Challenge #116. Something wicked this way comes.

Kristen here -  Here are 3 free digi stamps from my store.  The link is off my blog.  I LOVE Halloween.  I hope you make something fun with these.  *You are NOT required to use these images for the challenges, you just need to make something that fits the title of the challenge.  Please direct people here to get their image, and not just share them directly.  Enjoy your Halloween and go do some spooky creating.  Don't forget to link back here so we can see what you made!

PS... I am glad I don't live next door to Electra... ; )  The people are dying to get in there though!!!
Let's see what all the other wonderful poobahs have come up with for this challenge.

Deena here - Halloween is on it's way and I am running to get costume material today...my girls have decided that they want to be garden gnomes this year...thought it was going to be a totally simple costume. but it is turning into a much bigger challenge than I had anticipated getting myself into...why can't they just be a cute little costume off of the rack like everyone else? They can be so wicked (and so will their costumes...they even convinced the hubby and grandpa to dress up with them so they can be a gaggle of garden gnomes).  Oh well, at least my card for this challenge was an easy one to make:

   

Electra here -  I live next door to a graveyard.  This is new, I only moved here two weeks ago.  My neighbours are quiet anyways.

At any rate, for this theme, I created something a bit macabre, but not very.  I tried to ease it up with a bit of whimsey too.  No sense scaring myself TOO badly with the folks next door and Halloween closing in on us, right?

You can find more deets on my blog.

Rosemary here and I have to start off by apologizing - my projects are not complete.  Oh, they've been stitched until the last row has been crossed, but they aren't "finished" - you know, made into the final product but I was afraid I'd be so late for our deadline.  I've been stitching a lot lately, it's been a portable craft for me and that works for what life's been dishing out.

This is my cluttered mantel that is intended to look Halloween-y. 

The jack-o-lantern of patterned panels is from years ago and in front are my latest pieces.  The four panel is from The Prairie Schooler booklet entitled - Cats, Bats, and Witches.  Just three colors but loads of impact and the finished piece is approximately 5"x5".  It's going to need a custom frame (sigh)...

The vintage looking jack-o-lantern is from The Prairie Schooler booklet - Boo to You, full of wonderful retro images that are very quick to stitch!  This is going to be finished as as ornament!

Both of these were done within a two week timeframe - they're that quick to stitch! I hope all you GHOULS come out to play with us on this challenge (big thanks to Kristen for a spookily fun theme and for sharing digis with everyone - she's very sweet and generous like that!)


Gini here - 

Mwah-ha-ha.............. Your carriage awaits you and it's ready to whisk you away; past the howling wolf and up, up, up to the creepy castle where your destiny awaits you...

OR if that doesn't tickle your fancy then a huge bar of your favourite chocolate, a foot massage, a large glass of wine, a roaring open fire and the person(s) of your choice :-)
(Feel free to change or tweak any of the above aspects to make your perfect evening entertainment - 'cos I'm helpful like that.)


 

 

You have until the end of Saturday 5 November to join in with your fabulous creation celebrating Halloween. Add your blog post address to Mr Linky below.
If you would like to join in with a previous challenge we've set (life happens and lateness is absolutely fine, we don't mind a bit) just add your blog post address to Mr Linky below. Please make sure your blog post refers to the previous challenge you are entering so we don't get confused. 
We look forward to visiting you!

Challenge #115. Back into the swing of things.

Deena here - so now that school is back into full swing and all of the activities have started back up, let's get into the swing of things with the Poohbahs!  Pull out all the stops and show us your swinging creation...what ever and how ever that may be....I chose to use a monkey swinging on vines (I do like monkeys - unlike birds, I think these creatures are cute and cuddly looking - from a distance, of course)...but that doesn't need to be your only kind of swing...there is the swing in your step as the kids head off to school...a swing at the park on a warm fall day...the swing of a bat when your husband tries to use your scrapbook tools to do a construction project....what ever tickles your fancy...

by the way....this honeycomb paper is super cool!  total 3-d effect...have sooo many ideas for it....

Let's see what all the other wonderful poobahs have come up with for this challenge.

  
Gini here -   LOL at Deena's bat swinging, so what else could a bat be used for hmm? 
I know how about a moustache... For me getting back into the swing of things is making comedy papercrafts, at least I find it funny, you may think otherwise as it takes all sorts to make a world. Click on the image to make it bigger.

 


Electra here -  I made something digital cus I'm in the midst of a move and can't find anything.  Here it is:

 Jana here - I have been on a paper hiatus. For some unknown reason, I have avoided it. I have been on a fabric binge. I LOVE paper, and just in the past week or so I have gotten back to it. I am getting BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS. The way I used to be into things. I grabbed a few Halloween papers, some different types of GLUE, some stamps and ink and went to town. Here are a couple of the 10 cards I made in one afternoon. See, I really am BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.

Models: Mr Bones and Fluffy

This is Mr Bones favorite card!

You have until the end of Saturday 22 October to join in with your fabulous creation celebrating getting back into the swing of things. Add your blog post address to Mr Linky below.
If you would like to join in with a previous challenge we've set (life happens and lateness is absolutely fine, we don't mind a bit) just add your blog post address to Mr Linky below. Please make sure your blog post refers to the previous challenge you are entering so we don't get confused. 
We look forward to visiting you!