Halloween Witch & Friend

Love this image from Mo Manning. cute, not scary and very Halloween. It will be going to our great granddaughter.

New Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers And More

This fortnight challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is 'Cut it Out',  use die cuts or punches. I used three die cuts. Get out your die cuts or punches and have a go at this fun challenge!

The challenge is sponsored by  the following:    Di's Digi Stamps and   Hobby Art Stamps

                                   

Recipe:

Stamp: Mo Manning  'tabitha'

Cardstock: Stampin Up's  (I tapped an pumpkin pie ink pad all over the tangerine tango sheet to give it some texture ), Basic Black, Vanilla, Tangerine Tango

Designer Paper: Recollections paper Pad ' Haunted Manor'

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, Copics - for the skin,

Ink: Stampin Up's ink pads, tangerine tango and pumpkin pie

Die Cuts: Memory Box -Fauntleroy Crest for the swirls behind the flower:Impression Obsession's Die022-U  for the bare branches; the filigree leaf not sure of company

Other: black rhinestones, flower, orange button

sticker for flower center

Challenges:
1. Fairytale Stampers: #46 Something New (  mine is a new image)
2. Glitter n Sparkle : Halloween
3. Lacy Sunshine: #45 Include a hat
4. That Craft Place Challenge: Halloween
5. A Gem of a Challenge:#131 Trick or Treat (Halloween)
6. Hiding in My Craftroom: #171 Any Holiday
7. Kit and Clowder: October Challenge - Anything Goes
8. Opened Minded Challenge:#22 Halloween or Dressing Up
9. Brown Sugar: #117 Anything Goes

Halloween Fairy

I am trying to get my Halloween cards made and in the mail in time for the big occasion. This one will go to a great niece.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Digital stamp from Lacy Sunshine called 'Bashful Boo trick or treating'

Sentiment:' Rubbernecker Stamps  473 Halloween Set 1'

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers and Copics for the flesh tones

Die Cuts: Impression Obsession's Die022-U  for the bare branches,  Cuttlebugs 'Creepy'

Punch: Martha Stewart

Challenges
1. Lacy Sunshine: Challenge #44 Halloween
2. Artistic Inspirations: Challenge 114 Halloween/Anything Goes
3. The Cutie Pie Challenge: #80 Perfectly Purple and Cute 
4. Dream Valley Challenge: #93 Halloween
5. Eureka Stamps: #111 Purple and orange
6. My Craft Creations: New Challenge 13/10-25/2014 - Anything Goes
7. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Anything Goes
8. The Paper Girls Challenge: #66 Anything Goes
9. The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge: #21 Anything Goes/Guest designer

It's Only Words

Haven't done a lot of crafting lately as  life keeps  getting in the way. I did however agree to join the team at Crafty Cardmakers They publish a new challenge every two weeks and I am very much  looking forward to working with them.

Crafty Cardmakers have a new challenge  and the theme is  'It's Only Words', - make the sentiment the main focus. I decided to go with a Halloween design and a sentiment by TLC Creations which highlights the  word 'Halloween' . The challenge runs  Oct. 13th thru the 25th. Hope you can all play along.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: TLC Creations digital stamp 'Halloween Sign with Spider'

Die Cuts: Spellbinders 'Deckled Rectangles';  Cuttlebugs 'Creepy' 

Papers: Stampin' Up's whisper white, basic black, Real Rust; Designer Paper from older Halloween paper stacks in my stash.

Other: faux brads,Prismacolor Markers

Challenges:
1. Pile it On: PO #41 Use 2 or more Die Cuts (I used deckled rectangles and Cuttlebugs Creepy)
2.The Corrosive Challenge: #210 Halloween
3. Aud Sentiments Challenge#117 Anything Goes
4. Fitztown Challenge #156 Halloween using Digital Elements
5. Lacy Sunshine Challenge #44 Halloween
6. Robyn's Fetish: IDIC Challenge #233 Halloween Cards
7. Crafting at the Weekend: #6 Anything Goes
8. QKR Stampede:#108 Delightfully Frightful
9. Simply Create Too: #72  Halloween (or use lots of orange)
10. Sweet Pea Sweet Pea Stamper: Winners Post and Halloween

Winners Prize Challenge

Halloween Layout - My first real scrap booking page. I won an opportunity back in May to participate in The Grand Prize Winner Challenge   for May - Aug over at the  Scraping 4 Fun Challenge blog (each winner of the challenges held from May thru August have the opportunity to compete).  I received a wonderful sketch and decided I needed to do a scrapbook page of a Halloween picture taken of my son from 1996. I want to do quite a few layouts of my sons childhood so this would be a great start. Here is the sketch:

This was a totally fun project, I can see that scrap booking could be quite addictive!!  The winners challenge is also a contest and each winner is given a number that can be used to vote on, my number is 01-Glenda, hint, hint (only if you are a follower of their blog) :O)!  see Scrapping4FunChallenge

Layout Details
Tags: Recollections 'Haunted Manor' paper pad

Papers: Recollections "Haunted Manor'paper pad; K&Company 'Brenda Walton' Speciality Paper; Basic Grey 'eerie' (the large purple&Black background paper). The orange paper behind photo is from stash; Stampin Up 'Basic Black'

Three large Bats: My Mind's Eye Chipboard stickers

Happy Halloween Sentiment: My Mind's Eye Chipboard Sticker

Two Black Bats: Cuttlebug die cut 'Creepy'

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Challenges
1. Scrapping 4 Fun: Winners Grand Prize Challenge May - Aug
2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge#91 Anything Goes/Optional use a heart

3. Great Impressions: September Challenge -  Get Your Spook On
4. Pile it On: PIO#39 Witching Hour/Halloween
5. The Corrosive Challenge; #209 Halloween Colours
6, Hiding in my Craftroom;HIMCR#167 Any Holiday
7. We do Doobadoo;Challenge 15 Something Masculine
8. Brown Sugar Challenge #113 Anything Goes
9. Aud Sentiments: #116 Halloween Sentiment (I used a Happy Halloween dimensional sticker sentiment)

Lacy Sunshine - Things with Wings

Lacy Sunshine -Challenge 42 Use Something with Wings   

Here is a little card using a wonderful image from Lacy Sunshine.  Quite like how this turned out as orange can sometimes be a bit overpowering. Think the darker orange prevented that here. Hope you like :O)!

Card details:

Image: Lacy Sunshine

 Card Stock: Stampin' Up  whisper white,tangerine tango 

Designer Paper - from stash

Die Cuts:  Spellbinders rectangles, Spellbinders Shapeabilities'Foliage'; Stampin Up 'Banners'

Punch: Marvy 1/2 " daisy flower

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, COPICS for the hair and flesh tones; Ink - tangerine tango, soft suede

Other:  flower made with stash components and a little daisy punch finished off with a  brad;  handmade double bow   

 Top Three Placement  at Lacy Sunshine

Challenges

1. Crafty Girls Challenge:Challenge #27 Anything Goes

2. Deconstructed Sketch #170

3. Crafting for all Seasons: #86 Colours of Autumn

4. Inky Impressions: IIC178 Anything Goes

5. Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

6. Whimsy Stamps Challenge #75 Monochromatic

7. A Random Fan: Challenge #15 Anything Goes

8. Deep Ocean Challenge:#87 At least one flower

9.Lacy Sunshine: #42 Use Something with Wings

My Friends

 Hi my friends, sorry for being MIA lately, I have not had much time to create or comment due to family health  emergencies, one being my dear hubby.I have withdrawn from  my DT work until things stabilize. Things are already coming together with most of the tests having been taken and results trickling in. Spending days at the hospital  drained me completely, I do not know why, stress, boredom and uncertainty I guess. Hubby is now home but tests are still ongoing, only as an outpatient now.Hope to start visiting your sites  and leaving comments  when I can, love seeing all your gorgeous work.
lots of hugs
Glenda

Pumpkin Monkey

Aaaaah monkey fun,  what could be more delightful than a Monkey on a pumpkin, never seen one on one but just image!  Doodle Pantry is having a mid September release and this wonderful image is included in it, for all the release images see here!

Card recipe:
Stamp: digital stamp from Doodle Pantry called Pumpkin Monkey, Stampin Up background stamp
Sentiment: katie & co rubber stamp
Cardstock: Stampin Up
Designer Paper: from stash
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug 'African Batik'
Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, INK- Stampon Up's bashful blue,  more mustard
Die Cuts: Spellbinders standard and scalloped circles; Johanna Sheen Ivy Corner
Sketch: Peachy Keen Stamps 'Lets Face it Fridays'




Challenges
1. Card and Scrap: Challenge #82 Anything Goes
2. Bearly Mine Challenges September 2014- Autumnal Colours
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge; #9 Make a Card Challenge
4. Mema's Crafts: September Color Fall Challenge
5. Seemacrafts: Autumn is Coming
6. Sisters of Craft: September Challenge Anything Goes
7. 2 Cute Inks Challenge:#115 Fall
8. The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog #78 Cute with Shades of Autumn
9. Fitztown Challenge Blog: #53  Fall Colours