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Category: Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges

Regal Winter Gate Fold Card

December 5, 2024 December 2, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Fun Fold, Love 4
regal flora bundle, regal winter dsp, regal winter gate fold card idea, create with stamping friends challenge, stampin up, karen hallam

This week at Create with Stamping Friends we have a sketch challenge that happens to be a Gate Fold card! How fun! I pulled out my Regal Winter DSP again (I told you I can’t get enough of this pretty paper!) and made a Regal Winter Gate Fold Card. First,…

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Up, Up and Away!

November 28, 2024 November 22, 2024Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
hot air balloon, so swirly ef, cfs 846 color challenge, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends! It’s Thanksgiving in the US today, but these colors do not evoke a Thanksgiving vibe. So, instead I’ve gone with “Up, up, and away! Hooray! It’s your birthday!” Here are the colors: Here’s my card: Looks like the…

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Take to the Sky

November 21, 2024 November 15, 2024Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 0
labeled with love, hot air balloon, take to the sky dsp, birthday card idea, csf 845, stampin up, karen hallam

This week on Create with Stamping Friends we have a sketch challenge! I love a good sketch. I can choose the papers I want, and this time I’ve chosen Take to the Sky for my grandson’s birthday card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Great for a boy’s birthday,…

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Sending Thanks

November 14, 2024 November 13, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 4
winterly tree tops, regal winter dsp, thoughtful wishes dies, autumn leaves dies, layers of beauty dies, csf 844, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This week we are working with a Color Challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. I decided to make a thank you card for a lovely gift that I received, so I’m sending thanks with the gorgeous Regal Winter DSP (I can’t get enough of this paper!) First the color board:…

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Truly Deeply Grateful

November 7, 2024 November 2, 2024Autumn Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Grateful Card 2
hope you know, timber embossing folder, basics embossing folder, deckled circles dies, iconic celebrations dsp, autumn leaves dies, csf843, gratitude card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s time for another Thursday Create With Stamping Friends challenge! We are starting the month out with a sketch challenge. I used a variety of products, but I love the sentiment: Truly Deeply Grateful! Here is the sketch: And here is my card: This card made a number of revisions.…

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A String of Joy

October 31, 2024 October 19, 2024Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 11
choose happy, filled with cheer, sophisticated sled, take a bow dsp, csf842, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

  Happy Thursday! Every Thursday is Create with Stamping Friends day, and this week we have a color challenge. These colors took me into a Christmas mood, so I’ve strung a few Christmas lights and let a cardinal perch on them! I’m calling it “A String of Joy!” First, the…

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Seaside Wishes to Enjoy

October 24, 2024 October 11, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 4
seaside wishes bundle, labeled with love, so swirly embossing folder, csf 481, seaside card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Hello and welcome to my Thursday post for Create with Stamping Friends! This week we have a sketch challenge and I’ve chosen Seaside Wishes to Enjoy as my card for this challenge. Let’s take a look at the sketch: I’m dreaming of white sandy beaches and clear aqua blue waters!…

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Autumn Leaves (for CSF 840)

October 17, 2024 October 5, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Friend Card, Thankful Card 1
autumn leaves, leaf fall 3d embossing folder, csf 840, thankful card idea, friend card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends and my Thursday post! Today I’ve busted out the leaves (finally) in an attempt to spur on some Fall weather! I hope it works! We have a Color Challenge today and I’ve stamped three Autumn Leaves in these colors ~ Here’s my card: I…

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Thoughtful Journey Get Well

October 10, 2024 October 10, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Get Well Card 0
thoughtful journey dsp, unbounded love stamp set, perennial postage dies, heat embossing, csf839, get well card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome to another Thursday and Create with Stamping Friends! This week we have a sketch challenge, and it put me through a “thoughtful journey” to achieve the look I was going for! I ended up with a Thoughtful Journey Get Well card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Perhaps…

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Filled With Fun (CSF 838)

October 3, 2024 September 28, 2024Birthday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
filled with fun bundle, beach day stamp set, spotlight on nature dies, dashing designs 3d embossing folder, csf 838, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Happy October from Create with Stamping Friends! We are starting off the month with a color challenge. I have to say, these colors don’t immediately scream “Fall” to me, but we are still having summer weather here in California, so I’m embracing the flowers as long as possible! I chose…

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Textured Florals (for CSF834)

September 5, 2024 August 29, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Floral 2
textured florals, csf834 color challenge, friendship card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We start September with a Color Challenge at Create With Stamping Friends! Today’s color combination was truly a challenge for me.  My first go-to is DSP but there is nothing with these three colors in it. I started looking through the catalog (great way to get inspiration, by the way!)…

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Season of Green & Gold (for CSF 833)

August 29, 2024 August 14, 2024Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 6
trucking along, season of green & gold, gold mercury vellum, csf833, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Here’s the final posting of Create with Stamping Friends for the month of August! We have a sketch challenge today. It’s a sketch that is wonderfully versatile. I used the new-ish Online Exclusive paper, Season of Green & Gold for my card. And since most of my supplies are still…

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Irresistible Blooms Thank You (for CSF 832)

August 22, 2024 August 14, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Thank You Card 8
irresistible blooms stamp set and dies, csf832, thank you card idea, clean and simple card, stampin up, karen hallam

This week at Create With Stamping Friends we have a color challenge. And I did something different this week. I didn’t use any DSP! Instead I stripped it up with cardstock of the three colors below and ended up making a very clean and simple card using Irresistible Blooms “Thank…

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Speedy Recovery (for CSF 830)

August 8, 2024 July 27, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges, Get Well Card 4
sweetly scripted, to market dsp, csf 830, get well card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

I had to get VERY creative with today’s card challenge! We are in the midst of moving and I’ve packed most of my Stampin’ Up! stuff. I was able to get to my DSP, though, and found that To Market fits quite nicely in our color challenge this week. I…

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Bee (for CSF 828)

July 25, 2024 July 15, 2024Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Card Challenges 2
bee my valentine bundle, dashing designs emb folder, friend card idea, csf828, stampin up, karen hallam

This week ends our CASEing the Catalog month for Create with Stamping Friends. I hope you have picked up some ideas to use the catalog samples and make them your own with just a few changes! Today’s card inspiration is found on page 103. It’s a cute, punny card made…

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