You're One Crazy Cat - Guest Designer for Crazy For Cats

Back awhile ago I was invited as Guest Designer for Crazy for Cats Challenge "Anything Goes" with the choice of March through June challenges ... how time flies.  Missed submitting the last three months so my card is for the June Challenge "Anything Goes Cat".  

Looked through my stash for cat/kitten scrapping supplies and found this cute Halloween stamp set.  Back a month ago my daughter invited me to their cabin for a scrapping retreat and we set aside one day to do gel press backgrounds and this was the perfect background for a Halloween card.  Decided a mini-slimline card would be perfect for the image.  Gel print background was backed with a black and white magical design paper and adhered to card base.   

Stamped cat on white cardstock, colored with Copic brush pens, fussy cut and  adhered to background with thin foam tape.  Stamped the witch's hat on the same background pattern and fussy-cut to be placed on cat's head with regular foam tape for more dimension.  Sentiments were stamped with black on top and bottom corners and a few cute bats were stamped on the upper right-hand corner. 

On the inside of the card added a border along the right, stamped cat peeking behind the border and added the witch hat and bat in the corner.  

Also submitted to the following Challenges  

Critter Crazy Challenges "Anything Goes - Critters"  

Most Magical Time of the Year "Halloween" 

Retro Rubber Challenges #207 "Anything Goes"  Must use stamp more than a year old - CTMH Stamp 2016

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge "June Anything Halloween" 

CTMH products Unless Specified Other 

Paper and/or Techniques 

     CTMH Black & White Mix-In Paperpack 

     Gel Print Background using Stencil 

Cardstock 

     Daisy White 

Stamp 

     S1608 "Perfect Halloween" (Aug 2016 retired) 

Inks 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Copic Sketch Pens (alcohol base) 

     C1, C3, C5, C7 and G05 

     Gelly Roll 08 "White" 

Other 

     3D Thin and Regular Foam Tape 

 

Boo - Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Let's Get Around To It" with AHSC #496

This is a Halloween card for our Double Trouble Challenge #123 "Lets Get Around To It"... simply need at least one circle on your project to meet the DTC requirements.  To earn extra chances for for our random draw prize use our partner's sketch Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #496.  

This was quite a sketch to work with and took some thought on what I was going to use to create a spooky cute Halloween card... I think I managed it with changing the sketch to a landscape and using miscellaneous pieces from my stash. The background paper is very old not really a Halloween patterned paper; but the purple and pattern just made it a Holiday night time sky for the cute ghost and bat sticker images that come out at night and swirl around the sky. The circle gave it movement and the panels in the center brought in some color. Spiders were used in the corners for my embellishment, and a Boo sticker added for my sentiment. Happy Halloween.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Beyond the Blue #72 "Happy Halloween" 

Crafting Happiness #135 "Halloween" 

Cupcake Inspirations #555 "Halloween Fun" 

Daring Cardmakers "Super Scary Season" 

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge October "Anything Halloween" 

Most Magical Time of the Year #1 Halloween 

My Time to Craft #493 "Theme of Wings"

LeighSBDesigns Challenge #10 "Too Cute to Spook" 

Dragonfly Dreams October "Halloween/Autumn" 

Mirtillamente Challenge #14 "Halloween" - I was one of the Top Picks

AHSC #496 - CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Laughing Lola "Background" 

     Scaredy Cat  

     Spooktacular Stickers "Ghost and Bat"  

Cardstock 

     Pansy and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment - Sticker "Boo" 

Dies

     IO Dies 523-W "Scribble Circles"   

Other 

    Loose Sequins CC8205 "Got Candy"  

    3D Thin Foam Tape 

Have a Monstrous Halloween! - Double Trouble Challenge #95 "Halloween Cuteness"

Here is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #95 "Halloween Cuteness" partnering with Cupcake Inspirations "Halloween Fun".  My inspiration... the little monsters with googly eyes and colors intriqued me to use my CTMH stamp and die set "Montrous Halloween".  During our Little Crop Group on Zoom yesterday, my friend and neighbor offered me her Whimsy rubber stamp "Moon Background".  So was well on my way to creating until I checked to see what Twisted Sister had up her sleeve.  Twisted Sister's optional Tricky Twist asked us to use Washi Tape and it proved to be a tricky twist just like she said... I chose a spider web washi tape that reminded me of a galazy sky... clever huh?  Now to put it all together.  

 

Stamped and cut the little monsters in several colors used in Cupcake Inspirations Photo #530.  Stamped in black the moon background on white cardstock and fussy-cut.  Then across the top of black cardstock I ran three strips of the spider web washi tape, and adhered with 3D Thin Foam Tape the moon background on the bottom.  

Now the fun of playing around with the placement of the monsters. Four were placed on the right-hand side and a post and stamped sentiment in Gypsy ink, distressed, and all adhered with 3D thin foam tape in a crater on the left.  I needed some color on the moon and decided to use the purple in the craters only.  There was something still missing so I added the blue ghost coming over the moon, and another 3-googly eyes that was coming out of one of the craters.  

Had some monsters left over and placed them in the bottom right-hand corner of the inside of the card joining the monstrous party.  

Also sent to the following Challenges:  

Critter Crazy Challenges Challenge #55 "Critters" 

Crafting Happiness "Colors: Purple, Orange, Green, Black" 

Crafty Katz #568 "Anything Goes" Optional Trick or Treat 

Crafty Gals Corner #224 "Halloween Colours" 

Creatalicious Challenges #221 "Anything Goes" Optional purple and black 

Daisy Chain Challenge #57 "Autumn and/or Halloween" 

Pattie's Creations Challenge #187 "Autumn/Fall"

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #67 "Autumn and/or Halloween" 

Simon Says "Spooky Halloween"  

Simply Create Too #175 "All Things Spooky"  

The Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October  

Use Your Stuff "Autumn/Fall" 

TicTacToe Challenge #135 - Right Diagonal Purple/Orange/Black + Moon

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     C1652 Montrous Halloween

     Whimsy Stamps "Moon Background"    

Dies 

     Montrous Halloween Thin Dies 

Inks / Pens  

     Gypsy, Tangerine, Crystal Blue, Bluebird and Pear 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pen - Color V15

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Hey There Pumpkin - Double Trouble Challenge #94

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge "#94 "Fall Garland Inspiration Photo partnering with Use Your Stuff "Fall".  Twisted Sister wanted us to Carve a Pumpkin using scissors, punch, die or die cutting machine and include the pumpkin in the project.  It wasn't very difficult to choose this pumpkin die and cut with my Cuttlebug from one of the design papers from Pumpkin Spice which had all the colors in the "Inspirational Fall Photo" at ColorMyHeart Color Dare#463.  

A second pumpkin was cut using orange cardstock, and most of the pieces stayed in place and I only had to piece a part of one of the smaller pumpkins.  The plaid in the same paperpack was a great background for this colorful pumpkin die cut and the sentiment from the sticker sheet was perfect.     

Join us at Double Trouble Challenge #94 

Thing 1: Use my Fall Garland as inspiration for colors and/or Fall items. Use Your Stuff... Go through your stash for papers, stamps, stencils, inks, embellishments, etc. to create a Fall project.  

Thing 3:  Optional: Let's make pumpkins with paper using a die, punch, a cutting machine or scissors, "carve your pumpkin" and include it in your project.  

Thing 2:  Create a Fall project you are eligible to enter your project HERE  at Use Your Stuff  

Also sent to the following challenges:  

The Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October  

Cupcake Inspirations #529 "Anything Goes" 

Dare2B Artsy - October 

Inspiration Station #15 "Autumn Countryside  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Pumpkin Spice and Sticker Sheet (Sentiment) 

Cardstock 

     Harbour and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies "Pumpkin Patch" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Spooky Cute - Double Trouble Challenge #69 partnering with The Paper Girls

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #69 "Bat Color Challenge" using the Try Stampin' on Tuesday's Sketch Challenge #479 and enter into The Paper Girls "Halloween #210" challenge.   

Love the Bat Rainbow of Colors and decided to use them all.  Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use a cute image and an extra chance for random draw if you did not include a Bat... that was not difficult to exclude, but I did use a spooky spider.  Cut one of the design papers from Got Candy for the main background and another design paper for the circle layered with a black circle for a shadow.  Stamped, cut the image and sentiment on my Brother Scan and Cut, colored with a variety of Copic brush pens and then adhered both with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  My last add was a candy sticker on top of the circle die cut.  

 

 

Please go to Double Trouble for the detail of the challenge and enjoy the Things and Sneetches inspiration for this fun Challenge.  This challenge is open from Monday, October 19th through November 1st.  

Select at least (3) colors, use Twisted Sister's optional twist to dress things up with a "cute image"; and don't go batty.  And as long as it's a Halloween card share with our partner at The Paper Girls.  

Click here and join our challenge.  

Also share with the following Challenges:  

ArtsyStamper "Halloween Colors" 

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #134 "Spooky and/or Cute" 

Dies R Us Challenge #155 "Boo" Halloween   

Two Old Bats Halloween "Halloween Jump Start"  

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge "Halloween Colours"  

Make My Monday Challenge "Orange as Dominant Color"  

The Cutie Pie Challenge #152 "Too Cute to Spook" 

Dragonfly Dreams "Spooky and/or Cute"  

International Art & Soul Challenge #94 "Halloween" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper/Sticker Sheet 

     Got Candy 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     C1630 Little Monsters Holiday 

Dies 

     Elizabeth Craft Designs #1506 Dashing Circles 

     Waffle A2 Layer Dies