A Spooky Hedgehog!

Good morning!

I'm here today to show you my card for Gerda Steiner Designs October Challenge:

 

 

I received this sweet Cute and Cold Hedgehog digital stamp as a participant in their September challenge and I decided to transform the pumpkins and make a Halloween card.

Backround paper is from KlouiseDigiArt while the bat is from Lawn Fawn.

 

Isn't it lovely? Probably not spooky at all but oh! so cute!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner Designs October Challenge

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge # 54: Autumn Colors

QKR Stampede Challenge # 213: Pumpkins

Animal Friends Challenge # 43: Autumn/Halloween

The Crafty Addicts Challenge # 26: Anything Goes/Autumn

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 344 - Anything Goes.

Welcome to our last C.R.A.F.T. Challenge of the year!

 

This week it's Anything Goes!

 

And I opted for... Halloween!

 

 

This cute ghost is Boo Willie from Scrapper's Delights mounted on a printed paper from Pink Petticoat.

 

We have lots of inspiration here on the blog for you, don't forget to have a look and to check if you're a winner from last week!

 

This is also my last challenge for C.R.A.F.T.: after 2 years of fun and exciting challenges I've decided to step down from the team. I'm a bit sad, I'll surely miss my weekly card and post!

 

I want to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

 

Not Just Cards Challenge # 22 - Anything Goes.

Welcome to a new Not Just Cards Challenge!

 

As usual, it's Anything Goes and cards are more than welcome!

 

This is my card:

 

 

This cutie is Magical Day from All Dressed Up colored with Copics and mounted on a paper I had as a freebie from MyGrafico a long time ago.

 

We have great inspiration for you, our DT has made great creations!

Check them all here!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

All Dressed Up Challenge # 38: Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenge # 18 - Anything Goes.

Godd morning!

Welcome to a new Not Just Cards Challenge: as usual it's Anything Goes, so every theme is okay for us!

 

I chose to get ready in advance and chose a Halloween theme.

Today, weather is terrible: it rains, it's dark and cold so it's perfect to talk about Halloween!

 

This is my card:

 

 

This pretty witch is Witch Broom Skull from FaeryInk mounted on some of my oldest Halloween papers (I'm sorry, no brand name on the scraps). I colored her with Copics and added some hearts: she's too pretty and she needed hearts!

 

FaeryInk is one of the sponsors this week: check here to see the other fab sponsors we have and be inspired by our DT creations!

 

Trick or Treat... again!

 

* * This is my second post today, please scroll down for my weekly C.R.A.F.T. Challenge post * *

Tomorros is Halloween and I have a new card to show you:

 

This is probably one of my favourite Halloween cards for this year, I enjoyed myself very much adding the pop-up squares.

 

This stamp is Trick or Treat Boxes from Eat Cake Graphics. As usual, I used my Copics and an old Halloween paper I found in my stash.

 

Eat Cake Graphics has a new Christmas version of this stamp called Christmas Row: I received it yesterday and believe me it is a-do-ra-ble! You can find it here in the shop.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs Challenge: Halloween

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge: Trick or Treat OR Something Sweet

Di's Digi Designs Challenge: Halloween

Dream Valley Challenge # 93: Halloween

Hanna and friends Challenge # 208: Halloween

Nutcrafters Challenge # 80: Halloween

2 Cute Ink Challenge # 118 - Halloween Treats.

Halloween will be here in just a few days and the theme of our new challenge at 2 Cute Ink is Halloween Treats!

 

We have a brand new stamp to feature this week which I found delicious even if I've never had one...

 

 

It is called Carmel Apple and is available here in 2 Cute Ink shop.

 

These apples are not in our tradition but it is too cute and yummy to not fall in love with it and I enjoyed making my card for this challenge!

 

I've already checked my teamies cards and well... if you need some inspiration you will find it in their cards!

 

 

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge # 10: Trick or Treat Something Scary or Something Sweet

CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper October Challenge: Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge # 60: Halloween

Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 344: Trick or Treat

Dream Valley Challenge # 93: Halloween



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 282 - Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving

We have plenty of inspiration for your cardmaking at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week!

The theme is wide and popular in this time of the year: you can make a card for Halloween, for Thanksgiving or just for fall!

 

I chose Halloween and made this:

 

 

I chose a digi from QKR called Happy Halloween, colored with Copics and mounted on a striped card decorated with some glittery bats. I then added the eyes on them to make them more friendly!

 

I've had some sneak peeks from my fellow DT members and they are great so don't forget to have a look at our Challenge Blog to see them!

 

We also have great sponsors as usual and QKR is one of them! They have a huge collection of digis so you won't miss the oppurtunity to win a prize!

 

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge # 41: It's Spooky Halloween

Dream Valley Challenge # 93: Halloween

Sentimental Sundays Challenge # 229: Too Cute To Spook

Shopping our Stash Challenge # 174: Halloween (card, bats and eyes on bats)

Try It on Tuesday Challenge: Spooky

Spooky Halloween.

As I always write at this time of the year, Halloween is not a tradition of ours here in Italy.

When I was a kid, it was something that Charlie Brown was waiting for at night among the pumpkins.

My daughter and her friends live Halloween as it has always been in our tradition. It's normal to go trick or treating and to wait for friends to collect candies.

Things change quickly...

 

As a cardmaker, I have to deal with Halloween and sometimes I make cards.

It's something I don't really feel inside but it's funny to create cards and things with this theme.

 

Today, I have a spooky card to show you:

 

 

This card is made with some old scraps of papers and a lovely stamp from Eat Cake Graphics: it's called Pumpkin Patch Ohhhh...! and is available mounted and unmounted, like all the stamps from Eat Cake Graphics.

I loved the idea that the pumpkins were scared by the bats flying around!

I also made another version of the card with a fall theme, I'll blog about it soon!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Fairytale Challenge # 102: Happy Halloween

Sentimental Sundays Challenge # 229: Too Cute To Spook

Simply Create Too Challenge # 72: Halloween or Orange

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Halloween

The Stamping Boutique Challenge: Trick or Treat

 

2 Cute Ink Challenge # 116 - Halloween.

October is just around the corner and October means Halloween!

 

And Halloween is the theme here at 2 Cute Ink Challenges for this fortnight.

 

This is my card:

 

 

This cute little owl is one of the new creations from 2 Cute Ink shop (by the way, have you seen how many cute new digi stamps have been added to the shop recently?).

I colored it with my Copics and used some papers from my stash.

 

Have a look at our challenge blog and start making your own card or project: we can't wait to see them!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 116: Halloween Sentiments

Brown Sugar Challenge # 113: Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenge IIC # 178: Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge PWC329: Halloween/Fall

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Oh How Cute

What About a Little Bite?

I think this is my first Halloween card for this year:

 

I made it a while ago using Count Bitesalot from Eat Cake Graphics: he is the cutest vampire count you've ever seen, isn't he?

 

And I LOVE the sentiment: Care to Join Me for a Little Bite? (from Eat Cake Graphics as well).

 

When I saw them I couldn't resist! Together they are perfect!

 

You can find both stamps available in Eat Cake Graphics shop both mounted or unmounted.

These are the codes:

1175-J Count Bitesalot

8181-D A Little Bite (Text)

Halloween Princess.

Maybe it's a bit late to make cards for Halloween but I've had an image for almost one year and I wanted to use it!

This is my card:

And this cute girl disguised as a princess is Trick or Treat Princess Toodle from Broken Box Stock (as most of their digis it is available here as a black & white digi stamp and here in a very romantic colored version).

I've used some papers scraps I've had for ages (I'm sorry, no brand was written in my scraps) and some tiny Halloween-themed decorations on a black card base.

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Halloween

2 Creative Chicks Challenge # 7: Halloween

The Stamping Boutique Challenge # 66: Halloween

Oops!

When I saw this image at Meljen's Designs I felt it was perfect for me:

No, not that I feel like a witch but I sometimes feel like this witch, a bit in trouble...

This stamp is called Witchy Brew and I've finally managed to make a card with it.

I found some lovely old Halloween papers in my stash (no clue about the brand, sorry) and I followed the orange + purple + yellow theme with my Copics, buttons, rhinestones and ribbon.

This card is for the following challenges:
Meljen's Designs Challenge # 178: Take Five
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge # 61: Make It Funny
The Pink Elephant Challenge # 217: Digital Image or Digital Paper
Divas by Design Challenge: Anything Goes

Broken Box Stock Challenge: Halloween!

It's time for a new Challenge at Broken Box Stock: Make a Halloween Card!

I've made two cards this time.

The first one uses Spooky Halloween Toodle:

I colored her with Copics and glitter and mounted her on black paper. She is glued with foam paads on a dotted paper I found a while ago at My Grafico. The moon is made with a circle punch and it is embellished with gems and a glittered bat.

I love her!

The second card is this one:

I've used Haunted Halloween House, colored with Copics and mounted in on a silver cardstock glued over a dark grey card.

Both images exist in a black and white and in a colored version, just in case you need somemthing quicker to create with.

And now for the rules:

Challenge Directions: 

Make a Halloween themed card. 

NEW RULES ADJUSTMENT! 

You NO longer have to use Broken Box Stock graphics within your design. Any cards entered will be considered! However, we do encourage you to take a look at our digi-stamps and graphics at Broken Box Stock.

FREEbies for you!

Feel free to use our freebies!

Deadline: Thursday, October 18, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Prize

FREE MEMBERSHIP to our new Digi-Stamp Club! - Receive 52 digital stamps over a year (one new digi per week), a $9.99 value! This is an amazing prize, don't miss out on the chance to win! :)

Challenge Rules: 

1) Follow the challenge's specific design criteria above.

2) To enter your card in the challenge, use our "inlinkz" link tool.

3) No back linking.

4) Up to 3 entries per person.

Let's start creating your Halloween cards for friends and family!

In case you need some inspiration, don't forget to have a look at the other creations from the DT!

Owls...

When I discovered Etsy a few years ago I discovered owls too.

I have friends who collect them but I've never taken too much care. But on Etsy... well... I've discovered such funny, tender, whimsical, cute owls that I'm starting to love them!

Even if I keep myself from starting a new collection of "physical" owls, I realize that I'm collecting digis with them as theme.

With one of my latest buy I created this card:

It was a pleasure to color and to embellish with glitter and I wanted to achieve a "night look" in the card, so I used very dark blue colors.

The image is Little Wizard Owl from Meljen's Designs, while the paper is again an old scrap and I don't remember the name of the Company.

I used Copics to color it and some glittery paper from DCWV.

I'll enter this card in Meljen's Designs Challenge # 125 - Anything Goes.

Isn't he cute?

Planning for the Season

Although we are experiencing a very hot, dry summer, I'm already thinking about the holiday season.

A few weeks ago, I reached for the box where I keep my stamped and colored images and collected all the Christmas ones. I planned a card for most of them, finding the right papers and embellishments. In no time, I've been able to make a lot of new cards.

The other day, I decided to print a few stamps I had recently bought and one was used in this card:

I love fall colors and this lovely pumpkin from Meljen's Designs was perfect for a-not-too-scary Halloween card!

I planned to enter Meljen's Designs Challenge # 120 - Anything Goes

It's Another Paper Playtime Challenge!

It seems so long since my last post for Paper Playtime Challenge!

Now we're back into the winter routine with school, dance lessons, swimming and everything else.

Back to  Paper Playtime Challenge # 56, some things have changed in this last month: the last Monday of the month is no more a digi Monday but a Stamping Challenge. Everyone can enter it with a card or project with something stamped on it.

The theme this month is Halloween and here's my card:

This lovely Halloween cat is from Digital Delights and I painted it with my watercolor pencils. A punched moon, some rhinestones and a touch of glitter complete this simple little card.

Don't forget to have a look to the other cards made by DT members!

I'm Back!!!

I've just come back from a short vacation on the beach and I've realized I have to start with Fall and Winter cards!

It was terrible: I sat down and switched the computer on (I don't bring it with me on holiday and... I don't miss it at all!!!), had a look at my favorite shops and blogs and... voilà, Christmas in July...

Although I love Christmas, I don't feel the need to celebrate Christmas in July, I don't like to start buying Christmas gifts so early and I don't like to think about snow and winter with 40°C.

But...

I have an Etsy shop and I have to start thinking in advance and that's why I have a Halloween card to show you:

I was looking at all the new releases I missed while on vacation and immediately fell in love with this little wizard from Stampfairy: I've never read Harry Potter and I've never seen one of the movies but this little wizard and his adorable owl had to be mine!

I missed challenges a bit so I decided to have a look at my favorite one: Sweet Sketch Wednesday. And it was a GREAT idea, Stampfairy isthe sponsor this week, so I immediately started making my Halloween card!

This is the sketch:

Unfortunately, I haven't had time to look through my list of challenges to see if I could enter another one with this card, so I will enter only Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 110 but I'm so happy I've made a new card after such a long time.

I actually made two... I'll show you the other one in a few days!

MESSAGE for SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY DT: I don't manage to leave comments! I don't know what's happening, I'm sorry!