Always!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS711 ...A sketch challenge!!  I used this sketch as the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combining these 4 challenges.

The Paper Players // #PP762 ...A theme challenge!!  "I'm Thankful For You" is the theme for this current challenge!!  When you move from VA to FL after 25 years you leave behind a village of friends...so cards like this one are often getting made to send to them letting them know how thankful I am for them and how much I miss them.

Just Us Girls // #JUG800 ...An "anything goes" challenge!!  Celebrating 800 challenges...Wahoo!!  Now that is something to celebrate!!

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS475 ...A color challenge!!  The colors called for in this current challenge...Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, and Secret Sea.  A fun color combo that worked perfectly for paper pieces this chic's jeans and shirt.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Christmas Stash Addition

 

3 Challenges inspired today's card...

Additcted to CAS // #295 ...A clean and simple "code word" challenge!! SNOWFLAKE is the code word for this current challenge!!  

CAS Colours & Sketches // #572 ...A clean and simple sketch challenge!!  I had so much fun with this sketch on Tuesday that Ihad to use it again today.

ABC Christmas Challenge // 08OCT25 ...An ABC challenge for Christmas cards!!  U is for Uncluttered & V is for Vertical.  I nailed both of these challenges with a vertical sentiment and a clean and simple sketch.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy 1st Birthday

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC654 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love the collage feel of this sketch...instead of a collage of flowers I made a collage of toys!!  This sketch works perfectly for a first birthday card!!

The Paper Funday Challenge // #82 ...A monthly "anything goes" challenge!!  This anything goes challenge also give an optional twist...the twist for the month of November is MERRY AND BRIGHT.  While this twist would usually make you think of Christmas I am thinking about this BRIGHT eyed little boy who will be very MERRY on this 1st birthday with his collage of toys.

Word Art Wednesday // #722-723 ...An anything goes challenge with an optional Bible Verse for inspiration.  Reading the verse for this current challenge, the part that inspired me for today's card was "He will rejoice over thee"...this little guy has been REJOICED over for sure!!  After a rough start in the NICU, he is turning one and doing great!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG799 ...A "copy and share everything"  challenge!!  For this challenge we are CASEing one of the design team's cards.  I picked Vickie's card to CASE!!  My inspiration from her card is the birthday theme and the layers of leaves...while I didn't layer up leaves I did layer up my stamped toys for a birthday card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS560

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS560 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is "2 or more of my favorite things"!!  If your saw my work area you would not that one of my favorite things is designer paper...I kinda have a lot of it!!  Another favorite of my is baker's twine...I have a lot of that too!!  Oh...and I do love me some fussy cutting...it is very therapeutic for me!!  

                                         

These are 3 of my favorite things in my stash...How about you??  What are your favorite things in your crafting stash??  We hope you will join the fun and play along with us.  Hop on over to our blog for the details on this challenge and gather up some inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Another challenge inspired today's card...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #572 ...A clean and simple sketch challenge!!  This sketch worked perfectly for showcasing "three of my favorite things" for the above challenge that begins today.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Falling Leaves

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By Challenges // #IB360 ...An "inspiration photo" challenge along with an optional sketch!!  Inspired By...Leggings!!  I paper pieced the leggings and the jacket in fall colors on this Unity Stamp chic. The background die does give the boxed off affect of the optional sketch in a very subtle way.

FarmQuest Challenge // #FQCB77 ...A "farm & country" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is PUMPKINS!!  

Just Us Girls // #JUG799 ...A "copy and share everything" challenge!!  This week we are to CASE one of the design team's creations.  I decided to CASE Lisa's card...the die cut background (hearts & squares instead of snowflakes), a tall vertical image (Unity Stamp chic instead of a polar bear), the falling items (leaves instead of snowflakes), and the paper pieces of their clothes.

TGIF Challenges // #tgif549 ...A "style" challenge!!  The style for this challenge...Everything But the Kitchen Sink...lots of something!!  I gave this card...lots of layers and lots of fall items (leaves, acorns, pumpkins, corn cobs, and more leaves).

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS80 ...The NBUS blog doesn't give challenges but offers a great place to show off those items that have never been used...whether they are brand new or items that you have had for a while but haven't gotten around to using.  Today I am using Creative Memories stickers that I was gifted this weekend when my Aunt cleaned out a box of Creative Memories goodies that she had bought but never opened and used.  Lucky me!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Thankful Thoughts

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Make Sketches // #FMS710 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combining these challenges.

TGIF Challenges // #tgif549 ...A "style" challenge!! The stylle...everything but the kitchen sink...lots of everything!!  I used lots of little woodland dies and layered them up to create three clusters.  

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc282 ...A game board challenge!!  I have a double on this tic-tac-toe game board.  A win with three in a row two directions...top to bottom on the left side: leaves, thanks, and twine & across the bottom: twine, fall colors, and die cuts.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC835 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  The optional twist for this current challenge is AUTUMN COLORS.  I used Spellbinders dies for my fall foliage clusters and Stampin Up inks for my stamped collage of leaves on the bottom portion of today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Christmas Countdown

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC204 ...A theme challenge!!  Thee theme for this current challenge is CHRISTMAS!!  The countdown it on...do you know how many Friday's are left before Christmas?!?

Jingle Belles // #JB2522 ...A year-round Christmas challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is SNOW!!  I used some snowflake designer paper and a snowflake punch for today's card.  Both items are retired from Stampin Up.

ABC Christmas Challenge // 08OCT25 ...An alphabet challenge!!  U is for UNCLUTTERED & V is for VERTICAL.  I used both letters on today's card.  A clean and simple card with lots of uncluttered white space & a vertical sentiment from Gina K. Designs.

Addicted to CAS // #295 ...A clean & simple "code word" challenge!!  The code word for this current challenge is SNOWFLAKE.  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)