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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)

Birthdday Brew & Books

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Double Trouble // #227 ...A "Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3" challenge!!  Thing 1 wants us to follow a "Leafin' It Up To You" recipe...3 colors (green, orange, and brown), 2 Autumn images (falling leaves & coffee and book stack), and 1 metallic (metal "Happy Birthday" sentiment)...CHECK!!  Thing 2 wants us to use the sketch from Try A Sketch On Tuesday #706...CHECK!!  Thing 3 wants us to include a pumpkin...CHECK!!

Try A Sketch On Tuesday // #TSOT706 ...A sketch challenge!!  These two challenges (Double Trouble & TSOT) always partner up.  Since this is a planned partnership on their part (not me picking and combining challenges) you always know they work perfectly together!!

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M528 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is BIRTHDAYS!!  I used a metal "Happy Birthday" sentiment on this card.  I made this card for a friend who has a Novemeber birthday and who shares my love of coffee, books, and Fall!!

First Cup Challenge // #19 ...A monthly challenge all about beverages!!  I thought it fitting on this birthday card for a friend who, like me, loves books and coffee to include a cup of coffee stacked on a book.  Birthday, brew, and books...perfect combination!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Have The Best Day

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS759 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for combining today's challenges.  It was a fun clean and simple sketch with so many possibilities.  I may just have to use it again before this challenge is over.

AAA Card Challenge // #325 ...A "clean and simple" color challenge!!  I used Stampin Up colors: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Night of Navy, and Mossy Meadow on today's card.

Stencil Fun Challenge // OCT2026 ...An "anything goes" stencil challenge with an optional twist!!  I didn't use the optional twist today but stay tuned...I will use it on tomorrow's card.  "Crazy is our fame, STENCILS are our game"...their blog quote!!

Alphabet Challenge // 16OCT26 ...An ABC challenge!!  M is for MOTIVATIONAL!!  Sometimes you just need to be reminded to have the BEST day...and you might just need a card to motivate you to make it that!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Rhinestone Christmas Tree

3 challenges inspired today's card...

TGIF Challenge // #tgifc599 ...A "product" challenge!!  The product that is being showcased is Stampin Up's Cutest Crew.  I used one of the little puppies on today's card.  Can you find him??  He is playing peek-a-boo amongst the packages!!

Can You Handle The Pressure // 10OCT26 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!! BIRTHDAY is the optional twist for this current challenge!!  Christmas is the BIRTHDAY celebration of Jesus...so I think this can count!!

ABC Christmas Challenge // 14OCT26 ...An ABC challenge with a Christmas theme!!  U is for UNUSED (new rhinestones from Honey Bee stamps & this is the first I have inked up the puppies in the Cutest Crew stamp set). V is for Violet (I have violet packages and violet rhinestones).

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 the puppy stamp from Stampin Up's Cutest Crew stamp set...it is getting inked up for the very first time.  Also, I am using rhinestones from Honey Bee Stamps for the very first time today.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Beautiful Blessing

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC704 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was the starting point for today's card and it worked perfectly for combining these challenges.

CAS Colours & Sketches // #596 ...A color challenge!!  The trio of colors for this current challenge: Mossy Meadow, Golden Glow, and Cajun Craze...a perfectly Autumn combination.

TGIF Challenge // #tgifc599 ...A "product" challenge!!  The product that is being showcased is Stampin Up's Cutest Crew.  I ordered the bundle and used the three kitty dies on today's card.

INKspirational Challenge // #IC378 ...A "word prompt" challenge!!  The word prompt for this current challenge is CLEAN&SIMPLE and they want us using plaid!!  I used Stampin Up's plaid designer paper in Cajun Craze to make my punch art pumpkin.

The Paper Player // #PP808 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is HAPPY AUTUMN!!  This is also suppose to be a clean and simple challenge...my card yesterday was simple but lacked being clean, so today's card fits the challenge a little bit better. 

Update: Yippie!!  This card was chosen by the TGIF design team as a winner!!  Thanks for the shout out on my card!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Leaf Blueprint

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

AAA Colourful Challenges // #33 ...A "colourboard" challenge!!  When I saw the current colourboard, I right away thought of this designer paper from Stampin Up...that peachy wood grain look fits perfectly!!

We Love Stamping // OCT2026 ...A monthly stamping challenge with a theme!!  The theme for the month of October is SHADES OF AUTUMN!!  This blueprint leaf stamp from Tim Holtz fit this month's theme.

The Paper Player // #PP808 ...A theme challenge!!  The theme for this current challenge is HAPPY AUTUMN!!  This was also suppose to be a clean and simple challenge...my card was simple but it ended up not being very clean.  I will try again tomorrow to make another card that is both clean and simple.

I Spy With My Little Eye // #42 ...An "I spy" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are spying "AUTUMN IN THE WOODS!!  I have a "woodsy" background and an autumn leaf.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Shopping Our Stash #585

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Shopping Our Stash // #SOS585 ...A "shop your stash" challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this new challenge is IF THE SHOE FITS!!  These polka dotted shoes my my gnome are perfect for "Bringing on the Merry", don't you think?!?

Now it is your turn to "shop your stash" and find those shoes that you can use to create a card.  Will it be dies, stamps, or maybe stencils??  We can't wait to see what you find in your stash.  For additional inspiration, hop on over to our blog and check out all the other creations from the rest of our design team.  While you are there you can also read all the details for playing along with our challenge.

3 additional challenges inspired today's card...

Found this sketch on the Stampin With Peggy blog and thought it would be perfect for showcasing my gnomes missing shoes!!  Each month Peggy hosts a sketch challenge that you will find on her blog and if you play along and want to share it....find her VIP page on Facebook for posting your creation.

Jingle Belles // #JB2621 ...A "year round" Christmas challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is PINK CHRISTMAS!!  I used Stampin Up's Bubble Bath for my gnomes nose and Melon Mambo card stock and designer papers...two shades of PINK!!

Cut It Up // #367 ...A "die cut" challenge with a theme!!  PRETTY IN PINK is the theme for this current challenge!!  I think my little gnome is sporting pink and looking pretty.  I die cut all the pieces and parts for creating my PRETTY IN PINK gnomes who is ready to "bring on the merry".

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)