July 19 to 23rd

This week's challenge from Simon Says Stamp is to add some text. I used the Mountain Horizon Dies and the Handlettered Greetings dies for the hello (retired).

Spellbinders Mahalo Sea Turtle for turtle and sentiment, paper and frame die are from Stampin' Up!

Spellbinders "Aloha Hula" dies with a Hawaiian paper envelope I saved 

All Spellbinders from the June 2026 Club Kit.

 

My altered playing card for the week with the following prompts: The *opposites* are day and night or sun and moon, *two cards* that were glued and stitched on with the *buttons*. Supplies used were from Hero Arts- the galaxy stencil and the sun and moon dies in gold and silver along with the sentiment. The background piece behind the sun was packaging from Tim Holtz Idea-ology that I painted over lightly with "Peeled Paint" distress paint and some gold paint from Viva. I can never throw anything away!

Week of July 12th to 18th

Hello all, hope you are having a lovely summer so far! We had a really great weather week here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, cool in the mornings and in the 70's later in the day. The coming week is going to be a hot one, I saw a 93 coming up. Perfect time for a trip to the movies.

I am still on the Christmas in July train with these two cards using my Spellbinders July Club kits. The first card above features the bonus items of Candy Cane Swing and Merry Bear with the glimmer foil plate called Festive Forest. It's a movement card, the candy cane swings back and forth!

This card features last year's glimmer plate "Magic Wonderland" in silver with the large die of the month "Merry Shuffle".

The following are my catch ups from the Full Deck Challenge Group on Facebook for altered playing cards.

 

Week of Cards

Aloha, summer! The dies for this are called "This Way To Raimbows" from the Spellbinders June club kit. Very easy to assemble!

A Christmas in July project featuring "Warm Christmas" by Simon Says Stamp.

 Digital stamp and paper is "Patriotic" by Vera Lane Studio. Shaker frame is Whimsy Stamps, filler is by Buttons Galore & More.

"Aloha Hula" dies are also from Spellbinders June club. She is on an action wobble so she does a little shaky-shake. The background panels were created from various distress inks and gold spray.

Holiday Wreath is by Honey Bee Stamps, embossed in gold and colored with Copic markers.

Biology Class

 The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is for Back To School with Studio Light. This is for science or biology class! Studio Light "Romantic Forest" paper for background with Tim Holtz Ideaology ephemera, center butterfly is by AALL & Create.

Beachy Christmas

 For the Lawn Fawnatics challenge of "Summer Splash" I have a cute little Santa off on vacation. Hawaii, maybe. I used Beachy Chrismas stamps and tropical frame die. I made the background with acrylic paints, a very easy way to make a scene.

Hula Penguin

 These delightful hula penguins are from Spellbinders (June Club Kits). I love the Island Style 3d embossing folder which was made using Fawn card stock and Lisa Horton "Warm Chestnut Shimmer" and Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze".

Weekender Go Wild

This card kit from Spellbinders was fabulous fun! The Weekender 2026 "Go Wild" collection has you covered with fabulous dies, rub ons, stamps, and paper ephemera. I look forward to creating many tropical scenes and incorporating it with other sets. All of these cards were designed by Spellbinders wonderfully talented team. Great, easy to follow tutorials!