This is for challenge #229 at the Crafter's Cafe.  You have two weeks to complete your entry, and there are several options:  use a stencil, or Halloween and/or the colors purple, orange and black. As you can see, i used the colors for the Halloween theme.  The sponsor is DeCosse's Dynamite Doodles, and I selected the following to complete my card:  
Trick or treat bundle - textured papers - light purple grunge; dark purple grunge;
Trick or treat bundle -  General elements  -  two pumpkins (upper left); green moon face and witch hat;  happy Halloween sentiment
I used Spellbinder dies for the circles, and some ribbon from my endless stash.
I fussy cut the small images - good thing I mounted on white cs, as my macular degeneration is kind of acting up today and I struggled with cutting. I have learned that  mounting on white hides uneven cut edges!  The images are all pre-colored.  I added some Stickles to the sentiment for the shine.
Challenges entered:  
 Sketch:  Mojo-Monday 
Autumn/Halloween:  Patties creations
 Halloween colors/any:   Angies digital stamps 
 Fall  colors:   Die-cut-divas
 Any, with Spellbinder dies:  Dies r us
  Pumpkin inspiration:  Cupcake inspiration 
 Any:   Pammies inky pinkies
             Craft-deebowz

 

The Crafter's Cafe challenge #204 - DT card

• Challenge #204 at the Crafter's Cafe is to follow a seasonal theme - either spring or fall.  Here in Arizona it is hard to think of anything but summer - the forecast is for close to 110 on Saturday!  That being said, as fast as this year is passing by, Halloween is really just around the corner!  This cute Halloween Sign  image is from Paper Nest Dolls.  I used several scraps of paper from a collection by The image is colored with water color pencils and an aqua pen, and I added some shiny gems.
• Please join us with a maximum of 3 entries over the next two weeks - you will have a chance at one of several prizes.  
• Sketch:   Cheerful Sketches
• "B" - bat, black:   Stamping Sensations
• 3 or more layers:   Crafty Gals Corner 
• Fall:  Aud Sentiments
• Critter:   2 Crafty Critter Crazies
• Any:   Pammies Inky Pinkies 
•             Sum More Fun     
•             Paper Nest Dolls

Scarecrow for Halloween - DT card for QKR Stampede

I don't usually do Halloween cards, so this cute scarecrow will have to do!  He does not seem to be scary enough- it looks like he is attracting birds rather than scaring them LOL!  The bats and birds in the background are part of the DP.  At the bottom is a piece of felt - I cut it to look like a fence or dried grass - take your pick.  This is for one of the Falliday challenges at SplitCoastStampers.  I added button dies tied with twine.
This week the challenge at QKR Stampede is once again Anything Goes, with a Halloween Option.  This QKR image is called Scarecrow with friends.  You may enter the challenge a maximum of 3 times,  Winners receive QKR images.  The deadline for entries is 3 p.m. eastern time on Thursday.
Challenges entered: 
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Halloween:     Kitty Bee
                         Dis Digi Designs 
                         Dragonfly Journeys
                         Delicious Doodles 
 Cute:       Crafty Friends
 Dress up:    Incy Wincy
 Any:   Creative Fingers
             Jo's Scrapshack     
             Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

QKR Stampede DT card - Challenge #215 - Halloween

Wow!  This week has really gone quickly!  It is time for another card to inspire you at    QKR Stampede.  There are lots of  cute Halloween images available, both in digi and rubber format.  You may enter this week's Halloween challenge up to 3 times.  The deadline is 6 p.m. EDT.
This cute witch is called Trick or Treat, and the sentiment is also a QKR digi.  I colored her with Prisma pencils.  The DP comes from a DCWV stack - "Fall".  I used Spellbinder dies, and added a bit of twine.  I found a lot of challenges to enter this week.
Sketch:    Creative Sketchy Girls
Plaid:     Double D 
Boo:      Stamping With Dragon
Spooky:    Cuttlebug Mania
Too cute to spook:    Inky Chicks
Halloween/colors:    Di's Digi Designs 
Halloween:    Frilly and Funkie
                        Patties Creations
                        The Paper Girls
                        Angies Digital Stamps
                        Deep Ocean 
                        Sasayaki Glitter
                        Aloha Friday 
Any Holiday:   Hiding in my Craftroom
Fall:    Dies r Us 
            Whimsie Doodle
One for the Girls:   Dream Valley
Any:    Crafty Friends
             Digi Choosday
             Lemon Shortbread
             Inspiration Destination
             Paper Nest Dolls
             Jo's scrapshack
             Love to Scrap
             Not Just Cards 
             Polkadoodles

I'm back!

I have been MIA for just a month.  DH and I really enjoy cruising, so we were off on another relaxing jaunt.  This time we visited ports in western Europe, then crossed the Atlantic to Fort Lauderdale.  It was all very enjoyable on board the Celebrity Infinity.  We did encounter some fairly rough seas, and had to miss Lisbon due to dangerous conditions.  We were not in any of the hurricanes, but we did visit Bermuda in the aftermath of two of them. 
There is still some unpacking to do, and more laundry waiting, but the draw of the craft table is just too great!  I am not much into Halloween (I know, I am bucking a trend...) but I thought this would work.  I used a digi from Anonymous stamps, and some papers from a fall/Halloween stack by DCWV.  I hope you can see the cobwebs and stars and moons.  The bird is a Cheery Lynn die cut from textured cs.
Sketch:  http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Purple, lime, orange, black with a die cut:  http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/
Halloween colors:  http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.com/
For the boys:   http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/
Any:   http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/
Haunted/Halloween:  http://anonymousstamps.blogspot.com/
                                   http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/
                                    http://creativecornerchallenges.blogspot.de/
                                   http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/
                                   http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/