Challenge #575 - Seasonal Challenge

Hello everyone! and welcome to our last challenge of this year. 

Firstly, please join us in welcoming our new design team member, Tracey Stevenson. Welcome Tracey! We're so happy you'll share your inspiration and gorgeous cards with us. Please take a moment to check out Tracey's blog - you will find many beautiful ideas. 

Onto the challenge, and as is tradition, we have a seasonal challenge. You can pick any CC&S colour or sketch challenge from 2025 and make a seasonal card. It can be for christmas or the holiday you celebrate, or just a winter/summer card, you'll be using the colour combo or the sketch as a prompt, or if you're feeling keen, use one of each! Make sure you tell us which challenge you're using for your card.

We know it's a busy time, so we're extending the closing time for this challenge - you'll have 3 weeks to share your lovely cards with us!

For our colour challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colours. You may also use neutral colours; however, the challenge colours should be the most noticeable ones featured on your card. We use Stampin' Up colour names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other companies' products as long as you match the challenge colours as closely as possible. 

If using a sketch, feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card. 

Just remember to keep your card CAS!

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Amanda

Deborah

using sketch #564

Joanne
using sketch #574


Nancy
using sketch #568

Rachel

using sketch #560

Suzy

Sketch #558

Tracey

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge end time is 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, 29 December 2025.

We'd like to thank you all for your participation in our challenges this year, we love seeing all the beautiful creations in our gallery. Have a wonderful holiday season, a warm christmas and happy new year, and we will see you back with our first challenge of 2026 on Tuesday 6 January. 

Till next year, take care and keep crafting!

Challenge #574 - sketch challenge

 Hi everyone

Our latest challenge is a sketch challenge designed by Deborah. All the white space on this design is perfect for a CAS card!

Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card. Just remember to keep your card CAS!

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Deborah

Amanda

Joanne


Nancy

Rachel

Suzy

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge end time is 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, 8 December 2025.

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Challenge #573 - colour challenge

 Hi everyone

Deborah here with the latest challenge for you - the first one for November is a colours challenge and I've included gold in the palette! These colours are perfect for a Christmas card, but you can make it for any occasion you like.

For our colour challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colours. You may also use neutral colours; however, the challenge colours should be the most noticeable ones featured on your card. We use Stampin' Up colour names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other companies' products as long as you match the challenge colours as closely as possible. 

Please remember to keep your card CAS!

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Deborah

Amanda

Joanne


Nancy

Rachel

Suzy

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge end time is 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, 24 November 2025.

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Challenge #572 - Sketch Challenge

 Hey There Everyone,

Suzy here.  I am back with the second challenge for October.  This time we have a sketch challenge. 

This sketch incorporates a banner and any shape you choose. Don't forget to add a sentiment. Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card. Just remember to keep it CAS!

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Suzy

Amanda

Deborah

Joanne


Nancy


Rachel

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge End Time: 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, November 10, 2025

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Challenge #571- Colour Challenge

 Hey There Everyone,

Just before we get to our latest challenge, join us in welcoming a new member to our design team - Amanda Mertz. Amanda creates beautiful cards and posts daily on didyoustamptoday.blogspot.com. Welcome Amanda! We're so happy you'll share your talent as part of our design team, and we're sure you'll be an inspiration to our crafters! Now on to the challenge...

Suzy here!  I am hosting the challenges for October.  Our first challenge is the colour challenge. I have picked three fun colours for you to play with.  I thought these colours would make a great Autumn card, but don't limit yourself to that.

For our colour challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colours. You may also use neutral colours; however, the challenge colours should be the most noticeable ones featured on your card. We use Stampin' Up colour names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other companies' products as long as you match the challenge colours as closely as possible. 

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Suzy

Amanda

Deborah

Joanne


Nancy

Rachel

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge end time is 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, October 27, 2025.

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Challenge #570 - Sketch Challenge

We're looking for some talented crafters to add to our Design Team! 

As a member of the DT, you would need to 

• make a card each fortnight, add it to our challenge post and share it on your own blog/Instagram
• comment on challenge entries 
• vote for your favourites
• host 1 (maybe 2) months in the year (2-4 challenges)
• create a colour combo and a sketch idea for your challenges 

If this sounds like something you would enjoy, you will need to enter this sketch challenge #570 so we can see your crafty make. Please add the letters "DT" after your name on your challenge entries so we know you're interested in joining the DT.

Please make sure you follow the challenge rules, and remember we are a Clean and Simple (CAS) card making challenge. New members will join us for our December seasonal challenge #575 and continue on the team in January 2026.

Thank you! and we can't wait to see your crafty cards.

Nancy back again with one more sketch challenge for the month of September.  I can't wait to see what you come up with using this sketch!

Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when creating your card. Just remember to keep it CAS!

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Nancy

Deborah

Joanne


Rachel

Shannon
~ on a break ~

Suzy

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge end time is 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, October 13.

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Design Team call and Challenge #569 - Colours

DT Call 

We're looking for some talented crafters to add to our Design Team! 

As a member of the DT, you would need to 

• make a card each fortnight, add it to our challenge post and share it on your own blog/Instagram
• comment on challenge entries 
• vote for your favourites
• host 1 (maybe 2) months in the year (2-4 challenges)
• create a colour combo and a sketch idea for your challenges 

If this sounds like something you would enjoy, you will need to enter this colour challenge #569, as well as the following sketch challenge #570 so we can see your crafty makes. Please add the letters "DT" after your name on your challenge entries so we know you're interested in joining the DT.

Please make sure you follow the challenge rules, and remember we are a Clean and Simple (CAS) card making challenge. New members will join us for our December seasonal challenge #575 and continue on the team in January 2026.

Thank you! and we can't wait to see your crafty cards.

Happy Tuesday, creative friends.  It's Nancy back with a colour challenge. Since we are just a few days from the start of fall (and most of us think that fall starts when school goes back in to session), I decided to play with some dark and moody fall inspired colours.

For our colour challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colours. You may also use neutral colours; however, the challenge colours should be the most noticeable ones featured on your card. We use Stampin' Up colour names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other companies' products as long as you match the challenge colours as closely as possible. Please remember to keep it CAS!

Our design team has created the following cards to inspire you:

Nancy

Deborah
~ on a break ~

Joanne


Rachel

Shannon
~ on a break ~

Suzy

Our challenge requirements are listed in the Challenge Rules tab. Please read them carefully before linking your card. Challenge end time is 6:00 pm Eastern US time Monday, September 29.

We look forward to seeing what you create!