Use it Tuesday #42 Orange

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Its time for another challenge at Use it Tuesday!  This time we are asking you to go orange!  Dig into your stash and hoarded supplies and find all of those orange bits that you know you have and come join in!  Of course I had to do another Halloween project.  This is what I came up with:

This project features more papers that I bought with the intention of using last year, lol.  I bought both 12x12 and 6x6 verisions of this great Halloween paper collection by Teresa Collins.  It is so fun!  Unfortunately last year I ran out of steam before I got to Halloween cards but that just means I get to enjoy them this year!

I started with the 6x6 sheet of poison labels and cut it apart.  I inked them with light brown and chose an orange spider web sheet for the background. I cut the orange piece down, inked the edges, and matted it with black.  I adhered the labels in a random manner, then added some black hemp twine (which is also hoarded by the way - I think I may have used it once since I got it).

I stamped the spiderwebs on vellum with black pigment ink, then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I fussy cut the spiderwebs, inked the edges with regular black ink, and foam taped them in opposite corners of the main panel.  I did the same with the spider, coloured the reverse side with purple to give it a nice tint, and foam taped it to one of the webs. Its hard to see in the picture but I added some glitter pen to the flourish on the spider's back.

The sentiment was stamped on a piece of white with regular black ink, I added glitter pen to the enclosed letters, then inked the edges of the banner with more light brown ink.  It was also adhered with more foam tape.

Then center was decorated with inked white matted with black card stock, and a black and white spider pattern.  I added some die cuts from the 12x12 set.

Now its your turn to go use it!  Create an orange project and link it up to to the inlinkz at Use it Tuesday by Friday November 2nd, and make sure to tell us in your post what you used that was hoarded! One lucky crafter who joins in will be randomly chosen as featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!!

The DT has created some amazing projects so make sure to visit them for some inspiration!


I used the following supplies for my card:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Dusty Durango, Vellum Card Stock, Gina K Designs Onyx Black,  Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows.

Stamps:  Inkadinkado All Hallows Eve.

Ink:  American Crafts Pigment Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star pen.

Embossing Powder: Martha Stewart Clear

Embellishments:  Hemp twine from stash, die cuts from Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, Scotch Quick Dry, foam squares.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Ranger blending tool, heat tool.


I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. Papertake Weekly - Fright Night Boo
2. Simon Says Stamp - Eerie Inspiration
3. Pile it On - Any Holiday
4. Party Time Tuesday - Trick or Treat
5. The Pink Elephant - Halloween

Craft Your Passion #133 Fairies and Fantasy

Its another Monday so its time for yet another challenge at Craft Your Passion Challenges!  This week we are asking you to create project featuring fairies or fantasy.  Here is what I came up with:

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Since we are so close to Halloween I couldn't miss the opportunity to make another Halloween card, so I chose this great image from our sponsor Delicious Doodles called "Eyeball Wormetti".  Mmm, looks yummy, lol.  That little spider looks like he's ready to have a big lunch!

 I started with the image, coloured with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  Since the 'meal' is so bright I decided to keep everything else black, so I chose some card stock and coordinating papers.  Everything was inked with black, and the darker papers were also inked with silver.

Once the main panel was adhered I added ribbon.  I didn't have black ribbon wide enough, so I just laid three strips of ribbon side by side in the middle of the panel to get the effect I wanted.  The image and some pieces of patterned paper to mat were layered over the ribbon with foam tape.  Once I had these placed I added the bow, a black flower, and a little die cut spider.

I of course added some silver ink to the spider and flower to help them stand out, then added some purple gems.  I also added a bit of Sakura glitter pen to the spider's mouth.  I felt that the card needed something else, so lastly I added some glossy accents to the eyeballs.

For the inside I layered some patterned scraps over some matted and inked white, then added another die cut spider. Of course some glitter was added to the spider. :)

Now its your turn!  You don't have to create a Halloween project, as long as it fits into the "Fairies and Fantasy" theme you can create whatever your imagination dreams up!  Simply link it up to Craft Your Passion Challenges by October 28th to qualify for the prizes.  Have a look at the blog to see what you could win.

And don't forget about the rest of the DT.  Its amazing to see what this bunch comes up with each week so don't miss the opportunity to see what they have to offer!


I used the following products on my project:

Card Stock:  Gina K Designs Onyx Black, My Mind's Eye Meadow Lark 6x6 pad, Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows 6x6 pad.

Digital Stamp:  Delicious Doodles Eyeball Wormetti

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Brilliance Starlight Silver.

Markers:  Bic Mark Its Polynesian Purple, Flamingo Pink, Key Lime.  Copic R27.

Embellishments:  Homade scrunchie flower from stash dyed with Mister Huey Inky Black, Scrappin Supplies Rhinestones, American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, Glossy Accents.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, glue dots, Quickie Glue Pen, foam squares.

Tools:  Paper trimmer bone folder, scissors, Martha Stewart Scoring board, Cuttlebug, Cottage Cutz Spider Mini, Ranger blending tool.


I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. No Matter Which Challenges - Halloween
2. Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween
3. Papertake Weekly - Fright Night
4. Simon Says - Eerie Inspiration
5. Hiding in My Craft Room - Die Cuts
6. Pile it On - Any Holiday

Two Mini Card Sets - MFP Featured Stamp Set Mini Halloween Selections

Its getting close to Marks Finest Papers blog hop time (next week, the month went by fast!), and in anticipation some of us on the design team are featuring the new mini stamp set. This is the stamp set you will receive when you order the bundle of the four main sets, and this time its called "Mini Halloween Selections".  It features Halloween and Fall images that were included in previous sets, only this time in mini size!  I decided to make a set of autumn themed note cards.

I started with the images and stamped them with orange pigment ink, then heat embossed with clear powder.  These mini panels were inked with light brown then matted with orange.  Click on the images below in order for them to display in a larger size.

The main panel consists of an embossed piece of ivory card stock inked and matted with orange.  After adding some ribbon and a bow, the mini image panels were foam taped over the ribbon, and a gem was added to the bottom corner of each.  A bit of glitter pen was added to each image for some extra sparkle. The entire panel was adhered to a cream card base.

The centers were kept fairly simple with an inked piece of ivory matted with orange, and a single leaf stamp.

I thought I would make a similar Halloween set:

This time I stamped each of the images in black pigment ink before heat embossing with clear powder.  The little panels were inked with black ink instead of brown and matted with black.

As you can see, on these cards I substituted patterned paper for the embossed paper of the original set, and used some black ribbon to coordinate.  The card base was black. Other than the colour scheme the construction was the same.

Of course I added more glitter to the images (how could I not), and a gem to each one as I did before.

The only difference to the center of these cards is that I added some banner cut scraps, and stamped the little witch in the corner.

I love how these two sets of note cards turned out.  They are the perfect size, 4.5" square, so they will fit in an A2 size envelope for mailing (no extra postage), and they are small enough that you could attach them to a gift or a treat bag.  I also think a set of cards like these would be a great gift, and I'm kind of thinking of making up some sets like this for Christmas gifts!

This new mini set will be available next week at the Marks Finest Papers Store, along with all of the other new sets.  I will be featuring these sets here on my blog during another blog hop, as will the rest of the DT, so don't forget to stay tuned!  The upcoming sets are really cute so you won't be disappointed!  :)


I used the following supplies for my projects:

Card stock:  Gina K Desigins Pure Ivory, Onyx Black.  Stampin' Up!  Very Vanilla, Dusty Durango.  Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows.

Stamps:  Marks Finest Papers Halloween Selections

Ink:  American Crafts Black Pigment Ink, Apricot Pigment Ink.  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Memento Tuxedo Black.

Embellishments:  American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Up!  Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Sakura Glitter Pen Clear Star.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, foam squares, glue dots.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Martha Stewart Score Board, Cuttlebug, Paperlace II embossing folder set, Ranger Blending Tool.

Craft Your Passion Challenge #132 A Witchy Project.

Its Monday so that means its time for another challenge at Craft Your Passion. This time we are asking you to create a project with a witch as your image. Here is what I came up with:

This week I had the pleasure of using an image from sponsor A Day for Daisies.  I coloured the image, inked the white space with black ink as I really like the halo effect that it gives, and I inked the edges with silver.  The piece was matted with a black pattern that has a subtle polka dot (difficult to see in the photos) and that was also inked with silver.

The sentiment was also stamped on a piece of patterned paper in orange pigment ink, then embossed with clear embossing powder.  I inked the edges with black then silver, and banner cut the end.

For the background I matted a piece of creepy Halloween damask (notice the skulls)  with Black and of course inked the edges with black and silver.  I adhered some black seam binding with a bow, and then some banner cut strips of patterns.  The focal image and banner were foam taped over this.

The final touches are some die-cut bats that had also been inked with silver.  Some green gems for eyes add the perfect amount of Halloween creepiness.

The inside is just an inked piece of white matted with black and some spare bats that were inked with sliver.  Glitter pen was added to the eyes of the inside bats.

This was fun and creepy card to make, now its your turn!  Simply head on over to Craft Your Passion Challenges and link your 'witchy' project by Sunday October 21st in order to be eligble for our always awesome prizes.  Have a look at the blog to see what we are giving away this week.

And don't forget to visit the rest of the DT to see what they've come up with!  There is all kinds of inspiration to be had!  :)


I used the following supplies for my card:

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Dusty Durango textured, Gina K Designs Black Onyx, Neena Solar White, My Minds Eye Meadow Lark 6x6 pad, Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows 6x6 pack.

Stamps:  A Day for Daisies Pretty Witch, Inkadinkado All Hallows Eve

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Brilliance Starlite Silver, American Crafts Apricot Pigment, Martha Stewart Clear Gloss embossing powder.

Markers:  Copic E00, YG03, W3, W5.  Bic Mark Its Cloud Nine Gray, Tiki Hut Tan, Summenr Melon, Sunset Orange.

Embellishments:  Scrappin' Supplies Rhinestones, May Arts Black Seam Binding.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, Scotch Quick Dry, foam squares, glue dots.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Martha Stewart Score Board, Cuttlebug, Cottage Cutz Curly Bat Mini, Ranger blending tool.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

1. Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Autumn Colours
2. The Ribbon Carousel - Halloween Spirit
3. No Matter Which Challenges - Halloween
4. Deep Ocean - Anything Goes
5. Simon Says Stamp - Use Dies or Punches
6. Stampin' for the Weekend - Something Spooky

Use it Tuesday #41 Fall

This time at Use it Tuesday we are asking you to use your hoarded supplies on a Fall themed project!  Here in Canada yesterday was Thanksgiving so this is the card I came up with:

Most of the papers used on this card are from Tim Holtz, so I felt as though it would be proper to get inky for this one. I bought his Seasonal Paper Stash last year with the intent to use it on Thanksgiving cards (with extra for other holidays), but then I never got around to making them.  Oh well, last year's loss is this year's gain I guess!  :)

I started with three 6x6 Thanksgiving themed patterns from his Seasonal Stash.  I cut down two sheets for the card front and embossed the pattern made out of recipes with my Cuttlebug and Tim Holtz's Pumpkin Patch folder.

I chose coordinating card stock, inked the edges with brown, then inked the embossed pumpkins with orange and brown.  I chose some embellishments and adhered everything together, adding foam tape between some of the layers.

I took care of the sentiment last, trimming it from one of the patterns made up of just words.  I inked the edges and foam taped it to the card front, then added some glitter pen to the letters and the embossed image.

The center of the card was decorated with an inked piece of kraft matted with brown.  I really like the tone on tone effect.

Now its your turn to go use it!  Dig in your stash and create your fall themed project.  Link it up to to the inlinkz at Use it Tuesday by Friday October 19th, and make sure to tell us in your post what you used that was hoarded! One lucky crafter who joins in will be randomly chosen as featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!!

And don't forget - the DT has outdone themselves this time so make sure to visit their blogs and tell them how great they are!  :)


Here are the supplies I've used:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip,.  Tim Holtz Seasonal Paper Stash.

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Pumpkin Spice, Stampin' Up!  Chocolate Chip, Sakura Gelly Roll pen clear star.

Embellishments:  American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, May Arts Jute Twine, button from stash.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, Artists Loft Mini Adhesive Dots, foam squares.

Embossing Folder:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Pumpkin Patch

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Ranger blending tool, sponge, Cuttlebug.