Deck The Halls

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS760 ...A sketch challenge!!  Their current sketch worked perfectly for combining these challenges into an adorable Christmas card.

Double D Challenge // 21OCT26 ...A "visual prompt" challenge!!  Four photos of flying animals to inspire a WING theme!!  My trio of winged birdies are decking the hall with a loud and proud fa-la-la-la-la!

As You See It Challenge // #AYSI384 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is FEATHERS!!  The fluffy feathers on this trio of birdies makes them so adorable.

Jingle Belles // #JB2622 ...A year round Christmas challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is ANIMALS!!  I picked birdies from a Pretty Little Studio packets for my animals.

ABC Christmas // 14OCT26 ...An alphabet Christmas challenge!!  I used both the letters on today's card...U is for UNUSED and V is for VIOLET.  Today I broke the seal on this Christmas packet from Pretty Little Studio and used it for the first time.  I used Stampin Up's Highland Heather for my violet.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVerion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #346

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #346 ...A "clean and simple" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is EMBOSSED BACKGROUND!!  

I embossed a filigree as a background behind my pumpkin and acorn, but I also embossed each of them in different embossing folders.

Today I am also a guest designer for the new Cut It Up challenge #368 that begins today!!  Their challenge is to use a die cut that  follows a THANKFUL/GRATEFUL/BLESSED theme!!  I used a pumpkin die & acorn die from Tim Holtz, along with a stitched sentiment banner from Stampin Up for my die cut elements.  I am so excited to finish out this year as a guest designer for this die cut challenge.

2 additional challenges helped to inspired today's card...

Addicted to CAS // #319 ...A "code word" challenge!!  PUMPKIN is the code word for this current challenge.  I embossed a die cut pumpkin and added some bakers twine, giving my pumpkin a country vibe.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 24OCT26 ...An embossing challenge with an optional theme!!  I didn't use the optional theme this time...but since I used three different embossing folders on today's card I just had to share over on the CYHTP blog.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Just For You

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Stick It Down // OCT2026 ...A monthly sketch challenge found on Face Book!!  It is almost the end of October and I had yet to play along with their sketch...today is the day!!

Retro Rubber Challenge // #rrcb283 ...A color challenge!!  Use the 4 color found in the "Be-Leaf Me" photo along with a retro stamp!!  I am using a leaf stamp from Stampin Up's Autumn Splendor set that came out in 2009.  I picked it up at a thirft store last year...it had never been inked up or even put together!!

Little Red Wagon // #LRW882 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is...S is for STENCIL!!  I used a burlap stencil amongst the falling leaves.

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge // #CI642 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  My inspiration from this cupcake photo...the fall vibe, the leaves, and the layering!!

    

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 Stampin Up stamp (AUTUMN SPLENDOR // 2009) that I picked up at a thrift store last November (there are still stamps in this set that I have not inked up yet)...it is a wooden red rubber set that had never been put together...so brand new, never been used!!  Oh...and I got it for $3...yippie!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Big Birthday

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By Challenge // #IB412 ...A "visual prompt" challenge!!   Inspired By...Candy!!  My inspiration from this photo...the colors, the dots, and the wrappers (my sentiment is "wrapped" among my giraffe LOL).

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M529 ...A theme challenge!!  ANY OCCASION is the theme for this current challenge!!  How about a KID'S BIRTHDAY!?!

Just Add Ink // #JAI797 ...A "pick two" challenge!!  Use two of the given words on your card...numbers/letters/spots/stripes.  I picked numbers (my embossed background) and letters (my jumbo birthday sentiment).

TGIF Challenge // #tgifc600 ...A "go big" celebratory challenge!!  Challenge #600 calls for a BIG celebration!!  My "go big" is the jumbo sentiment and the use of a BIG giraffe!!  Congrats to you on this impressive milestone!!

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)

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) 

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)