The Poisoned Apple Blog Hop

Happy Halloween! Today I'm taking part in a blog hop called the Poisoned Apple Exhibit. There are 13 creative projects for you to view. The majority are mixed media in nature and many of them are dimensional. We would love for you to hop along and enjoy these spine-tingling creations. The hop list is below along with a photo of the prize donated by Gecko Galz.🍎 Have fun!

My creation is more cute than spine-tingling, it's as spooky as I get. I made this Happy Halloween wall hanging using distress oxide inks for the background adorned with several stamps that were colored with Copic markers and then fussy cut. The black embossed trees are made using a stamp by Whimsy Stamps called Tree Silhouette used with Zing! black glitter embossing powder. To add a little spooky the Tree Menace and Count Catula stamps by Stampendous! were used along with some cute Hello Bluebird stamps from the Frightful Little Bits and Halloween Party stamp sets. Once I had everything assembled I decided I needed to add a little toad from the Springtime stamp set by Hello Bluebird. The Happy Halloween die cut is from Impression Obsession and that's it. 👻🎃 I'm glad you stopped by and I hope you have a hauntingly fun Halloween!🦇

Hop List:

It's Oddly Appealing

Creatif Edges

Ink Stained Roni

Helen Angel-Cullum

Chaitali Dekhtawala

Louise Thompson

Monique's Pretty Dark Art

Lyne's Laboratory

ZoeB

Rituparna

Angela B

Savvy Handmade - (That's me)

Monica Longard

Hop Prize:

We have a wonderful digital prize package up for grabs, courtesy of Gecko Galz (https://www.etsy.com/shop/geckogalz)! You'll receive: Face To Face Jewel It Collage Set, Steam Punk Collage Set, Picture Perfect ATC Set, Clockwork Christmas ATC Set, and Spellbound Digital Stamp Set (which has 25 images!).

To have a chance of winning, leave a comment on this post, along with your email address or social media contact (IG, FB, etc) from now through Monday, 2 Nov. One lucky winner will be picked randomly from all comments left from all of the artist's participating! The winner will be contacted via email or social media so it's important you leave your address/social media contact info! Good luck and enjoy the hop!

The Poisoned Apple Exhibit

Halloween is almost here and tomorrow I'm taking part in The Poisoned Apple Exhibit blog hop. You're invited to join the fun starting at 10:30 AM EST tomorrow. There are 13 creations by some very talented ladies and a prize will be given away. Hope you will join the fun!🍎 👻🍎

Thanksgiving Card - TMS #578

Good day crafty friends and welcome back! Today is the start of a new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I know you're going to love this sketch designed by Melissa Craig. It's perfect to use scrap papers or to cut that new paper pad you just bought. I did a little of both. The Happy Thanksgiving sentiment was already stamped left over from last year, so I started with that and then picked papers that went with the Bugaboo image.

We would love for you to play along this week! The design team provided a variety of inspiration and you can find their designs and all the challenge details HERE. We look forward to seeing your creations! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Butterfly Sympathy Card

Hello! Last week a long time friend of my mother passed away and I made this Butterfly Sympathy Card to send to her family. She was a lovely lady and will be greatly missed. 💜

When it comes to making sympathy cards I rarely make them just to keep in my stash. I like making them specifically for the family of the person who passed away. Although doing it this way usually leads to crafting through tears, that's okay with me. For this card I used the retired Watercolor Wings stamp set by Stampin' Up!, a retired flourish die cut and sentiment by Stampin' Up! and the patterned paper is from the Country Lane paper pad by LDRS Creative. The layout is one I've used several times, but I really like it. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.  

BOO Card - TMS #577

Good day! If you're looking for a quick sketch to make your next card then you should definitely check out this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch. It's designed by Melissa Craig and it's very versatile. In an effort to finish my Halloween cards I made this BOO Card. I found the die cut BOO when I was cleaning this past weekend and decided it was perfect for this weeks sketch. In place of the bow I added the jack-o-lantern and used some of my older paper stash and that's it. The design team made a variety of inspiration this week using many different occasions. We would love to see your take on the sketch! Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Just remember to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. Thanks for stopping by! 🎃 

Sketch #577:

Hoppy Halloween Card

Hello! This year I need to get my Halloween cards mailed earlier than usual due to the postal delays. It hasn't been that bad, but I don't want to risk it. Thankfully I only have a couple more to make and I'll be done. This Hoppy Halloween Card was made using the colors from the Inky Paws Challenge to use Orange, Purple, Yellow and Black. Distress Oxide inks were used to make the inky background. The spooky tree was made from a die cut from Simon Says Stamp and the grass die is by Newton't Nook. Two stamp sets and coordinating dies by Newton's Nook were used. The bunny is from the Hoppy Halloween stamp set and the ghosts are from the Boo Hoo set. Copic markers were used to color the bunny image and the sentiment was heat embossed. That's it! 👻👻👻 

Challenges entered: Cute Card Thursday (Halloween), Double Trouble (Twisted Sister- No Bats), Inky Paws (Colors), My Time To Craft (Halloween or Cats) and The Paper Girls (Halloween).

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

Fall Acorn Card - TMS #576

Hello! It's time to start another new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and this weeks sketch was designed by Melissa Craig. I decided to use the new Big Acorn stamp by Lawn Fawn for this Fall Acorn Card. Five acorns were stamped using Memento black ink, colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating die. Green and brown look good together, so I decided on a green plaid paper by Lawn Fawn. The sentiment is by Impression Obsession and was stamped with Memento black ink. Before adhering to the card base I used Java chalk ink around the edge of the paper and that's it. We would love for you to join us this week! You have until 8 pm EST to link your creation to the challenge. For all the details and design team inspiration click HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Sketch #576:

Happy Halloween Card

Good day! I have a quick post to share this Happy Halloween Card that I made using the sketch at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. After searching through my Halloween paper pads, I decided to use papers from the Trick or Treat pad by Pebbles (2016). I have two of these paper pads and it's time to use them. The exception is the purple plaid, it's by Lawn Fawn. The Happy Halloween sentiment is by Stampendous! and was stamped using Memento black ink. A little ghost by Newton's Nook was added and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 👻

Challenges entered: Dragonfly Dreams (Spooky and/or Cute), Sweet Stampin' (Use Your Old Stash) and Try Stampin' On Tuesday (Sketch #478 w/ Optional Theme: Spooky).

Corny Candy Halloween Card

Hello! Halloween gets closer with every passing day and I still have several cards to make. I usually mail about a dozen to family and friends. My cards this year will be simple and easy like this Corny Candy Halloween Card. It features a fun Frankenstein candy corn image from the new Corny Candy stamp set by Stampendous!. Copic markers were used to color the image and glossy accents added to the eyes. The patterned paper is from the I Love Halloween paper pad by Echo Park and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it, simple and easy! I'm glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Creative Knockouts: Clean and Simple
• Inspire.Create.: Halloween
• The Paper Funday: Anything Goes w/ Halloween Option

Just Because Card

Good day crafty friends! I'm still seeing several butterflies in my yard, so I decided to make another butterfly card. This Just Because Card features a butterfly from the retired Beautiful Day stamp set by Stampin' Up!. It was colored with Stampin' Blends markers in Mango Melody and then fussy-cut. The patterned paper is from a Halloween paper pad called Midnight Haunting by Pebbles (2017). The just because sentiment was heat embossed and a white embossed panel added for contrast. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day. 

Challenges entered: Crafting Happiness (Anything Goes), Crafty Creations (Anything Goes), Crafty Gals Corner (Fall Colours!), Creative Moments (Anything Goes) and Watercooler Wednesday (Anything Goes w/ Feminine Twist). 🦋

Pug Halloween Card - TMS #575

Hello! It's time to start another new sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch was designed by Melissa Craig. I still have several Halloween cards to make, so I made this Pug Halloween Card using the sketch. The design team made a variety of different inspiration and you can see their creations and all the challenge details HERE. We would love for you to join us and share your take on the sketch. Just remember to link your creation by 8 pm EST on Sunday. 

Card supplies: 

• Paper: Trick or Treat paper pad by Pebbles (2016), white and Lemon Lime cardstock.
• Stamps: Pug-kin by Newton's Nook.
• Ink: Memento black ink pad, Copic markers and Lemon Lime ink pad (retired Stampin' Up!).
• Other stuff: square stitched die, Pug-kin die and Fiskars deckle scissors. 

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

Sketch #575:

Fall Card with Squirrels

 

Hello and happy World Card Making Day! I hope you have time to make a card or two today. My crafty mojo has been pretty low lately, but that hasn't stopped me from buying new stamps and supplies. One of my latest purchases included the new Let's Go Nuts stamp set and Tree Before 'n Afters by Lawn Fawn. Aren't these squirrels super cute? I just adore this stamp set! So, today I decided to make this Fall Card with Squirrels. The images were colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating dies. To make the sky background I used Tumbled Glass distress ink and used the smooshing technique. The grass was cut with a tiny wavy scalloped die by Simon Says Stamp. Once everything was cut out I assembled the scene and adhered it to a piece of patterned paper from the Into The Woods Remix paper pad by Lawn Fawn. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. I'm glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything Goes with Critters
• Crafter's Castle: Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts: Fall
• Cut It Up: Make a Card with Die Cuts
• Moving Along with the Times: Animals/Birds