Batty Boo Card

Happy World Cardmaking Day! My only make for the day is this Batty Boo Card. I was inspired by the photo inspiration at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge. The BOO die cut is from Impression Obsession (DIE325-V) and the bat image is from the Gone Batty stamp set by Taylored Expressions. Two pieces of patterned paper were selected the black and white is from the Bootiful Nights paper pad by American Crafts (2016) and the stripe is from the Pumpkin Party paper pad by Doodlebug Design (2018). Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day! 🦇

Challenges entered:

• Crafter's Castle: Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
• Paperminutes: Happy Halloween
• Two Old Bats: Anything Halloween

Just Saying Hello Card

Hello! Does anyone have cabin fever yet? We are doing pretty good so far, my hubby is working from home and going to the store as needed. Besides not running errands the current shelter in place order isn't much different than my daily routine. I've been self isolating for a while now! Although I do miss eating out... this situation is definitely putting a cramp in my "don't want to cook" attitude. 😊

This Just Saying Hello Card features a cute dressed up bunny and sentiment by Impression Obsession. First I selected a floral scrap from the Love Notes paper pad by Doodlebug Design and then paired it with a green stripe paper. Then Copic markers were used to color the image and it was fussy-cut. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap piece of polka dot paper and then everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you and your family stay well.

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark
• Cardz 4 Galz: Cute Animals
• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes 

Sheep Birthday Wishes Card

Howdy! The final day for the 10th Birthday Bash for Bugaboo Stamps is a photo inspiration challenge. This Sheep Birthday Wishes Card is what I made using the colors from the photo and the Friday Freebie image (get it while you can). My parents raise sheep... well my dad does all the work. Next month there will be ten ewes having babies on the farm. They are so cute when they are babies. So, of course I had to play along with this challenge. I'll be saving this card for my dad's birthday.

Here are a few crafty details, all patterned paper is from the Down on the Farm paper pad by Doodlebug Design (2018), the Birthday Wishes die cut is from the Birthday Top Edgers set by Impression Obsession and the image was colored with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Blends markers. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Animals
• 2 Sisters on the Blog: On and around the Farm
• Catch The Bug: Photo Inspiration - Farm Theme
• Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

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BOO Halloween Card

Happy Monday! This morning I made this BOO Halloween Card using a die cut set (DIE325-V) by Impression Obsession. I wanted a simple and quick card to send to the younger boys in the family. The ghost patterned paper has been in my stash for many years and it's by Adorn It from the Hocus Pocus collection. Silver glimmer paper by Stampin' Up! was used for the BOO die cut. The little bat is from a punch by Stampin' Up! and the ghost and cat are both dies from the set. That's it!

Challenges entered: Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (Anything Goes), Pause Dream Enjoy (Cards Any Theme),  Simon Says (Halloween/Spooky) and Die Cut Divas (Autumn/Halloween).

Brentwood Cupcake Card

Have you fallen in love with the adorable owl named Brentwood? Well, I have! He is designed by Jessica Lynn Original and she has digital images and clear photopolymer stamps available featuring Mr. Brentwood. This card features the Birthday Digital Brentwood Owl image. He was colored using Copic markers and then die cut using a stitched square die by Lil' Inkers. Since I love using cupcake liners when I bake cupcakes, I did a little paper piecing with a small floral pattern. The layout on this card just evolved as I played around with paper, but I think it turned out pretty cool. The Birthday Wishes sentiment is a die cut by Impression Obsession called Birthday Top Edgers. That's it!

This Brentwood Cupcake Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The East Wind: Paper Piecing 
• Crafts Galore: Use a Digi or Stamp
• Critters and Creatures: Focus on Critter/Creature
• Crafty Awesomeness: Anything Goes with Colored Image

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Follow Your Dreams Card

Sometimes the ideas in my head just don't jive with my supplies, so I have to work with what I have. That was the case with this Follow Your Dreams Card. I love the color challenge at Color Throwdown and I wanted to incorporate a flower in my design but I couldn't get it to look right. So, I took the opportunity to use a new to me swirl die cut by Impression Obsession with silver glimmer paper instead. The background paper was from Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration called Irresistibly Yours and I sprayed it with black and pink Tattered Angels glimmer mist. Then I decided to sponge on some Lavender ink by Hero Arts and darken the edges with Black and Melon Mambo ink. The sentiment is by Hampton Art and was punched with a 2" circle punch and matted with a 2 3/8" scallop circle punch. To add some bling details I punched two bitty butterflies and added colored rhinestones along with a strip of silver sequin ribbon and three purple sequins. This card definitely has some sparkle! It may not be what I originally envisioned but I think it turned out okay. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

This Follow Your Dreams Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Color Throwdown: Lilac, Pink & Black
• Crafty Friends: Use a Punch
• Fairy Tale: Bling Bling!
• Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes