FMS606 & DDC Pink Halloween

Happy Thursday, peeps!  The Double D Challenge this month is PINK for Breast Cancer month!  Here's their fun prompt:

A couple of years ago I bought some CTMH Halloween papers and one of them had a pink background with white ghosts and black bats....but I never used it because I just couldn't reconcile pink with Halloween!  But I thought it would be perfect for this challenge!  So I pulled it out and here we go:

I also used the FMS sketch for this week:

I don't know what it is with me and vellum lately, but this is the third card I've made in a couple of weeks that uses vellum, particularly over top of printed paper! These papers just looked a little too busy with my trio of circles, so I gave it a "misty" look by popping a piece of vellum over top.  And since I still had my dies out from the card I made a couple days ago, I diecut another ghost, punched out a bat, and created some pink and black candy corn...I'll bet they taste like Good 'n Plenty, whatcha think?

I added a sentiment from Papertrey (as are the candy corns), a few sparkly bits and some diecut circles and it was done!  Here's the inside, using MFT's Primitive Pumpkins sentiments:

I am also going to enter this at the Two Old Bats Halloween challenge, where anything Halloween goes:

I am thrilled to be using up some of that pink Halloween paper!  You should check out what the design team members came up with using their pink supplies!  Thanks for popping in today..enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Primitive Pumpkins (My Favorite Things), Tremendous Treats: Halloween (Papertrey)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Bubble Bath, Vellum, Boo Crew (Close to My Heart)
Ink	Bubble Bath, Versafine Black
Accessories	Sequins, Gems & Rhinestones from my stash, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Cupcake Toppers Dies (Impression Obsession), Bat Punch (ret), Small Oval Punch (ret)

FMS553 Boo!

Happy Thursday, peeps..I am WAY behind today with my card!  I finally got into my stamp room and came up with a card for the FMS sketch, although I love this sketch so much, I may just make another!  First, the sketch:

I was also inspired by the board at Two Old Bats challenge:

I pulled out a few old goodies and here's what I came up with:

I loved the little "boo" wallhanging, so I pulled out some Halloween papers and an old SU die called Timeless Type Junior to diecut the letters.  I used the Postage Stamp punch to punch out some squares of Natural White cardstock on which to mount them, stamping the bats from Scary Cute first.  The owl came from a retired set called Spooky Cat....such a cute layering image!

It's difficult to see, but I also embossed the main mat with the Stitched With Whimsey die!  For the inside, another sentiment and witch hat from the same set:

Spooky but not too scary!  Thanks for visiting today!

Last night was the Solanco Fair kickoff (Solanco stands for Southern Lancaster County) in the little town of Quarryville, which is where Dana works and Cassidy attends school.  They start the fair with a parade and this year's theme was "Hometown Heroes", honoring the fire, police, EMT and medical professionals who are heroes every day!  It was a beautiful evening for a parade!

Since it's a large agricultural community, there were lots of tractors, trucks, farm equipment, horses, and last, but not least, a real old-fashioned steam calliope!  You can see the steam came out multi-colored, too!  Lots of fun!  I'll share more pix later!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds." Psalm 9:1

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute, Spooky Cat (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Happy Halloween DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my Stash
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsey Dies, Postage Stamp Punch, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies (ret)

AHSC482 Trick or Treat Again

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I just can't stop playing with this fun Scary Cute set!  It works really well with the black and gold starry paper from Lights Aglow!  Here we go:

I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

After stamping and diecutting my little fairy, I also diecut the haunted house from the matching die set in Basic Black glimmer paper, then added some gold foil accents:

The stars and die for the sentiment are both from the Cracker Treat Box dies....little gem dies included  in there that are great for other crafty pursuits besides a treat box!

I am going to toss this in the ring over at Two Old Bats Halloween challenge as well!  

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge;let me never be put to shame.  Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me." Psalm 71:1-2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gold Foil, Black Glimmer, Lights Aglow DSP
Ink	Stazon Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Scary Silhouettes Dies, Stylish Shapes Die, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Cracker & Treat Box Dies, Stamparatus

Halloween Altoid Tin

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Hope you have something fun planned this weekend!  My sister was visiting this past weekend and fell in love with the little Halloween Altoid tin I had made several years ago.  You can see it here. I have several empty tins in my stash, so I went looking for some vintage stamps and papers and went to work!  This is the front; it features a stamped witch (Crafty Secrets), watercolored, fussy-cut and layered on some striped paper that was also stamped and embellished with some stickers (Tim Holtz and Crafty Secrets) and sequins:

The back features another Crafty Secrets image, mounted on some scrapbook paper:

Did you notice the black cat perched on top?  He's an Impression Obsession diecut! 

I covered the sides and top with some Sticky Strip and metallic ribbon, then added a hand-dyed shabby seam binding bow on top....hot glue works best!

And here is the inside; more Crafty Secrets images and embellishments along with some glimmer paper stars and a few more stamped items:

I love this sassy little girl and the man in the moon!  The spiderweb paper in the background adds a spooky touch:

I happened to have two of these images, so I after gluing the first one in, I fussy cut the second one and popped her up on some little "boosters" so she would stand out!  I am so sad that Crafty Secrets is no longer in business; they had the best vintage stuff!

I am going to enter this over at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge---of course, it's Anything Halloween, and also at TGIF Challenges - Halloween!  

And now this is winging its way to South Carolina as we speak! I hope she likes it!  Thanks for popping in today!  

And here are some not-too-scary pix from my morning walks:

My neighbor up the road is a single guy but I think he just got a girlfriend....his house is suddenly decorated very seasonally!  I am coveting his wagon!

Enjoy your day and be blessed! 

Halloween Altered Tin

Happy Monday, peeps!  I hope you had a great weekend!  I've got a little different project for you today!  I haven't done one of these altered Altoid tins for a long time, and I thought it would be fun to delve into my big stash of vintage/retro Halloween ephemera and create a 3D item!  So here we go:

 

I first covered the front of the tin with some Tim Holtz paper that was stamped with a vintage spooky design by Close to My Heart.  I added an image from an Authentique scrapbook page, diecut with a Stitched Shapes oval die.  The "Happy Halloween" was stamped on another TH paper; this stamp is an old Crafty Secrets vintage Halloween one; the bats are from the same set.  The crescent moon is from a mini CS Halloween set, stamped, colored and fussy-cut.

 

 

The back of the tin was covered with a Tim Holtz Halloween paper image:

 

 

and the sides were covered with adhesive glitter ribbon (Close to My Heart) and a hand-dyed (Cajun Craze ink) scrunchy seam binding bow.  

 

 

When you open it up, this is the inside:

 

 

The left side features a panel from a Crafty Secrets ephemera page; I simply cut it to fit the tin and rounded the edges.  I added some Tim Holtz stickers and black glimmer stars:

 

 

The right side (my favorite) features another panel from Authentique; I cut out the elements to fit the tin, layering the cat, the candle and the smaller pumpkins around the image.  The background is paper from My Mind's Eye Honey 6x6 pad, decorated with a ticket from Crafty Secrets ephemera pack:

 

 

I added a little Tim Holtz sticker for fun:

 

 

I am not quite sure why I love vintage Halloween images SO much.  My Halloween decorations at home feature a lot of these style images too....I think they remind me of my dad!  He was a good one to give you a scare at Halloween!  Anyway, I will add this to my collection of Halloween decor and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!  I am entering it into the new Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, the Funkie Junkie Boutique Halloween challenge, as well as the Inkspirational photo challenge:

 

 

Thanks for popping in today--enjoy it and be blessed!