A monster’s Halloween!

Rick St. Dennis Image

Today at For Fun Challenges the Design Team are bringing you the scarier side of Halloween. I have not worked with “non cutesy” images so this was a CHALLENGE for sure!! Our challenge this week is sponsored by Rick St. Dennis.

The winner will be provided with the images you see the DT playing with this week. The challenge at For Fun Challenges is a SIMPLE one – Halloween….anything goes (but NO fall)!! Have you made your sweetie a Halloween Card? Now is the time!

If you would like to be a Guest Designer at For Fun Challenges please email us at For Fun Challenges @yahoo.com no spaces please.

CHALLENGES:

1) Fetch A Sketch #9 – Use the sketch provided

2) For Fun Challenges – Halloween…anything goes!

3) Creative Inspirations – Challenge 135 - Color Scheme…use orange, black and purple only

4) Heart Song Inspirations – Challenge 21 – no sentiments and/or harvest theme. I went with the no sentiments part of the challenge.

5) CAS-ual Fridays – (CFC25)  Use any medium (markers, pencils, watercolors, blending pens, etc) to add color to your stamped image.

My husband helped me by coloring it in photoshop. I then cut it out and pop dotted it on the card.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images:  Spider from Outer Space digi stamp by Rick St. Dennis

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – My Mind’s Eye (Spooked), S.E.I (purple spider paper), unknown spiderweb paper

Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: Circe Coluzzle cutter, large corner round punch, star punch, Adobe Photoshop

Frankenstein and His Bride!

Digi My World Digital Stamps

** Frankie is tilted in this photo but I fixed him and made him stand straight as I didn’t like him tilted when I saw this photo. Just too lazy to take another photo!**

CHALLENGES:

1) Digi My World – Trick or Treats.  For this particular challenge, Tricks or Treats, you may use ANY Digi My World image that you feel you can relate to the theme… Doesnt mean Halloween specifically…anything can be a trick or a treat!! The skys the limit!!    The winner of this challenge will receive a $8 store credit!!

I made a treat box and filled it with candy.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: Frankie and his Bride @ Digi My World

Papers/Cardstock: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – All My Memories (Occasion Alls – Halloween)

Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet Printer (pre-colored Digital Stamp)

Accents/Tools: SVG/PDF File Drink Caddy @ Clear Dollar Stamps,  Little Stacker Nesting Dies – Coved Rectangles Qty 6, ribbon, pop dots, score-pal

Techniques: Paper Crafts

Trick or Treat?

Digital Stamp by Bugaboo

INSIDE: So, which one would you like to have?  Happy Halloween!

Good Wednesday to you! We have a pretty TOUGH challenge this week at For Fun Challenges….are you up to it??  Did you figure it out from my card…..Halloween but NO orange, black or purple!! I told you it was one that will get you thinking. I was glad that I was able to work with this SASSY Bugaboo digital stamp called Sassy Gal Devil. Made the challenge a lot easier but it was still hard to not go to black! I was also glad to have this image cause I think it will be a cute card for Hubby and he will be SHOCKED for sure!! It’s good to spice things up and do things different once in awhile!!

And since Bugaboo is the sponsor this week the winner will get 7 free bugaboo images!! So get to thinkin’ and let’s see what you can come up with BUT remember NO ORANGE, BLACK or PURPLE!!

Please READ ** If you would like to be a Guest DT member on For Fun Challenges email us tell us your interested and a little about you. Then if your picked you will get to work with different sponsors stamps EACH week. What a cool way to try new stamps and meet a bunch of great ladies. All you have to do is email us at For Fun Challenges @yahoo.com (no spaces please).

CHALLENGES:

1) Sweet Sketch Wednesday – Sketch 123-57. I didn’t make the deadline but it did inspire my card.

2) CAS-ual Fridays – (CFC24) – Challenge #24 – Create a Clean And Simple Halloween project with NO orange.  Not even a tiny spot!

3) Card Makin Mamas – Challenge #31 – Halloween! They are also sponsored by Bugaboo this week.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: Sassy Gal Devil @ www.bugaboostamps.com

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Jillie Bean Soup – (yellow-sugar)

Ink/Markers: Tombow (red 856, yellow 055, brown 899), Canon Ink Jet Printer

Accents/Tools: brads

Gifts and Decorations – Halloween Style

different ways to use one SVG file

It’s the 3rd Tuesday of the month so it was my turn to give the Tuesday Tutorial at Clear Dollar Stamps.

I’m decided to show different ways to make place cards for a party. But if you’re not having a party, they can be given as gifts! Or they can be used as both (then your guest goes home with something!) And don’t limit your imagination to Halloween because each of these can be easily used for Birthday, Christmas parties, graduation, etc…just change out the design and your ready for the next big event!

CHALLENGES:

1) Catch the Bug Challenge - Today’s Challenge is an Animal Antics.  Create a an Animal project  and post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps‘ challenge blog, Catch the Bug,  by 10/22/11 at  6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs – seven (7) (using a Bugaboo image only), four (4), or two (2) using any image!

2) Stamptacular Sunday Challenge – Challenge #134 – You Choose!  For this weeks challenge you will create any card or a project that your heart desires! Anything goes! Please be creative! Try something new! Maybe even create something you’ve never made before! Oh…and don’t forget to stamp! After all, we don’t call this STAMPtacular for nothing!

All these projects were NEW to me. Never made anything like these before but I can tell you I will be making them AGAIN!! So much fun and so EASY!!

3) Creative Inspirations – Challenge #133 – Single layer card.

My place card is a single layer type of card. Also, it says they will take other projects if they fit so the toothpick decorations are a single layer. If these don’t work for your challenge just let me know and I will take it off.

4) The Pink Elephant – Challenge 121(TPE121) – “Scoring”!!   You just need to create a card/project using a “Scoring” technique. You can use either decorative scoring or scoring used to create a project (other than just a standard fold on a card!).

Well, this challenge was PERFECT! These project are all about scoring. You have to score the lines on the box so you can fold and know where to cut. And the place card is also scored. I just got my score-pal a week ago from Clear Dollar Stamps. LOVE it!! Wasn’t sure I would and almost didn’t get it. I have heard people complain about an other brand that the score tool is flimsy….NOT THIS ONE!! You have to be careful not to press to hard or you will cut through the paper. So happy I went with this brand.

SUPPLIES:

Images:

Bitty Bat and Pumpkin Digital Image

Spider Greetings Color Digital Image

Spider Greetings Digital Image

Autumn Friends Color Digital Image

SVG/PDF File:

Drink Caddy (available Saturday, 10/22/11)

Cuttin’ Up SVG File – March 2011 Card Cuts

Cuttin’ Up File – Scripture Box SVG & PDF

Paper:

Autumn Friends Color Digital Paper

All My Memories (Occasion Alls – Halloween)

Cardstock – Bazzill

Inks/Markers:

Tombow – gray N45, purple 665

Accents/Tools:

Scor-Pal Multiple Scoring Table

1/4 in Scor-Tape

1/2in Scor-Tape

Little Stacker Nesting Dies – Coved Rectangles Qty 6

Jumbo Craft Sticks

Cutterbee scissors

Toothpicks

Homemade cupcakes (from a box!)

Candy

Misc brads, rub-ons and ribbons for decorating

Pop dots

Coluzzle circle cutter

Computer and Printer

EK Succes tag punch

An AWESOME Digital Release Day!!

All I have to say is the Stamp Designers at Clear Dollar Stamps out did themselves this month!! There were SEVERAL new releases this month and they are all ADORABLE!!

Let me start out by showing you Autumn Blessings Color Digital Stamp. When I saw the four different textures on the pumpkins I thought it would be cool to use all of them. Then I got the idea of putting them in a row like at a pumpkin patch. So I batted my eyelashes and asked hubby if he could make the image in my head become real on paper. Of course he smiled and got to work in Photoshop (he is awesome in Photoshop and stuff like that since he is a computer animator). Then I took his finished product and made this card. Which I’m very happy it turned out. The design was based on a sketch (Day 83 @ 365 Cards)  but that was influced by the scalloped graph paper. I got this paper like 3-4 years ago for Christmas or Birthday and I just opened up the package!! Feels good to use up stuff I have on hand.

CHALLENGES:

1) Stamps R Us Challenge Blog – Autumn/Fall

Digital Stamp - Autumn Blessings

Let’s head to Christmas for some inspiration. Can you belive it is just AROUND THE CORNER!!! The digital stamp I used is called Christmas Cuties. It comes in outline, colored and in tags. This next card I used the Christmas Cuties Tag Digital Stamp. Super simple and cute card. Got to love that! The design inspiration came from Cute Card Thursday Challenge 183 – Sketch.

Digital Stamp - Christmas Cuties Tag

The next card I used the Snowman from the Christmas Cuties Outline Digital Stamps. I colored him in photoshop and cut him out. This card will be one that is made in the Card Class I give at church to raise money for the Card Ministry.

CHALLENGES:

1) Christmas Challenges w/sketches #11 – Use the sketch provided.

Digital Stamp - Christmas Cuties Outlines

Let’s head back to Thanksgiving/Fall. In this card I used the pumpkins that are part of the Autumn Critters Pre-colored Digital Stamp set.  This card was inspired by MOJO Monday Sketch #209.

Digital Stamp - Autumn Critters Pre-colored

Our last stop will be Halloween!! I love Halloween….the fun parts of it. So I love this cute spider…he isn’t scary at all!I used the Spider Greeting Outline Digital Stamp. I have a ton of Halloween paper and I was so happy to use some up. That just means I can start buying it again….I have to re-stock my stash!!

CHALLENGES:

1) Paper Playtime – Challenge #57- Use the cricut, black orange and purple. I did this card with this challenge in mind and then didn’t get it posted in time! Oh well thanks for the inspiration. I cute the circle and jagged circle out on the cricut. I used SVG files from Clear Dollar Stamps.

2) Creative Craft World – Halloween

3) Alphabet Challenge Blog – S for soon to be Halloween!

4) Card Makin Mamas - Challenge #31 – Halloween!

5) Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC137) – Use the sketch provided.

The sketch was my inspiration even though I didn’t get it done in time to enter the challenge.

 

Digital Stamp - Spider Greetings Outlines

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for our Blog Hop. Just for leaving comments you have a chance of winning a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for  digital images!

And Tuesday I will doing a Halloween themed Tuesday Tutorial!! Hope you will stop by and see how fun Halloween can be.

SUPPLIES:

Pumpkins in a Row

Stamps/Images: Autumn Blessings Pre-Colored @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Crate Paper
Ink/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer
Accents/Tools: photoshop, husband,
Techniques: pre-colored digital stamps
Inspiration: Day 83 Sketch from 365Cards
Card Size: 5 x 7

Gingerbread Christmas Cuties Tags Card

Stamps/Images: Christmas Cuties Tags (pre-colored)
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill (classic Yellowgreen), Basic Grey – Nordic Holiday 6×6 Paper Pad
Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet Printer, black pen
Accents/Tools: buttons, ribbon, night eclipse divine twine, strawberry jam divine twine,
Techniqes: Pre-colored digital stamp
Card size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Inspiration: Cute Card Thursday Challenge 183 – Sketch

Snowman Christmas Cuties Card

Stamps/Images: Christmas Cuties Outlines @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Creative Memories (
Inks/Markers: Canon inkjet printer (colored in photoshop)
Accents/Tools: snowflake brads, white Signo pen, Martha Stewart border punch
Techniques: paper tearing, digital stamps

Spider – Happy Halloween

Stamps/Images:  Spider Greeting Outline Digital Stamp @ www.cleardollarstamps.com

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – S.E.I.

Inks/Markers: Tombow (grey N45, purple 665)

Accents/Tools: Cricut, black pen, EK Success border punch, March 2011 Card Cut File from Clear Dollar Stamps

Halloween and Fall at Clear Dollar Stamps

Well, at least that is what I’m showing today for the Digital Stamps released TODAY at Clear Dollar Stamps!!

Clear Dollar Stamp - Sweet and Spicy Digital stamp

*Click on image to get larger picture*

Oh you have to see the WHOLE set, Sweet and Spicy. Totally cute and can be used in so many different ways. I was so glad DeeDee had a plain apple in there as that can be used for several different types of cards. Then she goes and puts these super sweet sentiment in there and I was sold on having to make it!! And it was perfect for the “Friendship” challenge at Stamps R Us.

CHALLENGES:

1) Stamps R Us Challenge Blog – Friendship

2) Card of the Week @ www.scrapbook.com -  A Tri-fold card was the card to try to make for the week of Sept 4th. She doesn’t care when you get it done as long as you try new card styles and have fun!

Clear Dollar Stamps - Autumn Friends Colored Image

This is the Autumn Friends Colored Digital stamp that was released TODAY! I decided to make a treat bucket and tag instead of a card with this image. Super easy to do. I printed out the image. Ran it through my xyron sticker maker. Add a little extra double sided tape on the edges since it is on a curved image. Rubber band it together for a day or so and there you have a cute little bucket. Oh and the bucket was $1 at TARGET. Got to love that!

I made a couple extras using the Bitty Bat Pumpkin Colored Digital Stamp.

Clear Dollar Stamps

Clear Dollar Stamps

CHALLENGES:

1) Card Makin Mamas Challenge #28 – Digital Image

2) Creative Inspirations Challenge #129 - Anything Goes!

SUPPLIES:

Friends were Apples Card:

Stamps/Images: CDSDASweetSpicy digital stamp and sentiment
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – American Crafts (Spring & Summer)
Inks/Markers: Tombow (brown 899, green 177, 173), Canon inkjet printer
Accents/Tools: brads, printer, coluzzle,ribbon, pop dots, glue dots, Cuttlebug embossing folder – Polka dots, Sizzex Big Shot
Techniques: tri-fold window card, water coloring with markers
Card Size: finished 4 x 5.5

Happy Halloween Bucket:

Stamps/Images: CDSTSAutumnFriendsColored
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill
Ink/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer, black pen
Accents/Tools:ribbons, xyron, eyelet setter, $1 pail from Target
Techniques: Altered object

Happy Fall and Batty for You Treat Buckets:

Stamps/Images: CDSLWBittyBatPumpkinColor
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill
Ink/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer, black pen
Accents/Tools:ribbons, xyron, eyelet setter, $1 pail from Target
Techniques: Altered object

Halloween Cat

Designed2Delight - Falloween Cat

CHALLENGES:

1) Day 181 @ 365Cards.blogspot.com - Use the sketch provided.

2) The Pink Elephant – Paper piecing. I paper pieced the cat. I printed him on grey, white, pink and green. Cut out the pieces I needed in each color and assembled them on the grey.

3) Design2Delight – Free stamp of the month challenge. Want some FREE digi stamps? Play along this week and you will get a new freebie next week via email. If you missed getting this stamp for free, you can purchase it in my digital stamps shop and play along to receive the next freebies.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: Falloween Cat from Designed 2 Delight

Cardstock/Papers: Patterned Paper – BoBunny, Cardstock – Bazzill

Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: black eyelets, jewel, xyron x sticker maker

Techniques: Paper piecing, eyelets