TGIF Challenges – Stampin' With Candice

For Day 1 of my Christmas card challenges, I decided to reach for my Paper Pumpkin kit! I love how quick and easy these kits make it to get crafty — especially when time is short and creativity is flowing.

Three crafted Christmas cards featuring traditional holiday designs, including an ornament with 'Deck the Halls,' a card stating 'Merry Christmas,' and one proclaiming 'Joy to the World,' adorned with festive decorations in red and green.

This month’s kit was the perfect way to jump into the holiday spirit with some traditional red and green cheer. I wanted to see if I could stretch the kit a little further, so I challenged myself to create one card that worked for both of my Christmas card challenges — plus fit the #GDP520 challenge, too!

To round it out I couldn’t resist adding in a fun scrapbook layout using some of the leftover pieces, too!

A festive scrapbook layout celebrating Christmas with photos of a family, decorated with a 'JOY TO THE WORLD' title and seasonal embellishments in red, green, and gold.

A scrapbook layout featuring festive holiday elements, including photos of a child with a Christmas tree, decorative accents in red and green, and a 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' message.

Here’s what I took on today:
✨ #ACardADayInNovember – Day 1: Traditional Red & Green Cheer
🎅 #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge – Day 1: Merry and Bright Beginning
💚 #GDP520 – CASE the Designer: Sue Mohr

It’s amazing how versatile these Paper Pumpkin kits are — you can create cards, tags, gift packaging, or even add them into your memory-keeping projects. My scrapbook page features the same theme as my card — bright pops of red and green, festive accents, and a cozy, cheerful vibe.

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly craft kit delivered to your door—perfect for quick, beautiful projects. Subscribe by the 10th to get next month’s kit

Promotional image for Paper Pumpkin kit featuring festive crafting supplies, including tags, treat boxes, and a Christmas stamp, all set against a green background.

If you haven’t opened your kit yet, this is your reminder: pull it out, play along, and see how far your creativity can go! ✂️✨

If you’d like to join in the fun and play along check out my Facebook group for links to both groups.
And Remember to share your own creations — I’d love to see how you use your Paper Pumpkin this season! 💌

This week’s project is my little tribute to a retiring favorite — the Beside Me stamp set. I used the #GDP490 layout as inspiration to create a heartfelt farewell card. Swipe to see how it turned out! #lastchancelist #stampinup #handmadecards

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I recently found a fun new group on Facebook that has a great blog. You can check out their blog here http://tgifchallenges.blogspot.com/. They are featuring fun challenges that their designers participate in and we can participate in the fun as well. So I thought this would be a great way to challenge me a little as well. Here was the first challenge.

I had so much fun with the challenge the I actually created 3 projects. So I thought I would share all three. I really do love how well these colors work together.

I really love how this one turned out. I liked the card with just the hearts but I really loved it when I added the little extra touches like the buttons with ribbon and the heart bubble.

Here’s a quick list of supplies:
#137364 Happy Heart Texture Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
#113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
#134586 Crushed Curry Bakers Twine $2.95
#127555 Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons $5.95
#133786 Sweetheart Punch $15.95
#137415 Confetti Heart Border Punch $21.95
#137856 Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers $3.95

Stamps:
Groovy Love
#134243 Wood $24.95
#134246 Clear $17.95

This was the second card I made and probably my favorite. I just love how it turned out. So just a note the feathers on this card are included in the carry over items from the Holiday Catalog. They are not listed in the new catalog so I’m not sure they will continue to carry over. That means if you didn’t get them already and love them like I do be sure to get them now.

Here’s a little closer look at the feathers and the words. I really love how it looks. One quick note on the background. I stamped off first before stamping my white card-stock so that it would be a bit lighter.

Here’s a quick list of supplies:
#113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
#135852 Feathers Framelits Dies $12.95
Available as a bundle with the stamp set
#137363 Hello You Thinlits Dies $24.95
#134586 Crushed Curry Bakers Twine $2.95

Stamps:
Four Feathers
#135050 Wood $13.95 Bundle #137629 $22.75
#135053 Clear $10.95 Bundle #137630 $20.25

Positively Chevron (Background Stamp)
#130496 Wood $17.95
#130499 Clear $13.95

So my last project I thought it would be fun to use these colors to create my own Project Life card for my page.

The one thing about project life is that it’s hard to get a good picture when the pages are in the page protector. I actually attached the extra elements to the page protector instead of the actual pictures so I couldn’t take the pictures out for the picture.

I took out the center card and took a close up picture so you could see how easy it was to make this simple card for this page. I used one of the grid cards to make it easy for journaling. I love this stamp set and punch for Project life it just works so well with everything. Remember this awesome stamp set and punch is on the retired list so be sure to get them before they are gone for good.

Here’s a quick list of supplies:
#129964 Essentials Hardware Clips $5.95
#133781 What’s Up Punch $16.95
#135294 Variety Pack 12 x 12 Project Life Photo Pocket Pages $135294 $6.95
#136528 Project Life 4 x 3 Grid Cards $3.95
#134586 Crushed Curry Bakers Twine $2.95

Stamps:
What’s Up?
#134267 Wood $20.95
#134270 Clear $15.95

I hope you have enjoyed the cards I made with this challenge. I enjoyed making them and sharing them with you. I’d love to see your creations please feel free to share them on my Facebook page. #TGIFC01

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