FCCB Challenge #288 ~ Fright Night

Hello everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was rather uneventful but I actually prefer it that way. Well, it's Monday and time for another Challenge Me Monday!

Challenge #288 ~ Fright Night

This Week's Sponsor

AND.... 

There will also be a separate drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card

(courtesy of the FCCB Design Team)

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least one Cricut cut on your project and let us know which cartridge(s) you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

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I love candy skulls so I made a card using this funky guy. It didn't really photograph well since I used quite a bit of glitter pen on and around the web and the lighting just makes it look clumpy, but it looks better in person, of course! lol ;)

SIZE:  5.5" round
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGES:  "Creative Everyday Cards"; "Edge to Edge"; "Rock Princess"
PAPER:  CTMH
COLORING:  Zig Clean Color watercolor brush markers; Wink of Stella glitter brush markers; PaperMate InkJoy black gel pen
INK:  Memento "Tuxedo Black"; Brilliance "Platinum Planet"
OTHER:  WRMK sequins; Recollections pearl gems; 3M foam tape


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PDE Linky Party #143 ~ Tags

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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It's the third Friday of the month which means.... it's tag time baby! October is a big birthday month in my family, so I figured I'd better get busy finishing up the rest of my birthday tags and cards. Soooo.... here is one of the tags I made....

SIZE:  2 x 4"
PAPER:  HOTP (pre-cut tag)
STAMP SET:  CTMH "Joyful Birthday"
EMBOSSING:  VersaMark watermark ink pad; CTMH silver embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat tool
OTHER:  My Moments paper roses; WRMK Crop-A-Dile & eyelet; The Twinery twine; Nuvo Crystal Drops "Silver Lining"; Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen


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PDE Linky Party #142 ~ All Cards

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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I am so obsessed with these little birdies! I've been on a self-imposed crafting supply spending freeze (well for the most part - I mean a girl's gotta have some necessities, right?)  I saw this adorable stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs and just had to have it! I love it so much that I think I'll change their colors and theme for each of the next 4 seasons and feature them in different projects. I mean let's face it... some stamps are just way too cute to use only once, right? Anyway, here is their inaugural appearance as Fall/Thanksgiving tweeties!....

SIZE:  A2
PAPER:  Doodlebug; CTMH; Core'dinations
DIE:  Spellbinders
STAMP SETS:  Whipper Snapper Designs "The Flock"; CTMH "Holiday Tags"
INK:  Memento "Tuxedo Black"; CTMH Exclusive Inks "Ruby" & "Sunset"
COLORING:  Zig Clean Color watercolor markers
OTHER:  Nuvo Crystal Drops "Bright Gold"; Fiskars corner rounder; 3M foam tape


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PDE Linky Party #141 ~ Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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So I have to tell on myself here and admit that this particular card was actually made two (or maybe even three) Halloweens ago. In reorganizing my craft room recently I came across quite a few cards I've made and tucked away in drawers and boxes and then obviously forgot to post or intended to post later and then couldn't remember where I had stashed them. Does this sound familiar to anyone or am I alone in my own personal realm of mayhem, disorganization, and forgetfulness? Anyway, this card is very simple but I think my little witchy pup is still pretty cute. I do have to apologize for the explosion of Stickles on this card. I'm sure there was a reason why I felt I had to use every Stickles color ever invented, although I can't remember it now (of course). So I hope you like my excessively shimmery witchy pup!

SIZE:  5 x 7"
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Paper Pups"
PAPER:  DCWV; Core'dinations; Bazzill
OTHER:  Stickles


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  October Linky Challenge; anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #250-251; anything goes; entry #2
Crafting By Designs -  October Challenge; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; Halloween


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PDE Linky Party #140 ~ Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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Today's card was made with the DCWV "Green Stack" recycled cardstock and matching embellishments.  The twine is from The Twinery. I absolutely love using woodland critter images. These little cuties just make me happy!

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Challenges:

DL.ART -  September Linky Challenge; anything goes; 3rd entry
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenges #250-251; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; anything goes


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FCCB Challenge #286 - Fantasy

Hello friends! I hope you had a great weekend! It's time for another Challenge Me Monday! To join us and see the full guidelines, please click on this box directly below....

Challenge #286 ~ Fantasy

This Week's Sponsor

Prize is a $10 gift certificate

AND.... 

There will also be a separate drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card

(courtesy of the FCCB Design Team)

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least one Cricut cut on your project and let us know which cartridge(s) you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

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For today's card I experimented with blending some inks, which I have never done using traditional ink pads. I found a few of my older cat's eye shaped mini inks that were almost dried up, which worked perfectly for this project (and to think I almost threw them out the other day!) For the blue background I inked my embossing folder and then for the other colors I just applied them directly. I was going for the look of a unicorn flying over a rainbow which is kind of a stretch but I think it came out pretty well anyway and wasn't a terrible first attempt. I'm bummed that the shimmer spray I used on the unicorn didn't translate to the photo. I tried many different ways but just couldn't seem to get it, so please just imagine her sparkly ;)

SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy

CARTRIDGE:  "Zooballoo"

PAPER:  CTMH cardstock "White Daisy"

EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug machine with Darice folder "Cloudy Sky"

INK:  VersaMagic "Aloe Vera", "Spring Pansy", "Sea Breeze" & "Pixie Dust"

OTHER:  Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spritz; Stickles "Platinum"; 3M foam tape

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PDE Linky Party #139 ~ Anything But a Card

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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For this week's project I decided to give y'all a little glimpse of how my mind works. Trust me - you don't want any more than a glimpse. Much like looking directly at the sun, a little peek is okay but any longer and there might be permanent damage ;)  Anyway, this is my giant calendar/planner/blotter that adorns the middle of my work area.

I was super excited to find this because I'm constantly coloring and doodling and I like being able to see a whole month at a time. I purchased this calendar from Pick Your Plum and it's manufactured by TF Publishing. For this one I used my Chameleon pens.

It comes with only the white background and black outlines - the rest has been colored in by yours truly. I like to pick a different color scheme for each month but sometimes I also like to make it very eclectic - just depends on my mood at the time. Sometimes I color it all in within a few days but sometimes it takes me all month. I fast-tracked this month so I could submit my photos before it just looked like a messy blotter. This is also why my to-do list only has a couple of things crossed off, lol.

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PDE Linky Party #138 ~ All Tags

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

Here is my tag project for this week:

SIZE:  3.5"
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Winter Wonderland"
PAPER:  CTMH; Core'dinations; DCWV
TWINE:  Darice hemp cord
BLING:  Recollections
OTHER:  Viva Pearl Pen "Ice White"; Smooch Pearlized Top Coat; Fiskars hole punch


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  September Linky Challenge; anything goes; 2nd entry
Crafting By Designs -  September Challenge; anything goes; 2nd entry


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PDE Linky Party #137 ~ All Cards

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

Here is my card for this week:

Inside

Envelope

SIZE:  5 x 7"
PAPER:  Anna Griffin "Fifi & Fido" collection
EMBELLISHMENTS:  Anna Griffin "Fifi & Fido" collection
STAMP SET:  K Andrew Designs "Sympathetic Sayings"
INK:  Memento "Tuxedo Black"
ENVELOPE:  WRMK Envelope Punch Board
OTHER:  Recollections bling; Fiskars Paper Edgers & corner punch; Anna Griffin washi tape


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  September Linky Challenge; anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers -  Challenge #172; "Layer It Up"
Crafting By Designs -  September Challenge; anything goes


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PDE Linky Party #136 ~ Anything Goes

Hello friends! I hope you are having a fabulous week and looking forward to an even better weekend! On a quick personal note, I'm finally feeling almost fully functional after my accident and resulting surgery and I'm excited about crafting and blogging more regularly again. It has been a very trying few months and I'm thrilled that my mojo seems to be returning! Thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes and prayers. Y'all are the best and I love every one of you!

Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

 Here is my project for this week:

SIZE:  A2
CRICUT:  Expression 2
CARTRIDGE:  "Artistry"
PAPER:  HOTP holographic & suede cardstock; CTMH black & white cardstock
DRY EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug machine with Darice folder "Argyle"
WET EMBOSSING:  VersaMark watermark stamp pad; CTMH silver embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat tool
STAMP SET:  Craftin Desert Divas "Say It Big"
INK:  Brilliance "Platinum Planet"
OTHER:  3M foam tape


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FCCB Challenge #282 ~ Summer Activities

Hello friends! I hope you had a great weekend! It sure was hot here.... we got up to 102°! I'm doing a lot better with my ankle and can get around the house without any aids, which I am hugely grateful for. Anyway, it's time for another Challenge Me Monday! To join us and see the full guidelines, please click on this box directly below....

Challenge #282 ~ Summer Activities

This Week's Sponsor

There will be three $20 gift certificates

and...

a $25 Amazon gift card

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and, if it's not obvious, let us know which cartridge(s) you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least 1 cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If your project is NOT a card, you will get 2 entries into the drawing!

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Since the summer Olympics are about to start, I thought this card would tie in well with our theme of summer activities. Obviously, I will not be participating myself but will enjoy watching it on TV. I realize that watching TV is not much of an activity per se but you know what I mean, lol.

SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy

CARTRIDGES:  "Fontastic Fonts" & "Lyrical Letters"

PAPER:  CTMH cardstock "White Daisy"

EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug machine with Darice folder

COLORING:  Chameleon Color Tones pens & Zig Clean Color waterbase brush markers

OTHER:  Stickles "Diamond" & "Platinum"  

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FCCB Challenge #280 ~ Ice Cream

Hello friends! First of all, I would like to apologize for the inconsistency of this post. Like many others, lately I have been having a problem with Blogger erasing my posts. It will stay up for several hours but then all or part of it is gone again. This is yet another attempt to get this post to stay put permanently, but if it disappears or has sections missing, I just want you to know that Blogger is at fault and I'm not actually losing my mind, lol.

Anyway, it's time for another Challenge Me Monday. To join us and see the full guidelines, please click on this box directly below....

Challenge #280 ~ Ice Cream

This Week's Sponsor is:

$15.00 Gift Certificate

AND....

we will also be giving away a....

    $25 Amazon gift card!! 

To qualify for the prize, you must use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and let us know which cartridge(s) you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

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SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Imagine

CARTRIDGE:  "Yummy"

PAPER:  CTMH "White Daisy"

EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug machine with Sizzix folder

INK:  CTMH "Chocolate"

OTHER:  Stickles "Star Dust"; Fiskars Paper Edgers "Victorian"; 3M foam tape

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FCCB Challenge #278 ~ Celebrate Dad

Hello friends and welcome to another Challenge Me Monday! To join us and/or see the full guidelines, just click on this box directly below....

Challenge #278 ~ Celebrate Dad

This week's sponsor is ....

 

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Inside

SIZE: 3.5 x 5.5"

CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy

CARTRIDGE:  "Beep Beep"

PAPER:  Core'dinations; CTMH

STAMP SET:  CTMH "Framed"

INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Holiday Red"; Memento "Tuxedo Black"

OTHER DIES:  Lawn Fawn "Grassy Border" 

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