Day 17 of the 31 days of Halloween

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Welcome to day 17 of the 31 days of Halloween. Cathy here with a card for you.

Stamps Used:

cartoon man

spiderweb background

crow border

drips

I started out by stamping the bottom of the card with the crow border in black ink and the top with the drips in red oxide ink

I had some left over spiderweb stamped paper, so I tore it and inked the edges with grey ink. 

I then stamped the cartoon man (to me it looks like Poe). I made it into a tag.

 I hope you will join the Halloween fun.

31 Days of Halloween Day 11

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Good morning, Cathy here with day 11 for the 31 days of Halloween.

Stamps Used:

skeleton

spiderweb background

I started out by cutting an old book page and trimming it down. I stamped the skeleton on it. Edged it brown oxide ink. I then stamped some of the spider background in gray distress ink at the corners. 

I then took the same gray distress ink and stamped the spiderweb on the white card base. Edged that with some drown distress oxide ink.

Lastly, I added some ephemera to the bottom of the card.

 Come join in the Halloween fun.

1833 card

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Good morning, Cathy here with a card for you today.

Stamps Used:

skull with wreath

birds background

ATC postmark

I started by stamping the bird's background in black on a white card base. 

Then I stamped the ATC postmark in brown distress oxide ink randomly on the background. I then edged the whole card with the same brown ink.

I took a black cardstock ATC and stamped and embossed the skull. I wrapped some twine around the bottom of the card and added a piece of ephemera, 
Lastly, I took some of the brown distress oxide ink added some water and I added some splatters to the whole card.

 

Christmas card

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Good morning, Cathy here with a Christmas card for you.

Stamps Used:

Mini bird collage

small snowflake set

I started by blending the background with some red and green distress inks. I then stamped the Mini bird collage on it; I edged it with some drown oxide ink and added some clay snowflakes to it. 

I took on od the snowflakes from the set and stamped it on the drown oxide ink on the card base. I layered the stamped image on to some pattern paper then on to the card base.

Tree crown tag by Cathy

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Cathy here with a tag for you today.

Stamps Used:

small tree crown

background square

grunge diamonds background

I started out by making the background of the tag. I used distress stain and distress spray.

I then stamped the background with a 3 of the stamps. I just used the top of the tree crown around the edge. 

I then stamped the tree crown onto a separate tag and tore the bottom of the tag and edged it with some distress oxide. 

You still have time to join in the challenge.
 

Flying girl card

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Good morning, Cathy here with a grungy card for you today.

Stamps Used:

Steampunk fly girl

ATC Italian postmark

Travel stuff set

I started out by making the background with walnut stain distress ink. I then tore the paper and edged it with scorched timber distress oxide.

I stamped Steampunk fly girl with black ink. I then stamped ATC Italian postmark around it.

I then added to a dark brown card base.

I then made this little cluster I made a circle and I stamped the circle from Travel stuff set in red ink to make it pop. and I used a punch and made a tab and added a label and some string.

Don't forget you still have time to join the challenge.

Elephant card

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Good morning, Cathy here with a fun elephant card for you today.

Stamps Used:

Misc. anthropomorphs

Cheesecloth background

I stamped the elephant on a Kraft tag and edged it with some brown ink. 

Next, I stamped the Cheesecloth background with the same brown ink on a blue card base. I edged the card base with the brown ink. 

I then added some ephemera around the card.

 

Day 14 of the 31 days of Halloween

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Goodmorning all, Cathy here with Day 14 for you.

Stamps Used:

spiderweb background

 Flying skull  

I first stamped the spiderweb background on orange cardstock and edged it with drown distress oxide ink. I then layered it on a black card base.

The next step I did was to stamp out 2 of the flying skulls and cut them out.

I colored them with copic markers and then I stuck them to the front of the card.

I hope you join in the challenge.

Rainbow Splatter Timmy

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Goodmorning, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.

Stamp Used:

Cartoon kids

I got this new stencil that makes an inky splatter in layers. I used distress oxide inks.

I then stamped Timmy from the Cartoon kids (that is my name I picked for him) on the Kraft paper. I then stamped him again on white cardstock and colored him with coipc markers and cut him out and added him to the front of the card. 

I put it on a black card base, and we are done.

Man in clouds

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Goodmorning Cathy here with a slimline card for you today.

I used a leftover scrap that I cleaned my cloud stencil of from and then I used the paper to clean my pink blender brush.

I then stamped man with hat and cane and some words in pink and added it to a black card base

Be the kind of woman

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Good morning, Cathy here with a fun woman card for you today.

                                                                       Stamps Used:

                                                                           Rose

                                                                         Grunge Diamond Background  

                                                                          Flying ballerina 

                                                                           Saying

I started by cutting a 4.2 x 5.5 card base. I then took some picked raspberry distress oxide ink and made the background.

 I then stamped Rose in the same distress oxide ink as I used on the background.

 Next, I stamped the Flying ballerina with black ink on the bottom center to make her pop from the card. I them added some Grunge Diamond Background around the open spots to fill in the blanks. 

Lastly, I stamped the saying on the top with black ink.

You still have time to join the monthly challenge.

Flower postcard

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Good evening, Cathy here with a postcard for you.

Stamps used:

Mail art

Cherry blossom

ATC Italian postmark

I started out with cutting a piece of Kraft cardstock to 4x6. Then I stamped Cherry blossom with black ink.

Next, I stamped ATC Italian postmark in brown distress oxide ink. 

I then stamped the postage stamp on white cardstock and colored it in, I then cut it out and added to the postcard for a pop of color. 

31 Days of Halloween Day 8

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Cathy here with postcards for you.

Stamps Used:

ATC Italian postmark

Brush strokes

Small skeleton 

Flying birds

I started out by cut a piece of cardstock down to 4x6. I then stamped Flying birds for the background. Then I stamped ATC Italian postmark in a light brown ink to blend into the background. 

After that I stamped the Small skeleton   in the middle of the postcard. Next, I stamped the drips from Brush strokes with some red distress oxide ink on the top of the postcard. I edged it all in brown and lastly, I added some Halloween ephemera.

Come join us on 31 days Halloween challenge over at the Lost Coast Blog.