Cornish Heritage farms Challenge #64

 

Hi Bloggers. Time for a challenge from CHF and todays Challenge is hosted by.......ME!!

I've chosen to challenge everyone to make a card with a pumpkin. My card today uses two stamps from the digital categories at the CHF's store. I've used the 2321 Scarecrow and the 987D sentiment for the images on my card. I've colored my scarecrow with Copics and I'll list them below for you. The background paper is some old Stampin' Up that I have had around for ages and I'm telling you I need to start using some of this paper I have accumulated up!!! I swear I am addicted to paper the way I keep adding to my collection. I'm sure many of you out there know EXACTLY what I'm talking about! Anyway a bit of ribbon, some twine, buttons, and two fall leaf brads to complete my card.

Here is a close up of my happy little scarecrow guy out in the pumpkin patch!

The Copic colors I used are:

Face- E53, 51, 50

Nose- YR07, 02

Cheeks- R30

Hands- Y26, 23, 21

Straw- Y17

Pumpkins- YR07, 02, 00, 24

Hat & socks- E44, 43, 41, 40

Hatband, jeans, birds- B99, 97, 93, 91

Leaves- YG97, 93, 93

Reds- R37, 35, 32

Purple- BV04, 02, 01

Gray- C7, 5, 3

Pointillism- E25, 23, 21

 

 

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you!

To play create a card using CHF images. You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps).

Once you have created your card/project go to the Cornish heritage Blog and use inlinkz to link to your card/project so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to Splitcoast Stampers please use the keyword CHF63. We can't wait to see what you create!

Amber
Ann Marie
Irit
Kelly
Maureen (me)
Frances
Kristine
Steph

Thanks for stopping by today & come again.
Hugs, Maureen

 

 



PPRS Inspiration Monday

 

 

 

Looking for My Besties Challenge post, please scroll down.

Well here I am again with my last post as a DT member for Prickley Pear. I know this is it for sure as I don't have any more cards made up ahead that were loaded into the Dropbox. My last card is for Halloween, which is only two weeks away now and all the little goblins will be out snatching up goodies as fast as they can! My card today uses the CLR029A Bats Set 2, and the matching

 D029 Bat die. For all their creepiness, I do like this Bat set. I don't like them very much when they are flying around my house though, and yes they do manage to get in here. And close by me at all times is my trusty tennis racket!!

 

Actually this card was pretty quick to do up. The DP already had the bats printed on it. The bats are cut out with the die and stamped. I did use Versamark & white embossing powder as I cut one bat from black cardstock. The other I cut from white cardstock and embossed with black embossing powder. The web along the bottom is a MS punch and the sentiment banner I cut by hand and stamped with a verse included in this set. (there are two) I sponged a bit of black chalk ink on it and drew some cracks with my multiliner to make it appear as if it is old concrete from a cemetery. Creepy, creepy, creepy!! The spider web in the right upper corner is in this set as well. A little trim and a bow complete my card for today.

Thanks for joining me and my batty card, and be sure to come back again!

Hugs, Maureen

My Besties Challenge #21 "Bling it up"

 

Hi Bloggers. Time for a fresh new challenge at My Besties International. This time it's to "Bling it Up"!! One of my favorite things. Bling, glitter, anything shiny, whoo hoo!! Right up my alley. I have some strange fascination with anything sparkly. I feel akin to Raymond in the movie "Rainman". Do you think that makes me some sort of savant? Something to ponder......

Don't you want to enter? Sure you do, I mean look at the great prizes you could win! Just go HERE and add your project for a chance to some fabulous Besties to add to your collection, or start one if you don't have one already.

My card today uses IMG764 from Sherri Baldy's Etsy Store. Doesn't she just scream bling? I colored my image and then drug out everything I could find that had sparkle to match her dress & went to town! I love the way this card turned out.

This is such a quick & easy image to color & looks outstanding when she is completed.

Here's a close-up so you can see how really blingy she is!

So please, come join us for this fun & exciting challenge which runs from Oct. 13th through Oct. 24th. Just click here and follow the linky tools to add your entry.

Thanks for stopping by today & good luck, I hope you're a winner!

Hugs, Maureen



 

 

 

 



My Besties UK Guest

 

 

 

 

Hi Bloggers. I am honored to post my card today as a guest designer for the

My Besties UK Challenge Blog. You should really go & visit, they do some beautiful work & have awesome challenges for you to enter & possibly win!

 Carol, aka silverpaws asked me to guest, and I leaped on the opportunity to do it!

I had this Image 958 colored up for a while now & it is one of my favorites, so I decided to make a Christmas card up. I love the image & her two little birdie friends just make it so special. If you'd like to see all the wonderful Christmas images from Sherri Baldy see them here.

My card is a 5X7, one of my favorite sizes to make, and I cut my image with the "out of the box" technique, or in this case, out of the circle. I added some Stardust Stickles to the fur on her clothing, I mean what's Christmas without glitter, right? The snow on the bird house, trees, and ground is Aleene's Glitter Snow, and I added a bit more glitter while the paste was wet. I mean who doesn't want more glitter! The trees are from a Marianne Studio die, the ornament border is from Whimsy Stamps, which I used the negative parts from this die to make the tiny flakes on my trees and background. The snowflake border on the bottom is Frostyville from Memory Box. The "let it snow" banner is from an old Inkadinkado stamp set I have had forever seems like. I fussy cut it to fit through an old Just-Rite oval set, cut out with Spellbinders Classic Ovals Sm. 

I colored the image with my Copic markers, but Unfortunately I can't seem to find the color list.

I'm pretty sure the blues are, B99, 95, 93, 91, and a little B0000 for the pale blue. Here's a close-up of the image for you, just in case you want to figure out the colors on your own, bad me!!!!

Thanks for joining me today for my guest spot, and please come back soon.

Hugs, Maureen

 



CHF Challenge #63

 

 

 

 

Hello bloggers. Time once again for a challenge from Cornish Heritage Farms. Our hostess today is Kelly & she has challenged us to create a card or project using a storybook theme.

I was inspired by Peter Pan. I've read the book, seen every version and remake of it, including the animated versions. But I must say my favorite was the last movie "Hook" with the unforgettable Robin Williams. So my card is in honor of all the children, both young and old who have enjoyed this classic, and like myself, have decided growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional! Just like  Wendy and the Lost Boys of Neverland!

My card today features two digital stamps. Pirate Map 2, from the Pirates and Booty collection, and

Alligator from the Animals collection. I had some map background paper that went well with my scene and the little "Neverland" sign was hand cut by me. I printed some tick, tocks by my gator as because we all know he swallowed the watch along with Captian Hooks hand! I added a few Candi and that completed my card for this challenge.

 

 

 

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you!

To play create a card using CHF images. You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps).

Once you have created your card/project go to the Cornish heritage Blog and use inlinkz to link to your card/project so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to Splitcoast Stampers please use the keyword CHF63. We can't wait to see what you create!

Amber
Ann Marie
Irit
Kelly
Maureen (me)
Frances
Kristine
Steph

Thanks for stopping by today & come again.
Hugs, Maureen

 

PPRS Inspiration Monday

 

 

 

Well bloggers.... I lied! LOL I told you last week it was my last post for Prickley Pear as a DT member and guess what? Here I am again! I was notified by the coordinator that two of my extra cards would be used for this week and next, so I guess I'm still posting for the team until then. My card today is another Christmas card. I wonder how the time has gone that it is way past time to start making holiday cards, yikes! I have used the FF0177 Santa Checking His List,

 and EE0196 Checking It Twice, rubber stamps for my card today. I mean who doesn't love Santa?

 

 

I used some paper from a mat stack by Susan Winget for K&Company, which has the tree & presents already on it. I just added some glitter to the ornaments & star for a little zing! The mat for my Santa is Aspen Snowflake, a PAP from Martha Stewart, and I colored him with my Copic markers. I saved the positive punches from the corners and popped them up on top of a McGill punch to make the snowflakes. I pretty ribbon & bow completes my card.

Thanks for stopping in to see me today & come back again.

Hugs, Maureen

National Card Day

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning all my Blogger friends. It's national card day today and in honor of it I have a card I made for my friends Granddaughter's wedding, which is today. Unfortunately it is nasty(first snow, yuk!) today here in the mid-west & the wedding is outside later in the day. I'm hoping that it will clear up and be nice this afternoon for at least an hour for them. the reception is indoors, so that is a blessing for sure. The bride is wearing off white and all fall colors is her theme. the guys tuxes are black, but have a camo vests of course, as this is the hunting mecca of the north! Anyway I figured it would be safe to post this card today, because the Bride will be too busy to see it on my blog, sneaky huh?

 

I am showing a close-up of the leaves I stamped and fussy cut out to match the leaves in the bridal party's bouquets. So pretty. There is a story behind all this. Last fall I had a huge garage sale, which included a lot of my crafting supplies that I thought I wouldn't need or hadn't used in a coon's age. Well I can not even tell you how many times I have gone to drag out something to make a card with, and guess what? I discover that I have sold it at my garage sale. Which, I might add included my fall leaves die set. What was I thinking! I will certainly remember this the next time I think I need to do a bit of house (craft room) cleaning.

Well I hope you've enjoyed my post today and you are inspired to make a card or go on a blog hop, or do something crafty, in honor of National Card Day!!

Thanks for stopping in and come again soon.

Hugs, Maureen

 





Sherri Baldy Art: NEW My-Besties NAME GAME!!!#comment-form

 

 

 

 

 

Check out this offer from Sherri Baldy at "My Besties"  You can give her a name, leave a comment, and share this post to get a chance at winning this digi stamp. Go ahead it's fun!

Sherri Baldy Art: NEW My-Besties NAME GAME!!!#comment-form

Hugs, Maureen