You're a Limited Edition

 Good morning! Popping in to enter my little tag here into the following challenges today:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Tag It!

Alphabet Challenge - L is for Little People (kids)

Creative Knockouts - Sparkle & Shine

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

I had this scrap background from a card I had made, but it was too pretty to toss!  That beautiful star pattern in the background is from the Star Dots stencil at A Colorful Life Designs. So I die cut it with a luggage tag die from Simon Says Stamp. The background was made with a mixed media format using an emboss resist technique, texture paste with embossing through a stencil, and lots of inks and sprays. The sentiment was stamped/embossed and die cut with one of the dies from the Decorative Sentiment Die set from Emily Moore Designs. I stamped out the girl from the Unicorns and Glitter set from My Favorite Things with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics and Stickles, fussy cut, and attached her with foam tape. Peace.

Hey, pumpkin!

 Good morning friends. I'd like to enter my card below into the following challenges today:

Tic Tac Toe #302 (I used pumpkins, dry AND wet embossing, and orange)

I made a mini slimline card using a spiderweb embossing folder on watercolor paper, then lightly sponged Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink all over it, going heavier on the edges. I stamped the cute little dragon with pumpkin (Happy Hauntings from Simon Says Stamp) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder (sentiment done same way), then colored with Copics. I fussy cut and attached with foam tape, then added some little gemstone stickers for sparkle. Peace.

Creep it Cute - 613 Avenue Create: October

 The Front Porch Gang has a new challenge for you today at:

Our theme is:

Think Pink!

My papers & ticket sentiment are from Unity Stamp Co. I stamped the witch from the HP set at CC Designs with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics and fussy cut her, then attached with foam tape. I used a coffin nesting die, a spiderweb & spider die, and a bat die.

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

Just Us Girls #843 - Die Week - Halloween Dies!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #221 - October - Come On Get Spooky

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Let's Fly

Today is WORLD CARD MAKING DAY and we are celebrating by having an Instagram hop! Come check it out by starting here: craftyengineer

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.