The Male Room Challenge Blog ~ Animals

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have a new challenge at The Male Room.  Our masculine challenge for this month is "Animals."I love these Crazy Dogs from Tim Holz and choose the Say Cheese sentiment from Gina K's Picture Perfect Greetings.  It just made me giggle looking at the dog's expression.
What do you think?

I hope you'll play along.  Don't forget to share our badge on your blog post.

The Outlawz Christmas Challenge ~ November 2026

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's November and our holiday season has truly begun.  I've been making Christmas cards throughout the year so each one I share now is a wonderful bonus for my stash.  If you been crafting along with our Outlawz Christmas challenges then you should be ahead of the rush as well :)
Here's my November project.

I've used Gina K Designs Holiday Holly 3D embossing folder for the design and the Modern Holidays Greetings stamp and die set.  I think it's simple yet elegant.

I hope you'll play along.  Add your project to the link above.

BYSHcardmakers Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's time for another fabulous BYSHcardmakers Linky Party.  Our "Falling for the Holidays" event will be on our BYSHcardmakers blog.  You're also invited to share your projects in the Facebook group.There are so many wonderful sponsors and prizes to be won so you won't want to miss it.  You may enter as many times as you'd like.
Here's my first design team project using products from one of our sponsors, Gina K Designs.

This is first time I've used Gina K Designs Wreath Builder.  It was so much fun to use.  I used images from the Joy to the World stamp set.  The sentiment is from the Festive Bloom stamp and die set.  I just added a few sparkles and scored a border - easy peasy.  

I hope you'll play along.

Cut it Up Challenge #367 ~ Pretty in Pink

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's Pink October (Breast Cancer Awareness) so our Cut it Up Challenge #367 is "Pretty in Pink."
Here's my card.

I've used all Gina K Designs products for this card:

Postage Plus stamp set, Snowy Background stamp, Courtyard Silhouettes stamp/die (sentiment), Bursting Blossoms EF/Stencils, 1st Class Frame Cover Plate, Gina K inks in Carnations and Sages.

I hope you'll play along.  Just share your PINK project using the link above.

Pearly Sparkles Challenge ~ Traci's Recipe (Pink, Pearls, Sparkle)

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's September which brings our annual tribute to our blog creator, Traci.  It's our way to honor her and keep her in our crafty hearts.  Traci loved the color pink and adding sparkle and pearls to her designs.That's our theme for our September Pearly Sparkles challenge.
Here's my tribute to her.

I've used Gina K Designs Peaceful Petal stamp, stencil, die set, Master Layout 2, Ornate Frame, and Spellbinders "Woven" 3D embossing folder.

I hope you'll play along.

The Outlawz Christmas Only Challenge ~ September 2026

Hi Crafty Friends, It's a new month and another challenge at The Outlawz Christmas Only challenge.
Christmas cards are my favorite so I love creating them year round.
Here's a card using some of the newer Gina K Designs products.

I love the vintage feel of this design using only stamps to create the design.

Gina K 1st Class Frame Cover Plate, Festive Bloom stamp set and Postage Plus stamp set.

I hope you'll keep going with your holiday cardmaking and play along with us.

BYSHcardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party

Hi Crafty Friends,
Woohoo!  It's time for another Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers' Linky Party.
This is your chance to link up your holiday cards to the BYSHcardmakers blog and be in the drawings for some great prizes provided by our many wonderful sponsors.  We also invite you to share your creations in our Facebook group.
Here's my first design team project for the Linky Party.

This is an A6 Gatefold card using patterned papers for Echo Park's A Perfect Christmas. I also used dies from one of our sponsors, Gina K Designs.  The branches are from another sponsor, Jaded Blossom's Poinsettia die and the letters are from Pinkfresh Studio Jody Uppercase Alpha set.

I hope you'll play along all during the Linky Party week.  You may enter as often as you'd like.

BYSHcardmakers ~ Spring into Christmas

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have another card to share for the BYSHcardmakers Spring Linky Party.
Today I'm using products from Gina K Designs, one of our wonderful sponsors.

This amazing poinsettia was created using Gina K's Grand Poinsettia die/3D embossing folder/stencil set.  The background was stamped using Gina K's Chalet Background stamp.  The sentiment is a foiled Betterpress plate, Sentimental Strips (die included.)

Our Spring Linky is open until April 17.  I hope you'll join us.

The Outlawz Christmas Challenge ~ February 2026

Hi Crafty Friends,
Welcome to The Outlawz Christmas Challenge (formerly Outlawz Festive Fridays.)  We have revamped our Outlawz challenge with a new blog, and a new challenge start date.There are now 3 challenges in The Outlawz Challenges family and each one begins on the 1st of the month and ends on the last day of the month.  Our new blog can be found HERE and it is now CHRISTMAS ONLY.
Today I'm sharing my card for the February Christmas challenge.

I used Gina K Designs' Jolly Holly embossing folder, stencil, die set to create this card.  The sentiment is another from the Shimmering Christmas poly glaze sheet.  I also embellished with a Spellbinders glitter brush pen and SSS Pawsitively Perfect Splatter medium.

I hope you'll play along with us this year.

Here are the links to our three monthly challenges.

You can join our Facebook Fan Page HERE.

I'd love to have you play along with our monthly challenges.

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers ~ Sketch #65

Hi Crafty Friends,
I am so happy that I am a DT member of BYSHcardmakers.  These monthly Christmas sketch challenges guaranteed that I had enough cards for my holiday mailings (which was 61 mailed and 10 hand delivered.)So let's begin the new year with the goal of having a full holiday card stash by Christmas.
Here's my first BYSH card for the new year.

I had the negative piece left from cutting the Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Foliage die which I added over some gold embossed patterned paper.  The sentiment is from Gina K's Shimmering Christmas polyglaze set and the gold and green foliage was in my stash.

Here's the sketch for your inspiration.

You can find more inspiration of the BYSH blog linked above.

Join us by adding your project to our Facebook page HERE.

Moving Along with the Times December Challenge ~ Santa

Hi Crafty Friends,
Moving Along with the Times is sharing their final challenge of 2025 and it's a fun one!Our theme is SANTA.
Here's my project.

This adorable DSP is from the Lala Land Crafts Here Comes Santa paper pack. I also used a sticker from an Echo Park paper pack (sorry, can't remember which set.)

Jaded Blossom's internal scallop dies were used for the cutout circle and the sentiment is from Gina K Designs Here Comes Santa Claus stamp/die set.

I love the whimsy of this card.  I hope you'll play along with us.  Share your project using the link above.

Happy Holidays!

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers~ November Challenge #63

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our new BYSHcardmakers challenge #63 begins today.  If you're just getting around to making your holiday cards, this sketch is for you.  It's easy and lends itself to mass production.
You'll find lots of inspiration throughtout the month in our Facebook Group HERE, and on our blog.
Here's my first card for November's sketch challenge.

I've used Lala Land Crafts Christmas Traditions design paper

Gina K Designs O Christmas Tree stamp set

Jaded Blossom's Winter Sparkle and Snow stencils

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Here's the sketch for this month.

I hope you'll play along.