White On White Wedding

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Double Trouble // #DT181 ...A "Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3" challenge!!  For this current challenge Thing 1 says it is 
"up to you"...make a Christmas card or one for any occasion!!  I picked a wedding day!!  Thing 2 wants us to link our cards up to another challenge...I am linking today's card up with 2 other challenges!!  And Thing 3 wants us to us "wrap it up" us ribbon or twine...I used both.

Word Art Wednesday // #679-680 ...A verse challenge!!  "For God so loved the world..."!!  Because of His love we can love others!!  And be are His bride, so it seemed fitting to create a Wedding card!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC811 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  The twist for this current challeng is "lots of white"!  So this white on white wedding card made with Stampin Up's die, sentiment stamp, punch, and embossing folder seemed perfect for their current "lots of white" challenge!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Celebrate You!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Stick It Down // DEC2024 ...A monthly FaceBook sketch challenge!!  I had fun layering up designer papers and vellum for this sketch.

INKspirational Challenges // #IC331 ...A technique challenge!!  Use stencils!!  I stenciled some Soft Sky ink to match the sentiment in each of the corners.

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M483 ...A theme challenge!!  BIRTHDAYS!!  December birthday's are extremely tough so here's to all those whose birthday's compete with the Christmas holiday!!

Color Hues // #TCH100 ...A color challenge!!  Blue & Purple are the colors called for in this current challenge!!  This is their 100th challenge so they are celebrating too!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Winter Florals

 4 challenges inspired today's card...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #550 ...A "you pick" sketch challenge!!  Pick one of the past sketches from 2024 and make it a seasonal card.  I picked sketch #541 and used poinsettias to make it seasonal.

Colorful Options // DEC2024 ...A color challenge!!  Red, green, and gold!!  A classic Christmas color combo!!  I used red flowers, green leaves, and a gold sentiment.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 14DEC24 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  The twist for this current challenge is POINTSETTIAS.  I used a poinsettia embossing folder and paper poinsettias.

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS453 ...A "mood board" challenge!!  This Christmasy mood board offers up great holiday inspirationl.  My "take aways" from the mood board: the theme, the winter florals, and the country vibes!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS537

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS537 ...A "shopping your stash" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for our new challenge that begins today is "My Precious"!!  What does that mean??  We want to see those things that are precious to you that you have been holding on too!!  For me it is my last pack of snowflake vellum...can't get it any more and I love it!!  Also, this vintage lace...came from my mom's sewing box and I use it very sparingly...can't get any more of it either!!

What do you have in your stash that is precious to you??  We can't wait to see your precious items that you have been hanging on to.  Hop on over to our blog for all the details and to gather us some additional inspiration from the rest of the design team!!

Today's card was inspired by 4 additional challenges...

CAS on Friday // #298 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with a sketch for this current CAS challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing my vintage lace for the SOS challenge since I only like using small pieces at a time.

Jingle Bells // 2024 Wrap Up ...A monthly Christmas challenge that keeps us creating year round so that we don't get too far behind!!  The month of December wraps up the 2024 year of fun Christmas challenges!!

Festive Friday // #FF0174 ...A "inspo list" challenge!!  This current challenge is celebrating the "12 days of Christmas" and they want us to use 3 of the 10 elements list on the "inspo list".  For today's card, I used pink, silver, and shimmery jewels!!  Merry Christmas!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC811 ...An "anything goes" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this challenge is "lots of white"!!  I clean and simple card naturally has a lot of white space but I also layered white on white to keep it very white...with a little splash of pink!!  All items except for the lace are from Stampin Up...retired...that is why they are precious to me...they are no longer available!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Farmer Friend

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

FarmQuest Challenges // #FQCB66 ...A "farm and country" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this challenge is "things found in a barn".  They also gave us 5 AI pictures that we could print and use if we chose.  I decided to use one of the pictures and make a birthday card for a farmer friend!!

As You See It Challenges // #AYSI338 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch woked perfectly for building today's card with this AI photo given in the FQCB challenge above.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS69 ...A "never been used" challenge!!  While this is not really a challenge it is a place to show off those items that you are using for the very first time.  My "never been used" items on this card is the AI picture.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Sunday Stamps #SSC350

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Sunday Stamps // #SSC350 ...A sketch challenge!!  Today we have a new sketch for you to play along with.  For my card I used the rectangle at the bottom for an image instead of a sentiment!!  There is so much potential with this new sketch...just hop on over to our blog and check out all the cards made by our design team!!  We can't wait to see how this sketch inspires you!!  

3 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Cupcake Inspiration // #CI608 ...A "cupcake photo" challenge!!  A challenge that gives us a photo of a cupcake to use as the inspiration for our card.  The focus of this current photo is the bows!!  Each package has a bow and I added a black bow as well!!  Merry Christmas all tied up in a bow!!

{PIN}spirational Challenges // #320 ...A monthly Pinterest inspired challenge!!  This year the challenge has given us monthly "craft supplies" as our inspiration but for the month of December it is an "anything goes" challenge!!  The craft supplies used on today's card: Big shot & embossing folder, circle punches, markers, twine and a retired stamp from Stampin Up.

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS453 ...A "mood board" challenge!!  This mood board has a Christmas theme and is all framed in red...just like on my card!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Wintergreen Wonder

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS666 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  I punched out 4 circles using my new tablet of Wintergreen papers from Hobby Lobby...this sketch was perfect for showing them off!!

Inspiration Station // #IS68 ...A monthly "photo inspired" challenge!!  My inspiration from this month's photo was the color combo and the gingerbread man.

Colorful Options // DEC2024 ...A monthly color challenge!!  The color combo for December is Red (Cherry Cobbler card stock), Green (designer papers and ink for sponging the edges), and Gold (gold embossed paper and gold enamels).  A fantastic Christmas color combination...Merry Christmas!!

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI608 ...A "cupcake photo inspired" challenge!!  The Christmas cupcakes in this photo are so very festive!!  I love the idea of adding a bow...I used a ribbon/bow die for adding a ribbon to my card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Cheery Cup of Joe

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Color Throwdown Challenge // #ctd823 ...A color challenge!!  Pink, Green, and Gold are the colors called for in this current challenge!!  a perfect combination for a cheery cup of joe!!

Inspiration Station // #IS68 ...A "photo inspired" challenge!!  My inspiration from the photo...the hot drink and the Christmas tree in the background!!

Inspired By // #IB314 ...A "photo inspired" challenge with an optional sketch!!  My inspiration from the photo...the hot drink!!  I did not use the sketch this time!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Lovely As A Tree

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Colorful Options // DEC2024 ... A color challenge!!  Red, Green, and Gold are the colors called for in this challenge!!  I used red mini pearls, green glitter on my trees, and gold embossing powder along with gold cording to incorporate these colors on today's card.

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc262  ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on the game board run down the right hand side of the board: metellic (embossing powder and cording), snowflakes (created snow laden trees with my glitter), and envelope (stamped envelope to match).

The Paper Players // #PP719 ...A color challenge!!  Cherry Cobble, Pretty Peacock, and Gold are the colors called for in this challenge.  A festive combination and perfect for my wintery grove of trees!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC810 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"!!  I used the optional theme and created a wintery forest using Stampin Up's Lovely As A Tree set.

Update:  This card was chosen as the "Headliner" this week over at the Paper Players blog!!  What an honor!!  thanks to Ann for the shout out on this card!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)