Here are a couple of challenge cards that don't require a link-up.  This first one is for the December progressive challenge at Outlawz challenges. The sponsor this month is All Dressed Up Stamps. 

The next card is for the January DT at Your Scrapbook Place.    The January sponsor is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps.

I'm using this cute Christmas image created by Faith at From the Heart Stamps as a Christmas Thank You card.

This image is from Gerda Steiner Designs. I think it's one of my favorites ever.

This card is for the December progressive challenge at Imagine That Digis.

There are several family birthdays around this time of year.  The rainbow unicorn is for Jen who loves both unicorns and rainbows.  The runner is for Whitney.  I mounted the runner on a wobbler so she bobs up and down.

The card I make for Elaine and Rob was an easel card.  I included a little electric votive so the fire would flicker when it was on.  I loved this card & so did they.

I had to miss Audrey's baby shower because of our trip.  I sent a little rocker card with my gift for baby Jovie.

These cards were for the Sandra Caldwell progressive challenge on Facebook.

This is Faith's graduation card.  I used a variety of Texas Tech emblems and logos.

 Here's the front of the card closed to fit in the envelope.

Here is the back with the message.

This shows the side flaps with the card standing open.  I had a lot of fun making it, and she loved it, so it was a success!

 Here are some of the Christmas cards I got photographed before I sent them.  Since we were traveling in December, things were a little hectic, and some went out without being photographed.

This image is from Simply B Stamps. Betty created this freebie stamp for her Facebook group members to use on cards for Paris.  It's a lovely design to share the feeling of everyone in the free world.

These two cards are are for the December challenge at Your Scrapbook Place. The sponsor this month is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. They have tons of cute and clever stamps, plus all their new releases are on sale every Tuesday.

This little elf is drawn by Sandra Caldwell.  With Sweet Pea Stamps closing, she has opened her own Etsy shop.  All her characters are funny and unique.  I thought the elf was shaking that box, so I made a spring to mount a second package.  So the box jiggles.

From the Heart Stamps has a Deck the Halls Birdbrain for their November progressive challenge. I added lights to the card because they pick up the shine in the ornaments!

I have been fascinated with the northern lights stamping technique.  I have a few backgrounds made to use on Christmas cards, but I found the technique much more time-consuming than I expected.  So, I was especially delighted to see the set provided for Deedee's Digis November progressive challenge.  The sky is already colored! As usual, the set includes the line drawing to color yourself.  There are also darling images of a single bear and a complete seal.  Very sweet.

This little bear is the November image for the Gerda Steiner Designs progressive challenge.  She has just moved to a new site, and all her cute little friends have moved with her!

This is my card for the Imagine That DOTM challenge for November.  I think this image is lovely.  The card really didn't need much, but I added a couple of flowers to give it a little dimension.

This is Amy's birthday card.  She has been working with Damon to replace her front porch.  It was interesting to see her go from "I can help with the lifting, but I've never used power tools..." to "I like this drill better than your other one."  I thought this KennyK image was perfect for our queen of the drill.

 Here is my card for the Outlawz November Progressive Challenge.  This is really outside my comfort zone, but I did have fun playing with photoshop to get the reverse image.

These are the Halloween cards for Maybelle and Emmylou.  Both are 3D.  I had a hard time keeping Emmylou's open.  I finally put some Halloween clothes pins on both sides to help it stand.

Gerda has another darling hedgehog for the October challenge image at Gerda Steiner Designs.  I love his sweet expression.

This month's progressive challenge image at From the Heart Stamps is a lovely cornucopia, perfect for Thanksgiving.

I used the pre-colored scene from Deedee's Pumpkin Patch set for my card in the October Digi of the Month Challenge at Deedee's Digis. I love how quickly a card comes together using the pre-colored images.

This Mistletoe Kitty is the October Digi of the Month at Imagine That Digis.  I'm not sure why the photo seems so cloudy.  It's a darling image & the set comes with two different pre-colored versions.

 I'm going in for gallbladder removal surgery tomorrow, so I'm posting my end of month cards early.  These are for the DT examples for the November challenge at Your Scrapbook Place. I thought the first one reminded me of Faith and her cat, so I used it as her birthday card.

This is the September challenge image from DeeDee's Digis. She included a second image of the elephant with his trunk up blowing leaves.  I'm still playing with both images, trying to make the elephant's limbs move like a "leaf angel".  I'm also playing with the idea of a "leaf blower" card--just not sure who I could send it to!

The sponsor for the October challenge at Your Scrapbook Place is Faery Ink. I wasn't familiar with this company, but I'm sure I'll be visiting them again.  The site is loaded with sweet and sassy images.  As you can see from this image, they aren't all faeries!

Here's my card for the Outlawz Progressive Challenge for September.  I colored the flower child but thought she could use more dimension; so I added some silk flower petals to the skirt and a silk flower to the hat.

This is my card for Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge for September.  Since our experience with mice at the El Paso house, they aren't my favorite critter for card creations, but this little one is too cute to ignore.  Paired with some Tim Holtz trick-or-treaters, she make a darling Halloween card.

Here's my card for the September Progressive Challenge at From the Heart Digital Stamps. I love this time of year and this little cutie is perfect for fall cards.

I really didn't plan to start my Christmas cards this early, but I'm sure that in December I'll be happy that I did.  This is my card for Gerda Steiner Designs challenge.  The challenge image is the little sleeping dog and mouse.  Gerda mentioned on Facebook that she had moved many additional image into her freebie section.  I had to check them out.  When I saw the little cat and bunny, I knew they would make a great combined image of sleeping "creatures."  

Faith at From the Heart Stamps is doing a personal project to design 100 snowmen before Christmas.  She calls it Project 100 and says, "The purpose is to get into good habits of drawing daily and pushing through creative blocks." Anyone who is creative has experienced those times when it just doesn't seem to flow.  I wish her well in her project.  The great thing for crafters is that the 100 project snowmen are just $1 until she finishes them all!  Last time I checked, she was up to snowman 12.  They are all different and all darling.

Although the challenge stamp for August is a snowman, it isn't part of the Project 100.  However, you can get it for free if you spend $10 bucks.  My challenge card has inspired me to check out more snowmen.  Maybe I'll have a snowman theme for my Christmas cards this year.