November Bombshell Blog HOP!!!

Hiya Bombshells can you believe that it's nearly the end of November...doesn't time fly?!
My Christmas preparations are pretty well underway now- I like to get organised early so that I can kick back with the family and chill! So with my Christmas preps in mind I guess that it was inevitable that I would go for a Christmas theme for Alison's Blog Hop challenge:

Greetings, Bombshell Fans! It's time to announce the November Hump Day Hop! Since many of us are getting ready to think about cooking for Thanksgiving, I thought it would be fun to have a recipe challenge!
Ingredients:
3 Patterned Papers
2 Bombshell Stamps images
1 Piece of Ribbon
~Alison

Candy Canes all covered in the fabulous Rock Candy Dry Glitter:

...ahhh glittery goodness!!

Supplies:
GingerBread Pin-Up Bombshell Digital Stamps (buy them and download them NOW!)
Patterned Papers by October Afternoon
Copic Ciao Markers
Tim Holtz Dry Rock Candy Glitter
Bells and Seam Binding Ribbon

Now head over to Jodi's blog to see her creation!
Remember to comment on each blog or play along with us for a chance to WIN a set of Blombshell Stamps!

Here are the Blog addresses for all the girls so you can HOP 'til you DROP!!

Bombshell Blog

Alison
Susie

Alaine

Glittery Katie YOU ARE HERE!!!
Jodi

Torrey

Jenn

Kim
Kelli

Cassie

Stempelientje

Rachael
Kathi

Happy Crafting Everyone!

GlitteryKatie xXxxXx

Skull Love!

November 1st and 2nd was Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, a Mexican celebration in which families gather to commemorate their loved ones who have passed on.
There are many traditions associated with the Day of the Dead Festival including the creation of sweets from pressed sugar in the shape of a skull, which is decorated with icing flowers. These sugar skulls and Catrinas, carved figurines with a skull head are used as grave decorations or offrendas and during the widely held feasts!
Here at Bombshell Stamps we have several beautiful sets of stamps that are inspired by the Day of the Dead festival see them all HERE!

I created a mini shrine in honour of my relatives- combining beauty with the macabre!

 

Close up of the left side:

Close up of the right side:

Supplies:

A Pirate's Life Bombshell Stamps

Western Gal Bombshell Stamps

Sugar Skulls Bombshell Stamps

Calaveras Fiesta  Bombshell Stamps

Vintage Cabinet Card Die by Tim Holtz

Mini Bat and Skull Tim Holtz Die

Nestabilities Floral Ovals

Moulding Paste

Acrylic Paint

Authentique Patterned Paper

Various Embellishments

Copic Ciao Pens

Hope you had a lovely Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos!

GlitteryKatie xxx

Ms. November's Bombshell Challenge

This month's challenge comes from Celina:

"Hi everyone, Celina, Ms November here with my challenge for this month. On my blog I like to have Waste Not Want Not Wednesdays where I post a card I made out of scraps from my scrap drawer. We all have those pesky little scraps we can't bear to throw away, but they always seem to linger. So my challenge is to create a card using just the scraps you have on hand. It doesn't have to be perfect, in fact I love creating crazy looking cards with little bitty scraps. Bonus kudos if you even stamp on a scrap colored piece of paper instead of a white one!


I really look forward to seeing your creations and don't forget to check the Bombshell blog on November 16th to see what the DT has come up with!"

 Like most crafters I have a HUGE folder full of scraps (oops!) so this challenge was perfect for me!!!

 

OK so here's where all my supplies came from:

Stamps: Ahoy Sailor and Homeward Bound ;
Papers: Background is some Tim Holtz Kraft resist I had left over;
 The blue star paper is left over October Afternoon;
The Postcard (with the Ship stamped on) is an actual old postcard, aged with Distress Inks;
All the stamped images are stamped onto left over scraps;
The blue ribbon has been floating around my desk for months!
The paper lace was cut for another project weeks ago using Tim Holtz vintage lace die by Sizzix;
The muslin fabric was an off cut;
The Baker's Twine was actually the only thing that wasn't a left over!
Coloured using Spectrum Noir and Copics;
Spellbinder;
Distress Inks.

I LOVED this challenge - it was fun rooting through my scraps folder, I hope you 'll give it a try too!!
Happy crafting!

GlitteryKatie xXxXx

September Bombshell Blog Hop!!!

It's time to hop and find out the theme Alison has set for the September Hump Day Hop! 

Many of our major holidays are just around the corner. I think we all know what my favorite holiday is (Halloweenie!  )...but what's yours? My challenge to you is to make a Bombshell project for your favorite holiday. Bonus points if you make a decoration!!! Use any holiday you want and create something that's going to make us want to celebrate!!! 

Great challenge thanks Alison and I agree with you that Halloween is my favourite too!!

A book or a card?

 Peer inside the book:

A room?

 

Ahhhh! A secret lair for the bride of Frankenstein to escape to when Mr Monster when he's in one of his moods!

So what sort of things does Mrs Monster have in her den?

Well she decorates with her own special touches:

...and a place on the shelf for her potions (she likes to cook)....

...and of course when the stresses of the day become too much there's always some liquid relaxation on hand.....

I hope you enjoyed  the tour of The Bride's crib!

Now HOP along to Sparkly Mary's blog to see her HOLIDAY HOOPLA creation!!!

Happy Crafting!

 love ,

    GlitteryKatie xxx

Here's the full list of hoppers!!

Bombshell Blog
Alison
Alex
Terra
Kathi
Kelli
Jennie
Glittery Katie-you are HERE!! 
Sparkly Mary
Mary G
Alaine

Bombshell June Sketch Challenge!

Can you believe it's June already- the year is whipping past but the daylight is lasting way longer, which is wonderful and June is my birthday month!!
Here is this month's sketch challenge from Kathi Rerek

Here's my take on the sketch using Sacred Heart Art, Banner Sayings and Lucky Bride:

I stamped the Banner Sayings blank banner and carefully positioned the Words 'Sacred' and 'Heart' from the Scared Heart Art set over the banner and stamped them place.

I used a cute little stamp from the Alter Skulls set

to create a border around the card:

 and to create a background for the Bride:

I used some of the very vintage 'Timeless' collection from Kaisercraft from Chrissy at Merly Impressions

and sweet little roses from 3DJean.

So pop over to the BOMBSHELL Blog to see the DT's take on Kathi's sketch and to take part in the sketch challenge.

Time to BLOG HOP!!!

New Bombshell girl Rachael challenged to create something with a wedding theme this month, so inspired by that and the triptych I made at the recent Paperartsy event I made:

 

Supplies:

Copics for colouring (I kept a limited palette so the three scenes would match one another)

Tim Holtz paper stack for the frames

Tim Holtz Tissue Tape for the frames

Grungeboard and crackleglaze for the embellies

Hope you enjoyed my take on Rachael's Wedding theme and now it's time to .......

..................... Hop on over to Sparkly Engineer's Blog

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Hope you are lovin' thing up with your sweeties!!
Oodles of love to my baba xxx

Supplies:
Sacred Heart Art Bombshell
Girl's Ruin (No Regrets Banner)
Idea-ology ticket, tag,pin
7 gypsies gaffer tape
Sizzix Texture Fades folder (background)
Distress Inks
Copics