Spooky Halloween | featured in RSM!!

Happy Friday everyone!! Today on the Altered Pages blog I am sharing a fantastic Halloween piece that I did a while back and was unable to show you as it was being published in a magazine!!! Now that the Fall 2013 issue of Rubber Stamp Madness is on the new stands I am allowed to share the news with you!!! 

I am on page 13 featured in the Reinkers Column with a few other artists! One of the themes of this issue was cats and I chose a fun AlteredPages collage page for my kitty focus! Additionally I used mists and mediums from the store to complete my mixed media fatbook page! All of the instructions are outlined in the issue! I hope you enjoy my project!

I am gearing up to participate in the Smeared and Smudged 31 days of Halloween! I hope you are ready to join me!! I along with several of my AlteredPages.com teammates are also hopping daily. We are highlighted on the blog roll at the bottom of this post! Please stop by daily in October and give us some blog love and be entered to win fabulous prizes!!! See you then!!

31 Days of Halloween 2013 Wicked Blog Roll
Terra | Black Dragon | Kapree | Shell | Kristy | Susan | Helen | Loren | Alison | Kelli 
De Stempelwinkel | Monique | Karen | Airless Chambers | Jane | Jennifer | Emily | Lisa | Lyneen 
Wendy | Altered Pages Art Sociates | leslierahye | Delicious Doodles | Roni | Shoni | Jenn | 

DominoART | Jessica | Sandy | Carolyn | Carla | Julia | Steph | Trisha | Brigitte | Lisa

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Weekly Challenge | Happy Fall Y'all

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Happy Fall Y'all! Today I used precolored images from Digital Delights and some matching Digital Delights Patterned Paper! Fall in my family is the beginning of shooting sports and hunting! My boys dress up in camou, sometimes even take the weekend to camp out, and look for some game to fill our freezer! Military Mike and the Camping Background are perfect to create a card for my boys! I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Delights Stamps : Military Mike, Camping Scene Colored, Camouflage Digital Paper Pack

Card stock : Bazzill and Coredinations

Markers : Distress Markers 

Accessories : Cheery Lynn Dies [B259, B188, B338 & DL243], Distress Ink, Prima Canvas Stickers, Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear

This weeks theme :

Buttons & Bows

Challenge Rules below

Our Delightful Sponsor this week is 

About us - Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none.
Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel? Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft. Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all! Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths.
Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog,or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog. Go on, have a look... It's worth it !
Tony & Ali

Website: www.craftyribbons.com
Visit our blog http://blog.craftyribbons.com
Inspiration Blog http://craftyribbonsinspiration.blogspot.co.uk/
Challenge Blog http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Prize:

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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leslierahye's very steampunk blog hop--the prize

What a great showing of steampunk art! I love celebrating with my friends! I have a give away for today's hop! To enter, leave a comment at each stop, and then come back to THIS post and share with me which inspired you or which is your favorite or how YOU celebrate the changing of seasons! You will be entered to win my prize sponsored by CutnPasteMemories.com : 

acrylic stamp set

small Scor-It Board!!!

And I leave you with one more idea! I created this as part of my application for Cheery Lynn Designs and it feels very fall to me too! I hope you enjoy my steampunk tag!

Thank you for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my projects that help me with the changing of the season! Be sure to check out the rest of the creations from my amazingly crafty friends!! Those with asterisks have a give away! You can find details to my give away at the end of the hop! :)

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leslierahye's Very Fall Steampunk Blog Hop!

Happy Fall Y'all!! Welcome to my Very Fall Steampunk Blog Hop! I am celebrating the change of seasons from summer to fall with my favorite steampunk friends!! I hope you enjoy our projects!!
I LOVE fall--the weather, school activities, nature, colors. It's just amazing how beautiful the world becomes with all the colors and the crisp nip of the morning air. This year it was as if the world just knew it was time to change seasons...the air this morning was nice and crisp and we've been spending a few days with the doors and windows open!

Today I created this whimsical steampunk necklace...the focus piece is all diecut gears and leaves on the ends--book paper over chipboard and then drybrushed with Hooker Green and Copper paint.

The gears are layered on Buttons Galore and More Buttons and some wired washers and a wee bit of acrylic that provided a base on which to build. 

Thank you for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my projects that help me with the changing of the season! Be sure to check out the rest of the creations from my amazingly crafty friends!! Those with asterisks have a give away! You can find details to my give away at the end of the hop! :)

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Halloween Tag with Cheery Lynn Designs

Happy Friday everyone!! Today on the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog I share my first post! It is an extreme honor to share with you my love of these fantastic dies! For my post today, I have created a fun Halloween tag with several dies in the last new release.

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Halloween (Set of 2) B344

Winter Neighborhood Border B323

Spider Web Mesh Boarder B322

Ankara Lace Boarder B332

Fall Pumpkins B240

Going Batty A194

Spiderweb DL162

Happy (Set of 2) B226

Doily Stacker Circles 1,2,3 DL164.

Embellishment #2 B188

I made the base of my tag by layering Dylusions Mists. Next I diecut the Spiderweb die to use as a mask and misted with the White Dylusions Mist allowing the Mask to produce the dark positive outline of the "mask." 

The Pumpkin die was layered with foam squares in between to create a dimensional element for the tag. Wink of Stella in clear provided just the hint of glittery glistening to highlight the phrase and the web on the tag.

The twig on the Embellishments #2 makes great little bare trees for the "Neighborhood Scene"--I removed the evergreens and put yellow/green paper behind the windows--leaving squares solid in some to give the distressed worn look for the Halloween spooky scene.  Bats and a "moon" cut from the center of the Doily Stacker Circles were added and made dimensional on the tag with foam squares! A swipe of Wink of Stella added a hint of glitter!  I finished off the tag with some fun pompom ribbon and a black sheer ribbon! I hope you enjoyed my festive tag!

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 Remember there is still time to join the challenge!!! Challenge #98 is Things with Wings! There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

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Weekly Challenge | Buttons and Bows

It's time for a new release and a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Buttons and Bows! I brought out one of my favorite Digital Delights images....Buttons the Clown! I dressed up my fancy folded card with ribbon and buttons on the outside and Buttons on the inside! I love how this all-occasion card turned out! It will be perfect for a simple "hi" or "bringing you a smile" kind of card! I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Delights Stamps : Cannonball Buttons, Circus Tent

Card stock : Bazzill and Neena

Markers : Spectrum Noir 

Accessories : Buttons, Ribbon

This weeks theme :

Buttons & Bows

Challenge Rules below

Our Delightful Sponsor this week is 

http://robinsnest-scrap.com

Prize:

$15.00 gift certificate

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Mixed Media Altered Journal

Happy Friday everyone! I have been doing a lot of cards for my other crafty obligations lately and just needed to get painty and misty! There is a group of crafters making altered journals for soldiers and while THIS journal is not for that, I did want to practice doing some journals in this style in preparation for a future soldier journal. THIS journal is for a friend of mine. They are super fun to do--collect your trinkets and trims, collage glue and dimensional glue, gesso, and mists.

I began by crumpling up some packing paper that came with my most recent AlteredPages.com order and gluing it to a composition journal with some Beacon Fast Finish Decoupage. I then added some doilies [both paper and fabric] to the cover with a dimensional glue to hold the heavier objects. I continued adding my flatter embellishments to the cover of the journal--chipboard, metal, bling. I coated this first layer with Gesso.

Next I added more!! I clustered dollar store flowers and felt coasters along with some butterflies using a dimensional glue to hold. 

....and then i coated the WHOLE THING with Gesso again. You can see here that the gold from the doilies is still trying to show through and that the flowers and butterflies still have a hint of color bleeding through...do not worry...the layers of mists will take care of that! 

Next I grabbed my favorite Dylusions Inks and my heat tool and began misting...There is no rhyme or reason to why I misted here or didn't mist there...I just followed the art until I liked the effect of the dripping and mixing of the colors--I used the white ink along with a variety of blues and greens. Once I was happy with the base colors, I grabbed my mica mists in Maya Road Gunmetal, Iridescent and Copper Metal to add that shimmer and shine. Again drying with heat tool as I worked.

For a final touch I added gold mica powder to areas of the cover that were still a little damp to touch and set with the heat tool. Now my altered journal is ready for my friend to write her wishes hopes and dreams. 

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Weekly Challenge | New Beginnings

It's time for a new release and a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is New Beginnings! Today We are celebrating "New Beginnings" at Digital Delights--new babies, new houses, new cars, new jobs....NEW!! I chose this darling Moving Myrtle image to make a cute shaped card to celebrate a new home.  I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Delights Stamps : Moving House Myrtle

Card stock : Bazzill and Neena

Markers : Spectrum Noir 

Accessories :  Art Glitter Designer dries clear Adhesive, Prisma Color

This weeks theme :

New Beginnings 
[celebrate new homes, new cars, new jobs, 
new babies...something new]

Challenge Rules below

Our Delightful Sponsor this week is 

http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/

Prize:

Prize - 3 sets from storet

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Weekly Challenge & New Release | You're a Treat

It's time for a new release and a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is You're a Treat! This new release has a special place in my heart as several of the images were inspired from my own ideas and in the case of our Mad Scientist, well he's my very own MAD SCIENTIST WILL [picture below]! Wendy did a FANTASTIC job and I hope you are as jazzed about this magical released as I am! I love it! The "You are Magical" sentiment is on a pocket created with a piece of the digital paper edged with a decorative punch...it allows you to sneak in a gift card, a book mark or even a thin candy bar!! I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Delights Stamps : Mad Scientist, Spooky Sayings Sentiment Set,
Wizards and Spells Digital Paper Pack

Card stock : Bazzill and Neena

Markers : Spectrum Noir [LV1, LV2, LV3, CG3, IG4, GG1, BT1, LG2, LG3, OR1, GB3]

Accessories :  Art Glitter Designer dries clear Adhesive, Wink of Stella assorted punches

Inspiration for the Mad Scientist, Will age 9

It hare

We have a fantastic NEW RELEASE along with a new challenge for you this week!

This weeks theme :

You're a Treat
(Halloween or something sweet)

Challenge Rules below

Our Delightful Sponsor this week is 

http://scrapyland.com

Prize:

$15.00 Store Gift Card
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Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Something Wicked Spooktacular Card

Today I am sharing a Spooktacular Halloween card that I made using Marion's Something Wicked Halloween Mini Book Printable as a guest blogger on the Artsy Addicts Blog--Check me out!. 

for this card :

Something Wicked Halloween Mini Book Printable

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies : Daisy Strip B259, Embellishment #2 B188, Build a Flower #2 B187, Felicity with Angel Wing DL239 and Felicity Tiny Doily DL243

Black Soot Distress Ink

Distress Glitter

Bazzill Basics Card Stock

May Arts Ribbon

Arts Glitter, Foam Tape and 3D Zots.

Thank you for looking! 

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Tuesday Tutorial with Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Happy Tuesday Tutorial! On the Digital Delights Blog today I share a super easy Treat Holder for your Ghoulish Goodies this Halloween!!!


I hope you enjoy my tutorial! Thank you for looking~

For this project

Spookily Owl Set

Ghoulish Sentiment Set

Ghoulishly Scary Paper Pack

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