Frightful Halloween

My granddaughter was born on Halloween so we always have a fun party, along with the usual trick or treating. I've had these adorable stamps by Stampendous (Create Fall stamp and die set) that I haven't really used yet so I decided to pull them out and see what I could come up with. This set has pumpkin images that can be left plain or turned into Jack-O-Lanterns, which is a great way to stretch these images.  I combined it with paper by DCWV, some of my favorite jute twine, and a few glitter enamel dots by YNS. Shhhh...don't tell him he's really not very frightful.

 Mod Squad Challenge, Fall
Crafty Hazelnut's Sept PP challenge
Cardz TV challenge 97
DL.Art Sept linky
Tuesday Throwdown 439, stripes
Love to Scrap Sept challenge, AG
Stamplorations summer theme and sketch, AG with stamping

Butterfly Border

 I decided to make another butterfly card while I had my stamps out and used the Butterfly Border by Stamplorations for this CAS design. I stamped an extra butterfly from the border, cut it out and inked the edges...then popped it up on foam tape for a bit of dimension. The sentiment is by Altenew and I'm going to use this as a sympathy card for a neighbor who recently lost her husband. The embossing folder is by Darice and I added some metallic pearls from my stash.

Double D Challenge: pearls, gems or rhinestones 
Butterfly Spot challenge 127. I used the color Kobe (dark burgundy) and Kraft
Word Art Wednesday
Love to Scrap Sept challenge, AG
Cardz TV challenge 97
SSS Monday challenge, S is for (border) Strip
DL.Art Sept linky

Stamplorations AG challenge, anything with Stamplorations

 Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch challenge

 

Butterfly Birthday Wishes

I used a sentiment by Stampendous, along with a butterfly image by Stamplorations from the Trendy Butterflies stamp set, and a label die by Spellbinders ro this birthday card. The paper is very old stash, and I used another doily. I even added a couple of pink rhinestones for sparkle. I think this would make the perfect springtime birthday card, don't you? 

 Stamplorations Summer Cutplorations challenge.

 Stamplorations AG challenge, use Stamplorations product

Word Art Wednesday
Double D Challenge, gems or pearls
SSS Monday challenge, S is for string
Butterfly Spot challenge 127, I used kraft and the colors Kobi and Kobe.
Creative Inspirations August challenge, seasons. I went with spring this time
Cardz TV 97
Crafty Hazelnut's Sept PP challenge
SSS Work it Wednesday, Celebrate

Warmest Thoughts

Yes, it's another Christmas card, but this is the last one. I'm of to my daughter's for a couple of days to help with  grandkids so won't have time to stamp and make cards. I've been making cards to donate but this one is for my own stash. Thinking I can make this in multiples for several different recipients. The label die set is by Spellbinders as is the little holley die. I just added tiny red rhinestones for berries. I so rarely use colored rhinestones that I felt very daring this week since I used several different colors!

CHNC challenge 452
Creative Inspirations August challenge, seasons. I chose winter and Christmas
Crimbo challenge 191
Word Art Wednesday
SSS Wednesday challenge AG
CH Patterned paper challenge for August
Stamplorations Summer Theme and and sketch challenge

Happy Holidays

I've had this Hero Arts stamp set for a long time (Happy Holidays) and so I dusted it off and made this yesterday. The founded snowflake border was made with the WeRMemory Keepers Mini-8 punch. I was lucky enough to win an entire set of them when they first came out years ago and recently pulled them out from my cupboard. I need to remember to use them because there are a lot of nice borders that can be used on layouts or cards. 

CHNC challenge 452
SSS Wednesday challenge
Creative Inspirations August challenge, seasons. I chose winter
Stamplorations Summer Sketch and Theme challenge

Word Art Wednesday 402-403
Crimbo Crackers 191
SSS Monday challenge, S is for stitching

Christmas Greetings

I used papers from a packet that came free with a craft magazine, and added a kraft doily from my stash along with a die cut snowflake by Little B. The tag had a printed logo on it that I didn't want, so I just fussy cut some holly leaves and adhered it right over the unwanted element!

CHNC challenge 452
CH August PP challenge
Creative Inspirations August challenge, seaonal. I went with winter again
Crimbo Crackers 191
Word Art Wednesday
SSS Wednesday challenge AG
Papercraft Challenges 44, stripes
SSS Monday challenge, S is for stocking
Stamplorations Summer Tagplorations challenge

Wishing You Peace

Here is another Christmas card that I made from papers that I won from Diana Larson in one of her DL.Art monthly linky parties, along with a vintage image that someone gave me. I just added a stamped sentiment and some seam binding ribbon and a tiny enamel glitter star. The labels are by Spellbinders. I've been hoarding all of my enamel dots and glitter shapes but it's time to start using them!

CHNC challenge 452
CH August PP challenge
Crimbo Crackers 191
Creative Inspirations August challenge, seaons. I went with winter
Word Art Wednesday 402-403
SSS Wednesday challenge AG
Papercraft challenge 44, stripes
Tuesday Throwdown 439, stripes. I used striped washi tape
SSS monday challenge. S is for scarf and seam binding ribbon
DL.Art August linky
Stamplorations Summer Theme and Sketch challenge

Noel

I have been working at using up some of my really old Christmas stash and so I managed to make several cards today. Many of these papers that I have are over 10 years old and I am determined to use them up. Why is it that they seem to reproduce right in the closet and drawers?? This one uses the last bit of paper from a pack by Current Inc that I bought 15 years or more ago. I combined it with a tag die by Spellbinders, an eyelet (also really old stash) and an element from a set of card ideas that someone gave me. The snowflae die is also by Spellbinders

CHNC challenge 452
CH August PP challenge
Creative Inspirations August challenge, seasonal. I used winter as my inspiration
Crimbo Crackers 191
DL.Art August linky
SSS Wednesday AG
Stamplorations summer tagplorations challenge

Thank You for Teacher

Here is the second card that I made for Teacher Appreciation Week. This time I used adorable stamps by Imaginisce and a stamped sentiment from my stash. All I needed to do was add an enamel dot and some patterned paper.

Double Trouble challenge 36. I did Thing 1 (round), Thing 2 (tic tac toe and enter Joy of Sets), and Thing 3 (school)
Kat Scrappiness August challenge, school
Joy of Sets challenge 8, tic tac toe
Crafty Hazelnut's august PP challenge
SSS Monday challenge, S is for school

Stamplorations summer theme and sketch challenge

 DL.Art August linky

Teacher Thanks

My granddaughters are both in school now so I whipped together a couple of Teacher Thank You cards for them to have ready for Teacher Appreciation Week. This patterned paper was at the bottom of my stash so I trimmed it and used it as a card base. I combined it with stamps by BoBunny and Niki Sivels (both are really old stamps). The sentiment is from a set by Concord and 9th. I even added some washi tape and a round enamel dot.

 Kat Scrappiness August challenge, back to school
Double Trouble challenge 36. I used Thing 1 (something round), Thing 2 (tic-tac-toe and entry in Joy of Sets challenge), and Thing 3 (school)
Joy of Sets challenge 08, tic-tac-toe. I used yellow, animal, and school
Crafty Hazelnut's PP challenge
DL.ARt august linky
Papercraft Challenges 44, stripes. I used a striped washi tape
SSS Monday challenge, S is for school