It's a Spooky Day

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I hope your day is going along well and your weather is full of Autumn Sunshine.  I'm always envious of everyone outside of Florida that experience the changing of the seasons with colored leaves and crisp air.  It's currently a balmy and humid 86 degrees F here in Central Florida..at least it's not in the upper 90's!

I have a quick share featuring an oldie but goodie stamp set from Impression Obsession, who is sadly out of business.  The landscape of our craft is changing so much isn't it?  The set is Spooky Day and the Ghosts are just too cute to spook with their funny expressions.

The Ghosts were lightly shaded with alcohol markers and fussy cut, then popped on craft foam for dimension.  The papers are from a Halloween 6x6 paper pad by Recollections.  I found some cut aparts that spelled "Boo"; and they made the perfect sentiment.

That's all I have for today, I wish you a Terrific Tuesday, and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

1. Try it on Tuesday (TIOT)
   
2. Unicorn Challenge
   
3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies
   
4. Stamps & Fun = Creativity
   
5. Sweet Stampin'
   
6. Crafty Calendar
   
7. Love Those Pretty Papers
   
8. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge
9. Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge
   
10. Fab 'n Funky
    

A Little Magic

Welcome to the Weekend and Happy Saturday Friends!  I hope your week went well and you'll find a bit of crafty time this weekend.  We've been experiencing lots of rain due to Hurricane Isaias, so prayers for all those dealing with the aftermath.

I have a quick share today featuring a cute Halloween card (the only kind I like to make), made with the new "If the Hat Fits" Stamp Set from Simon Says Stamp - part of the Stamptember 2026 event.

I'm not known for CAS styled cards but this style just works for this card.  I've embossed the background panel using a Halloween themed folder from Darice (an oldie but goodie) and colored the hat using Copic Alcohol Markers.  The image was fussy cut and popped on foam pads.

I've inked around the embossed panel with light purple ink from Catherine Pooler.  The sentiment and stars have been heat embossed and the sentiment oval die cut and popped on foam pads.  Lastly, gold sequins added for a bit of additional interest.

I wish you a fabulous day and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

1. Inkspirational
   
2. Simply Clean & Simple
   
3. Creative Crafting Uncles
   
4. Crafty Catz
   
5. Pearly Sparkles
   
6. Craft Rocket
   
7. Digi Choosday
   
8. Creative Fingers
   
9. Polkadoodles
   
10. Snarky Stampers
    

The Paper Funday Challenge for Sep 2026

Hello and Happy September!  Wow, where has this year gone?  Dare I say there's only 114 days left till Christmas? YIKES!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog and we have 2 amazing sponsors:  Brass & Bliss Craft Co. and Lawn Fawn.  The optional twist is a Sketch:

For my team project I was inspired by the optional sketch and used it loosely, along with the Build-An-Owl and Halloween Add-On Die Sets from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.

I've die cut all the pieces for the owl and his vampire costume from colored cardstock, and highlighted using distress inks for depth and dimension.  After piecing him together, foam pads have been added. I've used tiny citron colored gems for his eyes.

The patterned papers are from the "Spooky" 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park.  The sentiments are a combination of a cut apart from the paper pad and a sentiment strip from a Halloween sentiment pack by Simon Says Stamp.  To Finish off, I've added Green Dazzles and Wink of Stella for a bit of spooky sparkle.

The team and I hope you'll play along in the Challenge this month.  We love visiting everyone and seeing your creative designs, not to mention it's the perfect opportunity to share your Autumn inspired makes.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

1. Word Art Wednesday
   
2. Creative Inspirations
   
3. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge
   
4. Art Nudge - 826D
   
5. Double Trouble
   
6. All Sorts
   
7. Snarky Stampers
8. Mirtillamente
   
9. Sparkles Monthly Challenges
   
10. Creative Crafting Uncles
    

Ciao Bella Moth of the Night

Hello and Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!  I have a quick share today featuring a Moth of the Night, from the Ciao Bella "It's All Good" Stamp Set.

To start, I've stamped the image on Tim Holtz Watercolor card and painted using Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  The card style is clean and simple in terms of how I create CAS cards.  

When the watercolor was completely dry, I've ink blended black ink around the perimeter and stamped the sentiment, then splattered black ink on the panel.  The watercolor card has a nice texture on one side, smooth on the reverse, and I like how the this textured side gives a bit of vintage to this card.  The card has been mounted on a black card base. 

Halloween is in a few days, and this is the last of my Halloween cards for 2024; I thought it would be nice to have a simple design.  That's all for today, until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Digi Choosday

Fab 'n Funky

Everybody Art

Cardz 4 Guyz

Make My Monday

AAA Card Challenge

Addicted to CAS

Sweet Stampin'

Snarky Stampers

 

Magic Time!

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday!  We've finally recovered from Hurricane Milton, we've had contractors in and out with estimates for repairs but it's a small price to pay, and I consider ourselves beyond blessed as it could have been so much worse.  Our prayers continue to go out to South Florida, North Carolina and all areas hit with damages.

I've had some time to play in the craft room and wanted to share this cute card, created for Halloween/Autumn, although I don't think the set was created for Halloween or Autumn. It's the Magic Time Stamp Set from Colorado Craft Co. and I love how big the images are.  Folks, the images in this set are large, the entire pumpkin didn't fit on the A2 sized card panel.

I've stamped the image on Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper and painted using my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  After the painting was completely dry, I used a circle mask from Lavinia Stamps to create a halo around her wand.  Then trimmed the panel slightly, and adhered to a black cardbase.  

To finish the design, I splattered with gold watercolor paint, no other bells and whistles were added, I intend to post to a dear friend overseas and didn't want any bulkiness going through the international post.  

I hope you like her and her big pumpkin, I think she may represent Cinderella, what do you think?  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Digi Choosday

Double D Challenges

Fab 'n Funky

Word Art Wednesday

Creative Inspirations

Crafty Gals Corner

I Spy with my Little Eye

Stamping Sensations

We Love Stamping

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

All Sorts

It's Halloween...Owl You Doin'?

Hi Friends!  I hope you're well and enjoying your Wednesday.  While we await the arrival of Hurricane Milton, I've been crafting to de-stress and pass the time (while I have electricity - fingers crossed it stays on).  I've been working on Halloween cards and this one features the cutest lil owl and jack-o-lantern.

Using the "Owl You Doin'" Clear Stamp Set from Darcie's Heart and Home, I've watercolored this cute image using Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  The image has been stamped on Tim Holtz watercolor paper.  After the image was completely dry, I've die cut using a Slanted Edge nesting square die from My Favorite Things.

The patterned papers are from the "Spooktacular" 4.25" x 5" paper pad from Waffle Flower.  I've heat embossed the sentiment and added purple sequins to finish out the design. The sentiment and focal image have been popped on foam pads for dimension.

That's all for today!  I hope you have a fabulous rest of the week and weekend.  I'll be back soon, as long as Milton is kind to us and we keep the electricity and internet flowing.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday

Double D Challenges

Fab 'n Funky - Feathers

Penny's Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Gals Corner

Shopping Our Stash

Unicorn Challenge

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Love Those Pretty Papers

Classic Design Challenge - Sep/Oct with Optional: Autumn/Fall

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Monday!  Well. I'm better late than never with my team project for The Classic Design Challenge Blog.  Our new monthly challenge started yesterday the 15th and our generous sponsors this month are Polkadoodles and The Colour of Love.

For my card, I'm featuring Polkadoodles Witch Cauldron from the Gnome Trick or Treat Halloween Collection.  I love cute Halloween images, I'm not a scary nor gory Halloween girl so this Gnomie is right up my alley!

I've colored the image using Spectrum Noir Illustrator Alcohol Markers and die cut the focal panel with a postage stamp die.  The backing patterned paper is from the Slimline Boo to You paper pack by Kat Scrappiness.  

The sentiment strip is from a pre-made package of Halloween sentiments from Waffle Flower, and I've popped the strip on craft foam for dimension.  To finish the design, I've added some black sequins from the Boo-tacular embellishment pack by Kat Scrappiness - you can also see some of what's included in the pack scattered around the card. 

We hope you'll stop by the challenge and join in the fun!  It's Always Anything Goes with an Optional Twist, the twist this month being Autumn/Fall.  I think a Halloween card meets the Autumn theme, what do you think?

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

A Place to Start

CD Sunday +

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

We Love Stamping

Ally's Angels

Sparkles Monthly

Creative Crafters

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles

Send a Smile 4 Kids

Bat Gnome Trick or Treat

Hello and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was splendid and you found some time for yourself.  I had a nice weekend of catching up with crafting projects.  Today's share features Bat Gnome, part of the Gnome Trick or Treat Series from Polkadoodles.  

Bat Gnome has been colored with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut.  The papers are part of a slimline paper pack from Kat Scappiness.  I love the patterns of these papers however they have a coating on them and that's something I don't care for.  I don't like the sheen and the slippery-ness of them when I use liquid adhesive.  With that being said, I have them and I will use them every Halloween until they are gone.

The sentiment strip is part of a pack from Simon Says Stamp.  It has been popped on foam pads as well as Bat Gnome.  No extra bells and whistles have been added, the shiny paper was enough LOL.

That's all for today.  Have a fabulous week ahead and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

CD Sunday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles

Send a Smile 4 Kids

Fairy and Unicorn

My Time to Craft

Ghostly Greetings to You

Happy Friday to You!  I have a quick Spook-tacular share today featuring these adorable Ghosts from the Gina K. Designs Haunts and Harvest Stamp and Coordinating Die Sets.

It's all things that go Bump in the night for All Hallow's Eve and I started this card by stamping and die cutting these adorable Ghosts.  I've masked a circle on the card panel and blended distress oxide inks with water splatters for a spooky moon.

I've popped the ghosts on foam pads, stamped the greeting directly to the card base and added bats in the distance.  Lastly. I've lightly inked around the edge of the panel with purple ink and gave the ghosts sparkly eyes with Wink of Stella.

That's all for today!  Have a fabulous weekend, until next time - Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creative Fingers

Most Magical Time of Year

Simply Create Too

Two Old Bats

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Purple is My favorite color!

Double Trouble

Outlawz Songs and Rhymes - inspired by Midnight - the Ghosts and Goblins favorite time

Di's Digi Design

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodle

Send a Smile 4 Kids

Mirtillamente

Haloween Crafts All Year 'Round

Fairy and Unicorn

Creep It Real

Hi Friends and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge round at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  Pammie is offering a gift voucher to My Favorite Things so you'll want to stop by and play along.

For my project, I've used patterned papers and ephemera from the Echo Park "Spooky" collection.  I've also followed a sketch from Kendra's Card Challenges.

This card was created during the 1st night of Hurricane Ian.  I needed something to focus on and something that didn't require a lot of preparation, in case we lost electricity.

I had the paper pad and ephemera in my stash so I thought creating Halloween cards just following sketches and cutting paper was safe enough.

The Spooky Collection has lots of cute ephemera and papers.  The only bells and whistles added were some iridescent sequins to break up the otherwise drab tones. I love the pop of color with the Skeleton's Bow Tie.

Please visit us this week at the challenge blog, we would love to have you!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

QKR Stampede

Outlawz Monday Greetings

A Place to Start

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Dragonfly Dreams

Corrosive Challenge

Two Old Bats

All Sorts

Crafty Calendar

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Taylor Made Cards 4 U

Paper Dragonfly

The Four Seasons Challenge - Autumn Month 2

Hello Friends and Happy October 1st!  It's time for a new challenge month at The Four Seasons Challenge Blog and we're entering the 2nd month of Autumn themes.

It's the month of things that go bump in the night and my project features layered stenciling using the Spooky Icons layering stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

This is a 4 piece stencil set and is actually easy to layer up, plus I adore the fun images!  I chose traditional Halloween colors using Catherine Pooler inks.  Catherine Pooler Inks are my favorite at the moment and I've used vivid colors from the Party Collection line.

My card measures 5.5" square, which is my favorite square size to create as I can use most of a 8.5" x 11" sheet of card.  I've added a black mat, tied some black twine, and added some shine with sequins.  The sentiment is the Happy Halloween Die Sentiment with shadow from Kat Scrappiness, the shadow layer was cut from vellum.

Please visit us at The Four Seasons Challenge this Month.  We are always excited to see your makes and visit your posts.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge

Inkspirational

Crafty Calendar

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Mirtillamente

Cards Galore Encore

QKR Stampede

Country View Challenges

Pearly Sparkles

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge

There's a Stamp for That

Penny's Challenges

Crafting Happiness

The Paper Funday Challenges - Halloween or Use the Color Purple

Hi Crafty Friends!  It's the 1st Wednesday of the month and a new challenge has started at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog.  As always, the theme is Anything Goes with an optional Twist.  The Twist this month is Halloween or Use the Color Purple.

Our sponsors for the challenge are Paper Nest Dolls and Fred, She Said.  For my design team project, I used the Emma the Cat digital image from Fred, She Said to create a not so spooky Halloween card that features the challenge theme and twist.

This is an adorable image and I've colored Emma with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  The panel was cut using a Stitiched Rectangle Nesting Die from Kat Scrappiness, the papers are scrap snippets from my overflowing stash and the sentiment is from an older Recollections Set.  I chose to keep the stitched frame as part of the focal.

The sentiment strip has been backed with craft foam for dimension, Wink of Stella has been applied on various parts of the image and sequins added for additional sparkle.

Stop by the challenge blog this month and enter for your chance to win from our sponsors.  We would love to see your projects and hope to inspire you with ours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Just Us Girls

Lil Red Wagon

The Paper Shelter

Addicted to Stamps and More

Double D

Two Old Bats Halloween

Creative Inspirations

Country View Crafts

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Pearly Sparkles

Color It Create It Show It Off

Digi Doodle Studios

Sending Halloween Love

Hello Friends!  I'm on the Kat Scrappiness Blog today sharing this card featuring an adorable Ghost Couple, proving that Chivalry is NOT dead....no pun intended!

My card was created using the Kat Scrappiness Boo-gy Ghost Dies and Boo To You Slimline Paper Pad. The Lollipop and Bow/Bow Tie are part of the die set and great accent pieces that give the ghosts their Personality!

My card measures A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") and the slimline paper works great for this sized card also.  After die cutting, I backed the ghost eyes and mouths with snippets of black card, colored the Lolli and Bow with Alcohol Markers and popped the elements on craft foam for dimension.

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you'll be back soon!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

Unicorn Challenge

Incy Wincy

Crafting Happiness

Just Us Girls

Gem of a Challenge

Crafty Calendar

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Two Old Bats Halloween

Creative Inspirations

The Four Seasons Challenge #2

Hello Friends and Happy October!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Four Seasons Challenge and we're continuing with the Autumn/Fall theme.  My card features some not so spooky Halloween images from a Recollections Cling Stamp Set.

The inspiration prompt for the month of October is:

When tidying up my craft room recently, I came across these cling stamps from Recollections that I've had for a few years.  I'd forgotten just how cute they are.

I've colored the images with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, created a tag and mats using papers from the Echo Park Trick or Treat 6x6 paper pad and Recollections Seasonal Solids 12x12 paper pack.

I've used stitched dies from Kat Scrappiness and My Favorite Things for the tag, banner sentiment and small mats.  The only bells and whistles added was Wink of Stella on the Pumpkins; which is always hard to capture in photos.  

Please join us at The Four Seasons Challenge this month.  We hope to inspire you with our designs and always love to see what you create.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

QKR Stampede

A Perfect Time to Craft

Mirtillamente

Your Scrapbook Place

Crafty Catz

Polkadoodles

Uniko

Pattie's Creations

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Die Cut Divas

Pearly Sparkles

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

Creepy Crawlies and Boo-gy Ghosts

Hi Crafty Friends!  Today I'm sharing a Spooktacular Halloween card featuring new products from the Kat Scrappiness September 2021 Release.

Before I get to my card, I want to announce that I 've been offered a Permanent Designer Position with the Kat Scrappiness Team and have gladly accepted.  I enjoyed Guest Designing and it's an honor to be part of such a great team! Now without furthur ado......

My card is A2 in size and features the new release products Creepy Crawly Die Set, Boo-gy Ghost Die Set, Happy Halloween Word Die with Shadow, Boo To You Slimline Paper Pack and the Boo-Tacular Sequin Mix.

I'm in seasonal crafting mode and this card was fun to design.  I love Autumn and Christmas crafting time and enjoy creating cute Halloween cards.  This card was a quick and easy make as the focal images are die cuts and I used my healthy scrap stash for them.  

I love the brightly colored papers in the Boo to You Slimline Paper Pack.  Although, the paper is slimline sized, you can easily for A2 sized projects.  I couldn't resist using Googly Eyes, the BOO-TACULAR Sequin Mix and Wink of Stella on the Word Die for lots of sparkle and shine.  What's more Spooktacular than a Spider with Googly Eyes and a Smiling Ghost?

Stop by the Kat Scrappiness Store for the Labor Day Sale valid 9/3 - 9/6/2021.  Save 15% Site Wide, including new release items!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Creative Knockouts

Three Room Studio

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Crafty Catz

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Cute Card Thursday

Your Scrapbook Place

It's All About the Candy!

Hello Friends and thanks for visiting my blog today.  The project today is a Halloween Card that sums up what Trick or Treating meant to me as a child...It's All about the Candy....and the costumes!

My card features an excited Trick-or-Treater equipped with his Candy Bucket and Flashlight.  The image is the boy version of  All About the Candy digital image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  

If you're not familiar with the art of Mo Manning, you have to visit her shop and check out all the lovely images she has listed.  She is truly talented and I love all of her designs.

I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alchol Markers and fussy cut.  The sentiment is included with the image so I wonkily (is that a word?) fussy cut around it and colored over it with the same shade of blue as the highlight used around the image.

The patterned papers are from the DCWV "Witches Brew" 6x6 paper pad.  I die cut a black mat using a distressed edge die, mounted the image and sentiment on craft foam for dimension and lastly added Dark Purple Amethyst Rhinestones from Kat Scrappiness.

This little fella isn't too scary is he?  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creative Knockouts

Through the Purple Haze

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

Sheepski Designs

Your Scrapbook Place

Crafts Galore Encore

Color It, Create It, Show it Off

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

A Bit More Time to Craft

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Crafting Happiness

Gem of a Challenge

New Release Day #2 at Kat Scrappiness

Hello Friends!  It's Day 2 of the New Release Party at Kat Scrappiness.  Today, the products being featured on the blog are Autumn and Christmas Themes.  For my card today however, I'm sharing another Halloween card I created using some of the new release products that were featured yesterday.

I've created a Mini Slimline Shaker Card using the new Boo-gy Ghost Dies, Boo to You Slimline Paper Pad, Eek and Trick or Treat II Halloween Sequin Mix, Happy Mail Mini Slimline Envelope Die Set and the Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Nesting Die Set.

There is a giveaway on the Kat Scrappiness Blog so be sure and stop by for details on how to win the ENTIRE RELEASE!  Pretty Fantastic huh?

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

Crafting Happiness

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Cute Card Thursday

Little Patch of Crafty Friends

Gem of a Challenge

Creative Moments

Double Trouble