Sweet Pea Halloween Card

This is my first time using a Sweet Pea stamp, and I think that now I have found a new addiction. As if I needed another one, I know!!! LOL. Anyway, I just love this stamp and think this image is just so beautiful. It is so detailed and intricate, and I just love how this card came out. I used Raven Head by Recollections for the patterned paper. I wanted to stick with Orange and Purple, so I used Orange Cardstock as the matting. I think it helped to make the patterned paper pop.

I colored the image with copics:

hair - E51, Y21, Y11

Skin - E000, E00, R20, R29 (lips)

Dress & hat - C9, C7, C5, C3, V06, V04, V01, G20, G24

cat - C7, C5, C3, R20, Y13

Pumpkins - YR20, YR03, G21, G24

Leaves - G20, G24

Background - B0000
I cut a bow shape and circle in black cardstock with my cricut, and thought that they made great accent pieces to the card layout. I used a black ribbon and then layered a Halloween colored ribbon on top. I used them as accent pieces, and thought a bow in the corner looked just perfect. I used three white Rose flowers I bought from I am Roses, and I hand painted them with Black Gold glimmer mist. I also used three white prima flowers, and I hand painted them with Haunted Shadows glimmer mist to match the colors of the paper. I also used three white mini roses from I am Roses, that I hand painted with Peach Delight Glimmer Mist to match the color scheme of the card. I used a stitching stamp to stamp around the edges of the patterned paper (I do not own a sewing machine), to give the card a finished look.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Scary Creatures

Papertake Weekly Challenges - 3 of each of three different kinds of flowers

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween

Stamping Vacations - Occasion Oasis chalenge (Halloween)

Fussy and Fancy - Halloween

Anything Challenge - Anything Goes - Ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope this card has given you inspiration to go out and be scrappy!!!

Sophisticated Tilda card

I love this image of Sophisticated Tilda. She looks so lovely, I just had to ink her up. I just Love how this card came out. For the patterned paper, I used Webster's pages, Life's Portrait. Webster's Pages paper is so gorgeous, it is hard to cover any of it up, but I love how the soft colors complimented each other on this card.

I am entering this card into the challenge over at 7 kids college fund. Their challenge this week is flowers and layers. I love this challenge, as it very open to interpretation. I chose to use Sophisticated Tilda for this challenge, as she has a flower on her dress. I then added a TON of flowers to the left hand bottom corner. I layered some of the flowers and also layered all the patterned papers to fulfill the layered requirement. Go check out this challenge, it is GREAT.

This card also falls into the challenge at ABC Challenge, as they are doing F is for..... Flowers. I think this card has a lot of Gorgeous flowers, that I glimmer misted with Vintage pink and Black Gold to match the colors of the patterned paper

I am also entering this card in the challenge at Simon Says Challenge. Their challenge this week is a recipe challenge. The recipe is to use 3 types of embellishments, 2 patterned papers, and 1 image.

I used flowers, lace, and a Tim Holtz Philosophy tag as my 3 embellishments. I used 2 different patterned papers from Webster's pages Life's Journey. And, I used 1 image (Sophisticated Tilda). I love this recipe, and think it turned out to be an amazing card.

Since I used the Tim Holtz Philosophy tag on my card, this qualifies for the challenge over at Delightful Sketches

I used the following copics to color in Sophisticated Tilda:

skin: E000. E00

hair: E59, E57, E53

Dress and shoes: C9, C7, C5, C3

Bow, earrings, lace, and flower: RV14, RV11, G21, G24
Thanks so much for stopping by. Please go check out the challenges and join in the fun.

7 kids college fund - Flowers and Layers

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - 3 embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image

ABC Challenge - F is for....FLOWERS

Delightful Sketches - Metal Mania

Stamping Vacation - A card for someone that needs a Hug

OMG!!!!!!! and blog candy giveaway

Ok ladies and gents, I have some SUPER exciting news.......... I WON!!!

I entered the altered notebook contest over at The Greeting Farm. My entry is shown above and below in a previous post. I am so exited. I worked really hard on this altered notebook, and LOVE how it turned out.

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!!!! - In order to celebrate my excitement, I want to share something with all of you. You all give me such support and inspiration, and I want to show you all how appreciative I am. Since I showcased the Sweet & Toxic Set on the cover of my book, I will be giving away a Sweet & Toxic Stamp set to one random commenter.

Once I receive my prize(probably at least a week or so), I will close this for comments on this post. Until then, please leave a comment. Tell me what you love about GFS stamps, and/or what your favorite one is. I will close this for comments when I receive my prize, and will use random.org to select a winner. Come on people, join in the fun!!!! ;) Thank you all for your continued support and inspiration! Thanks to GFS also for such an amazing contest and prize, I am grateful and humbled more than you know.

Halloween Tilda Style!!!

This card won Top 5 over at Cupcake Challenges

I have been so busy coloring and creating this past week, I am having a blast exploring the internet for ideas and inspiration!!! Here is my newest card creation.

For this project, I colored up Jolly Roger Tilda and Spooky Tilda. These two adorable ladies are ready in their Halloween best to go hit the town trick or Treating.

I used the sketch from 7 kids college fund and doubled up the stamps to fulfill the challenge requirements. This sketch was so much fun!!!!

I used a brown paper bag as the matting for the Graphic 45 design paper. The challenge at Magnolia-Licious Highlights was to use a paper bag in your creation. I love how the brown lunch bag accented the design paper and accented it against the black cardstock base.
I used pop dots to pop up the sentiment, "Boo", which is stamped using my Heidi Swapp letter stamps. I stamped it in black ink and then went over it in black stickles to add some bling. I also popped up both Tilda images to make them stand out against the patterned paper.
I used Copic markers to color in both ladies.

Spooky Tilda -

hair - E25, E59, E23

Skin - E000, E00, R20

Dress & Socks - V06, V04, V01

Apron & Shoes - C9, C7, C5, C3

Broom - E33, E53, E51

Jolly Roger Tilda -

Hair - C9, C7, C5, C3

Skin - E000, E00, R20

Bandana & dress - C7, C5, C3, V6, V4, V1, YR04

Shoes - C9, C7, C5, C3

Jolly Roger Sign - E33, E53, E51, C3, 0

I added Prima flowers, prima bling, stickles for accenting, a Halloween Ribbon, and distress ink. I love how this card turned out.
I am entering this card into the following challenges

7 Kids College Fund - Sketch and Double Up

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Halloween

Totally Tilda - Halloween

Reasonable Ribbon - All about fall & Ribbon

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Sparkle

Magnolia-licious Hihlights - Fall themed and paper lunch bag

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Scary creatures

Stamping Vacation - No, No, No Challenge - No images that started with S

Just Magnolia 2x2 Challenge

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I wanted to post a card I created for a challenge over at Just magnolia They are doing a challenge for 2x2 (two of every item)projects. So, here is my entry.





For this card I used two different Patterned papers, two stamps ("Oops" Tilda and a sentiment stamp, "Thinking of you" ), two white prima flowers, two blue prima flowers, and two stick pins.
I colored Tilda with copics -
face E000, E00, R20,
hair E59, E57, E53
Hat and apron - B99, B97, B91
Dress and socks - R20, R29
Shoes and Spoon - E33, E29, E25

Check out Justmagnolia.blogspot.com to see their challenge, it is a really fun one!!!!!

another Greeting Farm card - flutter anya

Here is another card I made using Flutter Anya from GFS. I have been having fun playing with cardmaking. I am still getting there. I have been cruising the internet, looking at blogs and past challenges, and getting inspiration that way. I have just been having fun this week playing around and using some of my fave images. Enjoy

Peachy Tilda Card

Here is a card I created using Peachy Tilda and my copics. I colored her up, then used the Farmer's Market patterned paper by DCWV as the paper accents. I added some lace, ribbon, and prima flowers as embellishments. I hope you like it!

Challenges:

Stamping Vacation: Start Here Challenge - Ivory Lace