ATSM Challenge #81 - Anything Goes

Hello friends, hope this post finds each and every one of you healthy,  happy and in a good crafty space :o)  I am so excited to see that I have two new followers - yahoo! Welcome and thanks for adding my little blog.  Since this is my anniversary month (3 years) I'm planning to offer some blog candy for the first time.  So stay tuned as it will be announced soon (I'm so excited to share it with you!).

Our challenge for you this week at Addicted to Stamps and More! ATSM#81 is the ever popular ANYTHING GOES.  Dawn from LilyPink Scraps is our very special guest designer this week  - Welcome Dawn!  Please go visit her and say "hi".

Our wonderful sponsor for this week is....

My DT card this week uses one of our sponsors images called Little Bear Spring Bonnet  and it is just too cute for words - take a look please:

I haven't made a shabby chic/vintage style card in a while so I thought it would be fun to do so with this image.  I paper pieced her dress and hat.  Important lesson to remember when you are coloring with alcohol markers - color first then paper piece.  The DP I used is much more porous than the cardstock and I got a few areas of bleed over ink that I wasn't expecting.  Mistakes are sometimes part of the crafty process - right?  So I thought I'd pass that little tidbit of info on to you (I'll bet most of you knew that already didn't ya?).   The finished card is 5 1/2" square and will still fit nicely into a 6" envelope even with the lace peeping over the edge. I had a lot of fun with the distressing process on this card - I think that's why I like this style. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today, I hope you enjoyed this card! I'd encourage you to pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the rest of the DT ladies have made for your inspiration (just click here to get there). While you're at it, leave them a little love too - we LOVE to hear from you. :o)  Hope you will decide to play along this week with us - remember Anything Goes!

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Vintage with Lace

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #179 (4CCC179) - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays #192 - Birthday cards for a Special Woman, Using Pastel colors   

Til next time dear friends and followers...hugs and happy crafting! D

Sending My Love - ATSM Challenge #80 {Photo Inspiration}

OOPS - a little late with getting my blog post done today for my DT card at Addicted to Stamps and More! Somehow the last couple of days have snuck up behind me and swept my feet right out from under me - good gracious.

Anyway...enough complaining about my tardiness, time to share another card with your for the current challenge at ATS&M.  ATSM#80 is a Photo Inspiration - take a look:

You can take any aspect you want from this photo - the colors, the hearts, the theme (Valentine's day), the candy, the stripes - totally up to you.  I immediately gravitated toward the purple, orange and pink colors and decided to make a Valentine's day card using a new digi from our fabulous challenge sponsor Deedee's Digis.

Our sponsor generously provided us with some digital images to use this month. But as I was out crusing the store site I came across the January Digi of the Month and just had to purchase it.  Here's my card using the January Digi of the Month -  "Sending My Love":

The finished card size is 5 1/2" square.  I used one of the sentiments from the set for the tag that is tucked behind the main image.  Here's a couple views of the tag:

Of course I still left a panel inside to write a longer message. I sprinkled a few more of those tiny pink hearts on the inside panel too :o).  I've decided though that I now need a tag die or punch to make fancier tags as I really like this idea (thinking Christmas too). 

I'm entering my card in the following three challenges:

The Paper Players #180 (PPA180) where I got the great sketch (as you can see, I flipped it)

 

City Crafter Challenge Week #196 - Lovey Dovey (Valentine)

and 

Deedee's Digi of the Month Challenge - January

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at ATS&M for Challenge #80 - Photo Inspiration. Please go visit the rest of my lovely DT members and see what they have made for you as well.  This is Karen's last week as Guest Designer.  We have really enjoyed having her with us! Thanks Karen xxoo

Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

CAS for ATS&M#79

Hi -thanks for popping in to visit me today! Time for another weekly challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! (ATS&M).  Our wonderful sponsor again this week is...

We are also pleased to have another Guest Designer with us for the next two weeks - Karen M who has been inducted into our Wall of Fame for being a regular contestant of the ATS&M Challenge. Welcome Karen!

 

I have made a card for the ATS&M Challenge #79 - CAS using an image and sentiment from Deedee's Digis called "Make a Joyful Noise".  

Really quite tickled with how it turned out. Hope you like it too!

 

I fussy cut around the image and used an extra negative die piece that I've had laying on my desk 4-ever - really, I do mean forEVER.  Although I've not made any official New Year's resolutions this year, I am making a conscientious effort to use up some of those bits and piece that I keep on my craft desks.  The overall card size is a big larger than normal - 4 1/2 by 6 1/2, so I made my own envelope to go with it using my envelope punch from Stampin Up! Not only does it help you make envelopes in a snap - it's also a great way to use up some of your paper stash (admit it - we all have some of that :o) ).

So what do you think about this color combo?  I really like it!  It was kind of an unexpected surprise when I put it together.  If you like this digi - you should go check out sponsor's website (details on the ATS&M challenge site).  You have the chance to win 3 free sets of your choice if you are chosen as the TOP Addict for the CAS challenge. How nice is that?

The rest of my lovely teamies have also made some amazing creations to share with and inspire you.  I hope you will go visit them and leave a little love while your there.  Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

LOVE Never Melts - ATSM#78 Holiday, Unscripted Sketches #238

Hi and thanks so much for stopping by!  This week we have a challenge for you that gives you lots of room to be choosy - you get to choose any Holiday to make a card for.  ATSM Challenge #78 is our newest challenge theme called Holiday - Father's day, Easter, Christmas, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, St. Patty's Day, Valentine's day - I'm guessing you got it by now so I'll stop rambling :o)

Once again our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Deedee's Digis who is offering our Top Addict their choice of 3 sets of digis (so nice!).

I've used one of the chilly sponsor images and turned it a card that will warm someone's heart for Valentine's Day.  Take a look:

I used the sketch from Unscripted Sketches #238 so am entering my card in that challenge. 

What holiday will you choose this week?  I hope you will decide to play along with ATSM#78 - Holiday.  Please go check out the wonderful holiday creations that the rest of the DT have made to share with and inspire.  I promise that you'll be glad that you did :o)  

Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting!  D

You Make Me Happy - ATSM#77 , PP177 and CFC125

Hello dear friends and followers - thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

Sunday was a very cold day here so I spent 1/3 of my day with laundry & cleaning, 1/3 of my day trying new recipes (using my new Pioneer Woman Cookbook - oh such yumminess) and 1/3 of my day crafting and getting a bit ahead with my DT cards for this month.  All in all I'd say I had a pretty good weekend - especially the crafting part :o)  In case you're wondering, I did get out of my jammies but went right into my comfy sweats - lol!

This week marks the first challenge of 2014 at Addicted to Stamps and More! (ATSM).  ATSM Challenge #77 is "Make Your Mark".  This is the one where we like to see you "color" in whatever form is comfortable for you such as markers, colored pencils, chalks, watercolors, crayons, gelatos (I think that's what they are called - I've only used them once).

Our challenge sponsor this whole month is Deedee's Digis who is offering our Top Addict each week their choice of 3 digi sets (a terrific prize).

I'm using an image from one of the sets called "Make a Joyful Noise".  I love roosters and have several of them in my kitchen.  Not exactly sure why since I most definitely am not a morning person - therefore a rooster wouldn't last long around my homestead - might make good soup though - hahaha.  Anyway...please take a look at what I made:

I am entering this card in the first challenge of 2014 over at The Paper Players #177 where Nance has chosen a theme challenge to use the chalkboard technique.

I have attempted this once before but didn't get great results, so this time I followed the link to the tutorial and it made it oh so easy to achieve.  I stamped the sentiment (Note: Sneak Peek Alert from the new Stampin Up! Sale-A-Bration catalog coming soon!) with Versamark and then heat embossed using white embossing powder. After smudging some white craft ink around on the panel, I then used a white watercolor pencil to draw the border and doodles around the edge.  All of this was outlined in the tutorial.  I am so happy with how this turned out.  I think the smudges look very much like the markers left by the chalk erasers.

 I also hope this is considered CAS enough to qualify for CAS-ual Fridays (CFC125) In a Word - which asks us to choose a word which we hope for in the new year.  My word is "Happy".  I'd like to celebrate all the little things in my everyday life that make me feel happy. Just don't think you can ever have too much happy in your life!

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at ATS&M for Challenge #77 - Make your Mark. The other lovely ladies on the DT have made some wonderful creations to share with and inspire you. Won't you please go visit them too and take a look? 

We also have a fabulous Guest Designer for the next two weeks - Gemma - who has been a regular participant in our challenges.  We are delighted to have her with us!  I'm sure she would love it if you would stop by and say "Hey!". 

Til next time friends...hugs and HAPPY crafting! D

Last Christmas card of 2013

Hello friends and followers - today I'm sharing the last Christmas card I will make for 2013.  Is it just me or did this year just fly by?? I can't believe that in just a few short days we will be celebrating Christmas with our families.  I hope that each of you has a very blessed holiday.

This is also the last challenge of the year for ATS&M as our DT will take a short break and come back at the start of the year with some more inspiration and challenges.  The ATS&M Challenge #76 is Anything Goes. Once again Deedee's Digis has generously sponsored our challenge and is offering a prize to our TOP Addict.  I've used one of their images and made my card for a sweet friend who loves cats.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Merry Monday #88 (Use an Animal on your card)

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

I hope that you will decide to join us this week at ATS&M for the last challenge of 2013.  Our fabulous DT has made some wonderful creations this week for Anything Goes - please go visit them out and leave a little holiday love while you're there. 

We have a new feature at ATS&M called the Wall of Fame - go check it out :o)  It's our way of saying "Thank  you for  your support".  Til next time friends - warm holiday hugs to each and every one of you.  

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #75 - Photo Inspiration w/Sami Stamps

Oh my goodness... here I am late for my DT post at ATS&M!  I have had a very crazy week this past week and managed to quickly get my card together for the ATS&M Challenge #75 this morning - but then didn't get it posted or blogged.  Oh well, guess it doesn't do my any good to moan about it.  Best to just get on with it and share my card with you this week using the beautiful Christmas photo above and a terrific digital image for our sponsor this week - Sami Stamps. 

Hope you like it!

A while back I was practicing a technique called faux patina.  It didn't turn out quite as I would have liked (just a wee bit too much gold) but I kept the panel in  hopes that I would have a reason to use it in the future.

As soon as I saw this photo I knew that this was the time to use it.  I also colored the beautiful Sami image using gold tones (I think Nonni likes these colors :o) ).  I also copied Kylie on a previous card she did by cutting the image so that the scarf was outside the circle - quite fun and I love the way it turned out.  

Will you decide to join us this week for the Photo Inspiration Challenge #75?  I sure hope so! The rest of my DT pals at ATS&M have outdone themselves with beautiful creations for you this week.  And did I mention that our TOP Addict gets a prize for Sami Stamps?  You better get on over to the ATS&M challenge site and check out the details :o)

I am also entering my card in the following challenges: 

Sami Stamps Blog  - Sami Stamps Challenge #008: Add Red or Green (or both). 

 I made my cocoa mug green so I could participate.  

Divas by Design - Feeling Festive (holiday creations)

Merry Monday #87 - make a card with a mitten(s) on it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me.  I'm sure glad that you did! Til next time friends...stay warm and cozy.  Hugs and happy crafting! D

ATS&M Challenge #74 - CAS

Hello friends, did you get some shopping done over the Black Friday weekend?  I did a little but not as much as I'd like.  I'm not an "early bird gets the worm" kind of gal (that means I don't do early morning anything) and I was too stuffed with turkey and all the good stuff to want to go out and shop on Thanksgiving evening.  So I missed out on a lot of the really early in the day sales and after a couple hours of dodging people and not finding what I wanted, I decided that I might have better luck on line and that I'd rather be crafting :o)   I did listen to the new Duck Dynasty CD and found it to be surprisingly good - who knew they were such good singers??

Anyway, hope you are all doing well and are ready to play in our next challenge at  Addicted to Stamps and More! ATSM Challenge #74 is CAS (Clean And Simple).  We have a terrific sponsor this week (who is also offering a prize of 5 digital images to our TOP ADDICT). 

 

Here's my DT card (using sponsor image):

 

 I used a larger image and made it the focus of my card, but still kept it CAS (CAS defined - minimal layers and few (or none) embellishments, lots of white space).   

 

I'm also entering this in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenges - X is for Out of the Box (NO Squares allowed)

Creative Card Crew Challenge 50 - Sweet Treats

CAS.ology - Week 73 - Ribbon

 

The rest of the DT at ATS&M have made some wonderful CAS creations to share with you this week for ATS&M #74 - CAS - I hope you will go visit and see what they've made. 

 

Will you be joining us this week at ATS&M?  I sure hope so! Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D



ATS&M# - Addicted to Holidays - Challenge #73

Hello friends.  Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I can't wait for the turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie. YUM!  Going to try a new brussel sprout recipe on the family this year.  There's also a couple movies that start this weekend that I want to see.  Not taking any extra time off from work though so I can save up my time for when my son is home from college for Christmas break (can't wait!).  What's your favorite Thanksgiving meal, tradition or activity? I'd love to hear.

This week at Addicted to Stamps and More! ATS&M Challenge #73 is our new HOLIDAY challenge. The Holiday challenge means we want to see your creations for any Holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, 4th of July... you get the idea :o).

You might think that I would have chosen Thanksgiving with it being just around the corner, but I just couldn't resist using this darling digital image from our challenge sponsor this week- Deedee's Digis to make a Christmas card.

The other lovely ladies on the ATS&M DT have made some wonderful creations to share with and inspire  you as well.  Please go visit them and say "hi".  I hope that you'll join us this week for ATS&M #73.  Our Top Addict will win a fabulous prize from Deedee's Digis this week.

Updated to add the following challenges I am also entering:

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 187 - Snow White (where white is the main color).

Christmas Cards All Year Round - November Challenge - winter wonderland (snow themed)

ATS&M #72 - Make Your Mark - Tumbling Gingerbread Christmas

Oh hello there - thanks for popping in to visit me today.  Time for another great challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More! Last week you blew us away with all the fabulous entries for our Anything Goes challenge - I think we broke a record for # of entries.  It will be extremely hard to narrow it down to our top 5 for sure. 

Our new challenge week ATSM#72 is Make your Mark.  We want to see you use markers, chalks, watercolors, colored pencils, crayons - some sort of coloring on your creation.  Here's my DT card to share with and inspire you:

Pink is my favorite non-traditional color to use on Christmas cards :o) and I quite like the combo of red and brown with it.  I colored the stamped images with my copics and used a white gel pen for the frosting parts.  Just a couple pearls for candy buttons and then the sentiment. By Jove - I think I'm getting the hang of the CAS concept.  Let me be living proof to you that it can be done - LOL. 

We have a new sponsor this week - Fresh Squeezed Stamps.  The tumbling gingerbread men and sentiment are from a set called "Christmas Sweets".  I'm having a lot of fun with this set!  If you are chosen as the Top Addict this week you can possibly pick out this set as the winner gets to select one stamp set of her/his choice.

So... I hope that you will decide to join us for ATSM #72 this week! The other lovely ladies have made some terrific creations to share with you as well - please go visit and say "hi". 

I'm also entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 2 - November challenge
CAS-ual Fridays (CFC120) and Curtain Call

 

Anything Goes - ATS&M Challenge #71

Hello friends and followers - hope each and every one of you is doing well and feeling healthy!! I got a wee bit of time to play in my craft room over the weekend and got caught up on a couple of my DT posts. Feels good to be a bit ahead instead of a lot of bit behind :o)  

So enough about me, let's talk about the current challenge starting today at Addicted to Stamps and More!  ATS&M Challenge#71 is ANYTHING GOES.  We are very happy to have a new sponsor for this challenge - Sami Stamps - that is offering a wonderful prize for our challenge winner.   Our DT member Nonni uses a lot of these images and I've admired them for quite some time.  I've made a card using one of their great digital images called "Little Acorn Bird".

 

Couldn't resist this great fall image! I fussy-cut around the image, added some distressing with Soft Suede ink (Stampin Up), and a few candy dots for texture (SU as well).  Did I mention that this is one of Sami Stamps recent freebies! Who doesn't love FREE??   

 

I'm finding that I need more practice with the coloring of nature images. I'm not super happy with my color choice for the acorns - they turned out more grey than brown - but oh well, I'll live with it.  Browns are hard for me.  I'll just keep practicing until I feel comfortable with the color choices and blending to look "natural".  Get it... nature -  look "natural"? :o) LOL

 

The other lovely ladies of the ATS&M DT have  also made some great projects to share with you during the ATS&M Challenge #71 - "Anything Goes".  I hope that you'll go visit them too and then decide to play along with us.  Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - sure glad that you did. 'Til next time... hugs and happy crafting! D

 

 

ATSM#70 - Photo Inspiration and CASual Fridays CFC119: Embossing

Hey friends - thanks so much for stopping by today! This week at Addicted to Stamps and More (ATSM) Challenge #70 is based on the photo above.  Doesn't this great photo just spark your creative juices?  It sure did mine - I had a hard time narrowing down the ideas as I absolutely LOVE these colors together.   Here's my DT card to share with you:

  

I was in Hallmark over the weekend and found myself browsing through the Christmas cards for ideas.  I came upon a card and thought "Hey, I can do that" - so I did :o)  I think I even like mine better because of the embossing and string of silver pearls.  It would be pretty quick to mass produce too.  The sentiment is stamped in silver Versamark ink and I used silver foil paper on the sides of the main panel - MAN was that hard to get a photo of, this was the best I could seem to do.  

What inspiration will you take from the photo - the colors, the stars, the ornaments, all of it??? I hope you'll join us at ATSM#70 as I can't wait to see what you make!! There's a terrific prize offered this time from DigiDarla Designs for our Top Honor slot.  The other talented ladies at ATSM have also made some fabulous creations for your inspiration - I hope you'll go visit them and see. 

I'm also entering my card at CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC119: Embossing as my card using both dry and heat embossing. 

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting!! D  

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #69 CAS, ATCAS - One Layer and DD#76

Hello friends and followers - happy last week of October.  This week at ATS&M Challenge #69 is CAS.  I thought I'd switch gears a bit from the halloween track that I've been on lately and make a birthday card.   I apologize for the poor photo - think I need to recharge the camera (that really is a white card base). 

The sentiment is from one of my oldest and most favorite sets. You might have seen another one of these stamps used yesterday on my card for ABC Challenges.  While I had the set out, I thought it might be fun to use another one of them.  

My colors were based on the pretty combo at  Dynamic Duos #76 (see below) - the sentiment is in Perfect Plum and the balloons are in Wisteria Wonder. 

and since I did go with a one layer card I'm also sharing it over at the ATSM sister challenge called ATCAS where the code word is... yup, you guessed it ONE LAYER. 

One layer CAS cards are very difficult for me - but hey...that's why it's called a challenge - it's all about stretching yourself creatively :o)  Several of my DT pals from ATSM also are on the DT for ATCAS - they do such a fabulous job and I don't get to play along over there as much as I might like to - except for today.

I sure hope that you will go visit the rest of the DT at ATS&M and then decide to play along with us this week.  There's a fabulous prize to be won - how can you resist the temptation to try???? 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me - I'm sure glad that you did. Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Are you Playing w/ ATSM #68?

Hello friends and folllowers - hope you are all doing well!  Today I'm sharing a second DT card I made for Addicted to Stamps and More! (ATS&M) Color Challenge #68.  This time I decided to make an easel card. It's kind of skinny and narrow (3" x 6") - a fun size to use.  I debated on the grassy strip because usually in Montana we have snow on Halloween - but it worked perfectly with the colors and image, so I went with it even though I was tempted to put a dash of white flocking on there to look like snow :o)

Have you joined us at ATS&M yet this week?  If not, I'd sure love to see your entries using this color combo.

I'm also entering my card in the following challenges:

Divas by Design - "Spooked" (anything Halloween)

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #199 (photo - see below) - I liked the pumpkins and the colors

and 

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #182 - Pumpkin Patch.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did. Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATSM #68 - Color Challenge {Certainly Celery, Basic Black & More Mustard}

Hello dear friends and followers - so glad that you're here to visit me today!  Wow - what a great turn out we had last week for the Make Your Mark Challenge at ATS&M.  Choosing the winners is going to be difficult for our team (especially for me).  

This week ATS&M Challenge #68 is a Color Combo Challenge (see above) which features some colors that are perfect for fall or halloween.  We haven't had as much success as we would like with the color challenges lately so after this one we have decided to try something new in place of it that we hope you'll enjoy more.  

Our sponsor this week is NiceCrane Designs - who by the way is offering a fabulous prize to our Top Honor (check out the ATSM Challenge site here to get more details). 

I've used one of the NiceCrane Designs digital images for my DT card.  Take a look if you please:

I opted for a very clean design so that the image really took front and center on the card, and added just the "teensiest" touches of color to the image using a blender pen and ink pads.  My designer paper is from a retired collection called Spice Cake (Stampin Up!) - loved that paper for its rich fall colors.  I have enough still to make a matching envelope too! I think this will make a great Thanksgiving card - or Thank You card. Haven't decided yet which - so I left the inside blank for now.  

The other lovely ladies on the ATS&M design team have come up with some gorgeous inspiration for you as well.  Please go visit them and check out their lovely creations.  I hope you will decide to join us this week!

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

OH SNAP!!! - ATSM Challenge #67 - Make Your Mark and MOJO Monday 315

Hello everyone.  My DT card today for Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge # 67 - Make Your Mark is made for my hairdresser who I stood up for the 3rd time in about 6 months - Oh Snap!! I had never missed an appointment with her for nearly 13 years until these last 6 months.  I feel awful :o(  Life has been so crazy busy/stressful for me lately that I literally don't know if I'm coming or going.  I'm so very embarrassed and hope she will accept my apology - and not transfer me to the "no immediately openings" list.

Here's my card:

I used stickers for the sentiment as I didn't have any little letter stamps to use.  The layout is from MOJO Monday 315 (see  below) - loved this sketch!

I hope you will decide to join us at ATS&M this week!  You can use markers, chalks, crayons, colored pencils or watercolors to color in your images - or directly on your card.  We have a wonderful and generous sponsor this week at ATS&M - NiceCrane Designs. To get more details on our sponsor, the prize and see the lovely creations from the rest of the fabulous ATS&M team just click  here.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did! Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATS&M #66 - Anything Goes and Sweet Stampin - Autumn

Hello friends and followers - so happy that you've stopped by to visit me today - Thankful really!! A couple weeks ago I watched a video on the sunburst technique.  My first couple of attempts looked like a 5 year old did it - a tad heavy handed with the sponge dauber. After a few botches attempts I finally got the feel for it (it really wasn't as hard as I was making it) and the result is what you see above.  

I made this card because I've been inspired many times by the beautiful sunsets that we see each night out our back patio door.  I also wanted to reflect on my favorite time of year - Fall/Autumn - and the fact that I have so very much to be thankful for.  The sentiment "thankful" is one of three new ones in a new thinlits set I got from Stampin Up! and it sums up perfectly how I feel.  I feel this way when I get up each day, when I get a big hug from my daughter (who is now taller than me), when my puppies are sitting on my lap while I watch tv, when I see a gorgeous sunset, when my pantry is full of food, when I make an especially good dinner for my family, when someone else makes me dinner, when I get a good night's rest, when I hear my son's voice on the phone, when I take a long hot bath, when I see the smiles on the faces of my friends, and when I get to craft and share that with each of you as part of my wonderful and extended support network of lovely people in my life.  The list could go on and on - but you get the idea :o)

I'm sharing this with you today for my DT card for Addicted to Stamps and More! (ATSM) - Challenge #66  "Anything Goes".   This is a very popular theme each month and we get so many wonderful entries.  The rest of the DT ladies have also made some amazing creations to inspire you.  I hope that you will pop on over and visit them and then decide to join us this week.

I'm also entering my card at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Autumn is here!

Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you take a minute or two to reflect on what makes you feel thankful. Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATS&M Challenge #65 - Photo Inspiration and Inspired By #90

Hello dear friends and followers - welcome to the month of October and a new month of challenges at Addicted to Stamps and More! (ATSM).  This first week of the month we are starting off with a photo inspiration challenge (see above).  You may take ANY or ALL of the elements in this photo to create something of your own. My inspiration was the gorgeous rust and yellow colors as well as the texture on the baskets.  Take a look at what I came up with:

What do you think?  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out :o)  If you pop on over to the ATSM challenge site you will see that the DT have created with each of our own styles (and inspiration) in mind. How great for me to belong to such talented team of ladies with so many wonderful and different styles.  Oh and by the way... a little bit of news on our DT. We said a sad goodbye recently to Caz and Florence (LOVED both of their styles!) and recruited a couple more lovely ladies who are starting with us this week - Deepti Malik and Deborah Fringes.  I know you're going to love their style as much as I do. 

I'd also like to mention that the ATSM Challenge sponsor this week is Ignacio from NiceCrane Designs. 

 For more information on the prize and our sponsor please click here and you will arrive at the Challenge site.  


I'm also sharing my card over at Inspired By - Challenge #90 (see below).  I picked up on the colors of the buttons and the texture of the soxs. 

Hope you will decide to play along with us this week!  We love seeing your entries and visiting your blogs.  

Til next time... hugs and happy crafting! D