Nevermore Haunted Cottage

Our Design Team Sister Raquel from My Sheri Crafts challenged us to make a Halloween project for treats, bags or any cute projects. I was so excited when I made this Haunted Cottage from SVG Cuts using the Nevermore Paper Packet since it features two favorites of mine--Steampunk and Halloween! I used black cardstock for my base and inked it up with White Daisy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. I inked the edges of the designer paper with Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. The windows had vellum under it. The roof was stamped with images from Steampunk Scoundrels. Now all my cottage needs is an electronic tealight and it's all set for Halloween!

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Pretty In Pink

I have family members and friends who have battled or are still battling cancer. I'm hosting our challenge and I wanted to spotlight Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink is also a celebratory color, so let's celebrate life and lend our support to those who are fighting for theirs.

I colored a digital image from Slinky Tart with Copic markers. The artist is Tamara van Wijk. She makes the cutest pin-ups that are so much fun to color. The card base is from DCWV and I added some word stcikers from Tim Holtz, crystals from Recollections and some flowers from Recollections and The Paper Studio.

Please join our challenge at My Sheri Crafts and let's all lend our support in fighting the big C!

A Tic-Tac-Toe Card

Design sister Sue challenged us with a Tic-Tac-Toe card at My Sheri Crafts. Here are the possible combos for the challenge:

ABC along the top and 123 down the side.Going down column A Colour Brown Butterfly and ribbon. Down B. Twine, metal embellishment and tag. Down C Stencil, flower and lace.

I chose Brown, Twine and Stencil for my card. The background paper is from K&Co's Blossomwood and I added texture paste on it. I used a Heidi Swapp stencil both for the texturing and for inking the white cardstock. The ink used are Desert Sand and Chocolate from Close To My Heart. I created some shadowing in the basketweave pattern using a brown Close To My Heart watercolor pencil. The stamp set is a September Exclusive from Close To My Heart, called "Hello Life". I added a paperclip and Baker's twine for even more texture.

Come join our fun tic-tac-toe challenge at My Sheri Crafts!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Fall can't come soon enough here in the desert. Design Team sister Glenda challenged us with a fall-themed project featuring a scarecrow or a pumpkin. I wanted to combine the old and the new in my fall layout, so I colored a retired JRL scarecrow stamp with Copics, and made a two-page layout from the Reflections Scrapbooking Guide. I used the Sangria Paper Packet and Complements, and Gold Sequins Assortment as flower centers. I added some Bronze and Coral Shimmer Trim to the border. The sentiment was cut at 6" Real Dial Size Off using my Cricut Artbooking cartridge.

We are looking forward to seeing your projects at My Sheri Crafts!

"Long Time No See"

Design Team sister Raquel came up with a our "Long Time No See" theme at My Sheri Crafts. Our challenge is to create any project that conveys the following messages: "Thinking Of You", "Hello", "Miss You", "Wish You Were Here", etc. I made a couple of 5 1/2" cards using the Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge from Close To My Heart. I used some Ruby Paper Fundamentals, Crystal Blue Cardstock to make the base, and added some Pacifica ink along the cardstock edges. I added some Red and Blue Shimmer Trim and Red Enamel Hearts to complete the cards.

Please share your projects with us at My Sheri Crafts!

More Shadowbox Tags

I wanted to personalize the tags that I made for the My Sheri Crafts Challenge, so the something extra that I added to them are some sentiments from Teresa Collins. These tags are safely at home with their new owners. I used Tilda paper from Tone Finnager and colored some Tilda images with Copics. :-)

I couldn't wait for our next lunch swap! The tags I got in return for mine are awesome! They are now on display in my pegboard.

Decorating at My Sheri Crafts

Our biweekly challenge is hosted by DT sister Sarah, who encourages us to show our decor. I made some shadow box tags to hang on my peg board in my craft room. It's quite easy...you make a shallow box, then punch or pierce a hole at the top, add lace, twine, or ribbon, and decorate! Here's a You Tube link that I used as an inspiration for it, from Live Love Scrap. I used paper from Tone Finnager, colored some Tilda images and decorated the box with flowers from Prima and Recollections. I also added some crochet lace that I got from a swap and WalMart.

Here are some sample shadow box tags that I made and how they look like on my peg board:

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