STAMPlorations - Stencil Sunday

Final Sunday of the month and

it's my turn to create for the Stencil Sunday.

I created a sparkling tag, using 

ARTplorations: Flourishes stencil, not an obvious choice for a snowy tag, but it

reminds me about the light "powder" snow in a windy weather.

STAMPlorations: Snowman - Large  and Bold Sentiments stamp sets

some Distress Inks and LOTS of sparkling clear embossing powder.

There is still one day left to enter this months Mixed Media challenge at

and of course there will be a new one next month,

so do enter for a change to win:

$15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

HSL Christmas challenge - embossing

Through the Purple Haze - fav colorcombo (blue and white)

Creative Craft Cottage - ribbon

Winter Wonderland - Frosty or Well wrapped

Tuesday morning sketches - sketch

Crafting by Design - Get ready for X-mas

A Gem of a Challenge - snowlfakes

Crafty Hazelnuts - AG

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 30

So, tomorrow it will be the last day of the month,

and the fun Halloween hop.

Today I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate with this

pumpkin shaped card:

Using just black embossing powder and the Scarves stamp

by Lost Coast Designs.

I think it turned out quite funny, with the big eyes, lol

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Morgan's Art - embossing

QKR - Halloween

Left of Center - Halloween

Glitter N Sparkle - Halloween

Simon Says Monday - Fall

And this little pumpkin has a friend, remember?

Oddball Art - Anything goes challenge reminder

Anything goes challenge at Oddball Art,

so link up for a change to win some cute or creepy or creepy cute

fabulous images.

I made an AJ page using sad and beautiful Heidi.

Heidi is colored with Copics and Prismacolors. 

Background is made by using a napkin, gesso, 

pink embossing powder with Visible image stamp, 

some ribbon and flowers.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Aud Sentiment - cute

C.R.A.F.T. - Add ribbon, sparkle and shine

Creative Knockouts - Something to say

Simon Says Wednesday - AG

Crafting With an Attitude - AG

Crafting from the Heart- AG

Simply Papercrafting- AG

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 26

The Halloween Hop is on a last week, it's the 26th day of

I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate with this

skull shaped card:

Using DI's and black embossing powder with Scarves stamp

from Lost Coast Designs.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Deep Ocean - Halloween

Moo - Mania - Halloween Party

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie - photo inspiration

Creative Knockouts - embossing

Brown Sugar - AG

Left of Center - Halloween

Artistic Inspirations - AG

Crafting from the Heart- AG

P.S. Still time to get your wicked stamps 

(any companys stamps go) in use

and enter LCD challenge for a change to win some rubber stamps, :=)

Holiday crafting

I've been on holiday this week

- and also on flu, so all the things needed to be done

in the house during this holiday: not done.

But I have done some crafting, and here's some of them

I embossed the large sunflower and colored it with Brushos.

Entering to some challenges:

Rubber Dance - color challenge (yellow, brown and orange)

Addicted to stamps - AG

Fab N Funky - Fabulous flowers

Creative Knockouts - embossing

Fussy and Fancy - Shades of Autumn

The East Wind - embossing

I also found these lovely 3D images from my stash,

and decided it's about time to use them, :=)

Using Freshly Made Sketches for the layout

Using Tuesday Morning Sketches for this layout, also 

entering Simply Papercrafts.

I hope you all are having a lovely Autumn!

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 18

And the Halloween Hop goes on, it's the 18th day of

and I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate with this

re-decorated flower pot (see that post HERE).

Using Stazon ink on Carmen's Veranda Flying Skull stamp 

and Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet stampset.

Stamped on plastic (recycling baggage) and then painted 

using silver and white paints from the other side,

some wire and the decoration was ready.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Craft Stamper Magazine - Autumal Creations

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Glitter N Sparkle - AG

Left of Center - Halloween

Crafting From a Heart - AG

Aurora Wings - AG

Have you seen the awesome newbies at Lost Coast?

Totally awesome add for what brilliant there already is, 

hop HERE to see.

31 Days of Halloween with DiD - day 16

Aaaaand we are in a midway of the annual

I'm taking part as a CT in Dream In Darkness

and made a screaming skully for day 16.

I painted Lace-Up Skull from Eye Connect with gesso.
Then I embossed the skull using 

Flagstone Background from Lost Coast Designs.
Little bit Vintage Photo ink here and there, wire to keep
his jaw in place and few pink beads.

He sure has a reason for his "EEK"; so many cracks...

Lots of time to enter the DiD challenge

Where anything weird, dark, alternate goes..

I'd like to enter so some challenges:

Altered Eclectics - AG (altered)

Delicious Doodles - Halloween

Moo-Mania - Drips and splatters 

A Bit More time to craft - AG

The Sketchy Challenges - AG

Crafty Girlz - AG

Simon Says Wednesday - Totally resistible

Creative Fingers - AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Oddball Art: Anything goes -challenge

"The word" is free this months challenge at

Oddball Art, the theme is Anything goes

and you can enter with any company's image,

so do link your creations - there is a change to win some awesome

Oddball Art images, YAY!

I made an AJ page using Lavinia stamps and

the coolest hat maker from the "Alice" release

Image colored with Copics and PrismaColors.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

The Pencil Case - AG

Artistic Inspirations - AG

Not Just Cards - AG

Crafty Creations - Not a Card

Creative Moments - AG

Creative Knockouts - AG

HSL Mixed Media - Nature

Simon Says Monday - Explore the world

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 13

Yet another great hop day at 

31 days of Halloween

and I'm taking part as a Lost Coast teammate by this card.

I used Distress inks to make the background and stamps from

More Cats and License Plate Alphabet -Sets

and to make the smily cat to pop a little bit more,

I added some color on him with a Copic. And a touch of white

gel pen on the eyes.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Crafting From the Heart - AG

Tuesday Throwdown - Halloween

Show us your Pussies - Halloween with a cat

Addicted to Stamps and More - Photo inspiration 

Penny's - AG

Creative Knockouts - AG

Have you seen the awesome newbies at Lost Coast?

Totally awesome add for what brilliant there already is, 

hop HERE to see.

31 Days of Halloween with DiD - day 4

Woohoo, we are having even more fun than

usually in team Dream in Darkness.

We are IN:

Sooo, it's day 4 and I made a AJ page using Oddball "Dirty Darcy"

Looks like this Oddball girlie is looking forward to hanging around the mortals ... Hmmmm, wonder why!

Team DiD is having fun with the hop,
and would love for you to link your dark, weird, alternative creations
to the challenge HERE

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

The Pencil Case - AG

Aud Sentiment - AG with sentiment

A Gem of A Challenge - Halloween

Delicious Doodles - Halloween

Left of Center - LOC

Crafting from the Heart - AG

Simon Says Monday - Halloween

31 days of Halloween with LCD - day 3

Lost Coast team is taking part of fun, 

whole month long blog hop

And today is my turn to show my first project at the hop

I used Distress inks to make the background and stamps from

More Cats and License Plate Alphabet -Sets

and to make the smily cat to pop a little bit more,

I added some color on him with a Copic.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Show us your pussies - AG with a cat

Creative Knockouts - Fall

A Gem of a Challenge - Halloween

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Come and Get it - Welcome Autumn

P.S. Have you seen the awesome newbies at Lost Coast?

Totally awesome add for what brilliant there already is, 

hop HERE to see.

STAMPlorations Mixed Media challenge for October

It's time for a new Mixed Media challenge at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

Prizes: $15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

So do join the challenge, we love to see your art.

For this challenge I created a sparkling tag, using 

ARTplorations: Rows of Hearts stencil

STAMPlorations: Snowman - Large and Bold Sentiments stamp sets

some Distress Inks and LOTS of sparkling embossing powder.

I took a white tag, covered it with light blue ink, then using the

stencil and deeper blue ink and sparkling clear embossing powder,

made the heart pattern. I glued a die cut and the happy snowman 

(also covered with the sparkling embossing powder). 

Sentiment got the embossing treatment also.

I'd like to enter some challenges, with this fun tag:

Addicted to Stamps - Holiday

Crafting by Design - Favorite Season

QKR - Cut it up

A Bit More time to Craft - AG

The Sketchy challenge - Add some bling

Simon Says Monday - Powder power

GDT at Barnemix

I was very lucky to be asked as a 

GDT at Barnemix, they have awesome sponsor:

PPinky Dolls and the theme was 3D

I got to play with a cute "Winter Day" image

and 3D it is

I colored the image with Copics and Prismacolors, added die cut,

stickers and ribbon - and layered the image, of course, :=)

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Tic tac toe ( ribbon, blue, snowflake)

Digi Choosday - AG

Fab n Funky - Christmas

Morgan's - AG

Brown Sugar - AG

Creative Fingers - AG

A Bit More time to Craft - AG

Crafts Galore - AG

Crafty Hazelnuts - Christmas