Simply B Stamps 13 Days of Halloween: Day 10

Fairuza Balk as Nancy Downs

Talk about cutting it close, but here she is!  My entry for Day 10 of Simply B(etty) Stamps 13 Days of Halloween challenge!  The theme at Simply Challenged Challenges is Ghouls, Ghosts, Witches, Killers... from your favorite movie.  Using a non-persona stamp we were to create a project based on our favorite movie character.  I asked for and received special permission from Betty Boo herself to alter Lola Addams to make Nancy Downs from The Craft.  She is my favorite greedy, power hungry psycho-witch!  

Lola Addams as Nancy is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I did away with her braid and her dolly to make her look more like Nancy.  The papers are Martha Stewart- Elegant Witch and DCWV- The Ghosts and Goblins matstack.  I made a frame using the Fleur de Lis Squares Nestabilities from Spellbinders and put a piece of Tim Holtz filmstrip behind it.  I used mini Scrabble tiles to spell the word "CRAFT".  I stamped a Ouija board stamp in Tuxedo Black on kraft card stock and distressed it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I can't remember who makes the stamp as it is a loose unmounted one I bought some time ago.  My finishing touches were some flowers (black roses, of course) and bling flourishes.

I am utterly amazed I got this made, blogged, linked and entered in time!  I got home at 7:30pm.  I sat down at my desk at 7:50pm with nothing more than the colored image to work with!  Sometimes it's amazing what you can do in an hour!  Three more challenges to go!  I wonder what the next one will be...

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, BG10, BG15, W4, W6, W8, W10) and Prismacolor Art Markers (150). 

Challenges:
-  ATCs and Cards with Attitude: Halloween
- Alphabet Challenge: S for Skeletons, Spiders and Anything Spooky (I think psycho witch qualifies) 
-  Bloggers: Witches and Goblins
-  Fat Pages with Attitude: Halloween 
- Fun with Shapes & More: #120-Spooky 
- Totally PaperCrafts: #140-Spooky Halloween 
- Papercraft Star: #118-Witches

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Regan 

Snow Angel

It's time for another Fabulous Freebie Friday from Sassy Studio Designs!  Head over to our Paper Craft Planet group to download TWO amazing images today (click HERE)!  But hurry- they're only available for 24 hours!

I am running late so I will keep this brief, but here is my card using one of the fantastic images courtesy of Lindsay, the owner and artist behind SSD!  This is Sassy Angel and I have used her to make a wintry holiday card.  She is colored with Copics, and I've added Crystal Stickles to her wings and boots.  The new challenge over at PCP is "Texture" so I incorporated some real feathers into my card as well as some dry embossing.  Papers are Little Yellow Bicycle - Snowy Window and Ski Sweater.  A flower and a Tim Holtz holiday muse token finish off the card.  The layout is the October I {Heart} Sketches.

I'm off to start another busy day, but be sure to stop by PCP to download this angel and her devilish counterpart!  They are only available for 24 hours!

Happy Friday and hopefully I will be back this evening with my Simply B(etty) Stamps card!  Have a fabulous day!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E79, E37, E31, E23, R20, B32, B34, B37) and Prismacolor Art Markers (194).

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Regan   

Baby Bump

I'm just popping in with a brief post to share a pregnancy card I made for a friend of mine.  It seems like only yesterday I was the one waddling around with the baby bump, and now I'm potty training a three year old!  It goes by so quickly and I wanted to make her something special to remember this special time by.  What could be more perfect than Pickles and Ice Cream from Saturated Canary?

I colored her with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers then fussy cut and used foam squares to give her some dimension on top of the Floral Ovals die from Spellbinders.  The sketch was a simple one from Feeling Sketchy (#30) that caught my eye for some reason.  I usually gravitate toward more complex sketches, but sometimes less IS more!  Patterned paper is Quite Contrary- Jack & Jill by My Mind's Eye.  The outer and inner sentiments are both from a My Favorite Things set called Baby Bump.

 Thanks for stopping by!  I am now off to work on more craft endeavors.  I thought I was in good shape but somehow everything has piled up at the end of the week.  Check back tomorrow for a new Fabulous Freebie Friday image from Sassy Studio Designs and I hope to have Day 10 of Simply Betty Stamps 13 Days of Halloween ready for you before the entry deadline tomorrow evening.

Have a lovely evening and see you soon!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, E04, E79, E37, E23, E31, E25, E27, YG03, BG10, BG13, BG15) and Prismacolor Art Markers (150, 169, 196).

Challenges:
- Card Mania Challenges: #6-Oh, Baby

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Regan   

Simply B Stamps 13 Days of Halloween: Day 9

Here we are at Day 9 of Simply B Stamps 13 Days of Halloween!  Only 4 challenges to go!  This time around the Simply Challenged Challenges theme is Witches Stockings or Stripes.  

Verity Vamp and Boris the Bat from the Spunky Spooks collection is the image I chose to work with to make a Halloween birthday card.  She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers.  The two striped papers are from Stampin' Up's Wicked Fun designer series paper.  I added black lace, black pearls, and flowers from my stash plus a spider web corner made with a Martha Stewart punch.  I used my glaze pen on her glass and eyes plus added Black Diamond Stickles to her boots.  The image is cut out using the Labels Twenty One Spellbinders Nestabilities.   The sketch is from Sketch N Stash (#99).  I decorated the inside and used a computer generated sentiment that reads "Hope Your Birthday is Bloody Fabulous!"

  
I can't believe there are only 4 challenges left!  And only a week until Halloween!  Costumes are being prepared and plans have been made for trick or treating!  I'm excited, but the small man, even at 3, doesn't quite know he is supposed to be.

Off to start my day now, but after work and a few errands I'll be back at the craft desk this evening.  Thanks for popping in and hope you'll visit again soon!

Markers used: Copics (E21, E00, E000, W4, W6, W8, W10, YG91, YG93, YG95, Y32, Y38) and Prismacolor Art Markers (137, 150, 169).

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Regan        

Mulan: Take Two

Mulan: Revamped

New Image next to Old Image

Original Card

Inside

Ever take a second look at a card in your stash and think "Wow, that's great except for..."?  Well, that's what happened when I went looking for a birthday card one day recently.  I really liked how this card turned out when I originally made it in March 2011 (see the original post HERE), but looking at it now made me realize how my coloring skills have evolved over the past year and a half.  I couldn't give this card to someone with the image the way it was!  Hence Mulan- Revamped.  I printed a new, larger version of the Sassy Studio Designs image, Mulan Honey, and colored her with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers.  I fussy cut her and used foam squares to pop her up then finished off the inside of the card for an added touch.

I have never done anything like this with one of my cards, but I'm glad I did in this instance!  I'm quite pleased with the face lift and was happy to give it away.  The recipient seemed to enjoy it too so that's what counts!

I am off to work on my Simply B(etty) Stamps project for Day 9 of the 13 Days of Halloween next...  Check back tomorrow to see what I've been up to!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E04, R20, W4, W6, W8, W10, R81, E37, E39, G03, G05, G07, G09) and Prismacolor Art Markers (150, 169). 

Challenges:
- City Crafter Challenge: #132-Make Over

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Regan    

Simply B Stamps 13 Days of Halloween: Day 8

Wow, Day 8 of the Simply B(etty) Stamps 13 Days of Halloween!  The pressure is on now over at Simply Challenged Challenges!  This time around we had less than two days to complete our project with the theme of "Skeleton Dance".  We were given a color and element challenge- use skulls, skeletons, bones AND black & white only.  I wasn't sure how I was going to do with this one since I have never attempted coloring in gray tones only, but it was easier than I thought for the image I chose.

I selected Skeleton Peter and colored him with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers.  Papers are from The Apothecary Emporium by Echo Park.  I chose three designs that were black & white only (two of which had skulls and crossbones on them).  I added flowers, a bling swirl, two skull embellishments from Jolee's and a sentiment also from SBS that I cut with my Labels Twenty-Two Nestabilities.  A little glossy accents add a mischievous gleam to Peter's eyes!  My layout is courtesy of Paperminutes (#239).

 

I am off to work soon....  I can't believe it's Monday already!  I hope you enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Markers used: Copics (W4, W6, W8, W10) and Prismacolor Art Markers (99, 100).

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Regan

She's Fly

It has certainly been a busy month so far!  This crafty frenzy has left me feeling tired but productive.  Even on a day where the small man and I took a road trip to the ocean I managed to throw together a card before we left this morning!  And she's pretty fly if I do say so myself....

This fabulous digi is Fly Girl from Saturated Canary!  I just adore Krista's images, and I've actually had her colored up for a while now, just waiting for a card.  I went with the traditional black and orange when I colored her with my Copics so I kept the theme when putting the card together.  I cut out the image using my Labels Seventeen Nestabilities.  She is popped up on foam squares then embellished with orange glitter tulle, a Cheery Lynn doily die cut, a Magnolia flourish die cut, assorted orange and black flowers, a few black pearls, and a sticker sentiment.  The papers and sticker are from K&Company (Brenda Walton's Haunted), and I also used my Martha Stewart spider web border punch.

I have to get to work on the next 13 Days of Halloween project for Simply B(etty) Stamps!  The deadline is tomorrow evening.  I am exhausted after a day of sun and sea air and walking, but I have to try.  Before I go, though, here are a few photos of Kayne from our trip to Maine.

  
Hope you enjoyed your weekend as well!  Only ten days left to the month...  Ten more posts.  Can I do it?  Thanks for visiting and hope you'll pop in again soon!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, W4, W6, W8, W10, YR04, YR07, YR15, YR17, E25, E23, E31).

Challenges:
- Come and Get It Challenges: Halloween
- Glitter and Sparkle Challenge Blog: #3-Bonfire or Halloween
- Dream Valley Challenges: #43-Halloween
- Eclectic Ellapu: Halloween
- One Stitch at a Time: #136-Use a Digi
- Opus Gluei: #142-I "Leaf" It Up To You (Leaves or Halloween) 
- Pile It On: #43-Holiday, Any Holiday (Halloween)
- Robyn's Fetish: #130-Halloween
- Sentimental Sundays: #125-Halloween
- Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: #186-NO Rules
- Saturated Canary: #28-Photo Inspiration (Spooky Tones)

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Regan