Halloween Tag

Sunday mornings, I usually run through all of the challenge blogs I visit to see what fantastic creations are out there. I really love the tag that wonderful and talented Kara Lynne Pogreba created this week Tag You're It Challenge #33, and I was inspired to play along. Here is Kara Lynne's tag:

The PP on the right reminded me of the tag image in PTI's Tiny Treats Halloween set. I stamped the tag image twice with VersaMark and embossed in black. I cut the circle out and colored the tiny candy corn image and also colored some random dots on the tag. I placed some ribbon on the left to give it some interest, and there you have it. 

I am going to link up at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog where this week's challenge is "Wrap It Up".

This is another project that works well for both elements of the Friday Mash Up Challenge: Halloween and Ribbon, so I going to link up there again.

Friday Mashup: Halloween With The Divas

This week's Mashup Challenge:

• Create a project for Halloween.
• Create a project featuring some Ribbon.
• or Mash it Up! and create a project for Halloween with some Ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by today for a look. As always, I really appreciate your comments. It's great to have feedback. Have a wonderful day.

Crazy Halloween

 It's time for a new AAA Cards Challenge. Game #51 is Halloween 4 Everyone - All styles.

I just love these Stampers Anonymous Crazy Birds that are everywhere. I've had them for a while, and finally inked them up for this challenge.  This is a bit of a departure from my style of late, but I really love the way this one turned out.

I am also linking up and playing with th following challenges:

Retro Sketches #187 

Addicted To CAS-Spooky

Friday Mashup: Halloween With The Divas

This week's Mashup Challenge:

• Create a project for Halloween.
• Create a project featuring some Ribbon.
• or Mash it Up! and create a project for Halloween with some Ribbon.
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Inkspirational #94: Cute Halloween or Pumpkin/Owl

SimonSaysStamp.com Monday Challenge: Monster Mash

Thanks for stopping in to check out my post. I appreciate your comments so very much!

Lucky To Know You!

Lots of fun stuff today. I bought a MISTI a while back and for some reason I was intimidated by it.  I finally cracked it open, watched a few videos, and now I wonder why I was so silly in not using it as soon as it got to my door. It is AWESOME! And I keep thinking of all of the zillions of cards I did over because of wonky stamping. I can't wait to explore its capabilities. This thing is awesome.  Get one!!

I had a beautiful scrap of watercolored panel which I die cut as above, but I stamped it by eyeballing and it was WONKY!!!! So, I made a new watercolor piece and did the same thing, but this time I used the MISTI, and voila! Perfect placement.  I added a little stitching with Paper Smooches Stitched die, some embossing with Tim Holtz's Speckles stencil, some gold thread and some sequins.

I am linking this card to the following challenges:

Less Is More - Week 238 Sketch.

Freshly Made Sketches #200 - A Celebration!

CAS(E) this Sketch #137

FM222 It's a Wild Card!!

Create a Birthday Themed project.

Create a project using any kind of Technique you'd like.

or Mash it Up! and created a Birthday themed project and any Technique. 

I combined 4 techniques of Watercoloring, Heat Embossing, Die Cutting, and Stenciling.

Thanks so much for coming by today!

Supplies for this project:
Stamps: PTI Wonderful Words Additions.
Paper:  Gine K Pure Luxury White Card Stock, Tim Holtz Distress WaterColor Cardstock.
Ink: VersaFile Onyx Black, Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz.
Accessories: SU Clear EP, Heat Gun, Paper Smooches Stitched Dies, Tim Holtz Speckles Stencil, PTI Wonderful Words Dies, Kuretake Gansai Tanbi 36 Water Colors, DMC Metallic Thread, Shiny Gold Sequins, MISTI.

For Mom

 

My family is so blessed that my mother is still with us - she is a smart, spunky, funny, stubborn, charming character of 92 years.  I am the fourth of her four daughters.  I have always had a craft du jour, and I spent a lot of time making things with her, and for her throughout my life. For her mother's day card, I wanted to let her know how much she has inspired me in so many ways over the years. I was thinking about how she used to dabble in water coloring, so when I saw the inspiration photo from showCAS your style, I was instantly drawn to my Paper Smooches I Heart Art set.

 

 

I began to look for things from my stash to add to this card, and then I saw this week's Friday Mashup! Challenge:

• Create a project using a "Recycled or Upcycle an Item".
• Create a project for "Mother's Day". 
• or Mash it Up! and create a project for Mother's Day using a Recycled/Upcycled Item". 

 

I had this little piece of thin cork that I saved in my "I know I will use this someday" box.  I die cut my paintbrushes from that. I found this postcard with the chevron design (I think it came with a PTI order) in my scrap box.  The colors went well with the colors in the SYSC# 14 inspiration photo so I used it for the fishtail die cut. I put it all together, and there it was.  A perfect card for my mom!

 

I really enjoyed the process of making this card.  Thanks to the challenge hosts and DT's for the inspiration, and thank you for stopping in today.  Your comments make my day. I hope yours is a good one!