New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS586

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS586 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this new challenge is SO VERY THANKFUL!! 

            

I "shopped my stash" for miscellaneous stamps that would work good for creating a collage background.  I used stamps from several retired Stampin Up stamp sets.

Now it is your turn...what do you have in your stash that would fit our SO VERY THANKFUL theme!?!  We look forward to seeing your creations in our gallery.  Hop on over to our blog for additional inspiration from the rest of the design team.  While there you will find all the details needed for playing along with this new challenge.

3 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #20 ...An "in or from the garden" challenge!!  Flowers...yes of course!!  But also...butterflies and birds, which you will find hidden in my collage background.  Can you find them??  I tucked several birds and several butterflies into the background of today's card.

Just Us Girls // #JUG847 ...A challenge that wants us to "CASE a designer"!!  I picked Bobby's card to CASE.  Here is my inspiration from her card...I used a peach colored flower and layered it on a collage backgrounds.  Like hers but different!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC861 ...An "anythings goes" challenge with an optional theme!!  FEMININE is the option theme for this current challenge!!  The ladies love flowers and I feel like I gave this "thank you" card a very feminine vibe!  Wouldn't you agree??  I used all Stampin Up stamps and inks on today's card...crazy but all the stamps that I used today have been retired!!  Oldies up goodies!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

This Calls For Coffee

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Addicted to CAS // #319 ...A "code word" challenge!!  PUMPKIN is the code word for this current challenge!!  I got two mini pumpkins on today's card.

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC227 ...A theme challenge!!  AUTUMN/FALL is the theme for this current challenge!!  A cup of coffee, a good book, and a crisp Fall breeze...YES, Please!!

Time Out Challenge // #TOC324 ...A "visual prompt" challenge!!  My inspiration from the photo...the cup of coffee, the leaves, and the pumpkin!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG846 ...An "anything goes" stencil challenge!!  I used a CiaoBella stencil that I won as a prize for one of my card.

Stencil Fun Challenge // OCT2026 ...A monthly stencil challenge with an optional theme!!  "Crazy is our game...Stencil is our fame"...challenge quote!!  For the month of October the optional theme is ORANGE...I didn't stencil with orange ink but I made sure to include orange on my card...the pumpkins, a splash on the leaves, and the stripe on the coffee cup!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Happy Thanksgiving

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Sketch~N~Scrap // WCMD#3 ...A sketch challenge!! This sketch is #3 of the sketches honoring World Card Making Day!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing the color challenge at...

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS499 ...A color challenge!!  The trio of colors called for in this challenge: Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, and Misty Moonlight.  This color combo set the stage for the theme challenge from...

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC227 ...A theme challenge!!  FALL/AUTUMN is the theme for this current challenge!!  The color combo from the HSS team is perfect for my FALL/AUTUMN card using a tiny pumpkin stamp from Newton's Nook and a leaf die from Spellbinders.

Just Us Girls // #JUG846 ...An "anything goes" stencil challenge!!  I used a woven stencil and inked up each of the card stock layers before adding my Happy Thanksgiving sentiment with out any stenciling.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Birthday Soccer Girlie

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Little Red Wagon // #LRW877 ...A "recipe" challenge!!  They want to see 1 image, 2 papers, and 3 embellishments.  I used 1 soccer girl stamp from Me&My Big Ideas, 2 papers (solid card stock and designer paper from Stampin Up) and 3 pink rhinestones from Hobby Lobby.

Just Add Ink // #JAI795 ...A "just add" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are "just adding" dies & stencils...one or both...with a kid theme.  On my card, I used both and I followed the KID theme!!

Double D Challenge // 26SEPT26 ...A "visual prompt" challenge!!  Pretty In Pink...the color was my inspiration along with the bows (see the bows in my little players hair)!!  All things pink on today's card...pink card stock, pink ink, pink designer paper, pink stenciling, and a pink uniform!!

Retro Rubber // #rrcb281 ...A retro stamp with a tic-tac-toe board challenge!!  This girlie soccer player is over 15 years old...from back in the day when I was a soccer mom and still scrapbooking.  My winning three in a row on the tic-tac-toe board: distressed edge, letters, and die.

Just Us Girls // #JUG842 ...A theme challenge!!  STENCIL is the theme for this current challenge.  On Wednesday I stenciled inside my die cut bubbles, making little floral inserts.  I loved how it looked so I used it again today.  The stencil that I used is from Funky Fossil.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS583

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS583 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  CHICKEN is the theme for this current challenge!!  What do you have in your stash that would fit this theme??  We can't wait to see your creations in our gallery!!

For my take on this challenge I "shopped my stash" and used a retired bundle from Stampin Up called Hey, Chick.  I could resist this snarky sentiment on today's birthday card.

3 additional challenges inspired today's 1st card...

Cut It Up // #365 ...A "die cut" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is ORANGE & BLACK.  I used Stampin Up's Basic Black & Pumpkin Pie for my colors and a die from Emma Moore Designs (the rectangle) and one from Stampin Up (the chicken).

AAA Birthday // #89 ...A "birthday" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is USE PATTERN PAPER!!  I used two different pieces, both from Stampin Up...one in Pumpkin Pie and one in Basic Black.

Sketch~N~Scrap // Throwback to #249 ...A monthly sketch challenge!!  I am playing along with their throwback challenge and using a past sketch for today's card.

4 challenges inspired 

today's 2nd card...

Inspired By Challenges // #IB407 ...A "visual prompt" challenge with an optional sketch!!  Inspired by ACORNS!!  I used both the photo and the sketch as inspiration for today's card.  My inspiration from the photo: the acorns and the fall colors.

Just Us Girls // #JUG841 ...A "mood board" challenge!!  My inspirations from this mood board: the girls, the fall colors, and the flowing hair.

Festive Friday // #FF0218 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring World Cardmaking Day, choose 3 of the 10 elements to include on your card.  My 3 elements are: a decorated envelope, stitching (hand stitched 4 Xs...one on each acorn and 2 and the background papers), and patterned paper.

Time Out Challenges // #TOC322 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is SEASONAL COLORS WHERE YOU LIVE!!  Even here in Florida things are starting to take on the browns and yellows of Fall...the splash of blue represents all the water around us.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Big Bold Bright Birthday

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Just Us Girls // #JUG840 ...A word challenge!!  BOLD is the word for this challenge!!  How about a big bold birthday die!?!  The size of the happy and the bright colors make this a big, BOLD, bright, birthday card!!

TGIF Challenges // #tgif594 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing my new dies from Emily Moore and for combining today's challenges.

Festive Friday Challenge // #FF0218 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring "World Cardmaking Day", pick 3 of the 10 elements to use on a card.  I picked jeweled colors (ruby, sapphire, and emerald), stitching (faux stitching on the "happy" sentiment and the red label), and decorated envelope (matching envelope using papers from card).

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC2224 ...A color challenge!!  The trio of colors called for in this current challenge...any blue, any green, and any blue.  I used Stampin Up's Brilliant Blue, Shaded Spruce, and Real Red.

Never Before Used // #NBUS90 ...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 "happy birthday" die from Emily Moore Designs.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Sunday Stamps #SSC394

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Sunday Stamps // #SSC394 ...A sketch challenge!!  I was the one that created the sketch for this current challenge.  It is a simple sketch that has lots of possibilities.  I decided to use a bee theme with my circle being a hive and my oval being a bee.

                      
Now it is your turn...what vibe or feeling do you get when you see it??  Will it be bees like Amy and I, or halloween, or florals, or BBQ??  The possibilities are endless!!  Hop on over to our blog for all the details on this new sketch challenge.

3 other challenges inspired today's card...

Colorful Options // SEPT2026 ...A monthly color challenge!!  RUSTY BROWN is the color for the month of September!!  I used Stampin Up's Soft Suede and Creamy Carmel of my combinations of browns.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 22AUG2026 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  The optional twist for this current challenge is BEES!!  I used Stampin Up's Honey Bee bundle on today's card...both the stamps and the dies.  And for my embossed background I used their honeycomb folder.

Just Us Girls // #JUG839 ...A die cut challenge!!  I love Stampin Up bundles that have dies to match their stamps...it makes for easy card making.

Update:  This card was chosen as a winner over at the Can You Handle The Pressure challenge.  Thanks to the design team for the shout out on my card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)