Welcome Little One

 A new month, a new challenge at
Love Those Pretty Papers
the challenge that is all about using those pretty papers
we all seem to have and hoard!

We are an anything goes challenge using your papers with
an always OPTIONAL theme and this month it is
PASTELS.

I used the cutest paper from Craft Consortium Little Ones.
Each and every sheet is as cute as the one before and there are
40 sheets in all!  All you see on my card is from
this paper pad other then the sentiment
and that is a Spellbinders Betterpress.

For my anything goes card I used a gorgeous
Brutus Monroe Secret Garden paper.
Each of these papers, both front and back will make a card
on their own without needing much more,
they are so beautiful!!  All I had to do was add my
Pink Fresh Studios sentiment.

So get out YOUR pretty papers,
we would LOVE to see them at our
Love Those Pretty Papers challenge!

Entering the following challenges:
Just Add Ink ....Patterned Paper~Animals

Masculine Happy Birthday

At Simply Clean & Simple challenges our OPTIONAL theme is
NAUTICAL. 

I never seem to have very many masculine cards so I decided to
create one today using a couple never been used before products.

The cute little die cut water/waves is Poppystamps
Whittle Wave Background (2020).  Isn't it cute?
Will be perfect for their whittle fish too.
The boat is Cottage Cutz Sailboat purchased during one of
their fabulous sales they offer a few times a year.
The sentiment is Hero Arts.

That's it, just a simple, masculine CAS card.

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge .... Masculine
The Male Room .... Outdoors

A Little Hello

 A new challenge is starting today at WORD POWER,
the challenge where your BIG sentiments take center stage,
the kind of sentiment that catches your eye before anything else.

I used an A2 die that I received free from scrapbookdotcom
when I paced an order with them, die cut from a navy blue card stock.
The background paper is from a basket of 6x6 paper pads and
single sheets that I have on my desk to try and use up,
there must be well over 200 sheets in that basket!
The small sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress that I thought
worked well with the large die cut.  The butterfly came out of my
'spare parts' bin.

We would love to have you join us at our Word Power challenge!!

You're The Best

A new month means a new challenge inspiration board at
TRIPLE B, the challenge that is all about
Birds~Blooms~Butterflies
you can use one, two, or all three and have the option to use the colors
of our mood board below, but any color is fine as long as you
have used one of the three B's!

Last year I purchased a 'slew' of rub on's, they certainly have

changed for the better over the years.
This set is Dress My Craft Peacocks Motif .  I adhered it to a The Greetery 
Sweetest Frames die and stamp.  The card base is from Sizzix, with a 

matching envelope.  The sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress.

Come and have some fun with us at Triple B!

Big Beautiful Bow

We have a fun new challenge starting today at Double D and it is
BOWS
and as always we have a fun mood board for you for inspiration,
plenty of beautiful inspiration on our blog too!

I had plenty to choose from for this challenge but went with
The Greetery's Big Beautiful Bow die, it has always been a favorite of mine
and makes for a pretty card.  Because when cutting two different colors you

end up with two bows, so I created a second card.
I die cut all the pieces from scraps of papers.  the background paper is
Paper Rose Violet Dreams, a pack of paper with gorgeous violet prints.
I added a few die cut and finished Spellbinders flowers from my stash
trying to use them up, but of course once they are gone I will just make more!!
The colors are MORE lavender then shown, it's a hard color to photograph the
true colors it seems.

Card #1

Card #2

Come on over and visit our Double D challenge and plenty of

beautiful inspiration from the design teams!

Entering the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge .... Flowers
Aud Sentiments .... Flowers
Die Cut Diva's  .... ATG

Vitamin Sea

 A new month, a new challenge at Stencil Fun
with an OPTIONAL theme of BUTTERFLIES.

I used for the first time a Brutus Monroe butterfly stencil
stenciled with Altenew inks  Warm Sunshine, Pinkalicious,
and Hydrangea.  The sentiment is from The Greetery.

For my Anything Goes card I used a stencil that I have
used once before, time to bring it out again!!  It is Picket Fence
Current of Fish, stenciled with Distress Spiced Marmalade.
The sentiment is The Project Bin Summer Fun.

Come over to Stencil Fun and join in with us!

Entering the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge .... C is For Circles
Try It On Tuesday .... Going Round In Circles
Hand Stamped Sentiments ... Inspiration Photo

Hauntingly Good Time

Hello Halloween fans, it's time for our monthly Halloween challenge at
Two Old Bats where we celebrate Halloween year round! 
We have a mood board for inspiration  but you can create
anything Halloween themed!

I totally let the colors and the grave stones inspire me this time
from the lower left photo,  though I certainly had plenty
of 'skeletons' I could of used.

My card is created with the use of a Spellbinders rub on.  These were/are
some of the best rub ons!  I added a scrap of Brutus Monroe paper and a few

die cut Simon Says Stamp bats.  The sentiment was a rub on as well!

Come on over and have some 'spooky' fun with us at Two Old Bats!