Majestic Maple Card

I wanted to include a fall-themed card in a package I sent to my oldest daughter with jars of homemade raspberry jam recently, so I took out Altenew's Majestic Maple Layering Die Set and created this card.

I started with a top-folding A2 card I trimmed and scored using kraft cardstock. Then I die cut the pieces of the Majestic Maple die set using brown cardstock for the trunk and 3 different watercolor papers I had painted with a variety of metallic acrylic paints for the 3 layers of the foliage on the tree. I layered everything together and used Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape for some of the layers to give it dimension. 

For the background, I embossed some watercolor cardstock I had painted with brown watercolor using Altenew's Rolling Hills 3D embossing folder. I trimmed a piece of dark brown cardstock the same color as the tree trunk to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches and then trimmed the watercolored and embossed panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 and adhered them together and then adhered them to the card base. 

I adhered the Majestic Maple tree to the card panel and then decided on a sentiment. In a perfect world, I would have added the sentiment first to make my life easier, but thankfully my card base fit in my Stampwheel 2.0, and I was able to stamp the "hope today is beautiful" sentiment (from Altenew's Magnolia Ballerina stamp set) with VersaFine Clair: Pinecone ink despite the dimension on the Maple tree die cuts. I needed to stamp it a couple times to get all parts of the stamp nice and crisp, but thankfully it worked. I would recommend stamping the sentiment before adding the die cut next time! 😂

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful 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 wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

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 Challenges I'm entering:

TIME OUT Challenges: Colors of the season where you're located: I'm in Michigan, USA, so fall colors are beginning to show (1/5; ends 9/30/26) C5

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make Your Own Background (I watercolored and then embossed my background panel) (1/5; ends 9/28/26)

Inspiration Station: My card has a fall theme like the one in the inspiration photo (2/8; ends at the end of the month) 

Allsorts challenge blog: Sympathy/Thinking of You/Get Well or ATG (1/5; ends 9/24/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 9/30/26)

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

2-4-6-8 Card For Tic Tac Toe Challenge #302

I'm thrilled to be a Guest Designer over on the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog for challenge #302 today! The challenge board this time is great for fall cards but will work for many other themes as well. Here's a look at the  wonderful board this time: 

I chose the first row across: Orange, Die Cuts, and Fun Fold for my card, but I could also claim the diagonal from bottom to top: Pumpkins, Free, Fun Fold.  

I started by choosing the fun fold I wanted to use, and I chose the 2-4-6-8 card design, which is such a simple but fun design. I wanted to make something with a Halloween theme, so I chose Halloween-themed cardstock for the fun fold base. I started with a piece of the pattern paper that was 12 by 5 1/4 inches and scored on the long side at 2, 4, 6, and 8. Then I burnished the score lines and added glue to create the panels of the card. To finish the card base, I adhered my pattern paper to a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2-inch panel of black cardstock. 

Next, I die cut circles using Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circles set. Then I die cut the little jack-o-lantern (from a retired Lawn Fawn set) and ink blended him with Altenew's Cherry Sweet and Firebrick inks to try to match the reddish-orange color in the cardstock. I also die cut some candies, the Happy Halloween sentiment, and a little trick-or-treat bag using dies from Top Dog Dies (they went out of business years ago unfortunately). I ink blended the die cuts with a mix of orange inks from Altenew, again trying to match the oranges in the cardstock. 

I adhered my die cuts to my circles and adhered the circles to the card panels of the fun fold. I think my grandchildren will enjoy this Halloween card. I know they will enjoy the candy I'll give them with it! 😂

I hope you will play along with the challenge over on the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog here: Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week.   https://wp.me/p8FwYv-2rT

Challenges I'm entering: 

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

 

Watercolor Floral Die Cut Card

I recently attended an Altenew Educator Workshop led by the talented Ishani, and she had us do some watercoloring and then die cutting to create a beautiful floral card. 

I started by watercoloring a few panels of watercolor paper using Altenew's Ultraviolet and Prussian Blue gouache from the Artistis' Gouache Set--Strolling Through New York. Then I die cut tiny flower petals using Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Lilac die set. I blued many of the lilacs onto a piece of white cardstock and then trimmed the cardstock around the flowers. Later I filled in all the white spots with additional flowers. 

My next step was to trim a panel of watercolor paper I had painted with the Prussian Blue gouache to 5 by 7 because I decided I wanted a large card so I could use all the flowers I had die cut. I die cut another couple sets of lilacs out of the center of the blue watercolored panel since I knew I would be coving the panel with another panel and the die cut areas wouldn't show. No point wasting that beautiful watercolored paper, right?! 

For the next layer, I trimmed a panel of watercolor paper to just under 5 by 7 and ink smooshed some of Altenew's Ultraviolet dye ink onto the panel. Then I stenciled the same ink through Altenew's Paper Echoes stencil in strategic areas of the panel. Then I used a distressing tool to distress and curl the top left and bottom right sections of the stenciled panel. 

I adhered the blue panel to my white 5 by 7 card base and then adhered the stenciled and ink smooshed panel to those layers. I used my lilacs (they were adhered down to the white cardstock from earlier, so I could move them around on the background) as a guide for where to place the leaves I die cut using Altenew's Creative Cuts: Strawberry Patch dies. Once I decided on their placement, I adhered them with liquid glue and then adhered the lilac cluster using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I proceeded to add more lilacs using Instant Dimension Foam Tape and curling some of the petals up until I had the white spots covered and a nice amount of dimension and texture. I added 3 bees to the flowers because I wanted to use a punny sentiment on the inside of the card.

For the inside of the card, I trimmed a watercolor panel to just under 5 by 7 and ink smooshed it with more of the Ultraviolet ink I had used on the front of the card. I also used the Paper Echoes stencil again and then added a few extra die cuts and an additional bee. The "thank you for bee-ing so sweet" sentiment is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Honeycomb Haven project kit. I stamped it in Altenew's Obsidian ink and die cut it with Altenew's Nesting A2 Panels die set. I glued everything down and set about adding all the tiny gems to the flower centers on the front and inside of the card.

For the envelope, I stenciled the Paper Echoes stencil once again using Ultraviolet ink and then added a couple leaves and flowers to finish up. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful 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 wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Inside of the card: 

A look at the coordinating envelope: 

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Distressed details: 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (6/6; ends 9/12/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Sympathy/Thinking of You/Get Well or ATG (1/5; ends 9/15/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 10/3/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of following a sketch (5/6; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape) (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

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

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Embossing (5/5; ends 10/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (5/5; ends 10/15/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 9/16/26)

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

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add some texture (2/5; ends 9/16/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Relates to a Song (Don't Worry, Be(e) Happy!) (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils with option of yellow (I used the Paper Echoes stencil on the card front, the inside of the card, and the envelope) (2/3; 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)

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

Slimline Pop-Up Pumpkin Card

My granddaughter turns two this month, and she's the cutest little pumpkin in the patch, so I thought I'd make her a pumpkin-themed card! 😃 She loves dogs (my son and DIL have 2 dogs and my husband and I have a Great Dane--she loves them all!), so when I saw the cute dogs and pumpkins pattern paper, I knew I had to use that, too!

To create the card, I followed a tutorial by Susan Campfield here: Slimline Pop-Up Card with Glow of Harvest DSP. I chose my papers and then used a few sets by Altenew to decorate the card.

For the fence, I used Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Rustic Charm project kit. For the pumpkins and leaves, I used Altenew's One Go: Sweet Pumpkins bundle. For the "happy birthday!" sentiment, I used Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Literary Blooms kit. And for the "Cutest pumpkin in the patch" sentiment, I used Altenew's Pumpkin Patch bundle. 

I also wanted to add my granddaughter's name to the front of the card and decided to use some printed chipboard letter stickers by American Crafts. They've been in my stash for an age and worked perfectly for this card. I used them on the back of the card for the "HB2U" sentiment as well. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful 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 wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Back of the card:

Challenges I'm entering: 

{PIN}spirational Challenges: (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: In the Garden: (3/3; ends 9/11/26) 

Creative Creases Challenge: ATG with a fun fold project: I'm on the DT and entering just for inspiration (ends 10/1/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: All Creatures Great and Small or ATG (4/5; ends 9/11/25)

Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog: Cute Fall/Halloween Cards for Kids (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 10/3/26)

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: ATG with pattern papers with option of fall florals (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

AAA Birthday: Use pattern paper (ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of following a sketch (4/6; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: #284 Interactive (Kinetic) anything: Interactive/kinetic (I have pop ups inside the card) (3/3; ends 9/16/26) Top 3 Pick 9/17/26

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape) (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

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

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Embossing (4/5; ends 10/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (4/5; ends 10/15/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 9/16/26)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Easel Card (4/8; ends 9/12/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Stamp it (My pumpkins and leaves were stamped (1/5; ends 9/14/26)

Word Power: ATG with words as the focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG Fall (ends at the end of the month)

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

We Love Stamping: ATG with stamping (my pumpkins and happy birthday sentiment were all stamped) (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add some texture (My fence is embossed) (1/5; ends 9/16/26)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: More than one fold (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

little red wagon: use a stamp (unlimited entries; ends 9/15/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Relates to a Song (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils with option of yellow (I used coordinating stencils to color in the pumpkins and leaves in the Sweet Pumpkins set (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Station: The beautiful fall colors in the photo are mirrored in my fall-themed card (1/8; 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

You Pasta Your Test Slimline Pop-Up Card

It's time for another challenge on the Creative Creases Challenge blog! For my DT project this month, I modified a Slimline Pop-Up Card design by Susan Campfield. The original card is a full-sized slimline, and I tried one out and loved it but wanted a smaller size for this card. Here's the video with the original card: (12) Slimline Pop-Up Card with Glow of Harvest DSP - YouTube. I just trimmed the card to 6 inches long instead of 8 1/2 and only used 3 inserts instead of 4 on the inside (I also trimmed them just shy of 2 inches instead of the 2 1/8 inches Susan used for her inserts). 

Awhile back, I purchased the Spellbinders Buon Appetito Stamp, Embossing Folder, and 2 Die Sets Bundle. I also purchased the Crafter's Companion Pasta La Vista Stamp, Die, and Embossing Folder bundle because apparently I wanted all things pasta! Both bundles came in handy when I was decorating this card to celebrate my daughter's good friend passing his watch supervisor board (they are both in the Navy, and this particular qualification is a really big achievement). I asked my daughter what theme Colin would enjoy for a congratulations card, and when she suggested spaghetti, I was excited to break out my pasta sets! The sentiments are punny, which I absolutely love!

To start, I chose my colors of cardstock. I wanted red for marinara sauce, green for pesto, brown for the meatball, and cream for the embossed pasta panels. Next, I created the fun fold card base using the red cardstock. Then I decorated the front of the card using dies from the Spellbinders bundle and sentiment stamps from the Crafter's Companion bundle. I love that the dies have the option of adding little arms and legs to the pastas, meatballs, cheese, and veggies in the set! They are so cute!

Next, I trimmed 3 red panel for the inside pop ups to 6 by just under 2 inches and scored them at 3 inches. I decided to decorate the 2 outer pop ups with cream cardstock and the center one with green cardstock. I wanted to tie in the pesto sentiments by having some green elements. I arranged all the little pasta stamps from the Crafter's Companion bundle in my MISTI and then stamped both cream cardstock and green cardstock. Then I trimmed the panels to fit the pop ups. 

I stamped more sentiments from both the Spellbinders bundle and the Crafter's Companion bundle onto green and red cardstock and decided where I wanted to put them. I then die cut some of the extra pasta shapes I had stamped onto green cardstock and arranged them near the sentiment on the bottom panel of the card. I adhered all the sentiments and pasta shapes using liquid glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I hope you'll join the fun by linking up your fun fold projects at Creative Creases Challenge here: Creative Creases Challenge. 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

Alphabet Challenge Blog: Just Kidding (A funny card) (1/1; ends 9/18/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of following a sketch (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: #284 Interactive (Kinetic) anything: Interactive/kinetic (I have pop ups inside the card) (2/3; ends 9/16/26)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Back to school or ATG (I chose the ATG option this time) (2/2; ends 9/16/26) Top 3 Pick 9/17/26

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape) (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: In Shape (I have lots of shapes of pasta on my card) (3/5; ends 9/7/26)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

"Just Us Girls" Challenge: Die Week (2/3; ends 9/9/26) 

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

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Embossing (3/5; ends 10/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (3/5; ends 10/15/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 9/16/26)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Easel Card (3/8; ends 9/12/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Stamp it (2/5; ends 9/9/26)

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

Fluttering Fantasies Shaker Card

Back when Altenew first released the Creative Cuts: Fluttering Fantasies die set, I saw Jennifer McGuire create a shaker card with the negative from the butterfly die cuts and fell in love with the set. I bought it and created a very large shaker card with it here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Fluttering Fantasies Shaker Card. 

For this A2 card, I started with a white top-folding A2 card base. Then I trimmed a panel of white cardstock just under 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 and enclosed it in some packaging from a stamp set I had ordered recently. I taped down three sides of the packaging to enclose the white panel and then added my shaker beads to the plastic pouch. I then taped down the fourth side and used red tape to adhere the shaker pouch to the front of the card base. 

Next, I trimmed down the purple watercolored panel I had die cut the Fluttering Fantasies die out of so that it would fit on an A2 card. Then I die cut a frame using 2 sizes of Altenew's A2 Panels Nesting Die Set. I adhered the frame to the negative die cut panel and adhered panel to the shaker pouch using glue tape. 

To decorate the card, I added a butterfly I had assembled from the die cut butterfly pieces the Fluttering Fantasies cuts out. I added some details to the butterfly with Altenew's Ultimate Acrylic Markers Duo set. 

For the sentiment, I used Altenew's One Go: Solid Circular Sentiments press plate and coordinating die along with Altenew's Obsidian Pigment Ink. I die cut more pieces out of scraps of white cardstock  and stacked them all behind the sentiment for dimension. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful 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 wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of following a sketch (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: #284 Interactive (Kinetic) anything: Interactive/kinetic (I hope my shaker counts since you can shake it to make the beads move) (1/3; ends 9/16/26)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Back to school or ATG (I chose the ATG option this time) (1/2; ends 9/16/26)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the packaging that holds my beads) (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

"Just Us Girls" Challenge: Die Week (1/3; ends 9/9/26) 

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

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Embossing (2/5; ends 10/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (2/5; ends 10/15/26)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Reuse, recycle, repurpose: I used plastic packaging from a stamp set to wrap around a white cardstock panel and then added beads into it and sealed it for my shaker pouch. Also, rather than throwing away scraps of paper I made a mistake on (like when I get a smudge on a background or didn't stamp something clearly), I reuse the paper as die cuts I stack behind my sentiments dies like in this case where I have die cut an additional 6 layers of scrap papers behind my "miss you" die cut (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 9/12/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: All Creatures Great and Small (3/5; ends 9/11/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 9/16/26)

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

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with critters as the focus (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals/insects as the focus (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Easel Card (2/8; ends 9/12/26)

 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

Star Fold Christmas Card

 I recently attended an Altenew Educator Workshop led by Liz Ortiz, and we created fabulous star-shaped fun fold cards! 

For my card, I followed Liz's instructions and measurements using silver metallic cardstock, white cardstock, and watercolor paper I had watercolored and sprayed with shimmer spray for the blue elements. I did some embossing to add more texture to the panels. Here are the products I used from Altenew: Poinsettia Layering Die Set, Winterberry Poinsettia 3D embossing folder, Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder, Fancy Peace die, and Blessings stamp set. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful 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 wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Back of the card:

Top views:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: ATG with fun fold cards (I'm on the DT and entering just for inspiration)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: More Than One Fold (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Stamp It (I stamped the Christmas sentiment on one side of the fun fold card) (1/5; ends 9/9/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of following a sketch (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape on my project) (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

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

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 9/12/26)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Pink, Pearls and/or Sparkle (I have lots of sparkle on my card!) (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Embossing (1/5; ends 10/15/26)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: ATG Christmas (1/5; ends 10/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (1/5; ends 10/15/26)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with shaped cards or tags (6/7; ends 9/20/26)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Reuse, recycle, repurpose: Rather than throwing away scraps of paper I made a mistake on (like when I get a smudge on a background or didn't stamp something clearly), I reuse the paper as die cuts I stack behind my sentiments dies like in this case where I have die cut an addtional 4 layers of scrap papers behind my "peace" die cut (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 9/12/26)

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round: R and S (I have silver cardstock and a star shape) (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: I chose the ATG option this time (2/5; ends 9/11/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with embossing folders (3/3; ends 9/9/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Get in Shape (My card is a shaped card, so I hope that counts) (2/5; ends 9/7/26)

Peace On Earth Christmas: ATG Christmas (2/3; ends 9/3/26)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Christmas (ends 9/2/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 9/16/26)

 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