Birthday Pinwheel

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Thank you, Double D, for 10 years of fun challenges.

When I found this pp in my stash and realized it was a good match to Stampin Up’s Fresh Freesia cs I thought it would make a pretty pinwheel card. For the embossed layer I used the Argyle ef by Cuttlebug, sentiment was printed on the computer and gems are from my stash. A decorative scissors was used to fussy cut the edges of the sentiment strip. Since I can’t cut a straight line I had hubby cut it.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you your time and any comments you leave. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

I’m now entering this at https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2026/01/double-d-ten-year-birthday-2026.html

Incredible Will Power

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Dear old sisters first chuckle card for 2026. One day she had a notice from the post office that it would be delivered that day, but it never showed up. The next best thing is for her to see it here. Sentiment “If it weren’t for my incredible will power… I’d be exercising right now.” and image were found online. I even found this perfect frame online. This is not the ideal way for her to see it.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you taking the time and any comments you might leave. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Are You…..

| Gayle Chrvala

….10? If you are Double D Challenges….yes you are!! Congratulations Diane and Darlene on Double D Challenges 10th Birthday! My card for the celebration uses Kraft cardstock ( which I rarely use) and Taylored Expressions Hooray Layering Stencil, Postmarked Layering Stencils and die for the happy mail and Simply Sending stamp and die set for the sentiments.

Double D Challenges: Double D Ten Year Birthday 2026

It is our granddaughter’s 8th birthday! Every happy birthday song ends with Are You 1, Are You 2 until they get to your age. She counts by tens for my birthday!! Are you 8! Yay!! Here’s Alexandra’s card using TE products.

The inside has the stenciled Hooray and a few more 8 party balloons. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and keep safe.

Big Hugs

| Gayle Chrvala

I seem to have acquired a lot of Taylored Expressions Foil-it Insider panels. This is the left over portion of a foiled insider message that I foiled on Gina K Designs polyglaze. A two-for-one!!! My card also includes a stamped and fussy cut image from Inkadinkadoo’s Christmas Characters. TE’s Arched die stacklets were used for my image and shaped card as well as a tone on tone starfall background stamp. A few of my favorite snowflake dies and a stitched hill completes my card. My card will be shared with:

Word Power January 2026 Challenge Using a sentiment as the focal point

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Flying By

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Like Buddy Gayle, I think it’s time to get going on Halloween cards for 2026. Patterned paper was found online, sky background with flying witch was also found online. Window frame is from the Silhouette and embossed with an ef from The Paper Studio, ghost is an old Sizzix die, spiders are from a die I bought on Amazon. The window frame is popped up with mounting tape. Popping the spiders up was a challenge since they’re so tiny but I managed to cut teeny tiny pieces of Stampin Up’s small dimensionals. Now that I look at it, I think I should have made the ghost a little smaller.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you and your time and any comments you might have. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

I will now share this at https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/january-2026-anything-goes-halloween.html

White-Out Jacks

| Gayle Chrvala

Adding to my Halloween cards with the challenge at:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: January 2026 Anything Goes Halloween

Always an intriguing mood board, I was inspired by a combination of images on it. The haunted house in the snow globe was a Gina K Designs Spooktacular stamp stamped on the white moon. The image was stamped in black versafine and clear heat embossed. The patterned paper background is Whimsy Stamps “Haunted” paper pack. The snowy images on the mood board became white Taylored Expressions Graveyard Shift die and an A2 Thin Frame cutting plate die. A fun card to make. Thank you also for choosing my December card as a Top 3 and to our Buddy Gerry for sharing the good news notification to me.

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Wonky Kitty

| Gayle Chrvala

Playing along with the challenge at: Crazy is our Fame – STENCILS are our Game Stencil Fun January 2026 with an optional theme of Anything with Four Legs. I love the wonky cats from Tim Holtz Alterations/Sizzix stamp set. My background uses Taylored Expressions Wonky Dots stencil that I ink blended in two different colors of inks. TE’s Arch Noueveau dies were also used. My sentiment and the “fish” embellishments are also part of the TH stamp/die set.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care! Stay safe and happy!

Snow Friend

| Gayle Chrvala

Digging through my stash of goodies, I ran across this Gina K Designs Snowman and a Silhouette Cut File for the image. Well that takes me back quite a bit! After digging a bit further, I found SimonSaysStamps Snowflake Season stamp set. I die cut an oval from the center of a piece of vellum, stamped the Snowflake Season snowflake stamps in versamark and white heat embossed. A second oval was die cut and embossed with Taylored Expressions Tiny Twinkles embossing folder and Frame in Frame 3 Cutting plate.

I’d like to share my card today with the following Challenges:

The Neglected Stuff Challenge January 2026 Challenge — GKD Snowman and cut file

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge – January 2026 Peace on Earth Challenge #103 Taking inspiration from the mood board’s colors.

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Something New…..

| Gayle Chrvala

….is this Simon Says Stamp Pixie Snowflake embossing folder. I tried embossing this snowflake on a variety of different types of cardstock and finally decided that this patterned paper with simple white snowflakes was the best result. After embossing, I swiped first with white pigment ink then added Taylored Expressions Gumdrop ink. Sentiment is Gina K Designs incentive set Warm Mittens to Boot. The die was a separate purchase. Lots of “Blue Space” and simple layers so I think this can be considered CAS. I will be sharing this card with:

Simply Clean & Simple: January Use Something New Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Still very cold but not as windy and the promise of near 50 degree temps mid week! Take care and stay safe.