Halloween in January!

Yep, Halloween in January!  Actually over at Simply B Stamps it will be Happy Halloween all 12 months this year!  Let's kick off the 12 Months of Halloween shall we?  We have a fun and simple little challenge for you today!  Our challenge is Monochromatic and one Halloween color! All you have to do is create a black and white Monochromatic project and throw in one other Halloween color; Orange, Lime Green, Purple, or any other one color you would deem spooky!

See, pretty easy peasy! One lucky winner will be deemed Halloween Queen of the Month! As Halloween Queen of the Month, you will get a digi to work with, a badge, and be the star of our next Halloween challenge! Sounds like fun right? So let's get those Halloween stamps, papers, and embellishments out and get to crafting!

I have used Teen Scene Mummy London.  I just adore her and her kitty!  ;O)

Happy Halloween in January everyone!  Be sure to check out the SBS Blog...there are some seriously talented teamies that you won't want to miss!

Secret Pumpkin Hop Day #3!

Today is our final hop day at Simply Betty Stamps!  If you came here by way of Rebecca, you're on the right track! We have a new set of gals on this hop and a final prize.  Today's prize is one mega Bucket!  It has 12 new stamps, yep you heard me!  Both not yet released!  That means you will not only get the stamps before everyone else, but will be a part of our release days if you so choose to be, not required but it is an open invitation to be Guest Release DT Member.  Both of these lines will not, I repeat not be available in digi, and if you are a digi lover and you win this prize, or any of the other two prizes and would like to switch them out for digis I will grant that wish for you!

SO how can you get in on any of these three awesome prizes?  It is soooo simple you may re-read this twice to make sure you read it right!

All you have to do, is upload your best Halloween picture in Mr. Linky!  Yep that's it!

Your picture must be Halloween, your family trick or treating, having dinner in your costumes, anything Halloween and in a costume!  You will have until Nov. 3rd to upload your picture, the DT gals and I will vote on three of our favorites in the following catagories:  Cutest, Funniest, Most Original!  Mr. Linky will be gone by Nov. 3rd, and the three winners will be announced Nov. 10th on Betty's Birthday!  Woohoo!  Like yesterday, today you can win a secret Betty digi just by leaving a comment at SBS letting us know what you thought of my gals posts and projects!  Please leave them some lovin' too they work so hard for me, I couldn't do all this without them, espcially during these difficult and trying times.

My secret pumpkin was Suzanne, aka Mrs. Weyremaster!  I love this lady so much, you all have no idea!  She is totally amazing and so talented!  I just love all my goodies and the socks are so cool!  :O)  Thank you ever so much for all the goodies, Suzi (and to your postal helper too)!!!
MY DIGI CARD:

MY HALOWEENIE SOCKS:

MY OTHER TREATS:

Thank you all so much for hopping!  Please hop on back to SIMPLY BETTY STAMPS!

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Betty

Alison

Lea

Rebecca

Lelia
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From all of us at Simply Betty Stamps we wish you and your family a very Happy Halloween, stay safe out there, have a Spooktacular good time and fill those bags up with loads of candy!
We can't wait to see your awesome pictures!

Anita Be Stampin is BACK!

Let's get SPOOKY with the Anita Be Stampin Challenge!  Yes, you heard right!  ABSC is back and we're ready for Halloween!  Our challenge is one week this time and there have been a few changes and tweaks to the rules, so check out the blog for all the deets!

Two of our most popular rubber images are Broomhilda and Frankenbride...and guess what?  Anita has decided to make them available in digital format as well!  WOOHOO!  Now you can add some sass to your Halloween cards, decor...right NOW! 

I have used Broomhilda for my project...it's a brag book page.  How sweet and sassy is this little witch?  I love her!

Be sure to check out the Anita Be Stampin Challenge to see all of the creatively creepy projects from the DT.  Join us for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the ABS Shoppe!

On the Ninth Day of Halloween...

We're up to day 9 of the 12 days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps!  You have to join us!  Check out the blog for the details on how YOU can win some awesome prizes!

On the ninth day of Halloween

My true love gave to me

Nine ghosts a-booing

Eight monsters shrieking

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree.

A brag book page was my project for day 9.  I used the ever sweet Lulu from the brand new Coquettes collection, released today!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  I hope you enjoyed your stop!

On the 7th Day of Halloween...

We're back with the 7th day of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps!  Come on over and join in the fun with us!  We have a super special guest with us today...come see who it is!

On the seventh day of Halloween

My true love gave to me

Seven pumpkins glowing

Six goblins gobbling

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree!

 So here is a layout I made of my sweet daughter at the pumpkin patch...lots o' punkins!

Here is the layout I made for the 4th day of Halloween that never posted...thanks Blogger!

Thank you so  much for popping by today!  ;O)

On the Third Day of Halloween...

Good morning, peeps!  It's time for the 3rd day of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps!  You have got to check out the rest of the teams creations!

On the third day of Halloween

My true love gave to me

Three black cats

Two trick or treaters

And an owl in a rotten oak tree.

 

I made a digital layout using one of the sweet Betty images.  Her familiar is one and my cat, Salem, has 2 piccies which makes three!  I feel like the count from Sesame Street!  One...one black cat!  Two...two black cats!  Three...three black cats...AH, AH, AH!

Happy Halloween!

Good morning everyone!  Are you all ready for the weekend?  We are doing some family pictures on Sunday, so I'm pretty happy about that.  Though I kept putting it off thinking I would lose a little weight before we had them done...what happened?  I GAINED INSTEAD!  ARGH!  C'est la vie!

So I have news for you...my dear friend, Suzi asked me to join her challenge DT over at Desert Island Crafts Challenge.  It's very fun and you should definitely check out the "itinerary" and join us!

Here is the itinerary...you must use at least 3!
1 Halloween
2 SBS Image
3 Favourite colour
4 Found Object
5 Candy Colours
6 Not Square
7 Stripes
8 Shades of Grey
9 Bats and Spiders
10 The UnDead

For my card I used Teen Scene Mummy London from Simply Betty Stamps.  She is amazing, yes?!  Love!  In fact this is one of my fave Halloween cards this year!  :O)  I used #s 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 & 10.  The found object is the circle with the skull on it...it's an embossed diet coke can!  Cool!  The sparkles I used around the bat (above the sentiment) made it look as though it's not a bat and you can't even see the sparkle on the spiders.  Gah!

Be sure to check out the DICC blog to get all the deets and check out the other samples we have for you!  :O)  Thanks so much for popping in today!

From the Xander Zone Blog Hop & Auction!

Welcome to the Xander Zone!!  You are in for quite a trip through todays Blog Hop and Auction.  Our dear friend Betty Roberts, owner of Simply Betty Stamps has just found out this week that her 17 year old son Christian has Stage 1 Throat Cancer.  He will be having surgery next week and many months of therapy to follow.  (To read more from  Betty on what’s going on please go HERE)

Betty’s DT and the Crafty Sprouts DT along with a few friends have come together today for the From the Xander Zone Blog Hop and Auction!  If you are stumbling into this hop please head to Crafty Sprouts to catch the beginning of the hop!

If you hopped here from Lea's blog, then you are right on track!  Please continue on!

As you hop along today you will see cards created with Xander, the first in a new series to be released called “From the Xander Zone”.  He is available with a donation to Betty’s family.  Christian will be undergoing Surgery next week to remove his tonsils and then the thrice weekly therapy will begin on the tumor.  His therapy could last for many months.

                                                                

There is also  a contest running through October 16^th and Christian will pick a random winner who will receive the whole collection!  The details on the contest are at the SBS blog.

As you hop today you will also see many cards and projects up for Auction.  In order to make a bid on an item leave a comment on that person’s blog with your offer AND your name and email address.  Please remember that it might not be you who gets the winning bid, so check back if you really want it! 

At the end of the Hop (Tuesday night October 11^th at 9pm EST the auction will come to a close.  Winners will be sent a paypal invoice and the Winners will be announced on the Simply Betty Stamps blog.  Please note that we are asking for timely payment, with 48 hours of the announcement on Tuesday morning or the runner up will be chosen.  This is for the simple fact that Betty’s family needs this money as quickly as possible for all of these unexpected and out-of-pocket needs.

My first project up today features the oh-so-cool Xander.  He looks so confident, doesn't he?  Perfect card to send on to Christian as I know he's the kind of guy who will face this head on and fight.  I printed out my own sentiment...this is something we say at my house.  Don't worry, I GOT this!  I used some of my favey BG paper from the Oliver line.  I know you're probably tired of seeing it already, huh?

My next projects use the other images in this line...be sure to check out the SBS Store to buy them for yourself!  First up I used Phoebe and Shelby on a card that's for my GHOULS.  Fun, right?  I found this paper and chipboard at Target's Dollar Spot.  You cannot beat that deal!  I cut out and popped up Shelby...not sure you can tell in the photos.

Next I have a Halloween brag book page I'm working on.  I used the ever cute Gabby image for it since she was perfecto with all her spidery goodness!  Those are spiderweb cookies that I made in the picture.

Last for the images I have Cece.  I made a large tag for a birthday gift with her...I thought she was great!  As if she's saying, "No!  You cannot have my lolli!"  LOL!

From here please hop over to the ever lovely Sandra's blog!  Thank you so much for supporting Betty and her family by stopping by today!

If you get lost along the way, here’s the hop order!

Crafty Sprouts  

 Cyndi

Kristi 

Suzi 

 Zeni 

Wendy

 Rebecca

 Vicki

   Alison  

   Raven 

  Lea  

Lelia 

  Sandra 

Aeryn

 Nicole  

  Elsa 

  Cheri  

Carley  

 Linda

Pam
Susan

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Steampunk Halloween Release at Simply Betty Stamps!

Good morning all!  I am so excited to share with you today!  Simply Betty Stamps now has the Steampunk Halloween line live in the shop!  These images are to die for...no joke!

First up I have Druscilla the Demon.  I used some Echo Park Apothecary Emporium DP along with some purple and dark red card stock.  I got the charm at Hobby Lobby, I believe.

Next we have Beatrix the Witch...I am loving her!  She is bad to the bone!  I colored this one with a combination of Copics and Prismacolor pencils.  More Echo Park DP and card stock stickers on this one.  I loosely used the sketch over at Card Patterns for this one.

Last image is called Lydia the Living Dead Girl.  I so love her outfit!  I used some MME Blackbird DP for this one along with the current sketch at Deconstructed Sketches.  The metal sentiment is from Making Memories.

Head over to the SBS blog and be sure to comment, comment, comment for your chance at a digital image...this'll be your only chance for a digi of these babies!  Thanks so much for checking in today!

Halloween Steampunks - Preview Day from SBS!

Good morning all!  I'm here with a fun project for the preview day of the latest Steampunk line at Simply Betty Stamps...Halloween!  Oh, you'll drool for these stamps, for sure!

I made a banner for my living room using all 4 preview images from today.  I hope you like it!  :O)
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Corrosive Challenges - punch or dies
Lollipop Crafts - anything but a card
Pile it On - colors of fall
Quirky Crafts - anything but a card
Sketchy Colors - orange, black white
The Squirrel & the Fox - anything goes

Gillian the Ghost Bride...

Jacob the Werewolf...

Bella the Vampiress...

Draco the Ghost Gent...

Do you love them?  I know I do!  Be sure to visit the SBS blog and comment for your chance to win a digital image (this is your only opportunity for digis)!  Come on back tomorrow to see the remaining images and buy yours...you know you're dying to have them!  Mwahahahahaha!

Simply Betty Stamps Release Day!

So sorry for the late post today, peeps!  I've been at the doctor's office all day waiting to be squeezed in.  I managed to get poison ivy all over my face this weekend and it was starting to sweel my eye shut.  Oh, the joys of yard work, eh?  I got a bajillion prescriptions, so hopefully it'll start getting better soon.

All of that being said, it another release day at Simply Betty Stamps today!  Woot!  My favey line again...this time the Teen Scene line is going Back 2 Skool!  How fun!

First up is Mad Scientist Christian.  Doesn't he look like his little experiment was an epic failure?  LOL! 

The next image I have for you is called Prom Queen Rio.  I gothed her out so I could use my new EP Apothecary Emporium paper, also purchased from SBS!  Love, love, love this line!  :O)

Be sure to check out the SBS blog for special deals and all the inspiration you can handle from the other teamies!  :O)

A Spooky Halloween

Good afternoon everyone!  I'm hopping on today with a new challenge over at Simply Betty Challenges!  Today is all about gettin' SKETCHY with it!  Nah nah nah nah nah nah!  Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah NAH! 

Everyone seemed to go gaga over my digital layout for the latest release of the Teen Scene Halloween line, so I thought I'd make up another one for you all!  (May I mention that the Teen Scene line is available to customers as rubber only.  The DT get the digi version as a perk to being on the team...not to mention it's easier and less expensive on the boss!)  I used Mummy London for my layout today along with photos of my punkin carvin'.  Spooky!  I used the sketch over at Sketches in Thyme for this one.

We can't wait to see what sketch you use!  Check out the SBC blog for all the deets and all the inspiration pieces as well!  ;O)

Simply Betty Release Day!

Good morning everyone!  It's here!  Simply Betty Stamps' Teen Scene Halloween is released today!  You will definitely want to head over to the blog and check out the specials and then run, don't walk, over to the SBS Store to buy them all for yourself! 

I'm starting out with Lola Addams for my first card.  Oh yeah!  We have some of the Teen Scenes posing as The Addams Family...aren't they fab?  I used the sketch over at Deconstructed Sketches for this one.  The sentiment is from an ABS set.

Last sample for you has both Christian and Betty Addams.  OMG, are they not so awesome?  I decided to do a little digital layout using an old Halloween photo of my hubby and I.  I colored the images in Photoshop.  What do you think?

Thanks so much for coming by today!  Don't forget to check out the Simply Betty Stamps blog for your chance to win and get all the deets on the sale!

Simply Betty Teen Scene Halloween Previews!

Good morning everyone!  Are you ready for some awesome news?  My very favorite line from Simply Betty Stamps will release a Halloween themed set tomorrow!  EEEEK!  Today we have previews to whet your appetite!  Be sure to come back tomorrow...I'm sure Betty will make it worth your while!

First up is Mummy London.  Geez, I love her hair!  This image is really too much fun!  ;O)

Next up is Igor Miller.  What a creepy guy...ok, not really.  I kinda wanna squish his cheeks!  I decided to try for out of the box so I made a luminary.  :O)

Be sure to check back tomorrow, dolls!  More creepiness is on the way!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!