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)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes!

Hi folks,

Wow! Where is this week going? Can you believe it is Wednesday already? That means it is time to share my creation for the latest challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

Our current challenge is everyone's favourite - Anything Goes! That's right, until October 20th we would love to see you link up your crafty creations - whatever inspires you!

Fitztown is the challenge sponsor this time around so be sure to pay them a visit and browse through the online store at the beautiful digital images available. There is an INCREDIBLE variety of fabulous images and I must confess to having a difficult time choosing JUST one with which to create. But choose I did - this beautiful image from the Winter Collection. The little girl looks so much like one of the daughters of a dear friend of mine that I just had to have this image to create a special Christmas card just for her.

Be sure to check out the challenge post at The Sisterhood of Crafters to see what my fellow "sisters" are sharing today as well!


card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches white card stock base, kraft card stock mats
• patterned paper: Fancy Pants "Saint Nick"
• digi image: Fitztown "Winter #10", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E93, E04, B45, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG000, BG0000, Y28, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29) and the background is sponged with CTMH Heavenly Blue
• sentiment: Verve "Glad Tidings"
• Spellbinders Labels One die cut
• Layout: Mojo Monday 310 (from September 9th)

additional challenges for this card:

• Christmas Card Challenges #45: Inspiration Photo (but any Christmas card will do) 
• Papertake Weekly: Two by Two (I used two patterned papers)
• One Stitch at a Time #184: Use a digi

Now before you head off, I want to remind you all to be sure to link up your crafty creations at The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge post for the next two weeks. I KNOW a lot of you are really getting busy with creating at this time of year - and this IS an "Anything Goes" challenge! I can't wait to check out your creations!

And don't forget to check back tomorrow for my very special Yumi & Fumi Handmade post!

Thanks for stopping by!

The Sisterhood of Crafter's - Divine Digi's Challenge

Hi folks,

If you are a frequent visitor then you have probably noticed a new addition to my sidebar. That's right! I'm delighted to announce that I am a Step Sister for September and October with The Sisterhood of Crafters! Starting today, be sure to stop by every other Wednesday to check out my creations for the current challenge.

The challenge for the next two weeks (Sept 11th to 22nd) is "Divine Digi's" - that's right! Use a digi on your creation and link it up at the challenge post so we can "ooh" and "aah" over all of your fabulous creations.

Shelly's Images is the sponsor of this week's challenge so I chose to work with this absolutely LOVELY pumpkin image in order to get a head start on this year's Thanksgiving cards. I chose to work with the uncoloured image but, like so many of Shelly's Images, these pumpkins are also available in a coloured version if you prefer.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft card stock base. Autumnal red card stock mats.
• patterned paper: Recollections "Autumn" mat stack
• digi image: Shelly's Images "Pumpkins", printed on Copic X-Press It card stock, coloured with Copic Markers (YR20, YR21, YR12, YR15, YR16, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, YG21, E21, E23, E25, E27) and sky background sponged with CTMH Heavenly Blue Ink. I actually coloured two of these images and cut out the two smaller pumpkins and leaves so they are popped up with foam tape for some extra dimension.
• sentiment: Verve "Tall Oaks" stamped in CTMH Barn Red.
• die cuts: Cuttlebug Leaves, Spellbinders Petite Ovals
• layout: Unscripted Sketches #221

additional challenges for this card:

• Through the Craft Room Door (Sept 10): Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #23: Anything Goes
• Designed to Colour #19: Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap #13: Anything Goes
• Our Creative Corner: Forgotten Things (my Cuttlebug Leaves die sits in a box with the rest of my Cuttlebug dies and I usually only remember it when Thanksgiving rolls around....once a year! I really should try to use it more. Same is true for the Recollections papers I used.)

As always, thanks for stopping by!