BOO TIME

Good morning everyone! 

A new challenge starts today at Try it on Tuesday and the theme is...

It's All About Time.

I made a fun Halloween art journal page featuring Tim Holtz Silly Monsters and Memory Box spider dies. For the background I used TCW Time Travel stencil, Mowed Lawn & Peeled Paint Distress inks. The dots were stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white powder.

I applied Tim Holtz Crazing Collage Medium through Darkroom Door's Polka Dot stencil in the corners for a little texture, it's very hard to see in the photo but it has a wonderful crackle effect IRL :) I added spider web Washi tape and the sentiment is made using my Dymo label maker.

I hope you can join us and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of my teammates beautiful creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the comments you leave!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

 Art-Journal-Journey- Tracey's 'My Favorite Color is October' theme

Crafter's Cafe- Stencil

Cut It Up- Trick or Treat + Dies 

Dream Factory- Ghostbusters

Funky Junky Boutique- Grunge, Ghouls, Giggles 

My Time to Craft-Halloween or Fall Colors

Halloween Shaker cards!

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today at Sparkles Monthly and this time we want to see your Shaker Cards!

As mentioned in a previous post... I'm back with my last two cards featuring the fabulous 'Boo Crew' Halloween kit from Simple Stories! Again, I used several papers, stickers, tags and chipboard pieces. I used a SSS stamp die for the stitched rectangle and to create the shaker I used MFT Peek-a-Boo die and a rectangle shaker pouch.   

Here's a close up so you can see the shaker/tag portion a little better :) Inside the shaker pouch I used black, orange & star sequins and added twine to the tags. 

I hope you can join us and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog for

more inspiration.

I have a very busy week ahead and my computer time will be limited, so I will catch up with you all soon :) Take care and thanks so much for stopping by! 

Tammy x 

Challenges I would like to enter:

C.R.A.F.T.- Halloween/Autumn/Thanksgiving

Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween Colors

Creative Craft Cottage- Autumn/Halloween

Daisy Chain- Autumn and/or Halloween

Ike's World-  Anything Goes/option of Trick or Treat

Show us Your Pussies- Furrything Goes/ Meowloween (1st card)

Unicorn- Autumn and/or Halloween

Halloween Bats!

Good morning everyone! 

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and the theme is Halloween!

 I love making Halloween cards so I have a couple of cards to share and they feature my new Bat Crazy dies from Tim Holtz :) 

The backgrounds were created with Carved Pumpkin & Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks and I used a circle to mask off the moon. On the first card I added a crackle effect to the moon and on the second card I let the DOI ink drip into the moon to give it a spooky feel. Both cards were splattered with black & white Posca pens and I used a MFT die for the skyline. The die cut cat and Halloween label tape are from Tim Holtz.

 Now head on over to the main challenge blog and check out the awesome creations by the other team members!

Thanks so much for stopping by... I'll see you soon :)

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Country View Crafts'- Autumnal Colors and/or Halloween

Creative Craft Cottage- Autumn/Halloween

Happy Little Stampers- Anything Goes with Dies

Incy Wincy Designs- Halloween and/or Be Thankful 

Let's Craft & Create- Anything Goes + option: Things with Wings 

Mixed Media Lovers- Anything Goes

The Paper Funday- Anything Goes/Optional Twist Halloween or use purple

Two Old Bats Halloween- Anything Halloween

Another Card Kit! :)

Good morning everyone!

I'm at it again... playing with my newest paper collection! :) This time it's the 'Boo Crew' Halloween kit from Simple Stories!

This kit was so fun to work with and it included: papers, stickers, tags, chipboard pieces and so much more. I used a number of stitched dies to cut everything out and on the two cards above I added some googly eyes.

I made several cards out of this collection to add to my donation box so I'll be back later this month with a few more cards :) Then, I promise that's it from this kit- well, this year anyway! LOL! I still have so much paper left over! 

Enjoy your week and thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Calendar- Halloween

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations- Autumn and or/Halloween

Die Cut Divas- Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles- Autumn and/or Halloween

Simply Create Too- All things Spooky

Two Old Bats Halloween - Anything Halloween

SPOOKY BOO!

Good morning everyone! 

Today I wanted to share a Halloween Art Journal page with you :)

I created the background using a 'acetate smooshing' technique with Carved Pumpkin and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks. I added Carved Pumpkin ink to modeling paste and stenciled it through Tim Holtz Code stencil. The dots were stamped with a Tim Holtz stamp in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white powder. The monsters were cut with Tim Holtz Silly monsters dies and colored with Wilted Violet DOI. 

Below is a better picture of the embossed lines the monster is standing on- they really blend in with the background and the lines on the monsters were stamped using a mesh stamp from Darkroom door.

 And there you have it... a very colorful and not too scary Art Journal page! :) 

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!

Take care, Tammy x

Other Supplies used:

Tim Holtz Halloween label tape and black archival ink

dies: Bats- Tim Holtz, Spiders- Paper Smooches, Twiggy Tree- Memory Box

Numbers- AlinaCrafts

Challenges I would like to enter:

Art-Journal-Journey- Chris's 'Hold the Line' theme

Creative Artiste- Anything Mixed Media Goes

Country View Crafts'- Halloween (Make a Scene)

Dies R Us- Boo!

More Mixed Media- Anything Goes/Optional Orange

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Not a Card

This is Halloween- Anything Goes Halloween

Try It On Tuesday- Halloween Time

Two Old Bats- Anything Goes Halloween

Lots of Halloween cards :)

Hello everyone!

I've been working on Halloween cards to add to my donation box... so today I wanted to pop in and show you what I've been up to! :) 

All papers, ephemera and sentiments are from Pebbles- the Spooky Boo Collection. 

I added a piece of vellum behind the ghost image on the card above and other finishing touches include: sequins, enamel dots, staples, googly eyes and Tim Holtz label tape. 

 These cards were so easy and fun to make and I think they turned out pretty cute. I love using paper collections/kits especially when making several cards at a time and the fact that everything coordinates so well makes putting them together a snap! :) 

Well that's it for now- thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!
Tammy x

Challenges I want to enter:

Always Fun- Pumpkins (1st card) 

Crafty Calendar- Halloween

Dragonfly Dreams - Spooky and/or Cute

Mod Squad- Hello Pumpkin (1st Card)

The Paper Funday- Anything Goes/Optional Twist: Halloween

Unicorn- Spooky and/or Cute

Spooky Owls...

Good morning everyone! 

Today I wanted to pop in and share a couple of 5x5 Halloween cards that I made with an older Sizzix Bigz Owl die... 

I used several Halloween papers/scraps to create the owls and after the elements were cut out I added Walnut Stain Distress ink to the edges. The kraft cardstock is from Tim Holtz which I sponged Walnut Stain ink over the top so the embossed area would show up better. The spider webs and small spiders were cut with Paper Smooches dies and I used a Memory Box die for the dangling spider.

 And that's about it... a little time consuming with all of the paper piecing but I love owls and I think they turned out pretty cute! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

A Place to Start- Card for a Child

Creative Craft Cottage- Add an Animal

Cut It Up- Happy Fall Y'All + use at least 3 layers

Die Cut Divas- Any Holiday

Try It On Tuesday- Use Your Scraps

Meet Frankenstein...

Good morning everyone, Happy Halloween!

I have one last Halloween card to share with you...  

It features the fun Oddball Frankenstein stamp & sentiment from Stamping Bella. It's colored with Copics, fussy cut out and I added a touch of detailing with a white Posca pen. I created the background with Wilted Violet Oxide ink, water and Newton's Nook bat stencil. I used a Avery Elle die for the stitched rectangle, the pierced fishtail die and striped paper are from My Favorite Things.

Thanks so much for stopping by... I'll see you tomorrow with some exciting news! :)
Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Arty Divas- Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers- Halloween
Lavinia World-ATG using Goes Using Rubber Or Clear Stamps

Little Red Wagon - Scary It!

Shopping Our Stash- Halloween

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

The Paper Funday- Anything Goes with Halloween
WaterCooler Wednesday- (C8) Anything Goes

Costume Cats...

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!

Today I have a couple of cards to share and they feature cats dressed up for Halloween! :)

On my first card I used the adorable Kit or Treat image from Knitty Kitty Digis and colored it with Copics. The stitched round rectangles were cut with Pink & Main dies, I used Tim Holtz dies for the tiny bats and the sentiment was cut with a Paper Smooches die. All the edges were distressed and to finish it up I added some googly eyes and a little sparkle to the orange areas with a Wink of Stella pen.  

And on my second card I used my cute Paper Artsy stamp again :) It's stamped in black licorice ink and colored with Copics. The background was created with Carved Pumpkin and Twisted Citron distress Oxide inks. Once dry, I mixed a little Twisted Citron ink with Moonstone Glimmer Paste and applied it through Newton's Nook bat stencil. The bats were cut with a Paper Smooches die, I used My Favorite Things dies for the sentiment and a Lawn Fawn die for the grass.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter
Alphabet-  O is for One Word Sentiment

Animal Friends- (C10) Cats
Polkadoodles - Always Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday- Halloween

SUYP Cat Challenge- Meow-loween or Furrything Goes
Sweet Stampers- Autumn or Halloween

The Cat's Pajamas- Fall

Words 2 Craft By- Always be a Batman

Colorful Halloween Cards...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a couple of colorful Halloween cards to share...

The cute little witch is from Bugaboo Stamps- she's colored with Copics and the 'Boo' sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. All papers are from Doodlebug design along with the images on the right. I used My Favorite Things dies for the stitched circles & fishtail flag, the large stitched rectangles are from Avery Elle and Pink & Main. To finish them up I added Apple Green Nuvo Crystal Drops and there you have it... a couple of not too spooky Halloween cards :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
Aud Sentiments- Halloween/Fall +A Sentiment

Catch the Bug- Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar- Autumn Colors/Halloween
Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween Colors

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Fab n Funky- Halloween

Fabrika Fantasy- Halloween

Pearly Sparkles- Spooky and/or Cute

Tales From The Craft Room- Halloween

is it Halloween yet?

Good morning everyone, happy October!

I have another fun Halloween card to share with you today...

It features my new Paper Artsy stamp, isn't it cute?!! This little cat is all ready for Halloween dressed as a bat! :) It's colored with Copics and the Sentiment is from Stamping Bella. The background was created with Distress Oxide inks, Newton's Nook bat stencil and water. I used a Memory Box die for the twiggy tree, a Lawn Fawn die for the grass, a Avery Elle die for the stitched rectangle and the tiny owl & bats were cut with Tim Holtz dies.

Well, that's all for now- Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
Animal Friends- (C10) Cats
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

C.R.A.F.T.- Animals
 Crafty Cardmakers- Add a Critter
Die Cut Divas- Fall Colors and any Holiday in October

Dream Valley- Things with Wings

Everybody-Art- Use Dies

Lavinia World- ATG Using Rubber Or Clear Stamps

Try It On Tuesday- Animal Magic

We Love 2 Create- Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Witchy Woman...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a fun card to share and it features several Halloween dies from Tim Holtz :)

I lightly stenciled a piece of gray cardstock with black ink through The Crafters Workshop tree branch stencil and then cut it out with a Avery Elle die. I cut the moon and 'Trick or Treat' sentiment out of mixed media paper and added Spiced Marmalade Oxide ink... to finish it up I added a few tiny bats and that's about it! 

I hope you have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts- Trees and Leaves

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- Things Beginning with "B" (broom, bats & black)

Everybody-Art-Challenge- Use Dies
HLS- Always Anything Goes with Dies
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- Always Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies- Anything Goes

Papercraft- No designer Paper

Scrapy Land- Always Anything Goes with Die Brand SL sells

Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

Happy Halloween!

Good morning everyone and Happy Halloween!

 I'm popping in today to share another monster card :o) I created it using the same 'Distress Resist Spray & Stencil' technique that I used in these cards. 

This time I used The Crafter's Workshop brick wall stencil, Peeled Paint and Brushed Corduroy Distress inks to create the resist background. I used Tim Holtz dies for the monster & sentiment and the bats were cut with a Paper Smooches die. I used Peeled Paint DI and a Darkroom Door mesh stamp for the monster and the green panel was embossed with Taylored Expressions Burlap folder.

  That's all for now... thanks so much for stopping by and for all the comments you leave!

Challenges I would like to enter:
A Inky Mess- Anything Mixed Media Goes

Always Fun- Halloween
Fab 'n' Funky- Halloween

Love to Create- Anything Mixed Media Goes

Papercraft Challenges- Inspired By A Song: Monster Mash by Bobby Picket

Shopping Our Stash- Witching Hour (witchy or halloweeny)

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Take Flight (my bats)
Simon Says Wednesday- Anything Goes

Hocus Pocus

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today over at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme is Let's go Digital... so you need to use a digital image or papers on your project! :) 

My card features a cute little witch from Meljen's Designs... unfortunately her digital images are no longer available to purchase. It's colored with Copics, the sentiment is from Crafty Secrets and all of the edges were distressed. The lime green background was created with the Stampendous Haunting stamp and VersaMark ink and the orange panel was embossed with a Darice folder. I used Tim Holtz dies for the tiny bats, Simon Says Stamp dies for the stitched rectangles and to finish it up I added some purple gems.

I hope you can join us and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog for more inspiration. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!

Tammy :)

Challenges I would like to enter:

Colouring in Scrapland- Anything Goes/Optional Halloween

Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween colors

Creative Craft Cottage- Pretty Pinks or Halloween
Die Cuttin' Divas- Halloween + dies
Moving along with the Times- Halloween
Simon Says Stamp Monday- Halloween/Spooky
Simon Says Wednesday- Halloween/Spooky
The Crafty Addicts- Anything Goes/Optional Spook it Up
Try It On Tuesday- Trick or Treat... it's Halloween

Queen of Snark!

Good morning everyone!

I was so excited to have been crowned the 'Queen of Snark' for my Monsters cards... so the wonderful ladies over at the Sisterhood Of Snarky Stampers challenge blog have invited me to be their guest designer! Thank you! 

The challenge for the the next two weeks is- S is for Skulls...

My card features a cute little Goth Girl from Meljen's Designs (no longer available) and it's colored with Copics. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions and the fun skull paper is from Doodlebug Design. I created a 'stamped embossed background' with a Darice folder and Black Soot distress ink. I used Nellie's Choice dies for the ovals, a Simon Says Stamp die for the stitched rectangle and to finish it up I added some lime green enamel dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers to join the fun!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A2Z Scrapbooking Linky Party- Frightfully Fun

Crafting By Designs- Boo Scare Me

Digi Doodle Studios- Pink for Breast Cancer OR Halloween
Dragonfly Journeys- Happy Halloween

Little Red Wagon- Digis

Sparkles Forum- Use only 2 colours - Black & Green

That's Crafty!- Spookalicious

Yummy Candy Corn!

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today over at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme is... Fancy Folds!

I decided to make a little gift bag and gate fold card and they feature my new Candy Corn stamp set from Newton's Nook! Don't you just love that fun sentiment?!! The candy corns are stamped in MFT Black Licorice ink, colored with Copics and the papers are from Doodlebug Design. I used a Lawn Fawn die for the goodie bag and then created a clear circle window so you could see the yummy candy corns inside :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of the teams beautiful creations!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More- (C10) Holidays
Brown Sugar- Fall/Halloween

Crafty Gals Corner- Fancy Folds 

Crafty Sentiment Designs- Halloween
Cute Card Thursday- Halloween

Die Cuttin' Divas- 3D Projects

Dragonfly Journeys- Happy Halloween

Happy Little Stampers- Always Anything Goes with Dies

Simon Says Wednesday- Anything But a Card

Use Your Stuff- Autumn/Halloween

Other supplies used:

Newton's Nook- Coordinating Candy Corn dies

MFT- circle dies and heart die, Avery Elle- Stitched rectangle die

black sheer ribbon, acetate & yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops

Meet Wicked and Trouble :)

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today over at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme is What's New? So we would like to see your newest technique or recent purchase.

I have two Halloween cards to share with you today... they feature my new Tim Holtz Silly Monsters and Halloween Word dies and on my first card I finally gave the 'Distress Resist Spray & Stencil' technique a try. I used TH Lattice Work stencil, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed Distress inks and followed this tutorial... she gives great step-by-step instructions on all of her beautiful cards and backgrounds! 

 On my second card I used TH Distress Collage medium- Crazing for the first time and Kaisercraft Bubbly stencil, along with the same distress ink colors as above.   

The monsters were created using a watercolor smooshing technique with a piece of mixed media paper and Spiced Marmalade ink. Once dry- I cut the monsters out and then stamped them randomly with the Water Droplet background stamp from Deep Red Stamps.
And there you have it- a couple of fun Halloween cards using a new technique and lots of new crafty supplies!

Now head on over to the main challenge blog and check out the beautiful cards by the other team members!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!

Tammy :)

Challenges I would like to enter:
Back To Basics- Inky Backgrounds
Creative Artiste- Anything Mixed Media Goes (2nd Entry)
Happy Little Stampers-  Mixed Media- Make it Messy
Happy Little Stampers-  Always Anything Goes with Dies
Shopping Our Stash- Use a Smooshing Technique (on the monsters)
Simon Says Wednesday- Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesday- Slap It On- get messy with ink, paints, textures and papers
Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers- (C10) M is for Monsters

Supplies used:

Tim Holtz- Silly Monsters, Halloween Words, stitched rectangles & bats dies

Avery Elle- wonky stitched die, MFT- fishtail flag & corner die

Tim Holtz Distress Resist Spray & Distress Collage medium- Crazing

Tim Holtz- Lattice Work stencil, Kaisercraft- Bubbly stencil

Strathmore Mixed Media paper 

Sequins & small black gems

Witch Wanda

Good morning everyone!

I'm back with another VERY bright Halloween card and it features the adorable 'Witch Wanda' stamp from Impression Obsession... isn't she a cutie?!!

It's stamped onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper in VersaFine black ink and colored with a combination of Zig and MozArt Brush pens. I used an Avery Elle die for the large stitched rectangle, MFT dies for the pierced fishtail flag & stitched circle and TH dies for the double stitched rectangle, tiny bats and sentiment. The papers are from Doodlebug design and to finish it up I added Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops. 

  Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!

Tammy :)

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafter's Castle- Anything Goes + option: Fall/Halloween
Create and Inspire- Anything Goes + option of inspired by a song: Eagles-Witchy Woman

CuteNCrafty- Kids

Happy Little Stampers- Always Anything Goes with Dies

heARTful Stamping- Anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies- Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations- I Spy... something beginning with B- Bats, Boots, Boo & Bright colors

Sweet Stampers- Bright Colours
Through the Purple Haze- Bright Colors

Bugaboo Halloween Cards

Good morning everyone!

I've been working on Halloween cards to give to my local Ronald McDonald House so I thought I would pop in and share a few :)

They feature adorable images from Bugaboo Stamps and are colored with Copics. All of the papers are from Doodlebug Design, the stamped sentiments are from Taylored Expressions and I used a QuicKutz die for the 'BOO' die cut below. I used Avery Elle dies for the stitched rectangles, a TH die for the tiny bats and a MS punch for the larger bats. The stitched circles, fishtail flag and corners were cut with MFT dies. 

And there you have it... a few not-so-scary Halloween cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!

Hugs, Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:
Addicted to Stamps and More - (C10)- Holidays

Catch The Bug- Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle- Anything Goes + option: Fall / Halloween

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

SheepSki Designs- For the Kidz

Shopping Our Stash- Crazy For Coloring

Try It On Tuesday- Childhood (cards will be donated to children)

Stella Says Sketch- Sketch #614 (1st card)