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Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts

Friday, 15 October 2010

Whimsys - October Blop Hop

If you have arrived from Debbie's Blog you are in the right place - if not, please start at the beginning HERE.

Today sees the Halloween/Fall blop hop, showcasing the fabulous, recently released new digital images from Whimsy Stamps.   With exclusive designs from Crissy Armstrong, Melissa Jenkins ,Katie Sowa and Ann Vento All will be available for download upon completion of purchase. Each download will contain a zip file with 3 versions of the image, a JPEG, TIFF, and PNG all at 300dpi resolution. Images can be flipped, rotated, or resized to fit project needs.

Our blog hop will run until 12 noon EST 22nd October.  Please leave comments along the way as there will be two Mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts! These winners will each win a Whimsy digi image of their choice.

The Grand winner of the hop, chosen from the very last stop, receive 5 new digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy, and will also get a chance to use those new digital images as a guest designer for Whimsy for a month ......and why not take part in the Whimsy Monthly challenge, you can read all about it here.

There were some corkers in these recent releases and I was spoilt for choice - again lol!  I finally decided on using not one, not two but SIX digi images for this project!

I decided against a card as we don't really celebrate Halloween to much in the UK.  It is however becoming more popular and this year I'm taking the children "Trick or Treating" and we're having a party at ours afterwards for some of their friends - so invitations and little table decorations were top of my list!!  Here's what I came up with....................


 and in close up....a haunted house, designed myself - and I forgot the chimney (darn lol)


Here I used four Halloween sentiments from Anne Vento's Raindrop Echo range (available HERE).  Aren't they just fab - two form the images in the little windows - PERFECT!!

Just caught on camera is the "Witches Broom" by artist Katie Sowa's Big Hugs range - available HERE.

Next I made a little box shaped house for candy and sweets, decorated with another of Ann's fabulous Halloween sentiments with a brad for the door handle.


I discovered a template HERE for this little box whilst searching the internet.  The roof isn't fixed so you can fill up with treats. These were a HUGE hit with my children (aged 10 and 7) and both creations provoked a resounding "WOW!" from each of them. Its really added to their excitement for hosting their first Halloween Party and we've since had loadsa fun making more together as part of our party preparations.

 Don't forget to leave some love along the way as their will be 2 random blogs chosen among us, these 2 chosen blogs will then pick a winner.

Now you need to head over to Heike's Blog to continue the hop. 

I do hope you like my efforts, thanks for stopping by and good luck.

Mel X

Thursday, 5 November 2009

SKETCH SATURDAY #75 "Happy Halloween"


This is my first entry for Sketch Saturday, I have wanted to join in with them for a while. This weeks sketch is by sketch designer Anne, isn't it fab!! I flipped the design for this.



RECIPE
Cardstock - stash
Design Papers - Making Memories
Stamp - Magnolia
Ribbons - Stash
Thankyou for stopping by. Please feel free to leave a comment, I really do enjoy reading them.
Take Care
Mel X

Thursday, 22 October 2009

Another 2 in 1 Challenge


Afternoon everyone. I'm gradually catching up on all the crafty items I'm wanting to do, but then another week will begin and I'll have to start all over again LOL!! I'm on a weeks annual leave at present so no work and STILL there are not enough hours in day!! This card is for two challenges

Roses on Paper - "It's Nearly Halloweeeeen!"




RECIPE

Stamp - Magnolia
Halloween Script Paper - Making Memories
Star cardstock - DCWV
Plain purple cardstock - Sizzix
Punches - Woodware
Flower - Prima
Brad - Doodlebug
Colouring mediums - chalk, copics, sakura and
watercolour pencils
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Glitter - Art Institute

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy what's left of the week. Happy crafting everyone and take care.

Mel X

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

2 in One Card Challenge


Hi Everyone. The nights are certainly drawing in now and its getting much nippier outside!! I've put the fire on to keep me cosy!!. Here are the two challenges for which I'm entering todays card...


Rosie Dee's Challenge Blog - "Carrot, Courgette and a Flower"

RECIPE

Stamp - Penny Black - Dressed to Scare 2533H
Card Stock - Sizzix
Black & Green Paper - Pink Petticoat
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Punch - woodware circle, large & small daisy
Flower - Prima
Ribbon - from my stash
Colouring Mediums - watercolour pencils and copics

I hope you're all well and keeping warm! Keep crafting!

Mel X

Monday, 19 October 2009

"Happy Halloween-ish"


This challenge was posted on 11 October and is the third in this four week competition. As not everyone is into Halloween, this challenge allowed us to just apply Halloween colours such as orange/black/purple if we wished. The only rule being that a Charmed Download be used.

As I was preparing a crafty birthday party for Emmy (her request) and, as she wants to go Trick or Treating this year, I thought this would be an ideal opportunity to make a party gift bag!!


One Little Witch



I used one of the images from Pixie Chicks Collection1 and snipped off her wings!! The flower in her hair didn't really fit the theme so I improvised with a spider/hat using four pieces of black wool sewn to a black button. A light smattering of glitter was applied to her clothing.

RECIPE

Black Paper - my stash
Template - Papermania
Cobweb Papers - DCWV
Ribbon - Doodlebug
Orange Frilly Thing - my stash
Broomstick Stamp - Woodware
Colouring Medium - watercolour pencils and copics

Mel X