Season's Greetings

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS500 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love all the layers in this sketch.  Great sketch for showcasing some Christmas designer paper I picked up at Hobby Lobby last year.  And it worked perfectly for combining these 5 challenges.

The Paper Players // #PP810 ...A theme challenge!!  PLAID is the theme for this current challenge.  I use two different sheets of plaid paper on today's Christmas card.

Color Hues // #TCH144 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors called for in this current challenge...GREEN & RED.  I used a Pine Forrest GREEN (Hobby Lobby papers) & Stampin Up's Cherry Cobbler for my RED.

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC228 ...A theme challenge!!  CHRISTMAS is the theme for this current challenge.  Season's Greetings with this country Christmas card.

Alphabet Challenge // 30OCT26 ...An ABC challenge!!  N is for NOCTURNAL ANIMAL!!  I was thinking that a bear was a nocturnal animal but my hubby said "not really".  But...I had already glued him into place so...I added two porcupines after googling it and confirming that they were indeed noturnal animals.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Have The Best Day

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS759 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for combining today's challenges.  It was a fun clean and simple sketch with so many possibilities.  I may just have to use it again before this challenge is over.

AAA Card Challenge // #325 ...A "clean and simple" color challenge!!  I used Stampin Up colors: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Night of Navy, and Mossy Meadow on today's card.

Stencil Fun Challenge // OCT2026 ...An "anything goes" stencil challenge with an optional twist!!  I didn't use the optional twist today but stay tuned...I will use it on tomorrow's card.  "Crazy is our fame, STENCILS are our game"...their blog quote!!

Alphabet Challenge // 16OCT26 ...An ABC challenge!!  M is for MOTIVATIONAL!!  Sometimes you just need to be reminded to have the BEST day...and you might just need a card to motivate you to make it that!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS584

 Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS584 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  BLACK CAT is the theme for this current challenge!!  I shopped my stash for the only cat I have on my shelf...Cutest Crew bundle from Stampin Up.

        

I guessing the idea behind the BLACK CAT theme was intented to have a Halloween intention but since I don't make/send Halloween card I followed the theme a bit loosely and created a birthday card for my grand-daughter who loves cats.  Maybe my twist on our theme will inspire those who aren't really into Halloween cats to still play along but use a BLACK CAT in a little different way.  

We hope you will join the fun and play along with our new challenge that begins today.  What do you have in your stash that will fit our BLACK CAT theme??   Hop on over to our blog for all the details on our new challenge and for some inspiration from the rest of the design team.  We can't wait to see your cards in our gallery.

5 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Sketch~N~Scrap // #SNS302 ...A monthly sketch challenge!!  This challenge offers for card sketches and scrapbook sketches...something for everyone!!  I used October's card sketch as the starting point for today's card.

Alphabet Challenge // 02OCT26 ...An ABC challenge!!  L is for LITTLE PEOPLE!!  For this challenge they want to see kid cards...a card for a little person!!  I made this card for my grand-daughter's birthday.

Cut It Up // #366 ...A die cut challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is USE MORE THAN ONE DIE!!  I used the kitten and butterfly dies from Stampin Up's Cutest Crew bundle.

A Cut Above // OCT2026 ...An "anything goes" challenge using die cuts!!  This challenge just asks that you use a die...on today's card I used multiple dies.

Inspiration Station // #IS90 ...A monthly "visual prompt" challenge!!  My inspiration from this month's photo...the cat and the orange color.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Celebrate

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

INKspirational Challenge // #IC376 ...A "word prompt" challenge!!  The word prompt for this FURRY FRIENDS!!  I used the Cutest Crew bundle from Stampin Up for my trio of die cut kittens.

Cut It Up // #365 ...A "die cut" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is BLACK & ORANGE.  I used Stampin Up's Tangerine Tango (card stock & ink) and Basic Black (ink, card stock & pearls) on today's card.

Alphabet Challenge // 18SEPT26 ...An ABC challenge!!  K is for KITTEN!!  I used a trio of die cut black kitties on today's card.

Addicted to CAS // #317 ...A "code word" challenge!!  The code word for this current challenge is CIRCLES!!  I used a die cute collage of circles for my kittens to play in.

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC225 ...A theme challenge!!  CLEAN & SIMPLE is the theme for this current challenge.  I kept today's card clean and simple with lots of white space.

        Update:

Yippie!!  This card was picked as a winner by both the Cut it Up challenge and the Alphabet challenge!!  Thanks to their design teams for the shout-outs on my kitty card!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

You're Awesome

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Can You Handle The Pressure // 22AUG26 ...An embossing challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this challenge is BEES!  I stamped bees (Stampin Up's Beautifully Happy stamp set) visiting my stenciled tulips along my brick embossed pathway!!

Alphabet Challenge // 21AUG26 ...An ABC challenge!!  I is for insect!!  I got four bees buzzing around on today's card.

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #18 ...An "anything in or from a garden" challenge!!  Tulips and bees...both found in a spring garden!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG838 ...A stencil challenge!!  I used a brand new stencil that I won from Newton's Nook.  I love these tulips all lined up...makes for a cheery card!!

Never Before Used // #NBUS89 ...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 a new stencil that it inked up for the very first time.  I won this stencil from Newton's Nook for a card that I entered in their Inky Paws Challenge.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS581

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS581 ...A "shop YOUR stash" challenge!!  We have a sketch challenge for you...now shop your stash for items that bring this sketch to life!!  

                   

I pulled a retired Stampin Up bundle off my shelf...Butterfly Basics.  I layered 2 butterfly die cuts and used a Verve stamp as my sentiment...both items have been part of my stash for years. Now it is your turn...we can't wait to see what you have in your stash for this sketch.  For additional inspiration, hop on over to our blog and check out the design team takes on this sketch.  While there you will find all the details for playing along.

3 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Alphabet Challenge // 21AUG26 ...An ABC challenge!!  I is for INSECT!!  A butterfly and a reference to a caterpillar!!

Little Red Wagon // #LRW872 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is alphabet related...Q is for QUOTE.  I chose a quote from Richard Bach that was part of a Verve stamp set. "What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly."

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc299 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board runs down the center of the board...coordinating envelope (added both designer papers to my envelope), gems (clear rhinestones), and monochromatic (shades of brown).

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Celebrate...Italian Style

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M314 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BIRTHDAYS!!  How about an Italian styled birthday card with the blue tile background and the cluster of lemons...I feel like I am back on the island of Capri!!

Alphabet Challenge // 07AUG26 ...An ABC challenge!! H is for HORTICULTURE!!  The science of gardening...if you could see those terraces of lemon trees on the island of Capri you would understand there is a science to gardening!!

Cupcake Inspiration // #CI640 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  This cupcake photo has our focuse set on gardening.  Our garden here is Florida has not only vegatables but citrus trees as well...2 lemon, 3 orange, and 1 grapefruit.

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #18 ...An "anything from or in a garden" challenge!!  LEMONS...yes, you will find them in our garden alonge with several other citrus trees, 12 blueberry bushes, and 2 pear trees, a tilled up section for veggies, two raised beds, and several trellises.

Never Before Used // #NBUS89 ...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 a new stencil that it inked up for the very first time.  I won a Cherry On Top gift certificate from the Cut Above challenge and this stencil was one of the items that I picked...I love the Italian tile feel that it creates.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)