Digi Haven's Challenge "Halloween"

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Our challenge this week with Digi Haven is "Halloween". (Geez, I can't believe it's almost that time again...where has this year gone?) The challenge will last from Oct 19th through November 1st. As always, please link back to the original artist  to give them the credit they deserve.

I made a card for this challenge.

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Purple, White and Glittered Patterned
DZ Doodles Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities Big Scalloped Squares Small, Largest
Scrappy Mom's Clear Stamp "The Witch Is {In}"
Purple Pigment Ink
EK Success Corner Rounder Punch
Martha Stewart Glitter, Golden Beryl
Doodlebug Crushed Velvet Flock, Purple
Queen and Co Pearls, Lavender 3 Small
Green Pigment Ink
Orange Ribbon
Mounting Tape

I really like the way this came together...what do you think?

I usually like decorating for Halloween (I have almost as many decorations for Halloween as I do for Christmas), but I'm having a hard time with it this year. Guess from not feeling all that great for the past couple months...oh my, has it been that long already?...the idea of dragging the stuff down from the attic and the fact that we just don't get that many children anymore, I just wasn't into it. (Feeling like an old fuddy-duddy!) Have any of you felt like this? Well, I finally did it last weekend...not everything mind you, but enough I think. Spiders, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, mice and a few skeletons. (Don't want to bring too much scary stuff out this year with Gianna).

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Digi Haven Pumpkin Challenge and Pumpkin Picking Photos

If you are looking for CardzTV Challenge "Buttons and Boo's", click here.

This is Digi Haven's "Pumpkin" Challenge (use a free digi with a pumpkin). This challenge is open for 2 weeks. (Oct 5th - 18th). Please link back to the original artist.

I made a card:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Orange, Red, Royal and White
Dustin Pike Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
Scrappy Moms Clear Stamps
CuttlebugEmbossing Folders Organic Flourish
Black Embossing Powder
Queen and Co Pearls, Grass Green 2 Small
Mounting Tape

This card opens a little different from my "normal" ones...just thought I would change it up. I hope you can see the embossing right underneath the digi. It reminded me of pumpkin vines. What do you think?

Last weekend, my granddaughter was over and my husband and I took her pumpkin picking at a local farm. We had such a great day!

Here are a couple of photos:

Pop Pop and Gianna on the hayride

Gianna holding one of her pumpkins

We had so much fun...hayride, picking pumpkins and gourds, corn maze, feeding the animals, shopping (we bought a fresh peach pie and pumpkin bread...yum) and playing on the playground equipment. Afterwards, we bought some cornstalks at another local farm (I forgot to buy them at the first place) and then we went out for lunch. It was such a wonderful fun-filled day.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures...please leave a comment. Thanks for stopping by.

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Purple People Eater FCCB Challenge

The challenge at Fantabulous Cricut this week was called "Purple People Eater". (Use purple on your project and a monster or a bug). SVG Attic is the sponsor this week and we were asked to use one of their images. Since I do not have the software, Amy Jo (FCCB Coordinator) was kind enough to cut one of the images and send it to me. I enhanced it and made the card below... (Thank you Amy Jo).

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Olive Green, Light Green, Purple, Black, Orange and Two Different Patterned Papers.
SVG Attic Image Spooky Friends, Bride of Frankenstein
Cricut Cartridge New Arrival Diaper Bag page 105, (Shift Base)
Inkadinkado Clear Stamps All Hallow's Eve/Halloween Spider Web
Scrappy Moms Clear Stamps Bewitched, "Hand over the candy and no one gets hurt!"
Sizzix Embossing Folder Vintage Holiday (Top Corner)
Studio G Mini Punch, Spider
Studio G Mini Punch, Bat
Glossy Accents
Queen and Co Pearls, Midnight 2 Large
Two Googly Eyes Green
Purple Chalk
Mounting Tape

It may be hard to tell in the photo, but I used Glossy Accents on the stripes in the hair. I like the shiny affect that it gives. The Halloween bag in her hand is actually 3D. I hope you like the card.

Please go check out the other images at SVG Attic and the other FCCB design team member's projects.

I wanted to share a picture of my granddaughter.

Isn't she adorable? She's getting so big.

Thanks for stopping by. I would love to hear your comments. If you aren't a follower, I would love it if you would become one.

Take care and have a wonderful week.

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The Paper Players Challenge...Jaydee's Color Challenge

Second post today...

There is a color challenge at The Paper Players this week. (Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard, Cajan Craze and Very Vanilla).

This is what I came up with:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Mustard, and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed Ghost, page 58 (Layer 1 Base and Shadow Base)
1 3/8" Circle Punch
Studio G Mini Bat Punch
Scrappy Moms Clear Stamps "Have a Spooky Day!" and "Happy Halloween"
Recollections Border Punch Dotted Lines
Black Pigment Ink
White Pigment Ink
Black Chalk
Pink Chalk
Mounting Tape

This card was pretty easy to make and quite quick. Hope you like it. (The background paper has the burgundy and the cajan...I'm not sure if the color truly comes through in the photo).

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Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday Challenge "Mini Monsters"

Scrappy Moms Stamps challenge is "Mini Monsters". I just love this cartridge and just the other week I was lucky enough to win a Scrappy Moms Clear Stamp Set that goes with this cartridge Soooo well. Here's my card:

A hidden card...

And then the inside:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:

Cardstock: Gray, Three Shades of Purple, White, Black and Patterned Paper

Cricut Cartridge Mini Monsters Mummy, page 35 (Base, Layer 1 Base, Layer 1 Shift, Layer 2 Base, Layer 2 Shift, Card Base and Base Shadow)

Cricut Design Studio

Scrappy Moms Clear Stamps "Jeepers Creepers", "Boo" and "You've been Boo'd"

Green Glitter Ribbon

Violet and Dark Purple Pigment Ink

I started with a piece of double sided patterned paper 4 1/4" x 11". I scored it at 1 1/2" and at 7".  These are the fold lines. I used the pigment ink on the mummy's strips and underneath to give a little more dimension. 

I love these new stamps and can't wait to use them again.

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Frankly...Three Challenges

I made this card for Three Challenges...Cardz TV - Cricut Cardz Challenge "Things That Go Bump In The Night", CropStop " Let's Block It Out!" and Birthday Sundaes "Who's Got The Button? Birthday Card".
Here is my card:

and the inside:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Orange, Gray, Green, Black, Brown, Metallic Silver and Three Different Patterned Papers
Cricut Cartridge Mini Monsters It's Alive, page 44 (Base, Layer 1 Base and Shift Layer 2 Base and Base Shadow)
Scrappy Moms Clear Stamps (Halloween) "Frankly, You're The Best!"
Inkadinkado Thinking of You Clear Stamps, All Occasions "Happy Birthday"
Googly Eyes, Two
Orange Button
Le Plume II, Brown
Mounting Tape

The Scrappy Moms Stamp that I used was from a set that I won about a week ago. I was so excited when I received the news. I couldn't wait to use one. Frankly, (lol) I think the inspiration started there.
I mounted Frankenstein and the Pumpkin (button) with a single layer of mounting tape and the sign with a double layer.

Been on "vacation" for the last two weeks...My husband and I went to Ocean City, Maryland for a few days. This was our view from our hotel room:

Isn't that beautiful? We went to sleep with the sound of the ocean...aahhh, Can I go back?
One day we took our granddaughter with our son to the Philadelphia Zoo. We (my husband and I) visited Historic Smithville in New Jersey. We were able to go out to dinner with some friends on one night and family on another. We also had to get my CR-V's air conditioning fixed (the compressor broke), wait for the repairman for my new dishwasher to come and we bought a new mattress. We were hoping to get some things done around the house and maybe to be able to go somewhere else for a few days, however, the weather didn't want to cooperate and my husband ended up with a nasty cold. We also celebrated our anniversary. I get to return to work on Monday. My husband goes back on Thursday. It always goes by too fast.

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Have a wonderful week....

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