Halloween Card

I have used the same Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching Chou-Kuik called "Exotic Halloween" for two very different cards. For this card the image has been stamped with Tim Holtz's Rusty Hinge distress ink pad, cut around the image and then bled out the ink with a watercolour pen.  I like this effect and need to use it more.  The backing papers and die-cut strip are all scraps.  The flower I have made using a Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die and inked with various shades of Promarkers in browns and a brad in the centre.  The card has been finished off with some card candi, twine and a Raindrop Echo Halloween sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesday - Halloween

Papertake Weekly - Fright night

Let's Craft and Create - Dimension

Simon Says - Eerie inspiration

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Fat Pages with Attitude - Halloween/anything goes

Craftymess - Halloween
Joanna Sheen - Autumn breeze

Come and Get It - Halloween

Stamptacular Sunday - No rules

Robyn's Fetish - Halloween
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Trick or treat
Whoopsi Daisy - Halloween
The Pink Elephant - Halloween
Kaboodle Doodle - Trick or treat or fall projects

Halloween Card

This card is made using a Saturated Canary image by Krista called "Cinders" which I got late last year or early this year and coloured in and forgot about until about June time.  Yes, I know who could forgot such a gorgeous image but I did.  

The backing papers are from Bearly Mine Designs Happy Hauntings and I layered the pages in Craft Artist professional so I could add the pumpkin, skull, spiders web, spiders, bat, witch and ghost.  The Cinders image was coloured with Promarkers and I die-cut around the image.  I then used a scroll and a bamboo effect See D's stamp to stamp around the edge and finished with a chalk ink pad.  The card has been finished off with a Marianne's Designs corner die, buttons with cut out bats wired onto them and some Halloween tickets from Raindrop Echo.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Di's Digi Designs - Too cute to spook 

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Boo-tacular

Dream Valley - Halloween

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything goes

The Cutie Pie - Halloween

Paper Pretties - Orange, black and choice of colour - I've chosen purple

Kaboodle Doodle - Pumpkin patch or anything fall

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Party Time Tuesday - Photo inspiration

Papertake Weekly - Fright night

Divas by Design - Something spooky

Fab n Funky - Orange, black and choice of colour - I have chosen purple

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Papercraft Star - Halloween

Scrapalicious USA - Halloween

Crafting for all Seasons - Spooky

Simon Says - Eerie inspiration

Shelly's Images - Spooky
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - S for skeltons, spiders and anything spooky

Crafty Catz - Halloween

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Anything goes
Sparkle and Glitter the Rick St Dennis Challenge Blog - Sweet or spooky Halloween

The Poodles parlour - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Halloween
Crafty Calendar - Halloween and option of something recycled (buttons came from a top)

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog

Last Friday saw the start of the October Challenge over at the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog.  This Friday you will be able to see who won the September Challenge.  Make sure you pop on over and have a look.

The rules for the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog is as follows:

• you need to use a stamped image or a digi image
• please DO NOT backlink to old projects made
• although we would love to see Sweet Pea Stamps used it is not compulsory
• please do not enter the challenge more than 3 times
• the challenge will run monthly
• Random.Org number generator will pick the top card/project for the month and the lucky winner will receive 2 Sweet Pea Stamps
• there will also be a badge awarded to one lucky winner and this will be decided by the Design Team.

If you would like to purchase Sweet Pea Stamps they are available in rubber here but recently Sweet Pea Stamps became available in digi format.  Until 23/10/12 there is a special offer on for the digis if you buy 10 in one transaction you will receive a $6 gift voucher to use against further purchases.  This is equivalent to getting two digital images free - how wonderful??

This month the challenge is "get well or thinking of you" card or project.  Pop on over to the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog to look at the creations by the Design Team.

Just for You

For my card I have used a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Theresa Sherman called "Maid of the Riverbank".  The image has been coloured with Promarkers, highlighted with Sakura Stardust clear pen, torn with a tearing ruler and the edges inked with a chalk ink pad.  The backing papers are by Tim Holtz and layered with kraft card.  I love using kraft card for the natural look and with this card I wanted to keep it to all shades of browns.  The card has been finished off with lots of leaves cut with various X-cut punches out of scrap card, Tim Holtz clock die cut from kraft card, sentiment, die-cut butterflies, ribbon bow and card candi.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas - Fall colours

Papertake Weekly - All creatures great and small
Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Papercraft Star - Fall colours

Inky Impressions - Colours of autumn

Simon Says - Dies and/or punches

CRAFT - Monochromatic

Delicious Doodles - Monochromatic

Sweet Stampin' - Autumn leaves/trees

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Mark's Finest Papers - Photo inspiration

Robyn's Fetish - Fall colours

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Autumn breeze

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything goes

Forever Friends - Halloween/autumn

The Kraft Journal - Ink it up

Addicted to Stamps - Animal friends

Digitally Sweet Challenge - 12 October 2012

Over at the Digitally Sweet Challenge they have a photo inspiration challenge this week.

For my page which I have done in Craft Artist Professional 2 I have used a backing paper from Bearly Mine Designs Summer's Lace Dreams and matched it with some plain brown as I wanted to keep the feel of autumnal colours. 

The image I have used a is a freebie from the Magic Moonlight Studio Free Images Blog and is a cat sitting instead a pumpkin.  I have added various edge effects and shadows to the whole project.  Embellishments I have used from various digital image kits free from Daisy Trail including the black cats, spiders' webs, spiders, haunted house, leaves, ribbon bows, lace, spooktacular wording, bats, skull and ghost.

I am entering this layout into the following challenges:

Kaboodle Doodle - Autumn leaves falling or colours of fall

There's Magic in the Air - Anything fall

Papertake Weekly - All creatures great and small

Scrap Creations - Pumpkins

Papercraft Star - Fall colours

Digitally Sweet - Photo inspiration

Allsorts - Too cute to spook

Challenge up Your Life - Autumn/Halloween

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Lasting Memories - Pick 4 out of the hat - I have chosen pumpkin, ribbon (ribbon bows), words/phrases and colours

Dream Valley - Halloween

Robyn's Fetish - Fall colours
Creatalicious - Halloween

Allsorts Challenge - 13 October 2012

This is a little character called James from Just Inklined that I coloured in last year but never used so he couldn't go another year without being made into a card could he?  He was coloured in with Promarkers, highlighted in areas with Sakura Stardust clear pen, die-cut and then Tim Holtz's Black Soot distress ink blended around the edge.

Again, the backing papers are from the Bearly Mine Designs Happy Hauntings but this time I chose to use the purple papers.  The card has been finished off with a sentiment off the computer, faux stitching, peel-off stars, black twine and three charms, a spider, a pumpkin and a bat.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - Halloween
Paper Pretties - Halloween

Paper Play - Simply cute

Stampin' with the Dragon - Halloween

Card Crafter's Circle - Black, white and one other colour - I have chosen black, white and purple

Stampin' for the Week-end - Something spooky

Polka Doodles - Halloween

Allsorts - Too cute to spook

Card Making Mamas - Halloween or spooky

Dilly Beans Challenge - 12 October 2012

The topic this week at the Dilly Bean Stamps Challenge Blog is "spooky girls".  For my card I decided to make a Halloween card and have used the image "Pinky's Skull Bow" .  It's a lovely image but when she's been coloured in with a green Neon Promarker I certainly wouldn't want to meet her!!!  I have tried many different card with my Neon Promarkers but for some reason they seem much more juicy than normal Promarkers and seem to be hacking up the card if you are not careful.  I will persevere as sometimes a neon colour just makes an image pop.  The rest of the image has been colouring with Promarkers and a few areas highlighted with a white gel pen.

The backing papers are from Bearly Mine Designs Happy Hauntings.  Yes, this pack of papers covers Halloween but there are other papers in the pack that could be used all year round like the ones I have used.  The card has been finished off with a Marinanne Designs corner and branch, flower with brad centre, ruched ribbon, buttons with twine through them, Raindrop Echo boo sentiment and a skull and bat charm.

I feel very honoured that I made the Top 3 at the Dilly Bean Challenge last week.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Dilly Bean Stamps - Spooky girls

The Pink Elephant - Photo inspiration
Hooked on Craft - Halloween
My Mum's Craft Shop - Tickets

I Love Promarkers - Halloween

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

Dutch dare - Photo inspiration

Southern Girls - Tie a ribbon round it

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - October 2012 - Get Well Soon/Support Project

We had a lovely selection of entries for the first Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge after the break for the summer.  Today sees the start of the October Challenge and the topic is "get well soon/support project".

For my card I have used the Ching Chou-Kuik image called Bamboo Serenade.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and Pan pastels.  The backing papers are Bearly Mine Designs Floral Dreams and Floral Breeze.  The flowers have been made using a die and Bearly Mine Designs Mini Dots papers.

    

The cards has been finished off with a decorative pin, lots of flowers with brad centres, mesh ribbon, lace, sentiment off the computer and two stamped butterflies with Stampendous Frantage accents (I saw Brenda from Floral Fantasies demonstrate these recently at Stamp Addicts.  If you have a spare few moments - well maybe a long time - pop on over to her blog and look at her wonderful creations.  I'd followed her blog for many years but it was nice to put a face to the blog!!).

Make sure you pop on over to the Sweet Pea Stampers Blog next week to find out the winners of the September challenge of "anything goes".

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Flowers galore

Incy Wincy - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Things with wings
Deep Ocean - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Anything goes
Simon Says - Dies and/or punches
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Get well
Totally Papercrafts - Make your own flowers
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge - 12 October 2012 - Black, white and one other colour

 

It's time for another challenge over at the Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog.  This time the topic is "black, white and one other colour".

For my card I decided to go for the colour scheme of black, white and purple.  I have used various papers from the Crafty Ann's store:  Black and white collection, purple polished stone and purple cobweb.  For my main image I have used one of Crafty Ann's butterflies which I have coloured with Promarkers and Zentangled.

    

  

I have finished off the card with a Tim Holltz rosette die flower which has had Stickles added to it for some sparkle and shine, button, lace, ribbons, sentiment tag, Papermania Glitterations and some wire for the butterfly antennae.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Natalie and Amy - Birthday bling

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes

Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Hip to be square

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes

Crafty sentiments - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Happy birthday

Top Tip Tuesday - Things with wings

Papertake Weekly - All creatures great and small

Deep Ocean - Anything goes

Simon Says Challenge - Dies and/or punches

Dilly Beans Challenge - 5 October 2012

This card was made using some gorgeous glittery papers given to me by a friend some time ago.  The Dilly Beans image called "Mermaid" has been coloured in with Promarkers and Sakura Stardust clear pen.  The cards has been finished off with some lace, buttons, ribbon bow, flower, charm and flower cut from another piece of matching paper.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Dilly Bean Stamps - Pink and purple

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - For the girls
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Whimsy Stamps - All things sparkly

Divas by Design - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - 11 October 2012 - Halloween

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  The topic is "Halloween".

This fortnight we are being sponsored by Stamp Fairy and the winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend in the Stamp Fairy Store.

For my card I have used this cute little bear dressed in his sparkly wizard outfit and one rather large pumpkin by his side.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen to add some sparkle and shine.  The image has then been fussy cut.

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Happy Hauntings.  I made my matting and layering into various shapes using my Cricut and Spellbinder dies.  I have finished the card off with a sentiment off the computer, spiders web ribbon, pumpkins cut out from one of the Bearly Mine Designs Happy Hauntings backing papers, orange flower which I drew black stripes on with a Promarker and added a black flower and brad to the centre.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Unique Crafters - Halloween

Card Crafter's Circle - Autumn colours

Totally Papercrafts - Let's see those shapes

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Autumn

The Poodles Parlour - Halloween

Stampin' with the Dragon - Animals

Crazy 4 Challenge - Halloween

Crafty Calendar Monthly - All things spooky

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - Halloween

Come and Get It - Use three from the list - black, ribbon and scallops

Incy Wincy - Anything goes
Cards for Men - Orange and black

Love to Create - Autumn colours

The Pink Elephant - Photo inspiration

There's Magic in the Air - Anything fall

Hooked on Craft - Halloween

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - All creatures great and small

Scrap Creations - Pumpkins
Deep Ocean - Anything goes

Ruby's Ranbow - Cute and cuddly

Whimsy Stamps - All things sparkly

Divas by Design - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - Halloween

Papercraft Star - Fall colours

Paper Pretties - Halloween

Inky Impressions - Colours of autumn
Paper Play - Simply cute

Bearly Mine Clearance Sale

Donna, Bearly Mine Designs, has put some of her digital kits into the Clearance Section.  If you fancy a bargain make sure you go and have a look as once they are gone they will be gone.  The sale continues until 21 October 2012.

Here are the kits in the Clearance Section:

 The Country Collection - was £5.00 now £3.00

 Fairyland Dreams - was £5.00 now £3.00

 Fancy Circle Backgrounds - was £2.00 now £1.00

 Grunge Days - was £4.50 now £3.00

 Spring and Summer Stripes - was £4.50 now £3.00

 Spring Mist - was £5.50 now £3.25

 Spring Mix - was £5.50 now £3.25

 Stripes - was £4.00 now £2.50

Summer Fun - was £4.50 now £3.00

Bearly Mine Challenge - 9 October 2012 - Swirls and Pearls

Another week has whizzed around and it is time for another challenge over at Bearly Mine Challenges.  This week the topic is "swirls and pearls".

 

We are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter and the prize on offer is a $20 gift certificate to The Paper Shelter Shop:

Isn't that a wonderful prize to win???

For my card I have used the Paper Shelter image called "a little bit grumpy".  She's certainly very cute but oh so grumpy with it!!!  I have use the pre-coloured version as it matched my colour scheme of pink and green perfectly.  

    

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Rose's Dream, Mini Dots and The Boys Zone.  I have distressed the edges of the papers and layers with chalk ink pads.  The little fairy has been mounted onto some scallop die-cuts with the Tim Holtz clock around the edge which has been distressed the same colours as the papers.  I have fussy cut the little fairy.  The card has been finished with some swirls, butterflies and flowers cut out from the Bearly Mine spotty paper used for the card, lace, die-cut sentiment and quite a number of pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - My sentiments exactly

Paper Pretties - Flowers

The Paper Shelter - Distressing

Papercraft Star - Anything goes

Penny's Paper Challenge - Die-cuts and/or punches

In the Pink - Pink plus one - pink and green for me

Delicious Doodles - Flowers

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - For the girls

Come and Get It - Use three items from the list - I've used green, circles and scallops

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Flowers galore
Sassy Cheryl - Celebrating birthdays
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
LEJ Designs - Happy birthday
Top Tip Tuesday - Things with wings

Sparkle and Glitter the Rick St Dennis Challenge Blog

I just thought I'd show off a new blog award I got for being the first entry ever on the Sparkle and Glitter The Rick St Dennis Challenge Blog.  Please pop over to their blog to see the wonderful creations for the Design Team and wish them all the success in the world for their challenge blog.  Their first challenge is "anything goes with sparkle and glitter".

Card Front

This is an A5 card front that I have made using Serif Craft Artist Professional 2.  

The backing papers I used are Bearly Mine Designs called "Christmas Traditions".  The Scottish Father Christmas image is from an Ooh-la-la Creations CD called "Christmas Presence".  I have added some lace, swirly paper flowers, swirls, gems and text all from various digital kits.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Digitally Sweet - Card fronts
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Anything goes

Ooh La La Creations - Santa

Special Offer this Week-end at Sweet Pea Stamps

To celebrate the launch of the new Sweet Pea Stamps digital images there is a special offer this week-end.  For every 10 digital images that you purchase you will be given a $6 gift certificate to use on your next order (this means that you could purchase two more images another time for FREE!!).  

Make sure you pop on over to the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop as there is a lovely array of digital images now available.

Another card made earlier in the year

This is a card I made for a very good friend using the Debbi Moore CD called Splendour of Regency.

I made a six panel two sided concertina card with a matching box and tag.

All of the images were decoupaged - yes it took a long time - but well worth it.

The card, box and tag have been finished off with embellishments off the CD and also some ribbon.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everyone - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to celebrate

Papercraft Star - Anything goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Crafty Mess - Anything goes