Snow Much

Happy New Year  everyone! Here's to 2022 being an improvement over 2021! I don't know about you all, but every year after the holidays I find myself in a crafting rut. The holidays just suck the creativity out of me. It takes a few weeks to get my mojo back. 

Today starts the first challenge for 2022 at Inky Paws. This is a great color challenge, guaranteed to help you get your mojo back! We are looking for you to use candy red, white, brown, and grey in your creations.

 

My card today uses the "Snowman Roundabout" stamp set and the Plaid stencil set,  both from Newton's Nook. Don't the challenge colors work perfectly with this stamp set and stencil?

 

How about some musical inspiration to start out the new year right.

 "This will Be Our Year" by the Zombies

 

I hope you all play along with our first challenge for 2022 at Inky Paws. You have two weeks to play along. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday January 14, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Harvest blessings

Did any of you have the opportunity to join in the "plaid" challenge at Inky Paws last week? If not you still have one more week to join the fun. Who doesn't love a plaid. Halloween is over and the slide into Christmas starts with Thanksgiving. Time to get started!

My card today I used the gingham stencil from Newton's Nook. To add interestl I just turned the stencil upside down to create the lattice look and I then added the black lines for an accent. The image is from "Autumn Newton" by Newton's Nook.

Come and cozy up with out plaid challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, November 5, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

 

Witchy witch

You don't have much time left, if you have been waiting to get your spooky on. Halloween is next Sunday. So let's get those cauldrons boiling and let's see some creativity bubbling over! 

Who doesn't love a plaid! Especially a cozy plaid. Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws. We want you to add a plaid! Plaids are so hot right now. You have plaid stamps, stencils, and even dies!

This wee witchy cat from Newton's Nook paired perfectly with the "plaid stencil" set from Newton's Nook.  Pretty sure this adorable and not the least bit scary card is going to my niece.

Come and cozy up with out plaid challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, November 5, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

 

Hipster ghosts

 I am thinking some where in Brooklyn there are hipster ghosts hanging out!! Today's fun tongue in cheek card is inspired by the new challenge at CAS on Friday.

We are asking you to use PLAID on your CAS card. Since Halloween is just a week or two away, all I am making is spooky cards.

My card uses a very old Sizzix ghost die set. I use this die every year. The saying is from Ellen Hutson.

And if my hipster ghosts do not have enough plaid going on they surrounded by a embossed plaid background.

The next question is, "What did I do with the negative die cut piece? Good question. Waste not want not.

You have two weeks to play along with our PLAID challenge at CAS on Friday!