Gnomes & Pumpkins: An Autumn Card

Hello everyone! Fall is here and we are loving all the falling leaves and colors! We have had a bit more time to craft which has been super nice, we are loving the cooler weather which means less to do outside...but still a bit more to do!!! Happy fall to everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom loves gnomes so the Hello Pumpkin Gnome Stamp set from Unity Stamp Co was a no brainer purchase for my mom! She was inspired by the color throwdown color challenge (pink, Green and orange), but we didn't get this card posted in time to enter it! She was also inspired by the Art Nudge Challenge along with a few more challenges we are entering this card in. All the links are near the end of this post! We hope you will check out all the fun challenges and join us!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Unity Stamp Co Hello Pumpkin Gnome Stamp Set
• Rainbow Splash Swiss Dot Embossing Folder
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink Cube
• Paper Studio Autumn Designer Paper
• Clark and Coats Copper Metallic String
• Stitched Nesting Circle Dies
• Various colored pencils and fine-line markers
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash

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

The Art Nudge Challenge Inspiration Photo:

......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):

The Art Nudge Challenge: October 2025 1025b

Simon Say Stamp Instagram Challenge: Fall or Halloween

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Add Some Texture

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 112 - Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves

We hope you will join us!

 

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” – Sarah Addison Allen, from her novel “First Frost”

 

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 & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Love You to the Core! An Autumn Harvest Fun-Fold Card

Hello everyone! Fall is here and we are loving all the falling leaves and colors! We have had a bit more time to craft which has been super nice, we are loving the cooler weather which means less to do outside...but still a bit more to do!!! Happy fall to everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom loved the Simon Says Stamp Apple of My Eye and Pumpkin Pals Stamp sets we purchased a while back and really wanted to use them! So...she made this awesome pop up card using both sets and they worked together perfectly!! She is so talented, I love her fun fold cards! We hope you like her card too! Links to all the challenges she is joining are near the end of this post! We hope you enjoy the last of fall! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Simon Says Stamp Apple of My Eye Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Pals Stamp and Die Set
• Rainbow Splash Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Lawn Fawn Paper (freebie in our package)
• Altenew Red Cosmos and Green Fields Enamel Dots
• Various Colored Pencils and Fine-line markers
• Various Colored Cardstock  

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):

Simon Say Stamp Instagram Challenge: Fall or Halloween

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Add Some Texture

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 112 - Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves

We hope you will join us!

 

"Autumn whispered to the wind, 'I fall; but always rise again'," - Angie Weiland-Crosby

 

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 & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Pumpkins Gleaming This Halloween! A Spooky Card!

Hello everyone! Fall is here and we are loving all the falling leaves and colors! We have had a bit more time to craft which has been super nice, we are loving the cooler weather which means less to do outside...but still a bit more to do!!! Happy fall to everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Let the crafting continue.... This card was inspired by the Art Nudge Challenge (Links and inspiration photo near the end of this post)! I made this card using the Simon Says Stamp Glowing Jack-O-Lanterns Embossing Folder and used the Blackout technique. I loved how it turned out! I am a big fan of Halloween so making fun Halloween cards are always a favorite of mine! Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Simon Says Stamp Glowing Jack-O-Lanterns Embossing Folder
• Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Wicked Thinlits Dies
• Tim Holtz Black Soot, Carved Pumpkin, Walnut Stain, Rustic Wilderness, Fossilized Amber, and Candied Apple Distress Ink Cubes
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Halloween Sentiment Strips
• Jolee's Boutique Adhesive Gems
• Clark & Coats Copper Metallic Thread
• Various Colored Cardstock from Personal Crafting Stash

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

The Art Nudge Inspiration Photo: 

......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):

The Art Nudge Challenge: October 2025 #1025B

Simon Say Stamp Instagram Challenge: Fall or Halloween

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Add Some Texture

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 112 - Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves

We hope you will join us!

"I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner." —Evan Peters

 

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 & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Skating Through Winter! A Newton's Nook Winter Card

Hello everyone! Fall is here and we are loving all the falling leaves and colors! We have had a bit more time to craft which has been super nice, we are loving the cooler weather which means less to do outside...but still a bit more to do!!! Happy fall to everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom was inspired by the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Color challenge & the Build your Stash Holiday Cardmaker's Monthly Sketch Challenge! She had a lot of fun creating creating this card, but she too found the color combo to be challenging but loved using the colors & the sketch together to create a cute card! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook & Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collab Skate Paw-ty Stamp Set (we missed out on the dies...but in our defense they were sold out super fast! haha and why not? such a cute set! We love it even if we didn't get the dies!)
• Newton's Nook Pastel Basics 6x6 Paper Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamping Pad
• Tim Holtz Lost Shadow, Speckled Egg, and Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink Cubes
• Scalloped and Stitched Rectangle Die
• Stitched Circle Die
• Various colored Alcohol Markers and gel pens
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash

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

Here is Newton's Nook Color Inspiration: 

Here is the sketch:

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #245 Color Challenge

Word Art Wednsday Challenge: Weeks #722-723 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers: October 2025 Sketch

We hope you will join us!

“In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self” - Richard Paul Evans

 

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 & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Bells & Holly! A Newton's Nook Christmas Card

Hello everyone! Fall is here and we are loving all the falling leaves and colors! We have had a bit more time to craft which has been super nice, we are loving the cooler weather which means less to do outside...but still a bit more to do!!! Happy fall to everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom was inspired by the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Color challenge! She had a lot of fun creating creating this card, but she too found the color combo to be challenging but loved using the colors together to create a cute card! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook Bells & Holly Stamp and Coordinating Die set
• Newton's Nook Farmyard 6x6 Paper Pad
• Various colored Alcohol Markers and gel pens
• LaLa Land Crafts Double Stitched Arches Dies
• Clark & Coats Gold Metallic Thread
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash

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

Here is Newton's Nook Color Inspiration: 

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #245 Color Challenge

Word Art Wednsday Challenge: Weeks #722-723 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Add Some Texture

We hope you will join us!

“The magical dust of Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of what is worth having and what we were intended to be.” – Max Lucado

 

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 & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

P.S. This card was a favorite of Claire's and featured on Newton Nook's Inky Paws Challenge Blog! A Big Thank you to the IPC Design Team! I hope you will join us and play along with their challenges! They are so fun!

Santa's Christmas Train! A Newton's Nook Slimline Christmas Card

Hello everyone! Fall is here and we are loving all the falling leaves and colors! We have had a bit more time to craft which has been super nice, we are loving the cooler weather which means less to do outside...but still a bit more to do!!! Happy fall to everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Let the crafting continue.... This card was inspired by Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge! I found the colors a little challenging but I really liked the results! I decided on a slimline card because I thought it would really allow me to really show all of Santa's cute little train set (Newton's Nook All Aboard for Christmas stamp & die set)! I loved how it turned out and I hope you like the card too! 

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook All Aboard for Christmas stamp and coordinating die set
• Newton's Nook Pastel Basics 6x6 paper pad
• Newton's Nook Autumn 6x6 paper pad
• Tim Holtz Speckled Egg Distress Ink Cube
• My Favorite Things Blueprint 25 die set
• Stitched Square Die
• Simon Say's Stamp Black Ink Pad
• Jolee's Boutique Adhesive Gems
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils (Soucolor) and fine-line markers

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

Here is Newton's Nook Color Inspiration: 

The Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmaker's Sketch (I really had to flip it to fit the slimline card design) : 

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #245 Color Challenge

Word Art Wednsday Challenge: Weeks #722-723 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers: October 2025 Sketch

We hope you will join us!

 

“For it is in giving that we receive.” -St. Francis of Assisi

 

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 & Holly
The Crafting Duo