Square Halloween Card

 

Wishing you a Happy Halloween! I've been counting down the days to this spooky candy filled holiday.  My hubby and I have our front yard decorated with ghosts, a big black cat, and purple and orange twinkle lights to make it fun for the trick-or-treaters. We love handing out candy and seeing all the costumes. Since I grew up in the country we never had trick-or-treaters so I look forward to this night each year.

Okay, enough of my rambling. Here is some information about this Square Halloween Card. I went a little out of my comfort zone and used lime green as my accent colour. I can say this, it definitely gets your attention. The design elements came from the recipe challenge at Catch the Bug blog. The recipe is to use one circle and three brads. The silhouette cat digital image is from Bugaboo digital stamps. Well, thanks for stopping by my blog and beware of all the ghosts and goblins out tonight.  

 

This Square Halloween Card is linked to the following challenges:

• Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe Challenge: Use orange
• Crazy Amigo Challenge: Halloween

Give Thanks Card

 

Hello! It's Mojo Monday and since this is the last week of the month that means the sketch is for a round or square card. This Give Thanks Card is 4.5" square, I keep telling myself one day I'll challenge myself to make a round card but not today. The stamp is from the dollar bin at Michaels and it worked perfectly with this sketch. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Kaboodle Doodles: Fall
2. Paper Playtime: Anything goes
3. Mojo Monday: Sketch

Give Thanks Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very vanilla, more mustard, cajun craze, and daffodil delight card stock by Stampin' Up!, palo verde card stock by Bazzill Basics, and Traditions Floral Paisley patterned paper by The Paper Studio.
• Stamps: Craft Smart (dollar bin at Michaels).
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in soft suede.
• Other Stuff: Cricut machine (scalloped square), leaf punch by Creative Memories, and acorn dimensional sticker by K & Company.

Happy Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome to our VERY first Blog Hop at Created with Love Challenges!

We are so excited to have you join us for this Special "HALLOWEEN" Blog Hop!

 

We have some great prizes and even some BLOG CANDY when you visit our DT's Personal blogs! A few of the ladies wanted to show their love for you visiting, so they are offering up some great blog candy!

 

We will have 3 RANDOM.ORG drawings

for 3 different winners

 

Now on to the sponsors for this Hop....

 

First we have:

Sassy Studios Images, they offered our

DT to choose an image to work with so that's what you will see with our creations.

1 Winner chosen by Random.Org will win her prize of 4 images from her store.

 

 

 

Second we have:

 

 

 V's Sweet Ideas, and she is offering a $10 gift certificate to 

her online store to 1 winner

 

 

Third we have:

 

 

 Pizzazz A Plenty is offering gift package

of goodies (her choice) worth $10.00 to 1 winner

 

 

So if you have arrived here from Lisa's blog then you are on the right track!! If you're just arriving, please be sure to start at the very beginning, CWLC so you don't miss one thing!!

Here is my "HALLOWEEN" Creation for the blog hop

 

Andrea's Halloween Card 

 

So now on to some more info for the Personal Blog Candy.....

You must become a follower of each DT's Blog (if you are not yet)

You must leave a comment on each DT's Blog

Andrea's Blog Candy
 

(pretty simple rules, we don't want it to be a long drawn out deal,

 but we do want you to visit our blogs to see what Great work our DT's do!)

 

Now before you leave, be sure to leave me a comment for a chance to win my blog Candy!! Don't forget to join our challenge this week for a chance to win the 1 of the 3 prizes!!!

Your next stop is the super talented Linda! Happy hopping and we look forward to seeing you at CWLC this week!! Good luck!

 

Here is the Blog Hop Master List so start hopping...

 

CWLC (start here)

Chris

Dawn

Lisa

Andrea

Linda

Sandra

Sue

Thanks for joining us on our very first Blog Hop here at CWLC!!!

 

Andrea's card is also linked to the following challenges:

1. Make it Monday: Anything goes
2. Scrappy Frogs: Fall/Halloween
3. My Time To Craft: Halloween
    



 "HAPPY HALLOWEEN"
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Kraft Thank You Card

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful day. This afternoon has allowed me some time to create this Kraft Thank You card for the following challenges:

•  CAS-ual Fridays: Kraft on 
• Hiding in My Craft Room: Thankful

In keeping with casual style this card has one main focal point. The corrugated punched flower helps draw the eye to the sentiment. There you have it, a pretty simple casual card. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Kraft Thank You Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Very vanilla and basic black card stock, corrugated kraft card stock (source unknown), tan glitter card stock by DCWV (Christmas glitter matstack),wood grain kraft patterned paper by Pebbles (Fresh Goods collection, #751191 Come Again), and black polka dot patterned paper by Fancy Pants Designs (it's the little things collection, #1155 Shuffle).
• Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners and Mixed Bunch.
• Inks: Black dye ink by Stampabilities.
• Other Stuff: Finishing Touches Edgelits, Blossom punch, 1" and 3/4" circle punches, Cricut machine (large circle and leaves), Bitty Banners Framelits, black glitter brad, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Perfectly Preserved Thanksgiving Card

Good evening! The wind blew in colder weather today. Yesterday here in Oklahoma it was 85 degrees and today the high was around 59. It definitely feels like fall now and it arrived in time for Halloween next week. I have plenty of Halloween cards made, but I realized I needed to make more handmade Thanksgiving cards. So, this afternoon that's what I did. This Perfectly Preserved Thanksgiving Card was made using this weeks Freshly Made Sketch. The patterned paper is from the Orchard Harvest collection by Stampin' Up! I really love all the colours in this paper collection. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Perfectly Preserved Thanksgiving Card Supplies: Very vanilla, island indigo, lucky limeade, and early espresso card stock, Orchard Harvest designer series paper, Perfectly Preserved stamp set, Cannery Set Framelits, Big Shot, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, classic stampin' pads in early espresso, raspberry ripple, and lucky limeade, twine in island indigo, chevron embossing folder, word window and modern label punches, basic pearls, and stampin' dimensionals. All Supplies by Stampin' Up!

This card is linked to the following challenges:
1. Paper Crafting Journey: Ribbon or Twine
2. Simply Create: Anything Goes
3. Stamp-n-doodle: Ribbon or Twine

Wild Halloween Card

Hello! Today ColourQ meets CASology with this Wild Halloween Card. The cue word at CASology is WILD. The first thing that comes to my mind is the zebra pattern. The zebra stamp was quite large so I masked about a third of it to make it more narrow. Combine that with the ColourQ colours and the end result is a simple, savvy, and spooky handmade Halloween card! Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful day!

Wild Halloween Card Supplies:

• Paper: Whisper white and tangerine tango card stock by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Zebra background stamp by Stampabilities and Googly Ghouls by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in rich razzleberry and basic black.
• Other Stuff: Circle punch, dots bright bling by Jolee's, googly eyes, and stampin' dimensionals.

The sentiment was created in word and printed on card stock.

Frightening Feline Card

 

Good afternoon! I have another Halloween card to share with you today. This Frightening Feline Card was made using the sketch from the Mojo Monday challenge. I love the Frightening Feline stamp by Stampin' Up! After I bought it I put it away and this is the first time I've used it. Shame on me because it's super cute. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Try it on Tuesday: Halloween
2. Tuesday Throwdown: Halloween
3. Use it Tuesday: Use Orange

Frightening Feline Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Black, tangerine tango, and more mustard card stock, and Howlstooth & Scaringbone dsp (126906).
• Stamps: Frightening Feline (128105).
• Inks & Colouring: VersaMark stamp pad and tangerine tango embossing powder (123106).
• Other Stuff: Fiskars apron lace edge punch, spider layered accent sticker by K & Company, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Window Cat Halloween Card

Hi there! I hope your day is going well. I'm still working on my Halloween cards to send to my family and friends. It's nice to work this into all the fun Halloween challenges going on right now. This Window Cat Halloween Card is linked to the following challenges:

• The Pink Elephant: Halloween Challenge
• Catch the Bug: Bingo Challenge (twine, sentiment, and orange & black)
• The Cutie Pie Challenge: Halloween

Window Cat Halloween Card Supplies:

• Paper: Black folded card by Recollections, tangerine tango card stock by Stampin' Up!, Kelly Panacci Halloween mat pad by K & Company, and Howlstooth & Scaringbone dsp by Stampin' Up!.
• Stamps/Images: Halloween Windows - Cat digital stamp by Bugaboo.
• Inks & Colouring: Copic markers (100, C5, E15, E55, R83, YR07), yellow Colourpro pencil, and Gelly Roll pen in clear star.
• Other Stuff: Black twine by Queen & Co., sentiment sticker by The Paper Studio, googly eyed spider sticker by K & Company, and black 3-D adhesive squares.

You're So Sweet Card

When you think of something sweet, what comes to mind? Chocolate, cookies, cake, fruit, or ice cream? This weeks theme at Created With Love Challenges is Something Sweet. I created this You're So Sweet Card using a free digital stamp called Icecream by Sliekje digi Stamps. I love the artwork in Sliekje's designs, they are so delicate and heartfelt. I coloured the image with a mix of Copics, colored pencils, and then I used stickles on the ice cream and Tulip puffy paint for the whipped cream. Mmmm.... I'd say we are starting Monday off pretty sweet!

Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop where you can buy scrapbook paper, discount card stock, scrapbook stickers, and discount paper punches. I hope you will check out our sponsor's website and play along this week by creating a sweet card for our challenge. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful day!

 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi

 

Mummy Halloween Card

Hello all you night owls! Here is a quick late night post to make the Stella Says Sketch deadline at the Catch The Bug Challenge blog. I've used the Halloween Mummy digital stamp by Bugaboo. I used a Gelly Roll pen in clear star to accent the mummy and the Fiskars Webs We Weave edge punch. Have a wonderful night.

This Mummy Halloween card is linked to the following challenges:

1.  2 Sisters Challenges: Cute-n-Creepy
2.  Crafty Catz Challenge blog: Halloween
3.  Craftymess Challenge blog: Halloween

 

Halloween Petite Purse

Halloween will be here in thirteen days! This Halloween Petite Purse and card is perfect for a work colleague or friend. The card is super fast to create if you're in a pinch for time, a little embossing, a few layers, a stamped and punched spider add a couple of googly eyes and you've got a simple Halloween card. The Petite Purse Bigz die and all supplies by Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

This Halloween Petite Purse and Card are linked to the following challenge:

1. The Pink Elephant: Trick-Or-Treat (Treat Holders)

 

Shooting Star Card

Hello! I hope you had a great day. After my work meeting today I headed home to attempt the challenge at CASology. This Shooting Star Card was made using the cue word NIGHT. When I was searching through my stamp stash I found the Wish Upon a Shooting Star sentiment stamp and I knew I had to incorporate it into my card. I stamped the star and then added the trail behind it. I definitely think there is room for improvement but that will have to happen another day. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Shooting Star Card Supplies:

• Paper: Silver metallic folded card by The Paper Company, whisper white and night of navy card stock by Stampin' Up!, and blue shimmer card stock (source unknown).
• Stamps: Wish Upon A Shooting Star stamp and Star stamp both by Stampabilities.
• Inks & Colouring: VersaMark stamp pad, silver tinsel embossing powder and lapis pearlustre embossing powder both by Stampendous!, twinkling H2O's in Tahitian, and Radiant Rain shimmer mist in ice by Creative Imaginations.
• Other Stuff: Glue pen, heat tool, star gemstone, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

Le Fleur Thank You Card

You can never have too many thank you cards! That's my philosophy anyway. This Le Fleur Thank You Card was made using this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch. I love the bold colours in this Graphic 45 patterned paper. To soften the look I added a butterfly with pearl accents. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Le Fleur Thanks You Card Supplies: Very vanilla, midnight muse, and lucky limeade cardstock by Stampin' Up!, Fashionista Collection patterned paper by Graphic 45 (Le Fleur #4500072), Comfort Cafe patterned paper by Stampin' Up!, Bazzill Basics butter dotted swiss cardstock, Sizzlits decorative label die-cut by Sizzix, Curly Cute stamp set and Papillon Potpourri stamp set both by Stampin' Up!, classic stampin' pad in lucky limeade, Elegant Butterfly punch, basic pearl jewels by Stampin' Up!, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

This card is also linked to:

• Top Tip Tuesday: Things with Wings
• Make It Monday: Anything goes

Happy Thanksgiving Card

Good Morning! It's another Monday and time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This weeks theme is Somethings Cookin' and our wonderful sponsor is Guylou's Inimitability Digistamps. My card features the Thanksgiving Goodies digistamp which I printed onto very vanilla card stock by Stampin' Up! and coloured with my Copic markers. So, what creative way can you use the Somethings Cookin' theme to play along at Created With Love Challenges? I look forward to finding out. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very vanilla, chocolate chip, raspberry ripple card stock by Stampin' Up!, Tim Coffey patterned paper by K & Company (Fall Mat Pad 30-139244), and Bazzill Basics Two Scoops embossed card stock in Spumoni (304822).
• Stamps: Thanksgiving Goodies digital stamp by Guylou's Inimitability and Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up! 
• Inks & Colouring: Classic Stampin' pad in early espresso, Copic markers (C5,E27, E55, G12, G99, R59, V09, V28, YG93, YR27) and Stampin' Write markers in crumb cake and early espresso.
• Other Stuff: Glossy accents by Stampin' Up!, modern label punch and word window punch both by Stampin' Up!, corner punch, antique brass brads by Recollections, Fiskars apron lace edge punch, and stampin' dimensionals. 

This card is also entered at:

1. Make It Monday: Anything goes
2. Platypus Creek Digitals: Be Thankful

Love You Card

Hello! The CAS-ual Friday challenge this week is, CFC74: Create a Clean And Simple project with a heart. This Love You Card is what I came up with for the challenge. A simple and savvy casual card. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Emboss Resist Leaf Card

Happy Friday everyone! I'm in a very casual and relaxed mood today so I thought I would tackle the LEAF cue challenge at CASology.  I used the emboss resist technique and distress inks for the leaf panel. All stamps came from the French Foliage stamp set by Stampin' Up! Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by my blog!

This card is also linked to:
1. Crazy Amigo Challenge: Falling Leaves
2. Try it on Tuesday: Autumn Colors

Emboss Resist Leaf Card Supplies*: Very vanilla card stock, cajun craze card stock, French Foliage stamp set (120845), VersaMark stamp pad, Stampendous! pearlustre embossing powder in translucent pearl, Tim Holtz distress inks by Ranger in antique linen and wild honey, Inkssentials sponging tool, classic stampin' pads in early espresso and cajun craze, 3/4" circle punch and 1" circle punch, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Cat Trick or Treat Card

Although I love Autumn and cooler weather, I am not a big fan of it getting dark early. For the last several days I've come home from work and wanted to crawl in bed, but today I resisted. This weeks ColourQ challenge was calling my name. The colours are perfect for a Halloween card! After debating how I wanted to use the colours I created this Cat Trick or Treat Card. I paper pieced the sack, star, and hat band on the stamped image and coloured the remaining parts with Crayola colored pencils. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful night/morning/afternoon (you pick which one applies)!!!

Cat Trick or Treat Card Supplies:

• Paper: Black folded card by Recollections, white glitter card stock by Core'dinations, lilac scalloped card (cut in half) by Studio g, tangerine tango and more mustard card stock by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Trick or Treat Cat by Rubbernecker Stamps.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in basic black by Stampin' Up!
• Other Stuff: Fiskars Webs We Weave edge punch, lilac rhinestones, silver paint pen, Gelly Roll pen in clear star, and black 3-D adhesive squares.

This card is also entered into the following challenges:

1. Hooked on Craft Challenges: Halloween
2. Make It Monday: Anything goes

Thankful Card

Good afternoon! I've spent the morning doing a little laundry and creating this Thankful Card for the Mojo Monday and The Pink Elephant challenges. I used Bo Bunny patterned paper and stamps from the Apple Cider collection. The stamped images are heat embossed and then fussy cut. The colors of card stock used is by Stampin' Up!, early espresso, cajun craze, very vanilla, old olive and more mustard. I really love the beautiful Autumn colors in the Apple Cider collection.

If you're not in the Autumn mood yet, check out the photo of some pumpkin oatmeal muffins I made yesterday and pretend you can smell the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Mmmm!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog and enjoy your day!

 

Red & Blue Birthday Card

Good morning and if you live in the United States happy Columbus Day! It's time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. Are you feeling a red and blue vibe? I hope so! The challenge this week is to create a BIRTHDAY card using red & blue. Our sponsor this week is Delicious Doodles Yummy Digital Images and my card features their wonderful Kitty With Gift image. I hope you feel the inspiration to join us at Created With Love Challenges and thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

This card is also linked to:

 

1. Make It Monday- Anything goes

2. Craftymess Challenge- Anything goes

 

Red & Blue Birthday Card Supplies: White card stock, blue card stock, red card stock, patterned paper by The Paper Studio (Patriotic Burst and Red Polka Dots), Edgelits by Stampin' Up!, digital stamp by Delicious Doodles, Fiskars corner punch, Little Happy Birthday sentiment stamp by Hero Arts (A2153), royal blue dye ink by Stampabilities, scalloped circle punch, circle punch, clear and blue rhinestones, Crayola colored pencils, cherry cobbler twine by Stampin' Up! and stampin' dimensionals.

 

Pink Zebra You Rock Card

Happy World Card Making Day!!! To honor the day and with the CAS-ual Fridays challenge in mind, I created this Pink Zebra You Rock Card. Here is the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays:

CFC73: For The Girls- Create a Clean And Simple card that celebrates
the women in your life.

mom~grandma~sister~daughter~aunt~

cousin~friend~

co-worker~teacher~neighbor~etc.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

Pink Zebra You Rock Card Supplies:

• Paper: Black folded card by Recollections, shades of pink card stock, pink zebra patterned paper by The Paper Studio, and black metallic card stock.
• Stamps: Rock Star stamp set by Inkadinkado (98693).
• Inks: VersaMark watermark stamp pad and Zing! black glitter finish embossing powder.
• Other Stuff: Fiskars deckle scissors and black 3-D adhesive squares.

 

Paisley Elephant Card

This week at CASology the cue card word is ZOO which goes great with the Anything Goes Challenge to use Animals. The CASology challenge ends Sunday at noon so I sat down tonight and created this Paisley Elephant Card. The paisley elephant image is a digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps. I used a paisley embossing folder by Cuttlebug on very vanilla card stock by Stampin' Up! The accent color is old olive and the thank you Itty Bitty Banner sentiment stamp set and Bitty Banners Framelits  are all by Stampin' Up! Thanks for checking out my card and have a great day! 

Bat Halloween Card

Happy Friday everyone! This past week was busy for me so I didn't have time to make a card until today. I have to tell you I'm loving the weather this morning! It was a cool fifty degrees and it's really the first morning that it feels like fall. In case you haven't looked at the calendar lately, we now have 26 days until Halloween and I can't wait. This Bat Halloween Card was made using the Color Splash challenge at The Play Date Cafe and the Halloween challenge at Craft Us Crazy. I recently received the Toxic Treats stamp set by Stampin' Up! and I couldn't wait to use it! The bottom picture shows the little embossed purple toad on the bottom of the card. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful weekend!!!

This card is also linked to: Addicted to Stamps and More! Halloween challenge.

Bat Halloween Card Supplies: Black folded card by Recollections, white card stock, black card stock, plum webbed ribbon by Creative Impressions, Toxic Treats stamp set by Stampin' Up!, VersaMark stamp pad, Zing black glitter embossing powder, Stampendous! amethyst pearlustre embossing powder, Fiskars grass edge punch, black bat glitter stickers by The Paper Studio, black 3-D adhesive squares, and Radiant rain shimmering mist in ice by Creative Imaginations.
 

It's Your Birthday Card

It's very rare for me to post three cards in one day however, today was my day off. Since cleaning is never my first choice, I opted to spend time creating a card for a couple of challenges. This It's Your Birthday Card was made using the Mojo Monday Sketch and using the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Paper Players. I went with ribbon, yellow & gray and birthday for the Tic Tac Toe challenge. The two challenges went well together and I really like how the card turned out. Have a great day!

It's Your Birthday Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very vanilla and basic gray card stock by Stampin' Up!, MME Sunshine Paper Pad (#LF2104) and silver card stock.
• Stamps: Life Is Tweet stamp set by Close to my Heart (S1206).
• Inks: ColorBox chalk ink in charcoal by Clearsnap.
• Other Stuff: Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, light gray ribbon by The Paper Studio, Cricut machine, Straight from the Nest cartridge, and foam tape.

 

Leaves Thanksgiving Card

 

I LOVE the colours of Autumn leaves and I'm loving all the fall card challenges right now. Last night I was playing around with my new Wonderfall stamp set by Stampin' Up! and I created this Leaves Thanksgiving card. The design is simple but effective. Sometimes big embellishments take away from the focal point, but with this card the leaves deserve all the attention.

Leaves Thanksgiving Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Very vanilla, early espresso, cajun craze card stock, and Comfort Cafe designer series paper (126898).
• Stamps: Wonderfall stamp set (128084) and Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370).
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in summer starfruit, cajun craze, and early espresso.
• Other Stuff: Modern label punch (119849), word window punch (119857), pearl basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.  

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Simply Create Too: Autumn/Fall theme challenge
2. Crafty Creations Challenges: Autumn Leaves theme challenge
3. Crafty Sentiments Designs: Autumn Colours challenge

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a fabulous day!!!

Let it Snow Card

Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We've had one full week of fall and I'm ready for the cooler weather to arrive. Are you in the mood for Christmas? I hope so! The challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is a Christmas theme challenge. Our sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps and this Let it Snow Card features their Winter Birds - Snowman image. Now, it's your turn to make a Christmas card and play along with Created With Love Challenges. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day.

Let it Snow Card Supplies: Medium blue card stock, royal blue card stock, white glitter card stock by Core'dinations, white card stock, patterned paper by Doodlebug Design Inc., snowflake edge punch by EK Success, digital stamp by Bugaboo Digi Stamps, corner punch, crystal Stickles, Let it Snow stamp by Stampabilities, royal blue dye ink by Stampabilities, Copic markers, rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

 

This card is also linked to:

• Make It Monday: Anything goes
• Jingle Belles: Dashing Through the Snow