Sunday, October 20, 2019

Camouflage and Donuts!

I won a recent challenge at Sheepski Designs and was invited to serve as a Guest DT. This is the free digi that I selected, named Camouflage, and I had so much fun using it!  The new Sheepski FB challenge is “Warm Colors.” (Join in the fun at SheepSki Designs Digital Images and Art). I decided to create a card incorporating fall leaves… but wanted a rustic tone so printed the image onto scrapbook paper that features weathered wood onto which the little reptile could settle in!  The sentiments are computer-generated.  I also created a Christmas themed card using the little chameleon decked out in a jaunty Santa hat sticker.
 
Entered into:  
Polkadoodles Challenge-Week 42 Anything Goes                                  
Pattie's Creations Challenge- #163 Autumn/Halloween

Entered into:  
Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #479 
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #460 Anything Goes                 

I love the intriguing stamping opportunity called "Twofer Card Challenge" which requires the use the exact same stamp or die to make two cards with distinctly different designs for two different occasions. The October Challenge is named "Sweets." I used an image and sentiments from a clear stamp set named “Hole Foods” from The Project Bin to make a Halloween Card and a “just for fun” donut card. 
  
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For the Halloween card, I stamped the donut frosting in orange, lime green, and purple (stamped twice). I trimmed the purple ones to create the letter “B”, saving the sections I’d cut off to create the exclamation point. I then backed all the letters with black cardstock.  I printed an enlarged a copy of the Bugaboo image named “Ghost Peeker” on vellum, then perched him behind the sentiment. The eerie background paper is an upcycled calendar page. The ghoulish inside sentiment is a freebie from Decosses Dynamite Doodles.
 
Entered into:  
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Halloween                           
The Paper Shelter- #402 Up, Up and Away

I love the fun sentiments in this set. For the fun donut card, I used two of them. I then stamped the donut image on kraft, dark brown, white and pink cardstock, then trimmed the white and pink frosting and adhered them atop the brown donuts.
 
  
Entered into:  
Bugaboo Stamp- Stella Says Sketch Challenge #717                              
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #408-409 Anything Goes                   
Cute Card ThursdayChallenge #604 Spots and Dots
Scribbles Designs Challenge#82: Colour Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Oct  
                                 

18 comments:

  1. Congrats on your GDT spop and your card is absolutely brilliant what a clever idea.Love the doughnut used in the Boo great idea
    Carol X

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  2. Congrats on Guest Designer and your win, fantastic cards, hugs, Lori m

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  3. Hi Kathy your cards are gorgeous. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  4. Wow you have been busy, great cards.

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  5. Oh wow Kathy, I love ALL the cards you've shown here! I've popped over from The Paper Shelter to have a look at your spooky card, but first I have to comment on your chameleon: WOW!!! I LOVE him printed onto the weathered wood! Absolutely fantastic!
    OK, back to business! So clever to use the donut stamps to create your BOO sentiment, and yet another fantastic ghost on vellum! Love your upcycled paper too! Thanks so much for sharing your card with us at The Paper Shelter!
    Linda

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  6. Haha, I am laughing out loud at the sediment inside your fun donut card, Kathy, and I love the torn edge and pretty ribbons! Both of your designs are clever and fun! Turning the donuts into a BOO! sediment is really inventive, as is the vellum ghost and upcycled calendar page! Your chameleon cards are fantastic, too! Congratulations on Guest Designing! Thank you so much for playing in Twofer Card Challenge #21! Hugs, Darnell

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  7. I am mesmerised by your amazing chameleon cards Kathy but have come here to talk about the Donut/Boo cards. That is one of the most creative ideas I've seen this year! Brilliant! Vicky x

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  8. Super fun donut cards. Great unconventional use of the donut in the BOO card. Loving them both. Thanks for joining in at Twofer Card Challenge #21.

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  9. You are truly brilliant, Kathy! I'm just bowled over by what you did with the chameleon! Best ideas... I LOVE those cards! Now I have to say that I'm equally stunned by your imaginative use of the donut stamp. It makes the best "boo"!! And very cute as regular donuts, too. I just cracked up over the sentiment inside! Thanks so much for delighting us in our Twofer Sweets challenge!

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  10. Thank you for entering our challenge over at the Paper Shelter with your fabby creation. We now have a new and fun challenge up for you!
    Love n hugs
    Marie

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  11. Oh wow! what a fabulous image and love your chameleon cards, thanks for joining us at Crafty Catz this week x

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  12. Your chameleon card with autumn leaves is super. I love how you also mad ethe image into a christmas card too. Thanks for sharing with us this month at Patties Creations - Vic, DT x

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  13. Love your donuts card.
    Thanks for playing with the sketch from Stella Says Sketch.
    xxx Margreet DT

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  14. I first want to apologize for taking so long to comment. I have been on holidays and I love looking at everyone's entries so I told the design team that I would respond to my quota of entries once I returned. I love the little lizard card. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Card Weekly Challenge - Myrna DT

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  15. I first want to apologize for taking so long to comment. I have been on holidays and I love looking at everyone's entries so I told the design team that I would respond to my quota of entries once I returned. I Love your paper choices. Thank you for showing us your patterned papers at Crafty Hazel Nut's Patterned Paper Monthly Challenge - Myrna DT

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  16. Such a cleverly designed card, love it! Thank you for sharing your beautiful make with us over at Polkadoodles and hope you will join us again.

    Take care,
    Ann-Marie (DT)
    My Little Patch of Heaven

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  17. Kathy, your cards are so clever and creative! I love how you make the most of this adorable set, especially making the word "boo" from the donut icing. Inspirational!

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  18. Fabulous cards! The chameleon is wonderfully done with the leaves and the santa hat. The last card I love the use of the different color ribbons. Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Scribbles Designs, we hope to see you back again.

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