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Thursday, October 2, 2025

September 2025 Card Chain Reveal

Hey crafty friends - today we're revealing cards that went around the world for the September Card Chain Challenge. Twenty-eight people participated and you can see the full reveal HERE. My card went to the talented Ashwini (Experiments in Card Making Etc) in India, a newer player. I was excited to send a card to her!


Supplies: Paper - Spellbinders A2 card, 
Authentique patterned; Paper Studio pink; black scrap
Dies - My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Square STAX (retired);
Birch Press Design Big Hello Sugar Script;
Stamps - Altenew Fresh Bouquet (gift)
Other - printed friend word (SSS); Copic Markers

We had the following options when creating our cards - only one needed, luckily! That's all I could manage this time - theme of friendship...

Color Palette Option

Sketch Option
Theme Options: Flamingos / Fish / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Foil / Silhouette

I recently managed to get a scalloped square die set in a closeout of My Favorite Things products. I did some test cuts in a few colors and they were looking for a home. In August I used the flower image on a Diva inspiration card & had stamped an extra image. Decided it worked perfectly with the scalloped squares and colored it accordingly for my CCC card. I also had a new HELLO die picked up in an exclusive bundle from Simple Pleasures (a store in Colorado that will ship orders that I call in). If you know me, you know I love the BPD Sugar Script font!! This bundle was such a great deal that I ordered it knowing it contained two dies I already owed (gifted them to a friend)!

Thinking that mail to India might be slow, I got Ashwini's address early. I was so eager to get the card into the outgoing mail that I forgot to photograph it!! So thanks to Ashwini for sending a photo once the card arrived - well in time, I might add!! But had I waited for the normal mail time, it would've taken far into October for arrival...

I received this darling card from Linda in Michigan - haven't received from her in a couple of years so that was nice. I love her stunning flower atop the pretty pattern!


Want to play along for October? Go HERE for details by October 6th.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!