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I don't know why making Halloween art is so much fun for me. I suspect it might have to do

with the fact that you can really let go and get weird. Not that this card is weird. In fact it looks quite finished and traditional.

What you can't tell from this photo is that there is a black design on the background card stock. See I had been stenciling some black images and then took the stencil, turned it over, and rubbed off the extra paint onto a few cards. Before I decorated them of course.

On this card I first added this polka dot frame sticker from Making Memories that has been sitting in my stash. I then stamped the Witches Brew Recipe (Stamp Francisco) on white and rubbed a terra cota ink pad to color it. The kitty (Paper Artsy) was also stamped in that ink, and then cut out.  The hat and the brown are both die cuts from Life Style Crafts/Quickutz which is colored and glued down. Finally I added the sticker (also Making Memories) of the cauldren and added some bright glow green Stickles to make the drippy, bubbly brew.

Last year I decided to make 31 Halloween cards for the 31 days of the month. I actually went over the 31. This year I am well on my way too. Not that I am trying to make 31 cards this year. As I said, I am just having a bunch of fun creating.

Enjoy your Tuesday and hope to see you again soon.

Home for the Holidays

Even with the crooked silver strip, I LOVE this card. Its me challenging myself to make a Christmas card from a non-Christmas stamp. I used a Paper Arsty stamp which I added a chimney too...as one must have a chimney for Christmas so Santa can arrive, right? I also wanted to roof to be lighter so you could still easily read the words. The background is Hero Arts snow background embossed in white, with a bit of smoke added with black ink because of course its that chimney again, keeping the house warm with a nice toasty fire.

So yesterday I went to the drs to get checked up after my near fainting incident last week, they couldn't see anything wrong, and today I go get the start of the crown on my tooth where I had a root canal. Putting myself back together, I guess. It looks like another dark day here in NH, always dark it seems lately...all I want to do is SLEEP. Kind of a waste of life...but that's hibernation for you. Two more days this week too, since Friday I am off on a grand adventure, which I cannot WAIT for. Today the kids come in late...so with shorter classes this shouldn't be such a bad day- I hope, except to get my tooth drilled of course. Plus its POURING right now...looks like another grey day...but maybe it will keep those little buggers at school mellow...I need a mellow day but don't know if that can happen!

So smile and put yourself back together...enjoy this mid-week day. (Good advice for myself to listen to I think.)