Here Kitty, Kitty!

Hi everyone!  Well, I decided to make one last Halloween card.  I bought this stamp last year and never got around to using it.  So I thought it was about time it saw some ink.  This stamp is called Treat Kitty and it's by Rubbernecker.  I fell in love with this image the first time I saw it...I love this kitty peeking out of the bag.  This is the card I'm giving my grandson for Halloween.  He loves animals so I'm sure he'll really like it.  Of course, being the sweetie that he is, he pretty much loves anything that Meema (that's what he calls me) makes for him. 

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  I used glitter on the star and hat buckle and put some glaze on the hatband and the spider.  I used my Memory Box Blackbird papers and stitched around the edges.  I added a few black brads, a big bow and a silver spider charm to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Alice in Wonderland Chapter 37  -  Halloween
Craft Your Passion Challenge #29  -  Glitter/Sparkle
Crafty Catz Challenge #56  -  Halloween
Crafty Creations Challenge #91  -  Halloween or Fall
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C61  -  Sketch
Create with Connie and Mary CCMC123  -  Halloween Haunts
Daring Cardmakers  -  Trick or Treat
Digi Doodles Challenge #31  -  Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #89  -  Halloween
Inktegrity Hump Day Inspiration #20  -  Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenges Week #43  -  A Haunting We Will Go
Paper Playtime Challene #22  -  Halloween
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #41  -  Color Challenge
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #46  -  Happy Halloween
Tellen's Place  -  Dark and Creepy/Anything Halloween
Wild Flower Patch  -  Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins!

Stamp:  Rubbernecker - Treat Kitty
Paper:  Memory Box - Blackbird; Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, glitter, paper glaze, brads, ribbon, spider charm

Warm Wishes

Happy Thursday.  OK, this is the third day in a row I have posted a new card.  I don't know what's up with that but I guess I'm on a roll.  This image is called Cutie Bundles Set and it's by Stampendous.  I picked this stamp up at my LSS, Simply Scrapbooks.  If you live in or near Kettering, Ohio, you've got to check out this store.  Vicki, the owner, has a huge selection to choose from and she and her staff are extremely friendly and knowledgeable.  They also have lots of awesome projects in the shop to spark your creativity!

So, I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and added Glamour Dust to her hat.  Isn't she just the cutest?  I love that smile on her face.  I used my Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and added some shimmery ribbon around it.  I used various punches to punch out my snowflakes and I covered them with Glamour Dust and added purple gems.  My paper is the new Christmas paper by BoBunny.  I love these nontraditional colors for Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  And to those of you that have signed up as followers, I also want to thank you.  I do appreciate that you take time out of your busy schedules to stop by to see what I've been up to.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #127  -  Let's Get Punchy
ABC Challenge  -  G is for Glitter
Colour Create Challenge #56  -  Purple, Aqua, and White
Cooking it up with Katie #35  -  Make a Girly Lilac Bow
Craft Your Passion Challenge #29  -  Glitter
Crafty Ann's Challenge #26  -  Recipe
Crafty Pad Challenge #94  -  Christmas Theme
Creative Card Crew -  Let's Punch It
Diecut Dreams Christmas Club Challenge #40  -  The One I Love
Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #31  -  Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #22  -  Winter Wonderland
I Did It Creations Challenge #26  -  Surprise Me
Inktegrity Hump Day Inspiration #20  -  Anything Goes
Keep It Simple  -  Take a Bow
Paper Garden Projects  -  Holiday
Paper Pretties  -  Being Square
Papertake Weekly Challenge  -  Sparkly and Bright
Simon Says  -  Punch Em
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #26  -  Diecuts or Punches
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle  -  Christmas with no red or green
Stamps R Us Challenge #7  -  Sketch
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #53  -  Sparkle
2 Sisters Challenge #10  -  Anything Goes

Stamp:  Stampendous - Cutie Bundles Set
Paper:  BoBunny, Bazzill, Marco's
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MS border snowflake punch, snowflake punches, pearls, ribbon, Glamour Dust

Spooky!

I hope you're all ready for Halloween because it's almost here.  Just a few more days and the ghosts and goblins will be roaming my neighborhood in search of some yummy candy.  I love checking out the costumes of all the little kiddos...they're so cute!  I have another Halloween card to share with you today.  I used an image by Meljen's Designs called Cat O Lantern and he's not spooky at all.  I think this is a perfect image to use on cards for the younger ones.

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and used my Nestabilities for the image and layers.  My paper is by Echo Park.  I added a ribbon and button and just a little touch of Stickles.  After all, what's a Halloween card without some sparkle?

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  Be sure you check out Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog.  You have one more day to enter the current challenge and then we'll be announcing a new challenge tomorrow.  And Melissa will also have a new release tomorrow -- yeah!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge #10  -  Anything Goes
A Crafty Little Place Challenge #62  -  Make It Spooky
All Sorts Week 75  -  Spots and Stripes
Corrosive Challenge #87  -  Halloween
Cowgirl Up Challenge  -  Halloween Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #29  -  Glitter/Sparkle
Crafty Creations Challenge #91  -  Halloween or Fall
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C60  -  Halloween
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #82  
Digistamps4Joy Challenge 5  -  You Spin Me Right Round
Ellephantastic Challenge #17  -  Halloween
Little Red Wagon Challenge #52  -  Halloween
My Sheri Crafts Challenge #28  -  Halloween
Ooh La La Creations Challenge #65  -  Scary Stuff
Paper Cutz Challenge #64  -  Halloween with Shapes
Paper Playtime Challenge #22  -  Halloween
Pear Tree Designs Challenge #23  -  Halloween
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #41  -  Color Challenge
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #10  -  Halloween
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #26  -  Die Cuts/Punches
Stamp It Crazy Challenge  -  Halloween
Stamp Something  -  October Digi Day Challenge
There's Magic in the Air Magical Monday  -  Diecuts
Wild Flower Patch  -  Anything Halloween

Image:  Meljen's Designs - Cat O Lantern
Paper:  Echo Park Paper, Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Stickles, ribbon, button

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Make Your Own DP

Hello everyone!  I hope you're having a good day.  Today is Totally Ladybug Tuesday and our Guest DT member, Ang, challenged all of us to make our own dp for our project this week.  Hmm, I don't make my own dp so this was a bit of a tough one for me.  But I finally came up with an idea. 

My stamp is Ladybug Craft Ink's Nikki and Buttercup Running in Snow.  I love this image...it's one of my favorite LCI stamps and I was so happy when Kerry sent it to me.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and used my Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder to make my dp.  I thought the snowflake embossing would go perfectly with this image.  I used my Glamour Dust to add a ton of sparkle.  It doesn't show that well in the picture, but believe me, IRL this baby sparkles!  I used my Nestabilities to cut out and mat my image, and then added some pearls and ribbon.

If you'd like to have this stamp or any of the other adorable LCI stamps, you can order them here.  And remember, Kerry is offering 15% off your stamp order through the end of November 2010.  Just be sure to use the discount code CB2010.

We'll be having a Blog Hop next week over at our new Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog.  Now, please be sure to visit all the other Lovely Ladybugs to check out their projects this week:

                    Kerry
                    Lisa
                    Gaelle
                    Hayley
                    Mary J
                    Michele
                    Pinky
                    Sue
                    Tams
                    Ang

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy day to stop by for a visit.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenge #29  -  Add Sparkles/Glitter
Delightful Challenges  -  It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #22  -  Winter Wonderland
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #26  -  Die Cuts/Punches
There's Magic in the Air Magical Monday  -  Diecuts
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #53  -  Sparkle

Stamp:  LCI - Nikki and Buttercup Running in Snow
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Glamour Dust, pearls, ribbon

Just Cute Bears and Friends Challenge

Hello everyone!  I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday.  There's a new challenge over at the Just Cute Bears and Friends Challenge Blog.  The new challenge is a sketch chosen by  Helen.

My image is a Forever Friends bear that was sent to me by my friend Tammi.  I just love Forever Friends bears...I think they're all adorable.  I colored my image with my copics and prismacolor pencils and added some glitter to his hat.  I colored the hands and heart on a second image and cut them out.  I used pop-dots to adhere that piece to give it some added dimension.  You can't tell from this picture, but it really pops it up off the page IRL.  Well, that's one more Christmas card I can add to my stack...it's growing, slowly but surely.

Did you notice we changed the name of our challenge?  Starting with this challenge, you can use other cute animal images.  Of course you can still use bears...the choice is up to you.  Don't forget to stop by the Just Cute Bears and Friends Challenge to check out the beautiful work by the other DT members.

Thank you for stopping by to visit.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge #10  -  Anything Goes
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #26  -  Die Cuts/Punches
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #53  -  Sparkle
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #22  -  Winter Wonderland
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #22  -  Anything Goes
Paper Garden Projects  -  Holiday Cards
Delightful Challenges  -  Christmas
Stampin' Royalty Challenge #42  -  Ribbon, Ribbon, Ribbon
Cooking It Up With Katie #34  -  Double Up (pearls) on Glittery Letters
Little Paper Shop LPSC90  -  Stickles or Glitter
Pear Tree Designs Challenge 22  -  Free For All
Crafty Pad Challenge 94  -  Christmas Theme
OSAAT Challenge 36   -  All Celebrations

Stamp:  Forever Friends
Paper:  The Girls' Paperie - tinsel and twig; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Nestabilities, ribbon, pearls, glitter

Pretty Pink Princess

Pretty pink princess...hmm, say that 3 times real fast.  Bit of a tongue-twister, huh?  I hope you're all having a fantastic Friday.  I decided to make a Magnolia card today.  It's been a long time since I've inked up one of my lovely Tildas.  This image is Princess Tilda, and she does look like a little princess, doesn't she?

My image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol, and I've added a generous dose of Glamour Dust.  I made a little rosette from my ribbon and added a flower to the center.  My scallops were made with my Martha Stewart punch and I've added a little bow and a charm of two hearts.  There are two teensy-tiny pearls on her shoes and pearls in the corners of the card.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Hugs, Anita

Stamp:  Magnolia - Princess Tilda; PTI - Mixed Messages
Paper:   Bazzill, stash
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, ribbon, flower, MS punch, pearls, charm, Glamour Dust, Nestabilities

Meljen's Challenge 30

Hello everyone and happy Thursday!

We have a new challenge for you today over at Meljen's Designs and the challenge is "Anything Goes".  I used one of the new images from today's release for my project.

Rather than make a card for this challenge, I decided to make a Halloween door hanger for my grandson.  I used Little Frankie, which you can find here.  I colored Little Frankie with my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and used my black glaze pen on his fingernails.  For my door hanger, I cut a piece of chipboard the size I needed and covered it with my papers.  I used my Nestabilities to cut the opening for the door knob.  I used my Martha Stewart punches for the goo and the cobwebs and tied a ribbon and charm around the bottom.  I've had these EK Success alphabet stones in my stash forever and decided to use them to personalize the door hanger for my little cutie patootie!  He hasn't seen the door hanger yet but I think he'll really like it.  He's five years old and sooo into Halloween this year!   

Make sure you head over to the Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog to check out the rest of the adorable images Melissa is releasing today, and you can also see the awesome projects created by the other DT members.  I hope you play along with us in the challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

                                     

I'm entering my door hanger in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge #9  -  Halloween
A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #126  -  Boo!
Bee Crafty Challenge #40  -  Halloween
By The Cute and Girly  -  Spooky
Crafts and Me Challenge #15  -  Halloween
Creative Craft Challenges  -  Trick or Treat
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Halloween
Easy Craft Challenge #23  -  Halloween
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #21  -  Halloween
Karber Monthly Challenge #2  -  Fantasy
My Time To Craft Challenge #111  -  Ghosties, Ghoulies and Long-Legged Beasties
No Time To Stamp - Stamp Simply #161  -  Hard Rock Cafe
Ooh La La Creations Challenge #65  -  Scary Stuff
One Stop Craft Challenge #102  -  Halloween
Stamp Something  -  Halloween Somethings
Stamp With Fun Challenge #81  -  Halloween
Stampin For The Weekend Challenge #49  -  Halloween/Fall
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #81  -  No Cards Allowed
Tellen's Place  -  Trick or Treat
The Latte Lounge October Challenge  -  3D Fall/Halloween

Image:  Meljen's Designs -  Little Frankie
Paper:  Echo Park Paper, Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, chipboard, MS punches, charm, ribbon, black glaze pen, stickles, EK Success alphabet stones

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Cats vs Dogs

Happy Tuesday everyone.  Please make sure you read this post all the way through to the end...you won't want to miss some exciting news!  Thanks for joining me today for TLT.  That's right, today is Totally Ladybug Tuesday.  Our Design Team has been having weekly challenges among ourselves and this week it was Hayley's turn to pick the theme.  Hayley picked Cats vs Dogs with a shabby chic/vintage theme.  Umm, hello Hayley...I don't do shabby chic/vintage lol!  Now, don't get me wrong, I think other people make gorgeous shabby chic/vintage cards.  It's just waaay outside my comfort zone, know what I mean?  Anyway, I've been stalling long enough...here's my interpretation of shabby chic/vintage:

I chose to use this adorable Ladybug Crafts Ink stamp called Catflap Magnum and you can find him here.  I colored Magnum with my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and used a glaze pen on his eyes and nose.  My paper is from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers.  I love this paper.  I bought the 6 x 6 pad, and of course I've been hoarding it (it's an illness, I know).  I distressed the edges of my paper and applied some Chestnut Roan ink on the edges.  I've used two small brass brads and some twine for embellishment and that's it.  No sparkle, glitter, flowers...yikes!

Now, as I mentioned above the Ladybug Crafts Ink DT has been having weekly challenges among ourselves.  But...that's soon to change.  We're starting a Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog and it goes live today.  Our first challenge starts on November 2, 2010, but you can head over to the new blog today for a chance to win this yummy candy:

Here's what you need to do:

          1)  Display this promo banner on your blog

          2)  Become a follower of the new Challenge Blog

          3)  Leave your name with Mr. Linky

The winner will be announced on November 2 at our first challenge.  So head on over to our new Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog  and check it out!  And don't forget that Kerry is having a great sale at Ladybug Crafts Ink.  You can save 15% off your total order through the end of November if you use the discount code CB2010.

Be sure you check out the projects by the rest of the DT.  I haven't seen them yet but I'm sure they're all fantastic.
         
                    Tams
                    Sue
                    Pinky
                    Michele
                    Mary J
                    Hayley
                    Gaelle
                    Lisa
                    Kerry
                    Ang

Thanks for stopping by to visit and I hope you have a wonderful day. 

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Craftalicious Challenge #10  -  Anything Goes
Crafty Pad Challenge #93  -  Distressed or Torn Edges
Delightful Challenges  -  Metal Mania
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #35  -  Anything Goes but Embellish It
Paper Cutz Challenge #63  -  Anything Goes
Pear Tree Designs Challenge #22  -  Free For All
Stamp Insanity SISC31  -  Die Cuts

Stamp:  Ladybug Crafts Ink - Catflap Magnum
Paper:  Basic Grey - Max and Whiskers, Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, glaze pen, twine, brass brads, Nestabilities