BOO!!!!!!

Hiya everyone! :)   Did you hop along with us this past Sunday and see all the wonderful Halloween creations? Well, just in case that wasn't enough for you, I have another little Halloween cutie for ya!

I started out by making my own patterned paper. Using a purple Momento ink, I stamped the harlequin border covering my piece of white cardstock. Then using the same ink and a wadded up square of felt I colored/distressed the whole thing. I switched to Versamark ink and heat embossed the winter tree and spider web from the Halloween set . I added a couple of strips of left over patterned paper I had from the blog hop cards and a bright length of ribbon to perk up the whole card. I was originally going to stamp my sentiment between the tree and ribbon but at the last minute decided to make a little tag instead. I love the result :)

 

I'm entering this little creation over at Jo's Scrap Shack.

 

This week she's asking for our favorite technique. Well, that's at the top of my fun meter! ;) We all know that would be stamping! I just love stamping and finding new ways to use images. If you know me, you know I definitely don't toot my own horn, but I do have to say that I'm pretty darn good at stamping in general and have a knack for making my own patterned papers.

I'm also entering in the challenge over at The Ribbon Carousel

Their theme is Fall/Halloween :) Well, since I already submitted a card that was a Fall theme, I thought I'd submit a fun Hallooween card too! 

 

But it's not thanksgiving....

Heya everyone!

Today I have an odd little card for you. I've recently started submitting to magazines. Now, they are way ahead of the game when they put out calls for certain kinds of cards. This little creation was submitted...and rejected...for a November issue. Hope you like it better than they did, lol!

I'm thinking that if they had any clue how stinkin' hard it was to line up that little wheat stalk so perfectly each time they would have picked me....well, that's what I'm telling myself anyway. It's okay to live in my fantasy world, mmk ;) ?

This card fits with our current challenge theme too. You still have time to enter! Just click the link on the sidebar for all the info :) I think Paulina from DeNami Design is rubbing off on me...I almost gave a little tid bit peek about the next challenge that starts on the 11th!! ;)

I'll see ya'll back here on Friday!

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Rockabye Baby.....

The results of our blog candy give a way are in!!!!!! Tune in tomorrow for the results...what a better way to start off a week!!

Last week I got me some happy happy news...my little sissy-in-law has a bun in the oven - WOO-HOO!! But wait...it's not just one bun...she went all out and tried for the whole package...there's 2, a boy and a girl! She and her hubby are gonna make awesome parents and of course I get to be an auntie again...hmmm, running outta fingers and toes to count all my nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews on...dang, that really makes me sound old!  I'm so excited I just had to make her up a little card.

Believe it or not, this is all one piece...yup, the queen of layers did a one layer card (insert harp playing angles...cause it's a miracle)! I puffy heart making my own background paper and that darling scallop border makes a wonderful accent strip that you can fill with anything.

And for the inside....

If you look closely you can see where I jacked up my little card...hey, it happens right? But like a seasoned card maker I made a little sumthin' and kinda covered it up...think she'll notice?

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!