Happy Thanksgiving

Almost the end of the year and time for a new challenge at
The Neglected Stuff, our challenge where we encourage you to
use you neglected stuff, you know those things you haven't ever used or things you have used but not for a very long time

My neglected stuff is a Poppystamps Festive Turkey die (2015)

Echo Park 12x12 paper Fall Is In The Air (2016)
Sentiment die cut Karen Burniston Word Set Autumn
Stampin' Up Circle Punch

Hope to see YOU over at our challenge!!

Entering the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wed. .... ATG

Ghostly Greetings

Eeeek, Halloween has passed but that doesn't stop us at Two Old Bats,
we are still going strong with our year round spooky challenge!
We have a fun mood board for inspiration but feel free to create
any Halloween themed project! 

I once again turned to my Whimsy Stamps Grunge Ghosts card fronts
to make an easy peasy card that is still cute as a button!
Besides the sentiment which is part of the set, I added

a couple die cut flying bats from Simon Says stamps.

Come have some fun with us at Two Old Bats!!

DOTD Colorful Options Challenge

 Colorful Options is going a bit different today
and the words of our challenge blog owner:

 We are celebrating the Catrina's of Day of the Dead.  They are so beautiful!  Day of the Dead is celebrated 11/1-11/2.

The definition of Catrina:

La Catrina is the iconic, elegant skeleton figure that serves as the international symbol of Mexico's Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Created in the early 1900s, she represents the Mexican philosophy of embracing death joyfully rather than fearing it, and acts as a humorous reminder that we are all ultimately equal

Option 1 — Catrina Colors From Our Board

Create a project inspired by the vibrant colors of a Catrina from the photos below.

Think bold pinks, bright oranges, and sunny yellows.  Mix colors freely or focus on a favorite—bright, festive, and full of life.

Option 2 — Pick Your Color

Prefer something different? Choose a color from a favorite Catrina.  Don't have a favorite,  try Google or Pintrest & search "Catrina." 

Let your chosen color take the lead—clean, layered, detailed, or graphic.

I took the real easy way with my card using a Craft Consortium 

'Day of the Dead' paper with all the correct colors and images

to make a perfect 'Catrina' card.  I just added a Tutti Designs die cut 'celebrate' sentiment.
Easy peasy, glad I had that paper to use!

We can't wait to see YOUR take on our challenge at
Colorful Options....see ya there!!

Let There Be Peace

 Well friends, here we are again with a new challenge and a new
inspiration board at Peace On Earth.
Lots of fun things to inspire you here if you so desire,
but you can create anything Christmas themed.

I loved all the inspiration on this board and decided to use my never
been used before cute Folk Art reindeer from Impression Obsession.

They reminded of the sweet little deer in the bottom left photo.

I also did a second VERY easy card as I used a trimmed card front
from a store bought card we received a few years ago.
I normally cut those cards apart and make Christmas tags with them as

they make the most beautiful tags, but this one reminded me so much of the upper 
left photo I had to make a card with it. The panel actually has some embossing
around the outer edges, adding even more beauty to it. 
I added a sentiment from The Ton.

  But wait, that's not all, I also made a 2nd card with this card front

panel, once again adding a The Ton sentiment!!

Hope to see you over at Peace On Earth!

Autumn Is In The Air

We are into the last  FALL season at The Four Seasons and have a pretty
fall mood board to entice you!!

I thought this mood board was so pretty with it's soft blue/gray-ish colors
and had a pretty paper in my stash from Spellbinders that reminded me
a lot of the board.  Because I didn't want to loose much of the design I

decided to make a mini slimline card with a large sentiment from

Honey Bee's Autumn (buzzword) stamp set.
Easy peasy as they say!

Come on over and join our LAST Fall season for this year at

The Four Seasons, next month we will be moving into winter!!

Happy Halloween

 It's the last Wednesday of the month and you know what that means,
it's Amy's Woodblock Wednesday challenge,
the challenge that lets you put those poor neglected woodblock
stamps to use!

I pulled out my container of Halloween wood blocks
and ended up using SIX woodblocks, all small
but perfect for my Waffle Flower Postage die cut
that was sitting patiently on my work table!

Woodblock stamps used:
Spider~Martha Stewart
Boo~Posh Impressions
Happy Halloween~unknown
Witch Hat~Inkadinkado
Bat~Stampabilities (2006)
Cat in Pumpkin~Hero Arts (1990)

 

I did a similar card for this challenge last year using some
of the same stamps and a few different as well, you can see it HERE!

Winterberry Poinsettia

 Hello friends, I have a card today I made for the
Just Us Girls Stencil week challenge.

When Altenew released their Winterberry Poinsettia
3D embossing folder and stencil combo
I knew it had to 'jump' into my cart and it did!!
I have had it for quite awhile in my 'new' bin of products

and was happy I could pull it out for the challenge at JUGS!

I used mostly Altenew inks, a TH Distress ink for the red berries and  Hero Arts for the flower centers

for my stencil colors.  I hope to make a few more now that my

'test the waters' card is done!  It was a learning experience for sure

with colors and placement.  I die cut my card front to 5 3/4"x5 3/4"

and added it to a 6"x6" card base.  The sentiment is an oldie from
JustRite Christmas Inner Thoughts.

I have to say it is much more prettier IRL!!
That's it for me today, have a great week!!