Hallowe'en and Christmas

Two of my favourite times of the year. Hallowe'en because I love all the witches and ghouls and pumpkins and decorations and Christmas because I know Winter will soon be over and Spring is on its way (not to mention all the food and pressies hehe!)!

My first card is for Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #148, Hope You Can Cling To Challenge #8 to have something hanging and Cupcake Craft Challenge #163 to make a Hallowe'en project (although I might enter all 3 of my Hallowe'en cards for this one if I can!). These stamps were in my last order from Taylored Expressions but I hadn't inked them up and they are just fab! Love the potions bottles and all the things you can put inside them!

Recipe:

Toil & Trouble from Taylored Expressions Apothecary Shelf A la Carte by Taylored Expressions Perfect Plum Ink/Cardstock Basic Black Ink/Cardstock Copic Premium Seriously Smooth White Cardstock Imaginisce Eat Drink and Be Scary Patterned Paper Adornit Silly Spiders Patterned Paper Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Copic Markers - Various Colours Baker's Twine from The Ribbon Reel (various colours) Buttons from stash

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My next card is for Mojo Monday #210 for the sketch and Stampin' Royalty's Challenge #93 which was to be inspired by the photo. I used the pumpkin as the inspiration for mine! A lot of pumpkins in fact!

Recipe:

Hallowe'en Treats & Sweets from PTI Basic Black Ink/Cardstock Orange Zest Ink/Cardstock from PTI Hallowe'en Prints Patterned Paper from PTI Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Bitty Halloween Treats & Sweets Die Collection from PTI Edgers #4 Die Collection from PTI True Black Buttons from PTI Orange Zest Ribbon from PTI Baker's Twine from The Ribbon Reel (various colours)

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My last Hallowe'en card is for Viva La Verve's Sketch #3 for October and CC344 to use Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant and Tempting Turquoise with a dessert option of making a Hallowe'en card. This is the first ever proper Hallowe'en set to appear in a UK Stampin' Up catalogue! (Yeah a bit behind the times there I know!). I wasn't keen on it at first as there are much nicer and spookier ones in the US catalogue, but now I've used it I've warmed to  it. Jack has such a cheeky grin!

Recipe:

Jack of All Trades from Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes from Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie Ink/Cardstock Tempting Turquoise Ink/Cardstock Elegant Eggplant Ink/Cardstock Whisper White Ink/Cardstock Brights DSP Stack from Stampin' Up Regals DSP Stack from Stampin' Up Curly Label Punch from Stampin' Up Square Lattice Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon from Stampin' Up

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And my final card for today a Christmas one. It is too early for me to start thinking about Christmas but once Hallowe'en is over I'll be making a start on all those Christmas cards that need doing! This one is for Friday Mash Up's Challenge #28 to make an easel card or use snowflakes or both! This is also for TGF Farm Fresh Monday Funday Challenge to use black, white and one other colour and of course I chose pink! This is another one for the Hope You Can Cling Card Drive. This time for Challenge #9 to use something you see in the air - well snowflakes are definitely something we see a lot of in the winter air!

Recipe:

The Snowflake Spot from Stampin' Up Retired Melon Mambo Ink/Cardstock Regal Rose Ink/Cardstock Basic Black Ink/Cardstock Copic Premium Seriously Smooth White Cardstock Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Copic Markers - Various Colours Fairy Tale Ribbons from Stampin' Up (Retired) Oval Nestabilities Diamond Stickles Pastel Raspberry Liquid Pearls

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And that's all from me today folks! Thanks for stopping by.