Dilly Beans & Jellypark

Happy Friday!  Fridays are always a good day, aren't they?  I don't even work outside the home anymore, but I still love Fridays.  :)  Maybe it's because some of my favorite challenges are on Fridays!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Dilly Beans:  Cute & Spooky!

So let's see how YOU combine cute & spooky!  Head on over to see the rest of the fabulous DT's creations and to play along with us Dilly Beaners!  :)

Next up - we have a new release at:

Jellypark Studio!

This is just one of the adorable new images being released today!

Peace.

Sassy Studio Bingo & All That Scraps Anything But a Card

Hi friends - we're having some unseasonably hot weather in Sonoma County this week, it's going to be close to 100 today!  Luckily, my house stays nice and cool if we open the windows at night and then shut them before it gets hot.  I am planning on a nice cool day of crafting!  :)
 
So I played along with the

Sassy Studio Bingo Board

 

I did a diagonal Bingo using haunted house, witch's hat, free space (spooky tree), candy, and bat.

Next up - I made a gift tag for the:

All That Scraps Challenge:  Anything But a Card

I used the new Swiss Pixie Santa Lula digi image from All That Scraps and I paper-pieced the dress, boots, and hat - added some ribbon and word stickers.  Simple but cute! Peace.

WW ATC Challenge: Butterflies, Emerald Faeries, Sketch Saturday, & Bombshell - October Bling!

We have a new challenge for you today at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge: Butterflies

Our sponsor is Delicious Doodles, my image is called Fairy Fae.  I used some Halloween DP on her so she'd have an Autumn look.  Added a silver butterfly charm and lots of glitter.  :)

My next card is for the:

Emerald Faeries Challenge:  Anything Goes
and

Sketch Saturday Challenge
 

This gorgeous skull image is from A & T Digital Designs, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and Stickles.  I love the skull key charm tied on that ribbon, isn't it cool?  I really love this one!

I have some cool news to share, too - I was super psyched to be chosen as one of the Bombshell Pin-Up Girls!  

I'll be representing January 2013 - but for now, I'm jumping in on the fun going on at the Bombshell forum.  There are tons of fun challenges and ways to win gift certificates to the fabulous Bombshell store.  Today's card is for the:

Bombshell Halloween Bling October 2012 Challenge

I used the Western Gal digi set along with some digi paper and a stitched ribbon.  I added a flower with a gemstone brad for the center and used Stickles all over the cowgirl boot.  Peace.

TGF!

I did a little tutorial for The Greeting Farm, it came out in the newsletter yesterday.  Here is one of the cards that was featured:

What?  You're not a subscriber?  Well, you better head on over to The Greeting Farm and sign up, you do not want to miss another fabulous newsletter, trust me.  :)

Peace.

Smudgy Antics & HDH Macabre Monday, DICC & Simon Says Stamp

Happy Monday friends.  Today would have been my little buddy Meg's 16th birthday.  It SHOULD have been.  Cancer sucks.  So bad.
 
 
Anyway - I have to tell you a little story - you know about my tattoo (click here to see/read story) that I got a couple of weeks ago:

The bumblebee was for Meg.  Well, the following weekend Jeremy and I were sitting on the porch when a huge bumblebee came flying in and buzzed all around me.  I started laughing and asked Jeremy if he'd ever seen a bumblebee yet since we moved here 5 months ago and he said no.  Neither had I.  It flew around me again and then it buzzed away.  I just knew it was Meg.  Happy sweet 16th, little bumblebee.  xoxo
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I'm guest designing this month for Smeared & Smudged, which is a lot of fun.  Here is my creation for this week's:

Smudgy Antics: Dia de los Muertos

and

HDH Macabre Monday:  Rest in Peace

I used a coffin template and created it myself - I was so proud.  hee hee  I used Silver Foil Smooch Spritz to color my white cardstock after printing the template on it.  I then folded up the coffin and swiped my red ink pad across the top.  I attached the colored Flower King - Vertical Border image from Smeared Ink with foam dimensional dots.  I used a piece of ribbon along the side and created an appropriate phrase out of some word stickers I had in my stash.  I love how this came out!

We also have a new itinerary challenge for you over at:

Desert Islands Crafts

Our itinerary was created by last week's winner Katie Tate, and she chose a list of "P" items:

1. Paper Piecing 

2. Pop Something Up

3. Scrapbook page instead of card

4. CASE something from Pinterest

5. Party 

6. Punches

7. Pink

8. Pearls

9. Purple

10.Photo

 

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps and here are my takes on our itinerary - check out the DICC blog for more:


I am entering this next one into the:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge:  Dies and/or Punches

I used my rolled rose die and a piece of felt, I FINALLY got this damn thing to come out right.  LOL  I could not get it to work with paper and I was getting so frustrated, I almost threw it away.  But I decided to try a piece of felt, and I might let the rolled rose die live after all.  :)

Check out the DICC blog here to see the rest of the DT's creations and to play along with our fun itinerary challenge.  Peace.

HDH Macabre Monday: Bats in the Belfry, Digi Galore, & Bombshell October Sketch

Went to the local fruit stand market yesterday and stocked up on a whole bunch of stuff - to the tune of over $60.00.  So it was not fun when I swiped my debit card and the clerk said in a surprised tone of voice "Oh!  I've never seen that before - fraud alert."  Good Lord.  Thankfully, I had another card on me but I was definitely freaked out.  I called the number on my card and was told that the fraud alert was placed a few weeks ago, and that I'd have to go into a branch on Monday morning to straighten it out.  Imagine if I had been away on vacation or something?  So annoying - yet I'm curious now to see what prompted the fraud alert.  I'll be thankful for the inconvenience if it's a true attempt at fraud!

So I hope the minions don't chain me and beat me but I went with the creepy-cute for this week's:

HDH Macabre Monday:  Bats in the Belfry!

This sweet image is from A Day for Daisies, kept it really simple by just mounting her on this cool DP and tying a ribbon around it.  Sentiment is from Sassy Studio.  I am also entering her into the:

Digi Galore Challenge - Goth
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Next up is my take on October's Sketch at Bombshell Stamps:
 

Play along with the Bombshell Girls for a chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to Bombshell Stamps! Peace.

WW & JSL Reminders and Party Time Tuesday

Good morning!  I have 2 reminder posts for you today, first up is our reminder post for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Turns One!

A Day for Daisies

The Doodle Garden

I am also entering the above ATC into the:

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge:  Anything but a Card

 Dilly Beans

Head on over to see all of my fabulous DT's creations and celebrate our first year with us!

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Next up is our reminder post at:

Just Some Lines:  Too Cute to Spook!

I used this cute Mummy Girl image from Just Some Lines that you can find here.  Head on over to play along with us, you've got one more week.  :)  Peace.