Happy Howl-oween

 

Today is the 15th and this is my card this month for our The Creative Crew!  We are a group of 7--Jeanette, Carol, Darlene, Lorraine, Terry, Tracie and me. Each month will be a new challenge posed by one of the members sending out a kit. This month, I sent out a Halloween Kit! The image and sentiment is from Newton's Nook and is called Happy Howl-oween!  I sent some images die cut with the coordinating die as well as a couple on quarter sheets of cardstock.  I included some cute Halloween patterned paper along with a strip of candy corn ribbon.

I colored one of the die cut images with my Copic Sketch Markers.  I added some highlights with white gel pen. I used three of the Halloween papers for the background and strips--one is the front and back side.  I punched out the sentiment and backer with my Stampin' Up circle punches. I added some black enamel dots with a bit of sparkle! The strip of ribbon is on the inside of my card.  This was a very fun card to make!  

I hope all of The Creative Crew Gals enjoy my card this month.  Please be sure to stop in to see what fun crafty cards are posted this month.  All of the blogs can be found on my left sidebar.  Our teammate Lorraine does not have a blog, so please check out her card in her SCS gallery.   I am sure you will enjoy all of the fun grilling cards and see what my teammates like on the grill!

We will be back in October with another challenge that Lorraine will sending out.  Be sure to check in with us on the 15th to see what fun is planned!

Image/Sentiment:  Newton's Nook Happy Howl-oween

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Tim Holtz/Ranger Heavyweight Distress White; Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black; Echo Park Paper Happy Halloween--Bat Festival and Haunted Houses Patterned Papers

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black 

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers;  Stampin' Up 2 Circle Punches; Black Glitter Enamel Dots

Peace on Earth

 

Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card. This card is #63, so we are now into year #7. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success is to Get Messy and you will have Success!  Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy.  We are a very fun group and will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.

For this month's messiness, I wanted to use some of the newer Spellbinders Embossing Folders I recently purchased. I made another card that will be my October card. This card uses the In The Pines folder on The Paper Cut's Chartreuse Metallic cardstock.  I then used one of Simon Hurley's newest pastes called Slippery When Wet Astro Paste and used my finger to spread it over some of the raised needle parts. It is very random over the areas and looks very shiny in real life! The sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp die called Peace on Earth, cut from The Paper Cut's Antique Gold Metallic cardstock, and layered three times.  I die cut the embossed panel with Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 along with the same Antique Gold cardstock.  There are some Trinity Gold Satin Baubles on the card.

I really like the look of this card and hope you do too.  I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies like it  too!  Here are the links to the other somewhat messy crafters:   Carol, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry.   I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy this month and was successful in making some great cards!   Be sure to check back to see what we are up to in October as we will all be back for another round! And, you will see another Spellbinder Embossing Folder!

Image/Sentiment:  Simon Says Stamp Peace on Earth Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Chartreuse, Antique Gold Metallic; Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Ink:  None; Simon Hurley Slippery When Wet Astro Paste

Accessories:   Spellbinders In The Pines Embossing Folder; Trinity Stamps Gold Satin Baubles; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2

Newton's Candy Corn

 

Today is the 9th and it is now time for another The Three Musketeers post. This round, I am the hostess and sent out this sweet image from Newton's Nook called Candy Corn.  I sent a few images that I die cut with the coordinating die and also sent the image stamped on a quarter cardstock sheet--options!   I also included a couple sentiment from the same set, so there would be more options.  Now for September, this is card #121 and we are now starting year #11!  I cannot believe this trio has been going strong for 11 strong years!

I colored one of the die cut Newton images with my Copic Sketch Markers. I also colored a few of the candy corn pieces.  I die cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock with a Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitched Oval.  I added some foam tape behind Newton and the corn piece and placed them on the oval.  I then die cut a piece of Halloween patterned paper for the background with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 and added a black layer behind.  The Granny Apple Layer was embossed with my Stampin' Up Subtle folder for a bit of texture.  The sentiment was punched with a circle punch and added to a Granny Apple layer.  I added a strip of black glitter paper behind the oval for a bit of glimmer.  I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card!  

Please check out the other Musketeer's cards.  Here is the link to Jeanette's blog along with Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of cute cards!  Jeanette is up for our October challenge and we will continue in our 11th year!  Please be sure to join us again. 

Image/Sentiment:  Newton's Nook Candy Corn

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Tim Holtz/Ranger Heavyweight Distress White; Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black; Halloween Patterned Paper; The Paper Cut Black Glitter Cardstock

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black 

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Gina Marie Cross Stitched Oval Die; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2;  Stampin' Up Subtle Embossing Folder, 2 Circle Punches

Friends Like You

 

Today is the day I am posting my card for our One Plus Twelve challenge in 2024.  This is year number 6.   For this challenge, we are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month.  For this year, I picked a Pinkfresh Studio set called Thankful for Friends.  The set includes the stamp set, matching die, coordinating stencils and a hot foil plate!   I think this set is so pretty and I will have many options each month. 

For my card this month, I first hot foiled the image in champagne foil. I then used the 4 piece stencil with Pinkfresh Studio ink cubes to color the image.  I then die cut the floral cluster with the matching die.  I picked a Pinkfresh Studio plate called Dotted Scallops for the Calypso Coral for the background. I added three layers of a frame from the Pinkfresh Studio Double Stitched Scalloped Rectangles. I picked a silver sentiment from one of my PFS sentiment packs. I added some Pinkfresh Studio Sky Blue Jewels around the image.

 

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards to see the the cards that Kelly and Jeanette have created for September!  Here is a link to both Jeanette's  and Kelly's blog.  Be sure to come back on October 3rd to see our next set of cards.  

Image/Sentiment:  Pinkfresh Studio Thankful for Friends foil plate, 4-piece stencil and matching die, Sentiment Pack

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Calypso Coral;  Hammermill White for foiled image

Ink:  Spellbinders Champagne Foil; Pinkfresh Studio Ocean Breeze, Aquamarine, Coral Reef, Passion Fruit

Accessories:  Pinkfresh Studio Dotted Scallops Cover Plate, Double Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die, Sky Blue Jewels