Happy Halloween!

Hello everyone,

Today I have a Halloween card to share, I love all the halloween images and the colours (except the really scary ones), I decorate the house with ceramic pumpkins that have tea lights in them and a couple of fluffy bats with glittery eyes ~ then I go lock the gate so no one came come trick or treating ~ lol!  I just can't cope with large groups of children in ghoulish costumes standing on my doorstep and it drives the dogs crazy (we have a buzzer on our gate that goes off every time it is opened and this sets the dogs off).  Having said that, our drive is very long and dark, so scary enough that most children won't brave it!

I know I said in my last post that I would be sharing another commission card with you all ~ but I just couldn't resist doing a halloween creation.  I will share the commission card next week.

CARD RECIPE:

Image: Penny Black ~ 'Kitty Witch' 1528J coloured with Copics
Backing Papers: Whimsy Stamps ~ 'Halloween Grunge'
Cardstock: From scraps box
Sentiment: Penny Black ~ 'T for Transparent ~ Critter Fright'
Die (used to cut Bats): Memory Box ~ 'Swooping Bats'
Punches (for cobwebs): Martha Stewart ~ 'Spiderweb' (Sorry but I can't find a supplier who has this (I purchased mine from a company in Australia)!!
Tim Holtz Distress Stickles ~ 'Rock Candy' (used on hat, but not showing up on photo!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Belli ~ Challenge # 181 ~ Halloween
Creative Moments ~ Challenge 29 ~ Anything Goes/Halloween
Divas By Design ~ Use Some Orange
Fab 'n' Funky ~ Challenge # 191 ~ Halloween
Fan-Tastic Tuesday ~ Challenge # 7 ~ Halloween

So that's it for today ~ thank you for stopping by and for leaving any scrumptious comments for me to read.

Love

Cupcake Bees

Hi everyone,

I Hope you are all well and that those of you residing in the UK had glorious weather over the weekend as we did here in Warwickshire ~ it was gorgeous, particularly yesterday, which considering it was a Bank Holiday Monday was amazing!

I have a Birthday card to share with you today using one of my newer stamps ~ the recipient of this card keeps Bees, so ~ I thought it very appropriate.

CARD RECIPE

Image: Wild Rose Studio ~ 'Bees with Cupcake' CS309 coloured with Copics
Backing Papers: Bazzill Basics & Dovecraft ~ 'Back to Basics III'
Dies used: Magnolia Doohickeys ~ 'Leaf & Swirl' & Memory Box ~ 'Fabulous Phlox'
Sentiment: Craftwork Cards ` 'Mini Sentiments ~ Birthday'
Punch: Stampin' Up ~ 'Large Oval'
Glamour Dust
Brad (used in centre of flower), pearls and lace from stash

I won't tell you how many times I coloured this image before I was happy with it.  I can see why so many of you say black is such a hard colour to do ~ I finally settled on not using black at all ~ but the darker greys!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Alota Rubber Stamps Blog ~ Challenge #106 Bugs..Bugs..Bugs
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #9 ~ Things with Wings!

On the subject of challenges ~ I always struggle to find a challenge that my cards fit, may be I am doing it the wrong way round and I should find the challenges and make my card fit ~ but I am much better at thinking of something in my head and then transferring it into a project than having a set layout or colour scheme to work to which seems to block my creative juices ~ what do you all think and do?

Right that's it for today ~ weather still gorgeous here, so off into the garden for me this afternoon.

Have a good day and thank you for your much appreciated comments.

Just For You ....

Hi everyone,

Firstly a warm welcome to my new followers  ~ how exciting.  I hope you are all well and not being affected by these dreadful floods ~ we have had our usual 'lake' outside the gates, but have managed to stay dry indoors.  DH reported that on the way home on the train last night they were going VERY slowly as you couldn't see the tracks or rails for water ~ scarey stuff!

Today I have a card that I made for a friend who has not been well for a while, she has been in and out of hospital and I just wanted to try and cheer her up a little without overtly saying 'Get well'.

As it was around Remembrance Day that I made and sent it I thought this Memory Box die was very apt.

Also, I have uncovered some gorgeous linen cardstock that I didn't realise I had which has given this card just the right texture.

CARD RECIPE

Image: Memory Box 'Prim Poppy' Die
Colouring Medium: Copics
Sentiment: Waltzing Mouse Stamps 'Say It With Style'
Cardstock: Linen textured cardstock ~ sorry I have no idea where this came from!
Pearls from stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs ~ Red, White and Green
Creative Card Crew ~ Challenge 24 ~ Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays ~ Challenge #96 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

Love