* Vera Lane Studio: Happy Boo Day

 Hello

It's the last day of October and Halloween  

(and in the UK we've entered what I like to call 'The Twilight Zone' where our clocks have gone back and now it's hardly ever light) 

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and I made a couple of ATCs with a Halloween theme:

The first one feature the indomitable Miss Dee character in her Halloween costume. 

Her background is Oxide inks and mica sprays with a heat embossed cob web or two. I masked off a circle for the moon and added some pastel pencils and a little glitter. I love Miss Dee's scaredy cat!

The second ATC features Broom Rides and I adore this cute little witch!

Her background is made with Brusho powders spritzed with water. The images are coloured with Copics and Polychromo pencils, 

Vampire Dee                                     Broom Rides

 

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Simply Create Too #185 Halloween Colours 31/10 

* MMM Challenge Halloween Colours 06/11

* PIP Challenges #2244 06/11

* A Gem of a Challenge #22 AG 04/11  TOP 3

* Creative Fingers #241 AG 04/11

* Dragonfly Dreams Halloween/Autumn 04/11

* Use Your Stuff Halloween/Black & Orange 12/11

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo 

* Cat Lovers Hop: Cats on a Branch

Hello

Welcome to the Cat Lovers Hop 2022.

A big hello to all my furry, feline-loving friends!

The Cat Lovers Hop, for those that don't know, is a fantastic annual event, hosted by the lovely Janis over on her blog, Her Peaceful Garden. 

This is its eighth year and an awful lot of work goes into its planning and preparation. The community of cat loving crafters is one of the best I have come across and I look forward to this event all year long.

If you like cats pop over and have a look at the fun games and awesome prizes that Janis has organised for the next few days. 

You'll find the link up and all the beautiful projects here. 

If you enter, make sure you sign up here to be eligible for prizes.

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Inkylicious Stamps, a small family company in the north of England, is one of the many sponsors of the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop., and I am delighted to be guest designing for Janis at the Hop with this card:

For my card I used  3 sets of Inkylicious stamps:

The Cats on a Branch were stamped and heat embossed with clear powder and the background was coloured with Brusho pigments by sprinkling the powders onto card and lightly spritzing with water.

The moon mask was held in place and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink was blended around it, leaving the moon itself a paler colour.  The moon stamp was stamped using Antique Linen Oxide Ink. Chalk pastel pencils added some highlight to the moon and a silver sparkle gel pen adds a little shimmer around the edge of the moon.

The Bare Branches were added around the edges of the background and the edges were inked in black archival ink.

The sentiment is a sticker.

Cats on a Branch (Large)                  Bare Branches

   

Moonscape stamp and stencil

Many thanks to Inkylicious for sponsoring the Cat Lovers Hop.

Deby has made a special stamp set featuring the Cats on a Branch, but with Christmas hats and a sleigh (Christmas Cats on a Branch) as a prize for our hoppers and she is also generously giving away 3 mini packs of products. 

Thank you, Deby!

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Lost Coast #154 Cats &/or Dogs 31/10

* SUYP Challenge #82 AG Cats 31/10

* Just Add Ink Choose Two (Day/Silhouette) 02/11 WINNER

* Creative Fingers #241 AG 04/11 TOP 3

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #192 AG 05/11 TOP 5

* Crazy for Cats Challenges #1 AG Cats 25/11 2/5 WINNER

* Cat Lovers Hop: Winter Toby Cat

Hello

Welcome to the Cat Lovers Hop 2022.

A big hello to all my furry, feline-loving friends!

The Cat Lovers Hop, for those that don't know, is a fantastic annual event, hosted by the lovely Janis over on her blog, Her Peaceful Garden. 

This is its eighth year and an awful lot of work goes into its planning and preparation. The community of cat loving crafters is one of the best I have come across and I look forward to this event all year long.

If you like cats pop over and have a look at the fun games and awesome prizes that Janis has organised for the next few days. 

You'll find the link up and all the beautiful projects here. 

If you enter, make sure you sign up here to be eligible for prizes.

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Inkylicious Stamps, a small family company in the north of England, is one of the many sponsors of the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop.

I used  2 sets of Inkylicious stamps to create this card: 

I used my favourite cat stamp, Toby Cat to make this winter card:

I stamped Toby Cat and made a mask to cover him up whilst I inked the background. I used a torn piece of paper to create the snowbank for Toby Cat to sit upon and I used Elements inks in Saharah and Della Blue to add colour to the background. I spattered a few water droplets over the inking to create a faux bleach effect. The snowbank has some shading with Graphite ink and some Icicle Stickles.

Next I used the circle mask to lightly pencil in the shape that I would follow with the foliage stamps. I used the Tumbling Vines stamps with Shady Lane and Pinecone Versafine ink to create the foliage arch. I added some small red dots with a ball tool and acrylic paint to represent holly berries. White spatters were applied and some Lime Stickles for sparkle.

Toby Cat                             Tumbling Vines

      

 Circle Stencil and Mask  

Many thanks to Inkylicious for sponsoring the Cat Lovers Hop.

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo 

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Lost Coast #154 Cats &/or Dogs 31/10

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2243 AG 30/10

* SUYP Challenge #82 AG Cats 31/10 TOP PICK

* Winter Wonderland Let it Snow 03/11

* Word Art Wednesday #567/568 AG 08/11

* Worldwide Open DT Challenge #10 AG 3/3 11/11

* Crazy for Cats Challenges #1 AG Cats 25/11 2/5  

Gecko Galz Blog Hop 2022

 

Hello Everyone!

 

We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 12th Annual Blog Hop

 

This is our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 16 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE on each site. Each blog you visit will have an exclusive free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, the one here is

"KITTY CLIPS"

and it can be found at the end of this post.

Make sure you leave a message on each blog site you visit, and follow that design team member if you do not already, and on the last blog there will be a phrase that you should email to us to be entered into our drawing for a wonderful treat pack.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FIVE amazing prizes up for grabs:

• First is a Gecko Galz Kit Club for 2022.
• Second prize is a $75 shopping spree with Gecko Galz.
• Third prize is a $50 shopping spree.
• Fourth prize is a $25 shopping Spree.
• And our Grand Prize is ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS. This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, a new Craft Kit each quarter, 2 ATC collections, a Sentiment pack each quarter, 1 Mini Paper Pack each quarter and one Jewel It collection! 

First of all, you will need to visit all 16 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) 

**This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs. **

 Collect the phrase at the end of the hop on the Fripperies and Butterflies site and there will be a link to email the phrase to 

Gecko Galz at geckogalz2019@gmail.com

This enters you into the Give Away. 

On October 31st we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names in our Newsletter on November 1st.

 

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between the 27th of October and the 30th of October and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

Here are my projects :-

First, I made a couples card:

Look at their kitty expressions - just gorgeous!

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A set of funny, mixed media cards:

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A pair of ATCs:

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A shaker Christmas card: 

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And finally, another kitty Christmas card:

Now have fun visiting each Blog

Gecko Galz

Kim Rayko

Robin Francini

Gail Hutchinson

Mia

Susan Renshaw

Rene Van Wyk

Kelly Parker

  Zowie Dixon

Cathy Norton

Marcia Caradinta

you are here >>> Carole Jones <<< you are here

Angela Fretwell

Gerri Herbst

Leisia Schnur

Leanne Seed

And here is the Free Collage sheet:

"KITTY CLIPS".

(Right click on the image below to save)

Have fun and please show us what you create. 

We would be delighted if you joined our private Gecko Galz Paper Crafting Challenge Group on Facebook.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

I'd really love feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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