Tuesday Throwdown Swirls and Pearls Challenge

Sweet & Sassy Stamps is sponsoring this week's Swirls and Pearls Challenge #211 at Tuesday Throwdown, and I've chosen to use Pumpkin Kitty Digital Stamp to make a Thanksgiving card. 

Originally I was going to use a new stamp and die, Beary Christmas, that I purchased through the Sweet & Sassy Sweet Perks Club, but I just couldn't wait to use it.  You'll find that card posted here.  Sweet & Sassy Stamps has a wonderful selection of clear stamps, digital stamps, dies, templates and bundles.  Right now they are celebrating their birthday with a Birthday Bundle Blitz which is so worth checking into. 

The design team has made some wonderful projects

 to help inspire you to join the 

Swirls and Pearls Challenge at Tuesday Throwdown.  

There are dogs to chase the cats and cats to chase the mice 

and a cute snowman,

who best stay out of the way.

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This card was submitted to the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge #132 - Paper Piecing (The DP cat and DP pumpkin were fussy cut and pieced onto the orange CS)

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Colors of Autumn

Brown Sugar Challenge #119 - Thanksgiving

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #126 - Thankful

Wags n Whiskers Challenge #141 - Let's Be Thankful

Delightful Challenges - Patterns

Cards in Envy Challenge - Pumpkin Patch

Owl Wish You a Merry Christmas...

... is the name of this month's progressive challenge digital image from Gerda Steiner Designs.  Coupled with today's new Mojo Monday Sketch, it makes a very cute card.

The ornament is a cut from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  The sentiment and craft border strip are also CTMH.  I used a Darice holly leaf embossing folder on the plaid BG paper, but it doesn't show up too well. 

Challenges into which I am entering this card include:
Gerda Steiner Designs November Challenge
Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 371

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - All About Christmas
Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenge #23 - Fowl of any kind
So Artful Last Challenge - Owls
Creative Corner Challenge - Christmas
Jingle Belles Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Time for turkey cards

Yesterday was my birthday.  I celebrated it over lunch with 7 of my card class buddies, a dear friend, my granddaughter and great granddaughter (see photo below).   I received such an array of gorgeous handmade cards.  I give thanks for each and every one of these wonderful friends.  I am also thankful that little 8 month old Laila did not cry all the way home after crying all the way there 

(a 45 minute ride which seemed like an eternity).

 

The stamps I used for this card are all CTMH, the embossing folder is one I forgot I had, and the spritz of gold  is Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist.

I am entering this card in the following:

A Crafty Mess Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #119 - Thanksgiving

Fussy & Fancy Challenge #126 - Thankful

Quick Quotes Friday Challenge #45 - Gratitude

Simply Create Too Challenge #74 - Thanksgiving/Thank You

The Stamping Boutique Challenge #42 - Use 3 Embellishments (3 gold gems in lr corner)

Wags n Whiskers Challenge #141 - Let's Be Thankful

Art Impressions Challenge #148 - Zoo or Animal

Stampavie and More Challenge #224 - Monochrome

The House That Stamps Built DCC #115 - Time to Give Thanks

Here's a chubby little "mouse", for whom I am truly grateful.

Check out those eyelashes!

Stanley ...

 ...is a digi image found at Beccy's Place.  

I just adore this chubby little fellow.

I started out coloring the Christmas ball.  I chose this color of aqua green because I had never used this particular pencil in the box.  (That's all well and good until you need to find paper to match.  Luckily I did, in a MS paper pad I got on clearance last year. )  I gave the ball a good coat of liquid glass and then a sprinkle of fine glitter to make it look good and sparkly.  The gold on the top also has a clear liquid glass coating.  The DP and kraft paper underneath were embossed with a fun ornament folder, before I added the fussy cut image and computer generated sentiment on top.

My mother's neighbor is always quick to lend a hand and brings my mom's paper to her back door everyday.  Last week he even came over and removed a very dead, unidentifiable, half eaten critter that a hawk had dropped in her yard.  This will be a perfect card for him.

I am also sending Stanley to the following challenges:
Beccy's Place Challenge - A Month of Holiday Cards
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Make It Sparkle
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday Challenge #188 - Anything Goes
The Kraft Journal Challenge #196 - Critters
Sparkle N Sprinkle November Challenge - Anything Goes with Glitter, Flocking or Embossing Powder
613 Avenue Create Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Holiday Thanks
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #231 - Anything Goes with a sentiment

Red Hat Snowwoman

This snowperson digi from Beccy's Place is a freebie by the name of Frank.   I have decided that must be short for Francine.  And I've used her on this Red Hat card and followed the Sunday Stamps current sketch #88. 


I've used several CTMH border stamps behind the image and a CTMH sentiment stamp.

I'll also be entering Francine in the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge at Beccy's Place. (Day 1 CAS)
and Take Heart Ideas November Challenge. 

My grandsons spent the day here yesterday, since they didn't have school.  I do believe I could rake the leaves they drug into the house.  However, that might scratch the hardwood floors and put pulls in the carpets.  So I'm off to run the vacuum.

Mojo Monday Friendship

Here's my card for Mojo Monday Sketch Contest #370 this week.  I'll be back later to finish the post.

I have returned, as promised, to finish this post. 

The sentiment and image are both from the Fall Warm-up Digi Set by Deedee"s Digis.  Everything I used was just laying around on my craft table with the exception of the sunflower sticker.  I was at a stamping show all weekend and really hadn't planned on doing my Mojo card first thing this morning.  But, it was the easiest way get back to routines.  

I am entering this card in the following additional challenges:

Simply Create Too Challenge #73 - Shop in Your Craft Room 

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #172 - Fall Colors

One Stitch At a Time Challenge # 223 - Anything Goes with Distressing

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Add a Sentiment 
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #66 - Anything Goes
Fitztown Challenge #59 - Distress 
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #251 - Anything Goes

 

Bling It On at Love to Scrap

Love to Scrap Challenge #41 wants to see your bling!  We have 2 awesome sponsors, Scribbles Designs and  The Paper Nest Dolls for this challenge.

Using Scribbles Designs Wintertime Subway Art Digi Image, I've colored, fussy cut and popped some of the objects from the digi, added some punched snowflakes, a double bow with charm, gems and a good spritz of shimmer mist.

I hope you'll join us for the current challenge, check out the projects made by my teamies, and  browse in the shops of our sponsors. 

Here are a few challenges into which I have entered this card:
Southern Girls Challenge - Get Wordy on It
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Pick & Mix (Gems, Snowflakes & Ribbon)
My Time to Craft Challenge #265 - Charmed I'm Sure
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #201 - Sparkle
Crafty Hazelnut's Extra Challenge for November - Anything Goes Christmas
The Ribbon Girl November Challenge - Christmas
Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #109 - Anything but Square
Dream Valley Challenge #94 - Getting Ready for Christmas
Craft Our Passion Challenge #238 - Bright and Sparkly
Craft-Dee-Bowz November Challenge - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow