Thinking of You

 

5 challenges inspired today...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS758 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for combinning these five challenges!!

Colorful Options // OCT2026 ...A color challenge!!  Orange & Black!!

{PIN}spiraitonal Challenges // #342 ...A monthly "Pintrest inspired" challenge!!  My inspiration, the orange and black!!

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc303 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row: twine (black & white bakers twine) , fall colors, and frame (I framed in my roses with black).

Little Red Wagon // #LRW880 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challend is USE A FRAME!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

 

Happiness Is...

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By // #IB408 ...A "visual prompt" challenge with an optional sketch!!  Inspired by coffee mugs!!  I used both the photo and the sketch on today's card.

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb281 ...A retro challenge with a game board!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe board: splatter (coffee splatters stenciled on the background), letters (embossing folder of block letters), and kraft paper (background layer).  And my retro stamp (over 10 years old) is from Verve Stamps that is no longer in business.

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc302 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row runs down the center of this tic-tac-toe game board: die (coffee die from Verve Stamps), free (how about coffee theme for my free), and embossing (block letters folder).  How fun to have winning runs on two different tic-tac-toe boards!??!

First Cup Challenge // #18 ...A monthly beverage challenge!!  Showcasing a trio of mugs that hold my beverage of choice...coffee...straight up black for me!!

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 @ Cardz 4 Guyz #C4G390

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Cardz 4 Guyz // #C4G390 ...A masculine challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is FALL/AUTUMN THEME COLOURS!!  I used Stampin Up's Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede.

Now it is your turn!!  We can't wait to see your masculine cards with a FALL/AUTUMN THEME COLOURS.  Hop on over to our blog for all the details and for additional inspiration from the rest of the design team.

3 additional challenges inspired today's card...

INKspirational Challenges // #IC376 ...A "word prompt" challenge!!  The word for this current challenge is FURRY FRIENDS!!  Most of the time I really enjoy watching the playful squirrels and consider them furry friends, but...when they get into my bird feeder they are no long my friends!!

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc301 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: woodgrain, free, and die.

A Cut Above Challenge // SEPT2026 ...A monthly "anything goes" die cut challenge!!  I used a retired die from Stampin Up for my HAPPY sentiment.

 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 emphera piece from a packet that I won from the Pretty Little Studio for a card that was a winner.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Birthday Candles

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

 CAS Colours & Sketches // #593...A sketch challenge!!  I had so much fun yesterday with this sketch that I just had to use it again.  This time I flipped the sketch so that it could be used it for birthday candles.

The Paper Players // #PP802 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is CANDLES!!  How about a trio of birthday candles?!?

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc300 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: sparkles (rhinestones in red, green, and blue), birthday (vertical birthday sentiment), and bright colors (Real Red, Garden Green, and Pacific Point).  Three jumbo candles for your 300th challenge mile stone!!

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC224 ...A color challenge!!  The trio of colors called for in this challenge were red, blue, and green!!  I used Stampin Up's Real Red, Garden Green, and Pacific Point.

 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 stamp (the candle and flame stamps) from Gina K Designs.  I have had this set for a while but have never inked up the candle and flame!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS582

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS582 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is Who's Who!!  We want to see a "person" image on your card.  I used a ME & MY BIG IDEA sticker from my stash for my "person"!  This sticker has been in my stash a long time...it dates back to my scrapbooking day...over 12 years old!!

What do you have in your stash that fits our "Who's Who" theme??  We can't wait to see what you find to our new challenge.  Hop over to our blog for all the details and some great inspiration from the rest of our design team!!

2 additional challenges inspired today's card...

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc300 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this current tic-tac-toe board: letters/numbers (embossing folder from Darice), sentiment (a hashtag sentiment from Stampin Up), and die cut/punch (circle punch from Stampin Up).

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb280 ...A "retro rubber" challenge with a sketch!!  My retro rubber is from Stampin Up...a 2014 stamp out of their #Hello set.  As for the sketch I used all the shapes but moved to circle to the bottom for my sentiment.  I hope that is not to much of a diversion from the sketch.

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)

Kindness Changes Everything

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Ellibelle's Garden Party // #17 ...An "anything in or from a garden" challenge!!  How about some wildflowers??  Maybe not in every garden but we always sow a row of wildflowers in our vegtable garden to give some color and a source for fresh cut flowers for our table.  This stamp set was a prize that I won for one of my cards...sorry can't remember which company it is from.  I love the "pen & ink doodling" vibe this set has.

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc588 ...An inspiration challenge!!  How does the set of cards inspire??  For me is was the pastel colors and the tied up poises!!  Who doesn't love a bundle of posies all tied up?!?

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc298 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: border (a ribbon border under my flowers), yellow (yellow flowers and a yellow bee), and markers/colored pencils (Stampin Up).

We Love Stamping // AUG2026 ...A stamping challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is SUMMER BLOOMS!!  I stamped my wildflower cluster and then colored in my summer blooms.  I love this cluster of summer blooming flowers.

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 two stamps that have never been inked up from a set I won as a prize for one of my cards...the flowers on the envelope and the sentiment.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)