New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash

 Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS482 ..."I only have eyes for you"!!  A googly eye challenge or any kind of eye challenge!!  I know you have some googly eyes stashed away somewhere in your stash!!  Pull them out and play along with this fun challenge...we are excited to see you take on our new challenge!!

#SOS482

I had to dig pretty deep into my stash to find these mini googly eyes.  Found them!!  And I was so excited to see that they fit perfectly on Stampin Up's Hippest Hippo set!!  I haven't used the snorkel set pieces from the matching die set yet, so this challenge was the perfect opportunity.  Now it is your turn...hop on over to Shopping Our Stash for additional inspiration from the rest of the design team, and then join the fun & play along with us.

Card #2 inspired by 2 challenges...

Time Out Challenge // #TOC225 ...A theme challenge!!  Be Thankful!!  I think grateful and thankful are synonymous...right?!!?  People in our lives need to know that we are grateful for them.

Just Add Ink // #JAI626 ...A sketch challenge!!  I kept this sketch simple and used up some more of my designer paper stash that doesn't seem to be decreasing at all...that might mean that I had way to much!??!  Oh, by the way, that sweet little crocheted flower was hand made by a friend!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Boo! & Brr!

 2 Cards...

4 challenges inspired today's card...

As You See It // #AYSI286 ...A fill in the blank challenge!!  The spookiest thing on Halloween is always______.  I am like Deborah Wheeler, Halloween in general is spooky and not my favorite time of year but WEBS I hate all the webs and the spiders that go with it!!

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI555 ...A theme challenge!!  Halloween fun is the theme for this current challenge!!  One of the funnest things this time of year is a visit to the pumpkin patch!!

Papercraft Challenges // #PC87 ...A theme challenge!!  Happy Halloween!!  Spiders, webs, pumpkins, and a boo to you!!

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS400 ...An inspiration challenge!!  The photo shows falling leaves, pumpkins, and deep rich fall colors.  I included a bit of each of those in my card.

Happy Halloween

Card #2 inspired by 2 challenges...

Try Stampin On Tuesday // #TSOT#579 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch had me thinking of snowflakes.  Winter wonderlands are all soft and sparkle...just like today's card.

Paper Craft Crew // #PCC489 ...A theme challenge!!  Home for the holidays!!  Home for me, where I grew up & then raised my kids, meant snowflakes and cold weather over the holidays...not any more since we now live in Florida.  But...when I think of home for the holidays I always think of snow!! 

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Fall & Winter

 

4 challenges inspired today's Fall card...

Color Throwdown // #ctd715 ...A color challenge!!  The color combo for this challenge is orange, green and white. I used kraft as my neutral as well.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC395 ...A sketch challenge!! A circle, some layers, and a sentiment...I love it!!

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc184 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row of this game board: die cut, layers, and autumn colors.

Color Hues // #TCH51 ...A color challenge!!  It must be that time of year but they also are asking for green and orange!!

3 challenges inspired today's Winter card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS558 ...A sketch challenge!!  A clean and simple sketch that was perfect for a wintery card.

Addicted to CAS // #231 ...A code word challenge!! The code word for this challenge is LAYERED!!  I got some designer paper layered on my base, a snowflake layered on the designer paper, and a rhinestone layered on the snowflake...yep!! I got layers!!

Paper Craft Crew // #PCC489 ...A theme challenge!!  Home for the holidays!!  Home for me, where I grew up & then raised my kids, meant snowflakes and cold weather over the holidays...not any more since we now live in Florida.  But...when I think of home for the holidays I always think of snow!! 

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

For You...

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Make the Cards Challenge // #66 ...A sketch challenge!!  Today's sketch called for a retro die and a brand new die.  The retro die is retired from Stampin Up, Apothecary Accents framelits and the new die is from Spellbinder's die of the month.

Global Design Project // #GDP365 ...A color challenge!!  The trio of colors for this challenge: Soft Succulent, Sweet Sorbet, and Petal Pink.  Perfect combinations for an array of florals.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Birthday Duo

 2 birthday cards today...

Card #1 inspired by 1 challenge...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #492 ...A color challenge!!  Pale Papaya, Sahara Sand, and Pacific Point are the colors asked for in this current challenge.  This color combo was perfect for creating a card for one of my favorite themes...nautical!!

Card #2 inspired by 2 challenges...

Try Stampin On Tuesday // #TSOT578 ...A sketch challenge!!  The optional twist for this challenge was fall activities...birthdays are a big fall activity for our family.  I know that wasn't exactly what you were looking for but I did use fall colors!!

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc184 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe board...die cut, layers, and autumn colors.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

2 Card Thursday

 

Card #1 inspired by 3 challenges...

The Paper Players // #PP613 ...A CAS challenge!!  A clean and simple card & anything with wheels.  I picked a bicycle for my "anything with wheels" portion of the challenge!!

INKspirational Challenge // #276 ...A word prompt challenge!! IMAGINE!! I remembered that Stampin Up's retired Word Play set from back in 2010 (don't ask me how I remembered this) had this sentiment that is perfect for this word prompt.

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb193 ...An anything goes challenge.  But it needs to be with a stamp that is over a year old.  This sentiment stamp definitely fits that part of the challenge...it is out of Stampin Up's Word Play set from back in 2010!! 

Card #2 inspired by 1 challenge...

Sketch Saturday Challenge// #SSC711 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love the simplicity of this sketch.  I left the sentiment off the front thinking it could be a winter birthday, thinking of you, or a Christmas card...which ever was needed!!  I like keeping "blank" cards on hand!

Verse of the Day:  (courtesy of YouVersion)

TGIF #390 // Inspired By #207 // Festive Friday #0120 // Hand Stamped Sentiments #400

 Card #1 inspired by 3 challenges...

Inspired By // #IB207 ...An inspiration challenge with optional sketch!! I decided to use both.  Another fall card to bring in the cooler weather.

Festive Friday // #FF0120 ...An inspo list challenge!!  This challenge gives us a list of 10 items in honor of a "day" and then we are to create a card using 3 of the items from the list.  This current challenge has a list highlighting Halloween.  My three items off of the inspo list are orange, pumpkin, and black.

Hand Stamped Sentiments // #HSS400 ...An inspiration challenge!! FALL!! Pumpkins, leaves, and rich autumn colors!! 

Card #2 inspired by 1 challenge...

TGIF Challenge // #tgifc390 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love nautical themes and I needed some birthday cards added to my stash after this weekend...so...that is how I used the sketch.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)