Deepest Sympathy

A new challenge starts today at Beautiful Blossoms 
and we have a pretty inspiration board perfect for October!
You can create any blooms though in any color.

For my card I once again pulled out a very OLD stamp set from
Flourishes  Garden Picks.  this set has  three different floral images

and a ball glass jar plus a few sentiments.  I am so happy to 

have these older stamps designed by Marcella Hawley as her
designs were always beautiful, thank goodness I don't purge!

The flowers were colored in with Copics then die cut with an oval 
Sizzix layered die.  The pretty papers are P13 Hello Autumn
that I ran a Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Strip to separate the two designs.
The sentiment is from The Ton easy expressions.

We would love to see your 'blooms' over at Beautiful Blossoms!

Entering the following challenges:
The Paper Funday #92 .... Pumpkin Spice (I used the pumpkin color)
Sunday Stamps #396 .... Autumn Whispers

The Card Concept #230 .... Fall Harvest
(Inspired by the flowers, colors in my clean & Layered card)

Fall Paintings

We are well into the FALL theme  at our The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge
and Darlene has a 'bonus' OPTIONAL mood board for you, 
but you can create anything fall your heart desires!

A year (or two) back I purchased these beautiful glossy card fronts
from Picket Fence titled 'A Fall Evening".  So many beautiful colors of fall

on these and they make a beautiful card front!

I couldn't stop at one, so I made two plus the fact I am really
trying to use my supplies up.  No need for a sentiment,
these will be great to send a nice fall greeting!

Card #1:

Card #2:

Aren't they beautiful?  They remind me of paintings!
Hope to see you over at The Sisterhood to have some FALL fun with us!

Entering the following challenges:

Card #1
Crafty Calendar ..... Autumn/Halloween
Sunday Stamps .... Autumn Whispers (going with the colors)

Birthday Challenge at CYHTP

 Our OPTIONAL theme at Can You Handle The Pressure is
BIRTHDAY
but you can create anything as long as an embossing folder is used.
We want to see LOTS of embossing, not just a tiny embossed heart
or something like that, after all we ARE an embossing challenge,
let's SEE it!

I first stenciled a few balloons using a 
My Favorite Things balloon stencil and Altenew inks.
Once the stenciling was done I drew a few balloon strings then
ran it through my Switch with an old Cuttlebug birthday EB folder.
I die cut a fun bow and added a gem.

We would love to see your embossing folders at our
challenge at Can You Handle The Pressure!!

Forever Grateful

We are into the FALL mode and at Double D we have a fun challenge
that is WINDOWS.  We want to see those pretty windows on your cards.
They don't have to be a fall window but we sure have  a pretty fall window
mood board to inspire!

I was inspired by the bottom left window and also by a Mintay free
paper pack I received with an order from scrapbookdotcom
called Autumn Book.  It is FULL of beautiful fall designs.

I fussy cut my window and a pumpkin for the inside.
The sentiment is Spellbinders Betterpress.

We hope to see your pretty 'windows' at our Double D challenge!!

Entering the following challenges:

A Cherry On Top .... #5 Fall

Grateful For You

 This month at Stencil Fun our OPTIONAL theme is
ORANGE
But you can create anything goes as long as a Stencil is used!

I certainly had fun with this theme pulling out my
Waffle Flower Pumpkin Patch Panel die them coloring it with
the matching Waffle Flower Pumpkin Patch Coloring Stencil.
I used all Distress inks
Peeled Paint, Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and
Mustard Seed.  The sentiment is a rub on from Scrapbookdotcom.

For my Anything Goes card I made a quick and easy stenciled card
using a small Picket Fence Studio Mini Erie Night stencil.
For the stenciling I used Distress inks Black Soot and Lost Shadow.
The dies are Tutti Designs, the background paper is
Scrapbookdotcom Ghostly.  I added a few sequins (I couldn't help myself)
and a spooky sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.

We would love to see YOUR stenciled creations over at Stencil Fun!!

Entering the following challenges:
Card #1
Simon Says Stamp  .... WCMD
Cardz For Guys #390 .... Fall/Autumn Theme Colors
Allsorts #859 ....  Autumn
Try It On Tuesday .... Autumn Beauty
Inspiration Station ....Photo #90

Card #2
Unicorn Challenge #125.... Autumn and/or Halloween
{Pin}spirational #342 .... Orange & Black

Spooky Werewolf

 Hello friends, it's time for our new monthly challenge at
The Neglected Stuff where there is never a theme but we just
encourage you to use your very 'neglected' supplies
either new or used, just has to have been neglected,
you know those things you bought but maybe put away for later
but later never came, well, it's time to bring them out!!

Being October I pulled out my Halloween/Fall die book
and believe me there was plenty of neglected stuff in there.
Several years ago a friend had given up card making and sent me
a couple boxes of dies, that's where my never used Cheery Lynn Designs
Spooky Tree came from.. I also used a die I have for quite some time
from Cottage Cutz Werewolf which believe it or not is STILL available
for purchase, I purchased it during one of their 85% off sales.
I stenciled a moon and added a bat I purchased back in 2025 from Simon Says.

We would LOVE to see YOUR Neglected Stuff
at our challenge, what a good opportunity to
bring it out and use it

Entering the following challenges:
Crafty Challenge .... Autumn or Halloween
Do A1 (1) Kreatives #118 .... Use Die Cuts/ATG

Tricks, Treats & Fun

 Saturday was World Card Making Day and I don't normally
have time nor make the time for it
but it's been a bummer of a week as on Friday we had to have our
19 year old kitty put down and it devastated me, so I needed
something to try and take my mind off of it and when I saw
that A Cherry On Top has several challenges to enter
I decided to join in.

This is WCMD #14 which is Halloween.
since my mind wasn't on it 100% I chose the easy way out
by using a Spellbinders Tricks & Treats rub on.
I have to say these rub ons are a high quality that go on very easily.
I used a Memory Box Stitched Square Layers die to place
the image on.  To finish, a piece of black/orange bakers twine
was added.  The challenge goes until the 13th of Oct and there are
several fun themes so I think I'll join in a few more as well!!

On a good note, I won the Whimsy Stamp $50 September
gift card and also won a $25 gift card from Stamp Simply
for the National Coffee Day at Coffee Loving Papercrafters
so it looks like I'll have some shopping fun the next few days!!

Also entering the following challenges:
If You Gave A Crafter A Cookie #221 .... Come On Get Spooky