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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)