Enticing Black WIdow

Welcome to a new challenge! Whoo Hoo!  For this round we have a new theme -Recycle Something! That's right, we want to see you recycle something and use it on a project! Awesome challenge isn't it?  Be sure you start recycling those items onto your projects, then come link up in our Recycle  Challenge at Open Minded Crafting Challenges. You have two weeks to play along, so plenty of time to create! You could be one our DT picks or even a winner of one of the prizes from these great sponsors:

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Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

While you are here, allow me to tell you all about my project for this challenge. My card uses the image, Black Widow, from Smeared Ink, colored with Copics. All papers are scraps from my stash. My card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I recycled the metal skull and crossbones that cam off another project that just didn't turn out the way I liked. The spider/bug is a creepy and most interesting die cut.  Don't you just love the extra touch it adds to this card?! I used a punch by Martha Stewart to make the fence.


Oh, oh, and this card is just perfect for my first try at the Smudgy Antics Challenge, too!

Challenges:

Left of Center
Macabre Monday Going Green at Haunted Design House
Challenge #295 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Anything Goes at Smudgy Antics Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Stamp and Create
Anything at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Aurora Wings
Challenge #19 Use A Die (Bug) at Create and Inspire
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Creative Ladybirds Creations
Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #256 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Furry Friends (Spiders! Eeek!) at Digi Sketch Challenge
4/1 - 4/28 Anything Goes at My Craft Creations
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
A is for (Afraid -  Of The Dark) at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
TTCRD 4/7 - 4/13 at Through The Craftroom Door
Challenge #80 Use A Punch at Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge
Challenge #14 Use a Die (Spider/Bug) at Digi Choosday
Challenge #146 Anything Goes at Loves Rubberstamps
Anything Goes at Sisters of Craft
Challenge #286 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
Challenge #222 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #99 Animal Magic (Spiders! Eek!) at Crafting For All Seasons
April Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #14 Any Holiday (Halloween) at Crafty Gals Corner Challenge
Challenge #63 Die Cuts or Punches at Pile It On
Out of Your Comfort Zone (Copics/Dark) at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
R#221 Texture at Crafts4Eternity
Challenge #131 Anything Goes at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog
Add A Sentiment at Crafty Calender
April Challenge Use A Die Or Punch at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #31 Frame It at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Make A Card at Crafts Galore Encore
Challenge #2 Freestyle/Fantasy at Crafting With An Attitude
Layers at Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog
Challenge #81 Use A Diecut at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #241 Diecuts at 4 Crafty Chicks

Sexy Black Widow

Good Morning, everyone! I'm back, again, today! This time, to show you this fun shaped card I made for my husband for Halloween! (Scroll down to see the inside of the card)






I used this awesome Black Widow image from Stitchy Stamps. The image is colored with Promarkers. I did fussy cutting around the image, then attached the image to a piece of folded black cardstock. Once attached to the black card, I cut around it, again, to make a shaped card. The entire image has had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen.


Next, I decorated the inside of the card:





For the inside of the card, I cut some newsprint halloween paper to fit inside. (Yes, yes, I know, my cutting on that paper is bad, bad, bad! LOL) Then, I printed the image again, but smaller, and did more fussy cutting around it. I attached the smaller version to the center inside, then attached a sentiment across the middle. The sentiment is attached with foam mounting tape for dimension and 3D effect. This sentiment is from the Spiderweb set at Shelly's Images and matches perfectly!


I had a blast making this and am really happy with how it turned out! I think my husband will love it!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #17 Someone Special (Husband) at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #114 Boys, Boys, Boys at Pollycraft
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Halloween at Clear It Out
Halloween or Fall at Fussy and Fancy
Spooky at Crafty Calender
Halloween at Two Sisters
Challenge #83 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #131 Photo Inspiration (Halloween) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #41 Just Because at Pile It On
Challenge #22 Halloween at The Sparkles Forum
Challenge #35 Mother Nature at Mami Doodles
Challenge #76 Anything Goes at I Did It Creations
Challenge #163 Halloween at Cupcake Crafts
Challenge #52 Critters at Lollipop Crafts
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Spooky Fun at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #163 Halloween at Everybody-Art
Halloween at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #91 Dark and Spooky at The Pixie Cottage
Repeat Impressions DCC1012 Designer’s Choice Challenge
PWC175 Halloween Inspiration at Paper Pretties
Challenge #27 Remind You Of A Song (Witchy Woman) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #35 We Love Animals (Spider) at The Paper Shelter
FF#93 Where's My Girls at If The Shoe Fits
Fall or Halloween at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #18 Color Pick (Purple, Black, and white) at House of Gilli
Challenge #115 Halloween at Hanna and Friends
Spooky Halloween at The Poodles Parlour
Challenge #31 Halloween at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #31 Halloween at Card Makin' Mamas
Challenge #77 Halloween at Phindy's Place

A Spooky Light In The Night

It's challenge time, again, at Shelly's Images! This time, its a color challenge. We want to see your projects using the colors brown, burnt orange and maroon. Please come over and join us at Shelly's Images to play along!

My card uses today's featured image, Light In The Night, from Shelly's Images. I absolutely fell in love with this image when it was released, and couldn't wait to play with it! It turned out to be perfect for this color scheme, too! The image is colored with Promarkers. I sponged around the image with Cherry Cobbler ink, by Stampin Up. Two corners of the image are adorned with these awesome glittered photo corners. The other two are embellished with a spider and web, and a big eyed bat. These Halloween papers from my stash are by Echo Park. The burnt orange patterned tape is by Martha Stewart's new Halloween collection. I've used this "Haunted" sticker from my stash, as my sentiment.

I used this sketch, below, (Sketch #7 From the Sketch Catalog at Sketch N Stash) for my card layout.





I'm entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Creatalicious
Let's Create A Scene at Catch The Bug
Challenge #70 Free Choice Sketch (I used sketch #7) at Sketch N Stash
Challenge #54 Embellish Me More (Patterned Tape, Spider, Bat, glittered photo corners) at Crafty Emma's
Autumn Colors (Deep Red/Maroon, Brown, Orange at Squiggle Stamps
Challenge #129 Just Sayin' at Stamptacular Sunday
Things With Wings (Bat) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #62 Fall (Halloween) at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge #76 Autumn Colors (Halloween colors) at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #68 Halloween at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #7 Halloween at Floweret
Challenge #38 Colors of Fall at Pile It On
Challenge #16 Orange Or Buttons at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #129 Anything Goes at Stamp With Fun
CCH#75 Men Only at The Crazy Challenge
Things With Wings (Bat) at Crafty Boots
Fall Into Fall (Halloween) at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #67 Fall (colors) at Tuesday Throwdown
Creature Comforts (Bats) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #66 Clean and Simple at Truly Scrumptious
PWC172 Fall at Paper Pretties
Challenge #24 For Boys and Girls (Boys) at My Mum's Craft Shop
Polka Dots at Whimsy Stamps Inspirations
Challenge #32 Anything Goes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #53 Autumn Colors at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #10 Fall Colors at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #34 Happy Fall Y'all at The Beary Scrap
Fall Y'all (Colors) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #93 Circles at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #28 Let's Block It Out at Crop Stop
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Digistamps4Joy