Pinecone Christmas

When I was looking for new sketches and challenges, I came across 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  I always participate in a Christmas in July card challenge in one of my scrapbook groups, but I never have enough Christmas cards.  I also came across the ABC Christmas Challenge.  Both of these will be perfect and will hopefully help me have enough cards this year!

Here's the January sketch:

Here's my card:

Challenges Entered

~52 Christmas Card Throwdown--January Sketch (I missed entering this one just by a few hours!)
~ABC Christmas Challenge--'B is for Berries'
~The Outlawz Challenges Festive Fridays Challenge--January 11, 2019

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Card Challenges--Something Sparkly
~Simply Create Too Challenge #145--Anything Goes/No Twist
~Soul Scrappers CC68--Anything Goes Card Challenge

Supplies Used

~Fancy Pants Cottage Christmas collection--Ephemera Pack and Walk in the Woods patterned paper

~Pop-up dots from stash

~Queen & Co. Twinkle Princess Cut self-adhesive stones

~Ribbon from stash

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We go together

like PB&J!  My husband and I, that is!  LOL!  One of my goals this year is to use some of the many stamp sets I have that have never seen ink, so I decided to pull out this one to make my husband a Valentine's Day card this year.  I used this sketch from ShowCASe Your Style:

Here's my final card:

Supplies Used

Bella Creationz Metallic Plum Purple sequins

Crayola colored pencils

Kraft and Purple cardstock from stash

Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee and Jet Black

Studio G purple ink

The {Stamps} of Life pb&j2enjoy and hearts2love stamp sets

Timeless Twine Chocolate Chip Brownie

Challenges Entered

Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' February Card Challenge--Anything Goes

ShowCASe Your Style Challenge #8--Sketch

Simply Create Too Challenge #79--Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #93--Anything Goes

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Welcome Autumn!

We've had some much-welcome cooler weather in Arkansas (and a little bit of rain!) for several days, and I am LOVING it!!!  I wish the cooler weather would be here to stay, but I'm afraid we may get some warmer temperatures again before fall is officially here.

I'm a moderator in the Yahoo group Scrappin' 'n' Chattin', and we are currently in Week #37 of a 52-Week Card Challenge.  The aim of the challenge is to complete one card a week for the entire year.  WHEW!!!  This is the third year I've participated, and I've never made it this far.  The group member who runs the challenge gives us a prompt each Saturday, and we have until the following Friday at midnight in our time zone to complete our card following the challenge.  Each participant is given five passes for the year that you can use at any time.  If you use a pass, you have to complete TWO cards the next week--the one you used the pass for and the current one.  This week's challenge is to use fall colors on your card, so I started digging through my stuff and found some of the Bo Bunny Forever Fall collection (now retired) to create my card.

The large orange ribbon was some I found in my stash.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Stickles in Scattered Straw to accent some of the swirls on the front, and I outlined the word "Autumn" with Star Dust Stickles.  The leaves on the inside are from Jolee's by You.

Challenges Entered

Chocolate Baroque Challenge Blog Challenge #3--Colour Challenge  

Crafting for All Seasons Challenge #86--Colours of Autumn

Creative Moments Challenge #51--Anything Goes w/optional Fall Colours

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday Challenge--Anything Goes
The Outlawz Challenges Twisted Thursday--Anything Goes w/Optional Twist "First Day of Fall"

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #88--Anything Goes

Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' 52 Week Card Challenge--Week #37

Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' Monthly Card Challenge--Anything Goes
Simply Create Too Challenge #70--Fall/Autumn
Soul Scrappers Random Words 9--Fall/Autumn

Stampavie and More Challenge #220--Anything Goes

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