Plum thank you

 

It's September 1,  summer is pretty much over. The kids are back in school, the leaves are starting to change, and Starbucks is selling pumpkin spice everything again. Fall is on it's way.

But the first of the month means a new color challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. We are looking for cards that are "purely plum". That gorgeous reddish purplely color.

My card could not be more simple. A stencil and a sentiment and you have a great thank you card for someone of the male persuasion.

There really aren't any songs with the color plum in them, so I went with a fall themed song to inspire your creativity. I hope you enjoy the "Leaves that are Green" by Simon and Garfunkle.

You have the month of September to play along with our plum color challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge.

Dream time

 

Happy Monday! Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws. We are looking at a sketch challenge this week.

I had so much fun with this sketch, that I actually made three cards!! I asked Deb Owens, our team leader to pick the cards to post. She picked this dreamy card featuring Newton's Naptime from Newton's Nook.

The card also features the cascading stars stencil also from Newton's Nook, that masked off to mimic the sketch.

Come and join our sketch 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, September 10, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Newton's Cupcake

Missed my deadline for posting my card. But hey, better late then never. Today  is a reminder week for our color challenge at Inky Paws. you have one more week to play along.

We have had a good turnout for this color challenge. i ammthinking that all of you are really inspired by teal, yellow, white, and green.

Today's card features the cupcake stencil  and Newton's Cupcake, all from Newton's Nook.

Come and join our theme of beachy color 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, August 27, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Hummingbirds

Happy Monday! Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws. The challenge is a fun beachy color scheme.

We would like you to use teal, yellow, white and green in your creations.

My card today uses the Hummingbird stamp set from Newton's Nook and the basket weave stencil also from NN. Have you ever seen a hummingbird. I love bird watching but have only seen a few over the years. It is quite a treat when I do come across one.

Come and join our theme of beachy color 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, August 27, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Beach barks

It has been a long time since I have been to the beach! Up until covid I visited my brother and SIL at the beach a few times a year. I so miss those days! Hopefully, I will be able to visit again soon.

 

Today is reminder that you have one more week to join us in our stripe challenge at Inky Paws. Who doesn't like a good stripe.

For today's card I just cut an ombre of beach blue stripes and added "Beach Barks" from Newton's Nook.

 

Come and join our theme of stripes 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, August 13, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

Stripes

Stripes- one of my most favorite things in the world. I have a million striped shirts and  I love to add stripes to my cards. That's why today's challenge at Inky Paws. was so much fun to do!

We want you to add stripes! I had to think a bit creatively for today's card. 

 

 

I took the sun and palm stencil from Newton's Nook and just used the sun stencil to create my stripes. I added "dainty daises" for a fun and kinda funky card.

Come and join our theme of stripes 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, August 13, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

day late, dollar short

 

Well, July has come and gone and I missed the whole Christmas in July thing, card making even the Hallmark Christmas movies!! But hey that's OK, because 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is going strong with challenges to get you prepared for the upcoming holidays.

The challenge is to use vellum on a window card. I had to search for vellum. It isn't some thing this CAS girl uses very often.  Luck would have it, that it was relatively easy to find!

I love red and brown together and that is why I stenciled this unconventional colored snowstorm. Brown flakes on the background and an overlay of red flakes on the vellum. I added the reindeer and snowmen from Clearly Besotted's "Christmas Lineup". Some always needed bling, a sentiment and there we go.

This is my first time joining the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, but it won't be my last! So what that I missed Christmas in July, when I have Christmas in August, September, October, November, and December!!