happy birthday LIBRA

 Heyyyyy!  I just bought some new cardstock from Stampin' Up! SU! was what introduced me to card making, I will always have a special place in my heart for them!  I was actually a demonstrator for a few years and although I don't buy a lot of their products anymore, I think I'll always buy their cardstock. It's dyed all the way through and it's nice and thick, perfect for card bases. Anyway! I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches #571

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday #315

Addicted to Stamps - Birthdays

So I had JUST received my order that had these exact colors of cardstock in it - Timid Tiger, Calypso Coral, and Crushed Curry.  I used the Timid Tiger for the card base, the Crushed Curry for the die cut cover plate and the netting on the tag, and the Calypso Coral for the tag. I stamped the Libra image from Mama Elephant with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached to the tag with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the LIBRA directly on the tag and sponged the edges with black ink, then attached it with a black brad. Peace.

Spiders, Spiders Everywhere!

 Hi friends!  We are back with a new challenge for you at:

The Paper Shelter

We are always Anything Goes with optional themes - this time it's:

Spiders, Spiders Everywhere!

My papers are from Doodlebug Designs - I used several die cuts including a coffin, a cat, a spiderweb with a spider, and the word EEK! I printed out I May Have Exaggerated a Bit and colored her with Copics. I fussy cut her and attached with foam dimensional tape. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #209

A Cut Above - Anything Goes (with a die cut)

Crafty Gals Corner - Spooky _______ (spiders!)

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Autumn/Something Spooky

Peace.

Libra - Navy & Vanilla

It's LIBRA season! I'd like to enter my Libra birthday card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Add Some Text

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Addicted to Stamps - Birthdays

Seize the Birthday #315 - Splish Splash/Anything Goes (I went with AG)

Color Dare #672

I used some constellation stamps I had in my stash for the background, using Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink for my inking. The focal point stamps are from the Floral & Stars Zodiac and the Horoscope sets from Unity Stamp Co., and I embossed those with clear embossing powder and used a stitched edge rectangle die to cut it out. I matted the whole thing on a navy blue cardstock base. Peace. 

You Bewitch Me

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

Just Us Girls #796 Word Week: Halloween

Paper Funday #81 - Cute or Creepy

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Autumn or Something Spooky

Time Out #299 - Mood Board

AAA Colourful #20

I created my card with stamps from the Wicked Anya 2 set from The Greeting Farm. I colored with Copics, fussy cut, and attached it all with foam dimensional tape. The shelf is a stamp/die cut from Lawn Fawn. Papers are from My Mind's Eye. Peace.

You're a Limited Edition - A Colorful Life Designs October Star Dots

 Hello all!  I'm excited to share one of the new stencils from the October release at A Colorful Life Designs!  Remember you can always use code JennFan10 for 10% off at the store!

This stencil is called Star Dots - I actually used a reverse stencil technique with the blue ink and then applied the bright yellow through the same stencil traditionally. I stamped out the sweet girl from MFT, colored her with Copics and a gel pen, fussy cut and attached her with foam dimensional tape. I stamped the sentiment directly on the background.

I Love ProMarkers #592 - AG/Optional Stenciled Background

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes/Optional Autumn

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #765 - Anything Goes/Optional Grandparents

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Bright and Colorful

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Broomsticks & Fangs!

 Good morning! Can you believe Halloween is only a couple of weeks away?  It's crazy how the older I get, the quicker each year just seems to fly by... anyway, we would love for you to come play along for your chance to win a $40 gift certificate or one of 2 $10 gift certificates at our Anything Goes challenge at:

I love Halloween so much and making Halloween projects is definitely my favorite crafting genre! So I created a tag/bookmark and a card for today. My papers are from the Halloween/Autumn Paper Heaven 1 set at Polkadoodles - printable papers make it so easy to resize and use for paper piecing, etc. I printed the witch and dracula from the Hocus Pocus Witches Halloween set, colored them with Copics and fussy cut. I used some banner dies on the card and also to create my bookmark/tag. The sentiments are from the Halloween Trick or Treat Printable Greetings set.

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

Dream Valley #346 - Pearls or Gems or Both

Double D - Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Paper Funday #81 - Cute or Creepy

Crafty Gals Corner - Spooky ___________ (Spooky Friends!)

 Peace.

fly & Hello Friend

 Happy Friday! We are taking off for one last weekend getaway before winterizing the RV - heading to Lake George for a few days. Before I go, I'm getting my next few days of blog posts ready. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Conjurer of Dreams - Halloween Haunts & Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes/Optional Stenciled Background

Wednesday's Creative Inspiration - Autumn/Something Spooky

Stencil Fun October - Anything Goes/Optional Halloween

Just Us Girls #796 Word Week: Halloween

I blended orange oxide ink on a piece of watercolor paper and then applied permanent black ink through a Tim Holtz stencil and around the edges. I printed out my image from Sweet November Stamps, colored with Copics and attached with foam dimensional tape. I added a little "fly" sticker from a Tim Holtz sticker book.

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

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, or Blooms

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

I used the ink smooshing technique for the background - I love how one color can create such different shades using this technique. I'm pretty sure it was Stormy Sky that I used for the background - then I used Chipped Sapphire to stamp the butterfly & sentiment, and embossed with clear embossing powder. Added a few gemstone stickers to finish it off. Peace.