Flurries

 

Happy Black Friday!! How are all of you feeling? Are you in turkey comas? This was a very different Thanksgiving. I spent it with just the hubs and me. Usually I am at my brother's for three days cooking for 30 plus folks. I am hopeful that next year will be different.

Black Friday is always spent with my BFF at all the major craft stores stocking up on essentials for holiday card making. How do you spend black Friday?

Today starts a new challenge at CAS on Friday. Our theme this week is:

SNOW

That is a rather broad theme and you can go any which way with it.

I love the Taylor Expression's masking stencils. They are perfect tool to make a fast clean and simple card.

You have two weeks to get your snow on and play along with us at CAS on Friday. As each snowflake is different, I am sure each card entered will be unique and beautiful.

Let's get the holidays started!

Thanksgiving is just days away, that means Christmas is just around the corner. If you haven't started on your holiday cards, now is the time to get crackin'. 

Today at Inky Paws we have a color challenge just right to get you in that holiday mood. Lime, green, red and white. Perfect Christmas colors.

My card today uses "Poinsettia Blooms" from Newton's Nook.  I also used "Sentiments of the Season", "Petite Snow" stencil and the Roundabout dies.

Time to get your holiday inks out and join us for this festive color challenge  at Inky Paws! You have two weeks week to play along 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, December 4, 2020 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Holiday macarons

 

For every special occasion my husband heads to the little French Patisserie in town for some exquisite macarons. They are soft, chewy with a delightful filling in the most vibrant colors. They aren't cheap and he usual comes home with a dozen of this gorgeous confections.

When I saw this week's challenge at Cupcake Inspirations, I immediately pulled out an old Avery Elle set, "Bonjour". Unfortunately it is no longer available. What is sweeter than holiday colored macarons?

You have two weeks to play along with us at our "Holiday Sweets" challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. I can't wait to see what sweets you dish up!!

Miss Pinkie

 

Today is the second week of our Newton's Nook Favorite stamp set challenge at Inky Paws. While I love my sharks, I have to say my absolute all time favorite stamp set is "Sweater Weather". The cute, sweet kitty reminds me so much of my precious girl Miss Pinkie who we lost in August. A holiday hasn't gone by that I haven't used this stamp set.

 

 

My card not only uses  "Sweater Weather", but I also used "Whispering Pines", Snowfall stencil, and circle frame dies.

 

It has been fun seeing your favorite Newton's Nook stamp set used for or "favorite" challenge at Inky Paws! You have two weeks week to play along 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 20, 2020 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Fall Frenchies

 

You still have one more week to play along with our autumnal color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.

This a perfect challenge to make your Thanksgiving cards. 

My card today uses a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that I actually won!! "Fall Frenchies". These dogs are so fun to color in.

You have one more week to play along with us at Cupcake Inspirations!

Ho Ho Ho

Six weeks till Christmas!! Where has the time gone? Have you been playing along with us at Christmas 24? if so, you should have a big pile of holiday cards to get you started this year! I know I have a huge pile!

Today's challenge is Santa!  Yes "I know him!! I know Santa!!!" What classic holiday movie is that from. Share with me in comments. It is favorite of mine!

Today's card uses a bunch of old stamp sets. The Santa is from Paper Smooches "Santa Paws". It is so sad that Paper Smooches has closed shop. Their cute whimsical images started my love for all things critter! If you really want this stamp set, Amazon has it, but it will cost you!

 

You have two weeks to play along with us at Christmas 24. Lets see your most creative Santa cards!

Apologies

 

I pride myself on staying on time and working ahead on the various challenge teams I am on. But today I really dropped the ball at CAS on Friday. I totally for got about posting today's new challenge. I forgot to write it on the calendar.  I had the card made so long ago, I actual forgot the card I had made!!

I sure hope my teamies will forgive me. The new challenge is a fun one. We are asking you to:

USE A BIG SENTIMENT

 

Today card features a new fav from Penny Black, "Hugs and Cuddles".  The "blessed" die is a very old Papertrey Ink die. I do believe it was one of the first word dies I ever bought.

 

Please check out what the other DT members have come up with and play along with our big sentiment challenge at CAS on Friday!! You have two weeks to play along.