A Smorgasbord of Designs

The weekly challenge at wecraftcards Forum is to create a card with one Halloween color (Orange, Purple, Green and/or Black) but it doesn’t have to be a Halloween card!  I wasn’t sure what to do until I noticed my Martha Stewart Butterfly punch on my craft table. Paired a few punched butterflies with deep red-orange patterned paper, and fussy-cut a bold hello for the front of the card.  The inside of the card features another butterfly and wonderful ”Thoughts Of You Flutter By On The Breeze” sentiment stamp from a Stampendous set named “Thoughtful Wishes.” Am entering this card into several challenges including The Butterfly Challenge (incorporates two themes-narrow edges and butterfly)

 

Entered into:  

We Craft Cards Monday Challenge- Think Halloween

Butterfly Challenge- #130 N is for Never Ending Card    

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Oct                                   

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #105

I’ve always been a fan of Frankenstein stories and movies, so love this wonderful freebie from TLC Creations. I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. The sentiment is computer generated. I added a bit of bling with a few silver brads, and some texture with a strip of gauze, sponged with red ink. Used a few fun papers to add a halloween feeling (these skulls and bones are silver foil, you can see the sheen on those below the image) and a sentiment that is computer generated.

Entered into: 

Simon Says Monday Challenge-Spooky                                                 

Incy Wincy Designs-Use Something Metallic                                        

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Fall/Halloween

The Paper Shelter- #403 Halloween

I found this sweet little purse at the local Goodwill a while ago, fell in love with the simple kitty silhouette and decided to use it as inspiration for a card. Kept is simple with a pretty floral background and computer-generated sentiment. Opted for a bit of ribbon instead of a charm so that it will be easier to mail. I am entering this card into several challenges including Scribbles Colour Challenge (the background includes four of the colors- grey, rust, wine and a bit of yellow) and Outlaws Twisted Thursday (optional twist- Cute.) 

 

 

Entered into:  

Cat Lovers Hop 2018

Double D’s Challenge- Silhouettes

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #82: Colour Challenge

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #116 Anything Goes

My final card went together pretty quickly. I used a diecut snowflake from my scrapbook stash. White liquid applique, heated and then sprinkled with microfine glitter adds bling and texture to the snowflake.  The white card with glittery edge is actually upcycled from an old Christmas card, so I just had to trim it down and adhere it to the pastel card front. I finished the front of the card with few scraps of cardstock, a small bow, and a Lili of the Valley sentiment printed on Vellum. The inside sentiment is from the same Lili of the Valley digi set (named Christmas Wishes.)  Am entering the card into several challenges including Power Poppy “Let’s Take 10” (Requirement was to create a card in a jiffy with a clean and simple design that's easy to mass-produce and can be created and mailed in the same hour!)

 

Entered into:  

Power Poppy- Creative Confetti- Let’s Take 10

The Sisterhood of Crafters- CAS

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #605 Sparkles

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #410-411 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #460 Anything Goes