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Saturday, October 31, 2026

Getting in the mood . . .

May include: A decorative sign featuring the text Happy Halloween in orange lettering on a dark wooden board. Two white ghosts wearing black witch hats sit on top, surrounded by orange jack-o'-lanterns and small black bats on a white background. 

Hello friends ...

WOW can you believe it's the last day of October?  

That means Christmas is not that far off and the stores are already PUSHING it!   I thought I'd join in a few holiday challenges today.  Here's what I've created . . .

 


 Challenges I'm sharing in are:

 CAS on Friday #346 - Embossed Background (ends 11/11)
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #792 - Christmas (ends 11/11)
AAA Christmas Card Challenge #1 - Traditional Christmas (ends 11/24) 2nd entry



CAS Christmas October Challenge - Poinsettia (ends 10/31) ✓



Recently (after seeing some amazing creations online using this set) I purchased the Altenew 'Winterberry Poinsettia' embossing folder & stencil set.  Today I finally cracked it open and used the embossing folder for my CAS style card.   My sentiment came from the Soto Studios 'Looking Forward Christmas' Sticker book.  

 

 I have a craft show coming up next Saturday so I'm busy making sure I have everything I need for the show . . . but hopefully once that is behind me I'll have time to get started on all the holiday cards I need for myself and can play more with this beautiful set!  Today I just used a portion of the embossing folder ... making room for a sentiment on my A6 card.  I'm addicted to 3D embossing folders ... lol.


 

Well, I'd better keep moving here ... we usually get between 150 - 200 kiddos for T-or-T but with Halloween being on this LAST Saturday of the month this year, all the neighboring towns have  T-or-T tonight too so we may not have as many ... time will tell lol!  Either way, I have 4 big bags of candy so I should have plenty ... those that come the last hour usually get the most!  I certainly don't need all that extra candy sitting around LOL

Have a wonderful weekend!

 Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

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10 comments:

  1. Leslie MillerOctober 31, 2026 at 1:06 PM

    Happy Halloween! A gorgeous embossing folder! I'm so addicted, too!

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  2. Julia AstonOctober 31, 2026 at 1:34 PM

    What a lovely embossing folder - so pretty in the white with the red borders! Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas! Julia xx

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  3. AnonymousOctober 31, 2026 at 4:09 PM

    Beautiful card where both embossing folder and sentiment shine!

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  4. ConniecrafterOctober 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM

    Happy Halloween, I do like the way you used partial of the folder, so pretty!

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  5. LollOctober 31, 2026 at 11:36 PM

    This is a lovely embossed design Darlene. It looks spectacular with white-on-white. The pop of red from the framing adds some lovely colour. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Christmas!

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  6. WillekeNovember 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM

    Very nice card! Thank you for being with us on cas on friday!

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  7. Celeste GoffNovember 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM

    I love the clean simplicity of this card!

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  8. PatriciaNovember 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM

    Elle est magnifique, élégante et raffinée ! Merci d'avoir participé au défi de AAA Christmas Card

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  9. djNovember 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM

    That poinsettia folder is awesome!! Thanks for playing along with our clean and simple EMBOSSED BACKGROUND challenge over at CAS on Friday.
    Deb Horst, DT #346

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  10. JaneNovember 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM

    The all white embossing is such an elegant and classic look, love it! Thanks for playing at AAA Christmas, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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