Color Hues Challenge #125 - blue and white

First time playing along with the Color Hues Challenge. This month's challenge is to use blue and white (plus neutrals). 

 Here is my card for the challenge:

I had this ink blended background from a class, and since we're supposed to get about 10" of snow this weekend, I thought it would be good timing to get a snowy winter card in the mail!

FarmQuest Challenge Blog #79

 The current challenge at FarmQuest Challenge blog is "snowy mountains".   I used more of a "snowy hill" for my card, lol.  

We're expecting a major snowstorm this weekend, so thought I would get a few snowy winter cards in the mail today.  This penguin enjoys the snow, but me....not so much!

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spots & Dots challenge

 This month's challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters is "spots and dots".   Here's my card for the challenge:

 

I used an old stamp set from Winnie & Walter, and lots of different ink colors for the background.  The sentiment was stamped on black cardstock and heat embossed in gold.  I'm trying to use some older stamp sets that haven't gotten too much use.  I think this one could either be a birthday card or a congratulations card.  It was nice to use these bright colors on a dreary winter day!

Freshly Made Sketches #720

Here is the new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches:

Here's my card for the challenge.  I used a very old Stampendous stamp set for this one.

This will be another birthday card for the Cards for Cubs project.

AAA Card Challenge #306

 The current challenge at AAA Cards is a scrapl ift challenge.  Here is the original card by DT member Francesca:

Here is my card for the challenge.  I used an older Cuttlebug embossing folder and a balloon edge stamp and die from Taylored Expressions.

The Cards for Cubs drive kicks off at the beginning of March, so I'm working on birthday cards for that project.  This will be my first for 2026!

Mix It Up Challenge - Use Ribbon

 It's time for the first Mix It Up Challenge for 2026.  This month's challenge is to use ribbon on your project.  Ribbon is something I don't use much anymore; I tend to go with twine if I need a bow or a tag.  But I had some blue ribbon in my stash, so I used it and an old faux bow technique on this card.

For the bow technique, you punch two holes close to each other, wherever you want the bow center to be placed.  Then you feed one end of the ribbon through each hole, front to back.  Then cross the ribbon ends in the back and feed them to the front, through the opposite hole.  Trim the ends and you have a neat little bow without a lot of bulk.  The sentiment on the card is from The Greetery and the frame die is from Papertrey Ink.

I hope you get a chance to join in this month's challenge at Mix It Up Challenge blog!  We'd love to see your creative uses for ribbon.

Jingle Belles "Holiday Leftovers" challenge

 The current challenge at Jingle Belles is all about holiday leftovers....those bits and pieces that are left over from other projects.  Maybe it's an unfinished project, or some extra diecut or stamped pieces that you've saved.

The "joy" diecut was leftover from a layout I made a few months ago.  I also had a couple of stamped evergreen branches and a red and white foiled panel that had been diecut into two different size arches.  I layered those on a card front, popping up one of the arches with foam tape, and also using foam tape on the sentiment.  The holly was a leftover diecut piece from a Simple Stories collection.  I think it all came together for a bright cheerful card!