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Category: Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges

A Little Christmas Joy (CSF 940)

October 1, 2026 September 17, 2026Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 0
pretty poinsettia, a little christmas dsp, forever plaid ef, csf940, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Happy 1st of October! It finally feels like it’s officially Fall, even though we’ve been crafting with Fall themes (and even Christmas!) for several weeks now. Today we have a color challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. And look at our new inspiration banner! Isn’t it great? These colors are…

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Merry & Bright (for CSF 939)

September 24, 2026 September 10, 2026Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 0
stitched stocking, a stitched season dsp, seasonal cheer mini ef, christmas card idea, csf939, stampin up, karen hallam

For our last September posting of Create with Stamping Friends, I’ve chosen a Christmas theme (doesn’t it seem to start earlier and earlier each year?!!) With A Stitched Season DSP, Stitched Stocking Stamp Set, and one of the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folders, I’ve built a cute little Christmas card…

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Frightfully Fun Halloween Card (CSF 938)

September 17, 2026 September 5, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Halloween Card 1
frightfully fun dsp, mini alphabet dies, adhesinve-backed bats, ghosts & dots, halloween card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

With this color combination at Create with Stamping Friends, I just had to go with Halloween ~ what else?! Frightfully Fun DSP made it an easy choice, and I tried a technique that I saw Brian King do. There are two identical sheets of DSP in the pack with only…

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Autumn Opulence (for CSF937)

September 10, 2026 September 3, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thanksgiving Card 0
soiree salutations, autumn opulence specialty dsp, thanksgiving card idea, csf937, stampin up, karen hallam

At Create with Stamping Friends this week, we have a sketch challenge. I cut into my Autumn Opulence Specialty DSP for the first time to make a Thanksgiving card and I am in love with this paper! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: My recipe: Pecan Pie Cardstock (what…

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Inlaid Color (for CSF936)

September 3, 2026 August 28, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Multi-occasion Card 1
fragrant layers dies, csf946, inlay technique, stampin up, karen hallam

Greetings! It’s a new month and we have a new banner for Create with Stamping Friends! Fall is in the air! This week we have a color challenge and these colors are so “Autumn.” I decided to go with inlaid color with these three + the warm neutral of Very…

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Artisan Sketched Garden (for CSF935)

August 27, 2026 August 20, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Floral, Love 1
extraordinary flora, artisan sketched garden dsp, phrases & frames dies, love card idea, csf935, stampin up, karen hallam

For our last Thursday of the month, we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. I’ve chosen the Artisan Sketched Garden DSP for my card. The polka dot print is perfect for the horizontal strips, then the flower is just the right size for the focal point. I…

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Pretty Poinsettia (for CSF934)

August 20, 2026 July 29, 2026Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
pretty poinsettia bundle, christmas card idea, csf934, stampin up, karen hallam

We have a color challenge today at Create with Stamping Friends! These three pretty colors screamed floral to me, so I am showing a Christmas card today with the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle. Here’s our color scheme: And here’s my Pretty Poinsettia card: If you are wondering where you’ve seen this…

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Brushed with Beauty Best Day

August 13, 2026 July 27, 2026best wishes, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 0
cutest crew, brushed with beauty dsp, scalloped blooms dies, CSF933, stampin up, karen hallam

Today at Create with Stamping Friends, we have a sketch challenge. I’ve chosen Brushed with Beauty for my card front and took a sentiment from Cutest Crew. It’s a Brushed with Beauty Best Day card! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: I love the way these separate sheets of…

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Sunset Coast Lighthouse

August 6, 2026 July 23, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Ink Blending 1
sunset coast bundle, csf 932, blending with brushes, nautical themed card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We’re starting off our August posts with a color challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. I have to admit, I struggled with this color combo! I made one card and ditched it because it just wasn’t impressing me 😁. So I went an entirely different direction and blended the colors…

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Velvet Meadow (CASE)

July 30, 2026 July 15, 2026Birthday Card, Catalog CASE, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
phrases & frames, party banners dies, velvet meadow dsp, csf931, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s our final July posting at Create with Stamping Friends! Next week we start our August cards with a color challenge. But one more catalog CASE here to end the month! We are using the pretty Velvet Meadow card on page 33 to kick off our inspiration. What do you…

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Waterside Retreat (CASE)

July 23, 2026 July 8, 2026Catalog CASE, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Summer Card 0
relaxing waterside bundle, waterside retreat dsp, coloring with blends, csf930, stampin up, karen hallam

We are just zipping through July! This is our fourth CASE of the catalog for the month with Relaxing Waterside Bundle on page 55. I love an Adirondack chair and was excited to see this one back in our catalog! Here’s the challenge: And here’s what I made: I took…

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Scalloped Blooms CASE

July 16, 2026 June 29, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 0
scalloped blooms bundle, bloom boutique dsp, csf#929, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

“I feel another CASE coming on!” This week at Create with Stamping Friends we are going to page 38 of the catalog to play with Scalloped Blooms. Here’s our inspiration: And here’s my card: Another close copy with a few tweaks. I cut the Bloom Boutique DSP down and matted…

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Moonlit Flora CASE

July 9, 2026 June 28, 2026Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Hello 6
all aflutter stamp set, moonlit flora dsp, three banner punch, csf catalog case, stampin up, karen hallam

For our second Thursday posting this month, Create with Stamping Friends is taking on a Moonlit Flora CASE! Our model is on page 41. This beautiful jungly paper is one of my favorites from the catalog! Here’s our inspiration: And here’s my CASE: I chose the same sheet of DSP…

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Bloom Boutique (CASE for CSF)

July 2, 2026 June 28, 2026Catalog CASE, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 1
lovely arrangements bundle, nature's symphony dies, bloom boutique dsp, csf, CASEing the catalog, stampin up, karen hallam

We are now in July! And at Create with Stamping Friends this month we are CASEing the Catalog! To CASE means to Copy and Selectively Edit someone else’s design. We have a selection of cards to CASE out of the current catalog. And first up is this one on page…

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Fragrant Layers (for CSF 926)

June 25, 2026 June 22, 2026Celebration Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 1
fragrant layers bundle, celebration card idea, csf 926, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome to our Thursday posts of Create with Stamping Friends! Today we have a color challenge ~ a beautiful combination of Basic Gray, Barely Blush, and Blackberry Bliss. I put these together using the Fragrant Layers Bundle. Here’s our color challenge: And here’s my card: My recipe: Basic Gray Cardstock…

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