Happy Birthday Sweet November

This week at All That Scraps the challenge is "Happy Birthday" in honor of Sweet November Stamps being 1 year old.

Cozy Winter Nights

The challenge at Belles 'N Whistles is "Cozy Winter Nights". It might not be winter yet but the days and nights sure are getting colder. The colder weather brings thought of snuggling up under cozy blankets to keep warm. Thus this new challenge to use something cozy on our cards. Examples of cozy items are: fun flock, felt, felt, flower soft and etc. I used a piece of velvet background paper as my cozy element.

Black & White Christmas

This weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles is "Black & White Christmas". Coloring of the image is allowed but all papers and embellishments MUST be Black & White.

Back from my Break!

I took a short break this past week. I didn't create anything I just took some time to spend with my husband and grandson. I didn't even enter any challenges! I do have a vintage card to share with you which I quickly create this morning. You can find this and other vintage prints at http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/

Anything Goes

"Anything Goes" is the new challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studio. You can make a card, layout, treat container, anything you can imagine. The only rule is that you use a Doodle Dragon Studio image. I pulled out my zoo collection for this challenge. I Thought one last trip would be fun before we start with the snowflakes and the winter holidays!

Give Thanks

The challenge this week over at Karen's Doodles is "Give Thanks". This can be a Thanksgiving, a thank you card or whatever you are thankful for; the decision is all yours!

All Hallow's Eve

The current challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studio's is to make "anything" for Halloween! I find making Halloween cards so much fun that I have a ton of Halloween cards!!! This is going to be the last Halloween card I make for this year. Time to put all these fun stamps away and get working on some cards for the next Holiday!

Last Minute Halloween Packaging

This weeks challenge over at All That Scraps is "Last Minute Halloween Packaging". They would like to see some cute thing to put those Halloween Treats in! Mine is a Pixie Stix holder.

Trick or Treat Me

Trick or Treat Me is the challenge over at Belles 'N Whistles. It's really simple and it doesn't have to have anything to do with Halloween. They want you to just have fun. Check out all the details by visiting their Challenge Blog!

All Sewn Up

This weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles is "All Sewn Up"! That means you can use real stitching (either on a machine or by hand) or faux stitching. And of course you will need to use a Karen's Doodle. You can even get a FREE digital image to enter the challenge!

Oh My PrismaColors

This past Wednesday the theme of The Greeting Farm's Whatcha Tootin' About Wednesday was "Oh My PrismaColors. Check them out at their Club Anya & Friends blog for all the details.

Magnets

This week over at All That Scraps their challenge is to make a magnet. There are no rules so long as it is a magnet. I used my Fall Hansel and layered him on some card stock then sent the entire project through my Xyron loaded with magnet strip. Once that was complete I trimmed the edges and I had a magnet!

Distressing Again

This week we are "Distressing" with Karen's Doodles. This time I've used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in "tea dye" for the image. For the edges of the papers I used the Stampin' Up distressing tool and coordinating ink colors.

Autumn has Arrived

It appears as if Autumn has finally arrived here in Pennsylvania. Out nights are getting fairly chilly and last night we had a light frost.

I'd like to share this card I made recently after learning this new thechnique from a friend at the Stamp Express.

Blowing in the Wind

The last few days have been particularly windy here and I feel like I've been blowing around in that wind. I've been so busy the working on organizing the 600+ cards we received for our Operation Write Home drive. Needless to say, I didn't get anything else done but that the last few days, that is why I didn't get to post anything yesterday.
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I did get to make a quick card this morning using Belle Sitting from Belles 'N Whistles. This card isn't for a challenge, I still have to check on challenges for this week!
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Fall Decorations

Fall Decorations is the challenge this week over at All That Scraps. I created this lollipop garden a week or two ago to use as a Halloween decoration and how perfect it is to enter in this challenge.

A Little Distressed

Their is a little distressing going on over at The Greeting Farms Club Anya & Friends this week. There are lots of tools out there to distress. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks for distressing with inks. This time I even used the Distress Inks to color my image!

Fall Colors

Fall Colors is the Challenge at Belles 'N Whistles. Be sure to check out their challenge blog for some terrific inspiration from their DT. You will also want to check out their shop while there to see the fabulous new stamps they recently released. I won one on the blog hop and it just came so I'm anxious to use it. Hopefully for the challenge in 2 weeks!

Recipe Challenge

It's a Recipe Challenge over at Karen's Doodle's this week. And the recipe is: 3 embellishemnts, 2 papers and 1 image.

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Macho Man

The latest challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios is all about the macho man (as they have put it)! All you need to do is make a masculine card using any Doodle Dragon Studio image to enter this super challenge. Check them out and all the inspiration from their DT.

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Bows

Over at The Greeting Farm this week they are Tootin' About Bows! If you have difficulty making bows be assured that you are not alone. And to help you; check out the tutorial videos on bow making at The Greeting Farms Club Anya and Friends Blog. Bow making is a talent that I've been blessed with, thankfully.

A Manly Card

This weeks challenge is to make a manly card over at All That Scraps. It can be for either a little man or a big man, so long as it is masculine. I'm using Fall Hansel again as I think he is so cute and this time I'm using a sentiment from the Autumn Sentiments set.

Halloween or Fall

Halloween or Fall is the theme of this week's challenge over at Karen's Doodles. I've been making so many Halloween card because they are just so fun to make that I decided I better go with the fall theme instead!

Mixing It Up

Belles 'N Whistles announced last week that they were mixing it up a bit and changing their challenges from weekly to bi-weekly. The current challenge began on September 27th and will be ending this week so hurry to their blog catch their sketch and play along.

Halloween Cards

Today I do not have anything ready yet for a challenge to share.....so I thought this would be the perfect time to share a few Halloween cards. I made these Halloween Cards with a stamps from All That Scraps. Check them out for these and other incredible stamps.

Clear Cards

This week we are making "Clear Card" for the All That Scraps Challenge. I've always admired these cards but have never made one, until now that is. I think I probably should have made my background a bit smaller so more of the clear card could be seen around but all in all I am happy with 1st try.
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7 of Something

7 of Something is this weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles. The something part is up to the project creator, just so there is 7 of that something. I've chosen to use pumpkin to go with the pumpkins in the image. The image I used is also the newest digital FREEBIE over at Karen's Doodles.

Card Casing with TGF

This week over at TGF there is a new card up to case, yeah. In a sense it is another sketch to follow just calling it by a different name! Check the Mystery Monday Card Casing every week over at The Greeting Farm. Even is you aren't playing along they have tons of inspiration to share.

Playing Along at Tickled Pink Stamps

Playing along with the Sketch Challenge over at Tickled Pink Stamps again. This is the 1st of about three sketch challenges this week! Too bad they are all completely different lol! Here is my interpretation of the Tickled Pink Stamp Sketch Challenge.

Falling for Colors

"Falling for Colors" is the challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios. You guess correctly, it is a color challenge. Their choice of colors are: Brown, Red and Orange. The theme is Autumn colors at every site and it is no wonder, I'm anxious for Autumn too!

Treat & Gift Holders

It is always fun to create treat and gift holders so get in on the fun and join the Club Anya Team over at The Greeting Farm this week. The Whatcha Tootin About project is "Treat & Gift Holders". You can use one of your own tried and true projects or something totally new just make sure you follow the rules if you want to win. If you need a little inspiration they have a step by step tutorial on the Club Anya and Friend Blog. Here is my Lollipop Garden using their Sweet & Toxic Set.

Happy Halloween Challenge

I recently submitted this card with May Arts for their "Happy Halloween Challenge" We had to use their Halloween Fun Pack of ribbon. They have 4 new fun pack and they each include 6 different ribbons. As you can see I was able to incorporate some of all 6 ribbons from their Halloween Fun Pack.

Another Color Challenge

This week over at All That Scrap they are having a color challenge. And the colors are...... Pumpkin, Burgundy and Artichoke. It seems everyone is ready for fall in all it's splendid and beautiful colors.

Lace

We are using lace again but this week the lace is for Karen's Doodles challenge #29. If you entered last weeks challenge at Karen's Doodles you will want to be sure to play along this week for sure. The lucky winners of this weeks challenge will receive double prizes if they entered last weeks challenge as well, yeah!

Clean & Simple

The challenge this week over at Belles 'N Whistles is "Clean & Simple". For this one I pulled out something I rarely use, that is my rub-ons. I forget about these and how easy they are to add a little something to your card. So a simple little rub-on is the only embellishment I used.

Casing Again

I'm back this week with another Mystery Monday Challenge from The Greeting Farm. Their is no mystery that they are casing another card and now that Monday is here it is no longer a mystery whose card they have chosen! You can check out the original card over at TGF's Club Anya and Friends Blog. Here is my casing of the card.

Janneke's Sketch

This week Jenneke has prepared a sketch for the All The Scraps Challenge. Check out her sketch at http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/ and play along. Here is my iterpretation of her sketch.

Cracked Glass

Today we are playing with a cracked glass technique for the Whatcha Tootin About Challenge over at The Greeting Farm this week. Check out their Club Anya & Friends blog if you want all the details to play along. They even have a video to show you this fabulous technique.

Criss-Cross Card

This weeks challenge over at Karen's Doodles is a Criss-Cross Card. This is a fun card to make with lots of flexibility, give it a try if you haven't already. Check out the Karen's Doodles challenge blog for a direct link to a tutorial if you haven't tried these cards before.

Lace & Frills

The challenge this week over at Belles 'N Whistles is Lace and Frills. As always I am all too happy to add lace to a card! Needless to say this weeks card was an easy one to make.

Monday's Card Casing with TGF

It's another Mystery Monday over at The Greeting Farm and time to case another card. Check the challenge out over at the TGF Club Anya & Friends blog. Here is my casing of this weeks card.

Tootin About Pleats & Ruffles

Not too long ago I did another challenge with "Pleats & Ruffles". This week we are playing along with The Greeting Farm and Club Anya & Friends Whatcha Tootin' About. Last time I ruffled my ribbon so this time I pleated my ribbon. For me the decision to either pleat or ruffles depends on the ribbon I am using. The lighter ribbons ruffle nicely while the heavier ribbons do not and you need to pleat those.

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Corner Bookmark

Corner Bookmarks are what the gals over at All That Scraps have us for a Challenge this week. You should peek in and check out the Design Team's amazing samples if you get a chance, loved them. Here is my entry for this challenge.

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Pretty In Pink

Challenge #27 over at Karen's Doodles is "Pretty in Pink". I know I need to get some new images ordered, I keep using the same one over and over. I keep changing the color but I'm going to soon run out of different colors, lol!!!

A Warm Color Challenge

The lovely ladies over at Belles 'N Whistles are having a "Warm Color Challenge" this week. This means you need to use these (or similar colors) Summer Sun, Real Red & Old Olive. Check out their site to view the color swatches if you are not familiar with these colors. Here is my card using these colors. I did switch the real red with cherry cobbler.

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New Challenge

They are changing up their Monday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm. Instead of having the Monday Mania Challenge they now have Mystery Mondays, the case of the show cased card. You can find this weeks show cased card at their Club Anya & Friends Blog if you wish to play along. Here is my interpretation or how I cased the show cased card!

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Let's Do it with 3's

Since this is the 3rd the gals over at The Greeting Farm have decided to make their Farm Fresh Friday 3's. Use 3 papers, add 3 embellishments, etc.; you getting the picture!!! So it the spirit of 3's for the challenge here is what I've come up with.

Lace - Lace - Lace

One of my favorite things to add to cards is lace. I was really excited this week when I saw that Lace is the challenge over at All That Scraps. I ended up creating 2 cards, then had to decide which one to use for this challenge. Well here is the one I decided on, I will show you the other card closer to Halloween!