Concord &9th and Happy Little Stampers Christmas card

🎄 Addicted to Stamps and More – Christmas Challenge

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. We’re diving into our Christmas theme this time, and there’s nothing nicer than watching that festive card pile quietly grow while I'm sheltering in my craft room from the excessive heat outside.

✂️ My Card for the Challenge

For my card, I decided it was high time to show a little love to an old, neglected embossing folder that’s been sulking in a drawer for far too long. I think it was a Cuttlebug folder, but I can't be sure because it has no label. It has a pretty border of snowflakes framing a raised central panel, and although it is only a 2D folder, there is enough dimension for me.

In that central space, I stamped and embossed Merry and Bright from Happy Little Stampers in red ink with clear embossing powder on top

To finish things off, I added a cluster of die‑cut poinsettia and greenery from Concord & 9th. The pops of colour against the snowy white embossing give the whole card a fresh, crisp look — festive without being fussy, which is always my favourite balance. I added a scalloped die-cut panel from My Favorite Things.

🎁 Join the Fun

I hope you’ll play along with us this week. Whether you’re deep into Christmas crafting already or just dipping a toe into the festive season, we’d love to see what you create. Dust off something neglected, pull out a favourite, or try something new — it all counts, and it all inspires. Our design team members have lots of inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog.

I'd like to play along at

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #207 - anything Christmas goes

Make My Monday Challenge #282 - Christmas in July

Neglected Stuff Challenge July 26 - old embossing folder

Peace on Earth Challenge #116 - anything Christmas goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

The Greetery Tangled Tulips birthday card

Hello everyone, and welcome to the latest challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. Our theme this round is Birthdays, and we’d love to see your creative interpretations. From clean and simple to full‑on celebratory layers, anything birthday‑themed is welcome.

My card features several products from The Greetery. I used the Capsule Basics Oval die to create the mat and embossed it with the coordinating Capsule Basics 3D folder. The Tangled Tulip dies were cut and coloured, then arranged in the oval with space left for the sentiment from Papertrey Ink, which was embossed in white. I completed the design with the Regency Bow 1.

You’ll find plenty of inspiration from the design team over on the Addicted to Stamps and More blog, and we’d absolutely love to have you join us for this challenge. Whether you’re adding to your birthday stash or just fancy a creative play, we can’t wait to see what you make.

I'd like to play along at

Dream Valley Challenge #364 - embossing wet and dry

Make My Monday Challenge #278 - say it with flowers

613 Avenue Create Challenge May - optional flowers

Dragonfly Dreams May Challenge - use die cuts

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #41 - use flowers

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

 

Concord & 9th Christmas Crackers card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the latest challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. This round, we’re focusing on Christmas creations. It may feel a long way off, but that’s exactly why it’s the perfect moment to get ahead and let your festive card pile grow at a gentle, stress‑free pace.

For this design, I reached for my NBUS Concord & 9th Christmas Cracker dies and created a small cluster of crackers to feature on the shaped card front. I added snowflake and bow accents for a touch of seasonal detail and chose a coordinated palette using Papertrey Ink colours. The card shape itself was cut with a Bright Rosa die, and the sentiment comes from Kristina Werner.

I'd like to play along at -

Stamps and Fun 495 - use dies

A Cut Above May Challenge - anything goes with dies

Girlz Creative Christmas 176 - use dies

NBUS Challenge #86 - Cracker dies are NBUS

Peace on Earth Challenge May - anything Christmas goes

As always, my talented Teamies have lots of inspiration for you on the ATSM Blog, and would love a visit from you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Penny Black Daffodil Days birthday card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

The time we're asking you to make your mark with any colouring medium you like, so you can break out your favourite. 

I stamped the Daffodil Days stamp from Penny Black onto Bristol paper and coloured it with Zig Clean Colour pens before die-cutting the image. I die-cut the scalloped oval from Mama Elephant, inked it with blue ink, then placed my image on it. I finished off by stamping the sentiment from Avery Elle and adding a few blue gems.

I'd like to play along at

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge # 2617 - - anything goes

Dream Valley Challenge #360 - things with wings

Make My Monday Challenge #276 - birds, and or eggs

Allsorts Challenge #848 - anything but a square

Penny Black Saturday Challenge April - anything goes

All About Challenge #4 - birthdays

I decided to have a mini reorganisation of my craft space over the past week, and you guessed it - mini turned into maxi very quickly, and I got into a right old mess. Of course, once I started, the weather turned glorious, and my husband wanted to make the most of it, so my messy room has had to wait. I hope you are having good weather wherever you are.

Hugs,

Carol x

Kristina Werner Flower Field birthday card

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time, we invite you to break out your dies and/or stencils to make a project you'd like to share with us.

I used some new goodies from Kristina Wener

I stamped the Flower Field stamp and then used the accompanying stencils to colour in. I cut the image with a circle die and matted it onto a larger circle that I coloured with the same pink ink used on some of the flowers.

The sentiments were die cut using KW Big Birthday dies. I placed everything on a 6x6 basecard to finish off.

I'm finding that I like using stencils to colour for a quick finish, but I also like taking the time to colour images from scratch, too. I must try colouring this image with another medium, but I'm finding it more difficult to hand-colour these days as my eyes aren't what they were!

I'd like to play along at

NBUS Challenge #85 - NBUS Stamp, stencil and dies

Allsorts Challenge #847 - In the garden

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - use dies

All About Challenge #4 - all about birthdays

 Sieze the Birthday Challenge #324 - spring garden

Ellibelle's Garden Party - anything from a garden

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Penny Black Favorite Flowers birthday card

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are looking for anything you can use to make your mark. Paints, alcohol markers, coloured pencils, ink - the world's your oyster. I went with watercolour for my card.

I used the floral arrangement from Penny Black's Favorite Flowers stamp and die set, stamped in Toffee Crunch ink. I coloured with Sakura Koi watercolours and then die cut the flowers. I wasn't happy with a couple of the small flowers and made the mistake of going back in to try and improve them. Bad idea! The whole thing almost went in the bin until I thought of covering the mistake with the sentiment, and I think it worked.

My talented DT friends have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog, and it would be great to see your entry in the gallery.

I'd like to play along at

Make My Monday Challenge -#271 - use 2 dies

A Cut Above Challenge February 26 - anything with a die cut goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #272 - anything goes

We Love Stamping February 26 - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #38 - floral project

Penny Black Saturday Challenge February 26 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

 

Penny Black Nature's Jewels Thinking of you card

 

Hello friends, and welcome back to a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. This time we have our any-occasion theme, so you have lots of scope for joining in with us.

I came up with this simple design to keep in my stash for lots of occasions.

I stamped a Penny Black flower image from Nature's Jewels several times and then die cut it with a rectangular stitched die. I coloured the image with Copics, and placed a rectangle stencil over before inking lightly to give a background. I used the same ink around the edges of a mat and layered them onto a 5 by 7 notecard. To finish off, I stamped and die cut the sentiment and stacked it to give a little dimension.

I'd like to play along with

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2603 - anything goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #333 - anything goes with a sentiment

Dragonfly Dreams January 2026 - floral

Penny Black Saturday Challenge January - anything goes

Pattie's Creations Challenge #238 - anything goes with a stamped image

I've been using the weather as an excuse to stay tucked up inside, but I feel very virtuous cos I have cleaned my craft room from top to bottom, and I'm seeing a clear desk for the first time in ages! I could do with a bit of a declutter too, but that will have to wait until my halo is feeling a bit tarnished.

I hope you are all well,

Hugs,

Carol x

Spellbinders Colorful Expressions Blossom card

 

Hello everyone, 

I always find this a funny old time of the year. The clocks have changed, and we have darker evenings, so the days seem shorter even though it's the same number of hours. I am someone who tends to want to hibernate until spring, but I also love crisp, sunny autumn days when the trees are displaying their wonderful colours, and leaves are crisp underfoot. I like to spend more time crafting and reading, and this year, I want to try my hand at crochet if I can find someone to teach me. Do you notice changes like this, and have you any plans to learn something new over the autumn/winter?

Anyway, welcome to the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. This time, we are looking for creations using die-cuts and/or stencils.

I came up with this card using dies

Spellbinders recently had a sale, and I snapped up the Colourful Expressions Blossoms stamp and dies. I'm not in their club, but this was a good opportunity to try their stamp of the month from a while ago.

I stamped and coloured the lovely flowers, then die-cut them with the matching die. I rooted through some old supplies and found the Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag die offered a good mat for the background. This die cuts a hole at the bottom, so I covered that with my sentiment made with a Betterpress plate and die-cut. I will add this to my cards that can suit several occasions, depending on what I stamp inside.

The design team has lots of inspiration for you over on the ATSM Blog and we'd love you to join in with us this time.

I'm off to play at

Triple B Challenge November - blossoms

A Cut Above Challenge :November - use a die cut

hA Place to Start November - anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #265 - anything goes 

Dragonfly Dreams November Challenge - feminine

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Penny Black Floral Vines Birthday card

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new challenge at

This time we have a birthday challenge and I came up with this 5 x 7 card:-

 

I began by cutting a rectangular aperture from card to use as a stencil for inking the lilac background. I next added some stamping using Kristina Werner Splatter stamps. The flowers (from Penny Black Floral Vines Frames) were stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with watercolours before being die cut. The sentiment was in my bits box, and I coloured it with green ink and then added some sparkle pen. To finish off, I added the frame, which was cut using my neglected Waffle Flower Lacy Layers dies.

I'd like to play along at

Neglected Stuff Challenge 10/25 - Lacy Layers dies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #263 - anything goes

Hearts Quest Celebrations of Love #10 - birthday

Triple B: October 2025 - blooms

The Flower Challenge #107 - add purple

Why not head over to the ATSM blog to see some more inspiration, and if you want to join this time, you can link up your entry there.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

The Greetery Holiday Frames and Winter Crest Christmas card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new Christmas Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

I used some NBUS stamps from the Greetery and came up with this card.

I cut the background mats with the Spellbinders Stylish Oval dies and embossed the white one with a snowfall e/f from Sue Wilson.  The rest of the items are from the Greetery Winter Crest collection

The design team has some great inspiration for you over on the Addicted to Stamps and More blog, and you can add your entry there if you decide to join us.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above: September Challenge - anything with a die cut

Peace on Earth Challenge #96 - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge September - lots of layers

CRAFT Challenge #764 - Christmas

Creative Inspirations Challenge September- Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #192 - anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Sizzix Hedgehugs and Lisa Horton birthday card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

This time, you can go to town with whatever colouring medium you like to produce a card for our challenge.

I have had these cute Sizzix Hedgehogs in my stash for quite a while now, and I decided it was time to pull them out and ink them up.

This is a very simple card. Just a little ink blending for the background, the addition of a couple of sentiments, and a stitched square die to make a mat. The hedgehogs were stamped, fussy cut, and I added some gloss to the nose and feet with a black glaze gel pen. The mat was placed on a Lisa Horton Bubble die cut, and a couple of tiny butterflies finished it off.

 

I'd like to play along at

Neglected Stuff Challenge September 2025 - hedgehugs stamps

Paper, Rock, Scissors Challenge September #8 - fussy cutting on hedgies

Farmquest Challenge #32 - anything farm or country goes

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge September - Happy Birthday

Pattie's Creative Design Challenge #234 - - anything goes

Creative Inspirations Challenge #30 - - anything goes

I love autumn, so the arrival of September is always good for me. I always look for something new to try too - I think it is the start of a new academic year that does it. Are you trying anything new?

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Concord &9th Heartfelt Blossoms thinking of you card

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

For this card, I used my NBUS Concord & 9th stamp and die set called Heartfelt Blossoms, which I have overlooked for too long. I stamped the image and watercoloured the flowers, but used a fineliner to colour in the green frame. The die cuts out the centre to create a frame, and I stacked this a couple of times to give some dimension. The sentiment is also from the set. I first used a white background, but it looked rather stark, so I used my new Kristina Werner Splatter Texture Stamps in both colours to add some interest. I like how thinking of you cards can be used for several occasions, depending on what is put inside.

The bedroom is finally finished, and we're putting things back in there. We're having quite the tussle with me wanting to dispose of lots of 'stuff' and my husband wanting to hold onto everything! 

I'd like to play along at

NBUS Challenge August - nbus stamp and dies

A Cut Above, August Challenge - anything goes with a die

Neglected Stuff Challenge 8/25 - the stamp and die set have been unused in my stash for a couple of years.

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends#260 - anything goes

We Love Stamping - Flowers all the way. 

Cut it Up Challenge #337 - anything goes 1311700844.html

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

 

Spellbinders Daisy Trio card

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well and getting some crafty time to yourself. We are starting a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More, and this time you can make a design for any occasion.

 

I created a card with a general sentiment on the front, allowing me to add a more specific sentiment inside to match the occasion.

I die-cut a rectangle of white card and used a Betterpress Plate called Daisy Trio by Yana Smakula.I used the coordinating stencils to add the colour, and finished off with the die-cut sentiment which is from the Pinkfresh Studio My Favourite Sentiments Pressplate. 

We're in chaos at home with a refurbishment of our bedroom happening next week. I can't believe how much stuff was tucked away in that room! We've had to empty it completely because it needs to be replastered, and all the stuff is now scattered around the house. I feel a decluttering session coming on lol!

I'd like to play along at

Cut it Up Challenge #336 - add a sentiment

Creative Inspiration Challenge #29 - anything goes

Triple B Challenge August - blooms

Creative Inspirations Challenge August - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

 

Penny Black Tulips in Bloom birthday card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the birthday challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More. I made this for a friend who has a spring birthday, so it is a little late being shown here, but flowers are welcome any time of year, and they are only one season late!

I stamped the Penny Black Tulips in Bloom stamp onto watercolour paper and coloured it with Gansai Tambi watercolour paints. I still struggle with watercolouring, but I was pleased with how this one turned out. My brush does insist on colouring every part of the image, though, no matter how hard I try to leave a little white space. This stamp has a die available for it, and I was pleased to have it because of the intricate bits, not being the best fussy-cutter.

For the background, I used the Penny Black Delicate Octagon frame dies, cutting two and overlapping them. The fallout from one of these was used for the background, which was simply brushed with ink, and a Papertrey Ink sentiment finished it off. 

The Design Team has some great inspiration for you over on the blog, and you can enter your card there if you decide to join us.

I'd like to play along at

The Outlawz Challenge Monday Greeting - birthday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #258 - anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams July Challenge - use polygons

https://girlzandtheartofletter Challenge 6 - Letter F for flowers

Penny Black Saturday Challenge July - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x