Nuts for You

 Well I'm trying to get my Christmas cards done for the month which is getting harder and harder at this time of year when I am thinking of flowers instead of snow.  I have images that I have sitting that I have been wanting to color so I have been trying to get them done. And this one just makes me smile with this cutie. Another Mo Manning image and it reminds me of my son since we have so many squirrels in our yard.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Mo Manning - Miles in Winter (see above for direct link)
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart
Snowflakes:  Paper Studio
Stencil:  My Favorite Things
Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China

Challenges
Mo Manning - Ch. 302 Anything Goes with a Mo image
Cheerful Sketches - April 2021
CHNC - Ch. 537 Anything Christmas with optional snowman/woman/family
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 76 Anything Christmas with optional red/gold
Your Next Step - Ch. 161 Sunshine and smiles
CCAYR - April Something that starts with G or H (hat, happy)
ABC Christmas - H & I Icicles 
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 554 Christmas

Limes bringing smiles or Tequila

I have two cards that I made using a stamp step from Picket Fence Studios and then I used my own sentiments that I printed off on the computer. For both of these card I used my Distress Oxides to make a blended page using Squeezed Lemonade, Pine Needles and Twisted Citron. On the one card I dry embossed a piece of the cardstock. Lately I just have a taste for some zesty limes and I tend to add it to my water....along with some lemon, oranges and strawberries for a fruity flavored water.

Patterned Paper: Paper Studio; Recollection
Cardstock: Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black
         Distress Oxide - Squeezed Lemonade, Pine Needles, Twisted Citron
Spellbinders: Small and Large Circles
Enamel Dots: Paper Studio
Flowers: Prima
Embossing Folder: Sizzix

Challenges
Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 50
Mix it Up - Ch. 40 Anything Goes with optional Embossing
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 61 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 252-253 Anything Goes

Smile you are loved

I can't believe are quickly the days are getting darker and we are getting closer to fall.  Today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug, with the theme being "Make Us Smile".  So for my card, I used a smiling image for Halloween called, Halloween Pumpkin.  I used a wonderful sentiment from TLC, Create.  I made a card, in a fold that I have never done before called a Z-fold using a pattern from Pinterest.

inside

Patterned Paper:  Cloud 9

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Halloween Pumpkin (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Smile you are loved

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Spellbinder:  Small and large petite ovals

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Bling:  Mark Richards

Stickers:  Recollections

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 350 - 351 Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Unusual Folds

Try Stampin' on Tuesday - Fun Folds

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 203 (3) of something (3) panels in card

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 262 Finish the inside