11/2/26 - Make My Monday #290 (Animals) / A Place to Start October 2026 ATG (Easel) - Woodland Wishes

Happy Monday and Happy November! Today's card is a double header with Make My Monday (animals) & A Place to Start (Easel Card) and I created a kid friendly Christmas card! The panel is cut out with Arch Dies and stamp with bunch of animals stack on top of each other to create a tree shape. The easel card base is using Meg Loven's Youtube. (I will have a quick instruction below). I only colored everything BUT the animals. The stopper for the easel is using a banner punch and a small sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Card base - quarter of cardstock

DSP - 4" x 1 1/4" 

Panel - 3 1/4" x 8 1/2", score half at 4 1/4" and 2 1/8" (which is half of the 4 1/4" 

Challenge: #290, November 2026

Stamps: Soiree Salutations, Woodland Wishes, 

Colors: Black, Stampin' Blends,  

Papers: White, Luxe Foliage DSP, Crumb Cake, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Snowflakes Stickers, Three Banner Punch, 

11/1/26 - Moving Along / Dragonfly / Love to Craft - Thanks card with Luxe Foliage

Happy Sunday and 1^st day of November! I hope everyone had a great Halloween! Today's card is shared with 3 different challenge site (see below) and I created a masculine Thank You card that I will be using it next year for Chinese School. The white piece is embossed with a die to create an embossed background and the DSP is from SU September product of the month. I just adore the tag dies because there are so many choices that you can use to add a little something to your sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge.

Love to Craft - ATG

Moving Along with Time - Masculine 

Dragonfly - Embossing

Challenge: #95, #195, Nov2026 (Dragon)

Stamps: Simply Said, 

Colors: Secret Sea, 

Papers: White, Pecan Pie, Luxe Foliage DSP, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Granny Apple Green. 

Others: Dimension, Pattern of Friendship Dies, Tags to go Dies, Friendly Foliage Dies, Black Twine, 

10/30/26 - Alphabet Challenge (N - Nocturnal) - Halloween Card

Happy Halloween eve & Happy Friday! Today at Alphabet Challenge, N for Nocturnal, I have a cute Halloween card that I created to feature Bats! I used the cute house image from Welcome Noel and colored it in with Gold Wink A Stella. The bats are from a previous Halloween dies. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to share your Nocturnal card with us! 

Challenge: N for Nocturnal 

Stamps: Welcome Noel 

Colors: Black, 

Papers: White, Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, 

Others: Dimension, Scary Silhouette Dies, Tile Garden Dies, Softly Woven Embossing Folder, 

10/29/26 - Cardz 4 Galz #288 Autumn Florals/Foliage - Happy Thanksgiving Sunflower card

Welcome back to Cardz 4 Galz and this week we are making Authum Foliage/Floral card! I decided to let the DSP do all the work since there are lots of sunflower images that's perfect for fall! The sentiment is stamped and punch out with Banner Punch and on the bottom, I used some twine. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge, 

Early Espresso - 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"

DSP - 1 1/4" (or 3 3/4") x 3 (3 pieces same pattern)

Challenge: #288

Stamps: Soiree Salutations, 

Colors: Secret Sea, 

Papers: White, Timid Tiger, Sunflower Field DSP, Early Espresso, 

Others: Dimension, Banner Punch, Essential Baker's Twine, 

10/26/26 - Atlantic Hearts #705 - Simply Leaves A Little Something...

Today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I have a fall theme card for the sketch. It's still hard to believe it's end of October and Halloween is a few days away! The sketch is perfect for using Simply Leaves, and I stamped it with 3 different colors with 3 different images. These are normally colors I wouldn't use for fall, but they sure go well together. I put them on a lighter and muted DSP so the leaves pop. I masked off the 2^nd half of the sentiment, and it will be handwritten inside. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #705

Stamps: Simply Leaves, 

Colors: Golden Glow, Blackberry Bliss, Pretty Peacocke,  

Papers: White, Bloom Boutique DSP, Blackberry Bliss, 

Others: Dimension, Simple Leaf Punch, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Muted Palette Dots, 

10/23/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #726 - Round About Messages

Happy Friday and today at ColorDare I used 3 main colors - Peaceful Pine/Fresh Fresia/Hydrangea Hue. I used 2 different patterns of DSP that has Hydrangea Hue colors to create the base of my card and work from there. I finished the card with a twine and then the butterflies. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

DSP - 1" x 3"

White - 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"

Fresh Fresia - 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Peaceful Pine/Fresh Fresia/Hydrangea Hue

Challenge: #726

Stamps: Around the Message, 

Colors: Peaceful Pine, Fresh Fresia 

Papers: White, Blooms Boutique DSP, Fresh Fresia, Peaceful Pine, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Twine, In-Colors Butterfly

10/20/26 - Cardz 4 Guyz #391/ Pick 3 - Simply Leaves card

Welcome back to our monthly challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and today we are picking colors to create a card. I pick Orange/Purple/Black and Green as well for this fall creation. The paper is from the product of the month (September) on a layer of Black. I punch out the leaves and stamped the vine and added a twine. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #391

Stamps: Simply Leaves,  

Colors: Black, Peaceful Pine, 

Papers: White, Luxe Foliage, Peaceful Pine, Timid Tiger, Gorgeous Grapes, 

Others: Dimension, Leaves Punch, Twine, 

10/20/26 - Pick 3 Challenge #10 - Pretty Poppies Card

Today is a double header and at Pick 3 - I have Poppies/Gold(pearls)/twine card that I've created for the challenge. I used the new square dies - Tile Garden, which comes with different edges and I can see myself using them a lot. The Poppies are created with 2 tone cardstock so you can see the lightly shades of the difference. I hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #10

Stamps: Soiree Salutations, 

Colors: Garden Green, 

Papers: White, Real Red 2 tone, Garden Green, 

Others: Dimension, Pretty Floral Dies, Gold Pearls, Twine, Tile Garden Dies, 

10/19/2026 - Make My Monday #289 Orange - Simply Leaves Thanks Card

Happy Monday crafters! Today's fall card is shared at Make My Monday with Use the color orange as a challenge for the next 2 weeks. I embossed the 2 tone of Timid Tiger with a 3D embossing folder and the background is stamped with one of the leaf image. The other 2 leaves I just stamped the details on the punch out. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #289

Stamps: Simply Leaves, 

Colors: Secret Sea, Gray Granite, 

Papers: White, Timid Tiger (2 tone), Golden Glow, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, 3D Woven Embossing Folder, Simply Leaves Punch, Thick Twine, Tags to go Dies,  

10/16/26 - Alphabet Challenge (M for Motivational) - Pop Up Petal card

Happy Friday! Today at Alphabet Challenge we are doing M for Motivational card. I found a cute sentiment I want to use for this card and make it into a fall feel card. I used the flower image and sentiment from Pop Up Petal and colored it in with reinkers and Blender pen. I added a really cute twine and some dots. I also tried to use Wink a Stella on the flower. I hope you enjoyed this creation and please join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: M for Motivational

Stamps: Pop Up Petal, 

Colors: Mossy Meadow/Crushed Curry Re-Inkers, Pecan Pie Markers, 

Papers: White, Blackberry Bliss, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Arch Dies, Thick Twine, Dots, 

10/15/26 - Sparkle #105 / Creative Crafter #205 / C4Galz #287 - Christmas animal card

Today's cute animal card is shared at Cardz 4 Galz, The Creative Crafter and Sparkle (use a die) challenges. The Christmas animals are colored with various Stampin' Blends. This is the first time I used Stampin' Blends and I think it turns out better than Watercolor pencils. I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #287, #205, #105

Stamps: Woodland Wishes, 

Colors: Black, Stampin' Blends, 

Papers: White, Pecan Pie, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Textured Rectangle Dies, Stampin' Blends, Wink a Stella 

10/12/26 - Atlantic Hearts #703 - Fern & Floral Grateful For You

Today at Atlantic Heart Sketch, I have a fall card for you. It's so hard to believe that Halloween is in 2 weeks and we will be heading into November. I used 2 different side of DSP to show off the pattern and the layering piece is 2 tones of Golden Glow. The colors are for the ferns are all listed in the DSP. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #703

Stamps: Soiree Salutations, 

Colors: Golden Glow, 

Papers: White, Sunflower Field DSP. Golden Glow, Pretty Peacock, Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, 

Others: Dimension, 3D Woven Embossing Folder, Triple Banner Punch, Fern & Floral Dies, 

10/10/26 - Girlz Rebel #57 ATG with something Wood - Simply Leaves with woodgrain style DSP

Happy Saturday and Taiwanese Birthday for Double Ten (10/10)! Today at Girlz Rebels we are making Anything Goes with something wood and I decided to go with the Woodgrain DSP that you see across my card. This DSP is from the current September - December 2026 Stampin' Up Catalog called Sunflower Field. I added a sentiment from the stamp set and added a thread to tie the leaves together. I really like how this card turns out. I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #57

Stamps: Simply Leaves, 

Colors: Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock, 

Papers: White, Sunflower Field DSP, Misty Moonlight/Cajun Craze/Early Espresso Two Tone, Mossy Meadow 

Others: Dimension, Simply Leaves Punch, Linen Thread, Dots, 

10/9/2026 - Color Dare Challenge #724 - Around the Message card

Happy Friday! Today at ColorDare, we are making card with different shades of yellow and I picked a few different shades to create this easy card. I stamped the sentiment in Black on a piece of Darling Duckling and inside I stamped the sun with Crushed Curry. Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card and be sure to join us at the challenge! 

Challenge: #724

Stamps: Around the Messgae, 

Colors: Black, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, 

Papers: White, Bee Mine DSP (retired), Darling Duckling, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Silver Twine, Wink a Stella, 

10/7/26 - The Male Room #215 Geometric - Sending Love card

 Welcome back to our monthly challenge at The Male Room and this month we are making Geometric card. I cut up bunch of 1" x 1" DSP and then cut in half to create. I try to alternate the pattern as well as the colors. I kept the layout very simple and added a simple sentiment as well. I hope you enjoyed card and be sure to join us at the challenge.  

Challenge: #215

Stamps: N/A

Colors: Misty Moonlight, 

Papers: White, Many Plaids DSP (retired), 

Others: Dimension, 

10/5/26 - Make My Monday #288 Fall / A Place to Start October 2026 ATG (Spotlight) - Fern & Floral

Happy Monday and welcome to October! Today is my son's birthday and I am sharing a card at Make My Monday (Fall) and A Place To start (ATG - Spotlight). I went with a big Fern image in black and used a negative 1" circle template and sponge it with Daring Duckling, but sadly, I didn't use enough color, so the spotlight circle is very faint, but you get the idea. Then whatever is within that yellow circle, I colored the ferns with Watercolor Pencils and used Blender Pen to smooth out the lines. I paired it with a background DSP with fall colors. I hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenges. 

Challenge: October 2026, #288

Stamps: Fern & Flora,

Colors: Black, Darling Duckling, Cajun Craze/Old Olive

Papers: White, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, 1" Circle Punch, Dots, 

10/4/26 - Dragonfly Challenge October 2026 (Sentiment) - Round About Messages

Happy Sunday! Today at Dragonfly Challenge we are making cards with sentiment. I decided to make a Barn Door Fun Fold card - card base is 11" x 4 1/4" and score at half mark. Then you cut from 2 1/8" to the score line. The DSP is cut down to 5 1/4" x 4" and added a circle sentiment. This stamp set is really fun, with lots of sentiments that's around the circle so you can simply use the punch with it. Hope you enjoyed this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: October 2026 

Stamps: Round About Messages

Colors: Timid Tiger, Cajun Craze, 

Papers: White, Timid Tiger, Sunflower Field DSP, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Stitched Dies, 

10/2/2026 - Alphabet Challenge (L for Little People) - Share a Milkshake

 Hi crafters, welcome back to Alphabet Challenge and this week we are making L for Little People (kids) card. My son's birthday is coming up and I made a yummy milkshake card for him. His favorite is Mint Chocolate Chip so I stamped the ice-cream in Lemon Lime Twist. The glass cup is stamped in 2 different shades of brown and I also used the basket dies to create a subtle background of squares. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: L for Little People 

Stamps: Share a Milkshake

Colors: Lemon Lime Twist, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Balmy Blue, 

Papers: White, Everyday Plaid (retired), Crumb Cake, 

Others: Dimension, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Share a Milkshake Dies, Washi Tape Punch, Swirl Dots, 

10/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #194 / Cardz 4 Galz - Standing Easel card

Welcome to October - this is a great month because it's my son's birthday month. Today's card is shared at both Cardz 4 Galz & Moving Along with Time for Easel card! I found a tutorial from Karen Titus called Standing Easel Pop-Up card. The middle section panel piece you can decorate as you wish so I used Around the Message stamp set for it. Remember that you do need to have a stopper so the square panel can be tuck behind to create the easel. Take a look at the video and I hope you create one to share with us. 

Cardbase - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" score at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4" on the long side

DSP - 2 pieces of 1 7/8" x 5 1/4"

Patten - 4" x 5 1/4"

Square cardbase - 7" x 3 1/2" score at 3 1/2" 

DSP - 1 piece of 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Challenge: #286, #194

Stamps: Around the Message 

Colors: Golden Glow, Crisp Cantaloupe, 

Papers: White, Blooms Boutique DSP, Timid Tiger, 

Others: Dimension, 2" Circle Punch, Stitched Rectangle Dies,