Craftin Desert Divas Spooktacular Halloween Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Craftin Desert Divas Spooktacular Halloween Blog Hop!!

We are so happy that you could join us today! If this is the first time that you have hopped with us you won't be disappointed. My friends are all amazingly talented. If you've arrived from my sweet and amazingly talented friend Migdalia (I call her M ;) you are in the right place!! If not, please be sure to start at the beginning at Craftin Desert Divas so you don't miss out on a thing!! You will not only get some inspiration, but you could win GREAT prizes, too!! You must FOLLOW and COMMENT at all of the stops both days to have a chance to win.

Here's the wonderful sponsors for this hop...

For this two day hop each blog on both days will be offering a prize from a sponsor. You must visit each stop both days to be eligible to win. Winners will be announced Oct 22. The complete list of winners will be on Craftin Desert Divas blog.

My sponsor is Designs by Sarah Bryan!!

You could win a free 150 x 150 blinkie and html snag box!!

Here's what I have created for this hop:

I am so in love with this Sizzix 3D Accordion Flip Album die. So many amazing possibilities!!

The background paper is from K & Company. The tree is a Tim Holtz Branch Tree die. The owl is from TH's Mini Halloween 3 stamp set, and was fussy cut. The bats are from the TH Bewitching Hour die, and they were covered with Rock Candy Distress Stickles. The stars are from TH's Crescent Moon and Stars die, the edged inked with TH Antique Lined Distress Ink.

The whole premise for the card was this stamp from My Craft Spot's Spooky Treats stamp set. I just love this quote :) It was stamped on a Spellbinders Labels One die and embossed with Zing Vanilla Embossing Powder.

Here, the witch is riding and the black cat is seen :) The witch is from TH's Bewitching die set. The cat is from his Raven and Scaredy Cat die set. The fence is a TH On The Fence edge die, and it was sanded.

This panel completes the quote...'tis near Halloween. The moon and stars are from TH's Crescent Moon and stars die. The quote bubble is a Spellbinders Snapshot die.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday
DL.Art - October Anything Goes Linky
Sunday Funday #14 - Anything Goes
Just B Creative Crazy - October Linky
Funday Friday Challenge - Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks - Halloween

Thanks for stopping by!! Your next stop is Elecia!! Here's a complete list of the line up in case you get lost along the way:

Saturday Oct. 19- Day 1

1. Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com
2. Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
3. GiGi - http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/
4.Barb - http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/
5. Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
6. Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com < YOU ARE HERE
7.Elecia - http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/
8.Donna K - http://createdbydonnak.blogspot.com
9. Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
10.Corina - http://corinascreativeplace.blogspot.com/
11. Tracy - http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

100 Days of Tombow Centennial Celebration

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!! It's been beautiful here - sunny and low 80's. We were supposed to get some rain but so far, the sun is shining :)

I am so honored to have been asked by Tombow to participate in 100 Days of Tombow Centennial Celebration. In March of this year, Tombow kicked off its "100 Days of Tombow" program at the National Art Education Association Conference in Forth Worth, Texas. They asked 100 different bloggers across America to share a project using Tombow's products. For every submission by a blogger, Tombow donates $100.00 worth of products to the Council for Arts Education, a national nonprofit dedicated to promoting and supporting art education and quality art programs nationwide, with an overall goal of $10,000 worth of product.

The package I received included Irojiten Color Pencils in Light Grayish Tone 1, Dual Brush Pens in Jelly Bean and a Stamp Runner. I absolutely love the stamp runner...it's ergonomic so it fits in my hand perfectly, and it functions as either a traditional tape runner or a stamper. And I love pink :)

I used the Dual Brush pens to color a Tim Holtz dragonfly stamp from the Classics #1 set. The pens stayed wet long enough for me to color in all of the design and then stamped perfectly. I love the look of a multicolored stamp :)  The tag base is a Sizzix Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplate die, with paper from Basic Grey Out of Print. The stamp is on a Spellbinders Labels 2 die and it was attached with the stamp runner. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my dear friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

I tried the same technique on another card, coloring the sentiment as well. The stamp is from the Tim Holtz Floral Tattoo stamp set. The sentiment is from StampingScrapping Label Accents stamp set. The base is a Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals Large die with paper from Bo Bunny's Garden Girl stack. The next layer is a Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large die, the edges inked with TH Dusty Concord Distress Ink.

I wanted to try out the pencils, too, so I created two cards, one using the markers and the other the pencils. The base of both cards and the next layers are Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles dies, and the stamp is a Dylusions Mini Couture stamp.

It's a little hard to see in the pic, but I outlined the black layer with a Irojiten Color Pencil in Wax Yellow. The stamp was stamped with Versafine Onyx ink and colored in with Irojiten Color Pencils in Sea Fog, Campanula Blue and Porcelain Blue. The pencils have a very creamy texture and they apply smoothly. They are awesome!! The banner tag is a Spellbinders Nested Lacy Pennants die, colored in with Campanula Blue. The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs Fashionable Friends stamp set. Everything was attached with the Tombow Stamp Runner.

For the next card the stamp was colored in with the Dual Brush markers and a TH waterbrush. The color flowed beautifully with the water brush.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - Thankful Thursday - August Anything Goes
2. Sunday Funday - August Linky Party
3. Just B Creative Crazy - Just Because Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a fabulous rest of the weekend :)

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Happy Friday and happy Good Friday to all my friends who celebrate!! It's time for a Fun Friday Challenge at Little Scrap Pieces!! The theme today is Here Comes Peter Cottontail - we want you to use a bunny or make an Easter card or project :)

I meant to play along with the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013, but I missed getting tags done for January and February. But I did manage to make one for March.

The base is from a Prima Tag Pad...love these tags...they are large and sturdy. It was first covered  with a light layer of TH Snow Cap Paint Dabber and then TH Broken China Distress Stain. The label is a Spellbinders JustRite Nested Medallion die cut from TH Kraft Core Nostalgic cardstock. The cardstock was then brushed with a layer of the Snow Cap Paint Dabber. The bunny is from the TH Mini Blueprints 2 set, stamped with Ranger Embossing Ink and then heat embossed with silver embossing powder, The bunny was colored in with a TH Distress Marker in Spun Sugar and Broken China for the bow. Cotton was used for the tail. The grass was cut with paper from the Nostalgic cardstock with shredding scissors. The TH Idea-ology Foliage Flowers were painted with acrylic paints. TH Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon was stained with Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet Distress Inks, crinkled and then heat set. The ribbon at the top was colored with Broken China. The banner along the top is a TH Tattered Banner die cut with manilla cardstock that was then painted with Snow Cap Paint Dabber. "Hello Friend" is from the TH Simple Sayings stamp set.

Here's Tim's awesome March 2013 tag.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 - March
2. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - March Linky Party
4. Sunday Funday #7 - March Linky Party
5. Craft It Up & Link It Up - Easter
6. Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes w/Twist - Vintage Easter or Spring

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Little Scrap Pieces to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Here Comes Peter Cottontail project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Also, this weekend I will announce the winners of the Spring Blog Hop and Hoo's Ready For Spring Blog Hop!! So stay tuned... :)

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