The Book Dracula

Hello!  Have you read Dracula? -the gothic tale about the vampire from Transylvania-published in 1897.  I did not realize that it was written so many years ago.  The book is Challenge 18  at The Library Challenge-you can be inspired by the cover, the title or the story.   My card was inspired by the cover since I practically copied everything including the layout, colors, bats, moon from the graphic of the cover shown below.  Supplies used: Dracula stamp from Mark's Finest Papers, Copics,  Spooky Die cut from Cottage Cutz, Circle Die Cut, Drippy Goo Punch from Martha Stewart, Fired Brick, Yellow, and Black card stocks, Plastic Confetti Bats from stash.
Other challenges to enter:
AAA Cards: CAS Game #126 Moonlight
The Paper Girls Challenge: #162 Halloween
The Die Cut Divas:  Feature Autumn or Halloween 

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Spooky House

Welcome to the haunted house at my studio!  Playing with a stamp from Just For Fun Stamps to create this spooky card.  I stamped the house with Memento Black Ink  and sponged the background with Distressed Oxide inks Faded Blue Jeans, Black Soot and Peeled Paint using masks. The moon was sponged with Fossilized Amber.  I colored the windows and door with Copic Markers.  Added words cut from Purple Glitter CS  with Cottage Cutz dies and some plastic confetti die cuts of the witch, spooky ghost, and Jack o 'lantern.

Challenges:

Just For Fun Rubber Stamps: October Challenge Halloween.

Cards In Envy: Something Spooky Card Challenge.  Fits in an envelope. 

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC455  Bump in the Night

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #312 Make Your Mark

Creative with Stamps: CWS#31 Halloween or Leaves

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Love and Peace

Hello!  Today's card is made with a Cottage Cutz die of a Dove and with Distress Oxide inks.  I made the background blending  Broken China and Peacock Feathers inks on White CS and spritzed with  Gold Shimmer Mist.  Added the Dove cut from White Glossy CS with foam tape.  Stamped the words using Penny Black stamps from Wonder Collection with Broken China ink.  Finished with a Blue mat and White card base.  Added a couple of White enamel dots. 

Challenges:

AAA Cards: CAS Game #102 Ink Blending
City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 387 Love and Peace, Man. Use word Love and/or Peace.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Halloween with Count Dracula

Hello! As I said in yesterday's post, I love playing with some of my old stamps and could not resist making more Halloween themed cards.  I made another one with Mark's Finest Paper stamps from Boo to You set from 2011. This time Dracula appears on my card stamped in black ink and colored with Copics and Stardust pen. Used black card base and a mat of Purple Glitter paper with Spooky die cut and Plastic spider confetti.
Challenges:
Color Throwdown: #465 Purple , Black and White
Retro Rubber Challenge: #73 Boo! My stamps are from 2011.

Cards in Envy: Let's Play Dress Up!  Dracula is a great Halloween Costume.

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC427 Monsters

AAA Cards: CAS Game #101 Inspired by a 1931 Movie Dracula.

 

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Haunted Spooky House

Booo!  Today I am sharing a couple of Halloween cards that were made in the same way but with some minor changes.  I used a Just For Fun stamp Haunted House Silhouette that I just received (won in a challenge).  The house was stamped with black ink and embossed with Clear EP and then I sponged the background with Distressed Oxide inks Faded Blue Jeans, Peeled Paint,  and Black Soot using masks. The moon was sponged with Fossilized Amber.  I colored in the windows and door with Copics and added shine with a lacquer pen.  Added words cut with Cottage Cutz dies. The first card that I made, shown below,  was spritzed with Gold Shimmer mist but I used too much.  I added just a bit of the mist to the top card by spritzing on a paper towel and dabbing it on the card so I could control the amount.   Used Black textured card base on the second and Gray textured card base on the first.

First card

Challenges:
Just For Fun Rubber Stamps: October card challenge Halloween. Thanks for the stamp.
Die Cut Diva's: October Challenge be inspired by Mood Board.
The Paper Players Challenge: PP366 Spooky CAS.
Artistic Inspirations: Challenge #188 Make It Creepy
Make It Monday: Challenge #57 I put a spell on you. Halloween

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Dove of Peace

 

Hello!  I really like the card (shown below) by Brigit that is the Card to Case this month at Happy Little Stampers.  I took a lot from her design including the script background, stamping on the background, the die cut bird, the die cut panel, and the layout.  I changed up the colors and theme.  I had planned to add some distressing on the edges of the background but forgot that step.  I really like the finished card and plan to use this for Hanukkah and will be making more.

Supplies: Dies-Cottage Cutz Dove and Spellbinders Devine Eloquence; Stamps-Gina K Designs Peace & Joy and Birds & Blossoms; Paper-7 Gypsies Pattern Paper, GKD Little Boy Blue CS, Glossy White CS; Copics; Memento Bamboo Shoots Ink; Foam Tape.

Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: October Case the Designer Brigit Norton

Happy Little Stampers: October Anything Goes With Dies Challenge

Just Add Ink: Challenge 333 Just Add G-added green ink to my background.

 

 

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Spooky House

 

 Welcome to my Spooky House!  I am really into Halloween cards!  My card was created with dies from Cottage Cutz Haunted House Border with the addition of Ghosts, Witch, Bat, and Jack-O-Lantern plastic confetti figures.  I sponged the background  on white CS with Memento Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Tangelo, Paris Dusk, Elderberry, Espresso Truffle inks and SU Night of Navy ink. I used Black, Yellow, and Orange CS also.
 

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 215 Photo Inspiration
Happy Little Stampers: October Challenge Anything Goes With Dies.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Do You Smoosh?

 

Hello!   I have been smooshing to make this card!  No, not smooching!  I played with some distress inks and a piece of acetate to create this colorful design using watercolor paper and the smooshing technique.  For more information on smooshing, check out the January CAS Challenge at Happy Little Stampers.  I used a piece of craft foam to raise the water color panel.

Supplies used: Ivory CS, Water color paper, DI Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Abandoned Coral (all new colors for me), Green CS Scraps, Cheery Lynn Dies(Words), Cottage Cutz Die(Leaves), Craft Foam.

Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: They now have a challenge to case the designer. The card to case is by Kylie shown on left. I pretty much copied everything including theme, colors and layout.

Happy Little Stampers:  January CAS challenge is to use Smooshing.  This is a fun technique.

Just Us Girls Challenge: # 324 Word Week Thank You

Die Cut Divas:  The challenge is new technique/die/stamp/colors, something you're using or trying for the first time.  Using these Distress Ink colors for the first time and doing smooshing with inks and acetate for the first time. 

 
 
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa