Jeepers Creepers - September Featured Paper Collection

Hi folks,

Have you seen the new Jeepers Creepers collection from CTMH which just debuted in the new Holiday Expressions Idea Book?

Light-hearted and fun - that's what it is all about.

As usual, there's really only one double-sided paper that is Halloween-y  (the upper left with the silly monsters and googly eyes).  The rest are very versatile and can easily be used all year round. Actually, even the monster/googly eye paper makes for fantastic greeting cards all year round - as you can see in the Holiday Expressions Idea Book.

And do you have any Harry Potter fans in your house? Well check out that lightning bolt paper, the washi tape and sticker assortment.

And don't forget, if you just have to have it all, you can get the entire collection in the Jeepers Creepers Workshop Your Way - along with five sheets of coordinating card stock!

And I can't go without mentioning the Monstrous Thin Cuts bundle which coordinates beautifully with this collection.

I'm a big fan of coordinating stamps and dies - saves me the fussy cutting!


Of course, as a card-maker, I'm a big fan of the Party Time card-making kit that uses the Jeepers Creepers papers - it's NOT Hallowe'en themed!

Take a look at the cards from this workshop. Aren't they great?

And don't forget, if you want to see how other people are getting creative with the Jeepers Creepers collection, just search for #ctmhjeeperscreepers on your favourite social media site!

Happy Hallowe'en From Me to You

Hi folks,


Popping in today to share the Hallowe'en card I made for dearly beloved.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned paper: Close To My Heart "Scaredy Cat"
• stamped image: The Greeting Farm "Cheeky Kitty" from the "Spooky Kit", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E11, E01, E00, E93, E30, E35, E31, E37, E39, N1, N5, N7, N3, N4)
• sentiment: CTMH "Sweet Salutations" (B1466)  stamped in CTMH Thistle Ink
• embellishments: CTMH Black Shimmer Trim, Black Enamel Stars from the Scaredy Cat Assortment
• layout: Mojo Monday 368
• Spellbinders Petite Circles

Challenges for this card:

• Tuesday Throwdown #219: Dressed Up
• A Gem of a Challenge #131: Trick or Treat (Hallowe'en)

As always, thanks for stopping by!

What up Wi'atch?

Hi folks,

So, did you all get crafty on World Card Making Day? I did! I put my mind to it and spent as much time in my craft room yesterday as I could. That really only boiled down to a few hours and since I was watching Breaking Bad at the same time...Well, I didn't get any mass production of cards completed.

But I did get inspired by Breaking Bad to make THIS card. If you are familiar with the show, you'll understand the twist on one of the main characters favourite phrases.

Tee hee! I'm still giggling. AND itching to get back to the craft room to watch the final two episodes of the series!

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base, CTMH Thistle Card stock for sentiment mat
• patterned paper: Close to My Heart "Scaredy Cat"
• stamped image: The Greeting Farm "Spooky" Kit. The little witch is coloured with Copic Markers (YG0000, YG00, YG01, YR04, YR07, YR07, N2, N4, N6, N7, N8, BV000, BV02, BV04, BV00, BV01, V06, V04, V05). I used my Sakura Clear star Gelly Roll marker to add a little sparkle to her tiara and her staff. Then I used one of my Copic Multiliners to redraw the lines in her tiara so they were more visible since the sparkle kind of hid them.
• sentiment: Close to My Heart July 2014 Stamp of the Month "Circus Alphabet", stamped in CTMH Thistle Ink
• embellishments: black adhesive gem from my stash (in the centre of her tiara) and CTMH Black Enamel Stars from the Scaredy Cat Assortment
• layout: Viva La Verve October 2014 Week 1 Sketch

Challenges for this card:

• The Greeting Farm: Farm Fresh Friday: Happy Hallowe'en
• Crazy 4 Challenges #256: Colour Challenge (Purple, Green, Orange)
• Crafty Creations Challenge #273: Use Orange
• Corrosive Challenge #209: Hallowe'en Colours
• One Crazy Stamper October Challenge: Hallowe'en or Christmas

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Challenge #27 - Hallowe'en Colours

Hi folks,

It's Sunday so that means I am sharing my Team Fumi creation for Challenge #27 over at the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Challenge Blog. Sorry I'm a wee bit late but the last couple of days have been very busy for me and I completely forgot to schedule my post!

Challenge #27 is a Hallowe'en Colour Combo (black/orange/green/purple) challenge and you have until this coming Friday to link up your challenge entries at the Y&FH challenge post for a chance to win!

It will probably come as no surprise that I just HAD to use one of the sweet stamps in the Kigurumi Series for my Hallowe'en creation.

Doesn't Yumicorn look like she is ready for trick or treating?

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH "Hooligans"
• stamped image: Yumi & Fumi Handmade "Yumicorn", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E93, YG06, E27, V15, V17, V20, V22). I added some sparkle to her horn and wings with my Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll marker
• layout: Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 454

Be sure to check out the challenge details and the creations from the rest of Team Fumi - you can find their posts by navigating to them from the main post over at the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Challenge Blog or you can follow the list below

Senior Designer, Denice Bartucci:  http://being-craft-de.blogspot.com/

Sheena Brooks: http://kanatanewfpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Kathy Dinh: http://ekboutique.blogspot.com/

Melissa Oeters: http://8ers.blogspot.com/

Annemieke Blanken aka Blankina:  http://blankinacreations.blogspot.com/

Remember you can now use ANY coloured images in your creations - with an extra entry if you use a Yumi & Fumi Handmade image! Sorry but sentiment only creations are not eligible to win the prizes up for grabs. And what CAN you win? The challenge winner gets a $10 gift certificate to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade store while the Top 3 get a 10% discount code for their next purchase! Be sure to check the challenge guidelines here for the most up to date information on how your entry can qualify to win!

Challenges for this card:

• Simon Says: Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #31: Anything Goes
• Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 76 : Halloween
• 365 Cards: Day 298: Halloween
• Card Crafter's Circle #99: Cute Cards
• Cute Card Thursday #293: Sparkles

As always, thanks for stopping by!

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fall/Hallowe'en - Oct 23

Hi folks,

It's Wednesday and you know what that means - I'm sharing my final creation as a Step Sister for The Sisterhood of Crafters! It has been such a treat to be creating along with the rest of the sisters these last two months. Thanks so VERY much to Darlene for asking me to play along with The Sisterhood.

Until November 3rd we would love to see you link up your Fall/Hallowe'en creations. That's right - just be sure to use your favourite Fall or Hallowe'en colours/designs on your project and join right in!

Since Hallowe'en is just around the corner, I decided to make a colourful CAS card for my sweetie to go with HIS Hallowe'en treats (yes, he IS just a big kid).

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned papers: Recollection "Hallowe'en" mat stack
• sentiment: Verve "Boo To You"
• Spellbinders: Petite Circles
• layout: Mojo Monday 309

additional challenges for this card:

• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #29: Anything Goes
• Shopping Our Stash #124: Hallowe'en (or Orange/Black)

Anni-Verve-sary ABC challenge

Hi folks,

back with the 5th and final challenge for the Anni-Verve-sary challenges from Verve Stamps.

hmmmm...what to make? what to make? I thought of doing a tag. I thought of doing a bookmark. I thought of doing a gift box. And then I spied my only Hallowe'en set of Verve stamps! And so I made this (or should I say, altered this)

A little gift tin for Hallowe'en treats! Of course, since there aren't any Hallowe'en candy in the stores yet I just filled it with orange tissue paper so you could see what it would look like if it WAS filled.

project details:

• clear gift tin from Wal-Mart
• patterned papers: Recollections Midnight Magic
• stamps: Verve "Boo To You" - I paper pieced the darling little pumpkin so that the lines on the tag I used would not be visible (if I coloured it with my Copics). The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. (the stamp set is 10% off during the August Anniversary sale)

additional challenges for this project:

• Lollipop crafts #87: Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by - and I hope I'm not causing any panic about Hallowe'en coming soon with my little project!

Hallowe'en in August

Can you believe that I have not yet exhausted my August PaperCard kit from PaperWorksCo?
Well, with all the goodies in pic below....it's quite the task!


But, here is a sneaky peek at what I have for you today over at the PaperWorksCo blog .


Uh huh! Hallowe'en in August! Be sure to check out the post and leave a comment to be eligible for the PaperWorksCo blog candy that Peggy has up for grabs this week!


And don't forget to send her your guess for the Scrabble game...eight letters have now been revealed!