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3 challenges inspired today's card...

Freshly Made Sketches // #FMS656 ...A sketch challenge!!  I used this sketch as the starting point for today's card.  Always thankful for a good sketch to get my creative juices flowing. 

Color Throwdown Challenge // #ctd813 ...A color challenge!!  Yellow, pink, and orange are the colors called for in this current challenge.  This combination had me stumped for a bit but when it finally came together, I was pleased!!

Colorful Options // SEPT2024 ...A monthly color challenge!!  Orange is the color for September!!  One the orange mood board for this monthly there is a photo of roses that has a splash of pink and the candy corn has a bit of yellow so I felt okay having a little of those two colors as well.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Wishy Washy

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Just Add Ink // #JAI722 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for using washi tape and made for a quick and easy card.

Inspired By // #IB304 ...An inspiration photo challenge!!  This photo's inspiration is acorns.  I pulled out my acorn punch and went to work!!

Time Out Challenges // #TOC273 ...A quote challenge!! 'As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see'  -Vincent Van Gogh

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI603 ...A cupcake inspired challenge!!  These cupcake are sporting aqua, orange, and brown so you will find those colors on today's fall card.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Sweet Saturday

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC597 ...A sketch challenge!!  Today this sketch is the starting point for my card.  Thanks to the AHSC design team for continuing to give us great sketches to build our cards around.

FarmQuest Challenges // #FQCB61 ...A theme challenge with a country flair!!  The theme for this current challenge is "animals that eat grain".  I pulled out my animal stamps and decided on a little bunny...I guess it is only the tame ones that eat grain but I hope that is a-okay!??!

TicTacToe Challenge // #tttc257 ...A game board challenge!!   My winning three in a row runs left to right, through the middle of the board.  Plaid, embossing, and "thank you" are my winning three in the row!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Keeping it CAS

 4 challenges inspired today's card...

CAS on Friday // #293 ...A clean and simple challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this current challenge is LEAVES!!  How about one leaf...does that count?!?

Addicted to CAS // #268 ...A "code word" challenge that is clean and simple!!  MASCULINE is the code word for this current challenge!!  I created this thank you card to add to my pastor's basket of cards.  He does a great job of writing notes to others and I keep his basket of cards filled.

The Paper Players // #PP709 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this game board: leaves (stitched leaf die from Spellbinders), designer paper (retired DSP from Stampin Up), and embossing (dry embossing using my score pad)!!

Papercraft Challenges // #PC110 ...A theme challenge!!  FABULOUS FALL is the theme for this current challenge from the PC team.  A clean and simple card can also be fabulous!!

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Last of My Hurricane Creations

 

Card #1 inspired by 3 challenges...

Festive Friday Challenge // #FF0169 ...An "inspo list" challenge!!  From the inspo list honoring National Dessert Day, pick 3 elements to include in your creation.  I picked...pink (Stampin Up's Flirty Flamingo), dessert (how about a trio of cupcakes for dessert), and stamping technique (create a background with stamps).

Make My Monday // #MMM235 ...A technique challenge!!  Create your own background paper!!  YES!!  How about that small square and circle from Stampin Up's Watercolor Shapes set!?!  When stamped repeatedly they make a great background!!

{PIN}spirational Challenges  ...A Pinterest photo inspired challenge!!  For 2024, this challenge is picking photos from Pinterest that highlight crafting supplies.  For the month of October the focus is on SHAPES!!  A circle and a square used together to create a background...YES!!

Card #2 inspired by 3 challenges...

As You See It // #AYSI333 ...A color challenge!!  The trio of colors for this challenge: Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon, and Shaded Spruce.  I just happened to have some twine that worked perfectly for this color combo!!  Thank you, indeed!!

Can You Handle the Pressure // 28SEPT24 ...An embossing challenge!!  I used on of my very first embossing folders for today's card...this thank you folder has been around for years!!  It was perfect for the SENTIMENT theme that is optional for CYHTP's current challenge.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC800 ...An "anything goes" challenge!!  The AC team is celebrating 800 challenges...yippie!!  What an accomplishments...so many great bits of inspiration along with lots of great prizes over the 800 challenges!!  Today's card was created using a Cuttlebug embossing folder, card stock from Stampin Up, and a metal "thank you" embellishment from Michaels, and a wooden die & twine that I recycled.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Christmas Countdown...12 Weeks

 

2 challenges inspired today's 1st card...

Jingle Belles // #JB2420 ...A year round Christmas challenge!!  This challenge is a sketch challenge!!  A perfect sketch for pulling out my box of washi tape...how about some Night of Navy tapes?!!?

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc257 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe board runs diagonally across the board...Twine, Embossing, and Dies for the win!!

       

Update: the card was chosen by the Belles as a winner over on the Jingle Belle blog!!  Yippie!!  Thanks for the shout out on my card.

Card #2 inspired by 2 challenges...

Make My Monday // #MMM235 ...A technique challenge!!  Create your own background!!  This is a fun technique that I don't use very often because I have so much designer paper in my stash!!  But today I gave it a whirl!!  I stamped a collage background using the stamps from Stampin Up's Beautiful Blizzard set.

{PIN}spirational Challenges // #318 ...A Pinterest photo inspired challenge!!  For 2024, this challenge is picking photos from Pinterest that highlight crafting supplies.  For the month of October the focus is on SHAPES!!  This bright blue circle makes a clear shape statement against the stamped background...don't you think!

             

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

New Challenge @ Cardz 4 Guyz #C4G357

 

Today begins a new challenge at...

Cardz 4 Guyz // #C4G357 ...A masculine challenge with a theme!!  The theme for this new challenge is WHEELS!!  I have been on a vintage kick this week so here is another card with a vintage feel!!  What guy doesn't love a set of vintage wheels!??!  Now it is your turn...masculine card with a wheel theme...you got this!!!  We can't wait to see your creations for our new challenge!!  Hop on over to our blog for all the details and for additional inspiration from the rest of the design team.

#C4G357 // Wheels

3 other challenges inspired today's card...

Inspire.Create.Challenge // #ICC177 ...A "CASE the designer" challenge!!  For this current challenge we are CASEing a card made by Karen Farquhar.  From her card, I used the sketch,  enamel dots, and added texture to my triangular piece...like she did.

Alphabet Challenge // 20SEPT24 ...An "ABC" challenge!!  M is for MASCULINE!!  An old vintage car along with a chocolate chip and blue color combo...makes for a masculine card!!

Allsorts Challenge // #AC800 ...An "anything goes" challenge!!  The AC team is celebrating 800 challenges...yippie!!  What an accomplishments...so many great bits of inspiration along with lots of great prizes over the 800 challenges!!  Today's card was created using "all sorts" of porducts...designer paper and enamel dots from Hobby Lobby, and stamps, embossing folder, ribbon, & inks from Stampin Up.

Card #2 was inspired by 3 challenges...

Retro Rubber Challenges // #rrcb240 ...A retro challenge with a sketch!!  This sketch was great for using some striped paper I had in my stash...I had fun mixing up the stripes!!  As far as the retro portion of this challenge...I used a sentiment stamp from Stampin Up's Crazy About You stamp from 2015, my Spellbinders die I have had over a year, and the designer paper is over 10 years old (it was leftover from my scapbooking years).

Time Out Challenges // #TOC273 ...A quote challenge!! 

'As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see'  

-Vincent Van Gogh

An autumn leave and lots of fall colors...that is my inspiration from this quote!!

Papercraft Challenges // #PC110 ...A theme challenge!!  FABULOUS FALL is the theme for this challenge!!   

The Paper Players // #PP709 ...A tic-tac-toe game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row run diagonally across the board...leave, die cuts, enamel dots for the win!!

    



Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)