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)

Hello Friend

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP809 ...A sketch challenge!!  Their sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combining these 4 challenges.

Little Red Wagon // #LRW881 ...A theme challenge!!  The current theme was inspired by Billy Joel's song TELL HER ABOUT IT!!  They want to see projects with envelopes, post-cards, handwritten letters, emails, phones, typewriters, etc. Basically, any form of communication works!  I used a stamp of a typewriter from Unity Stamps.

Color Hues // #TCH143 ...A color challenge with just two colors!!  For this current challenge the duo of colors...ORANGE (designer paper) & BLACK (rhinestones, ink & ribbon)!  

Make My Monday // #MMM289 ...A theme challenge!!  USE THE COLOUR ORANGE is the theme for this current challenge!!  I pulled off an orange card without it being another Halloween card.

Never Before Used // #NBUS91 ...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 12x12 piece of designer paper that I have been hoarding in my stash.  This piece from Recollections // I wanna ride // Orangade has been untouched for over 15 years!!  Today I made the first cuts into it!!  I also inked up the Unity sentiment from this typewriter set for the very first time today.  Two NEVER BEEN USED items on today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion) 

A Sunflower Thank You

 

3 challenges inspired today's challenge...

Color Hues // #TCH142 ...A color challenge!!  Amber & Burnt Red are the colors called for in this current challenge.  I used Stampin Up's Crushed Curry and Merry Merlot for my duo of colors on today's card.

We Love Stamping // OCT2026 ...A monthly stamping challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of October is SHADES OF AUTUMN.  I stamped in autumn colors and used an autumn flower.

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb282 ...A theme challenge using retro stamps!!  The theme for this current challenge is IT FEELS LIKE FALL!!  Sunflowers also give me a fall vibe.  For the retro element of this challenge, I used Stampin Up's Painted Harvest stamp set (from 2017) and built my sunflowers throught multi-step stamping.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Forest Fungi

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Color Hues // #TCH142 ...A color challenge!!  The colors called for in this challenge are AMBER & BRUNT RED!!  Amber ribbon & mushroom on the envelope. Brunt Red mushroom tops!!

Can You Handle The Pressure // 26SEPT26 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  The twist for this current challenge is TREES!!  I used a birch tree embossing folder on today's card.

The Paper Players // #PP806 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is NATURE'S LANDSCAPES!!   I created a forest landscape.

Make My Monday // #MMM288 ...A theme challenge!! The theme for this current challenge is AUTUMN/FALL!!  

Update:  Thanks to the design team over at Make My Monday, this card was chosen as a "top pick"!! Thanks for the shout out on my mushroom card!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Thinking of You

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC700 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combining these challenges.

Color Hues // #TCH141 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors called for in this current challenge: PURPLE & ARTICHOKE.  A perfect combinations for an arrangement of flowers.

A Cut Above // SEPT2026 ...A monthly "die cut" challenge!!  I used Spellbinders floral dies on today's card.  I also used the negative space from my die cut leaves to stencil in some additional leaves...I love the subtle dimension this gives.

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #19 ...An "anything in or from a garden" challenge!!  Today, I picked from a flower garden!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Let It Snow

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Double Trouble Challenge // #224 ...A "Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3" challenge!!  Thing 1 wants us to follow a "Scrapper's GORP" recipe...3 patterned papers (two sided Soft Suede and scrap strips of Allison Connors stripes), 2 colors (blue & tiny bit of orange...brown as a neutral), and 1 image (snowman sticker image) ...CHECK!!  

Thing 2 wants us to use the sketch from Try A Sketch On Tuesday #703...CHECK!!  Thing 3 wants us to add in some stitching (I added stitching to each of my snowflakes & sentiment)...CHECK!!

Try A Sketch On Tuesday // #TSOT703 ...These two challenges (Double Trouble & TSOT) always partner up.  Since this is a planned partnership on their part (not me picking and combining challenges) you always know they work perfectly together!!

Color Hues // #TCH140 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors called for in this current challenge is dusty blue and brown.  This color combo made for a fun snowman Christmas card.

Jingle Belles // #JB2618 ...A "year round" Christmas card challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is STICKERS!!  I used a sheet of Allison Conner stickers from back in my scrapbooking days.

The Paper Players // #PP801 ...A "tic tac toe game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this board: patterned paper, free, and circles.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #341

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #341 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with a theme!! The theme for this current challenge is MAKE A ROUND CARD!!  I used Spellbinders dies (circle and scallop) to make my circle card.  I stamped my tropical get away using Stampin Up's Waterfront stamp set.

Now it is your turn...we can't wait to see your "clean and simple" ROUND cards.  For additional inspiration, hop on over to our blog and check out the great ROUND cards made by the rest of our design team.  While there you will also be able to find all the details for this new challenge.

4 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to CAS // #314 ...A "code word" challenge that is clean and simple.  The code word for this current challenge is WATER!!

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb278 ...A retro challenge with a theme!!  Retro meaning that you use a stamp that is over a year old...I used Stampin Up's Waterfront that came out in 2018. And the theme for this current challenge is OFF TO THE TROPICS!!

Make My Monday // #MMM284 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BOARDWALK // COASTAL PATHWAY!!

Simply Clean & Simple // AUG2026 ...A monthly "clean & simple" challenge with a theme!!  NATURE is the theme for the month of August.

Card #2 was inspired by 4 challenges...

Color Hues // #TCH139 ...A color challenge!!  The duo of colors called for in this current challenge...yellow & orange!!  I used Stampin Up's Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight for my orange and yellow.

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS750 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was pefect for showcasing this card's challenges.

A Cut Above // AUG2026 ...A "die cut" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of August is FALL FLOWERS.  I think colored leaves are the true flowers of fall but I had a felling the design team really wants to see flowers so I added in to rows of stamped flowers even those my die cut is a leaf.

The Paper Players // #PP799 ...A "clean & simple" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is LOOKING FORWARD TO FALL!!  Hello, Fall!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)