Sweater Weather! A Fun Little Winter Card!

Sweater Weather! A Fun Little Winter Card!

Hello everyone! We have mostly finished up our craft room! yay! Hoping to get pictures of it posted soon! We are so excited! We just have to hang up some of our art work and then we should be all done! Fall is starting to arrive and we are thrilled! Love seeing the changing colors! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did

My mom was inspired by the BYSH Cardmakers Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party!!! It's Go Time: Go all things Winter/Christmas! We are actually making a bunch of cards for all the lovely ladies in our Church! We are there now thanks to this fun challenge!! My mom and I are also a sponsor this time!!! We are giving away two crafty packages! We hope you will join in the fun!! Links to all the challenges are at the end of this post!!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook Sweater Season Stamp and Die Set (STAMPtember 2026 release)
• Brutus Monroe Chromatic Reserve Glitterstock Chunky
• Echo Park Plaid Cardstock
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Various colored Markers, cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

Kendra's Card Challenge Color Palette for October 2026:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

My mom is joining the following challenge(s):

BYSH Cardmakers: Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - #774-#775

Kendra's Card Challenge: Color Palette Challenge October 2026

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #115 Anything Goes Featured Critters

We hope you will join us!

 

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt.” — Lewis Carroll, “Through the Looking-Glass”

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Life is Better in a Sweater! A Fun Winter Card!

Life is Better in a Sweater! A Fun Winter Card!

Hello everyone! We have mostly finished up our craft room! yay! We are so excited! Fall is starting to arrive and we are thrilled! Love seeing the changing colors! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did

This card was inspired by the BYSH Cardmakers Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party!!! It's Go Time: Go all things Winter/Christmas! We are actually making a bunch of cards for all the lovely ladies in our Church! We are there now thanks to this fun challenge!! My mom and I are also a sponsor this time!!! We are giving away two crafty packages! We hope you will join in the fun!! Links to all the challenges are at the end of this post!!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Sweater Season Stamp and Die Set (STAMPtember 2026 release)
• Newton's Nook Christmas Basics 6x6 Paper Pack
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash
• Various colored fine-line markers and pencils

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

Here is the Kendra's Card Color Palette Challenge:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

BYSH Cardmakers: Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #115 Anything Goes Featured Critters

Kendra's Card Challenge: Color Palette Challenge October 2026

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - #774-#775

We hope you will join us!

 

“Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside." – Thomas De Quincey

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Knit Wits: A Funny Winter Thinking Of You Card!

Hello everyone! We have mostly finished up our craft room! yay! Hoping to get pictures of it posted soon! We are so excited! We just have to hang up some of our art work and then we should be all done! Fall is starting to arrive and we are thrilled! Love seeing the changing colors! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did

Hello! I am so excited to share this card on the blog! I loved this card and I really loved this stamp set from Unity Stamps! As soon as I saw it I knew we had to get it! I loved all the sentiments and had to use them of course! Just makes you laugh! This card layout was inspired by last months TOP Sketch and a few other super fun challenges! I hope you will check out the challenges and join in the fun, links and the sketch are at the end of this blog post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Unity Stamps Knit Wits Stamp Set
• Lawn Fawn Knit Picky Winter 6x6 Paper Pack
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Circle Die
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash
• Various colored fine-line markers and pencils

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

Here is the September TOP Sketch:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

TOP (Tawny Owl Paperie) Inky Inspiration Monthly Sketch Challenge: Sketch #45

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #115 Anything Goes Featured Critters

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #94

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - Weeks #772-773

We hope you will join us!

 

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home." - Edith Sitwell

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Ghostly Greetings With A Pink Bow! A Fun Halloween Card!

Ghostly Greetings With A Pink Bow! A Fun Halloween Card!

Hello everyone! We have mostly finished up our craft room! yay! Hoping to get pictures of it posted soon! We are so excited! We just have to hang up some of our art work and then we should be all done! Fall is starting to arrive and we are thrilled! Love seeing the changing colors! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did

This card was inspired by the This Calls for Confetti Mood Board Challenge, the Freshly Made Sketches Sketch, and a few other challenges! I loved the ghost with the giant bow on her head and the pink and pastel orange colors! I LOVED this mood board! The Mood Board challenge along with all the other challenges I am joining are at the end of the post! I hope you will check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• This Calls For Confetti Ghostly Greetings Die Set
• This Calls for Confetti Boo! 6x6 paper pack
• This Calls for Confetti Cut-A-Part Sentiments: Halloween
• This Calls for Confetti Clay Confetti: Pastel Pumpkins
• This Calls for Confetti Speckled 6x6 paper pack
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

The inside of the card:

This Calls for Confetti Mood Board Challenge:

The Freshly Made Sketch: 

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Double D Challenge: Pretty in Pink

Freshly Made Sketches: #756 - A Sketch by Kim

This Calls for Confetti: October 2026 Mood Board

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 124 - Trick or Treat

We hope you will join us!

 

"I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color." — Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

A Pretty in Pink Fun Fold Thank You Card!

Hello everyone! We have mostly finished up our craft room! yay! Hoping to get pictures of it posted soon! We are so excited! We just have to hang up some of our art work and then we should be all done! Fall is starting to arrive and we are thrilled! Love seeing the changing colors! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did

My mom was inspired by the super fun Pretty in Pink Challenge from Double D Challenges! She used some of paper that we cut up from some adult coloring books we got from a garage sale! She colored some of the swoops, swirls and flowers and used a fun stamp set and a few other things to create this super cute fun fold card! All the challenges she is joining are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Simon Says Stamp Swoop Flowers Stamp Set
• Echo Park Paper Co Gingham Pastel 6x6 Paper Pack
• Stampin' Up! Melon Malibu Stamp Ink Pad
• Scalloped and stitched Rectangle Die
• Various colored Pencils, Markers, cardstock, paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

My mom is joining the following challenge(s):

Double D Challenge: Pretty in Pink

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living." – Gail Sheehy

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Quilted Sayings Card Set: All 15 Cards!

Quilted Sayings Card Set: All 15 Cards!

Hello everyone! We are so busy! Life has been so busy! Sabra started a new job, we are remodeling our downstairs which includes our craft room! The garden and household chores and then all the extra stuff that comes up.. just whew!! We are excited that winter and coming and hopefully that means more time to craft and things will calm down a bit! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge #23 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. All 15 of these cards are made using only six 6x6 papers! This is all 15 cards and is Holly's entry for the month of September! All the links to all the individual cards and the showcase video are posted below! Check them all out!

Here is the set of all 15 Cards:

Holly used:

• Waffle Flower Crafts Quilted Hug Sentiments Stamp and Die Set
• Layering Flower Die Set
• Stitched and Nesting Circle Dies
• Simon Says Stamp Floating Flowers Embossing Folder
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamping Pad
• Various Patterned Paper from Crafting Stash
• Various colored cardstock, paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show the sets of sketches and all 15 cards as a group:

Sketches 1-3:

Sketches 4-9:

Sketches 10-15:

Group Set of Cards:

Check out the other cards for the Kendra's Card Challenge:

Card one link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Quilted Thoughts Into Warm Hugs!

Card two link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Thank You!
Card three link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Cut Above!

Card four link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Piecing A Little Hello Together!

Card five link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Thank You Friend!
Card six link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Quilted Hug!

Card seven link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Patchwork of Happiness!

Card eight link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Flowery Thank You!

Card nine link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Life's A Quilt!

Card ten link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Little Hello For You!

Card eleven link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: You Are A Cut Above!

Card twelve link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Patchwork of Happiness On Your Birthday!

Card thirteen link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Little Pieced Hello!

Card fourteen link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: You're My Favorite Piece!

Card fifteen link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Cut Above, Yes You Are!

All 15 Cards Link: You are here!

Check out our previous 2025 Kendra's Card Challenge Entries on our pages list on the right or here: 2025 Kendra's Card Challenge Links and our 2026 Entries here: 2026 Kendra's Card Challenges Links

Here is the showcase Video:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

Holly is joining the following challenge(s):

Kendra's Card Challenge: KCC #23 (Dates the challenge is running: July 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026)

We hope you will join us!

 

“A quilt is a treasure which follows its owner everywhere.” —Elizabeth Sanderson

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly 

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Cut Above, Yes You Are!

Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Cut Above, Yes You Are!

Hello everyone! We are so busy! Life has been so busy! Sabra started a new job, we are remodeling our downstairs which includes our craft room! The garden and household chores and then all the extra stuff that comes up.. just whew!! We are excited that winter and coming and hopefully that means more time to craft and things will calm down a bit! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge #23 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. This card is one of 15 cards using only six 6x6 papers!!! This sketch number 15 and is for the month of September! All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Waffle Flower Crafts Quilted Hug Sentiments Stamp and Die Set
• Layering Flower Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Various Patterned Paper from Crafting Stash
• Various colored cardstock, paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

Check out the other cards for the Kendra's Card Challenge:

Card one link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Quilted Thoughts Into Warm Hugs!

Card two link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Thank You!
Card three link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Cut Above!

Card four link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Piecing A Little Hello Together!

Card five link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Thank You Friend!
Card six link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Quilted Hug!

Card seven link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Patchwork of Happiness!

Card eight link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Flowery Thank You!

Card nine link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: Life's A Quilt!

Card ten link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Little Hello For You!

Card eleven link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: You Are A Cut Above!

Card twelve link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Patchwork of Happiness On Your Birthday!

Card thirteen link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: A Little Pieced Hello!

Card fourteen link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: You're My Favorite Piece!

Card fifteen link: You are here!

All 15 Cards Link: Quilted Sayings Card Set: All 15 Cards!

Check out our previous 2025 Kendra's Card Challenge Entries on our pages list on the right or here: 2025 Kendra's Card Challenge Links and our 2026 Entries here: 2026 Kendra's Card Challenges Links

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

Holly is joining the following challenge(s):

Kendra's Card Challenge: KCC #23 (Dates the challenge is running: July 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026)

We hope you will join us!

 

“In the rhythm of the needle, there is music for the soul.” —Maya Angelou

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly 

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo