Wednesday, October 22, 2025

The Lord has Come!

 I have created a new holiday design for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cards Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party. This one features Joy of Baby Jesus by Unity, one of the wonderful sponsors of the event!



I items used to create this design:

Joy of Baby Jesus by Unity
Papers from the Paper Studio
Circle Dies
VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink
Altenew stencil
Altenew reinkers used to watercolor

I have entered this card in the following challenges:


Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Let's Build a Snowman

Here is my final Christmas card for today. 


These are the items I used to create this card.

Snow Day Friends die set by Spellbinders
To You & Yours stamp set by Spellbinders
Papers - the Paper Studio
VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:



Ready for Christmas

 My second card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cards Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party features these bundled up kids from the newly released Snow Day Friends die set by Spellbinders. The sentiment is from To You & Yours stamp and die set also from Spellbinders.


Items used to create this design:

Snow Day Friends dies by Spellbinders
Country Snowman die (star) by Spellbinders
To You & Your stamp and die set by Spellbinders
VersiFine Clair Nocturne Ink
Papers from the Paper Studio

This card has been entered in the following challenges this week:






Sweater Weather Bear

 My first entry for Build You Stash Holiday Cards Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party is this adorable bear in his favorite sweater and strung up in Christmas lights.



Items used to create this holiday card:

Festive Friends dies by Spellbinders
Stocking Full of Joy dies by Spellbinders
Embossing folder by Spellbinders
papers by the Paper Studio

I have entered this Christmas card in the following challenges:



Monday, October 20, 2025

Texas Snowman

Today's entry for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cards Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party is this fun snowman. Believe it or not, some of the Texas Panhandle actually had temperatures below freezing early yesterday! In my neck of the Texas woods we see snow only about once ever dozen years so we spend most of our time dreaming of a White Christmas. The last one we had was in 2004!!


Materials needed to make this card:

Country Snowman dies by Spellbinders
Christmas Sentiment Strips stamp and die by Taylored Expressions
Falling Snow embossing folder by Stampin' Up
Arch Die
All papers from the Paper Studio
VersaFine Clair Nocture Ink

I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:




 

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Cocoa Kisses

I added another 6 cards to my holiday stash with this design for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cards Falling for the Holidays 2020 Linky Party today.

#byshcffth2025lp


Items used to create this design:

Momenta Mug and Cookie Dies
Spellbinders Stay Snuggly Stamp and Die Set
Papers from the Paper Studio
Holly Sticker
Dimensionals
Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink 

I have entered this card in the following challenge this week:

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Swinging into Christmas

 I've got more cards ready for the Build Your Stash Holiday Card Falling for the Holiday 2025 Linky Party. Hope you like them!!

#byshcffth2025lp


Materials used to create this card:

House-Mouse Stamp - Merry & Bright
Gina Maria Designs Pine Stamp
Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder
Holly Sticker
Red Stickles
the Paper Studio Cardstock
VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink
Altenew Dye Inks

This card has also been entered in the following challenges: 







Card #2


Materials used to create this card:

We Three Kings - Creative Worship Stamps
Star stamp from Impression Obsession
Distress Oxide Inks by Ranger
VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink
Gold Glitter Paper
the Paper Studio Cardstock
Rhinestones
Manger Die Set by Spellbinders

This card has also been entered in the following challenges:




Christmas in Pink

I will be busy all week creating cards for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cards Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party. This is the first one I am sharing today. #byshcffth2025lp



Materials used to create this card:

All papers from the Paper Studio
Cozy Toes dies from Spellbinders
Crimson Dye Ink from Altenew

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:



Just Add Ink - Challenge #771 - Choose Two or More - I chose plants and pattern paper.


Friday, October 17, 2025

{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025

Today is opening day for the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party! I love this fabulous event! Not only does it give me the opportunity to build my stash of Christmas cards for this year, but also the generous sponsors of the event provide a truckload of wonderful prizes to be given out to participants. How awesome is that? Since I am currently working on Christmas card sets to donate for charity auctions in my community, the timing for me is absolutely perfect.


At the last event, I won one of the gift certificates from Unity! Therefore I am starting out the Falling for the Holidays event by posting a card which features a stunning Unity image. I hope you like it.


Materials used for this card include:

    Guided by Grace stamp by Unity
    Stencil by Altenew
    Star die from Country Snowman by Spellbinders
    Delivering Joy die from Make It Merry Sentiments by Spellbinders
    Distress Ink Oxides by Ranger
    Gold Paint
    Pearl White Stencil Paste
    the Paper Studio White, Black, and Metallic Gold Cardstock
    VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink by Tsukineko

I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:





 Creative Moments - Challenge #275 - Things with Wings

Friday, October 10, 2025

Music of Christmas

For today's Christmas card design I used the violin from the Mini Musical Instruments die set by Spellbinders. The poinsettia and pine are from the Skating into the Holidays die set also by Spellbinders. The sentiment which was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturn ink is from the stamp set Camel by Gina Marie Designs. I brushed the edges of the card with Tea Dye Distress Oxide Ink by Ranger.


This Christmas card design has been entered in the following challenges:


Sparkles Monthly Challenges Blog - Challenge #192 - Single Flower


Cut It Up! - Challenge #340 - Use more than one die


Krafty Chicks Challenges - Challenge #789 - Christmas


ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Uncluttered, V for Vertical


The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Challenge #193

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Masculine Birthdays

I needed a couple of masculine birthday cards for family members this week so here is what I came up with. 


This 5x7 card was created using dies from Spellbinders glued to an old calendar page. 



While this card used Mini Musical Instruments dies by Spellbinders, Essentiaal Sentiment Strips Die Set by Altenew, and designer paper by Graphics 45.

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Birthday Wishes, Matey!

I need lots of birthday cards for August! This one was created using Shipmate dies and an Anchors Away stamp from Spellbinders. The die cut Birthday Wishes is from Impression Obsession. The background was stenciled with the Clouds and Waves stencil from Unity.


 I have entered this card in the following challenges this week: