Hello

 Time for a new challenge at
Can You Handle The Pressure and our 'optional' theme is
Greenery/Vines
but it's just that OPTIONAL,
all you need to do is use an embossing folder in your design!

I embossed with a very old Cuttlebug embossing folder 'Give A Hoot'.
Years back Cricut used to put together mystery boxes and one time it
was an entire box of embossing folders, that is where this one came from.

I added some of my handmade Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms
and a Pink Fresh Hello die cut sentiment!
My green is really more of an olive green IRL
but the flower colors are pretty much spot on!

Make sure to visit Can You Handle The Pressure, the one and only place
where embossing folders are the center of attention!!

Entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG
Allsorts #752.... Embossing 

Mackinac Bridge

We are getting 'inky' at The Sisterhood of Crafters
at least that is what our theme is, Getting Inky'! 
I created this inky stamped panel long ago and decided to put it to use!
After all my inking I used several different stamps to make my water scene.
One is supposedly the Mackinac Bridge but I think I have seen it other places
called a different name, depends where you live and what bridge you have I guess!
The other stamps are all Stampscapes.

I hope you will jump in our inky challenge with us 
and visit at The Sisterhood to see all the 'inky' fun from my sistahs!

Christmas Postage Collage

A fun challenge going on at

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.

I just had to join in the fun since I was working with my new
Waffle Flower Postage Collage Christmas Stencil.
You also need the die and the Postage Collage stamp set
to make it complete.  The die can be used for so many other

cards too, just by stamping or die cutting small images to fill the
blanks, I had so much FUN with this set and they
also have others to add to it as well.
I did make a 'booboo' on my first stenciled one though,
I stenciled the what was suppose to be the cheeks on the
reindeer black, whoops, hence the card that I created
with all the images cut apart, in the end I did stencil just a reindeer.

My first card, all the samples I saw they added a sentiment

but on these two cards I decided to leave it off, for now at least!

My second card, the one I cut apart.  I added a bit of twine to
this one and used kraft paper for my base.

These were a lot of fun to create and I have 7 more
panels cut to use, but tomorrow I have arriving the new

Wall Flower Fall postage stencil arriving so

will be saving some of those panels for that.

Entering the following challenges:

NBUS .... Never before been used Schtuff

Sketch 737

A new sketch is starting today at Sketch Saturday and it is an easy one! 

I once again got into my papers I had pulled from my bags of scraps to try and use up!

I also used a laser die cut from Hot Off The Press that I have had forever and
trying to use up, I now have seven images left to use out of the 12 in the book, getting there!
The sentiment is Easy Expressions from The Ton.

Fun things about sketches is you can make them your own as I did by adding the sentiment,

as long as you can see the sketch in there somewhere you are good!
Won't 'you' join us at Sketch Saturday?

Pumpkins Challenge At Double D

It is getting closer to Halloween and for the next couple of
weeks we are all about PUMPKINS at Double D!
We have a fun mood board for inspiration
and would love to see your take on our PUMPKINS challenge!

I let the left bottom photo inspire me with all the creepy, crawly spiders.  I had the Pink Fresh Studios blanket stitch frame
sitting around as well as the delicate big Prima leaf and somehow
thought they would work well together.
The paper behind the frame is from Carta Bella Hello Autumn
6x6 paper pad.  I used a never been used before pumpkin stamp
from Prickly Pear, the set has 6 fun different scenic pumpkins 
on it, why haven't I used it before?  Once the pumpkin was stamped
he was colored in with Copics and the spiders were 'hit' with a
Stardust pen giving them a bit of shimmer.
The sentiment is my all time new favorite stamps from The Ton
Easy Expressions Stamps and Dies.

So why don't you pull out those pumpkin stamps and dies
and join us at Double D for some fun and while there
check out all the creative and fun inspiration from the teams!!

TOB October Mid Month Reminder

We are half way thru our Halloween challenge at
Two Old Bats
and the design team has plenty of fun inspiration for you.
We also have an inspiration board to get you inspired to join us!

Inspiration Board

I let those cute little trick or treaters inspire me in the bottom left corner.
I have had these cute trick or treater dies from Impression Obsession and
have never used them, so it was time to bring them out!
I used a fun starry night background paper, a punched moon
with  Tonic die cut bat, a Cheery Lynn Design spooky fence and
a few Sue Wilson pumpkins to finish it off!

So, what are you waiting for?  Join in with the spooky fun with us at 
Two Old Bats!!

Entering the following challenges:
Halloween Crafts All Year Round .... ATG Halloween

Yeti In My Spaghetti

Hello All, it's time again for a new challenge theme at a
Barrel of Monkey's.
Not familiar with this challenge?  Well, let me tell you it's pretty darn
easy and fun too.  Each month Deanne gives you a Childs game OR toy
to create your challenge with.  You can use the words, the colors or
anything that catches your eye  on the item.
For instance, look at our new theme game below.
I see greens, reds, checks, gingham, a yeti, an oval, a fork,
a red bowl and yep, even spaghetti, so many options.

What caught my eye were the colors and the name of the game,
I could of used a yeti but I knew I had this fun kitty in a ladle of spaghetti

from Viva Las Vegas stamps and though I have used him before it was high time
he reappeared again!!  Isn't he fun??

A long while back I had pulled out a bunch of scrap papers to try and use up
and this dotted paper was one of them, the image was stamped on a Tutti Dotted
Stitched circle, a few colorful gems were added and of course my favorite
sentiment stamps and die from The Ton's Easy Expressions,
I thought this one was perfect for the image!!

I hope you will give the Barrel of Monkey's challenge a try
as it is a challenge that gets your brain in action
and we all need that, right??