You Make Me Smile

Oh no...it looks like winter is coming back for another visit!  Hopefully it won't stay long, and if you are experiencing the same....time for some crafting with this week's challenge at Charisma.  This week we are looking for you to make a TAG.  Nice and easy, and keeps your mind off of the weather.

Love this image from Redonkulous Designs, titled Funny Face.  Don't we all have some little family members who love to do something like this when you snap a photo!  My tag will also double as a book mark, and I'm thinking it could be a teacher's gift/card at the end of the year from one of my granddaughters.  I know my granddaughter will think it is a hoot, and I'm hoping that teachers still have a sense of humour!

Once again I've coloured with copies, and some papers from MME.

So give it a try, and make up a tag, and perhaps you will win one of these delicious prizes from our wonderful sponsors.

Prize #1

(with 1 free digi from their store)

Prize #2

(winner will receive 5 digis)

Prize #3

(with 3 digi images from his store)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and be sure to check out the gorgeous tags from the rest of the DT.  Hope to see your creations this week too!

I'll be entering my tag into these fun challenges:

Speedy Fox and Friends - #154 Bookmark or card with a bookmark

Stampin for the Weekend - Anything but a card

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #58 Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - #88 Humour

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations - #209 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - #217 No Squares  Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes Southern Girls Challenge - #66 Make like a Zebra

For my little Pumpkin

Almost unbelievable!  I think I found an extra day today!  I was supposed to go to Peterborough for an overnight stay, as it is my grandson's birthday.  As luck would have it though, he was sick to his stomach this morning....all over the kitchen floor!  Sooooo, I'm  waiting a few days, and this gave me a nice mild day to do some work in the garden....and then I made another card!

I needed another Halloween card, and this cute little image was a freebie that you can find here, at Redonkulous Designs.  This will be for one of my granddaughters, and it just so happens that her favourite colour is purple! 

I've made a Z fold card this time around, and found some halloween papers in my old scrapbooking stash.  The image is coloured with copics, and then I used the 'out of the box' technique with my Spellbinders die.  I've added some metalic pen to the edges, for a bit of interest, and it actually shows quite well in the photo! (for a change).  The orange circle has been cut twice, in order to sandwich the fold and provide a nice clean back for the inside.  As you can see, I've inked and stamped the front half, trying for a bit of a spooky look.  I think she should like this.

Tools used:
Spellbinders die - Labels Twenty Three
Whimsy Vines die, and Corner Die Set

Thanks for stopping by, and I do hope you've had a lovely weekend too!

Some fun and inspirational challenges for my card:

Sweet Stampin - Halloween

Hooked on Craft - #25 Halloween

Cutie Pie Challenge - #29 Halloween

Lexi's Creations - #76 Halloween

Dream Valley - #43 Halloween

Scraphouse - Halloween or Purple

Creatalicious Challenges - #39 Halloween

Sentimental Sundays - #125 Halloween

Whoopsie Daisy - Halloween

Die Cuttin' Divas - #867 Use a Pumpkin

Simon Says Stamp! - Eerie Inspiration

Victorine Challenge - #45 Halloween

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #46 Halloween Colours

Heck of a Challenge - Spooktacular

A Sketch at Charisma Cardz

Good morning!  Are you ready for a new challenge?  This week we have a lovely sketch to follow, and of course some lovely prizes from our wonderful sponsors.  But be sure to check out the rest of the DT projects over at Charisma, before you get started!

So, today I've played with one of our sponsors' images, Seduction Suzy, and of course, this lovely sketch.  I've coloured her up with copics, adding some stickles to the gift ribbon and the hair embellishments.

Using papers from the Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection, I've added a bit of doodling and some DI.  The flowers have been sponged with some DI for a bit more interest and you'll find a few pearls in amongst the leaves...why not!

Tools used:
Fancy Framed Tags Two die from Spellbinders
Heart Swirl die from Magnolia
Simplicity corner slot punch from EK Success

Now for our sponsors for this week:

Prize One

 

( 5 digis of the winners choice)

Prize Two

(a free Digi from their store)

Prize Three

A Crafty Surprise from Carly!

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Thanks for stopping by, and we really look forward to seeing what you come up with this week!

And now, some fun challenges for my card:

Sentimental Sundays - #123 Anything Goes

Victorine Challenge - #44 Lots of Layers

Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes

Papelitos - Anything Goes

Card Mania - #5 Happy Birthday

By the Cute and Girly - Birthdays + Blog Hop

Divas by Design - #56 Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Challenges - #105 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp! - Dies and/or Punches

Natalie and Amy - #2 Birthday bling