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Category: Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges

Impressions Abloom (for CSF 886)

September 11, 2025 September 2, 2025Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Get Well Card 1
the right words, impressions abloom dies, stylish shapes dies, cloud cover faux linen ribbon, #csf886, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s Thursday and another Create with Stamping Friends post! This week we have a pastel color palette to work with. When I first looked at it, I thought, “Easter eggs!” No – wrong season… OK, so my next thought was flowers. I pulled out Impressions Abloom Dies with our three…

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Charming (Autumn) Day

September 4, 2025 September 1, 2025Autumn Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 2
charming day bundle, label me grateful dies, splendid autumn dsp, glass & gardens emb folder, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome September and our first Create with Stamping Friends this month! We have a sketch challenge this week. I combined Charming Day with Splendid Autumn for a Charming (Autumn) Day! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: Purple doesn’t exactly make me think of Autumn, but the touch of Cajun…

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Neutral Colors Sunrise Sailing (for CSF 884)

August 28, 2025 August 26, 2025Congratulations, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 8
sunrise sailing bundle, woven textures dsp, meant to bee dies, forever plaid 3D embossing folder, csf884, congratulations card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We are finishing up August with a neutral palette this week. We have Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, and Early Espresso. I knew that Woven Textures would fit the bill, but I surprised myself when I reached for Sunrise Sailing for the focal piece! So I have a Neutral Colors Sunrise…

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Wildflower Birthday (for CSF 883)

August 21, 2025 July 14, 2025Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Slimline Card 2
the right words, wildflower birthday dsp, slimline card idea, birthday card idea, csf 823, stampin up, karen hallam

I haven’t made a slimline card for a very “long” time! But that’s our challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends, so I “stretched” myself – OK enough with the puns – and made a fun birthday card using Wildflower Birthday products. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…

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Sunrise Sailing (for CSF 882)

August 14, 2025 July 14, 2025best wishes, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 1
sunrise sailing bundle, csf 882, best wishes card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This week on Create with Stamping Friends we have a color challenge. I had so much fun making this card using Sunrise Sailing! I brushed the Timid Tiger (why do I keep wanting to call it Tony Tiger!?!) for the sunrise, and of course the Coastal Cabana for the water…

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Floral Impressions (for CSF 881)

August 7, 2025 July 12, 2025All-Occasion Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Floral 2
impressions abloom bundle, beautiful butterflies stamp set, floral impressions dsp, beautiful bokeh dsp, csf 881, stampin up, karen hallam

We’re starting August off with a sketch challenge! This fun sketch lets us show off both sides of our beautiful DSP. I’ve chosen Floral Impressions for my card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Recipe: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″…

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Celebratory Sips (for CSF880)

July 31, 2025 July 10, 2025Celebration Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 1
cheers & sips, celebratory sips dsp, 2025-27 in color 6"x 6" dsp, csf 880, case the catalog challenge, stampin up, karen hallam

I’m using Celebratory Sips for this week’s Create with Stamping Friends challenge. We are CASEing the catalog one more time and this is a fun one on page 89. Instead of mushrooms I’ve used the colorful beverages from the DSP. I did a little fussy cutting for a fun celebration…

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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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