Hello My Dear Friend

 It's that time again for a new challenge at Can You Handle The Pressure
with an OPTIONAL theme of Orange and/or Pumpkins.
We are an anything goes challenge but an embossing folder is a MUST!

I went with orange for my card but have to say this was a cluster of disasters
from the get go!  This is a Lisa Horton stencil and embossing folder set
Cinnamon Sticks and Oranges.  I usually stencil first then fit into the
embossing folder and it comes out perfect., not this time though.

I pulled the stencils straight out of the package and started in,
big mistake as they were  put in there upside down but little did I know until 
I got about to the 3rd stencil (and they aren't numbered in use order either
like the other layered stencils I use are).  This resulted in a couple of stencils
being used not in the correct order, but I figured it out and kept going.

But because they were flipped wrong side up it made my stenciling
not fit in the EB folder correctly to emboss, so I now have the debossed side up.
resulting in the look I have here, not happy at all but after all the work
of the stenciling I went with it...live and learn as they say!!

The sentiment is a die/stamp set from Spellbinders 
'A Little Hello Sentiments'.

Hope to see you at Can You Handle The Pressure.

Entering the following challenges:
Just Us Girls #798 .... Stenciling

Woodblock Wednesday

 Amy is having her Woodblock Wednesday this month,
The challenge where woodblock stamps are the feature.

I used an older Pink Ink (2017) Cinderella Pumpkin,
stamped on a Tutti Designs Oval with a second one
framing it underneath and colored in with Copics.
The background paper is Mintay Autumn Splendor.

I added wax cord, a button and a few PFS gems.

An easy peasy card for sure with just my simple pumpkin stamp,
I'll add a sentiment later!

Make sure to go and check out all the FUN woodblocks used!!

The Magic of Christmas

Hello friends, can you believe we are already into October?
It will be Christmas before you know it and if you have been playing along in our
Peace On Earth Christmas challenge all year you will have a pretty good
nice stack of holiday cards made.  If not then come on over get started before
the holiday sneaks upon us.

As usual we have a mood board for inspiration but you can create anything
as long as you stay within the Christmas theme. 

I inked up for the first time a Pink Ink Designs stamp and if you
are familiar with their stamps then you know that most are quite large
and this image is no exception.  I colored it in with a mix of Copics,
Olo's and Atenew markers.  The sentiment is an old Kaisercraft.  I used a few glitter
markers here and there. It is a very large card and a fun image.

Hope to see you at Peace On Earth!

Two Old Bats October 2025 Reminder

We are halfway thru our challenge at
Two Old Bats
and have a super fun and somewhat 'spooky'
inspiration board but you can create anything as long
as it it Halloween themed!

For this card I have to honestly say I 'dug' in my scraps of all Halloween
and came up with this scrap piece of paper and a bit of ephemera,
plus the black cat from a MS punch!

 We would love to see you over at Two Old Bats for some spooky fun!!

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends, at Double D we have a new theme and it is
Halloween Colors.
We have a spooky and somewhat creepy mood board for inspiration
but you can create anything in Halloween Colors.

Since I had pretty much created all the Halloween cards I wanted/need for the year
I went more with the Halloween colors of purple, orange and black.

I stenciled Pink Fresh Studios Floral Focus in those colors using Pink Fresh Studios
Chasing Sunsets inks and Altenew Enchanted Garden and Green Fields inks.
The sentiment is Sizzix Hello Sunshine.  A few gold half pearls were added.

As usual the DT has amazing creations, stop by and see them!!

Entering the following challenges:
Dream Valley #346 .... Add Pearls/Gems
Addicted To Stamps & More #503 .... Birthdays

Beautiful Blossoms October 2025

 Hello friends, look at this pretty bight and colorful inspiration
board for our October Beautiful Blossoms monthly challenge.
Doesn't it just cheer you up?

You can always use any color floral or be inspired by the colors
like I was!  I bought a few new floral stamps back on February

(because I didn't have many...hahaha, that is too funny)!!

But I saw this new Paper Rose release with the Sketchy stamps and

they had my name all over them!  This one is Sketchy Floral 'Thanks'
and I purchased them from Ecstasy a newer online shop to me I discovered last year, they 
have fabulous sales!  I colored my image in with Olo's and stamped a

sentiment from Spellbinders Garden Favorites stamped in Altenew Azurite ink.
I left it as is, so simple to mail with the cost of postage now.

Hope to see you at our pretty floral challenge at Beautiful Blossoms! 

Beautiful Autumn

Today at Can You Handle The Pressure challenge our OPTIONAL theme is
Fall Harvest, meaning anything fall, but of course we are an anything goes
challenge and the theme is always optional but the use of an embossing folder is a MUST!

I used a beautiful Lisa Horton Acorns and Pinecones EB folder
for the first time on a dark chocolate card stock.  The image and sentiment are
Graphic 45 press ons (rub ons as I call them) Autumn Greetings.
I left this card simple as I really wanted all the pretty embossing to shine it's pretty head!!

We would love to have you get out those EB folders and join
us at our Can You Handle The Pressure challenge.

Entering the following challenges:
Crafty Catz #702.... ATG/Dry or Wet Embossing