A Festive Fawn

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I just finished up my entry for the CAS Christmas Challenge for November 2026 where they are asking for reindeer.

My cute reindeer is from Memory Box called Festive Fawn which is a new die set for me. On a SU cardbase of Early Espresso I placed an embossed piece of white with an oldie but goodie tree embossing folder from Sizzix/Tim Holtz. Another piece of white is inside for a note.

I colored the die-cut reindeer with SU blending pens then added his scarf cut from Real Red cardstock.

 The sentiment saying Merry Christmas is from an old SU set calle Better Together. I only have Set 2. I need to look around for Set 1.

 It was really fun making this card and it will probably go to a special person. I love making Christmas cards and always send out many. Do you?

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Hello for CCC October 2026

 Hello~

This month I made my card using one of the options suggested. My colors don't match exactly, but that is allowed. I love blue as you know, but of all my color pads, markers and pencils, I do not have a light sky blue one. Here I used SU Bashful Blue and an Arteza pen in a red/orange hue to add some color to the emossing folder.

My cardbase is Stampin Up Pecan Pie and the embossing folder is by Spellbinders. It is a large folder that is really pretty. I used Very Vanilla c.s. for the embossing.  I cannot find the name of this e f, so if you know it, please add it to your comment.

I added color to the embossing folder with the above paint brushes but am not very happy with the result. It is better in real life, IMO 

The hello die cut is one of three I found in my stash, no label. It is gold toned, so I expect they are from my old Glimmer system that I haven't used in years.

Inside I put another sheet of the Very Vanilla with a leaf die cut so all is ready for a note before mailing. The card is on the way to my recipient. 

 I followed the Colour Palette Option:

Another lovely Fall day here, although what it will be like when I post this when the challenge closes.  :-)

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A Wreath For You

 

Hello My Fellow Crafters!

Just finished up a card for The Paper Players:PP807. I used Crumb Cake paper for the card base and Granny Apple Green and Pacific Point markers from Stampin Up. I don't have Azure Afternoon in any form. Hope okay.

Using a NBUS 91 product from Taylored Expression called Perforated Paper, I stamped a piece of it with my long neglected stamp from Memory Box called Peony Garden Wreath and got to coloring.

Here's my card:

This lovely wreath is from Memory Box Open Studio called Peony Garden Wreath from 2020. After coloring, I fussy cut it out. I had to nab off some to fit my A2 card. 

For fun, I added some Studio Katia sequins to brighten up the card and them searched for a small sentiment. 

Found this sentiment in Penny Black's Paper Hugs stamp set. I stamped it in black on a strip of paper and cut it out with an ancient SU oval punch. I think a sending smiles card can go to either a gal or guy. 

It is finally cooling down here in MN after some 80's and 90's the last couple of weeks. The trees are beautifully colored in yellow near me.

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A Poinsettia

 Hello Fellow Crafters!

I went to an unusual color scheme for my entry this month for the CAS Christmas Card Challenge: October. Maybe it isn't CAS enough, I'll let you all and the monitors to judge that. 

What do you think?  I like the card.

It was really difficult to capture the poinsettia lines, so took the close up to show you. 

This poinsettia die is by Poppy Stamps from 2020. I die cut it from Best Creation Inc. Glitter sticker paper in black.  

After gluing it to a piece of SU Very Vanilla cardstock, I placed the whole thing on a A2 side folding cardbase in Real Red.

The sentiment stamped in the same red is another one from 2020 done by Hero Arts called Christmas Robins.

Inside is more Very Vanilla c.s. where I will write a note before mailing. 

Do you write notes in your Christmas cards? I love it when getting one with a note full of news from friends.

A really mild Autumn day here in MN and the turning leaves are so pretty. I suspect by the end of October the trees will be all bare. 

I hope you are enjoying your day whatever your season. 🍂 

Take good care and craft on. I am. Bye for now.

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Hello Friend

 

Hello Friends,

Here is my card partially made at my demo's house (she designed it) and finished at home changing some of the colors and adding a greeting here and inside. The friendly hello stammp is from the older SU set called Friendly Hello. The card was sent to my September 2026 Card Chain Challenge recipient in Connecticut.

The card is a fun-fold, something I haven't done much before, but it was fun to make. I notched the left bottom edge to show how to open it. I did that after I took this photo.

Inside is stamped the phrase "if friends were flowers, I'd pick you" using a very old Hero Arts stamp.

The flowers were colored with SU markers and some of my Arteza Real Brush pens. The cardbase and white c.s. are from Stampin Up too.

Fall has definetly arrived here. Temps in the 50's in the mornings. I love it.

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Deer Friends

 Greetings Friends

My card this time was made to join the Christmas Kickstart Challenge #114. The challenge is asking for Reindeer Games. 

This tree frame is an oldie die from Stampin Up called Aspen Trees. It was on my desk just waiting to be used. I mounted it on an A2 Very Vanilla cardbase then added the deer. Do they look like reindeer? I think so.

These cuties are from a retired Greetings Farm stamp and die set. After stampin and cutting them out, I colored them with SU Blends using Christmas colors.

The sentiment is also from this same set. I had trouble figuring out where to stamp it, but it worked out okay.

I've been busy lately making cards at my demo's house and a birthday card for my daughter and great-granddaughter. It's been fun.

Cooler weather here in MN and a lot rain expected tomorrow. That makes me happy as we have been in a drought this summer.

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