31 Days of Halloween Day #26

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

Image - Dilly Beans

DP - DCWV Eek-a-Boo stack

Background - Core'dinations

Embossing - Cuttlebug Folder

Flowers from stash

 I will enter this in the following challenges - 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #6

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

 Image - Dilly Beans

Paper - Martha Stewart

Embellishments from my stash

 I will enter this in the following challenges - 

Lacy Sunshine - AG

Come and Get it Challenges - For the Boys 

Dragonfly Journey's - The Great Pumpkin 

Eclectic Ellapu - Purple Team Halloween 

Glitter & Sparkle - #157 AG 

Great impressions - For the Kids 

Animal Friends Challenge - #31 Halloween (bat)

Through the Purple Haze - Halloween 

Star Stampz - Add A Sentiment
Creatalicious - #79 Halloween 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

Big Eyes with Dilly Beans at LOC!

Our sponsor this week at Left of Center Creative Challenges is Dilly Beans! I love their images and have had these cards made for weeks!

My first card uses the Bat Boy image and is coloured with Promarkers with Glossy Accents for his eyes and Star Dust Stickles on his wings. The bat die cut is from a Silhouette Store cut file on my Cameo and is mounted on orange pearlescent paper. The DP is Bo Bunny Fright Delight and the glittered bat is from my Halloween stash.

This next card uses a big eyed girl with Skull Bow! This is also coloured with Promarkers and black pencil. This project is the reverse side of a Fat Page so I have kept it quite flat.

My DP is from the same Bo Bunny papers - some of my favourites! The checked paper I believe is Graphic 45. I have attached the image to the page around 3 sides to allow for a tag to be inserted in the top for the recipient. The glittery skulls are from the same pack as the bat above.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Unusual Christmas at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

We have a new challenge underway at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges. The theme this fortnight is 'Unusual Christmas' and we have a few sponsors for you. A&T Digital Designs, Delicious Doodles, Dilly Beans and Eureka Stamps.
I have used the image #275 Disturbed Snowman Framed by Dilly Beans and coloured him with Promarkers. My DP is from Teresa Collins and I have cut some snowflakes using Silhouette store cut files on my Cameo. The mesh ribbon and black card are from my stash. I've finished with some Paprika Stickles on his carrot nose!

I will enter this in the following challenge -
Dilly Beans - Winter Holiday

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Anything Goes Dark Themed at Left of Center

It's Friday! And that means, another new challenge at Left of Center! This week's an easy one for you all - Anything Goes, Dark Themed! Remember to put an alternative/goth/emo/punk/fantasy/halloweeny twist on your work and anything goes! Our sponsor for this one is the totally awesome Dilly Beans, so come and play!

I have used the Ragdoll Ruby image and coloured her with Promarkers. She's fussy cut and mounted on black card. the DP is Nikki Sivil and Pebbles. The die is a cut file from the Silhouette Studio. and I've finished with some purple and black ribbon and black and white candi!

thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

12 Days of Creepmas Day 6 with Dilly Beans

Welcome to Day 3 of the 12 Days of Creepmas! This is a blog hop run by the girls at Smeared Ink and you will find the Blog Roll on my side bar for the duration of the hop. If you have just arrived at me and want to see what it's all about visit Terra (the hostess) at More Smeared Ink and follow the rules to be in with a chance to win! If you are hopping, you should have arrived here from Black Dragon  and Teresa is your next stop!

My image today comes from Dilly Beans and I have coloured her with promarkers. I have been playing around with indigo blue and black for hair... watch this space for more!! I have highlighted parts with a white uniball signo pigment ink pen... needs more work I think. The DP and poinsettia are from Craftwork Cards and I've used the Tim Holtz Weathered Clock in the background.

I will enter this in the following challenges -
Dilly Beans - Winter Holidays

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 DOH Day #25 with Dilly Beans

Welcome to Day #25 of 31 Days of Halloween! Down to our last 7 days, can you believe it!! Thank you for all the wonderful comments! You can find the blog roll in my side bar. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Remember to comment on all the blogs on the hop for a chance to win at the end of the month and keep in mind the Scavenger Hunt for daily prizes!

Why not check out the LOC DT Call too - we're looking for several new DT and I am thrilled that some of the 31DOH Wicked bloggers have linked up! Click here for more info.  

Today I have two little creations for you, using images from Dilly Beans. This first is a 5x5" card using '#207 Friday with Skull' image coloured with Promarkers and pencils. The papers are from Martha Stewart and the die cut frame is by Sarah Hurley from the Silhouette Studio. The spider is also cut on the Cameo and I've finished with some metallic purple card candi.

This next project is a bookmark for my DT diary and uses image '#420 Sugar Skull Stack'. I have coloured this with promarkers and fussy cut it out. Very simply it's then mounted onto black card then the purple pearlescent card for the base. Some orange and black ribbon finishes it off nicely.


Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 DOH Day #23 - A Monochrome Fat Page!

Welcome to Day #23 of 31 Days of Halloween! I hope you are enjoying the festivities! Thank you for all the wonderful comments! You can find the blog roll in my side bar. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Remember to comment on all the blogs on the hop for a chance to win at the end of the month and keep in mind the Scavenger Hunt for daily prizes!

Today I am sharing a Fat Page that I made for a recent Smeared and Smudged Forum Swap. The brief for this fat page was Monochrome and I've gone with a black and creamy colour scheme - 'Old Paper' was the DI I've used quite a bit!

 

The papers I've used on both sides are from My Mind's Eye Happy Haunting 6x6 pad. The tabs and 'Spooktacular Night' panel are both from a 12x12 Self Adhesive embellishments sheet from the same Happy Haunting line. On the front page is a stamped image using a red rubber stamp that I received from Black Dragon as part of a prize over at Haunted Design House and I'm not sure who made it. He is bursting out of a Sarah Hurley cut file from the Silhouette store and I've added a couple of skull and cross bones too, also cut on the cameo. The 'Boo' is a Tim Holtz die for Sizzix Alterations.

The washi tape that hides the paper seam on both sides is from Do Crafts Gorjuss range and I've used more of the Silhouette store die cuts on the reverse side. The image here is the 'Alice' digital stamp from Dilly Beans, coloured in grey promarkers. I've used both Old Paper and Black Soot Distress Ink around the edges of the pages and finished the front with some gems for the skull 'eyes'!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 DOH Day #14 with Dilly Beans

Welcome to Day #14 of 31 Days of Halloween! I hope you are enjoying the hop! Thank you for all the wonderful comments! You can find the blog roll in my side bar. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Remember to comment on all the blogs on the hop for a chance to win at the end of the month and keep in mind the Scavenger Hunt for daily prizes!

Today I have a card using the fabulous Cheshire Cat image from Dilly Beans. I have coloured the image using Promarkers, fussy cut and mounted him on black then green card. The DP is from Bo Bunny's Fright Delight papers and I've added some matching green Card Candi. The sentiments are all from Create With TLC - I figure the Cheshire Cat is a bit of a joker, and more so at Halloween - these are his best jokes!

I will enter this in the following challenges -
Dilly Beans - Halloween

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Challenge #12 at A Step in the Dark!

Please scroll down if you're looking for my 31 Days of Halloween post! Thanks!

It's time for a new challenge at A Step in the Dark and this fortnight we are sponsored by the amazing Dilly Beans! I love these images and have chosen to use Adrianne's Mask for my card today.

I have coloured her with Promarkers and pencil. The DP is from Bo Bunny's Fright Delight paper pad. The sentiment is from Create with TLC and I've finished with some purple shiny candi and a glittery swirl from my stash.

I will enter this at the following challenges -
Dilly Beans - Fall Colours (Fall to me is about Halloween!)
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 DOH Day #6 Day of the Dead with Dilly Beans

Firstly today, thank you so much for all the awesome comments! I'm loving hearing what you think and I am also loving hopping around the blogs too - there is so much inspiration, i've started a notebook!!! 

*Answers to some questions!* Shoni asked if I made the rolled roses on Friday's project -They were a cut file done with the cameo, or a scalloped rolled rose - you just roll them up, glue it together et voila! I added some Wink of Stella for the shine. Also, the same roses are on today's project, just cut a little larger and the scalloped folded over to make a more authentic rose shape. xx

Welcome to Day #6 of 31 Days of Halloween! I hope you are enjoying the hop! You can find the blog roll in my side bar. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Remember to comment on all the blogs on the hop for a chance to win at the end of the month and keep in mind the Scavenger Hunt for daily prizes!

Today my inspiration is Day of the Dead and I have used a fabulous Sugar Skull Framed image from Dilly Beans. I have kept the colouring to greyscale using my Promarkers and filled the eye sockets with Black Soot Distress Glitter for sparkle! The DP is from Fancy Pants Designs 'Oct 31' paper pad and I used the Turquoise Promarker to edge the image. The web frame and rolled roses are cut on the Cameo.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Stripes at Left of Center with Dilly Beans

It's time for a new challenge at Left of Center and this week we are sponsored by the fabulous Dilly Beans! The theme this week is 'Stripes' and I've chosen the image 'Me and Pop' who are both wearing stripey outfits.

My background papers are from Nikki Sivil's Boo-tiful 6x6 paper pack. I've coloured the image with promarkers and finished with 'Boo' which is a Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz die and some black bats.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Dilly Beans - Anything Goes
Art by MiRan - #15 Anything Goes
Creative Corner Challenges - Favourite Colours (Halloween - Orange, Green, Purple, Black)
QKR Stampede - #105 Fall Colours (Halloween is in the Fall?!)
Simply Create Too - #70 Fall/Autumn
Sister Act Card Challenge - #75 Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - #55 Happy Fall Y'all
Cute Card Thursday - #339 Awesome Autumn
Milk Coffee - Colours of Autumn

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

A Friendship Hop for Lisa

Welcome to my blog this morning! Today's post is a wee bit different. One of my very dearest crafty friends is in the hospital. She's had a run of ill health and incompetent doctors and been in and out of hospital for what seems like forever. Finally, she's got a great team helping her out and trying to get her better but she's still in the hospital, hooked up to IV's and monitors and being tested and poked and prodded so I thought she needed some cheering up!

So we have arranged a blog hop today! Lisa Tyrell is one of my girls at Left of Center and I have the immense pleasure of being on a few other design teams with her and we all miss her terribly! I sent out the smoke signals and got in touch with the ladies at Left of Center, A Step in the Dark, PunkyouGirl, Lelli-bot Crafts, The East Wind and Lisa's Facebook Group 'Mad Crafters Giggles' and told them my plan! There are some folks on holidays and unwell themselves who all send Lisa their love and best wishes. The rest are all listed here and will be posting projects on their blogs today for Lisa.

My card uses the RagDoll image from Dilly Beans coloured with Promarkers. The skull paper is from Pebbles inc, the 'LISA' letters are from the more recent Gorjuss A4 kit from DoCrafts, the purple pearlescent and blue metallic cards are from my stash. The skull border is a cut file for my new Silhouette Cameo!

I will enter it in the following challenges:
Dilly Beans - Skulls

And here's the blogroll! You are here at Maureen and that's the start, Jackie is next - it would be great to see you all hopping around the fabulous creations from the rest of the ladies. If you're short on time, please visit Lisa's blog at the end of the list and leave her some love! 

Maureen Scott – http://maureenjscott.blogspot.co.uk

Jackie Cornfield - http://getthejclook.blogspot.co.uk/

Vicky Fortier - http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/

Zoe Russell - http://zoeblingcards.blogspot.co.uk

Teresa Morgan - http://thefatcactus.co.uk

Bettina Leikvoll - http://bettandshobbykrok.blogspot.no

PaulineMargaret Stewart - http://pauline-paulinemargaret.blogspot.co.uk

Karen Willis - http://kazkayla.blogspot.co.uk/

Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com

Kay Roche - http://kayscraftydesigns.blogspot.ie/

Erin Bentley - http://followyourcraftyside.blogspot.co.uk/

Kath Muckypaws Halstead - http://muckypaws69.blogspot.co.uk

Kristy Deyette - http://kristybloominjourney.wordpress.com/

Susan Renshaw – http://susanrenshaw0404.blogspot.com

Kay Mowat - http://kaym74.blogspot.com

Fiona Walker - http://feesca1.blogspot.co.uk/

Stephanie Lukaszewski - http://stephscreativechaos.blogspot.ca/

Kyra Eunkyo Kim - http://unkylastrange.blogspot.com/

Catherine Craftyhands Wilson Dobbs - http://catscraftymess.blogspot.co.uk/
Sheena Fitzpatrick - http://sshhhcreations.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Lisa Tyrell - http://www.pinkylisasinkycrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for being here today!

Mo xxx 

Merry Christmas?

We had a One Word Wonder yesterday in a crafty Facebook group that I like to visit and the word was 'Christmas'! I found this fabulous Dilly Beans Framed Disturbed Snowman and coloured him up with Promarkers. I dug around in my stash for some DCWV Christmas papers - the sentiment was cut from the bottom of the purple background paper and layered up with 3D foam. And a panel of the pink sentiment paper added, the image is mounted on foam too.

I am taking the 'Merry Christmas' as sarcasm!! I should maybe have drawn on a question mark!
I am entering the card into the current Dilly Beans challenge - Based on a Song... the lyrics 'Frosty the snowman was a jolly, happy soul' .... very tongue in cheek for this deranged and frazzled looking snowman! hahaha

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Dilly Beans - Based on a Song
Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge - #26 Anything Goes
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - May Stash Challenge (old papers, new card stock, newish image)
Completely Christmas Challenge - #13 Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - #12 Anything Goes
Stampavie and More - #212 Christmas in May
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - May


Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Halloween in April!

One of my favourite Holiday's of the year - Halloween! And Dilly Beans are celebrating 6 months till the next one this fortnight with a Halloween Challenge! I am also joining this up with The Corrosive Challenge where Dilly Beans are the sponsor with a theme of 'Head Gear' - so I have chosen my image with these challenges in mind.

I have used image #262 Framed Girl & Spider and coloured her using Promarkers, adding a touch of reflection with a white Uniball Signo pigment ink pen. I've layered up sheets of Bo Bunny Fright Delight designer papers with black pearlesent paper for the background and added die cuts for detail. I have used a Spellbinders web for the corner. The spider and '31' are both Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Bigz dies.

I will enter this card in the following challenges -
Dilly Beans - Halloween in April (9/5)
The Corrosive Challenge - Head Gear (witch's hat) (11/5)
Addicted to Stamps - Holiday (Halloween!) (7/5)
Crafting for All Seasons - Lots of Layers (14/5)
Inky Impressions - #157 Anything Goes (7/5)
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes (7/5)

Thanks for looking!
Mo sss

I'm the Mother of a Teenager!!

I don't know how that happened!! But, overnight, I've gone from mother of four.... to mother of 3 plus a teenage boy!! hahaha So I asked Daniel what he wanted on his birthday card and he said 'a red robot'!

Found this fabulous Dilly Beans robot image in my files and some black and white manly papers in my stash. I coloured the image with Promarkers and went over the top with Fired Brick Distress Ink on a blending tool to dirty up the image a bit. I added some Fired Brick Distress Ink to one of the papers and cut a Tim Holtz Weathered Clock from red card - this was distressed with Black Soot Distress Ink too.

I added some White highlights with my Uniball Signo pen, the time is set to 1pm which is 1300 hours in 24 hour clock!! Subtle! haha And added some '13's on the diamond papers. The sentiment is Craftwork Cards.

I shall enter this at the following challenges -
My Craft Creations - Always Anything Goes (26/04)
The Paper Girls Challenge - 13th Birthday, Oldest Child (21/04)
Crafting When We Can - For a child
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Make it for the Boys(03/05)
Eclectic Ellapu - Pinkies - One for the Boys(26/04)
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Mardi Gras Colour Challenge for Dilly Beans

Hi!! I am so excited, I just have to share this with you first! I shopped the Sizzix sale and the courier arrived with my box of goodies just now! Lots and lots of Tim Holtz dies and embossing folders and some other sizzix nesting dies and I just dont know where to start!!
 

Anyway, a wee change for me today, I've actually made a card for a challenge rather than for a DT post! Dilly Beans challenges are now fortnightly so here's hoping I can actually get an entry in every time! The current challenge is to use 'Mardi Gras' Colours which they have specified as being Purple, Green and Gold.

I had a wee play about with some Tim Hotlz distress paints in Dusty Concord and Mowed Lawn onto a kraft card base and added some spritzes of Purple Dylusions for extra purple. Dont think it was quite the card to use but it was for the background so quite happy. I used some green core'dinations with a skully embossing folder and die cut some stars from a sheet of Craftwork Cards colour wash paper from the 'Holiday' pack. The image I chose was #418 Lulu Framed (*they are having a BOGO sale will Jan 31st!!!) and I've coloured her with shades of purple and green Promarkers with some Gold Stickles to her hearts. Some 'gold' yellow organza ribbon and extra gold stickles finishes the card.

As well as entering the Dilly Beans challenge, I'll also enter her here -
Card Mania - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Sprinkle and Sparkle - Anything Goes with Glitter
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Embossing


Thanks for looking, hope you like it!
Mo xxx

All Wrapped Up in this cold weather!

Just a quick reminder post from me today - we have a double challenge going on at Crafting by Designs with two weeks, two themes and two sponsors! I have made a card today for the current challenge at Dilly Beans and have encorporated the first Crafting by Designs challenge theme into the card!

The theme at Dilly Beans is Christmas/Winter and the first theme at Crafting by Designs is 'All Wrapped Up'. I have used the 'Holly Penguin Framed' image and coloured it with Promarkers - he's all warm and wrapped up in his hat and scarf against the elements! I have layered the card using dark green pearlescent paper and BoBunny Silver and Gold Collection designer Christmas papers. I have added a Craftwork Cards sentiment and card Candi and finished the card with corrugated Christmas trees from my stash.

I will be entering my card into the following challenges too -
Dilly Beans - Christmas or Winter
CraftyHands Challenge Blog - Seasons Greetings/Winter
Digi Haven - Christmas Colours Red & Green
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes

I hope you like the card, thanks for stopping by today!
Mo xxx

Non-Traditional Christmas Colours at Dilly Beans!

Quick post from me today to enter into this week's Dilly Beans challenge! The theme is non-traditional Christmas Colours... so I went with non-traditional colours and a non-Christmas image too!

I have used the Skull Squares set and made a 6x6 card in Black and Purple tones. I found some fabulous purple Christmas paper and used that as the basis for the card and the colouring. I've used my promarkers and added Stickles in Black and lavender. Everything is mounted on black and purple pearlescent paper and finished with a black organza bow and card candi

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Winter at Left of Centre

This week at Left of Centre we are sponsored by the Fabulous Dilly Beans! I love their images and you will have seen me use them on here before. This time I have used the Snowmen Framed image and made a layered Christmas card using dp from the My Mind's Eye Christmas 6x6" paper pad. I've layered everything up with white card on a white 6x6 card base and finished the image with some Gold and Star Dust Stickles and a Craftwork Cards Sentiment.

I hope you will join us in our Winter Themed Challenge. Also, we have a Design Team call going on just now too!!! So come on over to Left of Centre and have look, see if you fit our criteria or join in our challenge this week!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx