Hey Ghoulfriend

 Hello and welcome to October and a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash. Along with fall and the Canadian Thanksgiving October brings HALLOWEEN, so we would like to see your spooky, cute, scary Halloween cards. This is my second spooky card and I used a favourite "sheetload" sketch I would still like to get a oouple more done, perhaps when I get all my Halloween stamps and dies in the same place. 

Two sheets of  6x6 patterned paper made two cards, my stash is a pack of 6 stamps from Hero Arts, 2001 you can see them in the picture. I am positive these were my first Halloween stamps. Of course Monica looks cute in her flower costume this stamp is dated 2008, the patterned paper is a Halloween pack from Bo Bunny I think as there was no cover so I've had it for a long time. Both the image and sentiment are popped up more than I usually would but they are not being mailed this year due to Canada Post being on strike for the second fall in a row. 

Inside was finished with a couple of the stamped imaged and left over patterned paper made into flags. I will add the inside sentiment when I'm home. 

I am adding this to:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~~ Anything Halloween

Thanks for stopping by today and check out the rest of the Halloween cards on the Main Blog.

Spooky

 Hello and welcome to my blog and a new month, October and you know what that means...........witches and goblins, bats and ghosts so for the month of October the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are helping you get some Spooky cards made, don't forget to read the updated rules on the main blog then add your creation to the gallery. Here is your invitation from Edna on our behalf.

Lee has outdone herself with this visual so we hope you will join the fun.

Here is my not very snarky offering, I had more plans but I haven't made the transition to crafting at home from the cottage and forgot the items I had planned on using but as you know every crafter does not have one idea she/he usually has many options so I found this cute Halloween cat set, coloured a couple (my markers came home) and decided this one looked a little more "Spookier", the sentiments are from the same set. First time using the 3D skull/web embossing folder, I'm already seeing more ideas for the folder.

Closer look at the EF and the Halloween cat.

I am adding this to:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~~ Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the SoSS blog and see what the rest of the design team has made.

With Sympathy

 Hello and welcome back to Shopping Our Stash for a new challenge. For this fortnight we are designing a very difficult type of card....Sympathy, You are in my Thoughts & Prayers even being difficult to make you know they bring some comfort to the recipient. I rarely have any "on hand" so each one is personal  and unfortunately this one was needed.

The die was cut twice and layered and attached to a background I made by blending distress oxide inks and trimmed around the die cut. It is layered on a swiss dot embossed panel which has a black layer. I don't normally make cards with a wide border but it does really make the focal point pop. The sentiment was stamped, fussy cut and flat attached. The card is 5 1/2 inches square.

Inside using a sentiment from a sympathy word set, the wildflower die was on my desk and seemed to want to be part of it, 

Thanks for stopping by today, stop by the main blog and check out the rest of the heartwarming cards the team have made, I am looking forward to checking out your creations on our challenge.

Santa in September

 Hello all my crafty friends, I finally finished a card for Christmas Kickstart Challenge, It's sad when I miss the deadline, it means I'm not keeping up with my holiday card stash and when November arrives it will be crunch time.  Wen I am in a crafting slump I dig out a sketch, most of the time it is a Sheetload sketch with measurements and pictures. You can make multiples with patterned paper and cardstock  ( 8 to 12 sometimes) or the cutting measurements are there for making one. This is one of my favourite ones.

I love using my Stampendous mini acrylic stamps, perfect for a 2 1/12 inch circle. I could have made 2 cards with 2 sheets of patterned paper 1/2 sheet of cardstock and 2 bases. 

Inside of the top fold A2 card with scraps of patterned paper and a sentiment from a Kraftin' Kimmy set, all stamps and paper are many years old. 

I'm adding this to:

Christmas Kickstart ~~ Santa in September

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!!

Cat in the Bag

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash the theme is Cat in the Bag so feature a purse, backpack, beach bag and/or a cat. Many choices and we are looking forward to seeing how you interpret the theme. I chose a stamp set I've had for over 7 years it makes a 3D card but I didn't have the time or brain power to attempt it, so I did my variation.

Kitty Vanity is an Art Impressions set many parts to the set but I only used 2 for the front image. Since I wasn't attempting the 3D part the dies wouldn't work so I fussy cut both the vanity and drawer. As you see there is a purse along with 4 adorable kittens. 

Inside of the card using one of the cute kitty stamps that come with the set, a scrap of patterned paper and a very old hero arts sentiment 

I popped the drawer up for dimension and this picture gives a much better look at the colours.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the Main Blog and see what the rest of the team have made....you will be surprised. 

Finally Fall!!

 Not that I had Fall to arrive so fast this year but we have to roll with the weather we are served. Here's hoping for a rerun of some summer. Challenge #266 at the Sisterhood is.........

I don't think Edna is appropriately dressed for leaf diving and I'm not ready either.

I hope you can join the challenge and adorn our blog with some Fall Leaves.

First time all summer I have had a chance to take a picture by the lake, I especially like when I take photos of my Holiday cards.

My card is made with an embossing folder on brown cardstock and I used the metallic wax set with my fingers all over using the red, green and copper. I added it to a holographic layer then I had to decide if I wanted a red or brown base and as you see the red one. 

On the inside I added a strip of holographic paper and a couple of leaves and a favourite sentiment stamp.

Thanks for stopping by and checking the new challenge at SoSS, don't forget to check out the blog and see the great leafy creations the design team have made. 

Did Someone See a Winter Dragon?

 Finally found time to play along with the Jingle Belles, the heat here at the cottage (not a breeze to be found) has been brutal and made it hard to craft, everything I touched stuck to my fingers but I got it done.

      Before I show you my card I will show you the great sketch that Stephanie did for the challenge.

Here is my take on the sketch

I used a Lawn Fawn stamp & die set I got on sale  3 years ago I am very happy that I lined up the 3 stamp sentiment almost perfect. I used a ornament embossing folder on the red piece. I believe the cloud die is from Impression Obsession. The watercoloured sky was leftover from the card I posted earlier.

I popped the Winter Dragon up on the cloud, and a better look at the sentiment.

I am adding this to

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 'Twas the Sketch Before Christmas

Thanks for looking today & I have one more holiday card, but I need to step up the pace.