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The challenge was to use Santa! I decided to use 4 Santas since he seems to be "around every corner."

This Santa stamp is by Hampton Arts and has a wonderful vintage look. It was stamped with tuxedo black ink and colored with copics. The letters I hand wrote on the red is done in silver gel pen.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

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I had a great few days with my sister, Lynn, who really is the one responsible for me ever owning a stamp. After quite an adventure to Canton and alot of obstacles along the way, we got back to Houston and headed straight to the Acheiver's out in Katy. I found this adorable little stamp with matching dp and could not resist it. I decided to use it for the latest CAS challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  I added some flower soft for the fur and did my coloring with copic markers.

My personal Christmas card collection #2

I made this card to enter into the CAS winter DT challenge. The challenge was to use design paper and ribbon. I punched some holes in the design paper and wove the ribbon in and out of the holes to make this Christmas tree shape for another Christmas card for my collection of cards that I will be mailing out for Christmas. I think  challenges are always a great source of getting the mojo going when you need to be on a roll with cardmaking. I sell many of my cards at various locations, so making these to send out to my friends take a little extra time to have some in my own little stash for my own card sending.

I mailed off about five of the cards I have made so far for MD Anderson Cancer Center yesterday. October is my favorite fall month, and the Hope You Can Cling To challenge is one of the reasons.

Everyday there is a new challenge for each day in October. The hostesses have come up with some super challenges. Today's was to Have Only Paper Embellishments. This cardinal is from a soon to be released Mark's Finest Papers' set called Cardinals in Winter. It is beautiful.