Celebrate the Season

Hi Everyone!

Haha fooled ya...it's a Christmas project....all done with Halloween!  Our theme this week over at One Stitch At A Time is " Christmas".   That's perfect timing for me.  I need to get caught up on my Christmas card production.

I decided to make a post it note organizer.  It will be a perfect gift.  This week I got to play with one of Stitchy's digis called "Dark Angel".  You can check out all her great digis at SBDS.

I used my Copics to color my image, used my Cuttlebug with my Nesties, TH Flower Die, Snowflake Embossing folder and my MS corner punch.  Distressed the flower and die edges added a pearl, some bling.  Used my Crop-a-dile to insert a grommet to reinforce the paper so that the weight of the mini-pen wouldn't rip it. 

I am entering my organizer into the following challenges:

• Bearly Mine Anything but a Card
• Catered Crop Follow Recipe/Christmas,Markers,Stripes,Gems,die cuts
• Charisma Cardz Anything Goes
• Christmas Inspiratons Die Cuts/Punches
• Crimbo Crackers Anything Goes
• Meljens Christmas
• Paper Pretties Embellish 
• Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes
• Soartful Challenges Calling All Angels
• The Paper Shelter Anything Goes

Wow, check out our Sponsor this week it's Stichy Bear Digital Stamps... join in the fun for your chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

Pumpkin Pillow Box

Hi Everyone,

Yep, I am still making Halloween projects....you know I just love the costumes and fun stuff...lol  I made these for my clients.  This is the last batch of them so I got a little lazy and they don't all have colored images on them...oops..

Our theme for the next two weeks at Simply Create is can you guess..."Pumpkins".  I used one of our Sponsor's cute little pumpkin digi's . 

I used all my favorite tools, Copics, Cuttlebug with Nesties & embossing folders and ribbon that has been in my stash for eons.

I am entering my little pillow boxes into the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz Halloween
• Fabulous Friday Food & Candy
• JellyPark Costume
• Mami Doodles Orange & Black
• Patties Creations Halloween

Hope to see you all join in the fun at Simply Create!  Our  Prize is a Gift Certificate from our Sponsor JellyPark. 

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

Halloween Treasure Chests

Hi Everyone!

Wow, just finishing up with my last batch of Halloween Treasure Chests.  These are all for the girls I work with.  They were loads of fun to make...have I told you all how much I love Halloween!

Everything I used came from my stash and is at least over a year old.  The chests are surprisingly sturdy and can hold a lot of candy...lol.

Yummylicious candy stuffed inside...hopefully the candy doesn't get eaten before I deliver the chests to my friends...yikes!

I kept the design pretty simple, no stamped images.  I wanted the cute Halloween DP to take center stage with the embellies.  They all have been stamped with Happy Halloween or Happy Haunting on the attached tags.

All the ghoulish embellishments are from the dollar store or Michael's.  I used MS punches to create the edges, and the handles.

I used my cuttlebug and embossing folders to emboss the bases.  Ended up using a boatload of scor tape.  I don't want them falling apart. 

I am entering my little treasure chests into the following challenges:

• Anita B Stampin Spooky Halloween
• Crafting for all Seasons Halloween
• Divas by Design Something Spooky
• Fab n'Funky Hubble Bubble Toil & Trouble
• Kaboodle Doodle Halloween
• Pennys Paper Crafty Halloween
• Pollycraft Spooky Going On
• Sisterhood of Crafters Halloween
• Stamping Insanity Tricked out Treat
• Shopping Our Stash Halloween
• The Paper Variety Halloween

Thanks so much for stopping by, bunches of hugs

What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday 125

Hi Everyone!

It's WOYWW time over at Julia's, the Stamping Ground.  Yikes it's almost 2 AM my time...I will be off to bed as soon as I post and link this...lol

Well, what can I say..my workspaces are total disasters.  I have several Halloween projects running amok all over the place!  I am going to finish them all when I wake up.  Lucky me, I have the day off.

On the table are the treat treasure chests in progress, on my desk are pillow boxes in progress and a shaker box I am playing with.  The last of the treasure chests will go to my co-workers and I needed more pillow boxes for my client's. 

I was hoping I would get everything done before bed...haha  Have to get some sleep, don't want to have to use up all my "Undo". 

Can't wait to go on blog-about and check out your workspace!   Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs 

Enter if You Dare!

Hi Everyone,

It's Sunday and time for our new challenge at One Stitch At A Time.  Our theme this week is "Embossing"  easy peasy right...  Well silly me I kinda spaced off the theme and altered a candle...lol  Yikes no way to add any embossing to that.

What's a girl to do!  I  made an embossed easel card and added my candle to it.  I got to play with Reeces Scrap Pieces cute little digi called "Haunted House".  You can see all of  April's collection at StitchyBear Digital Stamps.

I used all my favorite tools, PrismaMarkers, Watercolor Pencils, Tissue paper, Cuttlebug, Haunted House Embossing Folder, sanding block and my heat gun.

I am entering my project into the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew Spooky Fun
• Delightful Challenges Halloween
• Digital Tuesday Happy Halloween
• Divas by Design Something Spooky
• Dream Valley Halloween
• Patties Creations Halloween
• Poodles Parlour Spooky Halloween
• Stampin for the Weekend Spooky
• Stempelsonnene Halloween
• The Crafty Pad Halloween

Wow, check out our Sponsor this week it's Stichy Bear Digital Stamps... join in the fun for your chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs 

Carving Pumpkins

Hi Everyone,

Yep, another Halloween themed card...yikes!!  I know just a few more and I will be finished with them.  Then it will be onto an endless amount of Holiday projects.   

Anyhoo I used one of Stitchy's sassy digis called "Zip It" for this one.  Don't ya just love her.  She's hubba hubbalicious for sure..lol

Used all my favorite tools, Copics, Cuttlebug , Nesties, Embossing folders, Sizzix Flourish & some Bling.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

•  Charisma Cardz Embossing/Heat or Dry
• Crop Stop Halloween
• Crafty Card Makers Cute with a Dark Twist
• Dream Valley Halloween
• Freshly Brewed Purple, Orange Black
• Freshly Brewed Monthly Pumpkins
• Here Come the Boys Halloween
• IBFC Halloween
• Paper Sundaes Halloween or Fall
• Stampavie & More Halloween

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday 124

Hi Everyone!

It's WOYWW time over Julia's blog  the Stamping Ground.  It's time to get nosey and see what's on work desks all over the world.  Before I share whats on my work desk this Wednesday I thought I would share a few of the projects that were WIP's for the last 2 WOYWW posts.

The first one is one of the candles I was working on last week.  The second one is my very first "Stitched Project"  My little Janome sewing machine has only been used on paper...lol

My workspace today is ready to finish off a few projects that I started at our last crop.  Lorraine showed us how to turn unused stamp blocks into "Tim Holtz" wanna be stamp pads.  Just glue 2 of them together with some velcro.  Hey it works... She also shared her Alcohol Inks and showed us a couple of techniques.

Thanks for stopping by and having a peek, can't wait to go on blog-about and see whats on your workdesk!

Bunches of hugs,

Altered Candle

Hi Everyone,

Just another Halloween project.  This was my first attempt transferring an image to a candle.  I am super excited about how well it turned out.   

I used "Haunted House" one of Teri's digis.  You can find all the Delicious Doodles digis at StitchyBear Digital Stamps.

I am entering my candle into the following challenges:

• Cheerful Stamp Pad Halloween
• Crafty Boots Autumn/Halloween
• Delicious Doodles Halloween no Orange!
• Gingerloft Autumn/Halloween
• Paper Sundaes Halloween or Fall
• Quirky Crafts Halloween
• The Crazy Challenge Halloween

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

Happy Howlloween, PCI #11

Hi Everyone!

Happy happy joy joy, one of my Halloween cards was in the Spotlight at  Paper Creations Ink!  To my delight that means I get to be a GDT, how cool is that.  Even better I get to be a new member of the Team!!!   It's going to be so much fun.......

To top it all, how uber exciting to find out that the theme this time is also one of my fav's....did you guess....HALLOWEEN.  That's right, you have plenty of time to join in.  The  "Halloween Themed Challenge"  will run from the 17th thru the 31st of October.  Can't wait to see what you all will create.

Delicious Doodles is the wonderful sponsor for this challenge. I got to use Teri's awesome digi called "Call of the Wild".  Hope you like my little Happy Howlloween card...lol.  I love it! 

I used all my favorite tools, Copics, Cuttlebug, Nesties, Embossing folders, lots of Pearls, some funky scissors with some cardstock.  My sentiment is computer generated with one of my creepy fonts.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Challenge Up Your Life Halloween
• CYDA Halloween Colours
• Crazy4Challenges Upcoming Holiday(Halloween)
• Forever Night Black & Creepy
• Drunken Stampers Halloween
•  Forever Friends Use a Sentiment
• Freshly Brewed Fancy Folds
• One Stop Craft Halloween
• Paper Crafting Journey Black, White & Orange
• Through The Craftroom Door Happy Halloween

Don't forget to join in the fun at Paper Creations Ink and your chance to win  4 Digis from Delicious Doodles!

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

Happy Halloween Treat Basket

Hi Everyone!

OMGosh another week has rolled on by and it's time for our new challenge at One Stitch At A Time.  We have a great theme this week, "Shape Up!".  It's open to interpretation, guess it can be a shaped card or something with lots of shapes...you decide.

This week I got to use one of Hope Jacare Doodles made by Claire called "Happy Halloween Pumpkin"  .  You can get this little cutie at StitchyBear Digital Stamps.

I used all my favorite tools for my project.   Of course the panels had to be embossed so I got to use my Cuttlebug.  Used one of my MS flower punches for the handle, my Marvy tag punch.  I added an eyelet so I got to use my Crop-a-dile too! 

The base of my little basket is made with 3 pillow box die cuts. (Thanks Gail!)

I am entering my little basket into the following challenges:

• Crafting for all Seasons Fall/Pumpkins
• Designed2Delight Halloween
• Freshly Brewed Pumpkins
• Hanna & Friends Halloween
• More than Favors Wacky Wednesday Treat Bags/Boxes
• My Sheri Crafts It's the Great Pumpkin!
• Paper Pretties Halloween Inspired
• Simon Say Stamp Halloween
• The House that Stamps Built Fall/Halloween
• Whimsical Wednesday No tricks just Treats

Hope you can join in the fun at OSAAT, our Random winner will get a £10 Joanna Sheen voucher.  Can't wait to see what you all create! 

Have you heard Stichy has a new blog!  Go check it out the "SBDS News Blog" , lots of prizes, sales, freebies

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

Memory Book Box

Hi Everyone!

Is time just flying by or what...It's time for a new Challenge  at Simply Create, our theme for the next 2 weeks is "Shades of Black".   You can have other colors with at least 2 shades of black/gray.

I have been hoarding this SU DP for eons and decided this would be the perfect time to use it.  At our last crop Gail showed us all how to make these gorgeous Book Boxes.  Thanks Gail! 

I kept the design pretty simple, I wanted all the cute DP visible.  Of course I used my favorite tools...had to use my Cuttlebug and some Nesties and distress the edges.

I am keeping this Memory Book Box for myself.  I will be keeping some of my Mother's treasured black and white photos in it.

This was really fun to make, the crimping was the hardest part...yikes, it ate my paper!  I crimped the edges of the box.

I am entering my Memory Book Box into the following Challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers Anything Goes
• Cuddly Buddly Anything but a Card
• Hooked on Crafts Anything but a Card
• Meljens Use a Ribbon
• Polka Doodles Ribbons & Bows
• Stamp Insanity Anything but a Card
• Whimsey Inspires Punches/Die Cuts

Hope to see you all join in the fun at Simply Create!

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

BOO

Hi Everyone!

Still working on my Halloween projects...lol.  I made this one for one of my friends that isn't into the whole Halloween thing.  Who couldn't love this cute little Peachy Keen Stamp..a little ghostie afraid of spiders...haha

I used all my favorite toys,Copics, GC, Cuttlebug, Nesties & Embossing folders, tag punch and some cute little embellies from my stash that I have had forever!  The spider and button are both over 2 years old and the cardstock is all over a year old.  Got them all on sale so I bought a boatload..

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Clear it Out Halloween
• Creative Card Crew Spooky Fun
• Crafty Cardmakers Anything Goes
• Cupcake Craft Halloween
• Everybody Art Challenge Halloween
• Going Grey with Scrap Creations Halloween
• My Craft Stop Black & Orange
• Ladybug Crafts Halloweenoops Tag (has a sentiment tag ?)
• Shopping Our Stash Boo are You!
• Stamps & Fun Halloween

Thanks for stopping by, bunches of hugs

What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday 123

Hi Everyone!

It's WOYWW time over at the Stamping Ground.  Hop on over and join Julia and the rest of us,  we all love peeking in on everyones of work spaces....lol   I know my workspace is loaded with....well lots of stuff.

I will be sharing my finished projects next week.  Off to go on blog-about.  Hopefully blogger will let me leave some comments this week...ugg. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Bunches of hugs,