Ahhh, time for our last challenge of the year at SU Only #238 - I can't believe it!  I sure hope you can join us!
Our challenge this time was to CASE some pretty packaging in our Holiday Catty, and I did just that - with a card!  I've been thinking for a while how this sheet of mittens from our gorgeous Feels Like Frost DSP is just crying out for a feature, and when I pull out 2017's Smitten Mittens, I think they go perfectly!  I even had some ribbon leftover from our tag kit in the right color!  Yay!
So, what will YOU create?  I can't wait to see your beauties, over at the challenge!
Smitten Mittens (retired 2017) Stamp Set; Let It Snow DSP; Whisper White & Shaded Spruce CS; Real Red & Shaded Spruce Inks; Many Mitten Dies (retired); Shaded Spruce Cotton Ribbon; White Linen Thread; #SUO238.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

Awww, Retro Rubber #125 is having their last challenge before their holiday break!  So glad I get to play - you can never go wrong with Christmas colors!
My search of the Shelves of Retirement yielded one that hasn't been out in QUITE a while, but that I still LOVE!  Christmas Quilt is such a fun set, and has gorgeous dies to go with, and shhh, I might even still have some of the DSP, too, lol.  I really wanted to do a stamped quilted star for this one, though the dies have a great quilt builder option, too, for playing with paper!  Time to snuggle up!
Christmas Quilt Stamp Set (retired 2017); Whisper White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red & Granny Apple Green Inks; Quilt Builder (retired) & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Quilt Top EF (retired); #RRCB125.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

Very cool, I've always wanted to try this - CAS on Friday #169 is doing a black and white plus one color challenge - fun!
So, we all knew I needed to do a penguin for this one, right?  How not??  And I even finally broke out the cute hat he can wear, too, lol.  And how did I never notice this sentiment before now - it's perfect!  I think this well-dressed cutie is the epitome of black-and-white-plus-one-color, lol.  I couldn't resist!
Playful Penguins Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Real Red Glimmer Dots; #CASOF169.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

Aww, glad I get one last chance to play at Fusion Card Challenge - this Christmas combo is their last challenge of the year!
As soon as I saw that cute lantern decor, I knew I had to go dig out my Farmhouse Christmas set - bring on the truck!  I pretty much followed the sketch, just took some liberties with shapes like I usually do, and shifted them to the other side so my truck would face the right way.  Feels Like Frost gave me the perfect background for my little country scene, too!  Good times!
Farmhouse Christmas (retired 2018) & Merry Moose (for the tree) Stamp Sets; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Pool Party & Daffodil Delight Blends Markers; Farmhouse (retired & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; #FusionChristmas.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

Woo, we have some gorgeous colors to share this week at Fab Friday #178!  AND, I have just enough time to squeeze in this cute sketch from Global Design Project #218, too!
I'm not quite ready to stop the Christmas card production, lol, so I started wondering how I could play up these colors in a festive way.  How about some lovely pines in these pretty greens?  After that, it was all about slotting all my details into the sketch.  I'm really happy with how this came out - striking and wintry...
So, what will YOU do with our colors?  I can't wait to see your projects, over at the challenge!
Perfectly Plaid & Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Sets; In Color DSP in Seaside Spray; Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Pear Pizzazz & Mossy Meadow CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow & Soft Suede Inks; Layering Squares Dies; Pine Tree Punch; Gold Pearls; #FabFri178; #GDP218.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

OK, this one might be a tough one for me, lol.  The Male Room #125 is running an "inspired by ugly sweaters" theme challenge this round - yikes!
So, I went hunting without much optimism - I KNEW I should have gotten that Ugly Sweater set last year!  Lol.  However, tucked way away, I found this little guy in HIS ugly sweater - perfect for a guy card!  I ran a background with the new Winter Knit embossing folder, and kept the details suitably simple.  This pup makes ugly sweater look GOOD!
Ready for Christmas Stamp Set (retired 2019); Whisper White, Granny Apply Green, Mango Melody & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Soft Suede, Real Red, Granny Apple Green & Mango Melody Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes & Christmas Staircase Dies; Winter Knit EF; Banner Triple Punch; #TMR125.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

Hm, today I'm going to take a stab at marrying up two themes:  Inspire Create Challenge #057's "fancy folds" and The Sisterhood of Crafters' "trees trees and more trees" theme.  Let's see what happens!
I knew right away I wanted to do an easel card for my fancy fold - I love these!  So fun to have a card that stands up on its own, and this time I wanted to try doing an extended scene with it, strategically playing with elements from Snow Front.  I love how it came out!  The outside shows a winter landscape under a snowy and starry sky, then the easel shows all teh foreground in front of the cabin.  It came out just how I pictured!  Hope I have enough trees, lol!
Snow Front & Frosted Foliage Stamp Sets; Night of Navy & Whisper White CS; Versamark. Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Shimmer White EP; Snowflake Sequins; #ICC057; #TSOCTrees.

Thank You Cards Class Dec 12 & 14!
With the gift giving (and receiving!) season upon us, it seemed like a great time to have a Thank You Card class - just in time!  Class will feature 6 cards ready for sending out your appreciation after the holidays - we could all use thank you's, right??  And as an extra surprise, all our projects will be designed using all new sets from our upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog (and Sale-a-Bration!)
Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), drinks and snacks, plus a special gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, December 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm - RSVP to save your spot today!

Check out our brilliant sketch at this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday #437!  Classic!
Now, we have an optional theme going, too, of "Winter Wonder" - and those two words send me running straight for my Feels Like Frost DSP.  The scenery in these papers is just so stunning!  It also makes perfect backdrops for our gorgeous Nature's Beauty stamp set, too - I think this is my fave combo this year, lol.  I went with some Rococo Rose accents this round, and caught this bunny romping in the snow - shhh, don't startle him!
So, I can't wait to see YOUR creations with our sketch - see you at the challenge!
Nature's Beauty & Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Sets; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White, Rococo Rose & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake & Blushing Bride Inks; Aqua-Painter; Layering Squares Dies; Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Trim; Shimmer Crystal Effects; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; #TSOT437.

OooOOooo, The Library Challenge #47 has an AWESOME title for us this week - Little Women!
So, I wish I had some little ice skaters or something - usually I like to play right on the book covers for TLC.  This time, though, it was not to be, lol.  So how about we talk about Amy's pickled limes??  I loved that chapter, and remember so well the feeling of being so willing to try anything to fit in where I thought I didn't, sigh.  I pulled out my Lemon Zest set, and made up my limes - darker with a tiny tinge of yellow for the pickling.  Take that, Mr. Davis!  You can't keep a good pickled lime down!
Lemon Zest Stamp Set (retired 2019); Whisper White, Mossy Meadow & Pear Pizzazz CS; Old Olive, Crushed Curry & Mossy Meadow Inks; Lemon Builder Punch; Stitched Shapes Dies; Layered Leaves EF; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #TLC47.

The challenge team gods are smiling on me today as we marry these gorgeous festive colors from Sunday Stamps #219, and Sparkles Christmas Challenge's "winter wonderland" theme!
Today I got to finally do something I've been longing to do, lol, and that's fussy cut some of the cutie-patootie snow-people from the Let It Snow DSP pack.  These guys all have fun little outfits, and lots of sparkle to go with their big personalities!  I actually did very little stamping for this one - I let the paper do the talking, and in the end went with a sentiment from a totally different set - Merry Moose had what I thought was most Winter Wonderland-y, lol.  So, my fingers are a little tired from all the fussy cutting, but I love my little snow-people!
What will YOU create for our challenges?  I can't wait to see what you're up to, over at the blogs!
Merry Moose Stamp Set; Let It Snow DSP; Whisper White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Snowflake Sequins; #SSC219; #SCCWinterWonderland.