Autumn Joy - For The Paper Shelter

It's October 30th, and it looks like late Fall in my neck of the woods.  The leaves are down, and the trees, other than the oaks, stand bare.   Challenge #616 starts today on The Paper Shelter blog.  The theme is 'Make it Sparkle' (in honor of Bonfire Night).  Since Autumn is nature's fireworks, I went with an Autumn card.  Here's what I created with Autumn Joy: 

I colored Autumn Joy with Copic markers. I used dies from Crafter's Companion to cut out the image and back it with an Autumn Plaid paper (also from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  I cut it out with the matching die, cut a couple extras, and layered them all up.  The dies and shiny papers are from my stash.  I dig these dies out every year for a Fall card or two and I no longer remember where I got them.  They are OLD!

I hope you can join us this week for our 'Make it Sparkle' challenge.  The above graphic explains the prizes you can win.  I'd love to see what you create!

Star Pup -- a New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

 New releases -- who doesn't love them, right?  I look forward every month to the new release images at All Dressed Up Stamps.  Every month, Wendy releases 3 new images, and one is as wonderful as the next.  This month, I had the pleasure of creating with Star Pup.  It, and all of ADU's mages, are available in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.

Here is Star Pup:

I colored Star Pup with Copic markers. After finishing the coloring, i used various sized dies to cut out the image and back it using mini slim layering dies from Taylored Expressions.  The plaid paper was in a Christmas pad by Crafter's Companion.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the image.  The sentiment is also by Taylored Expressions.

You can see the other great releases in the ADU Facebook group, and on the ADU Challenge Blog. Check both places for wonderful inspiration!

Spoooky! For The Paper Shelter

 Boo!  Read on to see one of the few Halloween cards I've made and posted this spooky season.  It's The Paper Shelter's challenge #614.  The theme is Halloween or Halloween colors.  It's starts today and runs for a week.

There are many wonder The Paper Shelter Halloween images in the TPS Store. 

I created my card this week with the super cute Halloween image, Spoooky! 

I colored Spoooky! with Copic markers, then fussy cut the cutie out.  The purple background paper that looked like I spent hours making with various mixed media techniques is actually an 8x8 pice of designer paper from Crafter's Companion.  The die cut bats are from Crafter's Companion also. 

I used stitched oval dies from The Scrappin' Cottage.  I cut the largest oval out of the card base (card stock from Taylored Expressions).  I found a matching orange color (card stock from Concord & Ninth) and made the lighter orange frame, then glued this to the oval card front.  Lastly, I taped a 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of the purple paper to the inside of the base.  The card front was constructed.  

The finishing touches included popping the Spoooky! image up on foam tape, taking it to the inside of the oval, die cutting and attaching the 3 bats, and adding foam tape to the sentiment (from Waffle Flower) and adding it to the lower left corner. 

I hope you like my Spooky card and are inspired to enter the Halloween challenge at The Paper Shelter this week. Here's a graphic explaining the prizes. 

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Wag Your Tail -- for The Paper Shelter

 If you're happy and you know it, wag your tail!  Hello, and thanks for visiting today.   Welcome to challenge #612 at The Paper Shelter.  This week's theme is 'All Creatures Great and Small.  You have until October 8 to enter.

Here's my creation for the All Creatures Great and Small challenge. You know I love dogs, so any excuse to color one up, right? 

I used the fun Bath Time image from The Paper Shelter to create this card. It is colored with Copic markers.

The frame die is from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment is from Close To My Heart, and cut out with die from Taylored Expressions.

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter challenges.  We have great prizes!

Plus, I'd love to see what you create!

Little Pumpkin -- For All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's October 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group. The theme this month is Autumn or Halloween.  I'm not big on making Halloween cards, so I made an Autumned themed card for the challenge.  Here's my inspiration for you using Little Pumpkin:

I colored Little Pumpkin with Copic Markers, then used a wonky stitched circle die from My Favorite Things.  I used 2 designer papers from Brutus Monroe, and used a die from Taylored Expressions to cut the papers out and use them as the base layer of my design.  The sentiment is from a Fall set from Taylored Expressions.  I added some bling to finish off the card. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog.  I also hope you enjoyed my card and are inspired to enter our challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook group.  You'll find many images that would fit the challenge theme in the ADU Etsy Shop.