Paper Funday for July - stenciling #78

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-challenge-78-anything-goes.html

 I used some soft colors of oxide distressed inks for my colors doing the stenciling. This stencil is from A Colorful Life. The flowers were punched using 2 Martha Stewart punches. I stamped happy birthday and added a few sequins as some embellishments. I mounted it on a light apricot cardstock base.  I have a lot of of August birthdays to send out this month, so this will make a great addition to my stash.

Krafty Chicks #779 anything goes

I had to make a birthday card for a friend, so decided to share it here for this challenge. The background I used left over scraps of design paper. The image I used is from Unity Stamps, as is the sentiment. I colored the image with alcohol makers. I fussy cut the birthday girl. You can find the details for this challenge as well as their linky here:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/krafty-chicks-challenge-779-atg.html
 

Time Out #294

https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-294.html

I used a foiled design paper for the background and using A Colorful Life stencil I traced these rainbows with alcohol markers. The open book is a die from Spellbinders,  The bird is a Martha Stewart punch, anad the sentiment is from Unity stamps. I mounted this on a striped design paper and then attached to an aqua card base. 
 

Alphabet Challenge H is for home

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/h-is-for-home.html

This is a pad of Paper Studio paper that includes cowgirls and "howdy" on it and so perfect if you are from Texas and have never lived anywhere else. It seem to say "home" to me. Since Houston starts with H and is often referred to as H-town, I decided to make it on my map of Texas. I have lived just outside of Houston for over 20 years now. The boot die I got from Impression Obsessions before they went out of business. I really miss them. The sentiment is computer generated and not sure who to credit the quote but I have heard it used so very often. The  Texas paper punch I bought years ago in Austin. 

 

The Paper Players - things with wheels 747

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2025/07/there-is-still-time-to-play-in_01593202427.html

 

I tore some design paper into two strips. Added it to a white card. I stamped this travel trailer stamp from Unity onto design paper, Fussy cut and glued to the same image stamped onto white paper. Left lots of white!! Sentiment and image are stamped with versafine clair black ink. 

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 - a great success!

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2025/07

I used some pre-cut dies that I had cut months ago so this was a quick and easy card. I sure enjoyed taking part in the Linky Party for 2025 at {BYSHC}. Thanks for making it so enjoyable and thanks for all the hard work that goes into putting it all on. Thanks too for all the nice comments that were left on my entries. 

 

{BYSHC} 2025 Linky Party ice skates

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2025/07

These ice skates are from Spellbinder and are another die I had cut and pieced months ago to make my cardmaking go a little faster for Christmas this year. It's paying off. The background paper is design paper striped paper and I mounted on  a red cardbase.