Create With Me: Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round

1st time using the snowman stamp on my first card above

M-N-O In the MEADOW carrot NOSE ends 7/31

July 2026 Christmas Card Challenge at Splitcoaststampers

Anything Goes - ends July 2nd

What do you enjoy at Christmas time?

Stamps: Snowman and Bunnies - Colorado Craft, In the Meadow - Papertrey Ink (retired)

Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper: White - Papertrey Ink.

Other Supplies: Pierced Fancy Flakes Cover Plate - Honey Bee Stamps, Copics: E13, YR07, N10, R29.

Monday, June 1, 2026

CAS Christmas - June 2026 - Bird

I was so excited when Loll e-mailed and said she was thinking of starting up her CAS Christmas Challenge and invited me to be on the Design Team again if I was interested? Yes, please!

So here we are with the first challenge hosted by Loll herself!

I embossed the water color paper panel and simply stamped the Peace Dove inside the oval.

While I had the supplies out - I made 5 of these to begin my Christmas 2026 Stash!

We hope you will join us in getting our Christmas Cards done early with our monthly challenge - and how easy is it when the design is Clean and Simple?!!

You'll find inspiration from the rest of the DT and the link to add your cards, here at CAS Christmas Blog.

This challenge ends June 30th

Also sending my card to:

Anything Goes Christmas

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Stamps: Rustic Christmas - Waltzingmouse (retired).

Paper: Water Color Card stock - Spellbinders

Ink: Artic - Versafine Clair

Other Supplies: Heritage Bundle Embossing Folder - Provo Craft (older)

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Deer of Peace

I wanted to play along with the Color Hues Challenge and suddenly realized it's tonight or never as it ends tomorrow!

This fun little deer is Be A Reindeer Die from Waffle Flower (retired).

Here's what I stamped on the inside - it cracks me up and goes perfectly with deer on my cards! It's Christmas Oh Deer from Unity.(it's on sale too!)

I was inspired by my blogging friend, Michele's card, who used these unexpected colors on her Christmas card for the color challenge.

Color Hues

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Run Run Rudolph

I used a reindeer on my card

Inspired by The reindeer ornaments

Stamps: Inside - Unity

Ink: Ranger Distress Dried Marigold and Brushed Corduroy (sponged on edges of cardstock)

Paper: Orange Zest, Cocoa Bean, True Black - Papertrey Ink, DP Spooktacular - Waffleflower

Other Supplies: Be A Reindeer Die - Waffle Flower (retired), Sentiments Christmas Tree Die Cuts - Waffle Flower, Enamel Dots - This Calls for Confetti.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Inkspirational Challenge #350 - Word Prompt Trees

Today, I'm sharing two cards I made for the newest Inkspirational Challenge that posted today.

I created my backgrounds using two different Northern Lights tutorials on YouTube which I've linked below if you are interested in trying them.

For my first card I found this YouTube Video by Ciara T Designs - Beautiful Northern Nights. She sponges vertical lines of blues and green for the sky along with a darker blue and black around the edges.

I used Ranger Distress Inks on this one, stamped the trees in Nocturne Versafine Clair and splattered with water.

For my second card below I watched this YouTube Video by Marilyn G - Northern Light Demo. She uses two curved horizontal patches of green and purple color along with dark blue and black.

I used Ranger Distress Oxide inks on this one accept for the black which is Ranger Distress. I stamped the image with Nocturne Versafine Claire. I splattered this panel with water as well - but it made a more muted splatter since the inks were Oxides so I then added "star" dots with a white Gel Pen.

So please join in our challenge and link up your card inspired by TREES over at the Inkspirational Blog where you will also find creative inspiration by the rest of the talented DT!

This challenge ends on 9/26

I'm sending my Oh, Holy Night card to:

Inspired by the blues and trees ends 9/18

TIME OUT Challenges

Winter nights

Allsorts Challenge

Trees, leaves, plants

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Oh Holy Night Card

Stamps: Silent Night - PTI (retired), 3 Tree Group - Stamp Oasis (Rubbernecker)

Paper: White, True Black - Papertrey Ink.

Ink: Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Evergreen Bough, Wilted Violet, Black Soot - Ranger Distress, Nocturne - Versafine Clair (for sentiment)

Other Supplies: Blender Brushes, water mister.

Wishing You Peace

Stamps: Lakeside Cabin - Stamp Scapes, Christmas Greetings - Lavinia Stamps.

Paper: White, True Black - Papertrey Ink.

Ink: Chipped Saphire, Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio - Ranger Distress Oxide, Black Soot - Ranger Distress, Nocturne - Versafine Claire (for sentiment)

Other Supplies: Blender Brushes, water mister.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Blue Poinsettia Christmas

Another Christmas card for my box - using another new Better Press Plate and Die set called Poinsettia Corner. I inked the Better Press Plate with Better Press Black and colored the poinsettia spray with Copics.

I made 6 of these in one seating - 3 with blue poinsettias and 3 with dark pink poinsettias.

I'm sending my card to:

Jingle Belles

Poinsettia Perfection

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Peace on Earth

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Inspiration photo - inspired by blue poinsettias.

1st time using this poinsettia Better Press Plate.

I.D.E.A.S

week I Ink/Color Mediums

I used Copics

CAS on Friday

Botanical ends 7/9

Tic Tac Toe

bottom left to top right

flowers/free/CAS

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Blue Christmas ends 7/31

Paper: Better Press Bisque Cotton Panel - Spellbinders

Ink: Black Better Press - Spellbinders

Other Supplies: Poinsettia Corner Press Plate and Die Set - Better Press/Spellbinders, Copics E31, G20, BG10, green enamel dot - Altenew.

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Frosty the Snowman Bunny

It's definitely time for me to be focusing on getting more Christmas cards done! I was out of stamping commission for 3 months after having surgery for a torn rotator cuff on my right shoulder - but thanks to physical therapy, I'm regaining movement and strength and can once again enjoy stamping sessions in the craft room!

The lovely framing was made using Punch & Pierce Plate from Spellbinders. The stamps are all Colorado Craft. I lightly colored with Copics. I sponged the sky around the images. I added 3 confetti snowflakes. The frame is up on foam dots.

I'm joining in with the following Christmas challenges:

Christmas Kick Start

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Frosty the Snowman Song ends 6/30

Sparkles Christmas Challenge

First time using this bunny snowman Colorado Craft stamp set

Include the word Merry ends 6/29

(thank you Kate for recommending I link to this challenge!)

Stamps: Flurries of Fun, Sentiment from Christmas Hats - Colorado Crafts
Ink: Ranger Distress Speckled Egg, Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Paper: White - Papertrey Ink
Other Supplies: Infinity Punch and Pierce Plate Die - Spellbinders, Snow Flakes - This Calls for Confetti, COPICS - C1, E51, N10, YR09, R27, black gems - Papertrey Ink, foam dots.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Reminder Post - Christmas Kickstart: Baubles

Today, as the Guest Elf for January - I have a reminder post for the Christmas Kickstart January Challenge - Baubles.

I used another die from Festive Ornaments from Sizzix for my baubles card - Santa's belted belly! (See my 1st post for the challenge using the plum pudding dies in the set here)

I added a silver cord to hang it and layered it over a beautiful piece of pine branch DP. Santa's belt is black glitter card but the sparkle doesn't show in the photo. I popped up the bauble with foam dots and taped the top of the silver cord on the back of the DP. Inside I stamped "Here Comes Santa Claus"!

So lets start building our new stash of Christmas cards so we're not in a rush come December!

You have until Jan 31 to link up your 'Bauble' cards over at Christmas Kickstart!

Thank you to Jo for inviting me to be Guest Elf for January - I'm happy to be starting my Christmas card stash for this year!

Also sending my card to:

The Christmas Song ends 1/31

They know that Santa is on his way.

Jingle Belles

Something Old - DP, Something New Santa belly ornament die

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Love those Pretty Papers

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Anything Goes Christmas ends 1/16

Stamps: Jolly Old Elf - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Paper: Pure Poppy - Papertrey Ink, Black Glitter paper - Recollections, Kraft Stock Metallic Gold and Silver - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, DP - Make It Merry - Honey Bee.
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Other supplies: Festive Ornaments - Spellbinders, silver cord from stash

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Guest Elf at Christmas Kickstart - Jan 2025 Baubles

Today, I'm excited to be posting a card as the Guest Elf at Christmas Kickstart for January!

For those of us living in the US - baubles are what we call ornaments, just in case you weren't sure (like me)?!

I recently purchased a fun die set - Festive Ornaments - from Spellbinders that has 5 ornament designs

(sold out on Spellbinders site, but still available on Amazon)

I used plum pudding dies from the set for this card - matching it with patterned paper that had plum pudding and other Christmas desserts and foliage on it!

And - I made my Christmas card a Christmas Thank You card because I needed one to send a friend and I used a bauble on it!

So we hope you will join us in January, creating a Christmas card with Baubles on it!! You'll find the challenge here.

I'll be back with a reminder post on January 15th!

Also sending my card to:

Christmas Song ends 1/31

Line: Jack Frost Nipping at your nose -

Frosty snow on the ornament and snowflakes in background

Jingle Bells

Something Old - Something New ends 1/15

DP is old - ornament die is new

Love those Pretty Patterned Papers

first time using the ornament dies

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