Happy Halloween

Well, this is the last of my Halloween cards.

I've had fun making them.

Now, on to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This is a Bugaboo image.

They are having a design team call right now

so expect to see my application post in the next

few days. I had so much fun being a

Guest Designer for them that I'm going

to give it my best shot to try to land

a Design Team spot this time.

I absolutely adore their images.

As you can see in the label column on the right

side of the blog....I've made several cards

with their images :)

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!!

PPRS "black" cat

I made this card with a

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamp.

An easy technique actually.

I stamped the cat on a piece of patterned paper

with Versamark ink then embossed it with clear

embossing powder. Then I took a sponge

dauber rubbed with black ink and rubbed in

circular motions around and over the stamped

image. After that I rubbed the image itself over

with a paper towel which cleaned it up and buffed it

out a bit making it pop off the paper. Now you

can see the patterned paper design in the background.

So easy!! Then I cut it out with nestabilities die and

finished layering my card. I tied the black ribbon

in a knot and thought, "that looks like a bat" so

there you go.....3 black bats to accent the card.

The "Goulish Greetings" sentiment is PPRS too.

This won't be the last time you see me use this

technique!

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

Ribbon: Miscellaneous black ribbon

Paper: We R Memory Keepers

Die: Nestabilities

Squigglefly fall colors challenge

This weeks challenge over at Squigglefly

is

Fall Colors

I just love this image.

It's warm and homey looking.

While your over at the

challenge blog

don't forget to check out the new images by the

new artist Abz Hakim

they are very retro

I think you'll like them.

Don't forget to upload your fall color challenge

card to the challenge blog for a chance to win.

Go stamp!!

Tiddly Halloween

You can get this little cutie over at

Tiddlyinks.

I've become totally addicted

to my nestabilities.

I love that you can use them like a

stencil for the above look.

So fun!

Happy Trick or Treating!!

How sweet :)

Bugaboo's challenge this week is to create something

sweet. Either to express love to someone or with sweet goodies.

Check it out HERE

I made this card a while back for a wedding shower gift.

I love this paper (Disney).

So go check out the challenge and enter to win!!

CARD PATTERNS SKETCH WITH PPRS

My card for the CARD PATTERNS SKETCH

this week. Using PPRS.

I used the stamp and die set (pumpkin) to

cut out and stamp the leaves that I hung from

embroidery floss.

I cut the sentiment (PPRS)

out with a new nestabilities die.

SQUIGGLEFLY CHALLENGE

THIS WEEKS SQUIGGLEFLY CHALLENGE IS

CELEBRATE

SIMPLY CREATE A CARD THAT IS

CELEBRATING SOMETHING....ANYTHING

THEN LINK YOUR CARD UP ON THE

CHALLENGE BLOG

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN.

I'M STARTING TO WARM UP TO THE IDEA

OF WINTER. DON'T GET ME WRONG....

I DON'T WANT IT TO COME BUT MIGHT

AS WELL MAKE THE BEST OF IT AND CREATE

"WINTER" CARDS. THEY ARE PRETTY....

AND SNOWMEN ARE CUTE.

THERE I SAID IT.

HAPPY PAPER CRAFTING C:

Tiddly Blog Candy

Check out the awesome blog candy that

Tiddly Inks

has up for grabs. To qualify for a chance

to win that awesome stash go

HERE.

The card was made using one of Tiddly Inks

images. I paper pieced her dress.

Don't pass this up.....

GOING BATTY WITH PPRS

This card was so incredibly easy to make.

The bat stamp is a new

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamp

I stamped it on patterned paper that was

in a set from the Target $1 section.

I simply stamped the bat in black over the paper

with words, layered that onto orange

cardstock then placed that on the star

background paper which was layered on top

of the actual orange card.

I cut out the stars using my Cricut.

sponged the sides of everything with

black ink to help soften it.

Tied the ribbon on the top and

Viola - Done!

Rubber Stamp: Prickley Pear

Paper: Scrapbooking Supplies (Target $1 section), The Paper Company

Ribbon: Scrapbooking Supplies (Target $1 section)

Ink: Archival Versafine

PPRS Jack-o-lantern

Have you seen the

Stamp and die sets

from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps??

This jack-o-lantern set is just

ONE example. There are several

others including butterflies :)

this set comes with the leaf that I used on my

card two posts down. There are these 2 faces that

you can put on them and there is two "scene" stamps

you can use as well. You just cut out the pumpkin using

the die on your cuttlebug (or similar tool) then

STAMP IT!!

How easy is that. No tedious cutting with scissors

the time consuming part is done for you with the die.

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

paper: The Paper Company

B&T: paper: Scrapbooking Supplies

die: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

ANYTHING GOES

BUGABOO HAS DECIDED TO DO WEEKLY CHALLENGES

INSTEAD OF BI-WEEKLY. SO THAT MEANS

DOUBLE THE CHANCE TO WIN!!

I HAD SOOO MUCH FUN BEING THE SEPT

GUEST DESIGNER!! WHAT A TALENTED GROUP OF

PEOPLE!!

I CHOSE THIS CARD TODAY NOT BECAUSE

I'M A HUGE FOOTBALL FAN BUT I DO LIVE

IN WISCONSIN AND THE PACKERS

ARE PLAYING THEIR ARCH RIVALS

THE VIKINGS. I REALLY COULD CARE LESS

(SORRY ALL YOU FOOTBALL FANS)

BUT I JUST HAPPENED TO MAKE THIS WITH

PACKER COLORS.

SO STOP BY THE CATCH A BUG CHALLENGE BLOG

AND ENTER TO WIN!!

Prickley Pear Stamps - Design Team Member

I'm happy to announce that I've

been chosen to be a

Design Team Member

for

Prickley Pear Stamps

They have tons and tons of stamps and much much more.

New to the store is stamps and die sets,

they also have beautiful transparencies.

There are so many things you can do with transparencies...

I had no idea. Stay posted for an idea list for them.

I'm so excited and honored to accept this position and

I look forward to making loads of things for them.

above card:

items used: cuttlebug folder, misc B&T paper

Prickley Pear sentiment stamp and leaf stamp

Autumn colored flower soft, tacky glue, brown

chalk

LATTE LOUNGE CHALLENGE

I made this card for the Stamping Boutique/Latte Lounge. Bugaboo is sponsoring them the month of September. Not much time left to participate. I can't believe that it's almost October!!! Have you heard that poem? "Everything I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten" it's very cute and true.

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

-- Robert Fulghum

---

1. Share everything.
2. Play fair.
3. Don't hit people.
4. Put things back where you found them.
5. Clean up your own mess.
6. Don't take things that aren't yours.
7. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
8. Wash your hands before you eat.
9. Flush.
10. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
11. Live a balanced life--learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
12. Take a nap every afternoon.
13. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
14. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
15. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup--they all die. So do we.
16. And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned--the biggest word of all--LOOK.

My sons kindergarten teacher is retiring after this school year. He's in 4th grade now. I'm going to give this card to her at the end of the year.

Tutorial Wednesday

A few weeks ago I had an idea.

I had bought some paper with a white "core" and when

embossed you could sand the raised areas with

sandpaper and the white core would come through.

So I decided to paint a piece of white paper with paint

emboss and see what happens.

Well, that's just what I did to this card.

step 1: paint (acrylic pain is what I used) your

white paper (textured works best). Allow to dry completely.

step 2: emboss paper with an embossing folder using

a cuttlebug or similar device.

step 3: sand the raised areas with sandpaper for

desired effect.

step 4: complete your card.

Think of the possibilities....experiment with different

colors of paper, grades of sandpaper, sand a little or a lot.

Happy paper crafting!

Tiddly Inks sketch challenge

Phew!

Cutting it close on this one. Had

such a busy weekend, didn't get all the

things accomplished that I wanted to

and apparently I'm going through

4th grade all over again - vicariously

through my son.

As if once wasn't enough!!

This is a sketch challenge for Tiddly Inks.

This is one of their newest images.

I just love their images -- totally "my style"

Be sure to check out their next challenge

HERE

Squigglefly challenge

Squigglefly's challenge

this week is to use your favorite embellishment.

Mine is Flower Soft.

You must try this product, it's the bomb!!

It's great for scarfs and with winter coming

you know we'll be coloring a lot of scarfs.

The grey/black paper on the left hand side of the card

is coordinates paper. the core is a different color

or a lighter version of the top color so when

embossed and sanded it gives this effect.

It's pretty neat stuff. I discovered a way

to make your own paper just like this.

Come back on Wednesday for details.

3D Halloween challenge

Happy Saturday everyone

It's time for another challenge over at

Bugaboo's

Catch the Bug challenge blog

This week it is a 3D Halloween challenge

simply create a card using anything that gives you

card dimention. I printed and cut out the pumpkin above

3 times and used pop dots to give a 3D effect.

The small candy corns are on pop dots as well.

So, get over to the challenge blog and link

up your creation for a chance to win some free digi's

and don't forget...while you're there....grab the freebie :)

Have a great weekend!!

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Halloween Style

Freebie Friday is here at last!!

Check out what's new over at Bugaboo!

How adorable are these Halloween bobbleheads?

Love them ALL!!

Don't forget to check out the

Catch the bug blog

tomorrow for a new challenge

where you can win free images.

You can check out all the great projects

from the amazing Design Team.

Special Bugaboo challenge

We have a very special challenge that starts today over at CDC .Bugaboo is proud to be featured for the Holiday/Special Occasions theme Challenge over at CDC and the challenge begins today and ends October 6th. I hope you will join us! Oh by the way this little cutie is a freebie up for grabs at CDC. We will be picking one winner who will receive 4 images of choice! See the design teams projects below and come join the fun!
Please don’t forget current OWH Christmas card drive/challenge going on until Saturday!

Bugaboo new release day

STELLA

a fairy?? Now that's funny:)

It's new release day at Bugaboo

and Jodie has released some hilarious

new Stella images.

You gotta go check them out.

Then, go check out the

Catch a Bug challenge blog

to see all the DT cards

for inspiration.

Don't forget Freebie Friday

and coming this Saturday

there will be another challenge to join.