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Category: Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges

Impressions Abloom (for CSF 870)

May 22, 2025 May 11, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 2
impressions abloom bundle, celebratory sips dsp, forever plaid 3D embossing folder, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Today’s color challenge at Create with Stamping Friends gave me the opportunity to play with my new Impressions Abloom Bundle! While Strawberry Slush and Old Olive seemed like natural flower colors, I was not sure what to do with Secret Sea. Time to play around! Here’s the Challenge: Here’s my…

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Summer Garden (for CSF 869)

May 15, 2025 May 14, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thankful Card 2
beautiful butterflies, storybook garden patch, storybook moments dsp, csf 869, thankful card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s Thursday, and another challenge for Create with Stamping Friends! This week is a sketch challenge. I took a little liberty and turned things around a little. You’ll see why in a minute! I know it’s not technically summer yet, but our summer garden is taking shape in our backyard…

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Simply Said (for CSF 868)

May 8, 2025 May 2, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thinking of You card 1
simply said, beautiful butterflies, meant to bee and deckled rectangle dies, thinking of you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Happy Thursday! We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends! I’ve thrown together quite a few products for this card, but the title comes from the sentiment stamp set called Simply Said (for CSF 868.) Here’s a look at the challenge: And here’s my card: Darling…

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Thankful Garden for CSF 867

May 1, 2025 April 19, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thankful Card 6
thankful garden bundle, beautiful bokeh dsp, full of life dsp, heartfelt hexagon punch, thankful card idea, csf867, stampin up, karen hallam

And just like that, we are in May! Welcome to the Thursday posting of Create with Stamping Friends! We have a sketch challenge this week and I have pulled out my Thankful Garden for CSF 867. Here’s the sketch: Isn’t this a pretty sketch? I imagine there will be some…

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Arched Wishes

April 24, 2025 April 19, 2025Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 3
arched wishes, everyday arches dies, unbounded beauty DSP, csf 866, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s our last Thursday Create post for April! I just can’t believe how fast time moves. We have a bright color challenge this week and I’ve chosen Arched Wishes to create a bright and festive birthday card. First the Challenge: And next, my card: Nothing says happy birthday like a…

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On the Go!

April 17, 2025 April 13, 2025Adventure, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 0
beach day, sentimental park, on the go dsp, stylish shapes dies, csf 865, adventure card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Here’s a fun sketch challenge for Create with Stamping Friends! I pulled out On the Go DSP and created a Bon Voyage card. Here’s the sketch:   And here’s my card:   How fun is that?! Here are the details: Night of Navy Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ On…

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Thankful Garden

April 10, 2025 April 5, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Stenciling Technique 3
thankful garden bundle, color blending with masks, textured notes dies, csf864, card of appreciation, stampin up, karen hallam

Greetings! I hope you all are enjoying some beautiful Spring weather! We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends, and I’ve chosen Thankful Garden to bring a little Spring to my blog site! Here’s the challenge: Pecan Pie, Old Olive, and Peach Pie ~   And…

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Mixed Media Thinking of You

April 3, 2025 April 1, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thinking of You card 8
layering leaves, mixed media dsp, spotlight on nature dies, painted lavender dies, thinking of you card idea, csf863, stampin up, karen hallam

Happy Thursday and happy April! We are working with a sketch challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends. I’ve combined products for a Mixed Media Thinking of You card! Here’s the Sketch: And here’s my card: Materials & Measurements: Garden Green Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Basic…

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Spotlight on Nature (for CSF862)

March 27, 2025 March 19, 2025best wishes, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 4
spotlight on nature, greetings for all mix & match ephemera pack, textured Notes Dies, CSF862, best wishes card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s Thursday again and time for another Create With Stamping Friends Challenge! This week is a color challenge. I was really tripped up with Lemon Lime Twist and Summer Splash together, until I put them together on the leaves in Spotlight on Nature! Here’s the Challenge: And here’s my card: See…

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You Are Remarkable

March 13, 2025 March 10, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 4
you are remarkable, textured notes bundle, exposed brick ef, csf860, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Hello! We have a color challenge this week. Peach Pie, Pool Party, and Old Olive. I always think of greenery when I think of Old Olive, so I pulled out a new stamp set called You Are Remarkable, and stamped a peachy flower! Here’s the challenge: And here’s my card:…

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You Inspire Me (for CSF 859)

March 6, 2025 March 8, 2025Card of Encouragement, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 5
crafting with you stamps & dies, memorable blooms dies, floral delight dsp, card of encouragement idea, csf859, stamp up, karen hallam

This week we have a sketch challenge at Create With Stamping Friends! I love a good sketch ~ one that you can interpret different ways. I took this sketch and “saw” the embroidery hoop being the center point with “You Inspire Me” as my sentiment. Here’s the sketch: And here’s…

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Storybook Moments

February 27, 2025 February 17, 2025Card of Encouragement, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 4
heart shaped, storybook moments dsp, deckled rectangle dies, card of encouragement, csf858, stampin up, karen hallam

We have a color challenge for this final Thursday in February. Today we are using Boho Blue, Pebbled Path, and Cajun Craze. I found two of these colors in my Storybook Moments DSP. The third color works well for a frame! Here’s the challenge board: And here’s my card: Is…

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Take To The Sky (for CSF 857)

February 20, 2025 February 10, 2025Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Masculine Card 1
translucent florals stamp set, take to the sky dsp, deckled rectangle and circle dies, basic 3d embossing folder, csf857, birthday card idea, masculine card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We have a sketch challenge at Create With Stamping Friends this week! I’ve chosen Take To The Sky (FOR CSF 857) for my card. It’s been a long while since I’ve pulled this pack of paper out. I decided it was time to give it a little attention before it…

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Be Mine – Valentine

February 13, 2025 February 1, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Valentine Card 0
hearts of elegance bundle, perennial postage dies, deckled rectangle dies, full of life dsp, marbled elegance dsp, csf856, stampin up, karen hallam

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! It only makes sense that I would make a Valentine card for our Create With Stamping Friends Challenge this week. I made a Be Mine – Valentine card with this unlikely color combo ~ Actually it wasn’t too hard, with Poppy red, Petunia pinky-purple, and a…

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Wishing You a Beautiful Day

February 6, 2025 February 1, 2025Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
beach day, floral delight dsp, spotlight on nature dies, textured floral dies, csf855, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

For our first week of February, we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends! With the sunny colors from Floral Delight DSP, I’m wishing you a beautiful day! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: I adore the bright yellows in this paper! And they are a beautiful contrast to…

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