Have a fangtastic day!

 Hello friends and welcome!

This is my second post today. A rarity!

I've opened up a brand-new stamp set

(that I purchased at least two years ago *cough*)

for the first time and created this card:

These bats are just too cute! I've colored them with Spectrum Noir

markers, and die cut a simple circle in yellow cardstock for

my moon. The sentiment was white heat embossed on the same

dark blue cardstock as the base.

Here's the inside:

This could have easily been a card for someone

who has a birthday in October simply by changing

up the inside sentiment. My design is based on 

the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Also, Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge has an Anything Goes challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fangtastic Friends & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinders - Standard Sm Circle die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #254 A is for Autumn

 

Hello and welcome!

Can you believe that it's already September!?

I swear that it was just June yesterday. 😦

Well, since it's getting to be that time of year,

this month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is A for Autumn. What does that mean for you?

Cooler weather? Colorful leaves? Sweater weather?

Pumpkin Spice? Let's see it!

For me, as always, Autumn means Halloween,

so of course I created a Halloween card:

The background panel was created by smooshing mixed media paper

into water spritzed Distress Inks, drying, then selectively adding more

inks with some cellophane packaging smooshed into the inks.

This was repeated until I liked the look of it. I did also

blend more black soot ink around the edges.

I spritzed some water droplets onto the panel then

blotted with a paper towel for more blotches.

Mr. Bones was stamped, fussy cut, and then I blended

Vintage Photo DI around the edges.

Lastly, I cracked open a vial of Aged Black embossing powder and

used for the first time. Holy Wow! It looks amazing IRL!

A mix of silver, black and gold. It really looks like

aged metal! Of course, it was impossible for me

to photograph, as usual. LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

Since I had all the materials out, I created a second card:

I hope that you'll join in our Autumn challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Need more inspiration? Simply visit the blogs of my Sisters and

our reigning Queen, Leslie, to see their takes on the challenge.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Two Old Bats September 24 ATG challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous - Mr. Bones, Bold Frights; Queen & Co. - Halloween

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Ranger DI - Black Soot, Wilted Violet, Crackling Campfire, Vintage Photo

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; scrap

Accessories: MISTI; Stampendous - Aged Black EP; heat gun; water mister; cellophane packaging

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Arts glue

All Hallow's Eve

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I was able to make a few cards this past weekend,

since Mr. Mojo decided to return from

him unauthorized vacation.

Here's a fun Halloween card:

I've been hoarding this spooky dimensional sticker for

years. That's right, years! I finally decided to

part with it and use it on a card. The packaging

says that it's from 2009! 

It's a special sticker, as it lights up!

And it still works after all these years!

(I hope you can see this short video!)

Here's the finished inside:

I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday.

Strangely, I don't make nearly as many

Halloween cards as I do for Christmas. I

should work on that. LOL!

That's all for today. Thank you so much for

visiting! Have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Color Hues #93

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - August 2024 ATG

Supplies:

Stamps: Queen & Co. - Halloween

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Taylored Expressions - Build a Scene Halloween

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Martha Stewart - light up haunted house sticker; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge rectangle dies; American Craft - Remarks Halloween sticker; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Arts glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS - S is for Steampunk

 

Hello and welcome back, snarky friends!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Time to break out those gears, cogs, and Victorian leather and lace

clothing. That's right, it's a STEAMPUNK challenge!

I relied heavily on the designer paper I used on my card:

Here's the inside:

I love it when the paper does all the heavy lifting! 😄

A clockwork owl? Yes please!

I hope that you'll play along in our Steampunk challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  For more ideas, do check out what my

sisters and our reigning Queen, Fran, have created to inspire you!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Two Old Bats May 2023 challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Simply Fall Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI - Vintage Photo; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Darice

Accessories: MISTI; BO3 Spectrum Noir marker; April 2023 Card Maps sketch

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #188 - W is for Watercolor

 

Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS! 

This fortnight we want to see your watercolored creations!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

The back panel is made by inking up the spider web embossing folder 

(Taylored Expressions) with a few distress ink colors, spritzing with water 

and running it through my Grand Calibur. I took Black Soot DI and 

sponged around the edges before adding to my card base. The witch's hat was 

heat embossed in black and colored using more distress inks and a water brush.

 I used an ancient pumpkin border punch for the sentiment strip, which the 

sentiment is heat embossed with jeweled gold EP. It has a nice subtle sparkle IRF.

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Watercolor challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! We'd love to see what you make. Need more

ideas? Simply check out what my Sistahs, and our reigning Queen of Snark,

Deanne, have created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Two Old Bats June Halloween Challenge

Let's Squash It! #9 (webs are from nature!)

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - You Witch!; Stampers Anonymous/TH - Mr. Bones

Ink: Ranger DI - Hickory Smoke, Carved Pumpkin, Scattered Straw, Black Soot, Dusty Concord,

Rustic Wilderness, Crackling Campfire; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Strathmore water color & mixed media papers; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: GC; TE - Tangled Webs EF; MISTI; water brush; Stampendous Jeweled Gold & 

Inkadinkado Black EP; heat gun; Fiskars - jack-o-lantern border punch

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

Happy Haunting

 Hello and welcome!

I'm popping in with another card. Check it:

 

 

Here's the inside:

 

 

I colored these cute zombies while on vacation last month, and thought

 

it was high time to get them onto a card. I used papers from a

 

new (to me) paper collection and had fun piecing them together.

 

For a little extra something, I added Glossy Accents over their eyes.

 

 

That mottled, decaying green complexion is so popular this time of year! LOL!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #458

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

TGIF Challenge #287 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Zombies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Bewitched

CS: Spectrum Noir; Darice

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; TE - zombie dies; MISTI; Ranger - Glossy Accents

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #171 H is for Halloween (in pink!)

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for our annul PINK HALLOWEEN challenge

at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

 Edna and the Sisters are doing their part to help

promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

and also Halloween!

 For this challenge, we want to see your Halloween 

projects that incorporate the color pink in it.

Here's what I came up with:

 

 and the inside:

I started with a pink panel and blended a couple colors of Distress ink on it, then spritzed and dripped 

water onto it. I splattered Dylusions black ink spray too. Once dry, I stamped the image in black ink a 

few times to get it nice and dark, then again with versamark ink. I embossed it in clear EP. I added some

 black soot DI around the edges, and also distressed the edges. Another sentiment finishes the inside.

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Pink Halloween challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more pinkish Halloween inspiration, do check out what my Sistahs and our

reigning Queen, Beverly, have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting, now go forth and get your pink on!

I'd like to enter this at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - Contagion; Inkadinkado - All Hallow's Eve

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Crackling Campfire, Candied Apple, Black Soot; Versamark

CS: TE; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: MISTI; PFS - blending brushes; Tim Holtz distressing tool; water mister; Dylusions - Black Marble ink spray; WOW! clear EP; heat gun

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner