STAMPlorations January 2026 Anything Goes Challenge

 

Hello crafty friends and a very happy New Year to you!

I hope that your holiday was fun-filled and magical!

We are starting the new year off with an Anything Goes challenge

over at the STAMPlorations blog! I am so happy and excited

that Shery is re-opening her store and am looking forward

to all the new items she will be adding to it!

But first, here is a card (or five) that I created using items in

both the Christmas mug cuties ephemera pack and the

Christmas ephemera #1 pack.

Most of my cards use the Crazy double running stitch rectangle dies and I also

used the Circles all over texture plate on this one.

This sentiment is from the Yuletide Deer stamp set.

This card uses a sentiment from the Holiday Expressions: Yuletide 

Cheer stamp set that was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Are these not the cutest Christmas mug images?!

These next cards use images from the 

Christmas Ephemera #1 package:

Another sentiment from the Holiday Expressions: Yuletide Cheer

stamp set was used on this card. The frame behind this adorable

birdie came from the Succulently coordinating die set.

This was a fun card to make. I created a little "frozen creek"

for the penguin to skate on, then die cut the

Let It Snow phrase die for my sentiment.

There will be prizes awarded for playing along, of course!

One winner will receive a $25 gift code chosen by a STAMPgirl from

 entries that use STAMPlorations products.

Another random winner will receive a $10 gift code. (Need not feature STAMPlorations products)

A few simple rules to play along:

• Anything goes, any type of project or style
• The use of STAMPlorations products is not a requirement
• AI generated and/or free-off-the-internet images/designs are NOT allowed in projects.
• Link back to the challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG
• Multiple entries per crafter allowed
• Challenge ends January 31

If you feel the need for some retail therapy at the STAMPlorations store,

feel free to use my discount code for 20% off!

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see your creations in the gallery!

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Yuletide Deer, Holiday Expressions- Yuletide

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Doodlebug Designs; Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas; Honey Bee - Holiday Wishes; Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Ocean

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; 

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Paper Goods Christmas Mug Cuties Ephemera & Ephemera #1, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, Circles All Over texture plate, Succulently dies, Let It Snow die; Stampendous - gold EP; Taylored Expressions - Snowfall EF; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Art Glue

Seize the Birthday Surprise Party Guest!

Hello and welcome friends!

I'm beyond excited to be guest designing with the

ladies at Seize the Birthday!

For the current challenge, the topping is to add a star on

your birthday themed cards. But if the topping isn't your

thing, anything goes is good too, as long as it's a birthday card.

Here's what I came up with:

A star shaped shaker balloon? Yes please!

The shaker was made by die cutting the frame 8 times, and the solid

shape once from the blue card stock and again from acetate.

Seven of the frames were stacked and glued onto the solid blue piece.

I added the confetti then glued the acetate piece onto the stack,

then the last frame. I found some fun balloon paper for the

background panel to use also!

Here's the finished inside:

Thank you, ladies, for the honor of guesting with you!

Thank you for visiting, and I hope to see you joining in

the 'Add a Star challenge' at Seize the Birthday!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Wavy Sayings; Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Doodlebug Design - Hey Cupcake

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Star shaker balloon die; Lawn Fawn - Wavy Banner die; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; Taylored Expressions - confetti; Grafix - acetate; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Grab your party hat!

 Hi there. I'm back with another post

today to share this fun card:

I've had this party hat die for years, and I can't remember if I've

ever used it before. (Oh the shame!)

I cut it from that rainbow striped paper and a couple more

from white card stock, then stacked and glued them together.

I found a bit of multicolored polka dot paper from another company

that matched the colors rather well, so that was die cut

with the scalloped oval die. A simple sentiment finishes the front,

and another sentiment was added on the inside:

I'm slowly adding to my depleted birthday card stash. 😊

That's it for this post. Thanks for popping by!

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at AAA Birthday #57

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Birdie Brown Greetings Galore; Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Cherry Pop

DP: PhotoPlay - Tulla's Birthday Party; Doodlebug Design - Lot's O' Luck

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: MFT - Jumbo Party Hat dies; Sunny Studio - Scalloped Oval Mat 1; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger -MMM