BOO 2 You - WaltzingMouse Sketch Challenge

I spent a little time last night playing with a few

ideas for the current WaltzingMouse Sketch Challenge.

I took a few liberties with the sketch by turning it

on it's side (sort of) and not making it an actual card.

I had so much fun with this.

The chipboard background is from one of my

Crafty Secrets Vintage Postcard Sets.

I covered it with Martha Stewart Halloween paper

and then layered Spellbinders Die Cuts (Labels 4)

on top with dimensional tape (so it's not flat).

One of my new favorite punches is the

'Vampire Bat' from EK Success.

I punched it twice from another Martha design

and layered it to give dimension.

The fabby alphabet letters are 'Thickers'

from American Crafts.  The ribbon is

from an old SEI mini SB kit that I have been

hanging onto for the perfect fit...this was it!

There is SO MUCH BOO on this

it's CrAzY (click HERE to find out more).

So here is what I want to know....

What is the latest BOO you have used in a project?

Leave a comment below and let me know...it's so fun

to what you are doing in your creative space : )

Back tonight with an all new Play Date Cafe Challenge

with Celebrity Guest Sankari Wegman!

Julie Ranae's Wednesday Night Favs!

So given the way my week started, I thought it was quite a coincidence that I chose to pick up this stamp set to work with this week. If you are not aware of what I am eluding to, click here and read the story. This set is called 'Peaceful Wishes' and is another set from Artful INKables. As a Design Team Member for AI, am I fortunate to have access to working with these stamps on a regular basis. I would encourage you to hop on over to the AI website and order this set. It is so versatile...not just for the holiday season, but it's perfect for masculine cards as well.

I love the colors and pattern of this paper from Rhonna Farrer and thought it went well with the winter theme. The snowflakes were created with the new Glacial Snowflake punch from Martha Stewart. I did a little heat embossing on the deer, which is unusual for me. I don't break out the heat gun all that often these days, but I thought it worked for this card. A little bit of texture was added to the cardstock using 'The Bug' and the Swiss Dot EF and then I added a little Stickles in silver for the final sparkle.

Now on to tonight's focus...New favorite blogs that I have added to my list. Tonight's list is short, mainly because of the week I've had (again, click here if curiosity is getting the best of you). When I found this blog, I was completely taken with the projects and stories which were written along the way. Iris Garden is hosted by Pam Hooten. It's such a charming blog with a beautiful balance of personal photos and rubber stamping projects. Pam is on the DT for Crafty Secrets and Our Craft Lounge and I can tell you there is no shortage of creativity here. Her blog is easy to navigate and has a fresh, clean look. I haven't added a new blog to my blog roll (blogs I follow everyday) in awhile, but this one is now on my list. I hope you will consider doing the same.

Well...that's it. I told you it was a short list tonight. Just a reminder on my Wednesday Night Favorites List....the blogs aren't necessarily new, just new to me. I do welcome your recommendations and they do not have to be rubber stamping oriented. I still have several referrals that I am working my way through. Not all of them end up on my blog roll, but I do visit all my favorites regularly. If you visit one of the recommended favorites, make sure you take a moment to leave a comment...tell them how you heard about them. Blog hosts are always curious where there visitors are from, this host included!

I will see you tomorrow with a few day-to-day items to catch up on and a new project to share.