Inkspirational Challenge #355

https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/inkspirational-challenge-355-mood-board.html

Using Christmas symbols from Christmas design papers was a fun and easy way to make a cute and fast holiday card. I loved layering paper on this cute sampler card and added little glittery holly stickers to add just one more cute symbol of Christmas. 

 

FestiveFriday challenge #198

https://festivefridaychallenge.com/festive-friday-card-making-and-paper-crafting-challenge-ff0198/

I used embossing folder, texture, and Christmas colors for my card. The embossing was done on black paper and the I sanded over it to see the light blue snowflakes. The sequins helped make the texture. There is red and green on the designed papers I used. The stamp is from Penny Black. Image colored with alcohol markers.

 

C.R.A.F.T. challenge - Christmas 769

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-769-christmas-anything-goes.html

I stamped directly onto the design paper and paper pieced the faces, hands, and baby blanket from an image I stamped on white. I used this die cut done in white just to accent the white portions if this card.  I colored parts of it with alcohol markers. The sentiment and image are from Unity Stamps and stamped in versafine clair black ink.

 

Just Add stencil and dies 774

I used a laered stencil from Impression Obsessions , a die from Momenta and a joy die for my sentiment. I mounted it on a burgandy card base.

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2025/11/just-add-ink-774stencils-dies.html

Try it on Tuesday

Made this quick Christmas card for the Try it on Tuesday challenge this week found here:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/11/get-ready-for-christmas.html

I loved this festive plaid so added a few die cut pieces to this, The joy is from Impression Obsessions and the leaves are from Sizzix.  I used a gem stone for the dot of the I. 

 

Golden Days challenge for November 2025

 

Used a little gold stencil butter for this card for the challenge for the stencil fun challenge this month:

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-stencil-fun-challenge.html

The stencil is from A Colorful Life and the die I used was from Spellbinders  and the sentiment is from Creative Worship stamps.  

Allsorts challenge #836

This card was made for the Allsorts challenge found here:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-836.html

I used and patterned card front and added my strip I had made made from left over papers and a gold matt on a red strip. The die for the poinsettia is from Momenta. I used a gold glittery enamel dot for the flower center.  

 

Krafty Chicks - Christmas #794

For the Krafty Chicks challenge this week, we were to make a Christmas card. This is a die I was gifted from a friend and wanted to use it for the first time. The die is from Taylored Expressions and I used a sentiment from Creative Worship Stamps for the center focus. I used some red sequins from A Colorful Life as embellishment.  You can check out the details of the challenge here:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/krafty-chicks-challenge-794-christmas.html

 

Using scraps and building a snowman

There seems to be many challenges lately using a winter or Christmas theme, and one of my favorite challenges that happens on a bi-monthly basis is over at Jingle Belles, whose criteria this week is to use left overs. Of course, there are always lovely paper scraps left over from various Christmas projects, but for this card I also went back through my Christmas stamps and found this one from an old Stampin' Up set from 1999. The snowflakes are from a die set from Creative Worship Stamps. I added an enamel dot for the centers of the snowflakes.  

You can find the details for the Jingle Belles challenge here:

https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2025/11/more-leftovers-yes-please.html

I am also using this card for the Cards 4 gals' challenge #263 theme of "Build a Snowman." It can be found here:

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2025/11/263-build-me-snowman.html

 

Seize Birthday - Use Christmas supplies

 

   https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/

   What an honor to get be a party guest this week for this terrific challenge! I have a friend who has a December birthday and she is quite the gardener. so I thought of this beautiful stocking full of gardening items, which is a Power Poppy digital image designed by one of my favorite artists, Marcella Hawley. I colored it with alcohol markers, used some awesome Christmas design paper from Paper Studio. and  die cut from Sizzix. The sentiment stamp is from Stampendous. . I used red sequins for my berries. 

Inspire.Create. #205

 

https://inspirecreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/11/inspirecreatechallenge-205-sketch.html

I made this card for the above sketch and used a Power Poppy digital that I colored with alcohol markers.  The sentiment is from Creative Worship Stamps. I used patterened papers from Paper Studio and a white card base.

AAA challenge #303

 

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2025/11/aaa-card-challenge-303-11.html

This card was made with a new stamp I purchased from  Creative Worship Stamps taking advantage of a sale of the set and the die that matched the set. The sentiment is from Stampendous.  I made the background with scraps left over from my stash pile. These are fun backgrounds that I like to make ahead of time and lay aside for future cards.  I used the birthday theme with my plus one being a cake. 

House Mouse challenge #452

Love this stamp set, which is one of my newest in my collection. I am actively involved in the creating of Christmas cards as November is already here. I stamped the image and sentiment with versafine clair black ink. I colored the image with alcohol markers. I fussy cut it out and added it to this pretty holiday paper from Paper Studios,. I used some silver sticker stripes to frame the sentiment. Loving the non-traditional colors on this paper. 

Find the details of the challenge here:

https://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/house-mouse-452-anything-goes-or-any.html

 

Unity Show and Tell Creating a Background challenge

I had a great time using many of my Unity stamps for this background. First I just started with some pink oxide distress ink direct from pad to paper swipes. Then I used a blending sponge to add some yellow distress oxide in. Then I added moss green distress ink pine needles all around the background. I found a small little group of stars on a stamp that was from a grab bag deal from Unity to added the stars for texturing with a espresso distress ink. On a scrap of design paper  I stamped the ornament which is one of my favorite Unity Christmas stamps and colored it with alcohol markers and also a gold mettalic marker. I colored some white pearl embellishments with a yellow alcohol marker and added them to the centers of  the flowers on the ornament. I found this silver swirly sticker that reminded me of those fancy ornament hangers they have out now so added it to the top of the ornament after I had fussy cut it and glued it onto the background. The sentiment is from one of my newest Unity stamps that is a set of great Christmas sentiments.  Go join in on the fun. This will last the entire month of November. Check it out!