Caution! Holidays approaching quickly!

One week to Thanksgiving and only 5 weeks until Christmas, 

how did that happen?  

Today I have 2 Thanksgiving cards to show you.

For the first Thanksgiving card I've used a free digital image from 

A Day for Daisies.  I added a simple stamped sentiment, wood trinkets which I colored with markers, some twine and a small bird charm.  I embossed the kraft background paper with a houndstooth pattern so that I could enter it in the current A Day for Daisies Challenge #109 - Houndstooth

and these other fun challenges:
Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Something Old, Something New  (wood birds are old, charm is new)
Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - Thanksgiving
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Thanksgiving/Thankful
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #178 - Thankful/Thanksgiving

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The inside of the second card reads 

" Sure will moose you on Thanksgiving!"

I've used the precolored digital image and sentiment from Deedee's Digi of the Month Set, Mix it up! And I'll be entering this in the Deedee's November Progressive Challenge. 

 I kept this free of embellishments so it would have a more masculine feel. 

I'll also be entering this card in these challenges:

Card Mania Challenge #60 - Use a digi

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Add a Sentiment 

Sister Act Card Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge #204 - Anything Goes

Kraftin Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 

A Crafty Mess Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
 

Inspiration

Inspired by a card on Pinterest by made by Stampin Mary, I used the fussy cut colored ants on bells image from Doodle Pantry on the top of this card and the DP sentiment on the bottom.  DP and black glitter trim are CTMH.  Another quick card and post as I'm headed to the hairdresser for highlights and a new do.  That's why I'm making cookies.  It's good to have a happy, alert hairdresser when you're getting a new do.  These chocolate, chocolate chip cookies should take care of both.  

I am submitting this card to:
Beccy's Place - Month of Holiday Cards Day 19 - Get Inspired
Doodle Pantry November Challenge #52 - Any digi goes

The next question is.... Do I send this card to one of my aunts? or to one of my nieces or nephews from their aunt?  This might be a good one for little Ronin, my grand-niece, who calls me Aunt Silly.

Ta, Ta -  I'm off for a new do!  Wish me luck!

Quick Christmas - White +1

While waiting for the stove repair guy (aka messenger of doom) yesterday, I made several cards as I cleaned up my crafting area.  So today, in between baking cookies, I'll post one or 2.

This card simply uses CTMH stamps and a few bling.

The stamp is all one piece.  I carefully inked the bottom in black and then the top in red.  No masking.

I'll be adding this is my other entries at Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge (Day 13 - White + 1).

Would you believe that they no longer make the replacement burner I need for my stove?  The stove is only 20 years old!  That's the last Whirlpool/Kitchen Aid appliance I buy!

Stage Card

My latest issue of Quick Cards Magazine featured stage cards.  They are kind of like a center step card but a little different with a valley fold in the middle.   I used the free papers from the magazine to make this card:

I always like to emboss the magazine papers because they are rather thin and I like the added texture.  I used Spellbinders scalloped circle dies to make the stage opening and backgrounds for the sentiment and a border punch for the red strip across the bottom. The sentiment and holly leaves are Sparkle N Sprinkle stamps.  I added super fine glitter to the berries and leaves, teeny tiny bling in the border and on the sentiment, a poinsettia brad from CTMH, and a triple loop bow. 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Beccy's Place a Month of Challenges - Day 11 - Border Punch

Sparkle N Sprinkle November Challenge - Anything goes with glitter, flocking, or embossing powder 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #120 - Use a sentiment for any December holiday 

Creative Knockouts #64 - Bling is the Thing 

Scrapbooker Phd Challenge #17 - Shaped or Folded Cards 

Scrappy Land Challenge #6 - Texture + Dies 

Another Sketch and Red Hat Class 11/17/14

Today my car is in the shop having 2 recalls fixed.  So I'm home waiting for a repairman to come replace one of the burners on my stove.  Thanksgiving is next week and I need every burner in working order.  This is the 4th appliance repairman I've called.  The other 3 said they'd call me with a day and time and then didn't.  I may have to go digging for the little 2 burner electric stove I purchased 20 years ago (just to get me through while I was having the kitchen redone).  That means the stove is 20 years old.  No wonder the burner stopped working.  That's the one that always heated my tea kettle so it's had plenty of use in those 20 years.  

Besides, it's down right frigid outside!  I have plenty of things to do inside where it is warm, i.e. make a few more Christmas Cards....

(Papers are Martha Stewart; Sentiment is CTMH)

The sketch I've used today is from

 Tuesday Morning Sketches #276.

This red, white, and blue card is for Day #4 of Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge.
This would be perfect for the current 
Love to Scrap Challenge, Say It In Color, 
since I've stamped the sentiment in red.  Too bad I'm on the DT and can't enter. 
The snowflake button makes it eligible for the 
Stamps + Fun = Creativity Challenge # 225 - Buttons and also Sentimental Sunday Challenge # 68- Brads, Buttons and/or Bows.
I've tied a twine bow in the button for the 
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #68 - Use Lace, Ribbon or Twine.

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Here are the red hat cards I decided upon for the class I taught on Monday.

And here are the bags containing the card kits for the class that I made up for each of the gals.

Stella Says Sketch Challenge + CTMH Card Workshop 11/18

Starting with a sketch makes cardmaking so much easier.  Today I'm using Sketch #219 from the Stella Says Sketch Challenge at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog and a Christmas Mouse Ornaments digi from Bugaboo Stamps.

I used paper scraps from 4 different patterned papers, haphazardly cut into pieces, glued together, and then embossed with a tree pattern (You have to look closely and maybe squint a little bit to see it.)  so I could also enter this in the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge at Beccy's Place.

I am entering this card in these great challenges:

Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch Challenge #219

 

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge - Day 16 - Scrap Happy 

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes/Anything Goes from your stash (Actually, everything came straight from my stash today.)

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - 2 or more patterned papers (I've used 5.) 

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Nov 18-24 - Always Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge #81 - Festive Furry Friends

Love to Create Challenge #142 - Make it for Christmas 

Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #111 - Cute

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Here are the cards I made at Joyce's CTMH Card Workshop this afternoon:

I might be adding some glitter and a bit more bling to a couple of these.

 

Atlantic Hearts Card for Beccy's Place

While I had the CTMH Pear & Partridge Paper out, I decided to do a second card for Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge.  This time I followed the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

It's a real rainy and miserable day outside, so I had to do inside photos.  

Sorry.  I know they're not the best.

This card is being submitted to:
Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge - Day 10 - Wreaths
and
Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 82

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 If you get a chance, please stop by the Pumpkin Spice Challenge beginning 11/15 and vote for my card.   Please!!!!  I'd love to add their badge to my sidebar!  Thank you!!!!