordinating sentiment was included to finish the card. Sorry, I'm not very technical but I did a brief video with my phone showing the interaction of the slider.  Hope you get the idea!  I would like to share my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge:  #429 Enjoy the Ride Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Masculine Creative Moments Challenge:  #282 Make It Masculine PIP Challenge:  #2262 Anything Goes