PP761 Boo! Sketch from Joanne

Hello stampers! Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and Joanne has an awesome sketch for us this week!  So much fun!

I have so many Halloween stamps, it's hard to get to all of them but I couldn't let the month go by without using this funny cat and jack:

This image is from 100 Proof Press, stamped on some Basic White in Versafine Black, then watercolored lightly.  I overstamped it with the retired Weathered background stamp to give it an aged look!  The boo is from an old Recollections stamp as well.  My papers are all from Unity, and they complement the vintage look of my scary cat.  A few orange glimmer stars finished it off!  Here's the inside of the card:

Another vintage goodie from Lizzie Anne, adorned with a couple more stars!

This sketch is so versatile, you can use it for lots of occasions! Be sure to stop by the Paper Players blog to see what the designers did with it.  Put on your creative thinking caps then, and share your creation with us!  Thanks for popping in today!

Cassidy with Swoop, the Philadelphia Eagles mascot:

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Weathered (ret), Vintage Black Cat & Jack (100 Proof Press), Halloween (Recollections)
Card stock & Papers	Timid Tiger, Basic White, Haunted Hues (Unity), Orange Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched With Whimsy Dies (Ret), Stitched Shapes Dies (ret), Layering Oval Dies (ret), Give It A Whirl Dies (ret), Sponge Dauber, Small Oval Punch (ret)

PP759 Spooky Trick or Treat

Hello stampers!  Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and Elizabeth is our hostess for this month's color theme!  It's a doozy:

At least it was a doozy for me, as purple is a color I rarely use! I like it, I just don't use it! And normally I try to think outside the box a bit for color challenges, but I decided to embrace the Halloween feel to these colors and go for it!  Here we go:

To be honest, these colors on this card are NOT at all true-to-life!  For some reason, Lemon Lime Twist just does not photograph very well...my card is much brighter that what it looks here!  I stamped some Papertrey images in Memento Black ink, diecut them with a postage die and did a bit of sponging around the edges.  The images were colored with Copics and mounted on a piece of purple paper that has little skulls on it---very faint, but they're there:

I added a black glimmer paper diecut sentiment and some stars, and this sentiment on the inside; I just wish the color was better, but hopefully you'll get the idea:

Obviously, you don't have to go with the Halloween theme using these colors--if you visit the Paper Players blog, you'll see that the Design Team has come up with some other wonderful ways to use these hues! I hope you'll come play along too!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	And Many More (ret), Tremendous Treats: Halloween (Papertrey), Halloween Set 1 (Rubbernecker)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist, Halloween Harvest (Honey Bee), Black Glimmer (ret), Adhesive Sheet
Ink	Memento Black, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories	Black Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Postage Stamp Die (W+9), Trick or Treat Die (Impression Obsession), Stitched Rectangle Dies (ret), Copics in various colors, Blending Brushes, Country Star Punch and Star Punch (both ret)

PP758 Trick or Treaters

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Claire is our wonderful Paper Players hostess this week and she has a fun challenge for us:

How cute is this!!!  I pulled out a really old SU stamp--this was in the first catalog I ever had--1999!  It fit Claire's challenge perfectly, and gave me a chance to do some watercoloring (okay, a LOT of watercoloring!)....here we go:

I know this whimsical style of artwork isn't as popular as it used to be, but I still love it!  I stamped these little trick-or-treaters in Black Stazon ink and used lots of colors of ink to color them in:

They were mounted on a piece of purple plaid paper from Honey Bee, which was diecut with the Stitched With Whimsy die; I added a diecut sentiment, a little spider web, and I even pulled out a little black bat brad that I have had forever!  Here's the inside sentiment---and it's actually the name of the set:

I wonder if anyone else remembers this set?  How far back does your stamping collection go?  I am showing my age for sure, LOL!  Anyway, I hope you have some Halloween costumes in your stamp collection and you'll use it over at the Players for our challenge this week!  Can't wait to see what you create!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Haunting We Will Go
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Halloween Harvest (Honey Bee)
Ink	Stazon Black, Real Red, Highland Heather, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Pumpkin Pie, Misty Moonlight, Garden Green, Azure Afternoon, Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Beige
Accessories	Dimensionals, Black Ribbon (ret), Black Bat Brad (unknown)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Nested Essentials Dies, Textured Notes Dies, Stitched With Whimsy Dies (ret), Seasonal Tags Dies (ret), Aquapainter

AHSC649 Boo!

 Happy Monday, peeps! Time for a new Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I found some really cute images in a pack of Halloween papers from Echo Park that I purchased last year, so I decided to focus on this little scene.  There are lots of dies used here, but only a couple wee little stamps!  Here we go:

The cat was part of a little scrapbook page, so I punched it out with a circle punch and sponged some Smoky Slate ink on it to give it more of a spooky feel.  I added several diecut layers from papers from the same pad, then added a glimmery diecut moon, some starry sequins and spooky tree:

The sentiment is from Scary Cute, punched out with a Tiny Tag punch.  Sentiments from the same set were stamped on the inside as well:

A cute, not-too-spooky Halloween card!  How will you interpret this sketch?  I hope you play along with us at Atlantic Hearts this week!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Spooky (Echo Park), Orange Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Versafine Black, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals, Embroidery Floss, Star Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scary Silhouettes Dies (ret), Layering Ovals Dies (ret), Tasteful Labels Dies (ret), In the Woods Dies (ret), Shaped Dies (no name, was a gift), Tiny Tag Punch (ret), 1/16" Hole Punch (ret), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (ret)

AHSC648 Trick or Treat

Happy Monday, peeps! We've got a challenging sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts---at least it was for me, LOL!  But I still had fun with it; here we go:

I let my papers do most of the work on this card, they're just so darn cute:

The papers are all from Scrapbook.com and they're called Willow Lane.  Aren't those little guys adorable?

I added mats of Basic Black and Smoky Slate, then a bit of black and white twine and some gray sequins.  The sentiments inside and out are from My Creative Time called Mixed Holiday Sentiments, stamped in Versafine Black.

 This turned out to be a fun sketch after all!  I hope you'll play with us over at Atlantic Hearts!  Can't wait to see what you create!!  Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy your day and be blessed!

AYSI357 Happy Haunting

Hello,  stamping friends! Time for a new As You See It challenge and Heather has a spooky color palette for us this week--I love it! 

Even though I love it, I did struggle a wee bit with it! I finally went with some really old stamps to highlight these fun new (and almost-new) colors!  Here we go:

I started with a base of Secret Sea, and originally I was going to do a top-fold card, but then changed directions, and now it's a side-fold card!  I stamped the row of trees and pumpkins in Secret Sea ink; this was actually an old jumbo wheel stamp--remember them?  I took it off the wheel and just used it as a stamp in my Stamparatus.  The cat on the broom was stamped on a piece of Cloud Cover and fussy cut, then mounted on a Timid Tiger moon, embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder, then sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink.  The sentiment is also stamped in Pumpkin Pie.  

The final touch was an array of orange glimmer stars, sprinkled across the sky!  Here's the inside, using another real oldie:

I love getting my older stamps inky! I hope you'll find some inspiration at the As You See It blog using our colors this week!  Check out what the other team members did, then go play along!  Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

"Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart 

falls into trouble."  Proverbs 28:14

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Happy Haunting (unknown maker), Happy Haunting (Lizzie Anne), Halloween Jumbo Wheel (ret), Cat & Broom (Victorian Greeting)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Timid Tiger, Orange Glimmer Paper, Adhesive Sheet
Ink	Secret Sea, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Layering Circles Dies (ret), Sports Event Dies (ret), Softly Falling Embossing Folder (ret), Sponge Daubers, Banner Dies (Pink & Main)

AHSC644 Boo!

Happy Monday, everyone!  Time for a new sketch challenge from Atlantic Hearts:

I went in a very non-floral direction for my card today, and decided to make a Halloween card! Here we go:

My Halloween cards are usually non-scary and kind of cute, but this ghost definitely has a scary vibe to him! I think the cute little ghosts in the background, as well as my gingham strip, soften his spookiness a bit!  My die is from Tim Holtz and the papers are from Scrapbook.com.  The little sequins add some fun too:

My "boo" is from an older CTMH set and was stamped in Stazon ink on vellum, fussy-cut, then attached to a little banner die:

and a few more of the images from the set were stamped on the inside of the Smoky Slate card:

 I hope that you'll have fun playing with our sketch this week....the sky's the limit with a sketch! You can make it for any occasion you want!  Check out what the DT creates on Wednesday's post at AHSC but you can play now!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hello Pumpkin Scrapbooking (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Willow Lane & Ginghams (both Scrapbook.com)
Ink	Stazon Black, Versamark
Accessories	Sequins from my stash, dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Retro Halloween Die (Tim Holtz), Black Marker, Wink of Stella

Halloween Cards from Friends

Happy Saturday, peeps! I thought I'd share some of the fall and Halloween goodies I got in the mail (and in person) this season!  This fun little cauldron is from Kathy, and of course, it has CANDY in it!

This beautiful card is from Sally:

And this fun creation is from my friend Sandy:

My clever friend Karen sent me this....and the little ghost's legs move!

Sandy also gave me this little coffin, full of candy too!

Shawn always has cute cards:

And so does Wendy!!  The little black trim on this card is adorable!

And last but not least, this sweet, sparkly creation is from Beth!  She always has such nice things to say in her cards!♥  And I love that glimmer paper!

Thanks, ladies! So much fun getting hand-made goodies!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

PP712 Tag, You're It!

Happy Sunday, peeps! I am the hostess at the Paper Players this week!  It's Clean-and-Simple week and the theme is TAGS!  

Adding a tag to your creation is so fun....there are lots of dies and punches out there to make it easy, and even if you don't have any of those, it's still a snap to do!  I actually made two cards because the first one didn't really seem CAS enough, LOL!  So let's see what I did create:

I have almost as many Halloween products as I do Christmas, so I always try to give my older stamps (and papers) some love!  These papers were from way, way back; I used the Bonanza dies to cut out a tag, then stamped a couple of images on them to create my spooky tag!  I added some mesh ribbon and twine as well as a sparkly black brad!  It all went on a Very Vanilla panel that was embossed with the Dotted Circles embossing folder:

Another real oldie for the inside:

And here's the one that didn't make the CAS cut:

I printed and diecut a digital vintage postcard from my saved images (not sure where this came from; maybe Olde Design Shoppe or the Graphics Fairy) and mounted it on another Bonanza die.  This time I added a little panel at the top from The Greetery, along with one of their Halloween sentiments and banners:

The banner is movable so that it can go into the envelope easily and then be moved outward to display the card and the rest of the tag image.  Love that starry witch!  I used a past Paper Pumpkin set to stamp the inside:

I think I will enter this over at Just Us Girls; they have a mood board and that vintage image on the left makes me think of a vintage postcard!

I will soon be putting away all my Halloween stamps so this may be the last card for that holiday you'll see!  I hope you'll play along with my tag challenge...just remember to keep it clean and simple!  Minimal layers, stamps and embellishments will fit the "tag"!  Share your creation with us at the PP blog and while you're there, check out what the other team members made as well!  Thanks for visiting today!

Cassidy's school had a Rhyme without Reason day; her friend dressed up as a hacker and Cassidy was a rapper:

I hope she didn't leave that "bling" on her teeth all day, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Spooks Galore (ret), Fright Night (ret), Just For You (My Creative Time)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Halloween DSP (can't remember the name of it)
Ink	Versafine Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Black & White Twime (from my stash), Metallic Mesh Ribbon (ret), Glimmer Brad (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Dotted Circles Embossing Folder, 1/2" Circle Punch (ret), Bonanza Dies (ret)

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Tear Strip Tags: Halloween (The Greetery), Paper Pumpkin (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Pumpkin Pie, computer paper
Ink	Versafine Black, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Glimmer Brad
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Bonanza Dies, Tear Strip Tag Dies (The Greetery), Tear Strip Tag Cover Up Dies (The Greetery)

CAS on Sunday 294-Jack & Cat

Happy Wednesday, peeps! The CAS on Sunday challenge this week is Halloween!  I got this howling cat stamp several years ago and always ensure he makes at least one appearance in October!  My card is uber-CAS; just one layer, no embellishments or frou-frou!  Here we go: 

I stamped my cat in Versafine Black ink, then stamped it again on a piece of masking paper and fussy-cut him out.  I laid the masking paper on top of the stamped image, then stenciled a big yellow/orange moon behind him, and finally, colored in his pumpkin:

I added some stamped black stars, some orange "twinkle" and a little "boo" as my sentiment!  I wish I had stamped the image a little lower because it looked top-heavy, so I trimmed off the bottom a bit to even it up, LOL!   Easy peasy and this little kitty is already in the mail!  

 I am also going to add this over at the Double D Challenges where there are looking for a pumpkin!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Seaside Wishes (twinkle), Jack & Cat (100 Proof Press), Halloween (Recollections), Paper Pumpkin (for the star)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Acetate for Stencil, Masking Paper
Ink	Versafine Black, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories
Tools	Blending Brush, Pumpkin Pie Marker