House Mouse Halloween

 House-Mouse & Friends Challenge is all about
HALLOWEEN
for their challenge but you can also do 'anything goes'
using a House Mouse stamp.
But, why not go with the fun theme if you have a stamp
that matches the theme, that is what I did using 'Bewitching Pumpkins' (2004)
that is showcasing Mudpie, Maxwell, Monica, and Amanda.
Cute little mousers aren't they(?) and the best kind, on a card!!

I have used this stamp I think only once before so it was time
for it to see ink again.  It was colored in with various Copic and Olo
alcohol markers.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Congratulations

A new challenge theme is starting today at Double D
and it is WINGS.  We want to see anything with wings
and have a mood board for inspiration.

In my 'new' box of products to use I had this pretty AALL & Create
Petalled Wings Butterfly just waiting to see ink.  After coloring with
a mix of Copic's I wanted to add white dots on various places on
the wings, but my white pen (the one recommended by everyone)
would not work at all, very disappointing as it was relatively new!

The paper is Honey Bee Team Tie-Dye  and the sentiment is a
Spellbinders Betterpress.  The die cut double stitched square is 
Cottage Cutz.

Come and take flight with us at Double D and check out all the

amazing 'wings' by the design teams!

Entering the following challenges:

Creative Moments #287 .... Things With Wings

 

Flowers & Friends

We are back at Pick 3 with a new element board
for you to pick at least three elements from to use
on your card. 

My Pick 3 are:
Hexagons~Wreath~Gold

Products Used"
Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms Wreath
Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Hexagons
Tonic Studios Gold Metallic Paper
Spellbinders Gardens Favorites Sentiments
Altenew Rouge Ink

The wreath and all flowers were cut from white card stock scraps
then inked with Distress inks.
I added a few gold sequins for even more sparkle.
The hexagons are all a gold metallic, just when trying

to get a picture, the metallic picks up all other colors!

Come on over to Pick 3, we would love to have you!

My Birthday Cards

 These are my pretty birthday cards I received and thank you so
much for thinking of me on my 74th birthday!!

From Vicki

From Barb

From Donna

From Leslie

From my local cardmaking friend Suzi and her hubby Keith

From Ellie from our Four Seasons challenge DT

From Judy

From my brother Jim (aka Miles)

Handmade for me from my hubby LOL
He also wanted me to know he wrote the poem he had inside, too funny!!

From my oldest son Scott and my DIL Heather and kiddo's

From my daughter Lori and my SIL Carey

Then if you are signed up for your birthday with Simon Says Stamp they have a birthday gift for

you as well, you do have to place an order to get the 'free' gift but that is not a hardship.
Here is this years gift:

Pretty nice gift I'd say!!
Then Art Impressions sent me a $10 gift code to use
and The Greetery added 250 free points to my rewards.
Nice gestures from all!!
And to add to the fun I won a $50 gift card from Whimsy
Stamps, a $25 gift card to Stamp Simply and a $20 gift
card to Taylored Expressions, so had a lot of shopping to
do on my birthday as well, how FUN!!

I spent my day working outside in my gardens trying to get ready for
winter, then we went to granddaughter's college volleyball game (they won)
we left there and went to the casino to eat and play a bit

I cashed out $100, $70, $50 and $245 tickets.
I'd say I did pretty good, but I paid back hubby what he lost,

we always do that, if one loses and one wins we always

pay the losses back, if we both lose, now that is a different story LOL!!

Saturday night my daughter and SIL took us to a restaurant of my choice
for my birthday and I chose a Italian restaurant I love at the 100 Center in 
Mishawaka, Indiana

They play Frank Sinatra music and my hubby loves it

so it was a good choice for both of us!!

Our after dinner picture:
Left to right, my brother, (we laughed as he had stepped out of line
and the picture makes him look like he is inflated lol!!)
Then my hubby, me, my oldest son Scott and DIL Heather,

SIL Carey and daughter Lori!!  Lori works for Notre Dame so she had on a very glitzy ND sweatshirt,
it lit up the whole room when the sun hit it!!

That was my day, another year around the sun as they say!!

A Merry Christmas

Hello friends, I am back with my second  card this month for our
challenge at Peace On Earth.  We have a mood board for inspiration 
but  you can create anything as long as it is Christmas themed.

Being the mood board is all Santa's I went with that and used another of my

Stamperia clear die cuts Classic Christmas
I purchased back in 2024, yes that's right, about time I

started using them don't you think??

I also die cut a Spellbinders oval and rectangle to adhere my Santa to. 
I popped up one of the clear holly die cuts on Santa's hat.
A few gems were added for sparkle.  The holly paper is Echo Park's

Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (2023). 

Come on over to Peace On Earth and get a head start

on YOUR Christmas cards, we would love to have you!

Entering the following challenges:
BYSHC ....Falling For The Holidays

Old Goat

 Today is my brother's 76th birthday so I had to make him a card
that would be perfectly appropriate for him.

Here is my card, do you see the resemblance LOL??
When Stampendous came out with this stamp in 2019 I knew I had
to buy it just for this purpose and here it has sat unused until today,
crazy right?  Unfortunately it seems that when I buy something new
I rarely get to use it right then as I am always working on a DT project.
Well, hopefully that will change as I am hoping to have all all my DT

projects done before the end of the year and have freedom then to
create whatever I want, when I want!!

A pretty simple card that I will be entering into the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin .... Cute Creations
Addicted To Stamps & More #528 ....Birthdays
Crafty Animals #110 .... ATG with Animals
Critter Crazy #115 .... ATG with a Critter

Happy Haunting

Happy 'almost' Halloween!! 
We are running strong at Two Old Bats and this is a reminder
that we are halfway through our challenge so hurry and join us.

We have a fun mood board for inspiration but you can create
anything as long as it is Halloween!

I pulled the 'easy' card this time around using Whimsy Stamps
Grunge Ghosts quick card fronts.  I love that you get eight different
panels (no 2 alike) and two sentiment sheets.  Even the front packaging is

useful for tags and such! 

 The pumpkin in the wreath in the upper right
corner of OUR mood board is what inspired me with this panel.

Come join us at Two Old Bats and be sure to check out the DT
inspiration while there!

Entering the following challenges:
Try It On Tuesday .... Halloween
Just Us Girls .... Mood Board

Whimsy Stamps .... October Halloween Challenge

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

Fancy Ornament

Hello Peace On Earth fans, it's time for a new challenge 
 and we have a mood board for inspiration
but you can create anything Christmas themed.

There is a lot here to inspire if that is how you choose to go,
Christmas Tree~Snowy Trees and Deer, an Ornament or Snowflakes,

even Oranges, Pinecones, Berries and Greens!
I think you can see the gold in the ornament inspired me,
I die cut a Spellbinders ornament from vellum and topped it with

Poppystamps Small Blooming Poinsettias die cuts.  The embossing was done also

using Spellbinders, this time their Holiday Floral Swag EB folder
and popped the panel up.

For even more beautiful inspiration pop on over to the

Peace On Earth challenge blog, join in while there.

Entering the following challenges:

Cut It Up #366 .... More Then One Die
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday .... ATG
Addicted To Stamps and More #527 .... Christmas

Tic Tac Toe #302 .... Die Cuts~Free~Embossing DRY