Eeek

This is my final card for Double D’s Challenge named "B&W Only."  This might look like a Halloween card, but it's actually a birthday card for a friend who hates birthdays almost as much as she hates... you got it... SPIDERS. So fun. I sketched and fussy cut the ugly spider, layered it atop a piece of B&W patterned paper, an oval of vellum and a spider web die cut [don't know who makes this die as I took my dies out of their packages for storage on a magnetic sheet, forgetting to note the company. My newer ones are all noted!] The "Eek" Sentiment is from TLC [it doesn't appear to be available anymore, however, there are dozens of freebies on the SITE.] and the inside sentiment is computer generated. Oh… and just had to add a bit of bling for sparkly eyes.

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Double D’s Challenge- B&W Only  [photo]                  

Cute Card Thursday- #579 Brads, Sequins or Gems                                       

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- April                                       

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                                    

My second card for Butterfly challenge #121  features an adorable Conie Fong image named "Butterfly Girl2." I incorporated all of the colors [Egyptian Bluebutterfly, Emerald Green and Eminence/Dk Purple-embossed background], and all of the themes [Easel Card, Embossing, and Edging- I scored and folded the edges of the embossed metal sheets because when I cut them to size they seemed a bit sharp. Not sure if this counts as edging… but it seemed necessary for safety!]  I colored the sweet image with Spectrum Noir markers and white gel pen. The sentiment is a freebie from Desert Diva. Am entering this card into a few other challenges, including Bugaboo photo inspiration [used the same bright royal colors, which I love.]

 

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Butterfly Challenge- #121 Letter E for Easel Card               

Conie Fong Art & Design Group [FB]- Monthly Challenge- April              

Bugaboo Stamps- Photo Inspiration                            

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Spring                                                 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #384-#385 Anything Goes                    

Last year, I saw bags of luminaries at the local Goodwill after Christmas sales. They were 10 for $ 10 so I just had to pick up a few, right? Right!  Will use some of them as luminaries, but also decided to try making cards with a few. This is the first. It also includes several upcycled items- the inside sentiment came from an old Christmas card, the snowflakes on acetate on the front were cut from a Dove Chocolate gift box, and the sweet little Santa was cut from a used gift tag. The only new items are the red ribbon and silver charm.

 

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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #435 Anything Goes                     

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes