Many Thanks

 The Neglected Stuff is back this month with a new challenge,
no themes, we just want to see your neglected stuff,
you know those things you just had to have but have yet to use
or have maybe used a long time ago!

For my card I used an Acorn die set from The Greetery,
the sample card saw I is what made me purchase the set
as I loved the soft fall colors and the great design,
I pretty much cased and copied it but I think theirs is a black
background, I used navy blue and then of course
changed the sentiment using a Spellbinders die of the month Sept 24.
I can't believe this is the first time using this die as I was so excited to
have it arrive, only to leave it sit and sit!

We would love to see YOUR neglected stuff
so come on over and show us what you've got!!

Happy Holidays

Hello Peace On Earth fans , our year is fast-ly winding down
and if you have been joining in our challenges for most of
the year then you should have a pretty good supply of
Christmas cards, but we are not done yet.
For inspiration we have the pretty mood board below
but you can create anything Christmas!

This board inspired me to use for the first time an angel die (Angelic Sentiments) I 
purchased in 2024 from Papertrey Ink and have yet to use, I did die cut a few angels from it
but never made them into a card!  I started out by embossing a background
for my angel with a TH Alterations EB folder on cream card stock.
I used Spellbinders Essentials Arches, layered for my angel's final background.
I also die cut a piece of holly and added a sentiment from The Ton.

We would love to see you over at Peace On Earth!

Entering the following challenges:
Girlz Creative Christmas #193 .... ATG Christmas
Craft Rocket #140 .... Use Dies
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG

Fall Florals

It is once again a new month and that means a new monthly
challenge at Love Those Pretty Papers.
Our challenge is all about  taking those papers out of 'hoarding'
and putting them to good use, we don't mean a tiny strip of paper
but a whole LOT of paper showing!

We have an OPTIONAL theme and it is FALL FLORALS
but we are an anything goes challenge as long as your pretty papers are used!!

For my Fall Floral card I used one of my many 'favorite' paper
companies and it is P13 Hello Autumn.
I stamped a sentiment from Impression Obsession's Autumn Leaves,
stamped with Dew Drop inks Sweet Plum
which seemed to make the paper perfectly.
A few gold gems were added for interest.

For my anything goes card I pulled out another favorite paper company
Mintay, using their Autumn Splendor pad.
I mean look how adorable this paper is with the two tiny critters on it!!
This card needs nothing more then the papers itself!

So grab some pretty papers and hop on over to
Love Those Pretty Papers and show us what you've got!!

Born To Be Wild

 We are all about Clean & Simple at our challenge at
Simply Clean & Simple
with an OPTIONAL theme of Jungle Animals.

I told myself which ever jungle animal stamp I pulled out of
my 'animal' drawer of stamps I would just go with it.
It just happened to be a never been used stamp from
Sparkle N Sprinkle's Leo The Lion.

I think he looks like a big stuffed and fun floppy lion that you just want to hug!
He was colored in with Copics and Olos.
The sentiment is part of the stamp set stamped in Dew Drop Espresso Truffle.
The image was stamped with Lisa Horton's Cloud Nine Solid Black.

If you are a fan of CAS then come and join us at
Simply Clean & Simple
if not, then come and take on the challenge anyways!

Entering the following fun challenges:
Simon Says Stamp .... Stamps
As You Like It .... Favorite Wild Animal & Why
( the lion as I have a love for cats, big or small)
Critter Crazy .... Critter
Moving Along With The Times #193 .... Four Legged Friends

Love You Lots

 New month, new challenge at Triple B and we certainly have a beautiful
inspiration board, but you can create anything as long as it has
blooms~butterflies~birds, one, two or all three.

Yellow happens to be my favorite color, it's such a happy, cheerful color.
While searching through my stamps for a different DT project
I saw this cute and never been used before Whimsy Duck Couple stamp

and thought it would be perfect for my 'yellow' card.
I had the fun stenciled background all done and waiting to be used
from Pink Fresh Studio Swirl Background.  I thought it worked well with the
whimsical ducks!  I stamped the image with Lisa Horton's Cloud Nine black ink
on a Tutti Designs Nested Dotted die cut Rectangle.  The image was colored in with various
brands of alcohol markers.  The sentiment and die is Lawn Fawn.

We would love to have you join us at Triple B!!

Entering the following challenges:
Allsorts  #857  .... All Creatures Great & Small
Sweet Stampin' ..... Use A Die Cut + A Stamp

Thanks For Everything

 Our Word Power challenge is starting today for the month.
The challenge that is all about making your BIG sentiments the
'star' of your card!

I once again used one of my Simon Says stamps, items I
purchased last year at one of their 99cent sales.
This time I not only was able to purchase the stamp
but the die too.  The set is 'Thanks Always'.
Colored in with Copics and Olo's then die cut to create a
mini slimline card.

Hope to see YOU over at Word Power!!

Entering the following challenges:

Critter Crazy #114 .... ATG Critter
Crafty Animals #109 .... ATG Animal

TicTacToe #300 ....Letters~Sentiment~Die Cut

Just Us Girls #839 .... Die Week 'Thanks"

Special Day

Today our new challenge starts at Double D and the theme is
Vase or Pitcher.

We have a pretty mood board for inspiration plus the DT girls have
gorgeous inspiration too so make sure to check it out!

I had an SU stamp set in mind to use and after spending over an hour looking

for it I gave up and went with this OLD Inky Antics 'Daisy Bouquets' stamp.

Yes, it's September and yes, I used Spring flowers, but it was what I had and
it fit the theme perfectly so here we are!
I stamped with Lisa Horton Cloud Nine Solid Black ink (my favorite)
then colored in with Copic's and Olo's .  Hard to see but I used a silver
metallic pen around the rim and added some silver half pearls.
The sentiment is one from Katy Sue Designs.
The plaid paper is Lawn Fawn Favorite Flannel.

We would love to see your vase or pitcher of flowers at Double D!

Witchcraft

 Halloween is just around the corner and we celebrate at
Two Old Bats year round with our fun challenge!
We have an OPTIONAL fun mood board for inspiration and plenty more
inspiration from the team as well, you should go at check them out
and get inspired yourself!

I let those spooky fun witches inspire me, that and the Sizzix Witchcraft die
I purchased on sale last year from Simon Says Stamps.
This is a great die as no fussing around with it!  The background paper is

Crafters Companion vintage Halloween.  I slightly popped the kitty up
on the witches back.

I hope I have inspired YOU to come on over to Two Old Bats

and have some spooky fun with us!

Sweet Friend

We have a warm and somewhat cozy mood board for you at
Colorful Options this month, lots of inspiration to be found! 

🎨 Your Options 

🤎 Option 1 — Rusty Brown

Create a project featuring rusty brown as the primary color.

Think warm rust, copper, and cinnamon. Rich, cozy, weathered, or natural—any interpretation within this warm spectrum is welcome.

 🌰Option 2 — Warm Earth Tones

Prefer a variation? Work within a palette of warm earth tones: brown,khaki, coffee, caramel, amber, chestnut, or terracota. Blend tones, go monochromatic, or layer shades for depth—soft and subtle or bold and textured.

🌈 Option 3 – Rainbow
Go full color with a rainbow-inspired project! Bright blends, bold stripes, soft transitions, or colorful details—all are welcome.

💌 

There are lots of ways to play along in September — whether you’re inspired by rusty leaves, warm terracotta, weathered wood, rich copper, earthy neutrals, or a full autumn rainbow, the choice is yours.

For my warm browns card I did a card I saw several months back, 
maybe even last fall where they used the Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade
to cover a card base with the layered flowers then trimming along the edge
to make an A2 card.  I die cut 24 flowers which were then layered with a
pop up in-between.  I used all scraps from my 'brown' bag of scraps.  
I did learn a few things after I finished my card.  One was to use a card base
similar to the colors of your flowers as my white card base does show through
here and there, a brown base would of been the better choice!

It looked like a lot of work to me but was actually quite quick and easy.
So easy, I might make a few more in other colors.
My camera makes it look a bit uneven on the sides, but it is not,
it is trimmed even as it should be.
The sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress.

Here are a few of the scraps (snippets) I used:

I'd love to hear what you think and have to admit it
was a bit intimidating cutting those flower petals
along the edge!!

If you are feeling 'cozy' then come on over to
Colorful Options and have some fun with us!!

Entering the following fun challenges:

Snippets Playground #540 .... Snippets (scraps)
Do Al (L) Kreatives #117 .... ATG or Use Kraft

Happy Anniversary

 Once again time for a new challenge at Stencil Fun and our
OPTIONAL theme is YELLOWS.
I created a 'yellow' card using a My Favorite Things
Friendly Flowers stencil.  The inks I stenciled with were
Altenew Mango Smoothie, Sunray, and Chamomile.
I also used Dew drop inks Pear Tart and Dandelion.
The sentiment is a Betterpress and the die Cottage Cutz Bird Trio.

For my Anything Goes card I used a Scrapbookdotcom
Winter Cottage stencil for the first time stenciled with Distress inks
Rustic Wilderness, Lost Shadow, Mustard Seed and Festive Berries.
The sentiment is die cut using a Creative Expressions Festive Mini die.

If you like to stencil, then come on over to Stencil Fun!!

So Grateful

It is our first FALL Season this year at The Four Seasons and we have
a pretty and fun FALL mood board for inspiration! 

I did let the mood board inspire me with it's colors, sunflowers and pumpkins.
I have had this card front panel cut and waiting to be used for well over a

year now and it matched this board so much I decided it was time.

The panel (paper) is from The Four Seasons Autumn P13 paper pad,
you should see the back side, it is just as gorgeous!
Sometimes you just have to feature your pretty papers
as they make wonderful cards, too!

I stamped my sentiment from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Basket of Hope stamp set.

Even though it is pretty CAS, I decided to add a wax cord at the top.
The card base is a last piece of card stock in that color from Stampin' Up.

Come and have some 'fall fun' with us at The Four Seasons!

Freshly Made Sketches #751

 Hello friends, another free day.
After I got home today from working on our downtown fall
decorations I decided to create another card for my blog for today!

I chose the Freshly Made Sketches challenge as it looked like a fun challenge.
Also it took me outside my comfort zone of not only
doing sketches but adding those papers 'ajar' on my card front,
everything has to be straight with my OCD!!
But all that being said , I love the looks of it!!!
I used my already made Spellbinders Bold Blooms,
I have a bunch of them pre-made for when ever I want a quick card.

All papers, including the flowers came from my purple/lavender
bag of scraps and the sentiment is from my bag of pre-made
from The Ton.

That's it for me today....have a great day and weekend!!

Fractured Card

 Hello there, I have no DT cards to share today since we are
nearing the end of the month and decided to do a few challenges
as long as I had the free time.

For today I saw the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
and the theme was: a technique challenge:

There is a video to watch and I have to admit I had to watch it
as it's been a long while since I created one of these.
It's a great technique as it lets you show off your pretty design papers.

Products Used:

Echo Park Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Paper (2023)
Spellbinders Holiday Blooms
Tutti Designs  Nested Dotted Square
Kaisercraft Xmas Quotes Sentiment 

I am now working on another fractured card
that is more summery, using up some older papers!

It was a fun challenge, give it a try!!

Also entering the following challenges:
Craft #787 .... Christmas
Rudolph Days Challenge ..... Christmas

Jump For Joy

 It's the last Wednesday of the month and that means it's
Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday challenge!

The challenge that is all about using your woodblock stamps.
How fun is that??

Edited to add:  Looks as though there is no WBW this month, sigh,

just my luck as I was finally able to join...oh well, maybe next month!!

I know I  love it as I have lots and lots of woodblock stamps and pulled out a cute
Penny Black (2007) Jump For Joy stamp.
I used a paper scrap for the background and Cottage Cutz
Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangles.

I know, hard to believe that August is almost over isn't it!
But it is and at least we can go out with a 'bang' using
our fun woodblocks!!

I'm sure Amy would love to have YOU come on over
to her fun Woodblock Wednesday challenge!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday ....ATG
Penny Black Saturday Challenge ....ATG

Hap-Bee Birthday

 Today at Can You Handle The Pressure we have an OPTIONAL
theme of BEES but you can create anything using an
embossing folder.  

For my 'bee' card I had to use a floral embossing folder
after all those bees need flowers right (?) or is it that the
flowers need bees?

The folder is one I love, it's so pretty from Simon Says Stamps
Dainty Dotted Daisy that I embossed on a pretty
yellow cardstock. 
Other products used:
Tutti Designs Cross Stitched Nesting Hexagon
Cottage Cutz Bee Gnome
Brutus Monroe Sett Honeybee paper
Doodlebug Stamps Bee Happy

I am not usually a huge gnome fan but when Cottage Cutz had
one of their 85% off sales, he was just too cute to resist
and he was only $2.19!

We would love to have you join us at Can You Handle The Pressure
but remember we are an embossing folder challenge and one must be used.

Entering the following challenges:
Allsorts .... Embossing
Alphabet .... 'I' is for Insects (Bees)
Ellibelle's Garden Party #18 .... Anything In or From A Garden
Seize The Birthday #332 .... Funny Pun-ny

Always And Forever

Welcome to challenge #8 at Pick 3,
the challenge that requires you to pick three of the elements below! 

My pick three are:
Polka Dots~Insects~Stamping (sentiment)

Products Used:

Cottage Cutz Mr. Love Bug
SU designer paper
Cottage Cutz Nested Stitched Wacky Rectangle

Spellbinders Betterpress Sentiment

Round Corner Punch
Scraps of white card stock and vellum (for wings)

This is the second Mr. Love Bug I have made, he actually looks 'girlie' to me!
He really goes together pretty fast with a few 'picky' pieces.

I hope I have inspired YOU with my Love Bug to join us,

plenty of inspiration from the team at Pick 3!!

Entering the following challenges:

Elliebelle's Garden Party #18 .... Anything In or From a Garden
Creative Moments #285 .... Make It Cute
A Cut Above .... ATG
Send A Smile For Kids .... ATG

Fresh Start Day

It's time for a new challenge at Double D with a theme of
When Life Hands You Lemons (use the colors, lemons, beverage)
with a colorful inspiration board below.

 

When PinkFresh Studio had one of their sales I picked up a fun
stamp/die set Lemons and Blueberries.  It was a set I had been wanting a
long time so I was excited to get it.  The stamp is one long piece and
stamps seven different images and die cuts them all out at once.
There was also a washi tape that also worked with the die but it
was unfortunately out of stock by the time I saw the sale.
I stamped then die cut all the pieces out, I still have 6 more images
I can color and use on other cards. 
The wreath was colored with various Copic, Olo, and Altenew alcohol markers.
I used a Waffle Flower Lacy Flower 2 to cut the background paper
from Lawn Fawn Fruit Salad paper.  I added a few PinkFresh gems for a bit of sparkle.

Come and join our fun challenge at Double D.

Entering the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Crafty Gals Corner #279 .... Summer Vibes
I Spy With My Little Eye ....Sunflowers or Something Yellow
Simon Says Wednesday challenge .... Going Round In Circles

Just Add Ink ..... Choose Two or More~Gingham~Circle~Flowers

 

A Sketch Challenge

 I saw a fun sketch challenge that I thought looked pretty
simple so thought I'd give it a try.  

It is Freshly Made Sketches

I also saw a challenge at Just Add Ink that I thought would also
work for my card, so I entering it there too.
My picks are gingham~Circles and Flowers

I had these Prima rub-on flowers sitting on my desk so I die cut a few
Tutti Design Circles and rubbed them on.  A few scraps were taken
from my 'brown' bag of scraps, then I finished with a
My Favorite Things sentiment, very easy peasy!!

That's it for today, I am having cataract surgery today so I can SEE again

hopefully!!

Beachy Christmas

It's Christmas in August at Peace On Earth
and we have a somewhat summery Christmas mood board for you
but you can create anything Christmas themed!

I have to admit I was a bit stumped myself with this board as
I had absolutely nothing remotely even close to use for it

until I saw that Paper Rose Studios had a Tropical Christmas embossed

die cut ephemera pack, so I purchased that, now I am well stocked for anymore

'tropical' Christmas themes LOL!

I used a Waffle Flower postage die to place my tropical
ephemera pieces on, this is definitely a card to be sent to

someone is the warmer states at Christmas time.

You don't have to go 'tropical' to join us at
Peace On Earth, any Christmas themed card will do!!

Entering the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks #833 .... Christmas

If You Gave A Crafter A Cookie #219.... At The Beach

52 Christmas Card Throwdown ..... Christmas Without Snow

 

Boo

We are halfway thru our challenge at Two Old Bats 
and hope you will join in with us for some year round Halloween fun!
As always we have a fun and spooky mood board for inspiration!

I let the upper left corner inspire me with the ghost and his 'BOO'!

Last summer my sister's neighborhood had a garage sale and there  was a lady
that had a computer paper box full of stamps and dies.  I bought lots of them
but none had packaging and were in clear bags.  So am not sure of the maker.

But I die cut from lots of colorful paper scraps and had fun putting it all together.

See the dots on the B?  Those are all die cut and glued on, a bit 3D in person!  I had a couple pieces I wasn't sure where they went and
also had a couple missing pieces, but it still came out cute!
The striped paper is Pink & Main Not Too Spooky.  I added a few sequins
as I have a ton and am trying to use them up!!

We hope you will come and join our FUN at Two Old Bats!!

Poppies

 It's time for a new challenge at Beautiful Blossoms and we have a pretty
board for inspiration, but you can create anything as long as it's a floral!

I kept my card very clean adding nothing more then the stamped image itself,

I like it though, it appeals to me 'clean!

The image is a VERY old JustRite stamp set 'Poppies'. 
I never 'purge' my stuff unless I know I will never use it again
so I was happy to ink this one up again.  I just wished I had moved the
poppies sentiment down a bit lower, but once stamped it was too late!!

After stamping and coloring I die cut it with a Cottage Cutz 
Nested Stitched Rectangle.

I grow poppies in in my own gardens, here are a few pictures of them:

So, get out your flowers and come on over to Beautiful Blossoms

and join in our floral fun!!

Entering the following challenges:
We Love Stamping ..... Summer Blooms

Inkspirational # 374 .... Gardens
Elliebelle's Garden Party #18 .... Anything From A Garden
Time Out .... Cas~Floral are my Pick 2