Happy Haunting

Happy Friday!!

Sorry I've been missing in action this week, but I've been knee deep in getting things ready for my annual Halloween party and also helping out with Link Up For Pink.

I'm popping in today to share a couple of simple Halloween cards with you.

The first uses a fun bat from Paper Smooches, stamped on black paper with white ink, fussy cut and a couple of google eyes added. A few banners cut out of some fun patterned paper, a bat border punch by Martha Stewart used on one edge and some twine.

Supplies used: patterned papers - Weathered Black by Lasting Impressions, Icon Stripe and Witches Feet in Spook Alley by Making memories, Toil & Trouble by The Girls Paperie, and Monster Stew by Jillibean; stamps - Falling For You by Paper Smooches and $ bin at joAnns; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; and white by a la Mode; Copic marker; bakers twine - my stash; twine Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; charm - Doodlebug; border punch - Martha Stewart; Google Eyes, Pop Dots.

The second card uses a sketch from DeConstructed Sketches to just layer some papers by Cosmo Cricket, with the top stamped with a sentiment stamp by Bug Bites. Then a chipboard bat, also by Cosmo Cricket, added for fun.

Supplies used: card stock - dark orange, black; patterned papers - Them Bones, Nevermore, and Ominous all in Haunted by Cosmo Cricket; tag - Haunted by Cosmo Cricket; blackboard bat in Haunted by Cosmo Cricket; stamp - Magic Spells by BugBites; ink Jet Black Archival.

Whimsical Wednesday "Sketch It"

Well, Wednesday has rolled around again and we have a new challenge for you over at Whimsical Designs!! This week our challenge is "sketch it" and we have a sketch created by one of our own fabulous design team members - Nanne!!!

Our sponsor this week is Shelly's Images and you have a chance to win a $9 voucher to her store!

Shelly provided the design team with a digital image to use for our creations, called "Beary Smart"

I decided to use the image to create a New Baby card for a little boy. I printed my image out on white card stock and also on patterned paper so that I could fussy cut his fur body out. I matted my stripe paper on a piece of blue card stock, used pop dots to add a piece of the die cut star paper on the bottom and attached it to my vanilla card stock card base. I used a spellbinders die to cut out my digital image and attached it on top of my patterned papers. I also added a few rub ons.

Supplies used: card stock - white, vanilla and blue; patterned papers - Ella Stripe, Jack Animals and Jack Die Cut Stars all in Animal Crackers by Making Memories; rub ons - Baby Boy book one, and Ginger sidekicks both by American Crafts; digital image - Beary Smart by Shelly's Images; CopicMarkers; Pebbles chalk; Lacey Circles Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Pop Dots

Thanks for stopping by, now I hope you'll head over to Whimsical Designs and see what the rest of the design team has created with "Beary Smart".

Because I Care

Yay it's Friday!

Only two more days until the next episode of Downton Abbey!!!!

I'm so totally addicted to this show, are you a fan also?

Anyway, today I have a card I created for two challenges.

I am participating in Mojo Monday.

And also in The Paper Players.

I have to say I really struggled with this card. I started out stamping my pretty image and coloring it with copics. I then cut it out as an oval and matted it with the black scalloped oval that is on the card. Didn't like it. Then I fussy cut it and put it in the middle of the oval. Didn't like it. Finally settled on putting the sentiment in the oval and using my fussy cut image as a partial frame for the oval. Decided I could live with that. Don't know why I had such a hard time with this card, and I'm still not thrilled, but here it is:

Supplies used: card stock - cream, black; patterned papers - script from Timeless by Kaiser Craft, Noir Floral Butterfly in Paper Reverie by Making memories and a scrap by Graphic 45; Silhouette Studio cut files; stamps - Bundle of Care by Unity; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; ribbon - Michaels; rhinestones - BoBunny; netting; sewing machine; edge distressor - Heide Swapp.

Christmas Tree Fold Card and Blog Hop Winners

Happy Friday to all!!!!

I'd like to share a Christmas card with you today that uses a cute fold to make a Christmas tree.

You'll want to use double sided paper and cut a 5 1/4" circle out of it You will the cut the circle in half.

Then use this guide to fold the tree

Makes for a quick and cute Christmas Tree.

Supplies used: card stock - white, red, brown; patterned paper - Brocade Noel from Noel by Making Memories; ribbon - Merlot by 3 Girl Jam; rhinestones - BoBunny; button - Michaels; embossing folder by Tim Holtz for Sizzix; stamp from Seasons of Joy by Stampin' Up; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; gold glitter star by JoLee's.

I'd also like to announce the winners of the Pins To Creations Fall/Thanksgiving blog hop and the Autumn Blessings blog hop!!!

The winner of the Pins To Creations Fall/Thanksgiving blog hop picked by Random.org is #19


Michele from MS said...
That frame is PERFECT for this project! Love the added dimension the pop dots provide and the enlarged pumpkin on the outside brings it all together ~ another wonderful project! msmith38652(at)gmail(dot)com

And the winner of the Autumn Blessings blog hop picked by random.org is #4


jessica said...
What a great idea and super adorable project Esther! Looks great on the table!!
TFS and have a GREAT Saturday!!


Congrats ladies!!!! If you email me your address I will get your goodies mailed out to you!

Flower Thank You

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and really loved how the image was stamped on an old book page, so I just had to try it out.

Of course the colors apply and shade differently than working on paper made for Copic markers, but I think it turned out fairly well.

I'd Like to enter it in 3 challenges going on right now.

At The Paper Player it is challenge #121 and the color combo this week is :

At Papercraft Star  the challenge this week is Thank You.

And at Operation Write Home the midweek throwdown challenge is Thank You.

Supplies used -  card stock - Olive, burgundy; patterned paper - Noir Polka Dot Rose in Paper Reverie by Making Memories; old book page; stamp - Best Things Just Happen by Unity; Copic markers; rub on - American Crafts; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; circle punchs - EK Success; Pop Dots

Stay Off The Broom

I saw the sentiment, which I put on my card, on a picture on facebook and knew it would be perfect paired with the Bedazzled Beth digital image from Dude Time Doodles.

There is an extra/for fun challenge going on this week over at the blog. The design team has some fun creations for you, so pop on over and check them out! Hope you'll decide to play along with us.

Supplies used: card stock - white, black; patterned papers - Witches Feet and Icon Stripe in Spook Alley by Making Memories; digital image - Dude Time Doodles; label - Apothecary labels from The Apothecary Emporium by Echo Park; Copic Markers; Pebbles Chalk; Eucalyptus Stickles; bat button- Little Yellow Bicycle; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; font - Witches Magic; corner rounder punch - Fiskars.

You Turn Me On

Yesterday was Earth Day, which reminds all of us to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle and help take care of our planet.

In honor of Earth Day I made a little card that reused some dead batteries, and I pulled the papers from my scrap stash. I made the cuts with Silhouette Studio cut files on my Cameo. The sentiment was printed on the computer.

Supplies used: cardstock - kraft, black, patterned papers - Adirondack in Poppy by SEI, Checky Emery Red by Making Memories, Fine Engraved Paper in Ruby from artsy.lucious by Chatter Box; border, heart and lightening bolt - Silhouette Studio cut files; font - LighteningVolt; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft; twine - my stash; dead batteries.