All About the Boos

      I'm so excited about something new going on in my life which is actually a return to something old.  A few years back, I was a DT member at Through the Craft Room Door.  Back then, they were a weekly challenge and now they have changed to a fortnightly (every 2 weeks) challenge but the theme is always Anything Goes.  Recently, they had a DT call and I asked if it was possible for me to return to the team and they graciously said "Yes."  :-D

     So, this is my first DT card since returning to the DT at TTCRD (much easier to type!) and our sponsor this fortnight is Oddball Art.  The prize is a $10 voucher to the store.  The image I used is called "Penelope 3" but the sentiment and the spider actually came from a different Oddball Art set (which I can't find in the store so it may have been retired. ;-( )  I thought they were perfect for making the Penelope image into one for Halloween so I merged them before I printed the image.

     I colored with ProMarkers, then cut the image with a QuicKutz die.  The purple CS diamond shape and the orange CS were cut with another QuicKutz die.  The purple piece was turned 1/4 turn and the corners were trimmed off at the edges of the card front.  The pumpkins were cut with an Impression Obsession die, and the bats came from a Die-Versions die set.  The black ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and the bow was double loop bow was tied with my bow maker.

This is also my Day 11 entry into the 

LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. 

     

     Challenges:

Classic Design

Colour Crazy

Crafty Calendar

Crafty Friends

Creative Fingers

Gem of a Challenge

LeighSB 31 Days

Pattie's Creations

There's a Stamp ...

     I hope we're going to see you playing in our challenge this time around.  Remember, it's Anything Goes so how can you not have something to enter?   Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie 

Ghostly Halloween

      Over at the Outlawz Progressive Challenge this month, we were given a Ghost image from Oddball Art and, at first, I envisioned a very CAS card featuring just the ghost against a dark background.  But, as you can see, my creative muse led me off that path onto something completely different.  :-D

     I used ProMarkers to color the cute ghost, then fussy cut it with scissors.  I pulled paper scraps from the Halloween box, cut strips from 3 of them, and used those for the background.  I also gathered up all my scraps of black CS to start cutting the various bits and pieces which make up the overall Halloween scene.

     The tree was cut with a die from Die-Versions.  The haunted house was cut with a Cuts die, and the large bat above the tree was cut with an Impression Obsession die.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  The ghost was popped up on dimensional dots and tucked into the house to look like he was rising from one of the upstairs rooms.

     Finally, I added one of my hand-sewn, signature bows with a pearl.

This is also my Day 7 entry into the 

LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop. 

     Challenges:

Crafty Catz

Creative Knockouts

Double D

LeighSB 31 Days

Paperbabe

Paper Funday

Paper Shelter

Snippets Playground

Your Next Stamp

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Fall Flower Garden

     I'm finally getting my card done for the Progressive Challenge at Outlaws this month.  The image is from Oddball Art.

     I colored her with ProMarkers and cut her with an oval die from QuicKutz.  I printed and cut the sentiment with an Avery Elle die.  The sheer ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and the bow was made from ribbon in my stash.

     Challenges:

Clever Dexter

Country View Crafts

Crafts Galore Encore

Creative Moments

Digi Doodle Studios

Four Seasons

Inspiration Station

Simon Says Stamp

     That's all for today.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie      

An "Oddball" Birthday

      This is my fourth and last post for the new first of the month challenges where I'm sharing DT cards with you.  If you missed the previous posts, just scroll down and you'll see them all.  This one is for Your Scrapbook Place and we're sponsored by the fun and quirky Oddball Art.  They supplied images for the DT and I used Big Eye Girl Bessy # 8.

     I used ProMarkers to color the image, then  cut it with an Unbranded die.  I chose a die from Spellbinders to cut the frame from a scrap of patterned CS.  I love the contrast of combining the two fancy filigree die cuts with the quirky image.  I layered the frame and image onto ragged-edged, purple CS and put that onto a white card base.  I added the sentiment after cutting it with an Avery Elle die.  I wanted to showcase the image and the frames so decided not to embellish the card any further.

     I put this into my stash of feminine birthday cards.

     Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Crafty Creations 

I love ProMarkers

Outlawz Twisted Thurs

Paperbabe

Passion for Markers

Tic Tac Toe (center column)

Word Art Weds

      Be sure to visit both the main Your Scrapbook Place challenge post and our fun sponsor, Oddball Art.  We are looking forward to seeing your entries into our "Anything Goes" challenge this month.  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

A GDT Project for Colouring in Scrapland

      I have to start with a huge apology for this being a day and a half late but I'm really having some serious problems with my back and it's so painful to sit at the keyboard that I forgot abut being a Guest Designer for Colouring in Scrapland this challenge.   Our sponsor is Odd Ball Art and our theme is to make tags.  I had mine done more than a month ago; I just didn't write up the post.

  

                     Front                                             Back

Colored with ProMarkers

Cut w Unbranded die

Fibers are scraps from the ribbon basket

     Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T.

Incy Wincy

Passion for Promarkers

     I hope we're going to see you laying in the challenge.  The holidays are a perfect time to be making tags.  :-D

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Hot as a Pepper

     My SIL is crazy about making hot sauce - the hotter the better!  He grows his own peppers and adds secret ingredients to raise the temperature even higher.  Personally, I don't like spicy-hot foods, much preferring to savor the actual taste of the meat or veggies I'm ingesting but I'm the oddball in the family.

     Speaking of Oddballs, this image is from Oddball Art and I used it to make a perfect card for Son-in-Law, probably for his birthday.

     Of course, it's also a great salute to the hot, summer weather we've had the last 10 days; above 100 F 6 days in a row, including one day at 108 F (!), then a cool down to 99 for 2 days and now we're supposed to be back in the 100+ for the next day or two.  Blaaah.  I hate hot weather even more than I dislike hot foods.

Colors selected from the challenge at Color Dare #346;

Candy Apple/ New England Ivy/ Linen

     Items Used:
ProMarkers
Spellbinders border die
Memory Box die for frame
Hand-sewn bow

     Challenges:
Aud Sentiments
Crafty Catz
Cuttlebug Mania (top row)
I {heart} ProMarkers
Lemon Shortbread
Paper Funday
Scrapy Land
Work It Weds.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Outlawz Progressive Challenge

     Another of my favorite progressive challenges, one I've been entering each and every month since they started it almost 4 1/2 years ago, Outlawz Progressive.   This month, Oddball Art has supplied the image for us to use and I turned it into a birthday card.

      I colored with ProMarkers, then cut the image and both frames with simple rectangle dies from QuicKutz.  The background dp was a scrap that was on my desk and I think it was from Doodlebug.  I trimmed it to fit the card front.

     The little bit of white ribbon was also a scrap on my desk and I saw no point in tossing it out when it fit perfectly here.  I printed the sentiment, hand cut it, inked the edge, and layered it onto the ribbon strip.  I added one of my signature, hand-tied bows to which I added a flat gem.

     Challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft
Craft-Dee BowZ
Crafts Galore Encore
Crafty Hazelnut's
Lemon Shortbread
Oddball Art
Paper Girls
Paper Nest Dolls
Passion for ProMarkers

     Enjoy your weekend and Happy Crafting!  NanaConnie