Bugaboo November Anything Goes Challenge

I just love, love, love the new Make It Snappy digi stamps from Bugaboo Stamps and have bought quite a few of them for all occasion cards.  Here's one that uses one of my fave papers I bought this summer: Echo Park Splash.  I'm using You Are My Sunshine to enter the Bugaboo November Anything Goes Challenge.  It's all so happy, isn't it?!

Card Supplies:
Image: Bugaboo Stamps
Copics: B00, B04, Y11, Y15, Y19
Patterned Paper: Echo Park Splash collection

Hambo Hoedown - Snail Rake

This week in the Hambo Hoedown progressive challenge, we received this adorable little snail who is busy at work raking up the leaves (Snail Rake digi).  The challenge this week was to use a technique from Splitcoast Stampers along with the image to make our card.  I love Splitcoast Stampers and get sucked in to hours of browsing through techniques and card galleries whenever I visit!  I had printed out the Big Buckle Card tutorial by Beate Johns a long, long time ago so I pulled it out for this week's Hambo Challenge.  Thanks, Hambo, for pushing me to do something I've been meaning to for a while.

Card Supplies:
Cardstock - Stampin' Up Tangerine Tango and blue from my stash
Patterned Paper - Doodle Pantry
Tools: Nestabilities circle die cut, We R Memory Keepers corner chomper (end of belt that is not seen is rounded)
Copics: E00, E33, E35, E37, YG17

Doodle Pantry - Wishbone Ants

I am so honored to have been asked to be a guest designer for Doodle Pantry this month!  Here is the sample card I made for this month's Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 18.  I love Laurie's challenges because (1) I love her images, (2) you have nearly a month to complete your card and enter the challenge, and (3) you get a free image just for entering the challenge!  That's right, the deadline for the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge is November 24.  I know you will want to participate because who could turn down such a cute image like the Wishbone Ants?!  Check them out:

Pssst, before you go, Doodle Pantry is also hosting a blog hop starting today that will showcase all the wonderful things you can create with the 12 Days of Christmas set.  You won't want to miss it!

Card Supplies:
Image, sentiment and both patterned papers - Doodle Pantry
Cardstock - tan is from Bazzill, dark green (that looks like black but isn't) is from my stash
Tools - Nestabilities long rectangle and long scalloped rectangle
Embellishment - metal self-adhesive nail heads by Mark Richards, purchased at Hobby Lobby

OWH Card Party at Cat's Creations Scrapbooks

Last night I participated in another bi-monthly Operation Write Home Card Party held at Cat's Creations Scrapbooks in Mineral Wells, TX.  I take the supplies (card bases, OWH labels, envelopes, large flat rate box) and make sure that the administrative end of things are taken care of (no glitter, dark cards lined, all cards labeled and tucked).  Cat, the store owner, provides the location, encourages people to come, and provides a few supplies for those who don't bring their own.

We had 7 women attend and got 113 cards into the box.  Cat is hosting a 4-day scrapbook retreat that starts next Thursday and decided that we could get the ladies to make a few more cards and fill the box by the end of next weekend - WOOHOO! 

Pictured below are some of the LOVE cards that we put in the box tonight.  Don't forget that the deadline for Valentine's Day (we're doing LOVE because they have a longer shelf life) is December 31!  Please help the shippers and make sure your cards ARRIVE by December 31 or earlier.  :-)

And we also got some birthday cards as well...

For Virginia

I have a very dear friend for whom I substitute teach quite a bit.  Her name is Virginia and she is battling ovarian cancer (teal for ovarian cancer awareness).  Not long ago she finished a round of radiation treatment and TODAY they are pulling out the big guns as she starts more chemotherapy.  I thought I could encourage her a bit with this card.  Love you, Virginia!

Card Supplies:
Hope ribbon image - Marlene S. at Disguised As A Grown-Up
Never Give Up sentiment - Paulette at TLC Creations
Tools - embossing folder (Sizzix-Heart Blocks), die cuts (Nestabilities-oval, fancy oval, scalloped rectangle), marker (Bic-Terrifically Teal)
Cardstock, Ribbon and Bling - from stash

As You Wish Designs - Fundraiser for OWH Part 3

As You Wish Designs is having a fundraiser in support of Operation Write Home's shipping costs for holiday cards - the estimated costs to ship all of the cards that volunteers across the country have made is a whopping $13,000!  To support the cause and feed your addiction to everything card making related, visit As You Wish Designs where you can buy 13 images for just $5 with all proceeds after PayPal fees going directly to Operation Write Home.

Here's another card I made from the Card Quotes set.  The image is by Sabrina and has a very masculine feel to it which always make perfect cards for Operation Write Home.  I used Nestabilities to die cut the image/sentiment and the scalloped border behind it.  From my stash of masculine papers, I chose the blue and brown combo from a long ago collection from Making Memories.

Challenges Entered:

Stamps R Us Today - masculine cards

Doodle Pantry - November Guest Designer

I am so excited to be a guest designer this month for Laurie Wilson at Doodle Pantry!  I absolutely LOVE her pre-colored images and digital papers.  She has outline images, too, but she can color so much better than I can!  The "characters" she creates are just as cute as can be.  Some of my favorites are the sheep, the birdie and the ants!  What?  You've never visited Doodle Pantry?  You MUST go and check it out...go on, what are you waiting for?  Ohhhhh, you want to see the card I made first?

Today is the Doodle Pantry November Release day.  I used one of the new images from the 12 Days of Christmas set which I combined with the circle sentiment AND the digital paper.  I just love how this turned out because I didn't have it in mind when I started, but it looks just like a gift wrapped Christmas package, doesn't it?

Now, hurry on over to Doodle Pantry to see all of the fantastic new images.  If you're like me, you'll want them all!

Challenges Entered:

Catered Crop FTR 24 - Christmas Theme

Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Christmas Theme

Ribbon Girls - Jingle All the Way to Christmas (must use ribbon)

Little Claire's Monthly Challenge #14 - Christmas

Card Supplies:
Image, sentiment and patterned paper - Doodle Pantry
Cardstock - green is Bazzill, red is from JoAnn's
Ribbon - I bought it at Michael's a long time ago
Tools - Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle