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H A P P Y  H A L L O W E E N

The Trick and Treaters have come and gone for another year.  We had only a few visitors this year.  As the day progressed the temps started to drop and the wind started to howl – I’m sure the little ones didn’t last too long!

Thought I’d share the treats package I made for the grandsons – Little Abi will have to wait until next year to get in on the yummies!  I filled these containers with miniature candy bars – I have a feeling mom and dad may just confiscate a few of these.  Along with these treats, I made caramel popcorn balls to give out at treats!

Papers: Trick or Treat Too – Nitwit Digi Papers

Stamps: Happy Haunting – PaperTrey Ink

Die: Ghost – PaperTrey Ink

Extras: Ribbon, Googly Eyes

My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by Hurricane Sandy – especially those little ones that probably didn’t get a chance to put on their costumes and go door-to-door to have an evening of fun.

Thanks for stopping by!  Dee

Challenges:

Simon Says – Happy Halloween

Creative Inspiration – Let’s Celebrate

Crafty Calendar – All Things Spooky

Scrappy Frogs – Fall/ Halloween

Lollipop – Halloween Treats

My Craft Spot – Too Cute to Spook

Anything but a Card – Use Black

My Time to Craft – Halloween

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

I’m always looking for new sketches to try and the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday looked intriguing so I had to give it a try.

Papers: Petal Fresh – Nitwit Digi Papers

Stamp: Lili of the Valley

Die: Spellbinders

Embellishments: Flowers and Pearl Brads – Wild Orchid, Stickles for a little glitz!

Thanks for stopping by!  Dee

Challenges:

I Love Promarkers – Cute

Inky Impressions – Lots of Layers

Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes

Catch the Bug – 1 Circle and 3 Brads

Totally Gorjuss – Things with Wings

Bizzy Becs – Things with Wings

Totally Stampalicious – Anything Goes

Paper Playtime – Anything Goes

Lovely as a Tree

I  found an amazing card on Pinterest that I used as my inspiration for these cards but I forgot to pin it – so if anyone out there knows who I case’d please let me know so I can give her the credit she deserves.

Edit: I found it – here is the card I CASE’d!

Paper: PaperTrey Ink and Colorbok Cardstock

Stamp: Lovelyly as a Tree – Stampin’ Up

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

Dies: In the Meadow – PaperTrey Ink

Extras: Embossing Powder, Liquid Pearls and Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit!  Dee

Challenges:

Joanna Sheen – Silhouettes

Here Come the Boys – Die Cuts/ Punches

Shopping our Stash – Use Something out of a Jar (embossing powder)

Charisma Cardz – Don’t be Square

Stampin’ for the Weekend – Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas – Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas – No Patterned Paper

V’s Sweet Ideas – Embossing

Deck the Halls

Happy Sunday – Still no snow here and I’m loving it!  Hopefully the weather will hold until after Halloween so all of those little ones can enjoy showing off their Trick or Treat costumes .

I saw this week’s challenge at Skipping Stone Designs this morning and I just had to give it a whirl – love the unique angles and the way the ribbon is woven through one of the border strips.

Paper: Taking Flight – Nitwit Digi Papers

Stamps: Wreath and Berries – Wreath for all Seasons, PaperTrey Ink

Sentiment: Bells and Boughs – PaperTrey Ink

Dies: Doily – PaperTrey Ink

Punch: Snowflake – Martha Stewart

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes – Cuttlebug

Embellishments: Pearl Hearts – Wild Orchid

Thanks so much for the visit – see you soon!  Dee

Challenges

Creative Card Crafts – Three of Something (Snowflakes with Hearts)

I Did It Creations – Embossing Folder

ABC Christmas – Up to You

Through the Craftroom Doors – Anything Goes

Pop It Up

Welcome to another Christmas Card Challenge – this week is all about “popping it up”!  Please keep in mind that all challenges are optional. The only real rule is that you must
create a new Christmas Holiday, Winter or Hanukkah card.

I’m in love with these springs from Action Wobbles – you can’t tell from the photo but not only do they pop-up your image; the image wobbles back and forth giving movement to the card.  I’m having so much fun playing with this card, it actually looks like the snowball is rolling down the hill when it is moving!!!

Papers: Snowfolk Too –  Nitwit Digi Papers

Image: Little Lu On Your Marks Get Set – Cuddly Buddly

Punch: Snowflake – EK Success, Snowflake Border Punch for small snowflakes.

Embellishments:Rhinestones, Baker’s Twine, Stickles

Can you believe in less than two months Christmas will be here?  So, so glad I started my holiday cards early this year!  I can’t wait to see your creations! Dee

Challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday – Not Just One of the Ordinary (Wobbly Action Spring)

The Crafty Pad – Christmas is Coming

I {Love} Promarkers – Christmas is Coming

Paper Crafting Journey – Ribbon or Twine

ABC Christmas – Up to You

Musical Angels

Welcome to another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges.  As the holidays start to get closer, we all seem to have more and more things that take our time – so this week we have a super easy challenge for you.  All you need to do is add a bow – doesn’t need to be anything fancy, just add a bow.  Please keep in mind that all challenges are
optional. The only real rule is that you must create a new Christmas Holiday, Winter or Hanukkah card.

We are also having an open call for new Design Team Members.  If you are interested in joining our group, you can find more details here.

Papers: Winterberry – SEI, Love how the design element of the paper fits perfectly with the diecut image.

Image: Lili of the Valley

Die: Label Sixteen – Spellbinders

Embellishments: Ribbon and Pearls with a touch of Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by – I can’t wait to see your creations!  Dee

Challenges:

Sparkles Christmas – Traditional

Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Girls, Girls, Girls

Lili’s Little Fairies – Anything Goes

Pile it On – Holidays

The Squirrel and the Fox – Use a Ribbon

Stamptacular Sunday – No Rules

Designed 2 Delight’s October Hop

Thanks so much for blog hoppin’ with D2D! Remember, all New Release Digital Stamps will be on SALE until October 23. Details HERE.

The first card I’d like to share with you, I tried a new technique.  I chose a digi paper and then layered on the D2D digi stamp Hoppy Christmas using the wf format of the image.  If you aren’t familiar with a wf image, it is the best of a png and a jpeg image – what can be colored is white and can be layered on to a digi paper and printed all at one time.  If you were to try to use the jpeg image, you’d have the white box around the image and if you used the png image the background print would show through – LOVE that Faith’s D2D images have the wf option for use!

Image: Hoppy Christmas – Designed 2 Delight

Paper: Polar Pals – Nitwit Digi Papers

Coloring Medium: Copics

Embellishments: Applique Puff Paint, Googly Eyes

For all of you frog lovers – I have a sentiment freebie for you, feel free to use it if you like it!

Image: Missing Cookie – Designed 2 Delight

Paper: Cookin Cookies – Nitwit Digi Papers

Coloring Medium: Copics

Embellishments: Rhinestones

Image: Mittens – Designed 2 Delight

Sentiment: Reach for the Stars – Designed 2 Delight

Paper: Luv Bug Too – Nitwit Digi Papers

Coloring Medium: Copics

Embellishments: Snow Writer, Stickles, Square Brads

For more inspiring ideas from this new release, please visit the other designers’ blogs:

I don’t have a photo to share with you for each of the DT’s but be assured if you click on each of the above links, you will get to see their creativions for this month’s challenge.

As always, thanks so much for stopping by – I hope you’ll stop back again soon!  Dee

Challenges:

The Crafty Bloggers Network – Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments – Bows or Ribbons

Cute Card Thursday – Got Glitter

Paper Crafting Journey – Add Some Bling

Southern Girls – Tie a Ribbon Around It

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Stitching

Craft Punked – Brown, Red, Ribbon and Gems

Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlor – Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts – Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss – Bling it On

 

A day at the Zoo…

Oh! I mean a day at work!!!

I was asked to make a card for Boss’s Day and I thought I’d share it with you.

Papers: Jungle Fun – Nitwit Digi Papers

Image: Pixie Ark –  Pixie Dust

Dies: Waves – Memory Box, Circle – Spellbinders

Embellishments: Baker’s Twine and Button

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Dee

Challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday – Easel Card

2 Sisters – Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes

The ABC Challenge – “Z”oo

Merry and Bright!

I just finished my cards for Saturday’s Designed to Delight October Blog Hop – I hope you’ll be able to join us.  I’ve gotten a sneak peek from the rest of the D2D Design Team and as always the amount of creativity is amazing.

What are you thankful for?  Today I’m thankful that it is warm enough that it has been raining all day rather than snowing!  It’s that time of year here in North Dakota that we could easily be having a snowstorm or it could be freezing rain – I’m not sure which is worse.

As I sit in my craftroom looking outside at the blustery, windy, rainy day it certainly makes me realize I need to keep on making my Christmas cards – in just a couple of months the holidays will be on us in full swing.

Papers: Winter Wonderland – Raspberry Road Designs

Image: Reach for the Stars Snowman – Designed 2 Delight

Die Cut: Snowflake – Memory Box, Reverse Wonky Rectangle – Spellbinders

Embellishments: Ribbons, Button Brads, Stickles, Rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Dee

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas – Snowflakes

Totally Stampalicious – Christmas Card

ABC Christmas – “U”p to You

Thinking of You at Christmas

Happy Sunday to You!  Wherever you may be, I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing day.  Yesterday my hubby and I decided we needed to do some “Spring” cleaning – I know it’s fall but our house needed a good once over.  We made a pretty good dent in getting the house spruced up but then a couple of the grandkids came over and let’s just say – it doesn’t pay to clean with little ones under foot 🙂

So today we will finish a few things and then watch the Vikings game – here’s hoping for another W but I have a feeling it is going to be a tough game to watch.  Maybe I’ll have time to play a bit in my craft room too!

Sketch: Christmas Challenges

Paper: Cookin Cookies – Nitwit Digi Papers

Stamp: Lili of the Valley

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat Papers

Die Cut: Wonky Rectangles – Spellbinders

Embellishments: Rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by – I really enjoy your visits! Dee

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion – Hip to be Square

Crafts and Me – Anything Goes

Lili’s Little Fairies – Classic Christmas

Penny Black All Sorts – Animal Magic