Snowflake Thank You

Using more new "schtuff", I created this card using holographic card stock from SSS. At first glance, it looks like silver foil, but when you move it around n the light, it turns many different colors - so cool! I used this wonderful Penny Black snowflake tag with the holographic card stock for the base of the snowflake, and white glitter card stock for the detail. I used my new SSS Snowflake Visions Embossing Folder for my background, foiled a SSS Sentiment Strip for my sentiment, added a little twine, and my card was complete.

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Use Your Stuff #438 - Snow or Winter

NBUS #33

Krafty Chicks Challenge #592 - Anything Goes

Double D Challenges - Lots of White

Poinsettia Thank You

 

Time Out #204 begins today, We are challenged to create a project with the theme of "New". So much room for interpretation there. Since it is New Year's Eve that is certainly an option, but there are so many other places to take it.

The challenge runs from Thursday, December 30th to Wednesday, January 12th. We are generously sponsored by Uniko.

Challenge winner as chosen by our Design Team will receive an in-stock stamp set of their choice from the Uniko store. In addition, our winner will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

With this last challenge of 2021 and "new" as the inspiration, we introduce and welcome our two new design team members. We are so happy to have Nancy and Aarthi join our team.

Also joining us for this challenge, we have the incredibly talented Chrissie Stokes of Simply one of a Kind. Chrissie was our Winner of Challenge #201. She is the co-founder of Less Is More Clean and simple challenge, and the Queen of Clean and Simple card making. Treat yourself to a stroll through Chrissie's blog and you will be sure to get your creative juices flowing!

My card is all about new crafting goodies from 4 different sources. Altenew's Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder, Waffle Flower's Layered Poinsettia Die, Nordic Frames Die from The Greetery and sentiment from SSS CZ Designs All The Thanks stamps and dies.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

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Double D Challenges - Lots of White

NBUS #33

ModSquad Challenge - What's New?

Dreams Come True

Time Out #203 begins today, We are challenged to create a project with the theme of "Inspiration" and an optional twist of layers. So much room for interpretation there.

 The challenge runs from Thursday, December 16th to Wednesday, December 29th.

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook. 

Challenge winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to the Newton's Nook store. In addition to the prize from Newton's Nook, our Challenge winner as chosen by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

 Joining us for this challenge we have the very talented Cindy Beach of Stamps, Paper and Ink. Cindy was our Honors Winner of Challenge #200. Treat yourself to a stroll through Cindy's blog and you will be sure to get your creative juices flowing!

My card was inspired by one of my twin sons who is graduating from College in January. His aspiration is to be a High School Social Studies teacher and a Lacrosse Coach. I had the pure joy of reading a journal and a personal note and a letter of recommendation that his mentor teacher and his students put together for him as a parting gift from student teaching. I was in awe as I peered through a window into his life that I never would have experienced, had they not done this for him. It was beautiful, and wonderful and I had to grab a mop to soak up my tears of pride and wonderment. Inspiring?? You bet. The inside of my card reads "You have never been more ready to succeed". The kid is on fire, and I could not be more joyful, pleased and proud. Congratulations, Jon. Go light the world on fire. It certainly needs your gifts. 

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

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Watercooler Wednesday #331 - Anything Goes

Happy New Year!

 It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list. Your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation

To create my card, I used Gina K Iridescent Glitter Glitz Gel and the Pretty Pink Posh Fireworks stencil to create a very glittery and sparkly background on black card stock. I topped that with Cheery Lynn Designs' Happy New Year die cut from Memory Box Pastel Glitter card stock. I stamped and colored with Copics, the champagne bottle from Pretty Pink Posh's Happy New Year Stamp set, added "2022" on the label with my JustRite letter/number stamp tools from the deepest recesses my stash, and popped it up as my finishing touch. I used sparkle, stars, black, champagne, 2022, die cuts from the inspo list.

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the Festive Friday Challenge Design team:

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

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Watercooler Wednesday #330 - Occasions

Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Goes Winter - December

Joy

 

Time Out #202 begins today, We are challenged to create a project inspired by photo below. Lots of inspiration there! 

 The challenge runs from Thursday, December 2nd to Wednesday, December 15th.

Here is a closer look at the photo:

We are generously sponsored by STAMPlorations. Challenge winner will receive a $25 gift voucher. In addition to the prize from STAMPlorations, our Challenge winner as chosen by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

 Joining us for this challenge we have the very talented Bobby of Bits & Pieces. Bobby was our Challenge Winner for  Challenge #199. Bobby participates an a wide variety of challenges. Her work is very inspiring. Take a stroll through her blog and you will be sure to be inspired!

I was inspired by the Christmas theme and particularly the sprays in the pitcher. Stamps, stencils and dies are all from The Greetery. The background was made with the SSS Holiday Greenery Embossing Folder. I backed the sentiment with vellum, and used Kraft for my card base.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Color Hues Challenge #31

Red & Green

Watercooler Wednesday Challege #330

Double D Challenge

Christmas Joy

All About Occasions

The Four Seasons Challenge

Anything Goes Winter-December

Happy Christmas

 

 

Less Is More #457 begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card inspired by this photo.

I took my inspiration from the corrugated kraft packaging of the gifts and the twine bows. I meant to emboss the outer square with MFT's Square Peek-A-Boo die, but I think I overdid it on the shamming. That's OK, I used the panel as is and die cut the edges with a Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle die. The gift box and holly die cuts are from Waffleflower's Special Delivery (retired) stamps & dies. I sponged the corrugated "box" with some VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink and colored the holly with Copics. The sentiment is from Simon Say Stamp Tiny Words Christmas.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

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LIM INSTAGRAM

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SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Merci

 

I finally got a chance to play in my craft room and am making some cards for challenges other than DT projects. How wonderful. I am screaming in at the last moment with an inchie card for AAA #203. I simply cut a one inch square, added a tiny sentiment from SSS Thankful Heart, sponged the edges with Delicata Golden Glitz ink and added a die cut leaf from Lawn Fawn's Stitched Leaves. Both the square and leaf are popped up with foam tape.

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SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas Jumper Day

 

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list. Your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

Today's festivities are inspired by Christmas Jumper Day, which takes place on December 10th. The challenge runs from November 12th - November 22nd.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. When I looked at the festivity for this challenge, Hero Arts' Holiday Sweater die came to mind immediately. I die cut in it red, and added a green glitter tree and a gold star to adorn it. I mounted it on a white layer embossed with Stampin Up's Cable Knit EF. I mounted that on a base layer of Neenah Solar White 110# card stock. I added a few glittery snowflakes and a sentiment from Hero Arts taken from the movie Home Alone, which is a must see holiday tradition in my house. My boys and I watched it last night, and it seemed very fitting for this card.

I used jumper, red, green and glitter from the inspo list.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Hero Arts Off-Beat Holiday Messages.

Dies: Hero Arts Christmas Sweater die set.

Paper: Neenah Solar White 80# & 110#, Memory Box Fairy Sugar Glitter Paper Pad, red, green & gold glitter paper scraps.

Accessories: Brutus Monroe Alabaster White embossing powder, .SU Cable Knit Embossing Folder.

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Stephanie Lanzalotto

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

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SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

I'm Here For You

Time Out #201 begins today, We are challenged to create a project inspired by the words "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" by Leonardo Da Vinci. 

 The challenge runs from Thursday, November 18h to Wednesday, December 1st.

We are generously sponsored by CAS-ual Friday Stamps. Challenge winner will receive a $25 gift voucher.

Challenge winner as chosen by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

To create my card, I used a retired CASual Fridays image and sentiment. I have a friend who is struggling with breast cancer, and this simple way of saying that I care is just right. 

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

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Little Red Wagon #628 - No Patterned Paper

Thankful For You

Less Is More #456 begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card using a silhouette.

Joining us for this challenge we have the very talented Asa J who was our overall September winner. Welcome Asa! Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration. You'll be so glad you did!

To create my card, I used a Neenah Solar White 110# card base. I masked a panel of Neenah Solar White 80# card stock and blended Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Inks. After letting it dry, I stamped and heat embossed an image from Simon Says Stamp Wildflowers Silhouette stamp set. My sentiment is cut from SSS Gratitude Sentiment Strips with Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies and popped up with foam tape.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

LIM BLOG

LIM FACEBOOK PAGE

LIM INSTAGRAM

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The Sisterhood Of Crafters

Give THANKS

The Four Seasons Challenge

Anything Goes Fall

Bright & Merry

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Today's festivities are inspired by National Cookie Day, which takes place on December 4th. The challenge runs from November 12th - November 22nd.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. This time I decided to go with a shaker card. I used the gingerbread house and cookie from my never-before-used Hero Arts In For The Holidays stamp and die sets, which put me in mind of holiday cookie baking. I created my shaker window with Pretty Pink Posh's Hi Shaker Die cut from white glitter paper and inlaid on a piece of Real Red card stock that I had stamped tone on tone with Hero Arts Holiday Florals Bold Prints. I mounted the red panel on a kraft card base, heat embossed the sentiment, added a bit of twine and my card was complete.

I used cookie, brown, texture, shaker and frame from the inspo list.

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

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Never Before Used Schtuff #32

Hero Arts In For the Holidays Stamps & Dies

Krafty Chicks Challenge #585 - Christmas