CAS Christmas Challenge - Sept 2026 Woodland Critters

 It's time for the Sept CAS Christmas Challenge!

DT Lisa is our hostess this month and she would like to see Woodland Critters.

I took the opportunity to get out this lovely Snow Happy image from Colorado Crafts that I purchased last year on sale but never used until today!  

I colored it with COPICs and added the sentiment from an older PTI set.  

I added the dots on the deer with a white POSCA Pen,.

We hope you'll join us in getting your Christmas cards done early and show us your Woodland Animal CAS design!  You'll find this challenge here.

This challenge ends Sept 30th.

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using this Snow Happy stamp set

Christmas Crafts All Year Round

S is for Snow

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Anything goes Christmas

Stamps: Snow Happy - Colorado Crafts, Let It Snow - Papertrey Ink (retired)

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink.

Other Supplies:  Copics - R20, YG6, E13, E00, E34, E13, White POSCA pen.

CAS Christmas - August 2026 - Santa's Sleigh

 I'm the DT Hostess for the August CAS Christmas Challenge! -  and I chose:

I stamped this beautiful sleigh from the Sleigh Bells Ring stamp set by Claire Brennan Design which is no longer in business -  she also designed and sold under Waltzingmouse. Unfortunately, the British small business taxes were too high and too many for her to stay in business. I was on her Design Team for both companies and so am fortunate to have most of the stamps she designed.

I used my Misti so all the stamps would be lined up neatly.  I cut a mask to put over the sleigh when stamping Santa's toy bag so it looks like the bag is inside the sleigh.

Once again, I made 4 of these cards while I had all the supplies out! 

Into my Christmas Box 2026 they go!

We hope you will join us over at CAS Christmas and show us your Santa's Sleigh cards!

This challenge ends on Aug 31st.

Also sending my card to:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge

Clean and Simple

Shopping Our Stash

What's the Good Word?

SLEIGH   ends Aug 10th

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Anything Goes Christmas  ends Aug 15

Stamps:  Sleigh Bells Ring - Claire Brennan Design (retired).

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink.

Ink: Nocturne, Strawberry, Sand Dune, Monarch - Versafine Clair.

Other Supplies:  Misti

Inkspirational Challenge #291 - Seasonal

 There's a new post up at Inkspirational today!

Since I need to get a jump on my Christmas cards -  I chose Christmas/Winter as my season! 

 

I laid my Fir Branch Stencil over a panel of water color paper.  I lightly tapped  Dark Brown Brushos over the pine cone area and Emerald Green Brushos over the pine areas.  Then I spritzed with water activating the color crystals.  I carefully lifted the stencil off the panel and had this lovely print.  I put it aside to dry and then added the Label Sticker from Idea-ology as a sentiment!

When you do this technique, the top of the stencil ends up with lots of pooled Brushos on it.  So I quickly flipped over the stencil and pressed it onto another panel of water color paper.

  

When I removed the stencil off the panel, it was mostly the splotches of green that you see on the panel below and really did not leave a definition of the pine cones.  So, after this panel dried, I laid the stencil over it and sponged over it with brown ink - quite a  different negative/positive print look - but a lovely card I think?!  

I didn't waste the watery Brushos

 AND I got two Christmas cards done!  Win/Win!

So please join us and choose a SEASON for your card design!  You will find lots of Seasonal inspiration  over at Inkspirational.

You have until June 16th to link up your card!

I'm linking my card to:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

#141  Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

#50 Anything Christmas

Christmas Craft Creations

no stamping

Paper:  Water color - Canson Cold Press

Ink:  Espresso - Altenew

Accessories:  Fir Branch Stencil - The Crafters Workshop, Dark Brown and Emerald Green Brushos, Label Stickers/Christmas - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, water mister.

July CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Reminder

 I'm here today with my reminder card for the July CAS Christmas Card Challenge.  

Barb is our hostess this month and she wants to see Santa on our cards!

I embossed the circles background on my card base using Pin Point Ring from Poppy.  I layered the die cut Santa over the rings with foam dots.  I stamped the sentiment centered below the Santa. 

I added 3 clear gems to the outside edge of the rings. 

Please join us and link up your CAS creations featuring Santa!  You have until 7/24.

You'll find the challenge here.

Also linking my card to:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

 

Stamps: Holiday Fun Sentiments - Stamping Bella
Paper: White, True Black - PTI, Red Hots - Bazzill, Tan and white textured card - Parklane.
Ink: Obsidian - Altenew
Accessories: Cool Yule Dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Pin Point Ring - Poppy, foam dots, clear gems.

February CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Cats and/or Dogs

February already!  When our minds turn to Valentines -  the CAS Christmas Card team is also thinking Christmas!  Susan is our creative hostess this month and she wants to see dogs and/or cats on our cards this month!

I love, and have had, both cats and dogs but presently Kent and I have a sweet older kitty, so I used a newly purchased cat stamp for my card.  It's called Christmas Mug Shot  from Technique Junkies - funny right?  Luckily, none of the 3 cats I have had has ever knocked down our tree, although our present kitty, Scout, does like to hit the ornaments near the bottom with her paw! 

I stamped the image on watercolor paper, colored it with Copics and adhered the panel to a card base cut with Noted: Scalloped Square from PTI.  The card measures 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".

So we hope you will get out your cat/dog images and make a Christmas card so you won't be so rushed at the end of the year!   Check out all of the inspiration from the DT, as well as our lovely Guest Designer this month Jane ( Onions and Paper), over at the CAS Christmas Card Challenge Blog. 

I'm also linking my card to:

Christmas Crafts All Year Long

Something that Starts with C and/or D

CAT

Holly and Ivy Challenge

Anything Christmas Goes 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Anything Christmas Goes

 

NBUS Challenge

My jailed cat is a new stamp!

Stamps:  Christmas Mug Shot - Technique Junkies

Paper:  Watercolor paper - Canson Cold Press

Ink:  Obsidian - Altenew

Accessories:  Copics Y17, YG03, N2, E04, Noted: Scalloped Square die - Papertrey Ink.