Christmas with Crafting by Designs

Today is a new challenge at Crafting by Designs. It's out Christmas challenge for this month and our sponsor is Sweet Pea Stamps who are, unfortunately, closing today.

I have used Regan Kubecek's Krissy and coloured her with Promarkers. I've used papers and die cut flowers from Craftwork Cards Christmas Flowers pad which is a few years old now. The sentiment is also Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

3 of a Kind at Crafting by Designs

Good morning! Time for a new challenge at Crafting by Designs. This week I've used an image from Ike's Art - one of our sponsors for our "3 of a Kind" challenge! My image is called 'My Angel' and I've coloured it with promarkers.

I've used papers and matching die cut flowers and sentiment from Craftwork Cards and lots of threes - 3 papers, 3 panels, 3 flowers, 3 candi and then the image/senti/doily make 3!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Frosty Snowmen at Crafting by Designs

Good morning! So sad that halloween is over, but onwards and thinking about Christmas now! 

This week the challenge at Crafting by Designs is 'Frosty Snowmen' so we'd love to see your creations with Snowmen on them. One of our sponsors this week is The Stamping Boutique and I've used the 'Snowman Sign' image. 

I've coloured with Promarkers and added a Craftwork Cards sentiment to his shovel(?)! My papers are Craftwork Cards Noir Deluxe and I've used this week's Sketch Saturday sketch for the layout. 

I will enter this in the following challenges - 

Sketch Saturday - #386 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #31

Wow! Can you believe we are at the end! Happy Halloween to everyone! Gruesome Greetings!

I have managed to blog 31 different projects this month and raised some cash for Stand Up to Cancer. Today is our Halloween event in my shop - Cancer Research UK, Wishaw, Lanarkshire - and I will be facepainting, selling cakes, tombola and raffles too. A busy day but I can't wait! Check out the Cupcakes above for the first lucky visitors tomorrow! 

Image - SLS Lines

DP - DCWV Eek-a-Boo stack

Sentiment - Create with TLC

Layout - SweetSketchWednesday2

I will enter in the following challenges - 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - #230

 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #30

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

Today's card is my DT project for the new challenge at Left of Center with Delicious Doodles as our sponsor - of course the theme is Halloween so get your last minute creations in this week!

Image - Elvira The Elf Skull Keeper Delicious Doodles
DP - Graphic 45
Embellishment from stash

I will enter this in the following challenges - 

 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #29

Welcome to my 666th blog post!!! 

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me! 

Oh wow! Can you believe we are almost finished? I am delighted to be part of this amazing month long hop and really hope that you have enjoyed it. Here's to the last few days! Today's project is an ATC made in honour of one of my favourite crafty people - the lovely Crafting Vicky! 

Image - Simply Betty Stamps

DP - Fancy Pants Oct 31

Distress Glitter - Black Soot, Peacock Feathers

Glossy Accents and bat from stash

I will enter in the following challenges -

Wicked Wednesday ATC - #182 Happy Halloween

Thanks for looking! 

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #28

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

And normal service resumes! The dentist yesterday was just a check up but it was for me and 3 of my 4 kids! So they were bribed with fast food lunch and poundshop toys afterward! So, back to Halloween! The poundshop had some fab spiderweb garlands that I've bought for my shop - we're doing facepainting and a bake sale on Saturday - I can't wait! 

This is the second part of yesterday's project. I stamped the heads from the Dylusions 'Day of the Heads' stamps onto some Authentique 'Thrilling' paper, mounted them onto black card and cut them with a border. I had the crazy notion that they looked like a tree! haha 
My border is black acrylic paint, Marvy white pigment pen and the tree and writing are Black Sharpie.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #27

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

Oh my goodness! I am in from the dentist with 20 minutes to spare! Today is a two parter - I have created the background for an art journal page with Dylusion Sprays, Distress Paints and my fab new Dylusions 'Day of the Heads' stamp set from De-Stempelwinkel which was my Scavenger hunt prize from day #18!

Join me tomorrow for the rest of the project!

 thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #26

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

Image - Dilly Beans

DP - DCWV Eek-a-Boo stack

Background - Core'dinations

Embossing - Cuttlebug Folder

Flowers from stash

 I will enter this in the following challenges - 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #25

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

 Image - SLS Lines

DP - Theresa Collins

Candi - Craftwork Cards

I will enter this in the following challenges - 
Challenge up your life - #26 Monster
 Crafty Calender - Halloween
Hiding in my Craftroom - #222 Any Holiday  (Halloween)

Scrapper's Delights - #49 Halloween
Sweet Stampin' - Halloween
The Pencil Case - Eeerie Colours
Create and Inspire - #32 AG
Dream in Darkness - #6 halloween
Forever Dark - #5 AG

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #24

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

 Image - SLS Lines

DP - Graphic 45

Sentiment - Robyn's Fetish

Die cut Felt - Poundland

I will enter this in the following challenges - 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #23

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

 

Today's project I am calling Postcard Art! I've used an approximately 6x4" card so roughly postcard sized!

Stamps - Lelli-bot Crafts

Inks - Black Archival and selection of Distress Inks

DecoArt Triple Thick Gloss

Black Distress Glitter

 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day #22

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me!

Today is new release day at SLS Lines! This month includes a couple of zombies and 4 Sugar Skulls. I will be showing the other 3 skulls before the end of the month.

Image - SLS Lines Sugar Skull #1

Paper - Graphic 45

Candi from Craftwork Cards

I will enter this in the following challenges -

 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx 

 

31 Days of Halloween Day #21

Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween 2015 presented by Smeared Ink! Every day this month I will be posting a Halloween/Spooky/CreepyCute project here on my blog. This is a blog-hop and the blog-roll is over there to the right of your screen ---> 

While having some fun, creating, blogging and hopping, I'm also hoping to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK in collaboration with Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Please consider sponsoring my 31DOH posts and as a special Thank You, everyone who donates even a single pound before November 1st via my Just Giving page will receive a handmade card from me! 

This was an experiment with photo paper, Distress Stain, Distress Inks and Black Archival ink. I coated the paper in Fired Brick DI, let it dry then stamped on top with the Black Archival - I found that the stamp in places either left the black ink OR removed the red stain! I plan to play around with this a bit more but love the final look!

Stamps - My Mind's Eye and Visible Image
Die cuts - Tim Holtz Raven (Bigz) and border cut on the Cameo
DP - Authentique Moonlit
Stencils - Tim Holtz Burlap, Dreamweaver Spiderweb
Inks - Dylusions sprays, Mowed Lawn Distress Ink

I will enter this card in the following challenges - 

Sketch Saturday - #38 Sketch

 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx