Halloween Owl

Hello Everyone
Let's get spooky today with a Halloween Owl card! 

I stamped and punched a trick or treating owl for a fun Halloween card.  The background is a spider web paper.

Trick or Treat!!  Hope you are having a great day!!  See you again soon for more Halloween cards.
Karen

I Want Candy Monster - 31 Days of Halloween

Hello Scary Dreamers!

Back again  with another scary post for the Lost Coast Designs 31 Days of Halloween event!! You will find all the details on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity -- The Crypt Master and Wicked Blogger.  You will find the blog roll there too.  

The Lost Coast Challenge is running along with the 31 Days of Halloween Event.  Link up all your Halloween/Scary/Weird projects for a chance to win prizes.  See All the challenge details here. 

Today, I have a card with the ultimate candy monster!  Look out!!  How much candy can a Godzilla monster eat??  All he wants.

Materials List:

Stamps: Godzilla - Carmen's Veranda, Cityscape  and Old Typewriter Alphabet from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Espresso Truffle and Toffee Crunch Memento

Distress Ink: Stormy Sky, Wild Honey, and  Antique Linen

CS: white, navy blue, yellow

Make It:

• Make a card base from yellow CS and add a layer of navy blue CS
• On white CS, stamp Godzilla with Espresso Truffle ink
• Stamp again on scrap paper and cut out to use as a mask
• Cover Godzilla with the mask and stamp the Cityscape in Toffee Crunch ink
• Color the background with the Distress inks
• Stamp the word candy with the alphabet stamps in Espresso Truffle ink
• Add stamped piece to card base
• Use as fun Halloween card

Don't know about you, but I have always wanted a Godzilla stamp.  Quite frankly, I love  Godzilla movies.  One of my guilty secrets.  They are so charmingly bad.  I do so love le bad cinema.  So, anyway.........Leave it to Carmen's Veranda to come out with a Godzilla stamp!!

Don't forget to link up your own scary creation on the Lost Coast blog.  You may enter any project that is Scary or Weird using any kind of rubber stamps.

Okay, see you next time for more Holiday fun!!

Karen

31 Days of Halloween Event - Post #1

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to Dreamland!  This is my post #1 for the 31 Days of Halloween Event.  Lost Coast's Portal is participating in this event as a "Wicked Blogger". Check out the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for all the details. The complete blog roll is listed there.
The Lost Coast Design Team is also Celebrating a New Release!  Check out all the new stamps here.  The LCD October Challenge's Theme is Scary or Weird. Be sure to link up all your Halloween/scary projects there for a chance at the prize.

Lots of info!  Whew!  Now, on to

Materials List:

Stamps: Scarecrow Pumpkin - Carmen's Veranda, and ATC Doodles Set - Lost Coast Designs

Ink: black, Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up)

CS: white, black, orange, and yellow

Paper Doily: yellow

Orange Gingham ribbon

Yellow Ribbon

Copic Markers

Make It:

• Make a card base from orange CS
• Repeatedly stamp the Circles Doodle stamp (from ATC Doodles Set) in Tangerine Tango ink
• Stamp the Pumpkin Scarecrow on white CS with black ink
• Color the image with Copic Markers
• Stamp the Circle Doodles around the Scarecrow with Tangerine ink

• Layer stamped piece with black and green CS
• Tuck a piece of the paper doily under the stamped piece
• Tie both ribbons together in a knot and glue to card

Isn't this little guy cute!!??  Great for kids cards too.  Don't forget to link up any of your rubber stamped projects up for the challenge and check out all the 31 Days of Halloween projects!!  See in a few days for more Halloween inspirations!!

Karen McAlpine

Cute Halloween Cards - Not too scary

Hi Dreamers,
The Halloween fun continues!!!  Today, I have  un-scary Halloween cards to share.  The cards are more on the cute side than the creepy side.  I sent one to my Mom and Dad, and to my friend, Arloa.  I stamped the same images to create the Halloween scene and varied the sentiment a bit.  Take a look.

Card #1

Materials:
Stamps: Spooky Boo Day - A Muse Studios
Inks: Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie - Stampin' Up
CS: Brown, orange, white, yellow, and kraft
DP: K & Company
Orange Copic Marker
Dots - Stampin' Up

Instructions:

• Make two cards from kraft CS
• Layer with yellow and orange CS; and with the DP
• On white CS, Stamp the Owl, tree and sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink

Card #2

• Stamp the moon with Pumpkin Pie ink on the second card
• Color in the O's with the orange Copic Marker

A Few fun Challenges for my un-scary Halloween Cards
Amusing challenges: anything goes
A Muse Studio Challenge: use kraft CS
Clear it Out: Halloween and an orange item from your stash---I used this orange DP that has been in my stash for over a year.
Try It on Tuesdays: Halloween
Craft Your passion: Halloween, but nice
Love to Create: Halloween


I have one more Halloween card to share this week. And, on Thursday another project as Guest Designer on the 4 Krafty Girlz Challenge blog.  So, lots going on here in Dreamland this week. Stayed tuned!!  See you soon.  Love ya
Karen