Addicted to Stamps and More #208--Holiday

Welcome back to another Addicted to Stamps and More challenge blog post!  This week our challenge theme is "Holiday".  This card was made for the upcoming Halloween holiday.

Close to My Heart products used:

      Spellbound paper (retired)

      Whisper CS

      Slate CS

      Slate Ink

      Purr-fect Halloween stamp set (available only August 2016)

      Pansy Purple embossing powder (retired)

      Versamark Ink

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #284 that inspired my card:

Now it's your turn to create something for Addicted to Stamps and More Holiday challenge this week. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie

Color Dare #164 Meets Global Design Project #006 and Can You Case It Halloween Theme

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  There are 6 colors for this week's challenge:

I found a new blog challenge called Global Design Project and decided to combine these two challenges with a Halloween theme.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Whisper CS

     Pear CS

     Sunset CS

     Sunset Ink

     Spellbound paper zip strip (retired)

     Slate CS

     Eggplant CS

     Confetti Stars embossing folder

     Love Ya Silly Stamp

     Sunset Ink

     Say it All stamp

     Black Ink

     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (retired) on embossed stars

     My Legacy Writer Black Pen .03 (retired) to outline monster     

Here is the Global Design Project Sketch #006 that inspired me:

I'm also entering this Halloween card into the Can You Case It? Halloween challenge this week.

Will you be able to take the Color Dare challenge this week?  If you don't have the exact Close to My Heart colors listed you may substitute similar colors.  Just have fun with it!  Link up your papercrafted creation here by Thursday evening, October 22 at 9PM CDT.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Color Dare #116--Thistle and Sunset with Case This Sketch #97

Color My Heart Color Dare has the perfect color challenge as we approach Halloween.  Color Dare #116 is Thistle and Sunset.

My card follows the Case This Sketch #97 challenge.

   

Close To My Heart products used:

    Thistle Ink

    Sunset Ink

    Spellbound paper (retired)

    Spider Web stamp (old wood stamp--long ago retired)

    Spider (old wood stamp--long ago retired)

The background texture was created with a bunched up piece of Saran Wrap and Sunset Ink.

I'm also entering this card into a new challenge blog I found called The Paper Plunge.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Best Witches for Try Stampin' on Tuesday #142 and Use it Tuesdays Challenge #66

Happy Halloween! Here is a card made with all retired products from Close To My Heart.  I just love it when I can use of some of my vast stash! (a requirement for Use It Tuesday is to use your stash!) The stamped cat on the jack o' lantern is from an old wooden set called "Punkin' Patch" and the greeting is from another wooden set called "Best Witches".  Patterned papers are from the Hooligans and Spellbound paper packets.  Coloring was done with Prismacolor pencils (formerly carried by CTMH).  The stars and jack o' lantern mouth and nose were glittered with Glow in the Dark glitter glue.  The focal frames were cut from Art Philosophy--Square 3 at 3" and 3.25" from Black.  I used a steel pan scrubber and Gypsy ink to texturize the White Daisy CS.

This card follows the Try Stampin' on Tuesdays sketch #142 which is pictured here:

I'm also entering this card into the Use it Tuesdays Challenge #62 featuring "Creatures".  Please stop by tomorrow for a new Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge post.

Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie