Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Sending Hugs

 Triple B is back with another challenge for the month of November.
TB is the challenge that requires you to use either
Birds~Blooms~Butterflies
one, two, or all three!
We have a fun mood board for inspiration!

I let the middle picture of the flowers inspire me and pulled out some very OLD supplies.
The card base is SU's Pumpkin Pie.
The stamp is Papertrey Ink's Friendship Fillers, remember when they used to
ship them in a CD case (?), well, this stamp is that old!
I masked off the image then used an old Memory Box (2014) Texture Mesh stencil 
with Altenew Chamomile ink.  The sentiment is The Ton Easy Expressions.

Come and join us at Triple B with one of your 'B's!

Great Big Hug

We have an easy peasy OPTIONAL theme at Stencil Fun
this month and it is ONE Color including neutrals of your choice. 

I used for the first time a Pink and Main Petite Petals stencil
with Distress ink Abandoned Coral.  I added a SU punched tag
with a Stampendous Hugs Sentiment plus one of my tiny little
die cut flowers and some wax cord!  Like I said 'easy peasy'!

I also did an ANYTHING GOES card using for the first time a
Pretty Pink Posh Layered Mittens stencil.  I used LOTS of different
color inks for this stencil and they ALL are Altenew.
The sentiment is Hero Arts Christmas sentiments

Come on over and have some Stencil Fun with us.



Monday, November 2, 2026

Happy Thanksgiving

Almost the end of the year and time for a new challenge at
The Neglected Stuff, our challenge where we encourage you to
use you neglected stuff, you know those things you haven't ever used or things you have used but not for a very long time

My neglected stuff is a Poppystamps Festive Turkey die (2015)

Echo Park 12x12 paper Fall Is In The Air (2016)
Sentiment die cut Karen Burniston Word Set Autumn
Stampin' Up Circle Punch

Hope to see YOU over at our challenge!!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wed. .... ATG

Ghostly Greetings

Eeeek, Halloween has passed but that doesn't stop us at Two Old Bats,
we are still going strong with our year round spooky challenge!
We have a fun mood board for inspiration but feel free to create
any Halloween themed project! 


I once again turned to my Whimsy Stamps Grunge Ghosts card fronts
to make an easy peasy card that is still cute as a button!
Besides the sentiment which is part of the set, I added
a couple die cut flying bats from Simon Says stamps.


Come have some fun with us at Two Old Bats!!


Sunday, November 1, 2026

DOTD Colorful Options Challenge

 Colorful Options is going a bit different today
and the words of our challenge blog owner:

 We are celebrating the Catrina's of Day of the Dead.  They are so beautiful!  Day of the Dead is celebrated 11/1-11/2.

The definition of Catrina:

La Catrina is the iconic, elegant skeleton figure that serves as the international symbol of Mexico's Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Created in the early 1900s, she represents the Mexican philosophy of embracing death joyfully rather than fearing it, and acts as a humorous reminder that we are all ultimately equal

Option 1 — Catrina Colors From Our Board

Create a project inspired by the vibrant colors of a Catrina from the photos below.

Think bold pinks, bright oranges, and sunny yellows.  Mix colors freely or focus on a favorite—bright, festive, and full of life.

Option 2 — Pick Your Color

Prefer something different? Choose a color from a favorite Catrina.  Don't have a favorite,  try Google or Pintrest & search "Catrina." 

    Let your chosen color take the lead—clean, layered, detailed, or graphic.



    I took the real easy way with my card using a Craft Consortium 
    'Day of the Dead' paper with all the correct colors and images
    to make a perfect 'Catrina' card.  I just added a Tutti Designs die cut 'celebrate' sentiment.
    Easy peasy, glad I had that paper to use!


    We can't wait to see YOUR take on our challenge at
    Colorful Options....see ya there!!




    Let There Be Peace

     Well friends, here we are again with a new challenge and a new
    inspiration board at Peace On Earth.
    Lots of fun things to inspire you here if you so desire,
    but you can create anything Christmas themed.


    I loved all the inspiration on this board and decided to use my never
    been used before cute Folk Art reindeer from Impression Obsession.
    They reminded of the sweet little deer in the bottom left photo.


    I also did a second VERY easy card as I used a trimmed card front
    from a store bought card we received a few years ago.
    I normally cut those cards apart and make Christmas tags with them as
    they make the most beautiful tags, but this one reminded me so much of the upper 
    left photo I had to make a card with it. The panel actually has some embossing
    around the outer edges, adding even more beauty to it. 
    I added a sentiment from The 
    Ton.


      But wait, that's not all, I also made a 2nd card with this card front
    panel, once again adding a The Ton sentiment!!


    Hope to see you over at Peace On Earth!

    Entering the following challenges:
    AAA Christmas .... Traditional Christmas



    Autumn Is In The Air

    We are into the last  FALL season at The Four Seasons and have a pretty
    fall mood board to entice you!!


    I thought this mood board was so pretty with it's soft blue/gray-ish colors
    and had a pretty paper in my stash from Spellbinders that reminded me
    a lot of the board.  Because I didn't want to loose much of the design I
    decided to make a mini slimline card with a large sentiment from
    Honey Bee's Autumn (buzzword) stamp set.
    Easy peasy as they say!


    Come on over and join our LAST Fall season for this year at
    The Four Seasons, next month we will be moving into winter!!