Tangerine Grove Fun Fold for Creative Creases #109

It's time for the start of a new challenge over on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, and for my DT card this month, I thought I would try a fun fold I saw on Di's Den For Stamping's YouTube channel called a Double VW Card. If you'd like the measurements and instructions, here's a link to Di's video: #328 (25) Double VW Card. 

To start my card, I wanted to create a purple panel for some of the card layers. I recently purchased a Hero Arts Mixed Media kit, and there was some lovely Purple Glimmer Metallic Ink in it that I mixed with water and added to a large panel of watercolor paper by Your Paper Insider. After that dried, I sprayed the panel in various places with Villainous Potion Distress Spray Stain. I let that dry and stamped and die cut the large image from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Tangerine Grove project kit using another piece of YPI watercolor cardstock. I then used the coordinating stencils to ink blend the image with inks from Altenew's Whispering Woodland, Shades of Purple, and Warm & Cozy ink families. 

I chose some deep purple cardstock and created the card base and fun fold panels. Then I trimmed all the layers according to Di's measurements but added a few additional layers where I stamped my sentiments. The sentiments are from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Splendid Bouquet set. The foliage on the inside panel is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Honeycomb Haven set. The embossing on the front panels is also from the Honeycomb Haven set. It comes with a beautiful 3D honeycomb embossing folder. I added 3 gem sparkles from Altenew's Black Onyx Gem Sparkle set. 

If you'd like to link up your fun fold projects on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, please join the fun here: Creative Creases Challenge

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely project kits like the ones I used to make this card. 

Card when closed:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Crafty Catz: ATG with option of Thanks (1/5; ends 11/20/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of thanks (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 11/14/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 11/27/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 11/12/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to trim the die cuts inside the card so they fit against the edges of the orange panel) (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 11/13/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG with something in or from a garden (3/3; ends 11/10/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: Merry and Bright or ATG (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Thinking of you (2/5; ends 11/12/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 11/19/25)

We Love Stamping: ATG Christmas or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Bright Bloom Split Panel Card

This split front panel card is for Your Paper Insider's DT Instagram Hop for November. If you'd like to hop along, my Instagram handle is @CarrieSheridan.70. I'd love to see you there!

All papers used on my card are from Your Paper Insider's Box 13: Marigold Thai Unryu, Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock, Bright Gold Gloss Glitter, Baby Pink Cardstock, Red Wagon Mirri Sparkle, Ultrawhite Smooth Cardstock (adhered behind the Marigold Thai Unryu). 

For my split panel card, I trimmed and scored an A2 top-folding card base using Baby Pink Cardstock. Then I cut the front panel at 2 1/4 inches from the top. I trimmed the leftover pieces to 2 1/4 inches and then added a piece of 2 by 4 inch Red Wagon Mirri Sparkle (which is really more of a pink than a red) to each of the front panels. I die cut 3 sunflowers using Altenew's Bright Blooms Layering Die Set and Marigold Thai Unryu paper that I adhered to Ultrawhite Smooth Cardstock using a spray adhesive. I find the lovely unryu papers die cut more easily when adhered to cardstock first. I did the centers of the flowers with Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock and Bright Gold Gloss Glitter cardstock. I also added a strip of the gold cardstock behind the die cuts on the inside of the card. I decided to cover the flower centers on the back of the front panel with glitter gold die cuts as well since they are plain white on the back side. I adhered the flowers to the 2 panels using my MISTI to align the bottom panel.

For the sentiments, I used Altenew's Bold Bouquet set and die cut, stamped, and heat embossed the word "You" and then stamped "are loved," "are cherished," and "make my heart smile" in orange ink to match the flower centers. I added a few flat gold pearls beside the word "you" to finish the card. 

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of specialty papers, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely 3D floral die sets like the one I used here that are easy to assemble using Altenew's patented keyhole system. 

A look at the inside of the card:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of thanks (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 11/14/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Autumn Colors or ATG (1/3; ends 11/6/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 11/27/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 11/12/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 11/12/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creations in Pink Challenge: ATG with mostly pink (1/3; ends 11/12/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 11/13/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG with something in or from a garden (2/3; ends 11/10/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Glitter and/or Christmas + a sentiment (I used a couple glitter cardstocks for this card: Bright Gold Gloss Glitter and Red Wagon Mirri Sparkle (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: Merry and Bright or ATG (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Thinking of you (1/5; ends 11/12/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 11/19/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Get Well Soon Honeycomb Haven Card

I recently began subscribing to Altenew's Craft-Your-Life monthly subscription, and my first kit arrived earlier this month! It's great to receive the kits the month before they are released on the website! This one is such a fantastic kit with a honeycomb 3D embossing folder, a stamp set with loads of great sentiments as well as a honey pot (that could be a jam or a jar for flowers) and honey dipper that are layering stamps. Then there's the amazing stencil set with a coordinating die that cuts out all the flowers, bees, and honeycombs, and leaves at once that I used to create this card. Seeing a sneak peek of this kit was what convinced me to subscribe. My grandpa used to keep bees and harvest the honey, so I've always loved bee-themed items. 

This card was created during the subscriber live session Altenew has started doing for anyone who subscribes to any of their monthly subscription products. It was such a fun session, and I followed Maryam Perez's design to create this card. During the class, we started by ink blending the 6 X 6 stencil set and the die cutting a circle out of a portion of the stenciled background. Then we die cut the rest of the background with the coordinating Zero Waste die. It cuts all the elements at once, making it quick and easy to create flowers, bees, leaves, and little hexagons. I added the other 2 bees the stencil creates and the die cuts out using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape and then stamped the "hope you get well soon" sentiment from the stamp set that comes with this kit. This is a very CAS card (which is not typical for me!), but I really like how it turned out! 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew and/or checking out their monthly subscription products like this Craft-Your-Life kit, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Here's a look at both cards I created during Maryam's live:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

Double D Challenges: Halloween colors (ends 11/2/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or Autumn Colors (2/4; ends 11/7/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (4/4; ends 10/30/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (4/8; ends 11/12/25)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils with optional theme of Halloween (1/3; ends 11/1/25)

AAA Cards: Like Karen's card, I have a circle for the focal point (hers was ink blended and mine was die cut) and I added my sentiment on the bottom of the focal point. 

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 11/3/25) C10

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 11/5/25)

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

Honeycomb Haven Card

I recently began subscribing to Altenew's Craft-Your-Life monthly subscription, and my first kit arrived last week! It's a fantastic kit with a honeycomb 3D embossing folder, a stamp set with loads of great sentiments as well as a honey pot (that could be a jam or a jar for flowers) and honey dipper that are layering stamps. Then there's an amazing stencil set with a coordinating die that cuts out all the flowers, bees, and honeycombs, and leaves at once. Seeing a sneak peek of this kit was what convinced me to subscribe. My grandpa used to keep bees and harvest the honey, so I've always loved bee-themed items. 

This card was created during the subscriber live session Altenew has started doing for anyone who subscribes to any of their monthly subscription products. It was such a fun session, and I followed Maryam Perez's design to create this card. She had a genius trick with the 3D embossing folder to make the honeycomb look more realistic: she had us cover the embossing folder with Honey Drizzle ink and then after it was embossed, we added clear embossing powder over it, and that created the shine that looks like real honey in the honeycomb! So cool! 

I fussy cut the stamped honey pot and dipper, but then I ordered the add-on die set so I now have the dies for those items as well as several of the sentiments. I die cut the leaves and flower using the coordinating Zero Waste die that die cuts all the elements from the stenciled background the kit also creates. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew and/or checking out their monthly subscription products like this Craft-Your-Life kit, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (8/8; ends at the end of the month)

https://tictactoechallenge.com/: Diagonal: leaves, free, die cuts 

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 10/31/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or (1/4; ends 11/7/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (3/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Thinking of my grandpa makes me smile, and this honey/bee-themed kit reminds me of him (3/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (4/8; ends 11/12/25)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (the honeycomb on my card was made with a 3D embossing folder)

Dream Valley Challenge: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 11/1/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Add some texture (1/5; ends 11/3/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Sending Thanks Card

I recently won a gift card to Whimsy Stamps from the Lunar New Year Challenge, and I purchased the Postage Window A2 Die Set with my gift card. Here I paired it with Altenew's Bright Blooms Die Set and a butterfly from Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Butterfly Bush as well as Altenew's Labels and Tags 1 Die Set and Altenew's One-Go: Solid Sentiments 3 Press Plate and Coordinating Die. 

I used the following papers from Your Paper Insider: Bright Gold Gloss Glitter, Canary Yellow Shimmer Cardstock, Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock, Black with Color Florals: Yuzenshi, White Holographic Confetti, Jr (all from Box 13) and Violet Thai Unryu from Box 12. This card was fun and easy to create, and I think the next time I use the Postage Window, I will try a shaker card with it. 

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of specialty papers, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely 3D floral die sets like the one I used here that are easy to assemble using Altenew's patented keyhole system.

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (1/5; ends 11/10/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Autumn Colors (1/5; ends 11:7/25)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Things with Wings (1/2; ends 11/4/25)

Cardz 4 Guyz: Orange/Purple/Black + 1 other (I chose yellow) (if gold doesn't count as a neutral, please disregard my entry) (1/3; ends 11/16/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 11/12/25)

Dream Valley Challenge: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 10/31/25) Top 3 Pick 11/3/25

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (3/8; ends 11/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends 11/6/25)

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: ATG with pattern paper with option of Halloween colors (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Orange Branch Fun Fold Card

 I've seen several cardmakers recently creating a quick and easy fun fold with the center panel opening up. If you'd like to try this style out, here's a video with a few variations: Quick & Easy Fun Fold - Card on a Card Design You’ll Love! For my card, I changed the dimensions a bit (all measurements given below), but the idea is the same. 

To create my card, I started with a piece of 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch Kelly Green Cadillac cardstock from Your Paper Insider's Box 13. (All papers except the white cardstock for the center panel on the card are from Your Paper Insider.) Then I trimmed two pieces of Marigold Thai Unryu paper that I had adhered to Ultrawhite Smooth Cardstock with a spray adhesive to 1 5/8 by 4 inches. I used Art Glitter glue to adhere them to the side of the green panel. Then I created the center pop up panel using a piece of white cardstock trimmed to 2 5/8 by 8 inches and scored at 4 inches. 

I sprayed watercolor paper from Your Paper Insider with Altenew's Warm Sunshine Shimmer Spray and let that dry while I die cut the pieces for the branch, flowers, and oranges from Altenew's Orange Blossom Die Set. I used Pumpkin Colormates Cardstock, more of the Marigold Thai Unryu on Ultrawhite Smooth Cardstock, Key Lime Colormates Cardstock, Green Leaf Vellum, and White Holographic Confetti Jr from Box 13 and Bronze and Bright Orange Glitter Cardstock from Your Paper Insider's Non-Shed Glitter Assortment Pack. Once I had everything die cut, I assembled my branch the way I wanted it and used Press 'N Seal to hold the piece in place. I trimmed 2 panels of the sprayed watercolor paper to 2 1/8 by 3 3/4 and adhered one of them to the front of the pop up panel. I then adhered the oranges, leaves, flowers, and branch, being careful to only add glue to the parts that touch the center panel. 

For the inside of the card, I stamped "wishing you everything wonderful" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Tangerine Grove project kit and added an orange, a flower, and some leaves and then adhered the panel to the inside of the white center pop up panel. 

I finished the card by adding some of Altenew's Emerald City Gem Sparkles to the side panels on the front of the card. 

If you'd like to learn how to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of specialty papers or to shop their paper collections, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.  And if you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many lovely 3D die sets like the one I used here as well as a wide variety of other wonderful craft supplies.

Challenges I'm entering:

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

October 2025 | Lunar New Year Challenge Link-Up + Giveaways! | Lunar New Year Challenge: (ends at the end of the month) Winner of the $25 Concord and 9th gift card 11/1/25

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT so just linking up for fun

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (7/8; ends at the end of the month) Rising Star for October 11/3/25; Rising Star for Week 3 of October 2025 as well

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Halloween or ATG (2/2; ends 10/29/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 10/31/25)

Cut It Up: Add embellishments: I added gem sparkles to my card (2/3; ends 10/27/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Traditional Christmas colors or ATG (2/5; ends 10/24/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (2/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Fun fold cards always make me smile! (2/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (2/8; ends 11/12/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Warm Hugs Shaker Pop-Out Window Card

I'm finishing up the Altenew Educator Program and taking my final classes. I recently finished one called Cards In Motion that included shaker card ideas. I combined the first lesson on creating an enclosed shaker shape to add to a card with a fun fold card design I saw by Wendy Lee here: WOW Fall Pop-Out Window Card | Easy 3D Acetate Card Tutorial to create this card.

All papers used for this card are from Your Paper Insider. I'm blessed to be on their Design Team and love getting a new box of specialty papers every quarter! If you'd like to subscribe to receive your own box of fun papers or to purchase previous boxes and paper collections on their website, I would love it if you used my affiliate link at no additional cost to you: Your Paper Insider. I've listed the papers I used in the comments below. All papers were from Box 13 which is the current box shipping from October through December. 

I started my card by trimming a panel of Amazon Blue Lessebo Cardstock to 4 1/8 by 5 1/2 inches. Then I trimmed a piece of Silver Holographic Micro Mosaic to 3 7/8 by 5 1/4 inches. I embossed that panel with Altenew's Layered Snowflakes 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the Amazon Blue cardstock panel. Then I trimmed a piece of Dura-Lar Clear acetate to 6 by 4 inches and scored it at 7/8 inch from both ends on the long side. Before adhering the sides to the Amazon Blue panel, I die cut a tag from Baby Pink Cardstock and then die cut a smaller tag out of the inside of the larger tag using Altenew's Terrific Tags set. It's hard to tell in the photos, but the snowflakes have pink tints in them, and the Baby Pink Cardstock coordinates well with that. I adhered the large tag to the embossed background (I didn't want to cover much of the beautiful embossed holographic cardstock, so that's why I die cut a tag out of the larger tag) and then adhered snowflakes I had die cut using Altenew's Layered Snowflakes and Layered Snowflakes 2 die set and blue papers from the Aurora Origami Gift Pack included in Box 13. I held up the acetate and the shaker frame to see where I should place my snowflakes so they peeked out nicely. 

For the shaker in the front, I die cut a label using Altenew's Labels and Tags1 Die Set and White Holographic Confetti Jr. Cardstock and then used a smaller die from the same set to die cut the center of the label. I adhered 2 layers of Altenew's 1/8 inch thick 1/4 inch wide Instant Dimension Foam Tape around the shaker opening and added silver, blue, pink, and transparent beads to the shaker. I carefully lined up the front of the acetate panel to center the shaker and adhered it to the acetate. Then I adhered the side tabs to the back of the Amazon Blue panel. I covered the tabs with another panel of Amazon Blue Cardstock. Then I created a stand for the card because unlike Wendy's card, my card is very top heavy due to the shaker on the front. I trimmed a piece of Blue Raspberry Poptone cardstock to 6 by 3 inches and scored it at 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, and 5 1/2. I folded along the score lines to create a stand and adhered the top and bottom tabs to the back of the card. This gives the card stability so it can stand up without tipping over. 

To finish the card, I added a couple more die cut snowflakes and stamped and heat embossed "warm hugs" in silver using a stamp from Altenew's Pumpkin Patch Stamp Set and the coordinating die to cut it out. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Side view to show the stand I added to the back of the card:

Close up of the shaker elements:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT so just linking up for fun

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 10/22/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist: Think Pink (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with a twist of harvest (2/3; ends 10/22/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Christmas (1/5; ends 10/22/25)

Art Impressions Blog: Containers (my card features a pop out containing shaker bits) (ends 10/22/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Halloween or ATG (1/2; ends 10/29/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG with wet or dry embossing (I have both on my card) (3/5; ends 10/23/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 10/31/25) Winner of 3 digi paper sets 11/7/25

Cut It Up: Add embellishments (I have beads in my shaker and die cut snowflakes embellishing my card) (1/3; ends 10/27/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Traditional Christmas colors or ATG (1/5; ends 10/24/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Hugs always make me smile! (1/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (1/8; ends 11/12/25)

October 2025 Monthly Mood Board Challenge: I chose the snowflakes from the mood board for inspiration (ends at the end of the month)

AECP Homework for the class Cards in Motion: Lesson 1 Part 1 (self-contained shaker). Submission #1111.

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26