Let's Fly

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You know I HAD to go with a Halloween card for this! LOL I used papers from Authentique and my nesting arch dies from Unity Stamp Co. Digi stamp is from Just Some Lines (no longer in business). I added some die cut spiders and spiderweb and a tiny "Let's Fly" sentiment that I die cut and sponged the edges on.

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

Just Us Girls #843 - Halloween Die Week

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers - AG/Ghosts-Goblins-Things That Go Bump in the Night

Cut it Up #366 - More than one Die Cut

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #221

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Chickens and Sunflowers

 Good morning! I'm off to Oktoberfest today up at Wachusett Mountain today with the hubby and a couple of our good friends. It's a beautiful Fall day and there will be lots of beer and yummy food and I'm looking forward to it!

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

Shopping Our Stash #583 - Chicken!

Critter Crazy #115 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Tic Tac Toe #302 (I used die cuts, free, and embossing/wet)

My papers are from Doodlebug Designs. I used the Terrific Ticket Dies from Unity Stamp Co. and stamped the chicks from the Chicken In set at Paperie Ink Stamps on that as well as on the strip of DP on the bottom. Everything was stamped with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and sponged the edges with black ink.

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And I also have a tag to share today - this is for the following challenges:

Creative Artiste - Anything Mixed Media Goes

The Little Things #08 - Sunflowers or Squirrels

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

The Card Concept #229 (I was inspired by the sunflowers!)

So the other day I got totally frustrated with my giant, messy bin full of premade backgrounds... I am obsessed with making backgrounds, but then I just hoard them.  LOL  So I forced myself to use a whole bunch of them on projects, and I started with this one that started out as a big piece of watercolor paper with this very large sunflower stenciled on it with Distress Crayons, leaving them chunky and unblended in spots for texture. I had no idea what to do with it so I decided to turn it into a tag!  I used the Luggage Nesting Tags Sugar and Spice from Simon Says Stamp and simply sponged the edges with brown ink and added a little ephemera sentiment from my stash. I finished it off with some coordinating ribbon pieces from my scrap pile! Peace.

Work of Art

 One more Autumn card to share today! This one is for the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm FB Group Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Hello Autumn

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Optional Autumn Colors

Passion for Markers - Add Some Sparkle

Cut it Up #366 - More Than One Die Cut

Inspiration Station - Photo Inspiration

I grabbed a background from my stash that was perfect colors for a Fall card, and that was my starting point. I stamped out the girl from The Greeting Farm's Unicorn Bday Anya set with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and Stickles, fussy cut, and attached with foam tape. I took another piece of watercolor paper and sprayed glittery, sparkly Mica Spray Stains in Autumn colors on it. I then used the Woodsy Vibes die cut set from AALL & Create to cut out the frame and leaves, and I layered more leaves on top of the framed ones with foam tape. I added a sentiment sticker from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

Bountiful Blessings - Color Dare #723

 Hello friends!  We have a gorgeous new color challenge for you at Color Dare today and it just screamed "Autumn" at me!!!!

I created the background by spraying Candied Apple & Fossilized Amber Spray Stains through my Fall Foliage stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (you can always use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the shop) on a piece of watercolor paper. I love the way the sprays mix and create that beautiful orange! Those gorgeous leaf die cuts are from This Calls for Confetti Autumn Artisan set, sentiment stamp is from Unity Stamp Co.

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

AllSorts #859 - Anything Autumn

Classic Design Challenge - Autumn Colors

Try it on Tuesday - Autumn's Beauty

Creative Moments - Autumn Colors

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Hello Autumn

Lil Red Wagon - Autumn Colors

Inspiration Station - Photo Inspiration

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Spell - All Dressed Up

 Hi again!  We have a new challenge for you today at the All Dressed Up FB Group!

Theme is 

Spells & Wings

I used Witch Hat:

I used papers from Unity Stamp Co's Fall Tones paper pack for the background and to die cut the leaves from. I printed out the Witch Hat digi and colored her with Copics, then used the Scallops and Squares nesting dies from Unity to cut her out. Sentiment was a freebie from Unity.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

AllSorts #859 - Anything Autumn

Creative Moments #286 - Autumn Colors

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Optional Autumn Colors

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Hello Autumn

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Inspiration Station - Photo Inspiration

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

You are Elephantastic - C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #790: Polkadoodles

 Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you today at:

Sponsored by

Theme is 

Anything Goes/Optional Grandparents

The image I used is called Family Love Elephant:

I used papers from Unity Stamp Co.'s Love Notes from a Little Monster paper pack. I printed out my digi from Polkadoodles and colored it with Copics. I fussy cut and attached with foam tape. Sentiment is also from Polkadoodles.

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe #334 - AG/Optional Lots and Lots of Colors

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

You Say Witch... Flying Witch Stencil

 Well, it's the last day of September so I figured I'd share my final project from the September release at:

Don't forget to use code JennFan10 for 10% off your order!

This stencil is called Flying Witch:

And this one is called Magic Runes:

I used both stencils in the reverse fashion for this card - I used my Gelli plate for the background/Magic Runes, then sponged the edges with black ink. Sentiment is a stamp from My Favorite Things. I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Use More Than One Stencil

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting! Peace.