Halloween Spooks?

      These two little Halloween critters (from Mariola Budek) don't look very spooky but they are darling, so who could resist them?  This card will go to my youngest great-granddaughter this year, her first Halloween card from Nana.  :-D

     This is one of her images which isn't done in grayscale so I had to do my own shading and highlights.  I colored the image with a combination of  ProMarkers and water colors, then used a QuicKutz die to cut the rectangle.  The corners were done with a Fiskars punch.  

     The triangle in the lower, left corner came from a scrap of Making Memories dp, and the rust CS for the card front was in my stash.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.

     Challenges:

Digi Choosday

Double Trouble

Dream Valley

Get Creative

I Love ProMarkers

Jan's Digi Stamps

Pammie's

Simon Says Stamp

SUYP Cats

TTCRD

     I hope you're as charmed with Mariola Budek's art and images as I am.  I find them absolutely adorable and her sweet critters always steal my heart.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Early Halloween

      I know we're still 6 months away from Halloween but I love making Halloween cards for all the kids (all adults), grandkids (all adults but for 1 mid-teen), and great-grands (all below high school age.)  Besides, there's an all Halloween challenge which I missed last month due to my COVID rehab so I want to be sure I play this month.  I think you can pretty much count on at least 1 Halloween post per month from this point on because I want to play along regularly.

     My card for this month has an image from Beccy's Place, the cutest Halloween cat ever!

I used Sketch 205 from Sweet Sketch Weds 2, reversed.

Pre-colored image

Cut with QuicKutz dies

Spiderweb dp from Making Memories

Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

     Challenges:

A Perfect Time ...

Aud Sentiments

CCC Digi Creations

Creative Moments

Digi Doodle Studios

SUYP Cats

Two Old Bats

Your Scrapbook Place

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Tall & Skinny Halloween

      I haven't done much with the new trend of 'tall and skinny' cards but this particular Halloween image was clearly perfect for such a design.  This is another image printed in grayscale and mailed to me by a friend who is keeping me supplied following the crash of the thumb drive which held all 9000 of my digi images.  Sigh...

     I'm discovering that printing a pre-colored image in grayscale, and then coloring it yourself, makes one look like a real artist because all the shading and highlights are in the grayscale.  Whatever you do, the shading shows you exactly where to add other tones of the colors you chose to use.  Even if you add  only a single layer of color with no shading of your own, they look fabulous because of the grayscale shadows.

     Because this wicked witch also has a cat, I get to use this card for Day 3 at the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop.

Colored w ProMarkers 

Gel inks for white highlights

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die 

Inked edges on both image & sentiment

Background dp from Making Memories

Hand tied bow used satin-edged, sheer ribbon

     Challenges:

Country View Crafts

Creatalicious

Creative Craft Cottage

Creative Moments

Double Trouble

    (orange, yellow, green, brown, black, + no bats, & Paper Girls)

Papercraft

SheepSki Designs

Two Old Bats

     I keep telling you that I've finished all the Halloween cards but this time, I think I really mean it.  I've mailed all the ones which go to out-of-state grandkids & great-grands, the ones for local family are also finished plus the ones done on commission have been picked up so this should be the last.

     Still hoping to see you at the Cat Lovers Hop.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Pondering

     Here we are,  mid-way through October, and two weeks closer to Halloween.  It's also the day we start our new challenge at QKR Stampede, where our theme is always "Anything Goes" and it will run through the end of the month.

    Here's my DT card featuring a fun and fabulous QKR image called "Pondering."  

Colored w ProMarkers

Image & frame cut with QuicKutz

Papers from Making Memories

Bow hand-tied

     Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Crafty Calendar

Crafty Gals Corner

Cute Card Thurs

Dragonfly Dreams

Inspired By

Paper Funday

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Scrapping4Fun

This is Halloween

Two Old Bats

     Happy Crafting and come play with us.  NanaConnie

Not-Very-Spooky Mummy

     I seem to be doing a lots of cards with Digi Doodle Studios stamps on them recently but I really have discovered several in  the store which I loved the instant I saw them.  Of course, they jumped right into my cart without even asking if it was OK so I had to use them.  :-D

     The image on this Halloween card is the freebie they gave for Kit and Clowder this month.  Isn't he adorable?

I based this on the sketch at The Outlawz.

Colored with ProMarkers (Fav Halloween colors)
QuicKutz circle die
Distressed papers from Making Memories
Signature bows w pearls
Sentiment from QKR Stampede

     Challenges:
Crafting by Designs
Crafty Gals Corner
Cutie Pie
Dare 2B Artsy
I {heart} ProMarkers
Outlawz Greetings
Paper Shelter
Scrappy Land

     Enjoy the rest of your week and thanks for visiting.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Hedgie Witches on the Move

     I haven't done a tall and skinny card for ages, it seems, but this one for Halloween (done with a Penny Black stamp) just had to be tall to get the effect of the entire scene.  Take a look - you'll see right away what I mean.

     I adore hedgies and finding these two as witches on their broom just made me happy!  I also love making Halloween cards so that made me even happier.  :-D

     I colored the cute hedgie witches on their broom with my ProMarkers and die cut them with a Sizzix die.  I inked the edges with a deep, purple marker.  I printed and cut the sentiment with another Sizzix die.

     The background is done entirely with papers from a Making Memories Halloween stack.  I had to trim things to fit the card size but I loved figuring out the how and where of placement for the papers and scrap bits.

     I decided that I only needed minimal embellishment so I tied a black ribbon bow and added a tiny gem to it.

     Challenges:
Crafty Creations
Crafty Sentiments
Cute N Crafty
Cutie Pie
Die Cuttin' Divas
Dream Valley
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Penny Black Saturday
Penny Black and More
Scrappy Land

     OK, I'm going to take all my happiness to the kitchen and fix some dinner, then do an early bedtime.  I was up at 4:30 this morning, didn't have a nap, and sleepy time is fast setting in.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Zombie Ball

     Today's card was done for the Progressive Challenge at Limited Runs and it has a story line.  Did you know that every year the ghosties and goblins throw an annual Ball?  It's usually an "invitation only" event but this year a young zombie showed up, hoping to gain access.  He was excluded, however, for lacking the proper dress.

     Coloring was done with ProMarkers, and I used a Sizzix die to cut the inner scalloped circle and a Memory Box stitched scalloped die to cut the larger circle.  I inked the edges of each one and inlaid them.  The background dp (Making Memories) and the spidery ribbon were both in my Halloween stash and they seemed to work well with this particular design.

     I printed and hand cut the sentiment, matted it with a bit of dp, then 'dyed' the little bow black with a ProMarker.

     Challenges:
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Sentiments
Cards in Envy  (new image)
Creates and Makes
Creative Fingers
Incy Wincy
Scrappy Land
Tuesday Throwdown

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie