A Haunting we will go...

You already know I totally love this time of year...

and I totally love the Steampunk collection from Simply Betty...

and ALL 6 of these characters are currently on sale($1 each at time of typing)

 so it would have been rude not buy them all lol.

 I wanted to make some seasonal bunting.

I printed all 6 characters quite small

and coloured carefully in "pumpkinny" coloured Promarkers...

 before tearing out each one and edging with a mid grey promarker.

I had some white tags the size I wanted, but used one as a template 

because I wanted Orange ones.

 I thought they looked like gravestones,

 and I adore the patterns left on stone by ivy.

Found a "branchy" stamp which gave the effect I was looking for.

 I then matted onto black cardstock and punched holes

with a pokey tool and an eraser....

before remembering I had a crop-o-dile!!!

*which made adding eyelets much easier*

 I have a paper that is all embossed words a la Halloween.

This was perfect to cut titles from...

 6 tombstone tags ready to thread onto ribbon :D

These will probably never get put away lol

:D Enjoy XXX

Entering the following challenges;

Tuesday Throwdown # 315 Halloween Inspiration

Country View Challenges # October All things Spooky

Addicted to Stamps and More # 215 Photo Inspiration

Crafty Creations # 326 Not a Card

Everybody-Art-Challenge # 384 Pumpkin

Passion For Promarkers # 367 Halloween Colours

I hate batch making cards....

EXCEPT.....at this time of year :D

 I bought these images from SBS Halloween stamps earlier this month 

*Original SBS steampunk images currently on sale(don't know for how long)...yes I bought them all*

 Selected  Promarkers keeping my colour palette really traditional...

 made the background cards to match each image using

 Tattered Lace Halloween and Visible Image "Mr Bone Jangles stamps...

 and then just added a single colour to add interest.

 Chose coordinating colours to "edge" the images before

gluing them flat to the card.

 Loving how these turned out...very CAS and lightweight to post.

 but full of creepy yumminess :D

Crossing the Veil to enter in the following challenges;

Country View Challenges October # All Things Spooky

Addicted to Stamps and More # 214 Clean and Simple

Crafty Creations Challenge # 325 Halloween

Left Of Center # 151 Hallowwen

Enjoy :D XXX

Sweet Dreams or Nightmares?

So excited!!!

I won and was "awarded" on quite a few challenges over the last 2 weeks

And was invited to be a Guest DT at the FABULOUS

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Their theme for the next 2 weeks is

"Pink Halloween!"

*Now you know this wasn't going to be a happy topic for 

"Mrs Dark and Moody"  here lol*

 I approached the project by gathering some

"Halloweeny" stash and pink promarkers.

 I decided to make my own background using distress inks...

 and stamps.

 This was then matted onto black card

before adding to base bright pink satin card.

 I coloured 2 characters from Simply Betty Stamps

*Rio 13 Bday and Trouble from Toxic kidz*

and then grabbed my mini alphabet stamps from Papermania.

I love to make my own embellishments...

especially when adding a sentiment :D

Whatever your colour options, I hope you

have a "wicked" Halloween

Mwahahahahaha..... :D

Entering for

Passion for Promarkers #365 Spots and/or Stripes

Addicted to Stamps # 132 Favourite Embellishments

(hand stamped sentiments)

Dream in Darkness # October

Quirky? ... or just weird :D

This week at LOC the challenge is to make something "Quirky  or Weird"

While the August's challenge at Dream in Darkness is to get Steampunky.

These are two styles that work really well together, and on the theme of "togertheness"

I decided to blend physical crafting with digi crafting...just because I can :D

I started by stamping and stencilling a selection of cogs/clocks and whatnots onto a piece of craft card stock...

 I already knew the images I was going to add.

Jacob and Gwendolyn from Simply Betty Stamps.

(coloured with markers)

Again colouring around the image helps to soften the outline against the background.

 You can never have too many cogs on a steampunk project...

die cut card inked and highlighted with metallic ink...

 to add a bit of dimension.

 Don't you just love Gwendolyn's saucy attitude?

I then uploaded this photo into my graphics programme

(I use Serif Craftartist 2)

and added the frame/legend and gnome :D

*Staring at my Pumpkin is going to get your Mangle Wurzled*

I know....but I is just weird lol

Enjoy, and a Blessed Lammas to all XXX 

Toxic Chocolate!!!

HDH Macabre Mondays challenge this week is E.M.O. as in E is for....etc

while the Burtonesque Dolls want to see how a monster invasion would affect Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory hehehe!
My EMO list is: E is for embossing(wood effect on panels). M is for maroon and metal brads. O is for Orange.

I have used 2 images from Simply Betty Stamps Toxic Kids(though I don't know if these are still available). I would also like to enter this card for Do You Stack Up Challenge#22 ORANGE, and the layout is from this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge#96

Enjoy XXX