Friends and Halloween or Harvest

 

Hello there!  I'm back with a Friends of Speedy TV challenge for the new week.  Debbie has challenged us to create a Halloween or Harvest (challenge #43) card.  My little girl is very excited for Halloween this year, so I created a few little matchbook cards for her to give to friends or adults at school.  She really likes her bus driver, so I could see her giving one of these to her. 

This style of card is super simple.  I cut my patterned paper to 3" x 8 1/2" and then made a couple of quick scores at 1" and 5 ".  After creasing my folds, I added a staple to secure the closure and went about decorating my matchbook cards.  I stamped three images from I'm Going Batty, which just so happens to be the prize offered up this week!  I colored and fussy cut those images.  I added some dimensional adhesive and popped them up off of some matted ovals.  For the inside of the cards, I matted a white piece of card stock, stamped my sentiment and the image once more in a very light gray color.  I'm not sure if you can see it in this photo, you may have to click on the photo to see it larger. 

Here's a look at this week's stamping prize: 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  You may want to cruise back by later, as I have some more eye candy on the way!

 

Details - Stamps: I'm Going Batty (MFP), Vroom (MFP); Paper: Recollections Halloween dsp, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink: Tuxedo Black, London Fog; Accessories: Scor-pal, Copic & Touch Twin Markers, stampin' dimensionals, stapler, paper snips.  

Altered Friends

Happy Monday!  It's been a long week and the week really took it out of me.  It was filled with things like Math Night, picture day, doctor appointments, lunch dates and Mother-in-Law's returning home.  With my focus elsewhere, my crafty mojo slipped away.  I think I may have it wrangled now, just in time for another Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  This week, challenge 42 is to create an altered item.  If you have been around my blog for long, you will have seen me make an altered junior legal pad.  I love this project.  It's fun and easy to make and a bit bigger and more fun to decorate!  (In case you need a tutorial, you can find it in this post here.)  otherwise, my cover pad front is pretty simply decorated.  I die cut a Fancy Lattice piece to cover my patterned paper above and stamped and drew in a border on the lower piece of card stock.  I stamped colored and cut out a single daffodil and two butterflies to mount on top of my background. 

 

Here's a look at the inside.  I cut a piece of card stock and patterned paper to match and to decorate a bit more.  What you can't see is the little pocket on the flap for tucking in receipts or other notes you may need to keep.  Now don't forget that Mark's Finest Papers offers up a prize for one lucky participant.  This week the set called Christmas Music is the prize.  You can see it below.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Details - Stamps: Daffodil Greetings (MFP), Scenic Selections (MFP); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Springtime Vintage dp; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Basic Black taffeta ribbon, Copic Markers, Spellbinders Fancy Lattice Shapeabilities, dimensionals adhesive, Scor-pal, Scor-tape, Jr. Legal  pad.  



Friends and Distress

Good Monday Morning!  It was soooo hard for me to get out of bed this morning but hopefully this fun Friends of Speedy TV challenge helps to get you going!  This week the challenge is to distress!  I did a few forms of distressing on my card.  First off, I did some sponging with several inks on my main image.  Second I roughed up the edges of my main images mat with my edge distressing tool (scissors would work the same way).  Finally, I masked over my sunflowers and stamped the cracked glass background from Background Fun.  My main image is from last week's prize set called Bring on the Sun.  For my card base, I scored a grid pattern and sponged over parts of it to show off the pattern a bit more.

 

I wish my sunflowers still looked as regal as this one.  As of now, my sunflowers are drooping and just about done blooming.  We have had an amazing streak of dryness here in Western Washington.  The temperatures are starting to fall and we have not had rain for 70-some days. 

 

Well, don't forget to play along with the Friends of Speedy TV and perhaps win the set called Celebrate Big.  It's pictured below: 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Details - Stamps: Bring on the Sun (MFP), Background Fun (MFP); Paper: Chipboard (MFP), Early Espresso, White; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, Scor-pal, MM edge distresser, sponge dauber, dimensional adhesive.

 

 

 

Using The Odds

 

Hello and Happy Thursday!  I'm the hostess for the Ways To Use It challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  I am challenging crafters to use an odd number of something on their projects today.  For me, I used 3 punched and sponged leaves.  I love Fall colors and so I dipped into my inks to find Really Rust, More Mustard and Old Olive for my leaves. 

I have also been attempting to start on the Hope You Can Cling To challenges that run all month in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  These two cards are for the very first challenge, hostessed by Lydia the Great.  She asked crafters to show their style in the challenge.  I figured my style was represented by the kind of card that I naturally tend to create and that I gravitate toward.  Judging by the response of lovely ladies leaving me feedback, my card fits into what they recognize as my style too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Details - Stamps: Thinking of You Messages (Hero Arts); Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, SU dsp; Ink: Really Rust, More Mustard, Old Olive, Early Espresso; Accessories: Nestabilities, Swiss Dots ef, SU leaf punch, sponge dauber, corner chomper, dimensional adhesive. 

Friends and Chipboard

Good morning!  It's time for another Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  The challenge for today, if you choose to accept it, is to use chipboard.  You will find challenge number 40 on this page.  I hope you play along, as you there is always a prize involved!!  Since we are in October now and just released some really cool Halloween stamps, I couldn't resist getting them out again.  Who am I kidding?  They never left my desk (wink, wink)!  Anyhoo, the challenge isn't about Halloween, it's about chipboard.  I wasn't satisfied with my selection of chipboard images and shape, so I made my own. 

I got out some lightweight chipboard and my new Spellbinder's Shapeabilities Spider Web and created my own chipboard spider.  I got a little tricky with my embossed web image too.  I die cut the web and then covered the die cut with Versamark.  Then I turned it upside down (Versamark side down) on my card base and used my brayer to transfer the ink.  Then I sprinkled embossed powder over it and heated it up.  I love the splotchy look that comes from the imperfect transfer and not-so-fine embossing powder.  I think it matches the distressed look of the font on my Boo! sentiment from I'm Going Batty.  I finished up my card with a few more details like the embossed thread from which the spider is hanging, a couple of rounded corners and some sponging around the edges of the card base.  

I thank you for coming by and hope you have a fabulous day!

Details - Stamps: I'm Going Batty (MFP); Paper: Basic Gray; Ink: Versamark, London Fog; Accessories: Lightweight chipboard, Spellbinders Spider Web, Winter Wonderland ep, heat tool, corner chomper, sponge dauber, stampin' dimensionals, Touch Twin Marker.  

ETA:  Bring on the Sun is the prize for this week's challenge!!

 

Vroom - Mark's Finest Papers Mini

Let's not forget about this new set!  Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company is releasing this fun mini set this month too!  It's just in time for Halloween and has some really fun sentiments.  It's also offered free of charge when you purchase the four stamps sets releasing this month!  Little Witchie is just too much fun to not have her own stamp set! 

I opted for my standard clean and simple style with an embossed card base and a fun sentiment stretching across the card.  Witchie was fun to color in purple and green.  Those are my favorite colors and happily work on Halloween cards. 

I'm so glad you stopped by and don't forget to check out today's blog hop for your chance to win some new Mark's Finest Papers stamps for yourself.  (My post for the hop is just below).

Details - Stamps: Vroom (MFP); Paper; Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, SU rhinestones, paper snips, stampin' dimensionals; Linen & Canvas impression plate (PTI).

Tweet That - Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 

   September Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Buried Treasure Featured September 25
Going Batty Featured September 26
Autumn Splendor Featured September 27
Tweet That Featured September 28

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on September 29, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday September 28, 2012.

 

 

These are some cute birds in today's featured set called Tweet That.  The birds kind of remind me of the blue jays we have around here.  So I colored him up all blue.  I had a little bit of fun with the birdhouse and the base of the birdbath.  I did some masking and now I have a birdhouse on a post!  I die cut out a heart to create a peek-a-boo sentiment for my card.  A couple of lengths of oyster colored baker's twine finishes off today's card. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to see what Tangii has created with this new set.

 

Details - Stamps: Tweet That (MFP); Paper; White (MFP), Going Gray; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Heart collection framelit dies, oyster baker's twine, colored pencils, corner chomper, craft knife, two way glue, glue dots.