Brew Up Some Fun

Hi!  Today was a blah day.  I'm still in a funk, but as much as I was tempted to just mindlessly scroll through social media tonight and get nothing else accomplished, I resisted.  Along with a few household chores, I also sat down to craft for Day 6 of my 13 Days of Halloween.  Of course, I'm late posting it, but not by much.  And in my defense it's still the 24th in some time zones!  *wink*

Day 6: Brew Up Some Fun

I colored one of the adorable witches from the Happy Boo To You clear stamp set by La-La Land Crafts.  I then fussy cut the image and mounted it on foam squares.  I created a little Halloween scene using all LLLC dies for a fun card in traditional Halloween colors!  The sentiment is from a LLLC set called Trick or Sweets.

I will try to get a couple more cards in before the baking frenzy begins but it's now the weekend before Halloween and there's lots going on!  Stay tuned to see what my Halloween loving heart is up to!

{hugs}
Regan

Happy Fright Night

Hey!  Hope everyone is having a good week so far. Mine isn't going quite as planned, but I'm hanging in there.  I'm cutting it close, but I'm here with Day 4 of my 13 Days of Halloween!

Day 4: Happy Fright Night

I have been enjoying making Halloween cards with the Some Odd Girl images I had already colored in my stash, but last night I couldn't sleep so I got up and colored two more images.  Today's card features one of them.  This is Vampiress and I gave her blue hair because I can and she seemed cool like that.  All dies are La-La Land Crafts EXCEPT the awesome coffin is from Michaels' Recollections brand, the "fright" is from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits set called Vintage Spirits, and Drip Edge is also a Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits die.  I created the sentiment by combining stamps from a Michaels Recollections set with the diecut word.

This one was a lot of fun!  Hopefully I'll have more Halloween goodness to share with you tomorrow!  Have a fang-tastic day!

Thanks!

{hugs}
Regan

Sinister Sweets and Chalkboard Art

Hi again!  My son wasn't feeling well today so he stayed home from school.  I was presented with an unexpected day off and I used it for self care as well.  Working six days, my Sundays are usually full of dishes and laundry.  Today I watched a movie and took a nap.  I had hoped to get some coloring or papercrafting in but it never happened.  I did however, do some holiday baking.  And a very basic, and somewhat lame, attempt at chalkboard art.  But hey, you gotta start somewhere!

Day 3: Sinister Sweets

I made pumpkin bread mini loaves.

And creepy finger sugar cookies.

Here's that chalkboard "art".

I should probably stick with papercrafts!  Lol My baked goods taste good, but are never much to look at.  And the chalkboard was a quick doodle.  Thanks for having a peek and hope your day was creep-tastic!

{hugs}
Regan

Bride of Frankie

Hi!  Back with my second day on our countdown to Halloween!

Day 2: Bride of Frankie

Mini Bride of Frankenstein is another Some Odd Girl image I had colored awhile ago who is finally finding a home on a card!  All dies are from La-La Land Crafts.

I was Mrs. Frankenstein for Halloween the year my son was little Frankenstein.  He was only 2 years old and the cutest Frankenstein I've ever seen!  It snowed that year (usually early) and, if memory serves, we had at least a foot of white stuff on the ground for Halloween.  Some communities had downed trees and/or lost power.  Trick or Treating was delayed in many communities because of it.  I was not too happy, Halloween being my favorite holiday, but it worked out.  We ended up going trick or treating twice!  I couldn't find any pictures of me in my costume but here's Kayne as The Monster.

Thanks for taking a look!  I'm off to be productive and maybe get my Halloween crafting in so I have something to share with you tomorrow!  Hope your day is frightfully fun!

{hugs}
Regan

Wicked

Hello!  I've been in a crafting slump this year!  To attempt to revitalize myself I am challenging myself to post a Halloween coloring, card, or creation (baking counts too) for the next thirteen days as we countdown to Halloween!

Day 1: Wicked

I colored Witchy Mae some time ago during one of the Some Odd Girl coloring challenges (which I was too lame to participate in this time) and I'm finally getting her on a card! Dies are a mix of La-La Land Crafts, Spellbinders, SugarPea Designs, and Stampin' Up.

Halloween is my favorite holiday and even though I was tired from a long work week it made me happy to create this card!  

I'm almost ready for Halloween!  Are you?  I've been decorated since late August but I keep adding things!  Costumes were finally sorted today and candy was purchased for those who visit our house on Halloween night!

Do you have your costumes planned in advance? Or are you last minute kind of people?  I drive my son nuts when I start talking about costumes in July, but it has to be done!  Lol

Have a Spook-tacular day!  Check back tomorrow to see how I do with my challenge...

{hugs}
Regan

Halloween Swap

Hi!  I haven't been blogging much.  In fact, I have been rather terrible at it lately.  But I did want to share the awesome Halloween Swap I did with the fabulous Godiva's Dream!  (Her cards are exquisite, by the way!) We each agreed on a dollar amount and then purchased some Halloween goodies for the other.  We were to each include a handmade card as well.  I received my box first.  And let me tell you, it did not disappoint!  I literally squealed with delight at the entire contents of my package!  Besides her card, I think my favorite item was the witches brew cauldron mug! Here's a photo of my spook-tacular goodies!

I sent my box off a week late (typical! Lol) but it arrived in less than a week to the UK so now I can share what I made and sent!

We both love artist Annie Rodrigue who creates the Moonlight Whispers line of characters.  It's no surprise we chose to create with her images!  I made a card featuring clear stamp Pumpkin Brains.  She is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  All of the dies used dies are from La-La Land Crafts.  The sentiment is from a retired set called Ghoulish Label by My Favorite Things Stamps.  

I also made a fun little banner using two more of Annie's images.  I colored and fussy cut digital image Witch & Wine and retired Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps red rubber image Magical Mathilda.  The dies are a mix of My Favorite Things Stamps and La-La Land Crafts.  I must confess, after I hung it on my mantle to photograph it I had a moment or two where I was tempted to keep it for myself!  Haha!  I guess that means I need to make another one!

I tried to include crafty goodness that I thought she would enjoy.  I shipped off two 6x6 Halloween paper pads, stickers, glitter, a coffin die, socks, a lanyard, and candy.

I had so much fun doing this swap!  Halloween is my favorite holiday and it was such a treat to share it with someone else who is as obsessed as I am!  Lol 

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a frightfully fabulous day!

{hugs}
Regan

MFT Stamps Camp Create Day 2: Magnificent Masking

Hi again!  Whoa, two days in a row!  I'm back with my project for day two of My Favorite Things Stamps Camp Create. The theme is Magnificent Masking.  This is also not a technique I do often so more out of comfort zoning going on!

I masked off a spot in the center of my card stock panel using a circle die cut.  Over it I then stamped one of their background stamps, the retired Star Celebration, in Versamark ink and heat embossed the image using gold embossing powder.  Once that was set I replaced the mask and used Distress Oxide Inks to create a night sky.  I removed the mask, stamped my sentiment, and colored and fussy cut my image from a separate piece of card stock.  Both the image and the sentiment are from the Witch Way Is The Candy? Halloween stamp set.  I die cut the Sweet Hello word die and paired it with my sentiment.  The finishing touch was a stitched cloud border at the top, popped up with foam squares, along with my image, to give the card some dimension.

Too cute to spook, right?  I'm enjoying these challenges! There are three left but I'm running out of time!  We'll see what I can get done before 10pm tonight!

Thanks for visiting!

{hugs}
Regan

Trick or Treat with the Odd Girls

Happy Halloween!  Over at Some Odd Girl we've been celebrating ODDtober Fest all month long and today we have a fun blog hop for you to partake in!

*Doorbell Rings**

Welcome to our annual Trick or Treat with the Odd Girls! 

Our hop is full of spooktacular Tricks and Treats. Don’t worry, the tricks won’t be too scary. And just like trick or treating for candy, you don’t want to skip any house, or blogs in this case. Every stop along the way will have (crafty) tricks for you but you won’t get the treats unless you are a good trick or treater and stop at every house and leave your comment. 

Kristy challenged us to use an image in an unexpected way or for an unexpected occasion.  Are you ready to see how far the team has taken that directive?!?!

I used Big Kiss Kody and Mae for my card.  Mae knows what she wants and she's going for it!  I love the surprised look on Kody's face and I thought, wow, imagine if Mae was a vampire!  I colored her skin in pale grays, her hair in black with blue undertones, and added that little red trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth.  I think that is a valid reason for Kody to look startled, maybe bordering on alarmed!  Lol

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Big Kiss Kody and Mae digi image

La-La Land Crafts dies - Bats, Frightful Fence, String of Hearts, Stitched Nested Hearts

Sizzix Tim Holtz Drip Edge Thinlits die

Martha Stewart Blood Splatter punch

Copics Used

Mae

Skin-C0, C2, C3, B93

Hair-N4, N6, N8, B91

Dress/Shoes-R35, R37, R39, R89

Kody

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

Eyes-YG93, YG95

Hair-E71, E74, E79

Shirt-B91, B93, B95, B99

Pants-E53, E55

Shoes-E55, E57

Up next is Elisa!  Be sure to leave those comments along the way!

But BEWARE!  Don't stray too far from the path!  You never know what might befall you!  Muahahaha!  No, seriously, here is our hop order for you so you don't get lost…

Some Odd Girl blog
Alexis 
Christa    
Martine 
Rose  
Yani
Krista
Regan (you are HERE)
Elisa
Susanne
Cristina    
Melissa    

You can Trick or Treat with us through midnight EDT on November 3rd.  Winners will be announced on November 5th.  Remember to comment at every stop, those who do will be rewarded with a special treat.

{hugs}
Regan

Some Odd Girl October 2018 Release Recap

Hi there!  Today is the monthly recap over at Some Odd Girl!  This month we had more awesome minis - both for Halloween and for Christmas!  Plus a devilish Dakota!  (Check out the Recap post HERE!)

Today I have three new projects to share with you featuring a few of these images!

Up first is Mini Grim Reaper!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Grim Reaper digi image

Recollections Halloween Sentiment

La-La Land Crafts dies - Stitched Pennants, Scroll Banner

Cheery Lynn Designs die- Spiderweb

Spellbinder die - Graveyard Scenes and Shapes

Tim Holtz Typed Tokens - Halloween

Copics Used

Cloak-N4,N6, N8

Face-W0, W1, W3
Eyes-R39, R46, R89

Scythe-C1, C3, E50, E53, E55

Next, is Pumpkin!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Pumpkin digi image

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Halloween Trinkets

La-La Land Crafts dies - Long Flags, Double Stitched Circles, Grass Border, Pumpkins Border

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Twigs On the Edge die

Copics Used

YR15, YR16, YR18, YR24, Y17, Y21, Y32, Y38, W8, G94, G99, YG03, E53, E55

And last is a sweet little gift tag featuring adorable Mini Rudolph!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Rudolph digi image

La-La Land Crafts dies - Stitched Tags, Nested Frames Small, Stitched Nested Circles

Copics Used

E71, E74, E77, E53, E55, Y28, R00, R39, R46, R89, W5, W7

{hugs}
Regan

Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Mini Mummy

Hello!  It's time for me to share my Some Odd Girl design team inspiration with you!  Since it's October we're all in Halloween mode this month!  Kristy churned out quite a few awesome cute and creepy minis last month and I'm showing one off to you today!  

This is Mini Mummy!  He is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I used some green to give him a sort of radioactive glow then I added some "slime" to the card with the Tim Holtz Drip Edge Thinlit die (Sizzix).

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Mummy digi image

Tim Holtz Drip Edge Thinlits Die

La-La Land Crafts Boo Die

Copics Used

E50, E53, E55, YG00, YG03, C0, C1, N4, N6, N8, B00, R20

Don't forget to join us for all the ODDtober Fest fun, happening until the end of the month!  Click HERE for all the details!

{hugs}
Regan

Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Pajama Zombie

Hi!  It's my favorite month and I have been far too quiet so far! Work has been insane and I've been too tired to craft and blog, but today I have a Some Odd Girl design team project to share with you! This card features one of the awesome Halloween minis that Kristy churned out last month! This cutie is Pajama Zombie. Which, ironically, is what I've felt like every night for the past two weeks! Lol

The card layout was based on the current Sketch Saturday challenge #534.

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Pajama Zombie digi image 

La-La Land Crafts dies - Double Stitched Squares, Long Flags

Copics Used

Skin-C0, C1, C2, C3

Hair-N4, N6, N8

Eyes-Y15, Y17, R29

Clothes/Accessories-E50, E51, E53, E55, YR02, YR04

{hugs}
Regan

Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Mini Headless Horseman

Hello!  As September creeps to a close my thoughts are happily preoccupied with all things Halloween!  I have lots of fun planned in October and I can't wait!  In the meantime, I have to be content with Halloween crafting!

Today I am sharing my Some Odd Girl design team inspiration!  Kristy has been furiously drawing all these awesome Halloween minis all month!  I've lost count, but I think we're up to 12 now...  There is every spooky Halloween creature you could want!  From a witch to a vampire to a werewolf to zombies to...  The Headless Horseman!  He is one of my favorite Halloween characters so you know I had to color him up and get him on a card!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Headless Horseman digi image

La-La Land Crafts Dies - Halloween, Pumpkins Border, Nested Frames Small, Tombstones, Ornate Border Small, Stitched Nested Circles, Long Flags, Wrought Iron Fence

Copics Used

Pumpkin Head-YR15, YR16, YR18, Y18, N4, N6, G94, YG03

Clothes-R24, R27, R29, R39, N0, N4, N6, N8

Horse-E23, E25, E27, E50, E53, R27

{hugs}
Regan

Make It Crafty Design Team Inspiration: Make A Scene

Hi!  I don't know what got into me but I was feeling adventurous and brave and I tried my hand at coloring an entire scene for this week's Make It Crafty project.  First, I combined two digis - Eerie Scene and Witchy Zelda Waving.  Then I cut out the scene as an "out of the box" square, with the witch's hat and broom peeking out over the edges.  Next I colored!  And colored!  And colored!  I was pretty pleased with my efforts and I like the results enough to want to try it again!  Crazy, right?!  You know who helped encourage me to step out of my comfort zone?  To digitally combine digis to make scenes?  To color a background?  Our very own Zoe!  Everyone needs a Zoe in their life!  I am so very grateful for her pushing me to grow as a crafter!  Want to see the results?

If you haven't already, be sure to check out Zoe's newest venture, The Coloring Lab!  She is offering awesome online coloring classes!  

Products Used

Make It Crafty Eerie Scene and Witchy Zelda Waving digi stamps

Halloween Adapt-a-Word chipboard set

Copics Used

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

Hair-N0, N4, N6, N8

Clothes-V20, V22, V25, V28, N4, N6, N8

Broom-E23, E50, E53, E55, Y38

Sky-B60, B63, B66, B69, BV000, white gel pen

Moon-C0, C1, C2, C3

Fence-W0, W1, W3, W4, W5

Grass/Leaves-G94, G99, YG03, YG61, YG63

Pumpkins-YR15, YR16, YR18

{hugs}
Regan

Kraftin' Kimmie Guest Designer Week 4

Welcome to another fun Krafty Challenge for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  I am still having a blast being a guest designer!  Are you ready to join us?

This week the theme is:

Black, White and One Other Colour!!

Be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, September 28th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday we post a new challenge and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize which will be....
a $40 gift voucher to spend in the krafty shop!!! Totally worth playing for!

We've also got a fun sketch for your inspiration for September! You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Don't miss the new KKS RUBBAH RERELEASES!!!  Halloween Lulu and Cave Kids are BACK in pretrimmed unmounted natural red rubbah and you can scoop them up NOW along with this weekend's Frugal Friday Specials!!!

For my card, I went with orange as my other color and decided to make it Halloween themed.  I thought for a change I would use just a sentiment and make it the focal point of the card.  The set I used is called Spook-tacular Sentiments by Becky Pearce and it's back in the shop as a rubber re-release so don't miss out on owning this awesome set!

Happy shoppin' and happy kraftin'!

Products Used:

La-La Land Crafts Dies - Double Stitched Squares, Eerie Bats, Crows, Birch Trees, Spiderweb Border

{hugs}

Regan

Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Mini Vampire in his Creepy Coffin

Hey there!  I'm back, this time with a little Some Odd Girl inspiration!  Kristy has been on a kick drawing these adorably creepy Halloween minis!  If you haven't checked them out in the shop, you should!  I LOVE Halloween! (I'm already decorated for it here!)  It's my favorite holiday and we do it BIG so I've been happy to be crafting for it!

Today I'm using Mini Vampire for a fun project that also features a FREE template from the Some Odd Girl shop.  This little coffin shaped treat box was made with the Creepy Coffin Template found HERE.  It was super easy to cut out, fold, and assemble!  I used a background stamp for a bit of texture on the cover then added some die cuts to decorate it.  

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Vampire digi image

Some Odd Girl Creepy Coffin Template

Stampin' Up Sanded background stamp

La-La Land Crafts dies - Eerie Bats, Spiderweb Corner, Tombstones

Martha Stewart Blood Splatter punch

Copics Used

Skin-C0, C1, C2, C3, B93

Hair-C3, C5, C7, B93, B95

Eyes-Y17

Clothes-R24, R27, R29, R89, N4, N6, N8, 100, Y17

{hugs}
Regan

Some Odd Girl Design Team Inspiration: Mini Witch

Hello!  Checking in with you on my posting day for Some Odd Girl!  It's September so we all know what that means...  My Halloween decorations are up and my brain is full of witches, vampires, zombies, jack o'lanterns, and candy!  And I will be crafting accordingly!

Kristy over at Some Odd Girl has been busy drawing up an adorable set of Halloween Minis! She has released NINE of them so far and I don't think she's anywhere near done!  I've colored a few of them up already and decided to use the Mini Witch for a card.  I also colored a Make It Crafty chipboard sentiment with one of my Copics and then added Yellow Stickles on top of it for a sparkly greeting on the front of the card!

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Mini Witch digi image

La-La Land Crafts dies - Haunted Hill Border, Pumpkins Border, Fancy Doily Border, Stitched Nested Circles, Pierced Scalloped Border

Make It Crafty Halloween Adapt-A-Word chipboard

Copics Used

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

Hair-N4, N6, N8, 100

Clothes/Broom-V20, V22, V25, V27, Y17, Y21, Y23, YR04

Check back with me Saturday for my next Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps guest designer post!  Hope you're having a fantastic week!

{hugs}
Regan

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps September Guest Designer

Hi there!  I am super excited to announce that I have been asked to be guest designer for the month of September for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!  **SQUEEEE**  I can hardly believe it and I cannot WAIT to show off all the creations I'll be making!  So let's start with a couple of challenges... Krafty Challenges!

This week the theme is:
RIBBON and TWINE!

We can't wait to see what you create! Just be sure to submit your krafty design for your chance to WIN! You have until Friday, September 7th to enter this challenge! Keep in mind, all entries are welcome but you must use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp in order to win.

Each Saturday a new challenge is posted and you can enter as many times as you like!!! And each submission during the month will enter you into the monthly prize drawing which will be a $40 gift voucher to spend in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps shop!!!

There's also a fun sketch for your inspiration for September! You don't have to use it but if you need a little extra kickstart in your mojo, feel free to use it any time!

Also, just to let you know...
Kimmie's Holiday SALE has been EXTENDED!!  Don't miss the SALE going on NOW with 30-50% OFF a large selection of stamp sets until September 3rd!!!

Now onto my card!  Of course I had to create something Halloween with one of the new sets!  This is the adorable boy vampire from Spooky Suckers!  He is colored with Copics.  I also stamped a sentiment from the set onto the image panel.  I incorporated both ribbon and (baker's) twine into my creation.  I also used this month's Kraftin' Kimmie sketch as well!  It was super fun!

Products Used

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Spooky Suckers

La-La Land Crafts Dies - Scalloped Rectangles, Ornate Border Small, Filagree Elements Border, Icicles Border, Bats, Filagree Moon, Key Holes, and Hello Tag

Copics Used

Skin-C0, C1, C2, C3, B91

Hair-N4, N6, N8

Clothes-N4, N6, N8, 100, R24, R27, R29, R89, Y17

{hugs}
Regan