Be Scary Card & Earrings

 Hard to believe that it's October, isn't it??  It's the month that is about all things scary... so today I'm sharing a couple of projects using Art Impressions Be Scary Set (Sku #4521):

This is a 5 1/2" square card, and I kept it fairly simple, just slipping a few bits and pieces behind my image, and I popped up the sentiment.  Now for the fun stuff... when I was planning to use this cute little spider image a few weeks ago, I thought that she would make a hilarious pair of Halloween earrings.  So I bought some Shrink Plastic and got down to business:

 For the earrings, I used the More hands, more candy wood mounted stamp that is available at Hobby Lobby stores - same image, but it is just a little smaller in scale.  I stamped her with Stazon ink, coloured the backside with my Copics and used my heat tool to shrink them.  Here's a picture taken after I'd shrunk the first one, so that you can see how small she got.  The colours don't look like much on the larger one, but they intensify when they shrink:

And here is a bad photo of me modelling them!  (Taken as a selfie via the mirror...)

Copics used - Skin: E11, E00, E000, R24

Greys: W7, W5, W3, W1, W00

Oranges: YR18, YR15, YR12, Y23

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White Pines

I have another new group of cards made from my recent Close To My Heart order - these are using an older stamp set called Merry & Bright, with their new holiday papers: White Pines.  I did a few slight variations of the same design:

Patterned paper is White Pines, Cardstock is Glacier, Chocolate & Colonial White; Inks are Cranberry, Cashmere & Chocolate; Stamp set is Merry & Bright - all CTMH; MFT Square Stax dies.

Zoe Birthday cards

I got an order of Close To My Heart products this weekend, and immediately started working on some birthday cards for my stash.  Here is the Zoe paper pack and the September cardmaking promo stamp set:

Patterned paper is Zoe, Cardstock is Slate, Glacier & White Daisy; Inks are Black & Sorbet - all CTMH;  Kiwi and Mint Green Gumdrops, Your Next Embellie.

I want my Mummy!

Have you got all of your Halloween stamps yet?  There is still time to order product from the One Crazy Stamper store, and if you didn't catch all the wonderful new High Hopes images that are in stock, scroll down to see my link in the blog hop we held yesterday with both the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Design Teams!  The inspiration will get you going... I'm sharing a card today with the sweet Mummy SS008 from High Hopes:

 Talk about a sweet image!  He was fun & quick to colour, here's a close up:

 We also have a brand new challenge for October on the OCS blog!  You can find the link-up on yesterday's post about the hop - we hope you'll join us, there are wonderful prizes to be won.

Products found in the One Crazy Stamper store:  Mummy SS008 from High Hopes

Doodlebug Ghouls & Goodies paper

Bazzil Cardstock

Xpress It Blending Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Your Next Embellie Gumdrops in Olive, Pumpkin & Black

Copics: Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20

Browns - E55, E53, E51, E50

Greys - W5, W3, W1, W00

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01

Oranges - YG18, YG15, YG12, YG00

Purples - BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00

New Shakers!

The Art Impressions Design Team is helping to launch five brand new Shakers that are now available on the Ai website (you can see them all here!).  Ai Shakers are getting quite a reputation, so you'll want to check them all out.  I'm sharing the very fun Tan It Set (Sku #4683):

 Each of the five new sets include one Action Wobble to get you started (you can find more on the website), AND - they now include a steel die to cut out her little tush!  For my card, I used a stencil & some Distress Inks to sponge a sunrise, and created some water & sand with cardstock.  I handcut my speech bubble and popped it up for a little dimension.  Here's what she looks like from the side:

 Head on over to the Ai blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created, and while you're there, you can link up your creation to our current challenge "Shake It" - we want to see your cards that shake or wobble.

Copics used: Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, R20

Blues - B05, B02, B01, B00, B000

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12

Hair - E57, E55, E53, E51

*This is my second post for the day - please scroll down to see my One Crazy Stamper/High Hopes blog hop post!

Polar Hug - High Hopes Blog Hop

The One Crazy Stamper and High Hopes Design Teams are hopping today to share all kinds of inspiration with the High Hopes holiday stamp line!  If you want to start back at the beginning, head over to the One Crazy Stamper blog to see the entire list - you should be coming here from my talented stamping friend, Cheri Bury's blog.  I'm using the sweet #SS001EZ Polar Hug stamp:

 I decided to make a little banner to decorate my card, then I added a few tiny snowflakes, some Stickles and then sprinkled some chunky glitter on top to add a little extra sparkle.  All of my supplies are listed below... and now it's on to your next stop: Carolina's blog!  Happy hopping!

High Hopes #SS001EZ Polar Hug

Xpress-It Blending Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Bazzill Cardstock

Stickles - Diamond

Copic Markers: Bear - B000, B0000, R20

Penguin - C7, C5, C3, C1, RV14, RV13, RV11, Y38, Y35, Y32, V06, V04, V01

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

There is another fun Coffee Lovers Blog Hop going on right now... with a fall theme this time.  And Verve has come out with this limited-time digital freebie coffee stamp to celebrate the occasion, so I took some time this evening to make up a card:

I've used the September, week 4 sketch from the Viva La Verve blog, and am entering it into the Verve September Challenge "Autumn Lovelies" as well.  Enjoy the hop!

Patterned papers are Forest Friends, Doodlebug Designs; Cardstock is Bazzil & Chocolate, CTMH; Copic Markers; Sprightly Sprigs die, Verve; Digi stamp, Verve.