One Day Late!

Today is not the third Wednesday of the month, but it is my Ready, Set, Go Challenge Card! For the second month in a row, I am late............  The 3 of us, Kelly, Jeanette and me, are back with another challenge for October, our 54th month!  That means we are into year #5 for us.

And--just a note about 2022.  We will not be continuing this challenge next year--we will be ending this as 5 1/2 years of cards!  There have been some great cards made over this time and some very fun challenges too!   This is the last challenge that Kelly will provide for us and it is a good one!

Kelly provided the challenge for us this month: My Santa Wishlist 

Nope.  Not A Santa image with a wish list! YOUR wish list 

Please create a card that shares with us something that you are dreaming of or longing for. Are you hoping for a vacation?  A new car? Some new stamp toys?  Peace and quiet?  Whatever reflects your heart’s desires, let your card reflect what you are wishing for. 

Ready Set Go! 

Yes- I do have a few items on my wish list. I just did buy a new car and pick up Bebe on Saturday.  So, that is checked off!  Vacation?  We have canceled our Ireland trip twice and the tentative plan is to go in May--hoping.........  New Stamp Toys?  I think I am set for awhile, but I am sure there will be something I need!  I decided that what I am really, really, really wishing for is a "normal"  Thanksgiving as we did not celebrate with our families in last year. We spend Thanksgiving day with my family in a Chicago suburb and then travel to Chicago on Friday for a celebration with Rebecca's family. None of that happened in 2021 and even though we have seen all of our family members during the summer at  various times, nothing compares to the Thanksgiving get togethers!   I love Thanksgiving--all of the food, the fun, the football and the blessings for the past and future!  Bring it on!

Back to my card--I picked 2 older, wood mounted Whipper Snapper stamps about Thanksgiving.  Neither have a name on them and I looked on the site and they are not there--so yes they are older.................  I colored the turkey with my Copic Sketch Markers and fussy cut him out.  I also colored in a couple of the letters of the sentiment.  The background paper is from Heritage Makers and is in the Thanksgiving package.  I added a few orange enamel dots for the final touch.

Please be sure to check out the other Ready, Set, Go cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card. I is up for the next theme, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd Wednesday in November.  Pressure is on as it will be my last theme for this challenge!

Image/Sentiment: Whipper Snapper Designs--turkey and sentiment

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:   The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry; Heritage Makers-Our Memories For Life Thanksgiving Patterned Paper Pack

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Orange Enamel Dots

UIS #58!

This is my card for the 58th round of the UIS--Unidentified Image Swap on SCS.  Yes, the 58th round!  It is a group of ladies who are a part of a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  The unidentified part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted.   The image for this round was provided by Janet!  She will swap the cards and include the next image that Darlene sent in our return envie. And then we get to do it all again--for round #59--in November! 

Janet sent everyone this sweet House Mouse image called Everything's Coming Up Roses. I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut it with a Whimsy Stamps Zig Zag Rectangle. I layered the image over a Fancy Pants Simplicity-Forum Patterned Paper.  I added some gray enamel does for the final touch!

Here is the inside of my card:

If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations--due date is today, the 18th--or they may post in the upcoming days. You can also check out SCS and use the keyword UIS58 to see some posted there.  I hope everyone in the swap likes my card--and that you do too!

Image/Sentiment: House Mouse Everything's Coming Up Roses
 
Cardstock/Patterned Paper:   Recollection 110# White;  Stampin' Up Smokey Slate, Rocco Rose, Sea Foam Green; Fancy Pants Simplicity-Forum Patterned Paper
 
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Whimsy Stamps Zig Zag Rectangle Die; Gray Enamel Dots

Snarky Cat

Today is the 15th and the day we post our card for our group, the Crafty Card Ladies!   The team names are the Pearls and the Diamonds--very Classy names for us!   For our October Challenge, Laura Jean is the hostess for the Diamonds--the team I am on and Darlene is the hostess for the Pearls.   And we are all team Classy Card Ladies!  

The theme for October is humor or a snarky card! Laura Jean sent us this funny cat image from Tim Holtz called Snarky Cat.  She also include a number of sentiments, along with a pumpkin and witches hat!  Laura Jean included some fun Halloween patterned paper, some fall ribbons and embellishments. 

I did not need to color the cat image, but I did color the pumpkin with my Copic Sketch Markers.  I then fussy cut and pumpkin and placed it over the layer cat image.  The background paper is from Stampin' Up.  I then added the orange, brown and white baker's twine along with the flagged sentiment  I added some of the orange stars to complete my card.  This was fun card to make!

Here is the inside of my card, on a layer of patterned paper, along with one of the snarky sentiments:

I hope all of the Classy Card Ladies enjoy my card this month. Please be sure to stop in to see what all of the Diamonds as well the Pearls have created this month.  There are two members who do not have blogs: Suzy who is on the Diamond team and Debby who is a Pearl. You will be able to check out their creations in their SCS gallery, if you click on the link for their name.  All of the others should be found on my left sidebar.  I am sure you will enjoy all of the wonderful creations this month!  See you next month in November when Carol and Shelly are the hostesses!

Image/Sentiment:  Tim Holtz Snarky Cat

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  White; Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Halloween DSP

Ink:  Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Orange and Black Stars; Baker's Twine; Stampin' Up Mini Banner Punch

Hot Mess Halloween

Today is the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card.  This is card number 27 and we are well into year #3. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success started with Kelly and the general theme is to Get Messy and you will have Success!  Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy.  We are a group of 6 and we will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other 5 members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.

For this month's messiness, I made 30 of these cards!  Yes, messy times 30 and my craft desk and hands were proof of it.  These are the swap cards I made for Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy, which was held last weekend in Des Moines Iowa--an in person event!  I am writing this before the weekend, but I am so sure I had a great time and also came home with 30 wonderful swap cards for other attendees!  And, I am sure some new TE stamping toys and probably some fun swag too.  Maybe even a door prize--crossing my fingers for that one!

This background was made with a stamp and a stencil combo from Taylored Expressions called Happy Halloween.  First, I stamped the words with Pumpkin ink--it is a very large stamp that almost covers the entire card.  Then, I lined up the matching stencil and used Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel in Black over the top.  The gel sometimes gets under the stencil, so there were a few errant glitters on the front!  I then added a couple of glittery bats that I punched out from the TE Black Glitter cardstock layer.  I added a few TE Black Drip Drops for the final touch!   I really like the look of this card and hope you do too.  I also sure hope my fellow swappers liked it too!

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of the glitter cardstock and another bat:

Here are the links to the other members of Hot Mess ~ Success.  Please be sure to check out Jeanette's, Terry's, Kelly's , Carol's and Darlene's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy and was successful in making some great cards!   We will all continuing this year, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on November12th.  

Image/Sentiment:  Taylored Expressions Happy Hello Stamp and Stencil Combo

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Taylored Expressions Sugar Cube, Oreo, Pumpkin, Black Glitter

Ink:  Pumpkin

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Black Drip Drops; Gina K Designs Glitz Glitter Gel-Black; Stampin' Up Bat Punch

In Stitches

This is my October card for the monthly themed swap that Terry is hosting on SCS. Each month she will post a theme and we make cards using any stamp set we believe follows that thought. This is our 65th month and the theme for October is "You Had Me in Stiches--Sewing, Stitched Dies. Puns"

I decided to go with stitching dies and a Christmas Card.  I stamped a sweet sentiment from my Gina K Designs Noel set. I die cut that along with a background layer from CottageCutz Single Stitched Oval dies.  The background is Stampin' Up's Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper. I added a flag of Crumb Cake 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon and some kraft enamel dots.  I think this is a fun card and a sweet Christmas Card.

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of the patterned paper:

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too! Terry has already posted the November theme, along with all of the 2022 themes as we do not swap in December.  Be sure to come back in to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Gina K Designs Stamp Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Real Red, Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Stampin' Up Real Red

Accessories:  Stampin' Up 3/8" Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon; CottageCutz Single Stitched Dies; Kraft Enamel Dots

Boo Kitty

It is time for another The Three Musketeers post. We are ready to showcase the card we all created with the sweet stamp set (yes, she sent us a stamp set!) sent out for October for Card #86!  All three of us sure have enjoyed the challenges every month and we hope that it continues for a long time!  Kelly is up for the November challenge, so be sure to come back to see what we create!  

This is the sweet set that Jeanette sent us--The Rabbit Hole Designs Boo Kitty:

I colored the Sweet kitty image with my Copic Sketch Markers. I did use a corner rounder for two corner for a bit of detail.  The background papers are from Echo Park Paper and the Happy Halloween line.  I also added some orange and brown bakers twine under the sentiment.  A few black sequins for the bling!  I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card!

Here is the inside of my card:

Please check out the other Musketeer's cards.  Here is the link to Jeanette's blog along with Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards!  They may post today or tomorrow, so be sure to check out their blogs for their card!   As I mentioned before, Kelly is up for our November challenge.  Please be sure to join us again.  

Image/Sentiment: The Rabbit Hole Designs Boo Kitty

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Old Olive; Echo Park Paper Happy Halloween

Ink:  Simon Says Intense Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers; Corner Rounder; Orange/Brown/White Bakers Twine; Black Enamel Dots

Autumn

This is my October Crafters of Faith card.  This is a great group that my friend Kelly started on SCS.  She hosted for 5 years and now Faith has taken over for year #6. We will continue as we have in the past with each month a new hostess gives us a scripture and challenges us to make a card with that theme. 

Rebekah is the hostess this month and gave everyone this challenge:

Scripture: Isaiah 44:23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Challenge: Let’s show the vibrant glory of God’s handiwork in the earth when it’s autumn. The colors of the leaves on the trees as they die and let go and show us how beautiful it is to let go!

I love fall colors and knew I wanted to make a card using Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks along with Rose Gold Alloy.  I used a piece of Yupo and added four fall colors of alcohol inks, rose gold alloy and some rubbing alcohol.  I moved the colors around with my Tim Holtz air blower.  I  then die cut four leaves (one is on the inside of my card) using my Spellbinder Leaves Dies.  I added a bit more shimmer and shine by using a The Paper Cut's Copper Mirripaper as the background layer, which I die cut using Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2.  The sentiment is a fun one from Whipper Snapper Designs called Loveliest Smile.  I really love the colors and like the look of this card! 

Here is the inside of my card, with another leaf:

I hope you and the others from the Crafters of Faith group like my card this month!  We are to post on the 7th of each month, so if you look on my sidebar, you may see other creations.  I know that there will be many posted in the COF thread on SCS too! 

Image/Sentiment:  Whipper Snapper Designs Loveliest Smile

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White and Copper Mirricard; Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry; Yupo

Ink:  Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie; Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks, Rose Gold Alloy

Accessories:  Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Spellbinders Leaves Dies

24 Hour Blueprints

Welcome to the 3rd edition of 24 Hour Blueprints.  This is another brainchild of Kelly and I think it might be our 8th challenge between the three of us--Kelly, Jeanette and me!  Yes, we have agreed to try another type of fun challenge.  Pretty soon my blog will be full of challenges with the three of us!!!!!!

So--how does 24 Hour Blueprint work? 

1--We each have 24 hours to make your card(s),  We post the following morning of the hostess's mysterious challenge.

2--Hostesses will announce the number of card(s) 24 hours before the challenge - not 2 days before or 20 minutes before ... you get 24 hours and that's. it! 

3--Hostesses can chose up to 4 mysterious blueprints but they must be made in under an hour - so nothing FANCY SCHMANCY!

4--Hostesses give us ONLY the specs for the card requirements (blueprints) and what EACH layer should be. The stamps/colors/papers used may vary per player.  You may say A2 card bases or slimline, 1 base layer DSP, 3 heart and 1 circle for card #1 yadda yadda!  Each card must have it's own blueprint so please give a description for each!

5--We use any stamp and/or company.   It's open to interpretation. 

6--We are going to post every other month--dates to be determined each month.  

Jeanette is up for our third round and sent us the blueprints this morning.

Theme--It's Seasonal: Choose a different for each of your three cards.

Color Palette:  You have the freedom to use colors indicative of the season on each card-but please use at least a bit of black on each of the cards.

Sketch #1 is a Halloween Card:

For this sketch, I picked a fun Stampabilities wood mounted stamp that is very old called Flying Witch.  The sentiment is from Stamp Antonio Arts called Witchy Wishes.  The patterned paper is from a Kaisercraft 6x6 pack called 13th hour.  I added a black glitter bat in the corner. And--there is lots of black on this card.

Here is the inside of this card:

Now on to Sketch #2, with a Christmas or Winter theme:

This time, I picked a fun Avery Elle set called Christmas Critters and it comes with matching dies!  The image was colored with my Copic Sketch Markers and then die cut.  The sentiment is from the same set.  I added a fun brad on the sentiment strip.  The background paper and green buffalo plaid strip is from Stampin' Up called Merry Little Christmas.  The corners of the sketch were rounded, so mine are too.  There is lots of black on this card!

Here is the inside of my card:

And the final card, sketch #3

For Sketch 3, I went with a spring theme.  I used a cute stamp set from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps called Spring Tulips.  The sentiment is from the same set nd that is layered on black cardstock.   I colored the tulips with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut the image with a Gina Marie Ball and Chain Circle Die.  The colorful patterned paper is from Peebles called Petunia. The   A few colorful enamel dots complete this card.  

Here is the inside of my card:

Here are all three of the seasonal cards, with back on each one!

This was a great challenge and I loved it very much!  Please be sure to check out the other 24 Hour Blueprints cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what each of them have created in the past 24 hours! 

Image/Sentiment: 1-- Stampabilities Flying Witch-Stamp Antonio Arts Witchy Wishes; 2--Avery Elle Christmas Critters Stamps/Dies;  3--Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps Spring Tulips

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Old Olive, Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Pear Pizazz, Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper;  Pebbles Petunia Patterned Paper; Kaisercraft 13th Hour 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack

Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Intense Black; 

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Christmas Brad; Colorful  Enamel Dots; Gina Marie Design Ball and Chain Circle Dies; Corner Rounder Punch; Stampin' Up Bat Punch; 

Thank You Sweet Friend!

This is my One Plus Twelve card for October. This was the brainchild of Kelly and she asked Jeanette and me to join her in this challenge in 2019. We are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month.  It was so much fun that the three of decided to continue for our third year and pick a new image to use.

For 2021, I picked a Gina K Designs set called Thankful Greenery.  I think this set is so pretty and I can see in my mind many ways that I can use this image.  Plus--I will have 12 thank you cards at the end of the year!

For this month's card, I stamped the image with Versamark on The Paper Cut's Cougar Opaque White and then heat embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder.  I then ink blender with my Taylored Expressions ink cubes in Pink, Red, Orange and Yellow-and used my Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes! I then die cut a frame with my Gina Marie Designs Peekaboo Oval and then die cut that frame with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2--two sets of stitching!  I then added the sentiment from the same set that I also embossed with rose gold on black cardstock.  I die cut the sentiment with a banner from the same Gina K Designs Master Layout 2.  I love the colors and layers in this card!

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what stamp set each of them picked for 2021 and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! Be sure to check back every month on the 3rd to see our cards!

Image/Sentiment: Gina K Designs Thankful Greenery

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White;  Stampin' Up Basic Black; 

Ink:  Versamark; Taylored Expressions Ink Cubes and Blender Brushes

Accessories:  Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Gina Marie Designs Peekaboo Oval Die