Stacey's Creative Corner: November 2026

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Get Fired Up!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday!

It's time for a new challenge over at the

Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog!! Yay!!

Before I get to the topping for this challenge, I just want to give a big THANK YOU to Nancy and the amazing team over at the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog! It has been so much fun being your Surprise Party Guest for the last few challenges. Thank you for having me!!

Ok Ok, back to the challenge :)

The topping this go around is...

Of course, the topping is always completely optional.

"Anything Goes" Birthday is perfectly fine!

Here is what I created for the challenge...

I absolutely struggle with making Masculine cards, I'm not alone in this am I?

My son is a Firefighter and has a birthday coming up so this challenge was actually the perfect time to get ahead of the game and create a card for him.

I started by covering an A2 white cardbase with some plaid patterned paper. I created that adorable little fireman using some dies from Jaded Blossom and added it, along with the sentiment, to a Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle die from MFT. I added some little fishtail banners to the side of my rectangle and popped up my image panel onto the card base using some foam tape. I finished my card by adding some doodles around the perimeter of both the cardbase and the image panel. Super simple!

I would also love to play along in the Jaded Blossom November Challenge...Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!
Be sure to stop by the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog to read all about the challenge and link up your own birthday project!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Black & Gray (Recollections), Cherry Cobbler (SU!), All Others from Scraps
Patterned Paper: Witches & Wizards No. 2 (Echo Park)
Dies: Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Stax (MFT), Gnome Dies & Gnome Dies: Firefighter Add Ons (Jaded Blossom)
Stamps: Fired Up (Jaded Blossom)
Misc.: Black Micron Pen, Foam Tape

Monday, November 2, 2026

Holiday Filled With Sweetness!

Hi everyone and Happy Monday!

Digi Doodle Studios released some new images a few days ago and

I wanted to stop by and share a project that I created using one of the newly released images called

Peppermint Kringle.

I am ready for Christmas, we even put up our tree yesterday. No decorations on it or the rest of the house just yet but the soft glow of the lights last night sure was pretty! I think Christmas lights are good for the soul lol! Anyone else do any holiday decorating yet?

Back to my card....

I printed out my image, Peppermint Kringle, onto a piece of white Hammermill cardstock and colored him with Copic markers. Once I had him colored, I used an oval die to cut him out and set him aside while I worked on the rest of my card. I covered my A2 top folding cardbase with some festive patterned paper. I trimmed down a piece of red patterned paper, giving the bottom a fishtail edge, added some crochet thread to the top and popped it up onto my card front with foam tape. I added my image with more foam tape and added my greeting to the bottom of my oval. I finished my card with some glitter on his wings, some snowflake sequins and a few white Nuvo drops.

I think he is just so sweet!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Skin: E50, E51, E21--

--Hair: E55, E57--

--Drink: E25, E40, E42, E43--

--Wings: BG0000--

--Hat/Shirt: G43, G46, G28, G99, R29, R59, C0--

--Shorts/Shoes: C6, C4, C2--

--Socks/Scarf: R27, R29, R59, CC0, C00--

I would also love to play along in the following challenges:

--Merry Little Christmas Blog: #71 Anything Christmas Goes--

--Color Hues: #144 Red and Green--

--Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge: Nov. 2026--

--Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #59--

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today!

I really appreciate it!