Be Scary- Early Halloween card

Karen's Doodles Kitty Kat Image:

Freebie on Facebook!

Join the Karen's Doodles Group on Facebook and this little cutie will be yours!

The only requirement is that you commit to use the image and post your creation to their group!

It seems that some people in USA are unable to view the image in the group, but can go to Doodle Divas and request it there... and post your creation in that challenge!

This project also qualifies for the Meljen's Designs Color Challenge, Brown, Teal and Orange

The card design is from SVG Cuts, September Scenes Stand Up Cards

I'm also going to submit this to The Order of the Opus Gluie, Not So Ordinary BLOG HOP!!
This is the first time I've ever added anything with that much texture, and using straw was a jump for me!
While others create with "stuff" all the time, this was really a leap outside my comfort zone!


Paper is all from Colorbok, Rustic Earth Tones Pack.

Here's the Order of the Opus Gluei Blog Hop! Have fun!!

Blowing "out" the Candles

This card fits the Karen's Doodles Animals Challenge

and

the Latte Lounge Digi Day Group Recipe Challenge

What's Cookin', Good Lookin'?

There are a lot who contributed to this card.

The image is from Karen's Doodles.

The sketch design is from Karen's Doodles.

The color scheme came from The Sisterhood of Crafters.

The embossing, pop-dotting, and string are

"touchy feely" for The Creative Cottage.

The sentiment is for

The Order of the Opus Gluei.

The scalloped circle came from Kay's 09 Kutups font.

It is a gatefold card.

Here are pictures of the middle and inside:

Goin' Places

I love this image!

I won it in a Karen's Doodles Challenge!

For this card, I used a sketch provided by Pollycraft Monday.

The challenge this week at Karen's Doodles is "Bling It Up"

Notice her lovely pink saddle bag with all the shiny "bling"?

I also found a GREAT site with all kinds of FREE scrapbook kits for download.

Everyday Mom Ideas

She offers entire kits with a variety of themes.

They are complete with embellishments, papers, etc.

I used her "Road Trip" Mega kit for the map and the pink background paper used in this card!

Technically, I'm sure they're designed for "Digital" Scrapbooking, but I downloaded the kit and opened the papers I wanted in Paint.net. It's a FREE image and photo editing software. Super easy to use and best of all, it's FREE!

I changed the colors of the papers to match my coloring of the image and it was super easy!

This week, I'd like to enter this card in two challenges:

Karen's Doodles Challenge

and

Pollycraft Monday Challenges

Lotsa a  links added to this post today! (-:

Red White and Blue Spring Card

I would like to enter this

"Spring Up" Card

in the Karen's Doodles Challenge

"Red White and Blue"

Although not technically "Patriotic" for the 4th of July,

I loved this image and couldn't resist the color challenge.

I learned a new trick this week to "Pop" digi stamps!

I printed the butterfly twice, cut him out and pop dotted him!

Thank you to Donna Mundinger for the tip on this "trick"

I made the flowers from a tutorial Penny Duncan posted.

Although the flowers aren't her creation, she posted the link  to the YouTube video tutorial.

I saw this style card (called a "Spring up Card")  on Splitcoast Stampers.

I still do all my coloring in Colored Pencils, but Copics are absolutely on my wishlist...

For the butterfly's wings, I just dabbed a little water on the paper and swirled some blue into it.

I was trying for a "swirly" look, and I think I achieved that...

After going back and looking at this post, I realize that when you click on the picture, it brings up a H-U-G-E picture!

Not sure how to fix that, but I'll try to figure it out!

But, wow, the goofs sure show when it's enlarged from 5 1/2" to 8x10!  (-:

I think it looks WAY better in real life and at actual size...