AAA Cards Challenge #298 - Follow My Lead - Autumn Greetings (C & 9th)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #298, where our challenge for the next two weeks is to Follow My Lead. This time, we're 'casing' a lovely fall-themed card created by Ceal, seen below.

We're delighted to have Jane joining us as our Guest Designer.

I drew inspiration from Ceal's colours, autumn images and general design. A selection of dies from Concord and 9th, paired with papers from MCT and a sentiment from Honeybee Stamps, worked a charm. 

Looking forward to seeing how you "Follow Ceal's Lead." 

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #349 - Designer's Choice - Add A Tag - Have a Fang-tastic Night (Craftoween, Day 1)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #349 where I've selected ADD A TAG as my Designer's Choice.

Your tag (or tags, if you'd like to use more than one) can be any size, any shape and any theme; just be sure it's clearly visible on the front of your card/project. 

I have been having a blast with Spellbinder's Craft-O-Ween box of delightful Halloween dies and stamps. Featured on my tag - made from one of the Spellbinders Arch collection -  is the vampire from Day 1 of the box. Isn't he a cutie!  The sentiment is also part of the kit and the embossing folder...who knows. It's been residing in my collection for years.

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from the rest of my talented team then, TAG! You're IT!  

Looking forward to seeing what style of tags you'll be bringing to the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #790 - STENCIL Week - Hello Sunshine Butterflies (WF)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #790 where I'm delighted to be the lucky hostess for our popular Stencil challenge. Stand alone stencils, layered stencils (some really sophisticated ones out in the craft-iverse), stencils as the focal image, stencils as backgrounds...whatever stencil style or technique you choose is welcome in the gallery.

This week, we extend a huge Thank You to Julie Beech  for being our August Guest Designer.  Her fabulous cards have offered wonderful inspiration to both our players and our team. 

We're in the midst of a late-August heat wave here, so I'm bringing some sunshine to the challenge today. Of course, everything is Waffle Flower! 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Julie and the rest of my amazing team.

Looking forward to what you'll be sharing this week.

Also sharing at:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #500 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils (used both).

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Just Us Girls Challenge #789 - MOOD BOARD - Just Another Chapter Book Card and Bookmark

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #789 where Lisa has selected a back-to-school themed mood board photo as inspiration this week. Shapes, colors, numbers, letters, the 'school' vibe...whatever sparks your creativity, go for it. You'll see that the team has gone in a variety of drections. 

Once again, we're delighted to have Julie Beech joining us as our Guest Designer.

With the books as inspiration, I made a card and book mark duo with the Notting Hill collection from Photoplay.

It's a big bookmark...guaranteed you won't lose your place in the pages! LOL! 

Please head over to the main blog to see what Julie and the rest of the team have created; then join us in the gallery with our take on the mood board.

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Outta This World Aliens Birthday Card - Seize the Birthday Challenge #311 - No Flowers and Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #265 - A is for Aliens (SSD)

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I've recently become a fan of Simply Stated Designs, an independent designer, based in my home city of Edmonton, Alberta Canada, who creates and prints an amazing array of collections that include patterned papers + ephemera + a whole host of other things. Wandering her shop and using her products makes me happy! Big happy!

One of the Simply Stated Designs design team members - Nadine Karen Designs - curated a kit using elements from the Outta this World collection. I bought the kit, I followed the instructions and, in pretty short order, I had four fabulous alien/space themed cards. I share the first one - which is also my first ever easel card -  here. Below is my second  easel version, which fits the themes for the following two challenges: 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #265 - A is for Aliens

Seize the Birthday Challenge #311 - No Flowers

Hopefully, patterned papers and ephemera are 'allowed'.

Kinda creepy...kinda cute those aliens - even the one peeking over the edge of the card.

Hopefully they make you smile rather than cringe! LOL! 

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AAA Cards Challenge #297 - Anything CAS Goes - Optional Twist - Green - Happy Birthday Postage Stamp Butterflies

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I'm honoured and delighted to be sharing my first Design Team card for AAA Cards Challenge.  Clean and Simple is one of my favourite card styles; I look forward to sharing inspiration alongside the rest of my amazing teammates. 

For the next two weeks, we invite you to create Anything CAS Goes cards, with the optional twist of: All Green.  

All green for me, in for the form of beautiful butterfly transfers from 49 & Market. I added  them to a new-to-me postage die set from Prima Designs, added them to my panel and...ta dahhhh. A CAS card in under 15 minutes! 

Please head over the AAA Cards Challenge blog to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the team.

Then, join us in the gallery with a CAS card of your own, with or without the twist

Also sharing at:

Simply Clean & Simple: August 2025 - Anything Goes Challenge

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Color Hues Challenge #116 - Blue and Red - Winter Wishes (SB Nutcracker and Ornament Wax Seal)

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #116, where Julie B invites us to play with hues of Red and Blue for the next two weeks. This combination offers a plethora of possibilities!

We're delighted to have Leslie joining us as our Guest Designer for this challenge.

Maybe it's just me, but as I look around the craft universe, I'm running across a wide range of paper collections - patterned papers, ephemera, stickers, rub-ons, kits.  Be it a fad or something long-standing that has caught my eye, I'm intrigued and, as often I do, I'm diving right in.  I'm keen to embrace my paper phase! 

Today's card features a Spellbinders paper collection I won as a gift a year or so ago. I wasn't keen to play with it at the time...but then the patterned paper bug struck. Here's my first card, 100% inspired by one I spotted on the SB site. I liked it, so I more or less cased it, right down to the addition of the wax seal. 

Please head over to the Colour Hues blog to see fabulous Red and Blue inspiration from Leslie and my talented team.

Looking forward to your takes on this combination.

Thank you for dropping by!