happy halloween!

Super busy preparing for my upcoming event that I run, so just popping in quick to post a card for the following challenges:

Inspiration Station #66

Crafter's Cafe - Include an Animal

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas - Celebrate World Card Making Day

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Mood Board

Kept this one simple, which is hard for me!  Used some DP from Authentique as my background, then a sentiment strip and a cute little black cat die cut!  Peace. 

Creepier

 I had so much fun at the wedding we went to last night... maybe a little too much... hee hee  Here's a pic of my handsome hubby and I:

We've been married for 31 years now and I would marry him again tomorrow.  :)

I'd like to enter the below card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add Texture

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything Halloween Goes

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Colors of Fall

We Love 2 Create - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Autumn Colors

I created my background by using sponge daubers on Distress Ink and blending on watercolor paper.  My spiders & web are actually stickers with little gemstones on them.  I added some extra gemstone stickers and a sentiment sticker from a Tim Holtz sticker book.  Peace.

Boo!

On our way to a wedding today - one of my best friend's daughter's is getting married and I'm just so happy for her and thrilled to be part of her special day!  I'll share the wedding card I made for her later in the week. 

I'd like to enter this little ATC Coin into the following challenges:

Polkadoodles Week 41 - Anything Goes

LeighSB Designs #33 - Anything Goes/Catoween

Digi Choosday #40 - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers #760 - Anything But Square

Halloween Crafts All Year Long #19

My cute kitty witch is a digi stamp from Polkadoodles, colored with alcohol markers.  I used an ATC Coin punch for the background, punching it from a scrap of watercolor paper that I had distressed for another project.  The purple die cut is from AlteNew called the Circular Elements Die Set.  Peace. 

have a killer HALLOWEEN

Oh my gosh - have any of you gotten a chance to see the Northern Lights???  I am extremely irritated that I apparently missed seeing them in my area by about 30 minutes last night.  I was busy in the kitchen and when I looked at my phone, I saw everyone in my area had posted pics of them from 30 minutes earlier.  I went outside and saw the tail end of it, but not even worth photographing.  I almost cried.  LOL  Hopefully some day!

I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes/Optional Autumn Colors

As You Like It - Favorite Card Base Shape and Why (I make most of my cards in a 6 x 4.5" card size simply because I use a 6 x 9" piece of watercolor paper to create most of my backgrounds, so that is the size I get when I cut it in half)

Creative Knockouts #532 - Use Your Fave Embellie (gemstone stickers and die cuts)

Crafty Gals Corner - #260:  Anything Goes/Optional Make it Spooky

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add Some Texture

I created the backgound with Distress Inks on watercolor paper, then spritzed some Black Soot Distress Ink and some Mica Spray Stains all over the paper.  This gorgeous Bride of Frank stamp is from Unity Stamps, stamped directly on my background paper, then colored with alcohol markers.  I used some Mica Spray Stains & Distress Sprays on watercolor paper and then die-cut the spider web and spooky fence from them.  Finished off with some gemstone pearl stickers.  Peace. 

Thinking of you

Well, I had to do it.  I had to put the heat on.  LOL  It's getting cold here in New England! We all consider it a challenge, who can wait the longest to turn their heat on.  It's pretty funny.  It seems like one week we have the air conditioning on, and 2 weeks later it switches to heat!  

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter #613 - Leaves are Falling

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Use Patterned Paper

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Colors of Autumn

Papercraft Challenge #110 - Fabulous Fall

Creative Inspiration #19 - Anything Goes

The image I used from The Paper Shelter is called Eyes of Nature, colored with alcohol markers.  Papers are from Doodlebug Designs, the little flower brad is an old one from Stampin' Up! Peace. 

Moonlit Mischief Cat

 3 of my 4 grandchildren were over for the day, they are just so much fun. I truly enjoy them so very much. We had tubbies and had about 14 snacks and played with Little People and read books.  Tomorrow Jeremy and I are picking up the youngest girl, Mille (she's 2 1/2) and bringing her out to lunch while her mommy takes baby Sage to the doctor!  We're so lucky to be able to spend so much time with these precious kids!

I'd like to enter this card below into the following challenges:

Stencil Fun - Anything Goes/Optional Halloween

We Love 2 Create #9 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Week 39 - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes/Fall or Autumn Optional

Crafter's Cafe - Add an Animal

I had made a card similar to this a couple of months ago and someone asked me if they could purchase it - I said yes, but then one of my BFF's mentioned it was one of her favorites so I made another one, a little different, and sent it to her.  I created the background by using Distress Inks with a stencil and water on watercolor paper.  I stamped my stamps from Funky Fossil Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with a clear embossing powder. Peace.

Her eyes were dark

It's late and I'm tired, so just posting quick for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Patterned Paper

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Things with Wings

Halloween Crafts All Year Long #19

Double D - To Spook or Not

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Fall or Autumn

I LOVE Halloween and all things witchy and/or creepy - so I tend to hoard lots of papers and embellishments that go with that type of theme.  I had this cool bat paper in my stash - the stamp is from The Greeting Farm (colored with alcohol markers) and the sentiment is a sticker strip from Tim Holtz.  Peace.