Monster Mash Blog Hop with Connie

Welcome to the 

Monster Mash Halloween Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for a fun weekend of Spooktacular Halloween projects! We have monsters, tricks and treats!!

You should have arrived from Lisa's blog
Connie Can Crop is the first stop in this hop. 

This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.

We have an awesome sponsor for this month!

One lucky winner will win a gift certificate for a free Bundled Collection ($15.96 value)  

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What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday 10/19/16 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

Ready to be Spooked?

Beware of the things that go bump in the dark!!

I made two cards to scare you today using Autumn Celebrations Cricut images.

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 Happy Haunting paper

Martha Stewart web border

Misc spiders, sequins and card stock

Viva Glitter Liner Peridot

The Paper Studio Arctic Ice

Creative Memories black shimmer card stock

Quick Quotes Midnight Obsession chalking ink

Autumn Celebrations Cricut image

I used this sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches and would like to enter their challenge open until 10/16

I was picked as DT Melissa's fav:

I would also like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2016/10/himcr-271-spooky.html until 10/21x

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2016/10/ch-120-halloween.html until 10/28 (1 of 3)x

My second monster card using the same image with more layers and no sentiment.

Ingredients:

Misc sequins and card stock and papers

Viva Glitter Liner Peridot

The Paper Studio Arctic Ice paper

Creative Memories black shimmer card stock

Quick Quotes Midnight Obsession chalking ink

Autumn Celebrations Cricut image

Spellbinders small scallop circle die

Our Daily Bread Designs Pierced circle

Hero Arts Halloween sentiment stamp

Colorbox Mix'd Media Mixed Berries ink

Judikins clear detail embossing powder

Tattered Angels Chalkboard purple spray ink

I used this sketch from The Paper Craft Crew and would like to enter their challenge open until 10/18x

 Up next is Sarah's blog

Here's our line up in case you get lost:

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
Kim- http://katydidcards.com
Michelle- michellekinder.blogspot.com
Angela- http://mermaidsnmonograms.blogspot.com/
Christi- https://tranquility1905.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/
Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sarah - http://sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com/
Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com/
Tricia- http://mysticalcardcreations.blogspot.com/
Holli- http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Candy Corn CAS Sketch N Scrap WCMD sketch #2

Today I have two cards for the Sketch N Scrap World Card Making Day card sketch and here is the second one.

Here's the sketch:

 

On this version I was keeping it cleaner and used splatter stamps for my inkiness!

Ingredients:

glitter card stock, white card stock

Recollections Splat stamps

Brilliance Graphite Black ink

ribbon

Don't forget to play along with us at Sketch n Scrap.

Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia

WCMD Sketch N Scrap card sketch #2

Welcome to a special World Cardmaking Day sketch from Sketch N Scrap.

Here's the sketch:

I was liberal with my spray ink...very Halloweenie!  

Ingredients:
Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells 6x6 paper pad
K & Co recycled paper: purples
Tattered Angels Almost black shimmer spray
Stampin Up punch
American Crafts flair
black card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://moo-mania.blogspot.co.at/2016/10/drips-splatters.html until 10/18

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/challenge-46-theme.html until 10/25x


Don't forget to join us at Sketch N Scrap for this sketch and others, play along until the last day of the month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia

The Perfect Pumpkin card

Good morning Alicia here today with the Perfect Pumpkin card.  A little scary and a lot of cute!  The little scary is from using Sizzix Tim Holtz Mini Scary Jack Movers and Shapers set inside the Pumpkin Jack die.

I layered the pumpkin with a "glowing" golden paper behind the orange pumpkin layer.  I also added some flourishes intertwined in the Yvonne Creations Dies Trelliss Frame die with that die being layered on Art C Dies Fancy Label cut.  I finally added some twine to finish it off.

Ingredients:

We R Happy Campers papers

Creative Memories sentiment sticker

Tim Holtz Sizzix Pumpkin Jack & Flourish dies

Quick Quotes  Mango Mai Tai & Java Chalking ink

twine

Tim Holtz Sizzix Mini Scary Jack Movers and Shapers

Yvonne Creation Dies Trellis frame

Art-C Fancy label die

From Dies R Us:

Sizzix Movers Shapers Magnetic Die Mini Scary Jack-o-Lantern set

Yvonne Creations Dies Trellis Frame

Art C Dies Fancy Label

     I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2016/10/pumpkin-time-challenge-at-double-d.html until 10/16x

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2016/10/add-sentiment.html until 10/18x

http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.ca/2016/10/cookie-challenge-54.html until 10/19x

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/challenge-46-theme.html until 10/25x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

P.S.  Jennifer Earley is the winner of my current blog candy!!! Please message me... email goldengoddessdesigns at g or pm me on the fb page with your address!  thanks for following!

Graphic 45 French Country card

One more World Cardmaking Day card.  I was playing along with the Sketch N Scrap facebook challenge.

The challenge is to use this sketch with a twist of fall colors.

Here are some close ups:

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 French Country papers

Impression Obsession die cut

Our Daily Bread Designs double stitched star dies

shimmer card stock

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Bo Bunny #foreveryoung World Card Making Day challenge

This is another World Card Making Day challenge from Sketch N Scrap's Facebook event.  The challenge is now over but I want to show off my cards.  The challenge was to use the sketch below to create two cards from two different seasons.

Here is my summer card.  I used some Bo Bunny #foreveryoung papers that I had on my desk.  I made several sweet scrapbook layouts of my nieces but these donuts eluded me and I hadn't done anything with this paper.  I chalked all the edges and added a few sequins with smooch drops in the center.

The sentiment is discreet since I used Versamark ink with Judikins Clear Detail embossing powder.  I was a little disappointed with this paper, but I have no idea where it came from since I open all my 8.5x11 papers and sort them by rainbow. Considering the texture and weight it feels like a pack of Recollections multi colored card stock.  Anyway, while embossing the color totally washed out!  Most of it returned after the paper cooled.  Definitely NOT Stampin Up or paper meant to be heated/embossed. But not too big of a deal since most of the color returned.

Ingredients:

Bo Bunny #foreveryoung collection

Fiskars Sweet Celebration sentiment

Versamark ink with Judkins clear detail embossing powder

Quick Quotes Pixie Pink chalking ink

Smooch moonlight ink 

sequins

hot pink card stock

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/q-is-for-quick.html until 10/13x

For my second card I grabbed an American Craft 6x6 Christmas~y paper pad, Merrymint.  I found this penguin stamp and die set I had never used from Hampton Arts.  I was super excited, I got a great bargain on this marked down at Michael's.  Well, NOT such a great bargain.  There are two penguin stamps and one penguin die.  The die doesn't match either stamp!!!  I had to fussy cut this guy, not so hard but I am sorely disappointed that the die doesn't match the stamp!! I mean really!  If you fit the head in the feet and flippers don't work, if you fit the flippers the feet and head are still off and if you fit the fit the head is waaaayyyy off!  After messing around with the die and some prototype images, I decided to stamp this little guy on a patterned white paper...it is very subtle but there is a texture pattern to the paper that makes this little guy even cuter!

Ingredients:

American Craft Merrymint 6x6 papers

Hampton Art penguin stamp

Graphic 45 stamp (candy)

Brilliance Graphite black ink

Sparkle N Sprinkle Tinsel embossing powder with Versamark ink

misc sentiment stamp

Distress pens:  Weathered Wood, Broken China, Candied Apple

Alcohol markers: Prima Gray 5 and AC Honeycomb

Quick Quotes Seabrook chalking ink

Echo Park white/blue paper

blue ice shimmer card stock

I would like to enter the second card in the following challenges:

http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/2016/10/hss-colorchallenge-248.html until 10/17x

http://www.craftingcircle.com/Bloggit/?p=10284 until 10/31x

http://www.happylittlestampers.com/2016/10/hls-october-christmas-challenge.html until 10/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Water Fun! with Quick Quotes Whistlin Dixie and Creative Scrapper sketch

This is the next to the last page to scrap on this album!  Although you may see layouts previously scheduled in the future.

Details of the title I received in a swap.

Here's the sketch I used.

Ingredients:

Quick Quotes Whistlin Dixie papers

Quick Quotes Mango Mai Tai chalking ink

Stickabilities water stickers

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/10/challenge-113-splish-splash.html until 10/16x

http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2016/09/cs-sketch-299-reveal.html until 10/31?

thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Creative Memories Color My World Step Brothers Go Cart layout

Here's the sketch I used:

Ingredients:

Creative Memories Color My World papers and embellishment

Creative Memories sticker letters

I would like to enter this in the following challenge:

http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/2016/10/october-2016-sketch-and-scrappy-friends.html until 10/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Creative Memories Color Vibe with Stuck?! sketch

Here's the sketch:

I die cut the title from Spellbinders 

Ingredients:

Creative Memories ColorVibe papers and embellishments

Creative Memories custom cutting system

Spellbinders Jewel Alphabet

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/10/challenge-113-splish-splash.html until 10/16x

http://stucksketches.blogspot.ca/2016/10/october-1st-2016-challenge-reveal.html until 10/31

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Nashville Skyline ~ Quick Quotes October Challenge Inspired by a Song

Hello Quick Quotes readers, I am so excited to be bringing you the October Challenge Inspired by a Song.  There are so many places you can go with this theme.  I created for you both a layout and a card. I hope they inspire you to play along this month! 

I love music and have lots of concert photos but I decided on a non musical photo.  I titled my page "Nashville Skyline" after a Bob Dylan album.  It works perfectly.  I snapped this photo as we cruised into Nashville one crisp February morning.  I electronically cut plenty of neat musical die cuts out of several different Quick Quotes papers to accent the photo.  I die cut a road sign for the mat to tie in the travel element.  To give the page that country chic Nashville look I added it all to a background sheet of Quick Quotes Farmhouse 104 paper.

Quick Quotes products used:

49 Shades of Grey 101 paper

49 Shades of Grey 102 paper

49 Shades of Grey 104 paper

Farmhouse 101 paper

Farmhouse 104 paper

Farmhouse 105 paper

Urban Oasis 102 paper

Urban Oasis 105 paper

Earth,Wind & Fire 111 paper

Midnight Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products used:

Creative Memories silver pen

Cricut Quarter Note, Cricut Alphabet, Creative Memories Travel, Indie Days, Storybook Tall Font

My second project is a card I made with a new stamp.  I just loved this quote from the song Drift Away by Dobie Gray and it works great with the Anchors Aweigh collection.

To dress it up a bit I added some tiny sequins with a drop of glass accents in the center.

Quick Quotes products used:

Anchors Aweigh 104 paper

Anchors Aweigh 106 paper

Anchors Aweigh 107 paper

Navy PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other products used:

Technique Junkies stamp "Free my soul"

Stampin Up Not Quite Navy craft ink

sequins and Viva Glass Effects Sea Green in the center

Spellbinders labels one dies

ribbon

Please join us for this month's challenge Inspired by a Song (title, album, or lyrics...you get the picture) and let us know the story behind your choice.  We can't wait to see what you create!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.com/2016/10/ffc-159-anything-goes.html until 10/13x

Alicia