Gingerbread Bakery

 Hello friends, as Christmas is fast approaching we have another
challenge starting today at Peace On Earth giving you another
chance to get those Christmas cards done!

We also have an inspiration  board but you can create anything as long as it is Christmas!

I used some cute gingerbread papers from Echo Park Have A Holly Jolly Christmas.
I also die cut a few  IO gingers to add to the front.
I layered the gingerbread bakery 'sign' on a piece of red card stock.
That's it, another easy peasy holiday card!

Come and join us at Peace On Earth, we would love to see you there!

TOB November 2025 Reminder

 Hello Friends,
It's time for our 'reminder' of our year round challenge at
Two Old Bats
and and we have s spooky fun mood board for inspiration!

I'm still using my Carta Bella 12x12 journal cards for my reminder
making an easy peasy Halloween card.
It was adhered to a Sizzix black card base I purchased from one
of their warehouse sales!
Not much more to tell about this card!!

Come on over to Two Old Bats and have some 
'out of season' spooky Halloween fun with us!

Beautiful Blossoms November 2025

Hello friends, here we are again with a new monthly challenge
at Beautiful Blossoms and a pretty bouquet of flowers for inspiration. 

If you have visited me the last few months you have probably seen me mention
that I purchased some 'sketchy' Floral stamps back in February.  Well, this is
the last set of them from Paper Rose Sketchy Floral 'Hello'
I stamped the image in Could 9 ink and then colored it with a mix of
Olo (my favorite), Copics and Altenew alcohol markers.  The sentiment is
part of the mentioned set above.  The background paper is
Honey Bee Gingham Galore Fall.  To finish I added a few gems for bling.

We would love to see your pretty florals over at Beautiful Blossoms!

Thanks

 At The Sisterhood of Crafters our theme is THANKS.
Being November I decided to create a somewhat 'fall' thank you card.
I used Carta Bella Hello Autumn paper pad.  A scalloped rectangle was
pulled from my 'spare parts' bin, it is a Cottage Cutz scalloped rectangle.
I die cut a Poppystamps Sylvan Sprig and a Cheapo Dies Butterfly.
The sentiment  is Sizzix Hello Sunshine
 stamped with Versamark then embossed with
SNS Coffee embossing powder.

As I was creating this I was 'thinking' do people even send out 
thank you cards anymore?'  I am from the old school I guess as
I expect one but can't tell you how many graduations, weddings and even a baby
shower that a thank you was never received.  I even went to a couples
baby shower that you were asked not to even wrap the gifts as the
couple didn't want to spend the time having to open them. 
I like our old school ways better, guess I was brought up with manners!

Anyhow, hope to see YOU over at our The Sisterhood of Crafters
challenge, come and see what my 'sistahs' have been up to!!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday .... Thanks

Warm Cup of Tea

 At Can You Handle The Pressure challenge our
OPTIONAL theme is Food and/or Drinks.
Our challenge requires you to use an embossing folder
which I am sure many of you have plenty of.

I picked up this fun Sizzix Silverware embossing folder during one of
their sales.  I embossed it on a silver metallic paper giving it a real
silver shine.  I added a vellum Spellbinders Scalloped oval with a
Cheapo Dies tea pot die cut from a rosy metallic paper.
The sentiment is from SU's Tea Together stamp set,
given to me by a friend.

We would love to see YOUR embossing folders at our challenge too!!

Holidays/Winter 2025

 We are into our first week of November and at
Simply Clean & Simple we have an OPTIONAL theme of
Holiday/Winter
but we are an anything goes as long as you keep it
CLEAN & SIMPLE!

I cut into my last piece of SU Bashful Blue card stock
and topped it with a never been used before snow doily die
I have had for a long time by Wild Rose Studio.
I accidently stamped my card with Versamark
(I meant to use Memento Black)
and thought what is wrong with my black ink LOL.
So, I went with it and used a beautiful SNS Cerulean embossing powder.
It was a good mistake!
The sentiment is Stampendous.

Come and join us at Simply Clean & Simple with your CAS card!

Thankful

 Hello friends, a new monthly challenge begins today at Word Power
where your sentiment takes center stage!
I was able to hit a few sales for some dies at Simon Says for 99cents
and this fun thankful die was one of them, a Simon Thankful cover Plate.
It cuts all the letters out so you can piece them back in or do as I did
and just place on your card stock.  I added a Maple Vine Frame from Tutti Designs
that was already cut out and in my die cut stash to use up.  I think IRL
you can make out the colorful leaves better then you can by this photo.
I think I need to try another one with the letters paper pieced back in.

Get out those BIG sentiments as this is the perfect
place to use them, at Word Power!!