Nutty time of year

Today at Catch the Bug starts a new Stella Says Sketch.  For my card, I chose Autumn Squirrel with a sentiment from TLC, Create.  Fall is my favorite season, until it comes to raking all the leaves that I have with the big oak trees in my yard.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Autumn Afternoon

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Studio

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Autumn Squirrel

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Nutty time of year

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Acorns:  Jolee

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 352 - 353 Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe  - Ch. 204 Autumn or Spring

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 212 Fall and a sentiment

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 80 Thoughts of Fall

The Cutie Pie - Ch. 127 Autumn Colors

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 18

Crafty Animals - Ch. 18 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Ch. 92 Embossing Wet or Dry

Brown Sugar - Ch. 282 All creatures great and small

Here I am!

I colored this image a LONG time ago when Eureka was still doing their own challenges and just haven't put a card together until now.  This image is called Parachuting Squirrel and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.
I added some 3-D Acorns from Recollections.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Eureka - Parachuting Squirrel (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - And here I am

Ink:  Distress - Old Paper

Acorns:  Recollections

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Ch. 341
QKR - Ch. 262 Anything Goes or embossing
Creatalicious - Ch. 123 Anything Goes with optional leaves
Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 203 Fun Outside

It's your birthday - Go nuts!

I'm trying to build up my birthday card stash and even having some that could go for the guys.  I also wanted to pull out some of the stamp sets that I just had to purchase, but still haven't had a chance to ink up.  Here is another one from My Favorite Things.

Patterend Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  My Favorite Things - Harvest Buddies

Ink:  Distress - Black Soot

        Memento - Rich Cocoa

Corner Rounder:  Creative Memories

Challenges

My Favorite Things - MFTWSC323

Alphabet Challenge - Z for Zero Embellishments

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 272-273 Anything Goes

Pink Gems - Ch. 189 3 B's (brown, branch, birthday)