Boo! It's Thursday and that means it is another day to play along with the Pals Paper Art Challenge! Today's challenge is a sketch challenge and I encourage you to play!
Here is the sketch for today! I will say…that I was a bit challenged but I did it! I do feel so much more comfortable with the color challenges but it fun to S T R E T C H yourself….be a gumby and try!!!
I know that there is not much more time until Halloween, but
if you order today, you’ll be fine! I am much more that a “treat” person than a
“trick” person…and I much prefer just eating the candy…how about you!?!?
The paper was all from the Witches Brew Designer Series
Paper and it has a fun…modern…but very Halloween edge to it! Stampin’ Up!
always does such a great job in picking over the top designs!
I take these challenges so “literally” just as they were
sketched…so let’s get to the fun!
It’s pretty straightforward and the fun is all around the
great paper! Make it easy on yourself – just mat the 1st designer
paper and then cut the next designer series paper on the diagonal!
The Stamp and the sentiment are both from the Best of
Halloween Stamp Set. Remember, these stamp sets are a limited edition in
celebration of Stampin’ Ups! 25th anniversary.
The super great thing about these gems is…purchase 6 of them
throughout the year and you will get one free! Who doesn’t like something free!
I did use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure that the sentiment
is perfect…just adds that fun touch with simplicity!
After I stamped it…I thought that the very vanilla on either
side was just too broad so using the Stampin’ Trimmer it was a cinch to cut a
very narrow piece of black! Perfect, just what this card needed and sooo
simple!
Don’t be afraid of “fussy cutting” like I did here for the
spooky tree! Sometimes you just need to roll and not worry about perfection! The paper
snips make this a cinch….TIP – hide these scissors from your family…if they get
a hold of them…you’ve lost them as they are the best!
After using the envelope punch board the liner was a cinch
to slip in! I had to do a bit of bling to the front….I could not resist! A
simple stamp and the mailman smiles! I just love to do a little something to
the fronts as well!
Have a special day….I sure plan to! Remember to email me if
you have any questions about the super-de-duper opportunity to have fun for just
$25.00…I realize that it seems too good to be true but seriously, there are no
strings attached!
I hope that you will try your own fun with this sketch and
play along with the PALS! I can remember the 1st time I was picked
as a winner for a challenge…I felt like I won an Oscar! Try it….what do you
have to lose!
Until tomorrow…..
Awesome card!!!!
Good Morning, I’m back. My fantastic week is over and my best friend had to leave. It was a great surprise to have her here. I love this card. I guess I’m a traditionalist. I like Halloween colors for Halloween, Christmas colors for Christmas, etc. I will try to remember to put some DSP on the diagonal. Nice look. Love the little black strips too. AND . . . your free cutting is just amazing.
I love the spooky tree, great idea to fussy cut it out. Looks like you had a ton of fun making this card, and it shows. Very cute.
Great mix of patterns! Love the highlighted image too…….so cute for Halloween!
I love everything about this card, the tree, diagonally cut DSP and your colors. Beautiful card. Now that’s a Halloween card!
So striking! Love the custom “carved” haunted house!
I have to agree…. this is an awesome Halloween card! Love your style! And, BTW, Happy Birthday!!
Yup, excellence! I’m glad I’m not a judge because the cards I have seen on the blogs only have been great for this challenge. You picked my Fave Halloween set. I am considering getting another one of the Best of Halloween as I think mine is going to get worn out. This truly is the Best of the Best and so is your card. Great use of the DSP. Very vibrant and a great mix of color. I especially love how you put the black behind the stamped tree. Great effect as it creates an awesome shadow! The sentiment rocks and is brought to perfection with the strips of black with the hint of vanilla at the top and bottom. Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Bootifully spooky!!
If I was judging this – this would be the winner – you rocked this challenge! Thank goodness I don’t have to because I agree with Lynn G. lots of great challenge cards. But, my vote is for yours. It is so crisp and almost dramatic with that scene. Love your little trade mark dots on the trick or treat part! The only thing I would change, I would have consumed those orange jelly beans! Since I can’t say bootifully spooky – I will have to say hauntingly spooktacular! Oh, yeah, it is your birthday. Oh crap, I am behind as usual!