Cloudy Day

At Can You Handle The Pressure our OPTIONAL theme is
 Cloudy Day
but you can create anything as long as you have used an
embossing folder, after all, that is what our challenge is all about.

I used a couple fun things for this card,
a Simon Says EB folder Heart Showers.  This folder also comes with the
cloud  dies, so CUTE!!
The stamp set is from Colorado Craft Get Together.
The heart balloons are some I picked up at a craft store a few years back,
I am slowly using them up.

We would love to have you come and join in our embossing folder
fun at Can You Handle The Pressure!

Rose Frames

 The  Sisterhood of Crafters monthly challenge starts today
and the theme is FRAMES!

 I have a nice and an extensive collections of the
Waffle Flower Postage collection and when I saw they came out with
frames for the stenciled pieces I was excited and ordered them
right away.  Good thing too as they went out of stock pretty fast
but am sure at the posting of this they are now plentiful to order.
I used the Waffle Flower Roses stencil and of course the 
Postage College die.  I die cut those cute frames from scrap pieces of
Stardream Emerald shimmer paper.  The back ground paper reminded of me of
an old vintage wallpaper and it is Mintay  City of Love.
The sentiment is from The Greetery!

Come and join us for some challenge fun at
The Sisterhood of Crafters.

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!!

Entering the following challenges:

Craft Rocket #140 .... Use Dies

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