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Category: Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges

Emboss Resist (CASE for CSF 879)

July 24, 2025 July 5, 2025Birthday Card, butterfly card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, emboss resist technique 0
beautiful butterflies, csf 879, emboss resist technique, watercolor wash, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing a card in the catalog, page 132. My card doesn’t look at all like this sample! What I decided to CASE was the technique “emboss resist.” The stamp set I used is Beautiful Butterflies. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…

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Hello Lovely CASE (CSF 878)

July 17, 2025 July 1, 2025All-Occasion Card, Catalog CASE, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
pretty florals bundle, sweet blooms bundle, florals in bloom dsp, csf 878, catalog case idea, stampin up, karen hallam

I’m not sure a card could be more feminine than this one with “Hello Lovely” and Florals in Bloom DSP! Hi! It’s Thursday and another Create with Stamping Friends. We are on our third week of CASEing the Catalog. Today we are working with this pretty card for a Hello…

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Natural Botanicals (for CSF 877)

July 10, 2025 July 1, 2025Catalog CASE, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Hello 2
beautiful butterflies, natural botanicals, birch wood 3d embossing folder, stylish shapes dies, csf877, stampin up, karen hallam

Hi there! Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing (Copy and Selectively Edit) the Catalog on page 114. This is an interesting layout that I may not have noticed if not for this challenge. The feature stamp set is Natural Botanicals. And it includes heat embossing on foil!…

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Block Stamping (for CSF876)

July 3, 2025 June 27, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card, watercolor 1
textured notes bundle, spotlight on nature stamp set, stylish shapes dies, csf 876, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It is now July! Every July, Create with Stamping Friends has a month-long “CASE the Catalog” challenge. Today we start off with a card posted on page 110 of our Annual Catalog. This card shows off the block stamping technique, so I gave it a try. Here’s our challenge: And…

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Floral Impressions (for CSF875)

June 26, 2025 June 9, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Get Well Card 2
unbounded love, impressions abloom, floral impressions dsp, csf875, get well card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We are here with a sketch challenge today at Create with Stamping Friends! I’ve pulled out my favorite color combo, purple and blue) with some Floral Impressions DSP! Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Details: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″…

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Remarkable Card (for CSF874)

June 19, 2025 June 19, 2025Card of Encouragement, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 6
you are remarkable, everyday arches dies, impressions abloom dies, csf874, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge! Today we have a color combo of Cloud Cover, Cajun Craze, and Petal Pink. I made a simple, graphic card that might be called a fractured card, a puzzle card, or a stained glass window card. I’m calling it a Remarkable…

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Woven Textures (for CSF 873)

June 12, 2025 June 4, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Love, Masculine Card 3
hearts of elegance bundle, woven textures dsp, masculine love card idea, csf 873, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends. This is our Thursday challenge and today we have a sketch to work with. I pulled out Woven Textures DSP for a love card with a masculine touch. Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: Materials & Measurements: Early Espresso Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″,…

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Purple Combination (for CSF 872)

June 5, 2025 June 3, 2025All-Occasion Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Floral, Hello 2
thankful garden bundle with decorative masks, lovely garden dsp, simply said stamp set, csf 872, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends! We are starting June off with a color challenge ~ a purple combination that is soooo pretty! I chose to ink up Thankful Garden and put it with Lovely Garden DSP. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card: All the details: Gorgeous Grape Cardstock…

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A Square Card (for CSF 871)

May 29, 2025 May 26, 2025Card of Encouragement, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 4
thankful garden, beautiful gallery dsp, country woods dsp, stylish shapes dies, csf871, card of encouragement, stampin up, karen hallam

Today we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. It’s a square card today. I love a square card! It’s just a little unexpected, and if you make it 4-1/4″x 4-1/4″ it will fit into one of our medium envelopes. Here’s the challenge: And here’s my card: This…

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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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