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We have a new Challenge at The East Wind, The Spooks Come Out at Night. Don'tcha just LOVE Halloween? My project uses the fabulous Lucy Loo 'Spellbound'. I decided to make a tag using papers from last year's Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells. I thought it was fitting and it almost made itself. I cut apart a Memory Box spider web border die and added it to top and bottom opposing corners. The bright little spiders are Favorite Findings.
Lucy Loo is colored with Copics and fussy cut. I decided not to pop her so this could also be used as a bookmark as well. Perhaps for a cook book? There's tons more inspiration on the Challenge Blog, as each of my teamies has chosen a different spooky East Wind stamp for this challenge. We're so excited to see what you come up with. Be sure to scroll down for last challenge's winners and don't forget our Zombies Contest on THeEastWind FB Group. Only 2 more days to enter. And would you like some insight into the artist herself and gorgeous coloring inspiration? Check out the fab weekly videos on the Show Room Blog.
I'm entering this in the Oddball Art Halloween/Spooky/Creepy challenge, TTRCD ATG Oct 14-20, and Doodle Pantry Any Digi Goes.
Time for a new Challenge at Delicious Darkness and our twist this month is Halloween. Remember we're not looking for cute, here. I decided to go with orange and black. Can't get more Halloweenie than that, can ya? The gorgeous image is Corvus Coralyne available HERE at the Delicious Darkness shop. I love the expression on her face. Looks like she's got a secret. I've colored her minimally with Copics and did give her some piercing green eyes. Ancient K&Co DP from my stash, a little web border courtesy of my MS punch and some Halloween twine with a found feather. I think the little birdie is jealous.
Inside I followed the color scheme and printed the sentiment using Halloween Border with a slightly modified Happy Helloween Sentiment to better match the computer generated sentiment on the front. Don't know why my black border photographed kind of navy, but I assure you it's BLACK! Our monthly challenge runs through Nov 13th, so you have plenty of time to scare us silly. Be sure to check out the fab makes by my teamies on the Challenge Blog and don't forget to scroll down to see if you're a WINNER! It's also time to take a look at Delicious Darkness Shop. There are a number of new stamps there including some totally terrifying jack-o-lanterns and a mermaid that is about the darkest EVER! WooHoo! If darkness doesn't float your boat, there are gorgeous mainstream images at the sister shop Delicious Doodles. Please scroll down for my HDH post.
I'm entering this in the Crafting By Designs Boo You Scared Me Challenge, OSAAT ATG with the Color Orange, the Corrosive Challenges Halloween, Simply Create Too Halloween or Use Lots of Orange and the Crafter's Cafe Orange, Black, and One Other Color (green eyes).
So here we go of week 2 of You Wood Do That at HDH. We're looking for wood in your projects this time around. I've taken a wooden plaque from the thrift store, painted it with black gesso, masked a moon, painted in white acrylic, dry brushed with black glitter paint. The gnarly tree branch was found on my daily walk and glued to the plaque. The stamps are both from Smeared Ink. Great Horned Owl from the Eyes in the Dark Set is feeling a bit peevish. He seems to have ripped the heart from an unsuspecting victim with the head still attached. YIKES! The sentiment is an inside joke from the HDH dungeon.
I've printed the owl twice, colored him with Copics, fussy cut and popped for dimension. His victim is the SI Open Bust from the Gross Anatomy set. Please visit HDH to see the wonderful work by my teamies and our special guest, Maureen Scott. I promise not all the makes are this gruesome. LOL
I'm entering this in the Smudgy Antics ATG challenge on the Smeared and Smudged Forum, the Recycle, Re-Purpose& Re-invent Fall/ Harvest/Halloween challenge, the LOC Altered Art Challenge and Crafting by Designs Boo You Scared Me.
Our new Challenge at Lacy Sunshine is Halloween. WooHoo! There are fabulous new images at the Crafter's Candy Shoppe and I've chose one of the sweetest Ever! Meet Sugi's Hocus Pocus, one of Heather's newest characters. You can see more of her HERE. I know I usually go for the darker images, like Lady Heather's Curiousities or the Melancholy Moppets, but I gotta say I went head over heels for this adorable gal. So Audrey, our team coordinator, chuckled a bit when I said I was using her for the challenge and gave me a personal bit of a challenge to darken her up.
Not the easiest ever, but I went for the monotone Copic W's. I just couldn't add blood, but I think she is a bit spookier this way, don't you? I added a Jolee's Boutique pumpkin to the one in her hand, after darkening that up a bit with my Copics, too. And although I don't usually go in for lots of stickers, I hit the mother lode at Michaels, at 50% off and nabbed the haunted house and sentiment stickers that matched my already colored image perfectly. Cut a frame in the Dp I had already chosen with my Spellbinders Scalloped Labels One and popped the frame to allow for the dimensional house. I gotta say I totally love the way it turned out. My teamies have done an amazing job so be sure and visit the Challenge Blog for more inspiration. There's also the exciting new Confectionary TV which you don't want to miss. And if you haven't already subscribed to the Lacy Sunshine Magazine, there's still time to get the new holiday issue which will be debuting November 1st HERE (please scroll down). You may purchase single issues as well.
I'm entering this in A Gem of a Challenge Create a Scene, the Outlawz Saturday Paper a la Mode Monochromatic, Open Minded Crafting Pumpkins and Jack-o-lanterns, Sweet Pea Stampers Halloween, Crafting by Designs Boo You Scared Me, Crafting for All Seasons Too Cute to Spook, Scrapper's Delights Monochrome, Stampavie and More Halloween, Bearly Mine Halloween, PunkYouGirl October ATG/Halloween, Eureka Stamps Delightfully Frightful, 613 Avenue Create ATG, and Ladybug Crafts October Autumn/Halloween.
So here's a brief break from Halloween to bring you today's new release from The East Wind. This beauty is Aurora 'Hair Tree'. Isn't she just gorgeous? Kept the card pretty simple to showcase the fabulous image. New snowflake dies are Oh crap! I'm having a bout of insomnia, it's 2:00 am, and I can't find the darn things, it's too dark in here. Sorry. However, here's my Tip for Top Tip Tuesday. I've run my die cuts through my Xyron to adhere better to the card stock. To avoid the adhesive "strings", I've gone around the cuts both inside and out with my fine tip stylus before peeling off the top layer...no strings. WooHoo! Sentiment is a peel off.
I've colored her with a mixture of Copics, a silver gel pen and pencils. Added some Stickles and tiny stars to her gorgeous 'do and a few white feathers to her top.
Here's a better view of the fabulous shine prior to fussy cutting. There are Glossy accents on her eyes and lips, as well. There are some beautiful alternative colorings on TheEastWind FB page including an amazing one by Unky herself. Go check them out.
I'm entering this in the Sweet Stampin' Christmas October Snowflakes Challenge, Nutcrafter's Something New (Stamp and snowflake dies), Scrapper's Delights ATG/Monochrome, C.R.A.F.T. Christmas Challenge, Crafty Little Fairies October Only One DP, Country View October Sparkle and Shine, Mema's Crafts October Tic Tac Toe Challenge using (digital or rubber stamp, pearls or bling, and die cuts or punches), A Random Fan Monochromatic, Deep Ocean Challenge Christmas in October, Top Tip Tuesday Non-Traditional Christmas (see tip above), Crafty Hazelnut's Extra October Christmas ATG, and Crafting from the Heart ATG.
It's time for a new challenge at A Step in the Dark and this fortnight we're sponsored by Dilly Beans. some of my fave images are Megan's Sugar Skulls, and with Dia de los Muertos fast approaching, I thought I'd use #384 Sugar Skull with Flowers because his big ol' pompadour totally cracks me up. As you know, it's the custom to make an ofrenda (altar) for deceased loved ones, but did you know that many people makes altars for their favorite (dead) stars, as well? Although not exactly an altar, I decided to channel Elvis (tell me he doesn't remind you of him!) and make a tag to honor The King. I've colored the stamp with Copics (after digitally removing his moustache ), Added a die cut crown, used pix from the web (including the records) and layered it all up on a black tag. Added some cool glittered musical notes and strung Alpha Beads on the ribbon hanger.
I had the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers I is for Iconic in mind when I made this so of course, I'm entering it there, as well as Left of Center 3 or more layers, and PunkYouGirl ATG with a Halloween Twist.
We've a special challenge debuting today at Aurora Wings, just for our "dark fans". Although our "A Touch of Darkness" Challenge is still going on through October 18th, we thought we'd up the ante, pull out our creepiest selves and get ALL GORED UP!
Now's the time to let your inner demons FLY! Demonic children is one of my favorite horror themes (in movies, and real life LOL) so I couldn't resist making a door hanger using the fabulous new Let Us In and the dark version of Windows to the Soul (with a little help from Ghost Bride and Memento Mori). The majority of the blood spatter is from the Inky Dreams and Prints rubber sets available in the Past Offerings in the Smeared Ink Rubber Club and of course, no gory project is complete without a good dose of the MS Drippy Goo punch. the signs and edges were chewed up with my Distrezz-it-All. This would be fabulous for a Girl's Clubhouse or the bedroom door of a girl plagued by mischievious little brothers. I call it "Fair Warning".
I've use both the characters from Mitzi's fabulous new Let Us In digi. Both are colored with Copics and I've added a knife to big sis's hand just to get her point across. LOL
That'll teach little brother not to trespass. Can't he READ? Well, maybe not so well now.
And here's the ringleader.. YIKES! She's careful not to muss her dress but doesn't mind adding a little red to her nails. She is the Dark Version (DUH!) of Windows to Your Soul However, I've darkened her up quite a bit more by pulling off the flesh of half her face to expose her true soul and it really, really, REALLY be DARK! This nastiness was achieved digitally by cropping the images and adding portions of Ghost Bride and Memento Mori. So there you have it. My teamies and I have enough blood going on to float a yacht. Do you dare join us? For the more timid, our regular challenge "A Touch of Darkness" goes on through October 18th. Perhaps you'd like to work up to total chaos and start there. And a new FB Contest, Halloween Colors also begins today, no darkness required. So many choices, so many places to WIN! Hope to see you all take part. Can't say we don't LOVE Halloween at Aurora Wings.
I'm adding the to the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers "D" is for Distressing Challenge (on all sorts of levels, wouldn't you say? LOL) Edna is just horrified!
WOW! It's OCTOBER, one of my favorite months of the year. At The East Wind, it's time for another challenge and the DT is using the Freebie all newsletter subscribers receive and it's a ...turkey?
Yes, we're celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving/Give Thanks this challenge (and giving those in the U.S. a big head start. LOL) I've used my Cuttlebug Give thanks embossing folder on kraft core card stock and sanded it to bring out the words.
Aurora is all decked out in her turkey costume which I've colored with Copics in fab Fall colors. She's fussy cut and popped for dimension and I've added some jewels to her head and around her waist.
Now comes the fun part. I printed her twice so I could pop her skirt with an Action Wobble so she does indeed wobble like the sentiment says. LOL Tried hard to get a pic in motion, but it was not to be. My teamies have done a fabulous job with Aurora so be sure to check out the Challenge Blog and leave them some love. Remember, that you need not use the Freebie in this challenge, or even an East Wind image for that matter. But if you do use an East Wind image, you may link your creation up twice, once to your blog post and once to your blog. And don't forget our current Zombies FB Contest going on now through Oct 17th. So many places to WIN!
I'm adding this to the Outlawz Twisted Thursday ATG challenge, Hiding in my Craft Room Any Holiday, TTRCD ATG, and the very first ATG Challenge at Inspiration Destination.
It's the second week for our Ancient Evil challenge at Haunted Design House and after careful consideration, I decided the serpent was the way to go. Even had the Bible to back me up, so hey! Don't know which of these guys tempted Eve, but I'm guessing it's the big fat one. Pretty scary, Dont'cha think? The fab image is Ophiuchus, from the Horrorscope Zodiac range at Delicious Darkness. The fab DP is from the Beastly Paper Pack which I've recolored in purple. the quote is Matthew23:33, cut with Spellbinders Labels 2 and inked with Distress.
I printed Ophiuchus 4 times to fussy cut and pop him for dimension. He's colored with Copics. The snakes were embossed with my Cuttlebug mesh folder for some added texture. Then I stuck a feather in his cap (and called him macaroni). Just seeing if you were still paying attention. Hee hee! Please check out HDH to see the rest of the evils resurrected from history by the Minions and please see if you can scare one up on your own. You know you wanna!
I'm entering this in the Delicious Doodles On the Darker Side challenge.
Fall is definitely in the air...(finally) and I'm loving the beautiful weather. At Lacy Sunshine our new Challenge is exactly that, Changing Seasons, or Weather but it doesn't have to be Fall. Any season will do. I love everything about Autumn, though and just had to use the adorable Rory Collecting Autumn Leaves. Isn't she just the sweetest ever? Instead of a card, I decided to alter one of the plain brown shopping bags that seem to collect in my closet. Would make a lovely gift bag all dolled up like this, don'tcha think?
I've colored Rory with Copics in lovely Autumn colors and added a glitter sunflower sticker to her hat. Rory was quite popular with the DT for this challenge so be sure to pop by the Challenge Blog to see her done in different colorways. You can also see this week's Loyalty Program digi, Emily Windy Days, which you can get FREE if you used a Lacy Sunshine image in last week's challenge, or if not, you can pick her up for half price for the duration of this challenge.
I've added many layers to my bag including a recycled bit from a mesh bag that some silverware came in, and the large sunflower at the bottom left was originally attached to an elastic ponytail holder. I've popped some shaped pieces and a sentiment sticker that came from a Bo Bunny Ephemera pack I won from PunkYouGirl. The twig wreath is a Memory Box die. Now it's time for you to play along at Lacy Sunshine. Can't wait to see what you create.
I'm entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday ATG Challenge, 613 Avenue Create ATG, Crazy 4 Challenges Leaves or a Leaf, Open Minded Crafting Fall/ Autumn, the Outlawz Paper a la Mode Add a Sentiment, Creative Fingers Add a Sentiment, Daring Cardmakers Autumnal Forest, Frosted Designs Fall Challenge, Scrapping Everyday Miracles Mini Crop Challenge #5, and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie challenge #2 Fall.
Nothing like just squeaking by! Yes, I know, I always say that, but with my DT stuff it's getting harder and harder to play. However, I've been a member of the Gecko Galz Scrapbooking Group for a long time and only been a lurker, but this year I've managed to join in a few challenges and had a ball. This one offered Freebie Bingo Cards at Fripperies and Butterflies and I just couldn't let it go by. You know how I LOVE Halloween! I've used an empty ribbon spool to construct my little tableau. The checked paper circle on top was cut from the Sept Freebie DP from Gecko Galz Scrapbooking. Conveniently, I had ribbon to match to go around the base. I use the "Boo" card and cut circles with my Spellbinder's and popped little pumpkin stickers so it ended up with a Bingo that spelled out "Boo"-tiful. The gorgeous witch was from the GG Blog post promoting their annual Blog Hop (see my sidebar). Their hops are super fun and there's loads of Freebies to be had, so mark you calendar. the little witches dancing near the right bottom side are from the GG Little Witches Jewels found in the Jewel It section.
Here you can see the dimension of the witch. I printed her 3 times, fussy cut her, and then just her arm with the book, then just her arm. I used Tim Holtz Game Pieces for the Halloween date and stitched the rosette from mesh ribbon, which is supposed to look like a spider web. there's always lots going on at Gecko Galz and the FB group is fun and friendly with additional monthly challenges, so why not check them out? I promise you'll be glad you did.
I'm entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday ATG Challenge.
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