Black & White Christmas

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is a CASE of one I saw on Pinterest, by Mary Wildi.

Background paper was found online, trees and reindeer are from the Silhouette. I added Wink of Stella to the trees for a little sparkle. Sentiment was printed in my Hallmark card program. To get the little stars background for the sentiment I Googled Christmas stars background paper. Sentiment labels dies are Rectangle Stitched Framelits by Stampin Up. Hubby really likes this one.

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

Now I’m entering this at https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/11/peace-on-earth-challenge-75.html

Stack, Cut and Shuffle

| Gayle Chrvala

Three pieces of patterned paper, stacked together, cut apart and shuffled so a different pattern is on all three cards. Thanks to Lisa Freeman, SU and her recent YouTube video for this idea. After assembling the background, I stamped and colored the bird from Gina K Designs Vintage Summer card kit. Patterned paper is also a GKD product.

This card will be shared with:

Love those Pretty Papers November Challenge — Theme is Brown and Yellow this month

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

Fall Birthday

| Gayle Chrvala

The final friend 70th birthday is this upcoming week so I thought it would be appropriate to include leaves on her card. A leaf die cut was used as my stencil for my background layer and then used the same inks to ink blend another piece of cardstock to cut out the leaf die. Vellum is sandwiched inbetween the layers to soften the look. Some gold cord and a Taylored Expressions sentiment stamp and die as well as their postage stamp dies were used to complete my card.

I will be sharing this card with:

The Four Seasons Challenge: Fall Season November 2024

Leaves have peaked in my neighborhood and have started falling and I do believe that all of the neighborhood leaves have blown to our yard. Let the clean up begin! Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take card and stay safe.

Printed Pumpkin

| Gayle Chrvala

A little different look for me and it’s just OK. The designer card I CASEd from Whimsy Stamps looked so much better. I am loving Whimsy Stamps and their designer paper packs. Using a Recollections pumpkin die, I die cut my scene from the Pink Autumn paper pad, patterned paper from my stash that was embossed with a leaf background embossing folder and sentiment from a SSS stamp set with the addition of a few die cut leaves and flower to top off the pumpkin. It’s ok and maybe better than horrible to use Gina K’s words.

My card will be shared with:

Cardz 4 Galz #236 Showcase your Patterned Paper

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

Sparkling Christmas

| Lisa K

I made three cards with one layout. I will share all three cards and choose one to post to the Cardz 4 Galz challenge.

All patterned paper and ephemera are from Spellbinders Sparkling Christmas 2019 card kit. I chose three pieces of paper and cut them following the Natasha Foote layout that Buddy Johanna linked. I think my favorite is card 2 with the swan and little poinsettia flowers. My lighting is a bit off today as it was cloudy outside. Even with natural light, it still didn’t photograph as well as some days.

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2024/10/237-showcase-your-patterned-paper.html

A couple of posts ago I mentioned medical stuff in my family. It turns out that our daughter has kidney stones which are very painful. We are awaiting the doctor appointment this week then hopefully it will be resolved soon. Thank you for those who noticed my post and asked.

Pilgrim Pumpkin

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card was quite simple to make. Background paper was in my stash, pilgrim pumpkin is computer clip art with sentiment printed in my Hallmark card program. After fussy cutting I edged it with a black marker and popped it up.

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

This will be entered into https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/10/pumpkin-pumpkin-whos-got-pumpkin.html

Candy Corn Halloween

| Lisa K

I completed a Halloween card today with the candy corn focus.

I followed Chari’s pattern and example when completing this card. I used Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. The pattern is found here: https://www.lawnfawn.com/pages/embroidery-hoop-patterns

The paper I stitched on is Gina K Designs; it holds up well and doesn’t tear. The stars were cut with Lawn Fawn dies.

https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-mid-month-reminder.html

This is my third stitching card I have completed this year. It will be mailed tomorrow. I enjoy creating them, but it is a slow process. Thanks for sharing in my card.

Punch Art Pumpkin

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card came about because I wanted to try making a punch art pumpkin. Background paper was in my stash. I used Stampin Up’s small oval punch for the pumpkin, small leaves had been die cut a while ago, stem was fussy cut. Center strip was run through an embossing folder by The Paper Studio. Sentiment was printed on the computer and cut with Stitched Rectangles Framelits from Stampin Up. Corners of pp were rounded, and ovals edges were sponged before putting together.

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

Happiest Snowman Wishes

| Lisa K

Sharing a Christmas card with a fun snowman…I have several cards that have not been shared here on the blog, so I chose one to share.

I chose to use my Home for the Holidays patterned paper with snowflakes and colored the snowman to match the colors on the patterned paper. Those colors are Jelly Bean Green, Turquoise Sea, and Christmas Pine and I found alcohol markers that were close all different brands. The cardstock is Turquoise Sea by Gina K Designs.

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-on-earth-challenge-74.html

I have been busy crafting with Falliday Fest at Splitcoast Stampers along with watching Justine Hovey’s 12 Days of Christmas. Add the medical stuff happening in my household, I have been slow adding photos to this blog. Sorry for the short post.