Autumn Angel

Good morning!  Happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend and your new week is off to a terrific start!  I have a very busy day ahead of me, but before I head off for that, I'm here to post a card I made for a couple of challenges.  It is for Love To Create #38 (pumpkins, pumpkins), Allsorts #177 (Autumn colors), Paper Crafting Journey (add some bling).  I had planned to enter my card in the Tuesday Morning Sketches #168 too, but I didn't finish it before the deadline. I'm still linking it because I did use the sketch.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Chocolate Chip and the patterned papers are from Imaginisce, called So Grateful.  My adorable image is Autumn Angel from Whimsy And Stars Studio.  You can find her in Mabelle's Etsy shop here.  I was so lucky to have won her during a contest on Mabelle's blog.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some bling to the image with Orange, Crystal and Vintage Photo Stickles.  The top sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I added a bunch of gems from my stash to the sentiment panel.  Some Baker's Twine and a Jolee's leaf sticker finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll pop by your blogs a little later when I get home.

Have a wonderful day!

Be Yourself

Good morning!  Happy Sunday!  I hope you've had a good weekend so far and that you enjoy what's left of it!  It's been a gorgeous fall weekend here!  Before I head out for the day, I wanted to share a card I made for a couple of challenges.  It is for Saturated Canary #28 (color inspiration), Copic Challenge #54 on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site (anything goes with a touch of red), and The Squirrel and The Fox #29 (use a ribbon).

Here is the color inspiration for the SC challenge:

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Black Onyx and the papers are a combination of My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Rosy and Basic Grey Infuse.  My fun image is Starla from Saturated Canary.  You can find her in Krista's shop here.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some Red Stickles to the tiny stars and the dots on her leggings.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I think it was a freebie awhile back.  I added two chipboard fancy corners from Make it Crafty.  A triple-loop satin bow, a Webster's Pages Heart and three burgundy Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Starla:

Copic colors

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: W9, W7, W5, W3

Red: R22, R24, R29, R59

Burgundy: R20, R43, R46, R56, R59

Green: G20, G21, G85, G94, G99

Gray: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, W1

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and I hope to be by to visit your blogs as soon as I get back this afternoon!

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Hi again!  Usually I wouldn't have back-to-back posts like this, but since I messed up my earlier post, I'm back right away with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "Fall foliage or Halloween colors".  You can create anything you'd like along those lines as long as you have coloring with Copics or any other brand of alcohol marker.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Basic Black and the patterned papers are from the K & Co. Brenda Walton Halloween 12x12 pad.  I merged two digistamps from Make it Crafty - Eerie Scene and Witchy Wanda.  I printed the merged image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored with my Copics.  I masked the image and sponged an eerie sky with SU Vintage Violet.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Beware Halloween set in Paulette's store here.  A strip of DP punched with my Fiskars Grass Punch finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/ProMarker Challenge and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along with our Fall/Halloween challenge!  Our October challenges are being generously sponsored by Make it Crafty.  You'll definitely want to visit the MiC store and see all the fun, crafty products they have to offer!  One randomly-selected participant in this month's challenge will win a copy of Zoe's awesome E-Book, Colouring Techniques for Markers.  Who wouldn't want to win this fabulous prize?  There are also lots of monthly site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy #24 (sketch)
Fab 'n Funky Challenge #143 (black, orange and choice)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #132 (which witch is which - use a witch)
Forever Friends #47 (Halloween/Autumn)
Cutie Pie Challenge #29 (Halloween)
Through The Craftroom Door #40 (always anything goes)

Have a great Friday and a great weekend and I hope to see you again sometime soon!

Guylou's Inimitability - 1,2,3 Can You Scare Me?

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  I hope you had a good week and you've got fun plans for the weekend!  I'm off to a very late start this morning!  I thought I had scheduled my post for early morning, but apparently I did not so now I am here with my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  Kim is our hostess this time and her theme is "1, 2, 3 can you scare me?".  We want to see 1 ribbon, 2 embellishments and 3 patterned papers and make it dark, scary or goth.

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on November 1st to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Vicky
Vicky was the winner of our recent ABC Primer challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out her beautiful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Black Onyx and the three patterned papers are from the Recollections Halloween pack from last year.  My scary image is Frankein-Miguel from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics.   The sentiment is a recent freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.   I colored in the Boo then added a bunch of Orange Stickles to make it sparkle.  One ribbon through my pennant banner and two monster dimensional stickers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Frankein-Miguel:

Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Vicky!  We hope you will be inspired to play along with us! 

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp #128 (Sjoukje's sketch)
Love To Create #37 (trick or treat)
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #32 (anything goes)
Stamptacular Sunday #185 (boo-tacular)
Papertake Weekly (Fright night/spooky)
Scrapalicious (Halloweenie)

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back shortly with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge.  Hope to see you then!

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Halloween Colors

Good morning!  Happy (early) Thursday! Hope you've had a good week so far.  I know.  I did a disappearing act again.  I have a lot going on (long story) and really no spare time to craft at all.   But of course, I have my DT card for the new challenge at Little Miss Muffet!  Didn't you love the adorable new Halloween images released last week?  Well, they are perfect for the new challenge which is "Halloween colors"!

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Basic Black and the fun patterned papers are from the K & Co. Brenda Walton 12x12 pad.  I merged two of the cute images from last week's release - Luna Bitterfrost Vampires Rock and Bandit Boy Tom at Halloween.  I printed the merged image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored in Halloween colors with my Copics. The sentiment is a recent freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.  The punched border was done with a Fiskars Grass punch (turned upside down).  Some ribbon, a dimensional birdcage sticker (Jolee's) and a few Recollections dimensional glitter dots finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the amazing creations from the rest of the DT, our wonderful Guest Designer for October, Paula-Kay and special guests, Sharon and Wendy.  We hope you will play along with our Halloween colors theme!  And remember, if you use a Little Miss Muffet image, it's "anything goes".  You have until Tuesday, October 30 to enter the challenge.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #229
Allsorts #176 (too cute to spook)
Card Makin' Mamas (spooky)
Stampin' For The Weekend #19 (something spooky)
Divas by Design #57 (something spooky)
Simon Says Stamp (eerie inspiration)
Crafting For All Seasons #38 (spooky)

Have a great day and see you again soon!