Halloween Witch Hat Card

Created this Halloween card using a Witch's Hat
theme.


















Closeups:





























Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Bitten by the Bug 2 Halloween proj w/ purple ends 10/25
Contest TIME!! Crafty Sprouts


2. Gingerloft GL27 ends 10/29
Halloween or fall


3. One Stitch at a Time max 3 entries 2nd entry ends 10/29
Challenge #85 'Emboss it'


Sentimentals Cricut cartridge 6" postage image

Paper:
5" x 61/4" Base green cardstock
4 3/4" x 6" purple cardstock postage image
4" x 5 1/4" witch pattern paper digi paper downloaded from Avery site last yr 2010
white cardstock

Fiskars punches: corner rounder & scalloped square
foam adhesives
gems: green gem (look closely at witch's hat, had to carefully attach this to back to show thru
the witch hat buckle open area with tape) & purple (on white scalloped square)
Hero Arts Days to Celebrate rubber stamp
mini glue dots: holding the white scalloped square on the twine & purple gem
purple/white twine
Ranger Adirondack Brights Purple Twilight ink - for stamping sentiment
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Witches' Brew - I really like the Spellbinders
Tim Holtz:
Alterations Texture Fades Halloween Background embossing folder,
Distress Ink seedless preserves - inked edges of scalloped square punch
after stamping sentiment

Halloween Pumpkin Card No 2

Created this Halloween Pumpkin Card using
3 buttons as key items and decided to think
outside the box or should I say inside the
pumpkin as in behind the pumpkin image.
2 of the buttons are used as eyes for the
pumpkin. They are old buttons and had a
neat striping color to them for the eyes.


















Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Creative Inspirations Paint Halloween ends 10/29

CI Paints Inspired By: Halloween

2. Getting Cricky unlimited entries 1st entry ends 11/5
allowed 1 other color - and mine is purple

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge!

This week it's a color challenge! Halloween is almost here...so our challenge is to use the colors orange and black! You are allowed to use one other color, so if you want to add a white ghost or green Frankenstein, or even yellow leaves...it doesn't have to be a Halloween project - as long as you use the colors orange, black and only one other color!

3. Love to Crop unlimited entries 2nd entry ends 11/3
circles - buttons & tag for sentiment

It's Challenge Time!! Encircled and hugged...

4. One Stitch at a Time Challenge max 3 entries 1st entry ends 10/29
Challenge #85 'Emboss it'


5. the Paper Variety a {{recipe}} challenge ends 10/24
one pumpkin, 2 word sentiment or title, 3 buttons

a {{recipe}} challenge!

This photo inspired this week's {{recipe}} challenge:

George Basic Shapes Font Cricut cartridge 1 1/2" circle for sentiment

Paper:
4 3/4" x 6" Base black
4 1/2" x 5 3/4" purple

3 buttons stripey colored, 2 are used as eyes behind the pumpkin image, 1 is on the circle sentiment tag
Fiskars corner rounder
foam adhesives
Hero Arts Days to Celebrate rubber stamp
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Jack O' Lanterns
Spool O' Ribbon black ribbon
Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades Halloween background embossing folder

Phlat Samantha Mermaid is a TX Ranger Fan

Some of you may know what a Flat Stanley is. For those
that do not a Flat Stanley is a flat paper doll that is
created in U. S. A. elementary schools by children and
sent to people to photograph it in their locale or with
them, create a journal of travels and send on to other
recipients and then the last person mails the pkg back
to the originator. My daughter created a Flat Stanley
when she was in 1st grade.

Well, this lovely wooden figure is named Phlat Samantha
(PS for short). She comes from Toronto Canada. I have
an Internet friend, Michael, that lives in Toronto Canada.
I met Michael when I enjoyed a visit to Toronto Canada
Mar this yr 2011 when my hubby was in Toronto Canada
on business and hubby's company paid for my travel
expenses since hubby was there for 3 weeks and did
not come home on the weekends.

Phlat Samantha has traveled to different places in the
U.S. A. and before coming to me had been in the U.K. &
Scotland. PS has 3 more locations to arrive at before she
goes back to Toronto Canada.

When Phlat Samantha arrived I knew exactly what I
wanted to do photograph wise since the Texas Rangers
were in the World Series. At this time my Gypsy was still
working and I designed a project with Everyday Paper
Doll Cricut cartridge to dress PS in TX Ranger colors &
gear.



































Phlat Samantha visited Captain Jack Sparrow
at Best Buy store Tues 10/18 when the new
Pirates of Caribbean movie came out on DVD.


















Phlat Samantha in her Texas Rangers
attire with gear.

Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Love to Crop unlimited entries 1st entry ends 11/3
circles - baseballs

It's Challenge Time!! Encircled and hugged...

Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cartridge
baseball shirt, helmet, bat, ball, mitt
I do not have the sizes of the pieces because my Gypsy
bit the dust and is being mailed back to ProvoCraft for
replacement (I rcvd the email FedEx return label) but I
do know I had to create several times to get the size to
fit the wood figure in both width & height

Paper:
cardstock: blue, 2 shades of brown, & white

blue glitter - on baseball
hand calligraphy with black calligraphy marker of
'Texas Rangers' on bat
hand calligraphy of 'Texas' on shirt using white
Enamel Accents

Reptile Snake Birthday Card

Created this Reptile Snake Birthday Card
using Animal Kingdom Snake image.

It is a requirement for Die Cuttin Divas
Ch#37 Scaly, Cold Blooded Reptiles
Challenge. Reptile Awareness Day is
Oct. 21.

This was my first time using vellum on
my Cricut and used settings: speed 2,
pressure 4 & blade 4 and it cut with no
problem. I thought the vellum gave the
Snake a scaly look.

Embossed both the brown & vellum pieces
of the snake with a mesh pattern embossing
folder. I thought the embossing gave the image
more of a snake skin look.

Used some Distress Ink to give it even a more
rustic look.

Added metal snake charm which is a
requirement for Celebrate the Occasion
Male B'day Card (must use metal) challenge.






























Entering this into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Male B'day (must use metal) ends 10/23
Challenge #35

Die Cuttin Divas ends 10/24

Challenge #37: Scaly, Cold- Blooded Reptiles

Animal Kingdom 2 1/2" Snake

Paper:
cardstock: black, 2 shades of brown (one with texture)
clear vellum paper
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Base brown textured cardstock

foam adhesives
hand calligraphy of sentiment on inside "Have a rattlin' birrthday!"
metal - PLAID go west Snake charm (bought on clearance at JoAnn's)
red Sharpie - Snake tongue
Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Ric Rac Edge Only
Spool O' Ribbon brown ribbon
the Paper Sudio Mesh texture embossing folder
Tim Holtz Distress Ink gathered twigs

Won $25 online gift cert

I'm excited I won $25 online gift certificate
for my scrapbook layout that I entered into
Blog Quick Quotes Fri Ch#25 (Single Photo
Challenge).

Friday Challenge #5 (Top 3 & Winner)

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:05 AM PDT

FRIDAY CHALLENGE #5

Winner & Top 3

Winner of the $25 online gift cert to

www.shopquickquotes.com

Entry #13 Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)

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Hello Kitty Halloween Shaped Card

Created this Hello Kitty Halloween shaped card
and was surprised how I was able to get the tiny
pieces in the right spots.



































Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Bitten by the Bug 2 ends 10/30
Hello Kitty...Halloween challenge

2. Jelly Park Challenge max 2 entries ends 11/2
Costume Challenge

3. More Than Favors ends 10/25
Wacky Wednesday #56 - Halloween


4. Paper Sundaes comb max 10 challenges max 3 entries 2nd entry ends 10/22

Paper Sundaes Challenge #91 - Halloween or Fall

5. Raise the Bar Challenge Orange & Black ends 10/25
Challenge #80


6. Tuesday Throwdown "a shaped card" max 3 entries 1st entry ends 10/24

Tuesday Throwdown #71

Hello Kitty 5 1/2" Halloween Hello Kitty HK18

Paper:
cardstock: black, orange (candy Hello Kitty is holding), pink, white

Black Pearl Halloween Pumpkin

By now most of you know I'm a Johnny Depp
as Captain Jack Sparrow fan and had to have
a Black Pearl pumpkin so hubby carved this in
2007. He used an artificial Styrofoam pumpkin,
what is called a craft pumpkin. The detail in the
masts was the most difficult part.














































Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Decorate to Celebrate unlimited new entries 1st entry ends 11/1

Challenge #11 -- Halloween Party

2. Divas by Design max 2 entries 2nd entry ends 11/1
Challenge 13 Something spooky


3. Dream Valley Challenges max 3 entries 2nd entry ends 10/28

Challenge 18 - Halloween

4. Whimsical Wednesdays ends 10/26

"Halloween Has Creeped Into Our Homes"

battery operated light
craft pumpkin
Pumpkin Masters Disney Pirates of the Caribbean pattern
Pumpkin Masters carving tools
push pins - to trace pattern onto pumpkin