Willow with Grapes

I recently got this sweet image from my friend Tammi. I'm just using all of her stuff lately :) I love this Willow - the folds in her clothes, all the grapes and the wreath around her head. She reminds me of people I've seen dressed up at the Renaissance Festival. I colored her in with Copics and added Startdust Stickles to the grapes. I sponged the background with Creamy Caramel before piercing the edges. The sentiment says: Sweet, wonderful you ... I just ordered Anna's Sweet Expression set from Whipper Snapper and I LOVE it! It includes so many cute sentiments like this and the font is sweet and tiny. I followed this hydrangea embellishment tutorial. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

Stamps: Fall Willow with Grapes (Whiff of Joy), Sweet Expressions (Whipper Snapper)
Paper: My Mind's Eye (29th Street Market), Chocolate Chip
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Memento Rich Cocoa
Other: Copics, Stardust Stickles, paper piercer, sponge, chocolate polytwill, Martha Stewart Hydrangea punches, EK Success Rock Fern punch, Recollections' pearls
Copics: E00, 11, 21, 31, 33, 35, 37, 51, 53, R20, G21, 24, 94, V01, 12, 15, BV00, 02, 04

Milly

Tammi sent me this super sweet stamp for my birthday (thanks again!!!). It's uber cute and perfect for Fall! The image is colored in with Copics. I paper pieced the coat and parts of the boots on. The candied apple is cut out and raised with a dimensional. I went over the caramel drippings with a Sakura gelly roll pen to give it that sticky look. Doesn't she look like she is enjoying a Fall festival? I followed Jen's SFYTT for the layout! Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Guy Fawkes Milly (Pin Gem Designs), Sweet Expressions (Whipper Snapper)
Paper: Bo Bunny, TAC white, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa
Other: Copics, square & circle Nesties, white Sharpie Poster-Paint pen, dimensional, clear Sakura Gelly Roll pen, paper piercer, PTI button, chocolate grosgrain
Copics: E00, 11, 21, 31, 33, 35, 37, 51, 53, R20, 08, E08

Spooky Penny Black

Happy Halloween!!!!! This is the last kit from our swap and it was provided by Tammi. She always sends the cutest images! This one is by Penny Black and it's called Spooky. I colored it in with Copics. I added a little Candle Light Shimmerz to the moon to give just a hint of sparkles. Using a paper piercer and a Micron pen, I added some faux stitching along the edges. Okay, now check out the flowers! Aren't they gorgeous!!! Tammi posted a link to this fabulous tutorial by Lisa Cook on how to make these beautiful hydrangea embellishments. I'm so happy she did because now I'm hooked. They are super easy to make and I love all the layers! They looked great punched out of the Eerie paper. It gave it that extra textured look. I added a tiny Prima crystal to the center of each bloom. I hope that you have enjoyed all of our kits. I know I sure had a blast putting them all together! Stop by and check out what the other girls came up: Anna, Debbie, Rachel and Tammi Hope you and your family enjoy a wonderful Halloween night. I can't wait to see pictures of all of your little goblins dressed up!!!

Stamps: Spooky (Penny Black), Spooktacular (TAC)
Paper: Bazzill, Neenah, Basic Grey Eerie, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Memento Black
Other: Copics, Sharpie Poster-Paint pen, Candle Light Shimmerz, paper piercer, Micron pen, black organdy, Martha Stewart Hydrangea punches, EK Success Rock Fern punch, stylus, Prima crystals
Copics: E31, 33, 35, 08, YR04, 14, Y21, 26, R20, C1, 3, 5, 7, BV00

The Raven

"And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting ..."
Sorry, I felt the urge to quote Edgar Allan Poe while making this card. This is Rachel's kit. I was stuck when it came to this image - there was nothing to color!!! I thought about sponging the background at first, but then decided to do the Cracked Glass technique. It's been awhile since I played around with UTEE and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. The cracks really turned out well and helped give the card that extra spooky, Halloween vibe. It's hard to see in the photo, but I placed little crystals in each corner. I followed this SFYTT that I found over on Jen's blog. One more day until Halloween. Are your goblins ready for some Trick-or-Treatin' ? Be sure to swoop by and check out what the other gals did with this kit: Anna, Debbie, Rachel and Tammi

Stamps: Crow Gate (Inkadinkado), Spooktacular (TAC)
Paper: Basic Grey Eerie, DCWV Textured card, Basic Black, Vanilla
Ink: Palette Noir, Perfect Plum, Versamark, Close to Cocoa
Other: Labels 3 Nestie, UTEE, sponge, Michael's ribbon, Ribbon Tag Nestie, Prima gems

Spooky Girls

Another little witch to share with you today. She is from the TAC set called Spooky Girls, but lets face that facts - there is nothing spooky about her at all. She is totally adorable. Her expression, clothes and the way she is standing on her tippy toes ... all of it is cute! This is the kit that I sent out for our Halloween swap. I colored her in with Copics and added some highlights to her cheeks with a Sharpie pen. The little bow on her hat is cut out and raised with a dimensional. Anna look - her hair is green, does that make you uncomfortable, LOL ;) I followed Mojo 107 for the layout. I hope you are enjoying our kits so far. Be sure to check out what the other girls came up with today: Anna, Debbie, Rachel and Tammi. I can't wait to see how they used my kit!

Stamps: Spooky Girls (TAC), $1 Michael's stamp
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, TAC white, Basic Grey Eerie, DCWV Pastel cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Copics, circle Nesties, dimensional, rectangle Nestie, pumpkin grosgrain, glitter Black-Out brads (We Are Memory Keepers)
Copics: E00, 11, 21, YG00, 91, 95, 97, R20, V01, 12, 15, BV04, Y38, YR04, 14, E08

Bewitchedatude

Day 2 of the Halloween swap. This kit was provided by Debbie. Every time I look at it, I start humming the theme song from Bewitched. She seems like such a sweet witch and she is uber cute! I colored her in with Copics. After cutting out my circle, I left the Nestie on and sponged around the edges with a mix of Creamy Caramel and So Saffron ink. I was trying to make it look like she was flying in front of the moon. I found this layout over on Jen's blog! Fly by and check out what the other girls came up with: Anna, Debbie, Rachel and Tammi .

Stamps: Bewitchedatude (Stamping Bella), Michael's $1 stamp
Paper: MB Twilight (SU), Basic Grey Eerie
Ink: Memento, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron
Other: Copics, circle Nesties, sponge, black organdy, brads, prima, button, black Scrapper's Floss
Copics: E00, 11, 21, 31, 33, 35, 37, G20, 21, C1, 3, 5, 7, Y11, 21, 26, 17, 38, YR04

Monster Mash

I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments last week about my Memaw. Your thoughts and prayers were greatly appreciated!!!!!

This week, I will be posting cards from a Halloween swap I was in. Everyone sent kits filled with the same cardstock, design paper, and image. It will be neat to see what everyone came up with! Even though we all use the same images, they always tend to look different and unique. Here's the first kit. I colored the image in with Copics. His head is cut out and raised with a dimensional. I went over his jacket and her wings with Angel Wings Shimmerz. Yes, he looks like he is ready to hit up the local disco, but it's Halloween and even monsters need sparkles every now and then :) I followed Sketch Challenge 249 for the layout! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to swing by and check out what the other gals came up with: Anna, Debbie, Rachel and Tammi.

Stamps: Frank 'n Fairy (Pink Cat Studio), Spooktacular (TAC)
Paper: K & Co. paper, Basic Black
Ink: Palette Noir
Other: Copics, Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch, dimensional, Angel Wings Shimmerz, Recollections brads, black grosgrain, Lilac button, black Scrapper's Floss
Copics: YG00, 13, 17, 03, E00, 11, 21, Y17, 26, 38, 15, C1, 3, 5, 7, BV00, 04, V01, 12, 15