Halloween Hooligans!

I was getting a little treat bag ready for

my Granddaughter Aimee so instead of

making her a card I went with a bag topper.

The image I used is from LOTV called

Cute Witch! Perfect for our wee 2 1/2 year old

Granddaughter lol.

I made a background using a Nitwits download

called Halloween Hooligans, along with

a cute frame from the same set.

She has been coloured up with markers.

I added some black pompoms around the frame

before adhering to the bag

and finished with some Halloween ribbons.

I would like to enter this into

The Dream Factory - Halloween

Two Old Bats - Halloween

Creative Aunts - Halloween

Pearly Sparkles - Trick or treat

The Outlawz - no cards

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

Passion for Markers - Autumn

It's our Grandson Sean's 13th birthday today.

Can't believe we have a new teenager in the family.

Wee get together later this afternoon.

Another storm on the way for tomorrow.

So I'm off to batten down the hatches!!

Fun fold Birthday

It's  my MIL's birthday this month, 87!!

and I always like to make a shaped card so

I went with this stair card shape or block card,

not sure what it's called.

I used papers from Debbi Moore

and the sentiments and flowers are all from

Artistically Inked, Butterfly Gala, A Grand

kid and Approaching Perfection (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - more than one fold

Aud Sentiments - Fall and/or no rectangles + sentiment

Fab 'n' Funky - 3 of something (roses)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

HQSCAT - fun fold card and/or tag

It's one rotten day out there and we have

to head out later for our Flu jabs.

Typical lol.

Stay cosy and warm.

Mini notebook

I had a little play with my snippets today

and made this little notebook with refillable

space when done.

Here are my snippets

You can watch my tutorial here

I used scraps of blue paper and orange card (SU).

Stamp and die set used is from SU as well

called Gather Together.

The leaf has been coloured using oxides.

I used string for the closure.

The wording was stamped using

Contact USA alphabet stamps.

I would like to enter this into

Snippets Playground - use your scraps

Girlz and the art of letters - L for leaf

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything/wood + use a die

The Outlawz challenge - no cards

Make my Monday - use some orange

Hedgehog hugs!

It's time for my midway card for our

theme of SHADES OF AUTUMN over at

WE LOVE STAMPING.

We do have two lovely prizes from

Sweet Poppy

so be sure and join us.

For my card I us a mix of gingham papers

from my stash for the base.

I punched four leaves in the corners

and added some orange marker to my base

so that it would show through the spaces.

I then die cut a circle and stamped the

wreath shape using Floral Wreath stamp set,

coloured up with markers.

I then stamped the little hedgehogs and

coloured them up too.

The word came from another set called

Hugs & Blooms.

All these stamps are from CreateKrafts.

I would like to enter this into

Daisy Chain - Autumn and/or Halloween

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap - use Designer Papers

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fall

cardz for Galz - add an animal

Birthday travels

I have another male card today.

For this one I went with papers from Nitwits

called Journey.  The frame and embellishments

are all from the same download.

The man is stamped using

Beyond Stamping #2 set

and coloured up with markers.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Passion for Markers - birthdays

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - frame it

Girlz Make Guyz  Cards - blue and brown

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or did download

Have a lovely weekend.

Enjoy today!

I have another tag for our midway post over at

Tag-along (and ATC's)

where the optional theme is

All things Autumn.

For my tag I made a little scene for my fox.

I used Nature's Beauty and 

Stylish Sketches for the fox and brambles.

The background was made using oxides

with a mask for the moon.

I coloured it up with markers.

I finished with some thread and wool.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

Daisy Chain - Autumn/Halloween

HQSCAT - fun fold and/or tag

Unicorn Challenge - Autumn and/or Halloween

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For my ATC I had fun with a bit of mixed media.

I inked up the background using oxides.

I then stamped on top using Woodware Collage text

stamp and another set from Globleland.

I added gold embossing powder and bronze glitter

around the edges.

Next I stamped the hedgehog using a set

called Henry Hedgehog from CreateKrafts

and coloured him up with markers.

I punched a few leaves and coloured them up

for him to sit on.

I splatted here and there using white lie

Stella Paste and finished with some

sticker words in black (HD).

I would like to enter this into

The Little Things - pumpkin and/or pink or anything goes

Make My Monday - Autumn/Fall

Crafty Animals - include an animal

Critter Crazy - feature a critter

Creative Artiste - anything mixed media

We have a lovely prize up for grabs

so I hope you get time to play along.

Christmas tag

This is the Christmas version of the

tag and pocket I did a while back.

I went with gold mirri card,

papers from Anna Marie Designs and

Tutti Designs snowflakes.

I added gold ribbon, snowflake eyelet,

gems and sentiment is from

Itty Bitty Christmas (SU).

I have a tutorial if you'd like to try one

I would like to enter this into

The Outlawz - no cards

HQSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Girlz Creative fun art of scrap - use designer paper

Simon Says Monday - tag it

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

It's definitely getting chilly and dark over here

and with the price of oil we are

getting good use of our throws

in the evening!!

Keep warm and have a good week.

Birthday boy!

I had a birthday card to make for a friend

for a 15year old boy.

I went with a simple fun fold

and used a LOTV image and papers

from Nitwits called Pocake Masculine.

He has been coloured up

with markers.

I would like to enter this

Girlz & the art of letters - k for kid

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

I 💓 ProMarkers - Christmas or anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Enjoy your weekend.

Christmas fun fold

I used the same fold as my last birthday card

as I liked it so much!

This time I made a much needed Christmas

card for my stash.

Papers are Anna Marie Designs,

Stamps - Trimming the Tree, Peaceful Boughs,

Warm Hugs and Peaceful Deer (SU).

Dies - Tutti Designs.

Markers, ribbon and gems from stash.

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Christmas - anything Christmas

FarmQuest Country Christmas - country Christmas

Aud Sentiments - fall and/or any shape other than rectangle + sentiment

Creative  Inspirations - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Critter Crazy - feature a creature

HQSCAT - shaped card and/or tag

Shades of Autumn

Our new challenge theme over at

WE LOVE STAMPING

is shades of Autumn or anything goes.

For my card I started with an orange background

and a white mat to go over the top.

I started by die cutting my leave shape

in three places.

I stamped and white embossed my leaves

and coloured them with oxides.

Before I adhered my white piece to my

orange piece, I splattered the white with gold

ink. I then curled my leaves and stuck

them partially to the spaces so the orange

shows through.

I punched another few leaves and 

stuck in place and stamped and white

embossed a pumpkin.

I stamped my sentiment to finish.

The stamp and die set used is called

Gather Together (SU).

We have two lovely prizes from

Sweet Poppy so be sure and join us.

I would like to enter this into

Sweet Stampin' - Autumn

Allsorts - anything Autumn

Cut it Up - more than 1 die cut

Papercraft Challenges - cosy Autumn

Try It On Tuesday - Autumn's Beauty

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

Autumn

It's October already!!

So time for our new challenge theme over at

Tag-along (and ATC's).

Brenda has chosen the theme Autumn leaves/colours

and of course you can go with

anything goes if it suits you better.

I used an oval tag from Tonic Studios.

I covered the base using a stencil from

The Works and oxide inks.

Next I did some embossing with an SU stencil

and paste for added texture.

I inked around the edges in orange and let it dry.

I then stamps my large leaf and die cut it

using an old Su set called Gather Together.

It was coloured using oxides.

I then die cut two smaller leaves and

coloured them the same way.

I layered them all together on top of

some fibres and then splattered the tag

with some white ink.

I finished with a sentiment and some

ribbons stapled in place.

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts - anything Autumn

Creative Moments - Autumn colours

We Love 2 Craft - anything mixed media

Crafts Galore Encore - anything goes

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For my ATC I went a bit mad lol.

The background was made using the stencil

from The Works and oxide inks.

I then stamped some dots and heat embossed

them in gold.

Around the edges I did some doodling.

Next I stamped the pumpkins (Gather Together SU)

and coloured

them up with markers.

I die cut some leaves and coloured them

with oxides.

Put everything in place and finished with

a sentiment gold embossed and then

coloured with oxides.

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - Autumn colours

Try it on Tuesday - Autumn's beauty

A Perfect time to craft - anything goes

The Four Seasons - anything Fall

We have a lovely prize from

Buddly Crafts up for grabs

so be sure and join us.

Meow!

I have another Full Deck Challenge card

this time using prompts:

clock, flower, cat, postage stamp,

ticket and yellow.

Items used are papers from my stash,

old postage stamp, Tim Holtz Cat Chat stamps,

Flourishing Phrases stamp set (SU),

tickets from My Porch Prints,

and words from Hunkydory.

I would like to enter this into

Crafting from the Art - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Little Things - sunflower and/or squirrel or anything

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Knockouts - anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - k for kitten

Christmas album

I came across a tutorial from

American Crafts

and wanted to have a go.

I used papers from Anna Marie Designs,

lots of embellishments from an old QVC kit,

a bit of ribbon and a little bell and star.

Evergreen Elegance stamp set (SU).

You can watch a quick walk through here

or my tutorial here

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything/use a charm (bell)

Girlz Creative Fun Art of  Scrap - use designer paper

CRAFT - Christmas

Merry Little Christmas - anything Christmas

Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Hello Autumn

Finally my journal page for the September theme

over at Art Journal Journey

which is Hello Autumn.

I used some paper from IndigoBlu for my background

and to this I stamped some corn,

and coloured it with acrylic markers.

Next I did some stencilling with embossing paste

doing pumpkins along the bottom

and dots in the top corner.

I added some stamping here and there and

inked around the edges. I also added

some marks with an orange acrylic pen

around the edges.

I then stamped and die cut my pumpkins and leaf

and added them to the centre of my

page along with some gold mesh.

I added some acrylic colour to the pumpkins

and dots when the  embossing paste was dry.

Items used

Stamps Gather Together (SU),

Globleland background stamps.

Paper - IndigoBlu.

Embossing paste and dot stencil (SU).

Pumpkin stencil - The Works.

Words - HunkyDory.

Acrylic markers, alcohol markers

and mesh from my stash.

I would like to enter this into

Art Journal Journey - hello Autumn

Girlz & the art of letters - J for journal

Girlz Rebel Challenge - anything or use a charm

Crafty Gals Corner - anything option fall foliage

Allsorts - anything Autumn

Butterfly happiness

I have another one of my Full Deck Cards

to share.

This time I used  these prompts:

fibres, gold, stencil with texture paste,

black splatter, butterfly and orange!.

Items I used:

Butterfly from AALL & Create,

Fibres from Anna Marie Designs,

Black ink splatters - Rangers Stella paste

Stencil and paste from SU.

Sticker from Hunkydory.

I would like to enter this into

Creative Artiste - anything mixed media

Creative Fingers - anything goes

The Little Things - sunflower and/or squirrel/anything goes

Pammie's Inky pinkies - anything goes

a Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Mix it Up - anything option embossing

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.