Black and Kraft with a bit of white for the ghosts seemed to fit today as I was watching A Christmas Carol with George C Scott. So for my card I found my Newton’s Nook Designs Spooky Roundabout stamp. I inked it in black VersaFine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I added some white to the ghosts with a Posca pen and die cut a SimonSaysStamp Ghouls and Tree ghost. Sentiment strip is SSS, too. Spellbinder’s scallop and circle dies were used to make my frame. A bit of kraft ink blended on the focal panel then added to another piece of kraft cardstock and finally to a black card base. It is always fun to play along with:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: December 2025 Anything Goes Halloween

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Winter is definitely on the way….our temperatures have been very January-like and a bit of snow is sticking around. For my card today, I pulled out Whimsy Stamps Snowball Friends card fronts which was die cut with a Taylored Expressions Arched stacklet then mounted on a stitched rectangle and on a piece of patterned paper that was on my desk. My favorite snowflakes die and sentiment which were previously cut completes my card. I really seem to be in a pink and green mood lately and I didn’t even see the movie Wicked For Good!!!

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Four Seasons: Winter Season December 2025 — Anything Goes Winter

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I was stuck for ideas for my Christmas cards this year when I came across Whimsy Papers Woodland Santa cardfronts and I was energized to get to work with these amazing images. I know they won’t be for everyone but they really spoke to me. The Santa was die cut using Taylored Expressions Arched Stacklets with a backing layer in green cardstock. The TE Kraft cardstock notecard was stamped in kraft ink with TE’s Fineline Foliage background stamp. The sentiment strip was from my stash and the little holly/berry leaves enamel dots were a TE gift with purchase.

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Colorful Options: December 2025 with a color theme of Red, Green, White and Brown (gingerbread)

Love Those Pretty Papers December Challenge: Santa Theme

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I was digging deep in my stash to find a Christmas present design when I came across this Hampton Arts Outline mounted red rubber stamp. I decided on green packages with a light blue tissue paper, red bows and gold stars. A few snowflakes were added to fill in the space. The image and patterned paper from my stash were backed with black shimmer cardstock.

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Double D Challenges: Christmas Wrappings Challenge

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SimonSaysStamp Wild Berry Wreath embossing folder embossed over Taylored Expressions foiled insider panel. This was card attempt number two.

This was card attempt number one with some ink swiping and red marker for the berries. I wish I would have stopped at the green ink swiping. That red is really throwing me off so I made the second and just kept it white. This embossing folder is quite thick but I don’t believe it is an actual 3D. My card will be shared with:

Can You Handle the Pressure: Anything Goes with a Twist Card of Thanks (11/25)

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Congratulations to Peace On Earth and their 100th challenge. Their mood board seemed to focus on gingerbread men. I always like to play along with a challenge’s theme so my card today features this cute gingerbread man and house from Hunkydory It’s a Cute, Cute Christmas pocket pad. A Stamperia stencil was pounced with white pigment ink onto kraft cardstock, a layer of Gina K Designs pattern paper and Taylored Expressions Arch Nouveau dies to cut my focal image. A bit of green in the sentiment and holly/berry added for more interest.

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Peace on Earth Christmas: Challenge #100

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Do you remember making these spiders using Stampin Up punches and sandwiching a York Peppermint Patty in between the punches? They were always fun to make and an extra treat until the maker of these patties changed their packaging. I believe I was a bit Halloween card burned out and was trying to come up with an idea for a card for the Two Old Bats challenge and remembered these. My card besides the punched spiders uses a cuttlebug spiderweb embossing folder which was embossed over a web patterned paper and then lightly inked to highlight the embossing lines. Sentiment strips are SimonSaysStamp, I believe.

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Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: November 2025 Anything Goes Halloween

Always a fun mood board but decided on a different direction this time. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay safe and healthy.

Falling leaves this season definitely have not been neglected as the Taylored Expressions leaf coin die and Stampin Up punches. For a yard that only has small trees, we sure had enough clean up of leaves from our neighbors. The winds this fall season have been quite amazing and we kept on hoping that the leaves would blow to the next house……LOL!

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Double D Challenges: Fall Color Challenge

The Neglected Stuff Challenge November 2025

This was a CASE from a card I found online. The coin dies were a 2023 gift with purchase from TE. I should use these more often. The word die is a Spellbinders oldie but goodie. I will be sending my card to my sister who lives in Florida to remind her of the gorgeous fall weather in Pennsylvania. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe and healthy.

Thanks to Johanna and her post as a reminder of a speed challenge with an apple theme. I searched out my stash and came across Taylored Expressions Apple coin dies. These coin dies were a free with any purchase a few years ago. I had three so apparently I must have spent a lot of money that month!!!The coin die cuts out the circle and the apple. I did find this idea on line with a different coin die. The frame was from my stash and may be a bit wonky looking. Sentiment is from a Love Nicole stamp and die set from I believe JoAnn’s many years ago. Adding spatter over my waste basket was probably not the best idea as it was pretty one sided. My card was completed in 9 Minutes; 21 seconds. Phew! Always fun to play along and share my card with:

As You See It Challenge: Challenge #361 An Accelerated Apple A Day Speed Challenge

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