Joyous Trees

| Gayle Chrvala

After watching Amy R’s Faux Dip-Dye YouTube video, I decided to give it a try. Not a complete success but a bit of an ombre effect if you look close enough. After painting my background on watercolor cardstock, I stamped the trees and heat embossed in black embossing powder using a Tim Holtz SimonSaysStamp Stamptember 2021 stamp set. Added a little white spatter and stamped, heat embossed and fussy cut the Gina K Designs Christmas Joy sentiment.

My card will be shared today with:

Double D Challenges: Get Ready for Winter

We had some flurries but mostly rain which is definitely needed. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and stay safe.

Candy Cane Christmas

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest by Beth McCullough. You can find it here https://stampingmom.com/humble-home-fun-fold-card/

Patterned paper is Echo Park, candy canes are computer clip art, fussy cut and popped up. Just don’t look too close at the bow. :). Sentiment was found online and printed from my Hallmark card program.

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I’m entering this at https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/11/peace-on-earth-challenge-76.html

Season’s Greetings

| Gayle Chrvala

A clean & simple card today using Gina K Designs Sentimental Sentiments and Peace, Love & Joy stamps sets, brown ink and gold embossing powder. Taylored Expressions Wavy Stitched stacklets was used to add a little more interest to the CAS card.

My card today will be shared with:

Simply Clean & Simple: November 2024 Challenge with a theme of Christmas is coming!

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Warm Christmas Wishes

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card was inspired by buddies Johanna & Gayle.

Background embossing folder is Snowflakes by The Paper Studio; hot chocolate mug is computer clip art that I fussy cut; pp was found online; circle die is Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles, sentiment and clip art holly was done in my Hallmark card program; ef used with the circle is Softly falling by Stampin Up.

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

This will be entered at https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-9th-anything-goes-with-twist.html

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/11/warm-and-cozy-challenge.html

Ursinia Flower

| Lisa K

Each week I play along with the alphabet challenge at Splitcoast Stampers and this week is a flower called the Ursinia. It is in the daisy family and found in Africa. It’s colors are orange with a darker circle towards the center and then orange in the center. I used the Sunday Stamps sketch to complete my card.

I used Newton’s Nook Dainty Daisies for the flower and a Simon Says Stamp and die set for the word Hugs. The ovals are cut with Gina K Designs and Thermoweb stitched ovals. The patterned paper is from SU Flowers for Every Season DSP. I colored the flowers with alcohol markers and fussy cut them.

https://sundaystamps.blogspot.com/2024/11/ssc348-in-frame.html

Each week of this alpha challenge is another flower I have never heard of. I research each one and either create the flower or use the colors to make my card. This one went together easily with the help of this sketch.

Cute and Cozy

| Gayle Chrvala

Adorable images are included in the HunkyDory It’s a cute, cute Christmas pocket pad and I decided on these little bears. After fussy cutting the images, I added them to a Taylored Expressions Tiny Twinkles embossing folder background. A few SimonSaysStamp Layered Hills, pretty Pink Posh’s Winter frame and Avery Elle’s love die will complete my card.

My card will be shared with:

Double D Challenges: Warm and Cozy Challenge

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, stay safe and warm.

I must confess that I haven’t started on my Christmas cards yet except for a few made for challenges. Oh my!!! I need to get motivated. Wish me luck.

Joyful Mug

| Gayle Chrvala

Taking inspiration from Buddy Johanna’s recent mug cards, I decided to give it a try! An older Gina K Designs’ Mugs & Kisses stamps set was used for my focal image mug stamped on a circle die. To help fill in the large circle, I found some GKD ephemera and stamped the candy cane from the same stamp set. Embossing folder is SimonSaysStamps’ Holiday Greenery. Snowflake, patterned paper and word Joy were from my stash.

My card today will be shared with:

Can You Handle The Pressure?: November 9th Anything Goes with a Twist of Coffee, Cocoa, warm drinks.

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Chilling Joy

| Gayle Chrvala

Taking some inspiration from Buddy Gerry’s recent black and white card, I decided to go that route too. So my background is a little “chilling”for Christmas. The patterned paper is from Whimsy Chilling Christmas patterned paper pack. Not really sure if I like this pack or not…..it is a little dark but I’ll keep working at it. The die cut letters are Taylored Expressions Folk Joy die. I did try adding a red “O” to the card but that definitely didn’t work for me so black and white it is.

My card today will be shared with: Word Power #11 Challenge

I was very surprised that my BOO card was the Top Winner in Word Power’s Challenge #10. I was thrilled and honored.

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