Happy 1st Birthday

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC654 ...A sketch challenge!!  I love the collage feel of this sketch...instead of a collage of flowers I made a collage of toys!!  This sketch works perfectly for a first birthday card!!

The Paper Funday Challenge // #82 ...A monthly "anything goes" challenge!!  This anything goes challenge also give an optional twist...the twist for the month of November is MERRY AND BRIGHT.  While this twist would usually make you think of Christmas I am thinking about this BRIGHT eyed little boy who will be very MERRY on this 1st birthday with his collage of toys.

Word Art Wednesday // #722-723 ...An anything goes challenge with an optional Bible Verse for inspiration.  Reading the verse for this current challenge, the part that inspired me for today's card was "He will rejoice over thee"...this little guy has been REJOICED over for sure!!  After a rough start in the NICU, he is turning one and doing great!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG799 ...A "copy and share everything"  challenge!!  For this challenge we are CASEing one of the design team's cards.  I picked Vickie's card to CASE!!  My inspiration from her card is the birthday theme and the layers of leaves...while I didn't layer up leaves I did layer up my stamped toys for a birthday card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #SOS560

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS560 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is "2 or more of my favorite things"!!  If your saw my work area you would not that one of my favorite things is designer paper...I kinda have a lot of it!!  Another favorite of my is baker's twine...I have a lot of that too!!  Oh...and I do love me some fussy cutting...it is very therapeutic for me!!  

                                         

These are 3 of my favorite things in my stash...How about you??  What are your favorite things in your crafting stash??  We hope you will join the fun and play along with us.  Hop on over to our blog for the details on this challenge and gather up some inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Another challenge inspired today's card...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #572 ...A clean and simple sketch challenge!!  This sketch worked perfectly for showcasing "three of my favorite things" for the above challenge that begins today.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Falling Leaves

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspired By Challenges // #IB360 ...An "inspiration photo" challenge along with an optional sketch!!  Inspired By...Leggings!!  I paper pieced the leggings and the jacket in fall colors on this Unity Stamp chic. The background die does give the boxed off affect of the optional sketch in a very subtle way.

FarmQuest Challenge // #FQCB77 ...A "farm & country" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is PUMPKINS!!  

Just Us Girls // #JUG799 ...A "copy and share everything" challenge!!  This week we are to CASE one of the design team's creations.  I decided to CASE Lisa's card...the die cut background (hearts & squares instead of snowflakes), a tall vertical image (Unity Stamp chic instead of a polar bear), the falling items (leaves instead of snowflakes), and the paper pieces of their clothes.

TGIF Challenges // #tgif549 ...A "style" challenge!!  The style for this challenge...Everything But the Kitchen Sink...lots of something!!  I gave this card...lots of layers and lots of fall items (leaves, acorns, pumpkins, corn cobs, and more leaves).

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS80 ...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 Creative Memories stickers that I was gifted this weekend when my Aunt cleaned out a box of Creative Memories goodies that she had bought but never opened and used.  Lucky me!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Thankful Thoughts

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Make Sketches // #FMS710 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combining these challenges.

TGIF Challenges // #tgif549 ...A "style" challenge!! The stylle...everything but the kitchen sink...lots of everything!!  I used lots of little woodland dies and layered them up to create three clusters.  

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc282 ...A game board challenge!!  I have a double on this tic-tac-toe game board.  A win with three in a row two directions...top to bottom on the left side: leaves, thanks, and twine & across the bottom: twine, fall colors, and die cuts.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC835 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  The optional twist for this current challenge is AUTUMN COLORS.  I used Spellbinders dies for my fall foliage clusters and Stampin Up inks for my stamped collage of leaves on the bottom portion of today's card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Christmas Countdown

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC204 ...A theme challenge!!  Thee theme for this current challenge is CHRISTMAS!!  The countdown it on...do you know how many Friday's are left before Christmas?!?

Jingle Belles // #JB2522 ...A year-round Christmas challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is SNOW!!  I used some snowflake designer paper and a snowflake punch for today's card.  Both items are retired from Stampin Up.

ABC Christmas Challenge // 08OCT25 ...An alphabet challenge!!  U is for UNCLUTTERED & V is for VERTICAL.  I used both letters on today's card.  A clean and simple card with lots of uncluttered white space & a vertical sentiment from Gina K. Designs.

Addicted to CAS // #295 ...A clean & simple "code word" challenge!!  The code word for this current challenge is SNOWFLAKE.  

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ CAS on Friday #321

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

CAS on Friday // #321 ...A clean and simple challenge with a theme!!  BIRTHDAY is the theme for this new challenge that begins today.  For my clean and simple birthday card, I used washi tape and a sweet little cupcake (stamp retired from Verve Stamps).

                                
We would love to see your clean and simple BIRTHDAY cards.  Come join the fun and play along with our new challenge!!  You can find all the details for challenge #321 over at our blog.  While there you will also find great inspiration from the rest of the design team.  Looking forward to seeing your creations!!

3 other challenges inspired today's card...

Stick It Down Challenge // OCT2025 ...A sketch challenge found on FaceBook!!  This challenge offers monthly sketches for both cards and scrapbook pages.  I used washi tape to create their OCT sketch and it was perfect for my clean and simple birthday card for the new challenge that begins today at CAS on Friday.

The Paper Funday Challenge // #81 ...A monthly "anything goes" challenge!!  They offer up an optional theme and for the month of OCT is was "CREEPY or CUTE".  I went with the cute!!

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS79 ...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 brand new birthday washi tape that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

More Thanks...

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP761 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was so fun that I had to use it again.  It was the starting point for yesterday's card as well as today's.

Alphabet Challenge // 17OCT25 ...An ABC challenge!!  N is for NIGHT!!  I love a starry filled night sky.

INKspiraitonal Challenges // #IC353 ...A "designer's choice" challenge!!  Julie's choice for this current challenge is...SEEING  STARS!!  A fun choice that could have multiple interpretations!!  I went with stars in the night sky!!

Make My Monday // #MMM263 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is...HALLOWEEN COLORS!!  I used black, yellow, and orange, but did not use a Halloween theme.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 25OCT25 ...An embossing challenge with an optional theme!!  The optional theme for this current challenge is...Pumpkins//the color orange.  I again used Pumpkin Pie card stock...got my pumpkin in there without stamping a pumpkin...LOL.  I love this star embossing border folder...such great detail!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Ahoy!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

The Paper Players // #PP761 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It worked perfectly for combing these challenges.

Can You Handle The Pressure // 25OCT25 ...An embossing challenge with an optional theme!!  The optional theme for this embossing challenge is...Pumpkins or the color ORANGE.  I used Pumpkin Pie designer paper & enamel dots from Stampin Up...got the pumpkin and the orange...LOL...and of course I used an embossing folder (a very old one from my stash that I am not even sure where it came from but I love that it gave the look of waves to my sailboat card).

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M504 ...An "any occasion" challenge!!  I like to keep cards in my stash that are occasion neutral so that I have cards for "any occasion".  Today's card fits that perfectly and the needed sentiment can be added to the inside when the occasion arrises.

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc282 ...A "game board" challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: fall colors (kraft, navy & orange), enamel dots (a trio of orange dots), and free (I pick washi tape).

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)