Two holiday cards

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge.  

Our sponsors this week the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps:

and

Sunny Studio Stamps

This is not my normal week to post a card for Jo's challenge, but there was some miscommunication a little while ago and I ended up with these adorable Bugaboo images that didn't get used.  So, rather than take advantage of Jody's generosity, I created two cards to go along with the challenge.  Now, the images I received are actually Halloween images, but since I don't celebrate Halloween, I got creative and turned them into something I can use.  My first card uses the sweet little kitty and by using Christmas colors, I changed him into an Elf kitten.  Doesn't he look like he would be a great help at Christmas time?

 One of my children commented that it looked like a Santa cat, so I guess I did my job well!  For some extra fun, I created a shaker card with a new cover plate die I just received.

 My second card uses an adorable stack of jack-o-lanterns.  I love pumpkins (and everything fall for that matter) and these are cute not scary, so I turned them into a fall card.

I can never get dark brown to photograph well, but the strip of ribbon is dark brown, not black.  I used some copper DMC floss to stitch around the pumpkin patterned paper layer, and used the same floss to criss-cross the ribbon for a fun touch.  The sentiment is a bit hard to make out.  It says "Happy Fall: thinking of you this autumn and always".  Sweet, huh?

    I hope you will play along with us this week, I always love being inspired by what you create!  Thanks for stopping by!

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 

The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until Nov. 10th by 6:00PM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Nov. 13th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

CARD ONE:
Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Cat" from the Cute Halloween Set 2; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" fishtail banner and sentiment panel and "Bold Stripe Cover Plate Die"

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday #502--anything goes
As You Like It--Christmas or non-Christmas and why?  (I chose Christmas,  I love making Christmas cards and do it all year long!)
Little Miss Muffet #175--anything goes
Card Mania #98--anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
The Merry Christmas Challenge #41--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #137--anything goes
Crafting by Designs--anything goes
MFT #357--sketch

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #18--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #98--use a sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Monday--all creatures great and small
Hiding In My Craft Room #324--any holiday

CARD TWO:
Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Pumpkins" from the Cute Halloween Set 2; PTI "Mum's The Word" sentiment
Dies: Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle

Challenges:
Aud Sentiments #192--Bingo (I used the center column: patterned paper, image, stitching, I also used flowers, die cuts, and ribbon--almost the whole board!)

Dies R Us #84--anything fall
Creative Sketchy Girls #17--autumn
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes using patterned paper
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
Crafty Creations #353--anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #147--Harvest colors
The Paper Shelter #316--digital delights

Try Stampin' On Tuesdays--sketch with the optional twist: create a scene (my card has a scene)

Die Cuttin Divas #341--pumpkins
Sweet Stampers--autumn or Halloween