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 #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 #14

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 is my DT post for Crafting by Designs. Our new challenge starting today is themed 'Halloween'... yes, it was my choice! I hope you can join us!

Image (pre-coloured)- Beccy's Place

Papers - G45 Rare Oddities

Bling - Poundland!

I will enter this in the following challenges - 
Simon Says - Colour Inspiration 
Addicted to Stamps - #166 AG 
Crafty Gal's Corner - #41 Witches Ghouls & Goblins 
Creative Moments - #79 AG 
Double Click Skittles - Halloween! 
Inspiration Destination - #55 AG 
The Crafty Addicts - #3 AG/Autumn Colours 
Whimsy Stamps - #86 AG/Halloween
Kraftin' Kimme - Wonderful Wed 

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx 

Smeared and Smudged March Member Blog Hop

  
Good Morning! Today is the Smeared and Smudged Member Blog Hop and I am delighted to have had the time to join in this one. The theme is Alice in Wonderland and I have used the fabulous 'Alice Oh My' image from Rosey Hearts. I have coloured her with Promarkers and added Dusty Concord and Black DI to the background.

I have used a 7x7" purple card blank and my papers are from Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale and Steampunk Spells, with black card for layering. A memory box die was used for the top right corner. The sentiment is an AIW quote from Create with TLC. I have added some paper straws with ribbon and a pocket watch charm to finish.

A big thank you to Erin Sparkles Fairclough for introducing me to the paper straws... watch out for more!

Here's the Blog Roll, hop back to the start or take the next step to Susan!
March Monthly Member Blog Hop

Black Dragon

Kristy

Nan

Teresa
Leslie Rahye
*** Maureen - You Are Here!
Susan R.

Lisa

Sarah

Leigh

Susan S.

Jenn

Ike

Fiona

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Simply Betty Stamps - Favourite Colour Combo

Simply Betty Stamps fan page have a fabulous Colour Combo challenge going on right now! Your project can be Anything Goes, using an SBS image and your favourite colour combo. I have used my Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells papers for the gorgeous Teal/Burnt Orange/Black combo!

The image I've used is Kitty Love London and is part of a re-release for Valentines! Check out the shop for more. I've coloured her with Promarkers and mounted on black card. The embellishments are from my stash and die is Tim Holtz.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Goth Girl with Top Hat by SLS Lines

Good evening! I am a few hours late with this post, my apologies to all you SLS Lines fans out there. This is my post for the inspiration over at the SLS Lines blog. Today I have been working with the fabulous Goth Girl with Top Hat image. I have coloured her with Promarkers - my pen of choice.

My papers are from the Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells collection and I've added some die cut bats and ribbon from my stash. The frame is a Floral Oval from Spellbinders and the border an XCut border punch.

I will enter this at the following challenges -
A Crafty Mess - Challenge #1 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - #84 AG
4 Crafty Chicks - #222 Die Cuts
Cute Card Thursday - #349 Gingerspice (red headed girl!)
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef - #57 Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - #113 Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - #239 Anything Goes with Die Cuts

I hope you like, thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Fairies with Delicious Doodles at Crafting by Designs

Good morning! I am your host over at Crafting by Designs this week for the new challenge starting today. Fairies is the theme and our sponsor is Delicious Doodles. I have used the Wistful Fairy and coloured her with Promarkers and some Peacock Liquid Pearls. The papers are all Graphic 45 from both Steampunk Spells and An Eerie Tale. The sentiment and candi are from Craftwork Cards and the ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

13 Days of Halloween with Simply Betty Stamps - Zombie Time!

For 31 Days of Halloween Day #26 CLICK HERE!!!

Super quick post for me tonight! I have only 90 minutes to submit this project for the latest 13 Days of Halloween challenge at Simply Betty Stamps! Today's challenge - Zombie Time! I have used an image that you've seen from me already this week, Zombie Birthday Betty - heck Zombie's in the name! I've coloured her with promarkers, fussy cut her and mounted her on a Spellbinders Floral Oval die cut. The DP are from Graphic 45, both Steampunk Spells and An Eerie Tale. The sentiment is from Create with TLC and the card is finished with some teal candi from Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 DOH Day #19 and SBS 13 Days of Halloween Day #7

Welcome to Day #19 of 31 Days of Halloween! I hope you are enjoying the hop! You can find the blog roll in my side bar. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Remember to comment on all the blogs on the hop for a chance to win at the end of the month and keep in mind the Scavenger Hunt for daily prizes!

Today I am using an image from Simply Betty Stamps that was a Facebook Fan Page freebie - but only for members of the group and you have to make a project by 8pm tonight! So I have coloured 'Bat Queen Betty' with Promarkers in the colour scheme for the latest 13 Days of Halloween challenge at Simply Betty Stamps Blog! For challenge #7 we have to use 'Traditional Halloween Colours' so Orange, Green, Purple and Black. I have mounted her on black card, the DP is Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale and the rosette is Martha Stewart. This is a 7x7" card - a new one for me, I normally work in 6x6!

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Simply Betty's 13 Days of Halloween Day #2 Steampunk Halloween

For 31 Days of Halloween Day #6 Click Here!

It's time for the Day #2 challenge for Simply Betty Stamps 13 Days of Halloween! My banner from Day #1 was the only entry in the challenge but Betty has offered me 3 images for my participation!

For this challenge the theme is 'Spooky Gears, Cogs and Webs' in other words - Steampunk Halloween. I have used the Gina Gears Mermaid image and decided to Zombiefy her! She has a green glow about her, a missing eyeball and some scars.

I've coloured her with Promarkers and fussy cut her, mounting her on a Spellbinders Floral Oval die cut. This is the front panel of a Fat Page and I'm hoping to have the chance to create the back for it later this week. The DP is Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells. The web die is Cheery Lynn, the cog border is Joy Crafts and the small individual gears were cut using the Silhouette Cameo. I've finished with some small Halloween stickers from my stash and some clear Wink of Stella around the floral oval.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Simply Betty Stamps - 13 DOH Day #2
Cheery Lynn - #153 Halloween
613 Avenue Create - #92 Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Halloween
One Stitch At A Time - #221 AG using Orange
The Corrosive Challenge - #209 Halloween Colours
Hiding in my Craft Room - #168 Halloween Colours
Kit and Clowder - October AG
Sunflower Fields Designs - October Fall/Halloween
Art by MiRan - #16 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 DOH Day #5 with Bugaboo Stamps

*edit* I was just reading my comments from the last few days and had a question from 'Dogsmom' about the black dots on the top right corner of yesterday's card. These are 'Card Candi' from Craftwork Cards and I use them a lot - they come in so many colours, they are cheap and cheerful, you apply them with 3d foam and can do so many things with them - I'm sure you'll be seeing them a lot this month!

Welcome to Day #5 of 31 Days of Halloween! I hope are enjoying the hop! You can find the blog roll in my side bar. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Remember to comment on all the blogs on the hop for a chance to win at the end of the month and keep in mind the Scavenger Hunt for daily prizes!

 

Today I am using an image from Bugaboo Stamps. I love the cute Skelekinz images in the store and this is the Skelekinz Present image. I have coloured with Promarkers and some lilac Stickles. The papers are a combination of Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale and Steampunk Spells - from the 6x6 paper pads. The die cuts are all cut from Silhouette store files on my Cameo.

I will enter this in the following challenges:

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

31 Days of Halloween Day 1 & PunkyouGirl Halloween Challenge

Welcome to October and my first post for the 31 Days of Halloween with Smeared and Smudged! This is a month long blog hop all about Halloween and The Day of the Dead and therefore, I will be posting Daily on top of my design team commitments - I hope you'll stick around, we're going to have some fun! I will post the Blog roll in my sidebar for the duration of the hop in case you get lost or want to go see what the others have created. Your first stop on the hop is Terra, you should have come to me from Lyneen, and your next stop is Rebecca. Dont forget to leave comments on all the blogs everyday for your chance to win at the end of the month!

This first post also signals the start of the Halloween challenge at PunkyouGirl this month! And we have the fabulous Simply Betty Stamps as a sponsor for you so fabulous images to be won - I hope you'll join us here this month too! I have used the 'Rio Gone Batty' image, coloured with Promarkers and black pencil.

This is not a card, but the reverse side of a Fat Page. This was made for a swap last month and hopefully is with it's new owner - you can see the other side on Friday! For this I have used Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale papers with a sentiment from Create with TLC. The Bats and web border were cut on my Cameo with files from the Silhouette Store.

If you are hopping, your next stop is -

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

SLS Lines September Inspiration Post

This is my first Inspiration post for SLS Lines and today I am showing a cute little Goth Girl with Heart Ballooons. I have coloured her with Promarkers and for this post I decided to make an ATC instead of a card. This is a 2.5"x3.5" miniature artwork. I have used Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper for the background and heat embossed the edges with black embossing powder for a different edge. The sentiment is an embellishment from my Halloween stash!

I hope you like my project, it's featured on the SLS Lines Blog today too.
Thanks for joining us!
Mo xxx

Oddball Art September Facebook Challenge

Well, I'm having a great weekend - fabulous craft fair yesterday and as well as a few bargains I had the pleasure of meeting some fellow bloggers, a great day all round! Today I've been putting some images that I coloured recently onto cards and getting ready for the 31Days of Halloween Blog Hop which starts on October 1st!

This post is just a quick card I put together for the Oddball Art Stamps Facebook Group's September challenge. I have used image 104 from their Etsy Shop and coloured her in Promarkers and pencils. I've edged the image with Peacock Feathers DI and mounted on black card. The orange DP is Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale and the moon paper is Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells. The bats, spider and web were cut on the cameo and the raven is a Tim Holtz Bigz die.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xx

Challenge #11 At A Step in the Dark

A second post from me today folks. It's time for another challenge at one of your favourite Dark Themed challenges! Anything Goes #11 is starting today at A Step in the Dark and our Sponsor this time is Lacy Sunshine.

I've used the awesome 'Sadie' image from the store and coloured her in Promarkers and used a black pencil for added depth. The papers are from the Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale paper pack. The sentiment is from Create with TLC. The viewfinder and 31 are Tim Holtz dies and the web border was cut using my cameo.

Thanks for looking!

Mo xxx

SLS Lines Brand New Challenge Blog! Challenge #1

Welcome to my blog! Happy Friday folks. I have a little announcement and glad to share this with you all. I have the pleasure of joining the Design Team at the Brand New SLS Lines Challenge Blog! This is an exceptional team - so many amazing designers on there and a fabulous artist to inspire us all.

Our first challenge theme is 'Ladies' so you can interpret as you like. Please check out the blog for all the rules and information and if you enter you could win some of these fabulous images.

I have used the Goth Girl with striped leggings and a bunny for my card - giving it a Halloween feel! You'll be getting used to that here though! You can find the image over at the Etsy shop. I have coloured her with Promarkers and mounted her on black card and fussy cut. The DP I have used are from Graphic 45 - both the Steampunk Spells and An Eerie Tale paper pads. The sentiment is from Create with TLC and the Halloween stickers are from my stash.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Under the Sea with PunkyouGirl

Good morning! Another post from me today, we have a new challenge at PunkyouGirl for September and the theme is Under the Sea. Our fabulous sponsor for this is Delicious Doodles and we'd love to see what you can create, dark themed remember!

I have used the Scottish Selkie image from Delicious Doodles, coloured with promarkers and mounted on black. The DP is from Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale paper pad, as is the 'magical' motif down the left of the card. The dies are cut using my fabby new Cameo and I've finished with some purple self adhesive pearls and black lace.

I will enter this in the first Deliciously Dark Challenge from Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes.
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Left of Center Challenge #42 Faux/Real Stitching

Time for a new challenge at Left of Center and our amazing sponsor for this week is The Stamping Chef. The theme this time is Stitching - Real or Faux - and of course you have the LOC Option too!

I have had the joy of playing with the image 'Zombiefied' and coloured her with my trusty Promarkers. The paper is from An Eerie Tale by Graphic 45 and the dies are Spellbinders. The sentiment on the card was a recent freebie at Create With TLC. I have then added faux stitching with a fine black pen.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
The Stamping Chef - #43 Anything Goes
A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes in August
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes August
Live and Love Crafts Challenge Blog - Stitching Real or Faux
Reves 2 Scrap - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

A Step in the Dark Challenge #8

We have the fabulous Smeared Ink joining us again this fortnight at A Step in the Dark, a dark themed challenge! And the dark theme for this challenge is - Anything Goes!! We know you love AG themes and we love to see your dark unrestricted projects! If you saw my last post for A Step in the Dark you'll remember that I used 'The First Keeper' from Smeared Ink - today I'm using 'The Second Keeper'.

I have used my Promarkers as always to colour this image and added some Black Soot DI around the edges. The papers are from An Eerie Tale by Graphic 45. I've finished with a bow and some card candi.

Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx

Inspired by a Song/Movie/Book at Love to Create

Let your favourite song or movie or book inspire you this week at Love to Create! I was so inspired I made two projects to show you today! We are sponsored by The Stamping Chef and I had the pleasure of working with the image 'Jolene' - I had a bit of a brain freeze when picking an image to work with for this challenge and when I saw 'Jolene' I immediately got the song of the same name stuck in my head so that's the inspiration for that card. However, on eventually getting that song out my head, I made a card using 'Bite Me' based on the Rob Zombie track 'Living Dead Girl' or indeed any of the GOOD vampire movies... none of these sparkly vampires for me!!!

So, this is 'Bite Me' which I've coloured with Promarkers to match the brand new Graphic 45 papers 'An Eerie Tale' - this is like to feature heavily in my projects the next few months leading up to Halloween - it's slowly becoming my new favourite after Steampunk Spells! I have used tags and elements from the papers to layer up and added some black die cuts to stand out against the purple pearlescent paper I've used for layering.

And this is Jolene, also coloured with Promarkers. I have used a Kraft card blank and some more Craftwork Cards embossed kraft card for layering. The papers are from Prima's 'Believe' paper pad and I have added some faux stitching - again I got myself confused with this card and thought I was making it for a challenge elsewhere... hence the faux stitching!

I will enter 'Bite Me' into the following challenges -
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers
Eureka Stamps - Things With Wings (bats!)
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes
Stamplorations - Stamps and Die Cuts

I will enter 'Jolene' into the following challenges -
That Craft Place Challenge - Autumn
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - #31 Anything Goes


Hey, I got there in the end and two cards for the price of one today! Hope you can join our challenge this week!
Thanks for looking!
Mo xxx