A Gingerbread Birthday

 Happy Monday Friends!

Shew . . . annual HS craft show was this past weekend and even though it was fun & very successful, I'm glad it's over!  LOL   Getting too old for all that packing, unpacking & standing LOL  But, of course I paid for another year so I will stay busy making sure I have enough cards & etc for next year ... what else would I do with my time?  Clean house?  Nah ... what fun is that!  LOL 

 This morning I've created a card with a couple challenge blogs in mind ... here's what I've created!

 The challenges that inspired me are . . .

AAA Birthday Game #91 - Small & Dainty (ends 11/30)

Dragonfly Dreams November Challenge - Embossing (ends 11/30) 

 

For my embossing, I've used an older 2D Crafts-too (CTFD4025) 'Frame Winter' embossing folder.  For my small & dainty element, I've gone to my 'Doni Collection' . . . I knew I'd find something in her stamps/dies as she loved creating with smaller elements.  And, I found a wonderfully fun Honey Bee 'Ginger Bread House w/add ons' stamp & dies set.  I used TH Lost Shadow ink to stamp these cuties onto a scrap of SU Chocolate Chip card stock then reinforced the white lines using a white gelly roll pen before die cutting.

 Inside view . . .

A few other challenges to share in:

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - Die Cuts / Paper Pieced (ends 11/28)
CAS on Friday Challenge #346 - Embossed Background ( ends 11/11)
Krafty Chicks Challenge #845 - Birthday (ends 11/10)
Creative Inspiration Challenge #44 - Anything Goes (ends 11/26) 

 Thanks for stopping by and as always . . .

Love Those Pretty Papers November 2026 Challenge

Hello Dear Friends

It's a new month and that means it's time for a new challenge over on our
LOVE THOSE PRETTY PAPERS blog.

Today, our OPTIONAL theme is

COFFEE / TEA / DRINKS

 
Diane & I will be sharing a Themed pretty paper card as well as an Anything Goes card.

 Here's my card using today's THEME:

 

 The fun designer paper I've used on this card is from an old 6x6 paper pack by Your Next Stamp called 'Crazy for Coffee'.  Unfortunately YNS closed their doors in 2023 but you might still find some of their papers on EBay or possibly even Walmart (yep that's what it showed when I googled it lol).

 The focus image is a 3D topper in the Hearty Crafts 'Coffee Cups' (HC12782) pack.  And, the sentiment is a stamp by Morning Star Stamps.

 

 Now for my 2nd card (anything goes) ... 

 

 Other than a couple sentiment dies, I've let this beautiful Unity 'Autumnal Blooms' 
paper pack do all the work.  

I hope you've enjoyed what I created to inspire you today!  Please come join our fun and show us what you have created using pretty patterned papers.

Thanks for stopping by and as always . . .

 

Simply Clean & Simple (11/2026) - Leaves

 Hello my friends and welcome to my blog!

Today I have a card to share for our challenge blog using the CAS (clean & simple) design style. 
Our blog is called Simply Clean & Simple and today's OPTIONAL theme is:

 

 Leaves

  

 What simple fun I had today!

With an optional theme of 'Leaves' my mind was racing in regards to what direction I wanted to go.  Then I decided to look through some of my OLDER leaf dies ... in fact I went to the very last page in the binder and pulled from there for today's design.  

 

Both of these leaf dies come from one of my original die sets and at that time when I was starting out, I was only familiar with a few companies ... I believe these are from Spellbinder.  At that point I didn't write on the back who the mfg was but by the color of the metal I believe this is the company. 

I took a scrap of white card stock and using the residual ink in a few fall color sponge daubers, I inked up the paper before die cutting.  The scallop stitched circle was a left over hanging on my extras board and I used fall color Nuvo crystal drops for the accent.  Sentiment is from an old JustRite stamp set.

Remember, our challenge is Anything Goes CLEAN & SIMPLE but we do offer an OPTIONAL theme.  You have until the 28th to share your CAS design into our challenge blog.

Hope to see you at SIMPLY CLEAN & SIMPLE!

As always . . .

Word Power (11/2026) Challenge

 Hello Friends . . .

It's time for a new challenge over on our WORD POWER challenge blog! 
Have you check it out yet?  If not, please come join us ... inspiration is welcomed!!  

 Here's what I've created for you today . . .

 

 I've had this image in my stash of Christmas images I had colored and ready for cards for quite awhile now.  When I went through my 'cases' of wood block holiday stamps,  I could NOT locate it so unfortunately I can not tell you at the moment who the maker of this stamp is.  But, I'll keep looking and edit this post if/when I find it. LOL

 You have until the LAST Thursday of the month to enter.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ahead!

As always . . .

Double D - Textures

Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

TEXTURES

 

 and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 

 WOW!  My brain was going so many different directions on this one!!

But ... here's what I finally came up with . . . 

 

 

 

 I truly enjoy embossing folders and today's 3D folders are amazing!
The two folders I've used today are not 3D but they still add such wonderful texture to a card.  I've used an old Cuttlebug (forget the pattern name) for the blue top portion.  Did a little fussy cutting to add more drama lol.  And used the Taylored Expression 'Houndstooth' for the bottom white panel.

 

 I recently picked up a few floral sticker sheets by the Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby recently and when I saw the blue flowers starring at me from across the room (they were hanging on the pegboard lol) ... I just knew I had to use one of the blue flowers and turn this into a birthday card. 

 

Bakers Twine & Nuvo drops added just a little more texture to my creation! 

 

 You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .