Boo!!

Halloween cards are just such fun to make that once you start you really want to do more. This was a really quick and easy shaker card to make.

Be warned though if you use bats in an apperture the wing edges are so sharp they stick in the foam pads used to create the shaker effect. Having said that the hanging to the side effect is rather bat like -so yeah another happy accident - errrrrr I mean something I did on purpose to get a realistic effect. LOL!

Materials used:

• black and orange card
• acetate
  
• largest circular nestie to cut apperture
• decoupaged image of Pumpkin by Docrafts - available free here
• bat die cut using cuttlebug die and embossing folder
• sparkly black border peel offs by Papermania
• Boo sentiment stamp by Making Memories
• bats confetti - part of huge set from Poundland (set includes skull, spiders and cats too - what a bargain).
• embossed frame created on Scor-pal
• tag cut using Cuttlebug die
• ribbon from stash

There are just so many challenges involving Halloween at the moment and I'm hoping this continues as I need and want to do a few more cards, but for now...

• Papertake Weekly - The Dark Side (how spooky is that challenge title - yikes goosebumps just typing it!)
• Digital Tuesday - Boo!
• Allsorts - Halloween
• Two Red Bananas - Halloween
• Cute Card Thursday - Halloween
  

and my card also fits the challenges at...

• Everybody's Art - shapes or punchies (my bat and tag)
• My Time to Craft - quick and cute (Pumpkin was already coloured so was much quicker and he's definitely cute)
• ABC Challenge - Flying (on a broomstick is far more fun than Ryan Air)

Well guess that's the lot - 7 challenges yeah not bad but not a record! Have a fantastic weekend everyone and hopefully I'll see you on Monday for the new Pink Elephant challenge.

Ann xxx

New Baby Boy...

I'm adding this card to my blog today for the challenge at Die Cut Dreams where they are focusing on 'babies' due to this week being "Baby loss awareness week".

People whose lives have been touched by the loss of a baby during pregnancy or just after birth are uniting with others across the UK to show their support for the Baby Loss Awareness campaign 2009, which focuses on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day on today, October 15th.

If you would like to find out more please visit the Die Cut Dreams Challenge blog where they are also giving links to the charities concerned.

My new baby card is a large 8"x 8" one with Hoot the owl by Joanna Sheen forming the central image. The border was embossed with hearts using my Shapeboss and then embellished with gems. Unfortunately the embossing is not showing up very clearly in the photo, but it does in real life - honest!

Happy Birthday Gran...

It's Grandma's birthday on Thursday and Laura wanted me to make a card with one of the gorgeous House Mouse Stamps she bought me for my birthday way back in June. It just had to be the perfume spraying mouse stamp as Grandma has always been a perfume addict and of course there had to be pink on it as Laura is crazy about pink.

The sketch I used is from this week's Mojo Monday challenge with a flower added instead of a star. Talking of flowers isn't this one gorgeous? It's from a tin full of beauties that was one of the presents Irene bought me for my birthday. The pearl brads were also part of my present. Thank you Irene - I loved everything in the birthday bag.

My card is also for the 'Birthday' themed challenges at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ( a new challenge - do check it out and their fabulous stamps) and the One Stop Craft Challenge.

Also, I have wanted to join in the challenges at House Mouse for so long and for ages I had no stamps and then no time, but yes I think I can sneak in an entry this week. Their theme is 'Movies' and my chosen movie to accompany my image is 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'.

I don't think my little mouse is a murderer, but you never know I could add an evil glint to the eyes. Check out the DT creations at House Mouse they are absolutely gorgeous. The 'Sleepless in Seattle' card just made me chuckle so much.

Have a good day everyone - I'm off to Wath Market - wonder what amazing bargains will be there this week.