November 2025 Card Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the November 2025 card sketch challenge.

Challenge runs November 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025.

Rules:

You can do one sketch or you can do all five. You can jump into the challenge at any time. Yes, you can do multiples of a sketch. Whatever the sketches inspires!

When adding your card to the Scrapbook.com Gallery, please specify this challenge in the description. Example: "November 2025 Card Sketch Challenge sketch #3".

Please check Allow Public Embedding for your cards when you upload them!

A name will be randomly picked from those who have completed all 5 sketches and the winner will get a small RAK from me.

Please try to sprinkle a little love on other cards that are posted. We all love to get comments! And don't forget the most important rule, HAVE FUN!!

Also if you remember please add your name when you post if it is not obvious from your sign in name.

October Completed all 5 sketches winner is Kaye222-Congrats Lisa!

1. Sewflake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2. Kimberly Scraps 1, 2, 3

3. Debbie.K 3, 4,5

4. Lisn2cats 1, 3, 2 ,4, 5

5. AdeleR 1, 2, 5

6. Scrapanda 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

7. Rolbricht 1, 3

8. Kaye222 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

9. Cdjohnson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

10. Kathymosc 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (x2)

11. PJD (Petra) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

12. Eapipkin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

13. Lis1914_469835 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

14. SaraHunz 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

15. Deanna Hogue 1, 2, 3, 4. 5

Norma

Card Sketch 1

Card Sketch 3

Cards sketch 4

Card Sketch 5

Another great set of sketches...and love all your fall card examples. Hope to get to them all this month

Great sketches Norma, I can't wait to start making some cards!!!

Good job Norma! Thanks again for hosting this challenge for all of us-- Ro

Wonderful sketches an I love your examples. Thanks for hosting!

I love these sketches. Nothing too hard to scramble my brain with.

Lovely to come home from 24 hours away and see some new sketches - who doesn't love a Norma sketch challenge!

Wonderfull sketches. I forgot yesterday to check…ready to have some creative fun!

Rachel, glad you had a lovely few days.

Beautiful sketches

Congrats Lisa!!

I checked in yesterday, but my post is not here

Lisa can you please pm and confirm your address, thanks

Norma, there is no over sharing between friends. We are all in this together and it is nice to read what happens in our lives that effect not only us personally but what helps/hinders our crafting and creativity.
I have started fires on the stove in the past, picture wok, high heat, oil! Good thing the wok had a lid, long oven gloves, helping hands (DH), and a door in the kitchen to the back yard.
So happy to read that your FIL is coming along. PT seems to be harder for some people. I wonder if it is more men than women? Or maybe just a mind set of always doing what is required. Anyway hope he will feel like doing "what is required" before long.

I am putting away my Maremi images and going to start on the sketches.
Starting with a "blank slate" seems to work better for me than trying to get printed images to work.
Hope its a creative week.

Norma, Happy Belated Anniversary! Sorry the restaurant wasn't the best but you two were together for an evening out so that's great. Glad your hubby was there to help with the microwave fire...but poor Roxy was probably wondering what happen to his snack. Hope your FIL starts listening to you more so his recovery goes well.

Lovely sketches that I can use for more Christmas cards. I hope I can actually mail them this year, my daughter and I already decided that we're sending our Christmas things earlier, just in case of a strike!

Love the sketches! I can't wait to get started.

ACU

Norma, def not oversharing, we are hear to listen and vent and pass along some great how to's. OMG I could just see it now, I'm cracking up only bc I've done the exact same thing! Poor Roxy, still waiting for her chicken biscuit. I'm not sure if I told you but I caught our grill on fire last month...I mean on fire fire! I was running to get the fire extinguisher from our bedroom, couldn't get the thing off of it, trying to call my neighbor while trying to get the thing off of it, finally got the thing off of it, screaming, fire getting bigger, couldn't get the fire extinguisher to work, screaming more, neighbor not home, almost called the fire department, reached down to turn off the gas, the entire time thinking my face was going to get blown off, fire was still getting bigger even with the gas off so I took the tongs and started throwing chicken everywhere! Once the chicken was off the grill it started to go out. My neighbor called me back to let me know he wasn't home I told him what happen and he asked if I was ok...I called my husband right after to let him know what happen and he read me the riot act about why you don't use a fire extinguisher on a grill....I promptly hung up on him! Needless to say, I don't cook chicken on the grill any longer

Hello, it's 2:30 am, just made coffee while I try to help hubby. He isn't doing well as he is in so much pain and he hates taking pain pills. He is growing weaker as he even is slow going upstairs. I told him he should think about using a cane for balance, but the look I got said no way.

Well, I've never started a fire (knock on wood) but I've seen my share from other family members. I don't do the grill, I leave that to my son and growing up my brothers and my dad. My oldest brother learned a quick lesson while grilling one day. It was back in the day before gas grills were around, only charcoal grilling. We ran out of lighter fluid but no biggie, my dad would use gasoline when out. I guess my brother decided he didn't add enough gasoline in his mind so while a small fire was going he decides to pour more gasoline into the fire. I'm sure you can envision where this is going. Yep, the fire followed the gasoline right up to him and burnt off his eyebrows. He's lucky that's all that happened. He was just a teenager so we'll just say his brain hadn't formed yet.

Good morning, I am ACU

Norma, I am glad they were able to clear the blockage from your FIL, I hope he is out and in rehab soon.

Kimberly, it's okay to use if it's a dry chemical extinguisher, not sure what kind of extinguisher you had and it's also recommended that you try to turn off the gas first, which you somehow managed to do. I'm glad it turned out okay and can understand why you were upset with your hubby.

LOL, I almost did! Great card, this collection is adorable!

Hi Everyone....

Finally getting to stop in for a minute, its been a rough few days!!
Congrats to you Lisa!!

Great sketches Norma!! Happy Anniversary!!

I can't wait to get started. Once I bid adieu to this work week and all of its insanity, I hope to actually sit down and get my ideas in order.

I'll be back to chat again... Just trying to to find some time to breathe!

Hi you all!

Happy Anniversary, Norma! I hope your FIL will soon feel much better. Your microwave incident would scare anyone! My youngest sister and family lost their house because of some wiring related to the microwave. Not sure just how it happened. My Mom and Dad lost a whole house ( a rented house) from bad wiring and another house (their own) because the Grandkids had been playing with bottle rockets the day before the fire. A few yrs ago Doug and I had a fireplace in our old house. We always collected the ashes in a metal can with a lid until they cooled. When they were cool we would tossed them in the yard if there was snow or rain or into the dumpster. Well, one day I had tossed the cool ashes in the dumpster and set the can of hot ashes outside the house with the lid and a log on top to keep the wind from blowing off the lid. My boys went to school and I went to work. When I got home form work, 3 of our doors were broken into and the front basement entry and part of the front porch had been burned! My husband thought I should have been more careful. He was not happy with me. On top of that, the dumpster was smoking! (we have large metal dumpster) Wish my two little dogs and my two cats could talk. They were all in the house but they were cold, scared and very happy I was home! Needless to say, I always worry about having another fire. When we had this house built we decided NOT to have another fireplace.

Kimberly, years ago a lady came around a corner on a dirt road, coming right at me! I moved to my right as far as I could without going into the ditch. The ditch was less that 3 feet deep but it was very steep. Like almost straight down and narrow...it would not have been a good way to avoid the accident. Anyway, the lady really did a number on my car and the borrowed car she was driving. My husband wasnt in the car but came later. He didnt bother to show any concern about me that day. He was only concerned about the accident being MY FAULT. He insisted I should have gone into the ditch. Well, of course it wasnt my fault. The investigator could see just what had happened. I was so hurt by how my husband acted towards me. Sometimes he is such an A&&! I could tell you more stories...but...and I could tell some stories about his stupid decisions...but...

Hey Linda! ((HUGS)) to you.

I had a card making class at the senior center today. Some of the people who signed up didnt make it but the four ladies with me enjoyed the crafting.

A couple wks ago, one of the office ladies, Andrea at senior housing next door to us (its where I had worked about 13 yrs) asked me if I would have some crafting classes with the residents. Theyre trying to get the folks out of their apartments to socialize. In particular she asked if I would do card making with them (I did that when I was working there). I told her that I didnt want to take away from the card classes that I do at the senior center and the residents only need to walk down the hall to the senior center to join the classes. So I agreed to do some other things with the residents to see what they do. Some of the residents have known me for years but there are some newer folks I havent met yet. My first date with them is this Friday. Im taking adult coloring books and dot to dot pictures. What do you think about oldsters coloring? I think its very therapeutic.
Ro

Wow! I never chat/post that much!

Hi all,

Hi, its me again!

Ro, I'm an oldster and I love coloring. I have a suitcase full of adult coloring books along with markers, colored pencils and sparkly gel pens to use on them. It calms my body to color. When I bought this house it came with a fireplace but I will never use it. The house was built in the 50's so the fireplace is old and no doubt needs work that I can't afford to do. But it is a pretty focal point to decorate but it wouldn't bother me one bit not to have it. In fact I would really prefer the extra wall space for furniture I still have that I can't seem to part with.

LIS, I always heard you should "season" your stamps before you use them by either rubbing them on your skin or taking an eraser to them (light pressure). I have heard that on some stamps if you don't they won't ever stamp right. CTMH was good for that. I have a couple of stamps that I forgot to season and they do stamp like you are saying yours does. Not sure you can cure that...I didn't try...but I think next time I pull them out I will take an eraser to them. Good luck!

Oh Ro, why are husband's like that??? I swear I bet we could compare notes on the things our husbands have said to us that are just...grrrr...but I suppose I probably say stuff that gets under his skin but dang I would have at least asked if he was ok before reading him the riot act. Men can't live with them and can't live without them...but some times...

Good Morning Ladies!
Lovely morning here, weather is gonna be nice today. I am finally getting a moment to catch up!

Rachel, your trip to York sounds like it was a lovely time!! I have always wanted to visit a place like that.

Ro: I wish I was closer to help with your card making class it sounds like fun!! I used to teach art class here at the center I work, where we provide services to Adults with disabilities... they LOVE making art! I print out TONS of seasonal coloring stuff for them to work on so that I can decorate my lobby. Even the staff gets in on it. haha. Personally I LOVE coloring still... i have quite a few coloring books at home.

Finally printed out the sketches and I can't wait to get started! I have my medical procedure tomorrow, so I will be checked out of the world, so hopefully I will be lucid enough to start Saturday.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Kimberly is right Lis, I totally forgot about taking the big white eraser to my stamp sets, but usually it is the silicone ones that give me the most problem.

Good morning.

I agree with Kimberly, I learned all about "Seasoning" my stamps when I was with CTMH. I now do it with every stamp that is new before I use it.
I've also found that some stamps will just naturally stain with certain ink colors and no amount of stamp cleaner or scrubbing has removed the stains from my stamps.
Also using my Misti has helped me get clear complete stamped images. There were a few times that some of my new stamps were just damaged which caused incomplete images and I needed them replaced. Thankfully I had been fortunate to get them replaced, especially with SBC.
Good Luck!

Hi Deanna. I dont know what procedure youre having done but I hope it all goes well for you.

You girls having trouble with your stamps...I dont know alot but Ive never used an erasure on mine. I do practice a couple times before stamping my projects. Ive had lots of stamps that dont give me a whole image. When I have that problem, I use an extra layer of paper mostly just under the area thats an issue. I usually can slip it under there while its still in place on the platform. With block stamps I use a very thin piece of white foam thats often used in packaging. I have a couple diff thicknesses just for that reason. When I first started using a stamp platform I had problems with the paper lifting so I bought more of the little magnets. Sometimes that doesnt help or sometimes theres not enough space for those extra magnets. I no longer use the magnets, I use easy release tapes to hold my paper down while stamping Ro

Norma, Id like to see what it would be like to have a husband that likes to talk! Doug is a man of very few words. Its only the two of us and sometimes we go for hours without saying more that two or three words. Hes so boring!! I do most of the talking about things he couldnt care less about but he doesnt care about much except for machines, guns, salvaging junk and politics. I talk alot about crafting and other things I do and also the people I know (usually nothing too personal tho) He doesnt keep friends and he doesnt care to get to know people, they often come with problems or they talk too much for his liking. We are soo opposite!

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