AAA Cards Challenge #302 - Follow My Lead - Follow Karen - Happy Everything Cross-Stitched Heart (Lawn Fawn)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #302 where, for the next two weeks, we invite you to play "Follow My Lead." The lead this time around is Karen with an adorable bunny and watermelon card you see below. 

I discovered, in my box of bits-and-bobs, a heart I cross-stitched (Lawn Fawn) quite a while ago. This challenge seemed a perfect fit, with a focal image centered within a circular background.  I know the stitching took a while, but assembling the card? Literally minutes!

Please head over to the main blog to see how our guest designer and my talented team followed Karen's lead. Then, take your cue from her card and join us in the gallery.

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Inkspirational Challenge #353 - Designer's Choice - Seeing Stars - Shine Like the Stars (SSD and WCMD inspiration)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #353  where my wonderful teammate, Julia, invites us to draw inspiration from her Designer's Choice of SEEING STARS.  A few stars or a Milky Way's worth of stars, sparkly, shiny or glittery...the choice of stars and occasion is entirely yours.

Once again, I'm playing with papers and ephemera from Simply Stated Design, the fabulous company located in my home province of Alberta. The moon with the roses is so lovely, as is that wonderful night sky.

What stars will you bring to the gallery?

Let's get Julia all starry-eyed with a full-to-bursting star-filled gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #798 - Stencil Week - Season's Greetings Snowman

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #798 - Stencil Week where Ina is our lucky hostess.

 

October has flown by and it seems only yesterday we welcomed Greta Hess as our Guest Designer. Today, we bid her a heartfelt thank you for being such an inspiration this month. Greta, your weekly share of talent will be missed.

Surprise: no Craftoween Halloween card from me this week! LOL! Instead, I reached for my purchased-ages-ago Simon Says Build A Snowman mini stencils. Of course, snowmen and snowflakes go hand-in-hand; these are from a TH stencil. Simple...very.

Please head over to the main blog to see stencil sensations from Greta and the rest of my talented team. Then, bring out your stencils and join us in the gallery.

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Color Hues Challenge #120 - Purple and Orange - Have A Hauntingly Good Time (Craft-O-Ween, Day 4)

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #120, where our lovely hostess, Stef, has selected hues of Purple and Orange as our inspiration for the next two weeks. A fabulous combination, I'm sure you'll agree, especially if you're a fan of Halloween.

We're delighted to have Bobby as our guest designer for this challenge. 

Guess what: yet another showcase of cute dies from my Spellbinders' Craft-O-Ween box. This little ghost is the star of the stage and is one of my favourites from the collection. He's extra dapper with his top hat and BOO banner.

Please head over to the main blog to see amazing creativity from Bobby and the rest of my wonderful team. Then, bring out your hues of purple and orange and join us in the gallery.

The challenge will be open until October 29th at 9:00am EST.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Also sharing at:

The Dream Factory Challenge #144 - Halloween

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Just Us Girls Challenge #797 - Mood Board Week - October Leaves (Simply Stated Designs)

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A warm welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #797 where, as hostess, I've selected a poster style mood board as inspiration for this week's challenge. Filled with an assortment of Fall-themed images and colours, I'm sure you'll find one - or perhaps several - ideas to spark your creativity.

Once again, we're delighted to have  Greta Hess joining us as our October Guest Designer.

The leaves and  the 'scattered images' design of the poster caught my eye, so I replicated both with my card, using Autumn Splendor ephemera and a sentiment from Simply Stated Design.  The sentiment: so true. 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Greta and my teammates.

Looking forward to seeing your mood-board inspired cards/projects in the gallery.

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AAA Cards Challenge #301 - Anything CAS Goes - Optional Twist - Greys (monochrome) - Magic and Mischief Await (Craftoween Day 7)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #301 where our theme for the next two weeks is:  Anything CAS Goes, with an optional twist of Greys. Grey is such a versatile colour; after all, it comes in at least 50 shades (LOL!).

I decided that my stack of books, from Day 7 of my Spellbinders Craft-O-Ween box, would convey a spooky vibe in all grey. What do you think?

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my teammates.

Then, create an Anything CAS Goes card to share in the gallery. Grey is optional, but if you have it, we'd love to see it!

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Inkspirational Challenge #352 - Seasonal - Halloween Cards - Simply Stated Design Halloween Advent Calendar

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #352 where SEASONAL is our theme for the next two weeks. Please head over to the main blog for ideas on what we're looking for with this challenge. In a nutshell, we'd like you to pair a SEASON with an OCCASION; for example, winter + Christmas; fall + Thanksgiving or Halloween, etc. 

I'm a big fan of Simply Stated Designs and, since October 1st, have been thoroughly enjoying the daily delights found in their Halloween Advent Calendar. Today, My cards today feature the XL Ephemera found on Day 6. These images are huge, wonderfully detailed and whimsically fun. Even though most people would use them for scrapbooking, scrapbooking is not my thing, so I card-ified them.  The cards range in size from A6 to 6 x 6 to A2, depending on the image and how much trimming I was inclined to do. Honestly, they're just too pretty to cut! LOL! 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my team, then join us. Can't wait to see what SEASON + OCCASION card/project you'll bring to the gallery.

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