Wolf Tower Card

I had intended to post a photo of this card last weekend.  However, we went to our caravan in North Devon and arrived to discover that there was a major problem with the Wifi on site and when we left today it still wasn't fixed, so no Wifi at all for six days.  Not necessarily a bad thing, but I've a lot of blog visiting to catch up on!  Onto my card, which I made for my 13 year old great niece who loves wolves, I've no idea why, but she was thrilled when she opened the card on Sunday.  It was lovely to share in the family birthday celebrations as she lives near the caravan site.

I used a Sweet Dixie 'Wolf' die with pearlised dark grey card, popped the apertures out, backed the eyes with white and coloured the pupil with a black Promarker.  I used a dark grey Promarker for the nose.  I used the die again with pale grey, leaving the wolf shape intact and layered the dark grey wolf die cut over the top.  The embossed panel was embossed with a Sue Wilson 'Pawprint Lattice' e/f.  The panels down the side are Poppystamps 'Cat Paw Border' die cuts.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 644 ~ 'I love...... making personalised cards'

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #415 ~ Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #326 ~ All About Occasions

Make My Monday Challenge #158 ~ Embossing - Heat or Die

International Art and Soul Challenge #118 Furry Friends

Halloween

The October Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'Halloween'.  We are sponsored this month by Oddball Art.

Our generous sponsor gave the DT digi stamps to use and I chose to use the 'Halloween Haunted House'.  I coloured the house with Promarkers and blended blue and black Distress Ink for the sky.  The papers are from a My Mind's Eye 'Something Wicked' paper pad I won over in the Playground a little while ago.  I added a OI bat die cut, three Card Candi and a stamped sentiment to finish off my card.

The challenge ends on the 28th October, so plenty of time to get your Halloween creations made and perhaps win lovely prize from our sponsor.  Please pop over to the Crafty Calendar Challenge blog to see all the fabulous creations the DT have made.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Two Old Bats October Challenge ~ Anything Halloween

Country View October Challenge ~ Autumnal Colours and/or Halloween

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #275 ~ Anything Goes

Stencilled Background

A quick and easy card to share today.

The background was stencilled with Distress Ink and layered on a orange mat and a black card blank.  The flower is a Memory Box 'Splendid Poppy Stems'.  I stamped the SU sentiment, hand cut the banner, layered it on a black mat and raised up on foam pads.

I am joining in the following challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge ~ Stencils

Beautiful Tulip

A Thank You card which I can share now that I know it has been received.

I was lucky enough to win this beautiful Bee Crafty 'BEAUtanicals Large ~ Tulip' stamp recently in the Allsorts Challenge and it was perfect to use on a DL card.  I decided to stencil the background with a Lavinia 'Laurel' stencil.  I stamped the image on white card and made a mask with the tulip stamp, before stencilling with 'Mowed Lawn' Distress Ink.  The tulip was coloured with Promarkers.  I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Clair 'Charming Pink' and hand cut the banner.  To balance the design, I added five tiny pearls, coloured with one of the green Promarkers I'd used on the flower.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 643 ~ Anything Goes with Option of Nature

NBUS Challenge #30 ~ Use Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (stamp)

 HLS September Stencil Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More !Challenge #415 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils