Witch Parking Only

     It's Friday so I'm showing off another QKR Stampede DT card and our challenge theme this week is "Halloween."  About time, right?  We've done all the other fall themes and since Halloween is only 4 days away...

     I used a fun image called "Parked" (Digi 9303) and here's what I did with it.

     I used my ProMarkers to color the image and then cut it with my newest, stitched die (Die-Versions.)   The sentiment is also cut with that same die set and the splash of honey yellow on it was done with a marker.  It really pulled in colors from the dp and the broom.

     The plaid ribbon was in my stash and I used the very last of it to tie the bow.  The rusty-orange CS is embossed with my "Linen" folder and everything is layered onto a kraft card base.

     Challenges:
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Crafty Cardmakers
Creative Inspirations
Cuttlebug Mania
Double D
Hiding in My Craft Room
Inky Chicks
Jo's Scrap Shack
Melonheadz Friends
My Sheri Crafts
Paper Girls
Scrapy Land
Simon Says Stamp

     Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy the fall weather.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Christmas Nutcrackers

     My daughter absolutely loves nutcrackers inspired by the traditional Christmas ballet, "The Nutcracker."  I can hardly blame her since that's one of my favorite ballets, and is one in which I danced during my childhood years.  Wonderful memories sweep over me whenever I hear any of the music from it.

     I've done a couple of Christmas cards this year with nutcrackers on them and this is another one.   But this one was made using papers entirely from my oldest stash and Christmas scraps.  There's nothing I like better than using up old stash items.  I always feel so frugal and self-satisfied when I can use up things which I bought so long ago and which have been languishing, unused.  Besides, it makes me feel like a new shopping spree is in order.  lol

     The Nutcracker is made with a Die-Versions die, cut three times in different colors, then put together.  The plaid paper is cut with a window (the black CS is behind the image and the plaid dp) and that's a die from Spellbinders.  The little snowflake and the embossed sentiment are done with dies from Cheery Lynn.  I used a white marker to highlight over the embossing on the "Merry Christmas" so that it stands out a bit more.

     I kept this design very CAS so it can be easily mailed.  I'm about half-way done with all the Christmas cards I need for this year and time is getting short!

     Challenges:
As You Like It
Christmas Card
C.R.A.F.T.
Crafting from the Heart
Crafty Catz
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Extra
Craft Your Passion
Double D
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Pixie's Snippets
Word Art Weds.

     Today is my daughter's birthday but I'm not telling her age (because I'm not old enough to have a child her age much less have my baby child be that age!)  But I hope to take her to lunch to celebrate.  After all, she had lunch on me the day she was born so why not today?  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Creepy Witches Hat

     Remember a few days ago when I said I had done my last Halloween card for this year?  Well, I got talked into making another one or two so I'll share this one with you today.

     This was fast, simple, and very CAS.  The hat is a die cut (Die-Versions) and the sentiment is on the ribbon which I wrapped around the card front.  That's it - done in less than 10 minutes, including finding the materials and the die I used.  :-D

     Challenges:
Crafting by Designs
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Cardmakers
Crafty Gals Corner
Crafty Sentiments
Creative Inspirations
Cuttlebug Mania
Get Creative
House that Stamps Built
Inky Chicks
My Sheri Crafts
Paper Girls
Penny's Paper-Crafty
Scrapy Land
Unicorn

     A fast and easy card should be followed by a fast and easy post so let me end by saying my usual -Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie