Not a Halloween Card

It's almost the end of July---too late to be sending Halloween cards to Operation Write Home. However, I couldn't resist purchasing a few orange and black patterned papers especially when these cute pumpkins were smiling up at me...OK, I have cuteness issues. So-o-o-o, the card is an autumn-themed Thank You that follows the sketch very closely. Always fun!

Double-sided Pumpkin and Orange-Striped Paper: Colorbok
Black and Orange and Yellow Striped Paper: Paper Pizazz
Circle Die: Spellbinders
Small White Circles: 'Candi' by Craftwork Cards
Digital Sentiment: The DigiChick
Corner Rounder: Creative Memories

Challenges:
OWH Sketch #183
Pile It On #30: Anything Goes
Paper Playtime #15: Pattern Paper
Sister Act Challenge #17: Anything Goes

S & S Midweek Challenge: Thank You

Here's a different sort of card for me featuring die cuts using my Cuttlebug. This was really fun to make and I am feeling just a wee bit creative after putting all the pieces together!
This card is also entered in the Unscripted Sketches Challenge # 208, a web site I discovered yesterday. As the name implies, there is a weekly sketch challenge. This one was tricky, but I like the way it turned out ;)

DP: B & W Paper Pack by Colorbok
Buckle Die and Woodland Branch: Memory Box
Nestled Bird Die: Poppy Stamps
Yellow Cardstock: Bazzill
Square Punch: Family Treasures
Sentiment: unk

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 62

As I have been using things from my (already purchased) creative card-making stash during the month of July, I decided to check out a new (for me) blog "Shopping Our Stash". The idea is to use what we already have on hand in our paper crafting stockpile. The challenge today is to use something we bought because we really, really wanted it...and later said "what was I thinking?" My card is made up of several items I have had on hand for months and have never used.
The DP (by Colorbok) is from a packet of black-and-white designs. I was thinking I wanted to make lots of B&W cards, so I bought and stored the packet for later use.
The large Brad from making memories is from a set of 12 B&W brads of differing designs that I opened for the first time today. Again, thinking about B&W.
The digital collage stamp is from one of my favorite sites Free Vintage Digital Stamps. I fell in love with this busy image, downloaded, and used it for the first time on this card.

Lastly, the stamped sentiment was inked up for the first time last night when I stamped several sentiments for use on the cards I make for Operation Write Home. I found it in the dollar bin at Michael's.

Thanks for the great inspiration, "Shopping Our Stash". I have so much of everything I should be able to stay away from the crafty aisle for months ;)

Stars & Stamps Midweek Challenge

Today we are creating cards using Cute Characters in honor of Hambo Stamps. This is the first time I have used this little girl stamp. I enjoyed paper piecing her dress and shoes!

DP (Kites):  Adornit
Image and sentiment stamps: The Stamps of Life
Orange DP: Colorbok