The Challenge #47 {An Inspiration Challenge}

Hello and welcome to The Challenge! Each week we have a fun challenge for you to try! This week we have an Inspiration Challenge! Halloween is less than two weeks away! Eek! I wanted to make a card with my Jane's Doodles "Autumn Blessings" stamp set from SRM Press. I inked the middle pumpkin on a post it note and then fussy cut it to make a mask. Then I stamped the middle pumpkin, and covered with the post it note "mask". Then I stamped the other two pumpkins on either side. Taking out some distress inks, I watercoloured the three pumpkins and added a wash of blue distress ink to the background. The sentiment is a sticker and the washi tape below finished off my card. I was inspired by all the patterns in the Inspiration photo! I used the fun sketch at Splitcoast Stampers.

We are thrilled to have Shona as our Featured Designer for the month and Karren as our Guest this week! Welcome, ladies! I just love your gorgeous cards!

Shona

(Featured Designer)

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! Come and join us! Our weekly winner will be our next Guest Designer! So come and join the fun!

Guest Designer - Karren Johnson

Kim Heggins	Anita Madden	Kimberly Wiener
Lee Ann Barrett	Claire Broadwater	Nance Salkeld
Lori Tecler	Diane Jaquay	Michele Ferguson

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CHECK MEOW-T! {Art Impressions Design Team}

Happy Halloween! Wow, October 31st is here and I am on my way to work. I am a primary school teacher and today is a very special day to my students. We will be enjoying a costume parade and a class Halloween party! I wanted to share two cards I made using the super hilarious set called Check Meowt Set (Sku#4522). Doesn't she look pleased with herself!? Coming up with a costume as an adult is tough stuff. 

I have just discovered Project Life cards and I am using them today on my cards. They are the main "rectangles" for my images. I also love that the AI sentiments fit into my oval punches! BONUS!! 

Supplies Used:

Papers: Early Espresso (SU!), Project Life Cards, the designer paper is from my scrap bin

Inks: Copics, Memento Tuxedo Ink, Early Espresso Ink (SU!)

Tools: Large Oval Punch and Scallop Oval Punch (SU!)

I wish you and yours a happy and safe Halloween! 

Halloween Fun {Getting my Spooky on!}

If you are looking for my Whimsy and Stars Stamp release card, please CLICK HERE.

I won't lie. I do not usually make Halloween cards, in fact...very few in the last 4 years...maybe only a handful of cards in total but I am totally in the festive mood that is taking over blogland...yes, there is a Halloween "glow" in the blogging world!!!

I got out my newest purchase which was a 6x6 mini Halloween paper pad from My Mind's Eye. I LOVE the witches in the frames...oh so much fun!!! I used some SRM sticker goodness and added the spider and the sentiment below...I love how quick and easy those stickers are!!! 

So I am playing along with a few challenges:

Paper Issues-Halloween Theme

Seize the Sketch-My 2nd Card

Curtain Call Challenge-Halloween Scene

Ribbon Carousel-Halloween

For October, let's see your....

 Fall and Halloween creations!

Seize the Sketch #4 & The Paper Players {Happy Halloween}

Brand new sketch for the next two weeks is up at Seize the Sketch! Design Team member, Stacey has designed it for us and I just LOVED using it!! It is going into my "sketch file". I am also playing along with the Paper Players Kid Themed CAS Challenge. My card was easy to make with stickers and papers...

I had some fun working with some Doodlebug Product and a new die from My Favorite Things. I also used a SRM sticker for my "Halloween" sentiment!!! I kept my card nice and simple...it was quick to make!!!

To learn more about our guidelines, please click HERE.

Clearly Digi Stamps (formerly known as Clear Dollar Stamps) is our sponsor for STS#4!  The winner of the challenge will receive a prize package of digital images from the CdS Shop!

Retro Sketches, Card Crafter's Circle and Dynamic Duos {Happy Halloween}

Just a quick card for two challenges and then I am off to work on some homework for my class. Lots of marking and assessing this weekend for me! There is an adorable sketch over at Retro Sketches and I used the Orange and Black combo over at Dynamic Duos! Have a great weekend everyone.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Whipper Snapper Stamp

Inks: Copics and Memento Ink Tuxedo Black

Paper: Flourishes White, Black, Tangerine Tango

Extras: Scallop Edge Die, Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Also entering the following challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle-Halloween Theme

I bought this stamp a few years ago and had only inked it up once! I was happy to colour with my Copics!!

Shabby Tea Room Challenge #85 {Happy Halloween}

All week I have been trying to get this card together for the Shabby Tea Room Challenge. I have never played their challenge before and I was excited to play along!!  This week they are asking for a Halloween Themed card with the colours Orange, Purple and Black as well as some twine.  So I went to work, using another free digi from Torico. I just love her sweetly drawn images!  Here is the inspiration photo from the Shabby Tea Room:

• I printed out the digi from Torico on my printer and cut it out with a circle nestabilities.
• I coloured the image with my Copics. 
• The cardstock I used is Crumb Cake paper and I inked up my En Francais background stamp, I thought it looked like a "spell". 
• The DSP is some from my stash and I mimicked the scalloped around my main image at the bottom of the card with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. 
• I also added a pearl to each loop. 
• I finished it off with a sweet orange rose and some twine, wanted it to look spider webish and a simple sentiment at the bottom of the card!

Thanks for stopping by!!!  I sure hope you enjoyed my card today!  Be sure to check out the Shabby Tea Room to see what the DT created and all the other cards linked there. Such amazing inspiration!!  Please leave me a comment, I love reading them! I am also offering some blog candy, and you can find that post by clicking HERE.

CQ #108, SP #38 {Even Monsters Love Flowers}

            

I am sorely lacking in Halloween stamps...so I found this free digi stamp from Torico and decided it would be perfect for a couple of challenges!  Usually I don't get the chance to join in a Halloween card challenge, so I am pretty excited!  SO I took my colours from the Colour Q. I didn't need to go Halloween with this great colour combo, but I thought...why not!  So I coloured my monster with Copics and cut him out of a circle nestability.  I coloured his hair like Candy Corn.

Then I decided to play along with the Scrapbooker's Paradise Challenge to create a Halloween card! How fun!  I am new to this challenge blog, and just found them last night, so I was excited to play!  I even finished the inside of my card!

Then an idea struck me, what if I made a monster card and added some sweet flowers to the side like a "pretty"card...LOL! Monster and Flowers?!! That is not the "norm" but hey, I was having fun! I think my monster is mad at me...but deep down I know..."even monsters love flowers...." 

Thanks for stopping by!!!