Global Design Project #272

Here is my take on the Global Design Project challenge.  Their current challenge is a CASE challenge (Copy And Selectively Edit) and we are CASEing a card by Kerstin Kreis, one of their talented team members from Germany.  I thought this challenge was perfect for showcasing my new bundle from Stampin Up...Friends Are Like Seashells.  This set along with lot of other awesome new goodies will be available in January from the new Occasions Mini catalog.

I used the die to cut out some water color paper then I inked it up with Soft Sky ink and then stamped the shells in Rich Razzleberry after spritzing them with a little water.  Added some silver cording and one of the sweet sentiments from the set.

#bethegift challenge:  Register to run/walk a 5K in the new year...to support a good cause.

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge #261 & Tic Tac Toe Challenge #095

It is time for a new challenge from Cardz 4 Guyz!!  Our challenge to you for this current challenge (#C4G261) is to create a male card in either black and silver or black and gold.  I decided to use black and silver...perfect color combination for a masculine card made with my new stamps from Stampin Up.  You are getting a sneak peek at a bundle that will be available in January...Friends Are Like Seashells!  Since I am living in Florida, this set is perfect for me.  For Christmas I got the embossing folder, the stamps and the dies...the whole bundle!!  

One last Christmas card for this season...It is never too early to begin the stash for next year!!  This card was created for the Tic Tac Toe challenge.  My winning three in a row runs across the top of the game board...Santa/Bricks/Rhinestones.  My little santa was completely made with punches...isn't he the cutest!!

#bethegift challenge:  Forgive someone today...even if it is really really hard!!

Time Out Challenge #177

 

Today's card was created for the Time Out challenge.  This challenge was a photo challenge.  I used the colors and the setting as my inspiration.  Here's to a Happy New Year!!  May 2021 be better than 2020!!

Paper Craft Crew Challenge & TGIF Challenge #296

 Today's card was inspired by 2 challenges...

Paper Craft Crew Challenge...A sketch challenge using a favorite Holiday stamp set!!  I love the small snowing little scene from Stampin Up.  

TGIF Challenge...A theme challenge!!  Let It Snow!!  I love the white snowflakes stamped on black...it is a subtle little snow storm!!

 

#bethegift challenge:  Count your blessings and give a blessing today...pick someone today and "be the gift" in whatever way they may need.

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 466

Today's card was created for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  Their current sketch challenge was perfect for giving you a sneak peek at Stampin Up's new Berry Blessing stamp set and matching punch that will be available in January from the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  

#bethegift challenge:  Choose one gift you received this year and give it forward to someone else.

CAS(E) this Sketch #402

Merry Christmas!!  Even though today's card is not Christmasy in nature it's sentiment speaks volumes for this day and every day as we finish out 2020!! Live in the moment!! Today's card was created for the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  Their sketch was perfect for playing with washi tape and this long skinny metal sentiment that I had stashed away!!  I have included a close up of the sentiment because in the picture of my card you can't really see it...I just couldn't get the lighting right. 

#bethegift challenge:  Order a pizza and have it delivered to the hospital for those doctors and nurses that are having to work today!!

Inspired By Challenge #155

 

Today's card was created for the Inspired By challenge...Goodbye 2020 #IB155 !!  

We are about to ring in a new year!! Yippie!!  Praying that as we say goodbye to 2020 and begin a new year,  things will look brighter!!  I welcome 2021 with a hopeful heart!!

#bethegift challenge:  Give out squeeze-hugs today and tell them to have the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!

Just Add Ink Challenge #536 & CASology Challenge #380

 Today's card was inspired by two challenges...

Just Add Ink // #536 ...A photo challenges!  This little snowman in a bucket was two cute and I did my best to recreate it with stamps!! Not quite as cute as the photo but I'm happy with how it turned out!!

CASology // #380 ...Snowman challenge!  I know, I know.....not a lot of white space but a lot of empty space....does that count?!?  My snowman in a bucket needed a wooden back ground but since it was a single image I thought it might work for your challenge even though my backdrop was not white space!!

 

#bethegift challenge:  Leave several Merry Christmas notes on the windshields of cars in the next parking lot you park in.

Sunday Stamps Challenge #246 & A Sneak Peek!!

 

Today I am playing along with the sketch challenge from Sunday Stamps.  This sketch was perfect for showing off my new Berry Blessing stamp set from Stampin Up.  The stamp set and the designer paper that I used today is a sneak peek for what is to come in the new mini catalog and sale-a-bration event that starts in January!!

  

#bethegift challenge:  Call a far away friend or relative to say hello and let them know they are in your thoughts this week.

TGIF Challenge #295 // Fab Friday #204 // Try Stampin' on Tuesday #487

 Today's card was inspired by 3 challenges...

TGIF Challenge // #TGIFC295 ...A theme challenge! Christmas tree!  I love this beachy little Christmas tree stamp (retired from Stampin Up).  It is a perfect stamp set for me since we live in Florida!!

Fab Friday // #FF204 ...A color challenge!  The fab five color combo for this current challenge is...Pear Pizzaz, Poppy Parade, Blushing Bride, Shaded Spruce, and Seaside Spray.  A perfect combination for this beachy Christmas tree!!

Try Stampin' on Tuesday // #TSOT487 ...A sketch challenge!  This sketch was perfect for showcasing this cute beachy Christmas tree.

   

#bethegift challenge:  Offer to wash someone's windshield at the gas station pump next to you  today.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #094 & Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #487

 Today's card was inspired by two challenges...

Try Stampin' On Tuesday // #TSOT487 ...A sketch challenge!  This sketch had me thinking of snowflakes right away!!

Tic Tac Toe Challenge // #TTTC094 ...A game board challenge!  My winning three in a row runs diagonally...felt, snow, sparkle!  Felt...I used felt snowflakes that I had stashed away from a Stampin Up holiday mini catalog from many years ago....Yes I might be a hoarder!!!  Snow....snowflakes in different shapes and sizes!! Sparkle...I used metallic paper and added blue rhinestones to the center of my snowflakes!!

 

#bethegift challenge:  Smile (even if you have a mask on you can smile with your eyes!!) at everyone you see today and greet them with a Merry Christmas!!

INKspirational Challenge #228 // CASology Challenge #380 // Global Design Project #271

 3 Challenges inspired today's card...

INKspirational challenge // #228 ...Word Prompt--SNOW!!  The Northern East Coast of the United States has gotten a lot of snow this week!!  It is at times like this that I am glad we moved to Florida six years ago!!  I'd rather be stamping snow on a card than  having to deal with it in real life!!

CASology // #380 ...Cue Card--SNOWMAN!!  Gotta have some snow to make a snowman!!  This snowman has long since been retired from Stampin Up but he is so stinkin cute that at least once a winter I gotta get him out and get him inky!!

Global Design Project // #GDP271 ...A theme challenge!!  Winter//Holiday!!  A snowman fits this theme perfectly!!  Warm winter wishes to each one of yall!

  

#bethegift challenge:  Give a heartfelt compliment to a stranger!

Two Cards...3 Challenges.

 Fab Friday Challenge #203

This card was created for the Fab Friday sketch challenge.  Most crafters have used this cute little owl as a Christmas stamp but I figured this little gift giver could also work for a winter birthday!!  So this time it says Happy Birthday!!

This second card was inspired by two challenges.

The Paper Players // #PP521 ...A color challenge!! White, Black & Silver...such an elegant combination!!  Perfect for a wedding card!!  I embossed my trio of bells using silver embossing powder...used all three colors of card stock in my layers...finished it off with a trio of white pearls!!

TGIF Challenge // #TGIFC294 ...A sketch challenge!  The TGIF team is closing out the year with a simple sketch...perfect for this busy season!

 

#bethegift challenge:  In any store today...let the person behind you in line check out first!!

CAS(E) this Sketch // Inspired By // Just Add Ink

 Today's card was inspired by 3 challenges...

CAS(E) this Sketch // #CTS401 ...A sketch challenge!  This sketch was perfect for playing with this little gnome that I won from Rubbernecker Stamps.

Just Add Ink // #JAI535 ...A theme challenge!  Their theme for the current challenge...Magical Creatures!  I think a Christmas Gnome fits that perfectly!!

Inspired By // #IB154 ...A photo/color challenge! Pink-Green-Red...I paper pieced this cute little gnome using those colors and he turned out super cute!!

  

#bethegift challenge:  Give blood today! #bethegift and give the gift of life.

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge #260 // INKspirational Challenge #228 // The Library Challenge #74

Today starts the "Snowman" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz.  We hope you will come on over and play along with us.  We are asking that you make a masculine card that fits the snowman theme.  I used Stampin Up's Snow Place.  This card was also inspired by two other challenges. The INKspirational challenge...their word prompt for this current challenge is...SNOW!!  The second challenge that inspired this card was The Library Challenge.  For the current challenge we were asked to pick one of this years previous books.  I picked The Girl on the Train...used the red, black, and white color combo.

  

#bethegift challenge:  Collect some small toys and gifts...visit the local children's hospital and deliver them to kids who are missing out on Christmas this year!!