Bats A Wrap! The Halloween Finale!

I did it! I did it! Whoo Hoo! I wasn't sure I'd make it, but I did it! I completed the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps! I worked my little tushy off, but I managed to compelete it!

This is my final project for the 12 Days Of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps.


You're looking at my entry for Day 12... 12 Bats a-flying! My card layout uses the
Sketch at The Pixie Cottage. I used this awesome zombie image from Simply Betty Stamps. She is colored with Promarkers. I used scraps of Halloween papers from my stash, and some black pearls for added bling. The green panels on the bottom left and right corners are embossed with the Cuttlebug.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Day 12 of The 12 Days Of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #93 Sketch at The Pixie Cottage
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #81 Sew What (Faux Stitching on DP) at Raise The Bar
Challenge #66 Black With Ribbons or Pearls at Wags 'n Whiskers
Background Papers at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #22 Animals (Bats & Spiders) at Cards For Men
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Anything Goes at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #158 Spooky or Whimsical at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #79 Use your Scraps at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #14 Monsters at Here Come The Boys
Go Dotty at Squiggle Stamps
Challenge #66 Black With Ribbons or Pearls at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #22 Embossing (Green panels on bottom corner are embossed) at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #14 Monsters at Here Come The Boys
Spooky Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious

Show Me A Cask

Yet another project for the 12 Days Of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps! Almost finished with all 12 days! Whoo Hoo!

Today's project is for 11 Leaking Casks. You may have to looks closely to see the number 11 on the orange cask. The cask is shiny and the flash from the camera caused a little glare. You should be able to see the number 11 if you enlarge the photo.

I used all scraps from my stash, for this card. The image is by Simply Betty Stamps. This image is one of my favorites! I colored her with Promarkers. The hair is something new for me. I tried to add the white highlights by using 4 different tip sizes of the fine line Promarkers. The girls on the Simply Betty Stamps DT are so talented with doing hair and I've seen some coloring tutorials they've done, so I wanted to practice and see if I can perfect the technique. I know I have a long way to go to perfect it but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for my first attempt. What do you think?

I added black pearls to the card, to add some bling. My card layout uses the Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches. The sentiment is punched from the DP using the modern label and word window punches by Stampin Up.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Day 11 of The 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
Sketch #137 at Inspirational Card Sketches
Challenge #43 Halloween at Do You Stack Up
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #66 Black With Ribbons or Pearls at Wags 'n Whiskers
Background Papers at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #158 Spooky or Whimsical at The Secret Crafter
Go Dotty at Squiggle Stamps
Challenge #79 Use your Scraps at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Spooky Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #14 Monsters at Here Come The Boys

Group Of Ghoulish Ghouls

I have another Halloween project for you today! This is my favorite holiday of all time so I've been having a blast being a busy busy Halloween girlie!

This is project #11 for the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps.

I present to you,10 Ghouls A-groaning! I went with a shaped card, shaped like a tag. This project is so eerie and creepy! Love how it turned out!

I used a creepy image from Wonderstrange, colored with Promarkers. I wanted him to be especially scary looking for this combination of papers, so I bloodied him up a little.

Wouldn't you hate to be driving down the street and see 10 of these after you?! Heck, I'd hate to see even one after me! Scary!

I used a mix of scraps of papers from Echo Park and Recollections. The spooky colored ribbon is from the Martha Stewart halloween collection. I used some black gems to highlight the one corner of the image frame.


I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Day 10 Of The 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
Sketch at Fetch A Sketch
HDH112 Movie Madness: PumpkinHead at Haunted Design House
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Challenge #29 Spooktacular at My Mum's Craft Shop
Halloween at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
PWC177 Embellish (Rhinestones) It at Paper Pretties
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #10 Not Square at Little Darlings
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #27 Sparkle (Gems) at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #66 Black With Ribbons or Pearls at Wags 'n Whiskers
Background Papers at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #155 No Sentiments at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #158 Spooky or Whimsical at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #79 Use your Scraps at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Go Dotty at Squiggle Stamps
Let's Hear It For The Boys at Poodles Parlour

Boo! The Ghost Was Framed!

I know! I know! You are probably sick of seeing all of my Halloween projects, already! Sorry, but you will need to sit through this one and three more! LOL

This is project #9 for the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. The theme is 9 Ghosts A-Booing.

I found this cute stand up oval frame at Michael's in the $1 bin so I used it to create a cute Halloween decoration. The frame is so cool looking - I decided to keep the framed parts simple so the the frame adds to it, rather than takes away from it. I used this cute cut out ghost as well as this snow sign from Shelly's Images. I sponged the sign center with black ink and colored in the snow with a red Promarker so that it looks like a sign dripping with blood, instead of piled with snow. It turned out really creepy and I love it! I used a #9 on the sign to signify 9 Ghosts A-booing.


I am entering this altered frame decoration in the following challenge:


Day 9 of The 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #152 Clean and Simple at Crafty Ann's
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #98 Spooky at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #10 Not Square at Little Darlings
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #158 Spooky or Whimsical at The Secret Crafter
Photo Inspiration (black and white) at Catch The Bug
Challenge #79 Use your Scraps at Speedy The Cat's Friends

What A Monstrous Treat!

Another 12 Days of Halloween Project from Simply Betty Stamps

This one is for Day 8 and shows a monster! I went with a little treat box, this time.

Oooo isn't it spooky?! I'd hate to wake up and see this in my room! LOL The monster image is from Wonderstrange. I used scraps from my stash and followed the Repeat Impressions Sketch 01911. I added some bling to the handle of the treatbox with adhesive gems.



I am entering this treat container in the following challenges:


Repeat Impressions Sketch 01911
8th Day of the 12 Days Of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
challenge #22 Anything But A Card at Bearly Mine Designs
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #57 Trick Or Treat at Top Tip Tuesday
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Challenge #29 Spooktacular at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Halloween at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #176 Spooks and Witches at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #43 Halloween/Witches at Paper Play
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #27 Sparkle (Gems on handle) at Crafty Purple Frog
Background Papers at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #10 Not Square at Little Darlings
Challenge #5 Good Vs. Evil at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #114 Come Out Of The Box at MyGrafico
Let's Hear It For The Boys at Poodles Parlour

Pumpkins! Pumpkins! Pumpkins!

It's time to show you another project for the 12 Days Of Christmas project from Simply Betty Stamps. This is my 7 Glowing Pumpkins project.

I did a round scalloped circle card for this one. The black and white glittered DP is from the current Halloween paper stack from Recollections. These funky pumpkins are from MyGrafico and are colored with Promarkers. Before adding the pumpkins, I used a Martha Stewart Branch punch and punched out several branches from black and white newsprint paper. I added a wreath of these branches near the edges of the card, then added a small wreath of them in the center. Then I attached foam mounting tape to the back of each pumpkin and added them around the edges of the card, and one in the middle. The pumpkins are "glowing" with shiny glitter that I added with my clearstar gelly roll pen.

You may need to enlarge the photo to see the branches beneath the pumpkins since they blend in a little with the background DP.

The photo does not really do this card justice. It turned out fabulous! I wish you could see it in person!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Day 7 of The 12 Days Of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #71 It's The Great Pumpkin at My Sheri Crafts Challenge
HDH112 Movie Madness: PumpkinHead at Haunted Design House
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Fancy Edges at Creative Craft Challenges
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Challenge #62 Pumpkin Patch at 2 Sisters
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #13 Halloween at Here Come The Boys
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Halloween at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #43 Halloween/Witches at Paper Play
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #176 Spooks and Witches at Rainbow Lady's
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #10 Not Square at Little Darlings
Challenge #27 Sparkle at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #90 Glitter It at Totally Paper Crafts

Goblins Gobbling

Whoo Hoo! Another project for The 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. I'm on a roll!



This is for Day 6 - Six Goblins. The papers and ribbon are all from my stash. The image is colored with Promarkers. I used chipboard to frame the image and added some orange bling around the frame. The round sentiment is from Echo Park.

My card layout uses the Sketch at Sunday Sketch and Stamp.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Day 6 of 12 Days of Halloween (Goblins) at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #78 Sketch at Sunday Sketch and Stamp
Challenge #117 Orange, Black and Purple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Polka Dots at Jen's Digi Stamps
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Black, Orange, Purple and Green at Paper Pretties
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
PWC177 Embellish It at Paper Pretties
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #43 Halloween/Witches at Paper Play
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #98 Spooky at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #122 No Girls Allowed at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #27 Sparkle (gems around frame) at Crafty Purple Frog

Need A Friend? I'm All Ears

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday is here, again! We have a new challenge for you, today, at Shelly's Images?! We're asking you to create projects based on the Tic Tac Toe board, below! This is a fun challenge with so many possibilities!


Tic Tac Toe:




Doesn't that make you want to come over to Shelly's Images and share a project with us, this week. You could be our Gold, Silver or Bronze winner, or even our Top Hat winner!


Oooh and I'm excited to show you my card for this fun challenge! I used the following combination from the Tic Tac Toe board: Twine/Jute, Free Space, Punches.



My card uses today's featured image set, Corn Harvest, from Shelly's Images. Corn Harvest is available, today only, for a special sale price in Shelly's Store.

I had so much fun creating this card. The image was a blast to color. (I used my Promarkers). I admit, I had fun with all the different colors in the ear of corn! LOL. I used my Pennant/Banner punch from Stampin Up. Attached the pieces to some Jute and made a banner for the card. The three different papers I used are all from my stash. I attached the banner, image and sentiment with foam mounting tape, for dimension and 3D effect. The card base is green cardstock embossed with the swiss dots folder.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Banner/Flags/Bunting at Stamp and Create
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
Challenge #65 Fall Colors at Wags 'n Whiskers
Bon Appetit at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #88 Three Different Patterned Papers (One is on banner) at Critter Challenge
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Nature's Gifts at Stamps R Us
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #86 Emboss It at Karen's Doodles
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Autumn at Making it With Meslyn
Challenge #21 Fall at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #36 Fall at Celebrate The Occasion
PTT #39 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #141 Leaves and Fall Colors at Crafty Creations
IIC#30 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions
Challenge #126 Color Savannah at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #40 Make Us Laugh at Aud Sentiments

Five Spooky Spooks

I guess you can all tell that I absolutely love Halloween! LOL! I thought I was done doin Halloween projects this year, till I found out about the 12 Days Of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. I just had to play along, to have a chance at the grand prize! I've always wanted to be on thier DT!

Here is my project for Day 5 and the theme of 5 Spooky Spooks.

I decided to go with a tag, this time, to change it up a bit. I used scraps of papers from my stash, and distressed the edges of the tag and paper with a paper distressing tool, then distressed the edges with black ink. My image is by Wonderstrange and is colored with Promarkers. My tag layout uses Sketch #99 at Skipping Stones Designs. The orange polka dot ribbon is from my stash. I used a halloween diecut from the Apothecary line by Echo Park and distressed the edges of that with black, also. A punched spiderweb makes the perfect background for the creepy goblin.


I am entering this tag in the following challenges:


Day 5 (5 Scary Spooks) at Simply Betty Stamps
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Orange and Black at Raise The Bar
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Polka Dots at Jen's Digi Stamps
Challenge #27 Distress Your Edges at Creatalicious
Sketch #99 at Skipping Stones Designs.
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #57 Trick Or Treat at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #29 Spooktacular at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #37 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #10 Not Square at Little Darlings
IIC#30 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #89 Tags at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #43 Halloween/Witches at Paper Play
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #122 No Girls Allowed at Moving Along With The Times
challenge #22 Anything But A Card at Bearly Mine Designs

Are You Celebratiing With Some Odd Girl?

Have you heard?! There's a huge birthday celebration going on over at Some Odd Girl, for Kristy's Birthday! If you haven't been participating, you really should!

Head on over to Some Odd Girl and help celebrate Kristy's birthday!

Skeletons Four

Are you ready for another project for the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps? This is my creation for Day 4. We were asked to make something that includes 4 skeletons. I used skelton printed DP, and though there are pieces of other skeletons on it, I only have 4 full skeletons. The halloween ribbons are both scraps from my stash. I used stickers from the Apothecary Line by Echo park, stuck on cardstock and cut out to make the jar and bat embellishements. These, as well as the image, are mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension and 3D effect.


My card layout uses the Sketch at Forever Night. I used an image by Simply Betty Stamps, colored with Promarkers.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

On The Fourth Day of Halloween (4 Full Skeletons) at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #14 Sketch at Forever Night
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #133 Photo Inspiration (Halloween Colors-Black and Orange) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Costume Challenge at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Challenge #152 Clean and Simple at Crafty Ann's
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Purple, Orange, Green and Black at Delightful Sketches
IIC#30 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions
Halloween at The Paper Variety
Challenge #122 No Girls Allowed at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #43 Halloween/Witches at Paper Play
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #98 Spooky at Pixie Dust Studio

Three Black Cats

Hello, again! I'm back with another project for the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. This is my project for Day 3. We were asked to make a project with the theme of 3 Black Cats.


I used a scrap of fun polka dotted paper in halloween colors and a scrap of paper with these spooky spooks. The image is Skellington Betty, by Simply Betty Stamps. She is colored with Promarkers in shades of purple. I used a piece of chipboard in black and orange to frame the image. I used a 3d Black cat embellishment but only had one, so I put a #3 sticker on the cat, to fit the Three Black Cats theme.

My card layout uses Sketch #241 At Card Positioning Systems.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:


On The Third Day of Halloween (3 Black Cats) at Simply Betty Stamps
Sketch #241 at Card Positioning Systems
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Orange and Black at Raise The Bar
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #133 Photo Inspiration (Halloween Colors-Black and Orange) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Costume Challenge at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Challenge #152 Clean and Simple at Crafty Ann's
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #117 Orange, Black and Purple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Challenge #22 Animals (Black Cat) at Cards For Men
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Fancy Edges at Creative Craft Challenges
Black, Orange, Purple and Green at Paper Pretties
Polka Dots at Jen's Digi Stamps
Challenge #18 Spooky Scary at The Stamping Boutique
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Purple, Orange, Green and Black at Delightful Sketches
IIC#30 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions

Trick Or Treat Times Two!

Hello everyone!

I have another project to show you, for the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. For Day 2, We're asked to make a project with two trick or treaters on it. I used this cute mermaid witch image from Simply Betty Stamps and cut out two of them. They're the perfect little trick or treaters with thier pumpkins hanging from their brooms! Aren't they adorable! I wouldn't mind seeing these little witchy girls fly up to my door for some candy.

For my card layout, I used the Sketch at Peachy Keen Stamps. My card base is metallic black cardstock, though it looks bluish in the picture because of the camera flash. I used Halloween newsprint DP for the background and added scraps of two other papers from my stash, tied up with some black and white baker's twine. The sentiment is a sticker from the Apothecary line from Echo Park. The image is colored with Promarkers. It is hard to see in the pic unless you enlarge it, but the broomsticks are purple and the broomheads are green. I wanted to incorporate all the halloween colors: black, orange, purple and green. The images are mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension and 3D effect.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:


One The Second Day Of Halloween (Two Trick Or Treaters) at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #63 Sketch at Peachy Keen
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Challenge #135 Flying Things at Corrosive
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
IIC#29 Trick Or Treat: Halloween Spooky at Inky Impressions
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Orange and Black at Raise The Bar
Challenge #27 Distress Your Edges at Creatalicious
HDH112 Movie Madness: PumkinHead at Haunted Design House
Challenge #126 Halloween at All Sorts
Challenge #133 Photo Inspiration (Halloween Colors-Black and Orange) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Costume Challenge at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Halloween at Just Some Lines
Challenge #62 Pumpkin Patch at 2 Sisters
Challenge #71 It's The Great Pumpkin at My Sheri Crafts Challenge
Challenge #88 Three Different Patterned Papers at Critter Challenge
Challenge #117 Orange, Black and Purple (Purple On Broomstick) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Black, Orange, Purple (Broomstick) and Green (Broom head) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #57 Trick Or Treat at Top Tip Tuesday
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best

Owl Wow! Look At That Creepy Tree!

Hey Hey Hey! Are you folks following the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps? I am! I love love love Betty's Stamps and would love a chance at a term on her DT! I realize I may not be good enough, but I'm gonna try and see what happens!

This project is for Day 1. We were asked to do a project with an owl and a creepy tree on it. I admit, It was a challenge for me, to find a creepy tree! But then I found this creepy paper in my stash and it seemed perfect! I complimented the creepy scene paper with a scrap of orange and black stripes from my stash, then trimmed it with black faux lace.

My card uses the sketch at Sketches By Carly. The image is by Simply Betty Stamps. I went with the black and white look for my image this time. I seen a challenge for it and it looked like fun! Not to mention, it makes her look really creepy, doesn't it?I think she turned out to look very cool and makes a nice addition to the scene in the paper. The Owl and pumpkin is a dimensional three layered embellishement from K & C Company. My cousin and I searched all over Michael's to find the perfect owl for this! And believe me, it wasn't easy! I fell in love with this owl when I seen him and had to have him specifically for this project! Don't you just love his wiggly eyes?!

Hope you enjoyed my project! I had fun making it!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


On The First Day Of Halloween (Owl and Creepy Tree) at Simply Betty Stamps
Sketch #42 at Sketches By Carly
Black and White Colored Image at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #135 Flying Things at Corrosive
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Challenge #31 Halloween at Craft Your Days Away
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
IIC#29 Trick Or Treat: Halloween Spooky at Inky Impressions
Repeat Impressions DCC1012 Designer’s Choice Challenge
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Orange and Black at Raise The Bar
Challenge #27 Distress Your Edges at Creatalicious
HDH112 Movie Madness: PumkinHead at Haunted Design House
Challenge #126 Halloween at All Sorts
Trick Or Treat at Sweet Stampin'
Nature's Gifts (Owl) at Stamps R Us
Challenge #133 Photo Inspiration (Halloween Colors-Black and Orange) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Costume Challenge at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Halloween at Just Some Lines
Challenge #117 Orange, Black and Purple (Purple on Owl) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Challenge #22 Animals (Owl) at Cards For Men
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
CCH#90 Scary Ladies at The Crazy Challenge
Fancy Edges at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #62 Pumpkin Patch at 2 Sisters
Challenge #71 It's The Great Pumpkin at My Sheri Crafts Challenge
PTT #39 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #18 Spooky Scary at The Stamping Boutique
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle

Oooooo Spooky

I hope you're feeling spooky, because we have a fun new challenge for you, today, at
Daisy's Doodles. Halloween is fast approaching, so we felt it would be a perfect theme for our new challenge this fortnight! We want to see your creepy, eerie, spooky or even just downright cute Halloween projects!

Come over to Daisy's Doodles and celebrate Halloween with us, for your chance to win! You can add GDT next to your name in the linky tool, too, or even just send us an email at Daisy Doodles, if you'd like to be a guest designer with our awesomely fun team!

Daisy's Doodles wants YOU to play along and join us as Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge! Come play with us! We won't bite, I promise!

Now that I've invited you to play with us, let me tell you about today's card. I'm using the fun flying witch image from the Daisy's Doodles Halloween Pack #3. and colored with Promarkers. I've used a scrap of orange, black and white halloween paper from the Apothecary Line by Echo Park. The bats are stickers from the same Echo Park line. I attached them to cardstock and then cut them out and pop dotted them to my card for dimension. The spiderweb border is done with a punch by Martha Stewart. I added a banner that I made myself, to complete the card.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #31 Halloween at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #135 Flying Things at Corrosive
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #18 Halloween at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #13 Halloween at Here Come The Boys
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Challenge #13 Something Spooky at Divas By Design
Spooky Fun at Creative Card Crew
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Spooky Hues at Papertake Weekly
Taking To The Skies (Flying Witch) at Try It On Tuesday
IIC#29 Trick Or Treat: Halloween Spooky at Inky Impressions
Challenge #133 Halloween at Digital Tuesday
Repeat Impressions DCC1012 Designer’s Choice Challenge
PWC176 Black and White +1 Color (Orange) at Paper Pretties
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #19 Halloween at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #42 Halloween at Crop Stop
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
Banner/Flags/Bunting at Stamp and Create
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Orange and Black at Raise The Bar
Challenge #126 Halloween at All Sorts
Trick Or Treat at Sweet Stampin'
Challenge #133 Photo Inspiration (Halloween Colors-Black and Orange) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Inspired By: Halloween at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #19 Spooky at Stampin For The Weekend
Costume Challenge at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Halloween at Just Some Lines
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Challenge #22 Animals (Bats) at Cards For Men
CCH#90 Scary Ladies at The Crazy Challenge
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Halloween at Magical Monday
Fancy Edges at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #35 Trick Or Treat at Timbroscrapmania

Zombified Farewell

Today, it's a new challenge at Stamp Insanity?! Today, we want to see you Trick Out Some Treats. That's right! Decorate a treat or treat container and play along with us at Stamp Insanity.

I admit, I messed up on my project this round. There had been a change in the schedule when we consolidated into one team, and I got all zigglyboo mixed up and did the wrong project for this round. Luckily for me, Beth was nice enough to let me use it anyway.

Before I show you my project, I wanted to announce, with a heavy heart, that this is my last project for Stamp Insanity. I have really enjoyed my time here and it has been a difficult decision to make. However, I feel in my heart that it is time to move on. I'm so honored to have had the opportunity to work with these fabulous ladies. Thank you so much Beth and Tanya for giving me the chance to be part of the team.

And now, on to my project. As I said before, I got mixed up somehow on what I was supposed to be doing, and I went with the "Zombiefy An Image" theme. I used two different papers from the Apothecary line by Echo Park. I distressed the edges of the checkerboard paper with my distressing tool, then distressed the edged with a distressing ink. After this was finished, I used a red Promarker to add what I hope looks like blood drippings to the white spaces on the checkerboard pattern. This layer is mounted with foam mounting tape to add dimension. I used the image Kassandra, from Stamp Insanity. She is colored with Promarkers and I "Zombiefied" her by adding some blood and stitches. Ive used black sheer ribbon with splatters of metallic silver. I used a black metallic flower where the two pieces of ribbon meet, and added foliage around it, punched with a martha Stewart branch punch. The image and the foliage pieces have had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Spooky Fun at Creative Card Crew
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall or Halloween at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #31 Halloween at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #134 You Choose at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #132 Halloween (Treats) at Cupcake Inspirations
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #22 Halloween at The Sparkles Forum
Challenge #18 Halloween at Dream Valley Challenges
Free and Easy at Whoopsi Daisy
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Halloween at Paper Pretties
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Spooky Halloween at The Poodles Parlour
Challenge #11 Flowers, Flowers, Flowers at The Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #135 Flying Things (Flying Witch) at Corrosive
Challenge #20 Use Flowers or Felt at Heart Song Inspirations
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #53 No Sentiments Allowed at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #18 Color Pick (Black, White and Green) at House of Gilli)
Repeat Impressions DCC1012 Designer’s Choice Challenge
Challenge #56 Layer It Up at Top Tip Tuesday
Taking To The Skies (Flying Witch) at Try It On Tuesday
Let's Get Gothic at Stamp-N-Doodle
Spooky Hues at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #133 Halloween at Digital Tuesday
PTT#38 Spooky at Party Time Tuesdays
IIC#29 Trick Or Treat: Halloween Spooky at Inky Impressions
Challenge #67 Halloween at Papercraft Star
Challenge #19 Halloween at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #12 Halloween at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #27 Distress Your Edges at Creatalicious
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #42 Halloween at Crop Stop

Spiders! Eeek!

Welcome to a new challenge and another Terricically Thrilling Thursday, at Shelly's Images.

This week, our challenge is Anything Goes! That's right, we want you to "Show Us What You Got! Your creation can be anything, so go crazy and create anything your little heart desires! You could be our Gold, Silver or Bronze winner, or even our Top Hat winner!

Hurry over to Shelly's Images and "Show Us What You Got!"

For my project today, I decided to alter an item. I found this fun metal tombstone at Michael's and the little wheels in my head started turning! I knew I had to be able to use this some way, in my crafting. I love Halloween, so I decided to make a personalized wall hanging to hang in my scrap room. The crow on the top of the tombstone, and the edges of the tombstone have sparkle added with black glitter. I used a white opaque pen from Inksentials, to draw spiderwebs on the tombstone. (Yes, yes, I know, I stink at drawing spiderwebs! LOL) Then I added my name and year to the tombstone with the same opaque pen. The spiders and the EEK sentiment are from the Spider set at Shelly's Images. I colored the spiders with Promarkers, then cut out the spiders and the sentiment and attached them to the tombstone with foam mounting tape. It makes a wonderful 3D effect and the tombstone looks great hanging in my craft cave!

I had so much fun making this! I hope you've enjoyed the pic!


I'm entering this altered tombstone in the following challenges:


Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Fall or Halloween at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #35 Mother Nature (Spiders) at Mami Doodles
Challenge #7 Halloween at Kich N Bleus
Reminds Me Of A Song (Spider Song) at Just Some Lines
Challenge #22 Halloween at The Sparkles Forum
Spooky Fun at Creative Card Crew
Fall or Halloween at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #31 Halloween at Pattie's Creations
Halloween But No Orange at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #156 White Plus One Other Color at The Secret Crafter
Animal Antics (Spiders) at Catch The Bug
Challenge #31 Halloween at Craft Your Days Away
Challenge #153 Halloween at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #134 You Choose at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #84 Shape Up at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #132 Halloween (Spiders/Halloween) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #143 Monochromatic at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #18 Halloween at Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge #77 Animals at I Did It Creations
Inspired By: CAS at Creative Inspirations Paint
Challenge #89 Halloween at The Crazy Challenge
Halloween at Paper Pretties
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
PTT#38 Spooky at Party Time Tuesdays
Spooky Hues at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #133 Halloween at Digital Tuesday
Free and Easy at Whoopsi Daisy
PWC176 Black and White +1 Color (Grey) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #13 Something Spooky at Divas By Design
Challenge #67 Halloween at Papercraft Star
Challenge #19 Halloween at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #12 Halloween at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #5 Use 2 Images at Lia Stampz
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Double or Nothing (Two Spiders) at The Beary Scrap
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #42 Halloween at Crop Stop
Black and White Image at Some Odd Girl