31 Days of Halloween - Day 20

More BLOG CANDY - Caw Caw!!  Yes, really, I have one more BLOG CANDY and today is the day!!  First, the creation for today.

This little guy is one of my favorite images and one of Alex's as well. His name is Spyder and he is drawn by Victoria Case exclusively for SCACD.

He is such a cute little goth boy.  The papers are from the Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows paper collection.  Love the fun words on the paper.

Speaking of FABULOUS paper, look what I get to give away!!!

This paper pack is donated by Susana at SCACD and you can get some wonderful holiday papers right now at SCACD ON SALE! 

Ok- so now you are saying to yourself  "Edgar, tell us how to win!"  You got it!   I will pick a random comment from the blog, but there is a bit of catch.  For your comment to count in the draw,  you need to also put what your FAVORITE stamp from the SCACD exclusive lines is.  Any of the ones you fine HERE.  Alex's is Spyder, which one is yours?

Challenges:
Clean and Simple #162 - Sketch

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 19

Welcome, welcome!  Alex is feeling a bit peaked today, but I managed to grab a creation from her hands last night and so have something to share.

This isn't super elaborate or creative.  I think that Alex is getting close to being 'locked up' so some down time is perhaps in order.  She keeps saying 'yes, but WHEN?' and basically, I fly away because she is talking to herself anyway ......

This is one of the new images drawn by Elaine Cox for Sweet Pea Stamps.  Her name is Wendi.

You can't see it, but there is just a touch of shimmer on the dress and hat from some Spica pens.  The background paper is part of the Memory Box Nightfall collection which has a really gorgeous collection of fall papers.

I hope you enjoy this break from the creepy and ooky and enjoy the pretty.  See you tomorrow!


Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 18

Wow - this month is flying by - get it, flying, caw, caw!!!  Seriously though, Alex created something wonderfully creepy once again for Beyond the Burtonesque Dolls challenge.

This week the challenge is to be inspired by Guillermo del Toro. Alex thought with it being Halloween and the Vampire craze, etc., etc. that Blade 2 would get lots of taker so went with what she thinks is just one of the oddest of oddities ever, the hand eye thing from Pan's Labyrinth.  Turns out, more of the Dolls are freaky than even they realized, LOL!.

Alex had a fabulous plan for this originally.  She has this great eyeball stamp by Inkadinkado.  She went looking for a hand and found one online she printed out.  When she went to put it all together she found that hand was not nearly large enough for the eyeball.  So, she decided it was time to 'punt'.  I wish she could have seen the grin while she created.  One of these days that girl needs to just let loose with scissors, paper, ink and see what happens!  Anyway, she traced her own hand (think turkeys for Thanksgiving in grade school), cut it out, inked it up and placed the colored, glimmer misted, diamond glazed eyeball right in the center.  The background is one she used another Inkadinkado corner image on.  Why that image, because she likes it and wanted to.  Then she grabbed some different colored inks and 'mucked up' the cardstock before placing the 'eye hand' front and center.

I wonder what everyone else who enters this challenge will come up with?  Personally, I am just a bit creeped out!

Alex also is currently, it is only the first day so ...., participating in the Simply Betty Stamps 12 Days of Halloween challenge. What makes this one a bit different from the 31 Days of Halloween, is that there are specific challenges each day.  Here is her entry for Day 1.  Yep- she got a bit stickles happy.  What is a bird to do.  Just glad she got the owl and not me!

Day 1 is:

One the first day of Halloween

my true love gave to me

and owl in a rotten oak tree....

Happy Halloween
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen.  I hope you will be patient with me today as I fill in for Edgar.  He is currently in time out disposed.  Alex has provided me, Cari-On Inaba with two items to share today.  The first is a wonderful fairy created with a Make-It-Crafty stamp from SCACD.  The papers used are from the Kaisercraft Gypsy Sister collection.

Isn't it just lovely?  Her name is Vixie.  There are several other wonderful stamps available including some great Halloween ones!  Speaking of Halloween....

Since that is why many of you are here, although Edgar says you come for him cocky bugger.  Here is the latest Halloween item Alex has created for me to share with you.  This is a lovely tag using a stamp from Another Stamp Company.  She loved the image the minute she saw it and had it popped in the shopping cart lickity split.

Can you blame her?  Isn't it lovely?  All of the coloring on the tag was done with distress inks.

Hope to see you back tomorrow.  I also hope that Edgar will have behaved enough to be here.  He has much practice to do on his dancing as well if he hopes to make the cut on Dancing With Scars.  Make the cut... you get it?  tee hee hee.

Happy Halloween!
Cari-On

31 Days of Halloween - Day 16

Yesterday, Alex had a good friend participate in her first race, a 10k.  Alex was so excited to go cheer her on and had a wonderful time.  The good news is that Alex spent so much time 'wooooooooo hoooooooooo'ing' that now she is very quite, hee hee! 

She did get something prepared for you to see today however.  I think you will like it, I know that I think it is pretty awesome looking, even if simple.

She created a tag for you today.  You know how Alex loves to make tags!  She had grabbed some Glimmer Mist and a new stencil from Crafters Workshop called Branches Reversed.  Alex has been just itching to use this stencil.  The thing I find most comical though is that this particular tag is the one she smooshed onto the stencil to grab the ink on it after she used it.  She just loved the way it pooled around the branches.

Alex stamped a gate on the bottom and a cute witch on a broom in the sky. After inking the edges I was able to convince her to leave it alone and let that tree take center stage.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 15

It is my FAVORITE day - it is BLOG CANDY DAY!  Alex says I have to share the crap she makes good stuff first though so here we go.

Alex was shopping in September and found a chipboard with hat, undecorated of course.  She grabbed it so fast her hands were a blur, thinking only of 31 Days of Halloween.  Before leaving the store, she also grabbed a couple of sheets or red glitter paper, the ideas were already brewing.

The first thing Alex did was paint the witch hat black.  The Dorothy shoes are made using the red glitter paper and the pattern found here.  The designs on the hat are stamped on using white Staz-On.  I know Alex loved making this stuff.  I hope you enjoy seeing it.  Although I have no idea what she is going to do with it now...

Now, for the really exciting news.  Today we have BLOG CANDY.  I get to give away this paper pack Authentique Glowing donated by Susana of SCACD.  Isn't it fabulous!?!??!!!

I will draw at random from the comments left on this post by midnight Monday October 17.  Good luck to you all!

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 14

Welcome, welcome!  I hope you have not been waiting for day 14 for long.  Alex went out last night leaving me locked in my cage.  After she got home, she went straight to bed.  Really?!?!  How is a crow to get a post ready for the next day?  HRMPH!

However, I do have something for you that I think you will enjoy.  It is quite ghastly, so your kitty cats might be too wimpy to handle it.  Just a word of warning.  (I was just informed by Alex's son that it is actually 15 words of warning.)

This lovely lady is an image from Delicious Doodles called I'm Ba-aack.  The creation was made for the Delicious Doodles challenge the next two weeks.  It is to create some thing Halloween, but no color orange can be used.

yep- having her show up at my door to say hello would not make me comfortable.  I think there would be some flying away involved.  I would threaten to peck her eyes out, but don't think she would care a whole lot or be slowed down.  Staying out of reach would be the safest.  Now, here is hoping Alex doesn't leave me locked up in that cage.

See you tomorrow and I am excited about it.  I will have some blog candy to give away!  CAW!!! CAW!!!

Happy Halloween
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween Day 13

Good Day!!!!  So happy to see you visiting me again.  I know that Alex's creations are fun, but have no doubt that if she hadn't let me host, you would probably not come by so often.  I tell her that and she just throws something at me when I do.  However, I'm not sure if it is because of what I am saying, or that I am walking on her table of craftiness.

Alex has a new Halloween card she created using an image drawn by Terra Bidlespacher for Sweet Pea Stamps.  The name of the image is Halloween.

After stamping and coloring the image, Alex tore the edges and then used a couple different distress inks on them. She was going for a burnt paper look. Not quite the same as fire, but the last time she used actual fire to do a burnt edge, it required an insurance adjuster and contractors. Yeah- THAT is a story.  The background paper is part of the MME Mischievous paper pack.
Do you see that fun pumpkin in the corner?  That has a story and I have to tell you.  Alex made that!  Yes, really.  She used that fabulous Viva Decor Crystal Gel from SCACD.  She has the orange gold color which didn't need any painting this time.  However, she did distress it a bit with some of the metallic rub-ons from SCACD.  The mold she used is by 1st Impressions.  These make it really easy because they are super flexible.  When the Crystal Gel is dry, they just pop right out!  She plays with this a lot.  There are all kinds of molded shapes around here just waiting to be put on something.

I hope your day is fabulous.  Alex has been spending a lot of time checking out the other Wicked Bloggers participating in the 31 Days of Halloween.  I hope you are as well.  There is a lot of variety and creativity.  You can't help but be inspired.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween Day 12

I am soooooooooooo excited to share today's creation with you. This the outside and once again Alex has been playing with the Teresa Collins Happy Hallows stamp set.  I happen to know that it is actually on sale right now at SCACD, but let Alex know I told you.  She wants to be the only one who has this set to play with.

The chandelier, sentiment and cat are all stamped and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The paper strips are the same as the paper on the inside of the card.

The inside is covered with paper from the Authentique paper pad Glowing.  The skulls are also an image from the Teresa Collins Happy Hallows stamp set.

Alex is quite please with the end result of this card. I was almost unable to pry it from her hands to take a photo so all of you could see it. I had to warn her that my ancestors starred in "The Birds" and she did not want to mess with me.  That did the trick.

Challenges:
 Everybody Art Challenge #163 - Halloween
Cupcake Craft #163- Halloween
My Craft Spot #29 - colors, black with orange


Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 11

It is here, challenge two for Beyond The Burtonesque Dolls.  This weeks challenge is The Art and Works of Terry Gilliam.  Now, Alex really, really wanted to create something with a great big foot stomping on it.  However, that was as far as she could get the creative idea to go, so she had to switch gears.

She went with being inspired by one of her favorite movies, Time Bandits.  If you have not seen this movie, you should AND it is family friendly, especially if you have boys.  So- are you ready to see the end result?

Isn't that potion dude/dudette fabulous?  It is one of the Kraftin' Kimmie Halloween stamps that are currently on sale at SCACD.  The clocks, the different places in the script in the background, it is all about the movie.  Only thing better would have been a ship, but she wanted to use this image and really, it is better for the Halloween theme going on this month soooooo I guess she wins this one. (just don't tell her I said that, she might think she is running the show or something)

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 10

Well- evidently my 'humor' was less than appreciated. However, I am allowed to continue to post, but on a 'probationary basis'- yeah- WHATEVER!
Alex has a fun harvest type Halloween creation for us today.  This is using an image by Katerina Koukiotiss at Sweet Pea Stamps called Halloween Night.

After stamping and coloring it, Alex went looking through her papers and ribbon and came up with all of this.  She was really looking for brown ribbon to pull out the branches, but kept coming back to the burnt orange and nothing else looked quite so nice.  I think she made a great choice!

Hope to see you back tomorrow. I also really hope you are visiting some of the other blogs participating in the 31 Days of Halloween. There have been some just amazing creations you don't want to miss. I promise!

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 9

Today Alex has deserted me and left me to post all by myself.  She has this 'thing' she is out doing (her first full marathon) and for some reason just doesn't think she will 'feel up to' helping out afterward.  WHATEVER.  I know that I could do it if it was me.  Not going to do it and prove it, but sure I could.  However, since she is not here and can't edit anything, I brought in a friend to help me out.

Let me introduce you to a very dear old (and I do mean old) friend Cari-On Inaba.  She is a retired ballroom dancing teacher and currently one of the judges on the hit show, "Dancing With Scars".   I am hopeful Cari-On will help me get prepared to audition for the next season.

Now- on to what Alex has created and left for us to share with you today.  It is another tag with a scene on it for your viewing pleasure.

This tag was first stamped with the image and spider web.  Alex then used several colors of distress inks to create the glow around the candles.  The candles have diamond glaze on them to help create look of wax.  The book was colored with a gold Spica pen to mimic the look of plating on it.  Have to say, that even though she is slacking absent today while I am posting, I do like the item she left me to post about.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 8

Day 8!?!? Does that really say day 8!?!? WOW- this is going fast, too fast. I have no desire to be locked up in that cage again. I take it back, Alex can throw all the glitter at me she wants to, just don't lock me back up in that cage!!!

If I want to keep my job as host, I guess I better get to it!  So today, the talented and oh so beautiful Alex has a lovely creation to share (think that is smoochy enough to stay free range?)

This adorable Halloween card is made using the Witchy Wanda image by Make It Crafy.  Did you know that SCACD is the FIRST store in the US to carry the Make It Crafy stamps?  Me either, but Alex just told me so I figured it was important to share with all of you.

The background is paper in the My Mind's Eye Mischievous collection.  The striped strip (say that ten times fast!) is the backside of the same sheet.  Another fun fact to share, right now all the Halloween papers are 25% off at SCACD.   I know, awesome!~

Challenges:
Fussy & Fancy Fridays - Fall or Halloween
Charisma Cards #40- Black and Orange
Rainbow Lady #173 - In the misty moonlight
Cooking It Up with Katie #78 - Fabulous, Fun & "F"lying


Happy Halloween!
Edgar!

31 Days of Halloween Day 7

YAY- Alex is in tag mode again today and I just looooooooooooooooooove Alex in tag mode. She is super happy when she plays with the tags. This one required some very colorful language and I stayed back a bit for my own safety, but Alex's stubbornness prevailed and she was smiling when it was finished.

Alex used the Betty Addams image from Simply Betty Stamps.  She thought it would be just lovely paper pieced, and it is.  However, when selecting the paper, Alex was more about the end result that actually being able to see the lines to cut on the paper.

Alex first stamped the image on her tag and colored it. She then stamped it on some Bo Bunny Father Christmas paper for the dress and began to cut it out.  Many swear words later - due to the darkness of the paper with the black ink and Alex's failing eyesight - the dress was glued onto the image on the tag.  The rose was cut and pieced as well.  Alex used her markers to create a bit of additional shading on the dress.  Distress inks in a couple of colors were used to color the tag.

I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do.  It is already in the mail on the way to a new home.  Alex keeps most of her tags and I love looking them over and over.  This one, however, will be loved by someone else.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween Day 6

Ok- have to tell you, I am just a touch amused at Alex with this creation. She started out all cute and fun and then, just like she does, she added in just a bit of the creepy.  I don't know how she continues to do it, but one day perhaps she will refrain. 

This cutie is drawn by Elisabeth Bell exclusively for SCACD and is part of the Holiday Peekers collection. You probably remember that just a couple of days ago, Alex took another Peeker and Halloween'ed her up. If not, you can see it here. This one was already going that direction, but could have been a sweet lovable fall card just as easily. At least, with anyone else but Alex using the image it could have been....

Cute image - check
Fun colorful paper - check
Creepy Jack o'Lantern border....- check

Alex used the paper from Best Creations Happy Haunting for this card.  It is a good thing they have multiples of each sheet because I thought Alex was going to lose it trying to decide which paper and which side of the paper to use.  She pretty much loves them all and I think that if her hubby would allow it, she would just put them all up on the wall 'as is'.  Of course, I kept telling her to do it anyway......

The Jack o'Lantern border is created using the stamps from the Teresa Collins Happy Hallows set.  This is the same set that had the hand she used to pop out of the box in THIS card.  (Oh dear, poor Elisabeth Bell is probably going to have a coronary if she ever looks at Alex's blog.)  You will also see a lot more of this set in several other upcoming creations.  If you don't own it, you should.  Oh wait, Alex says NO, she wants to be the only cool one.... whatever!


Happy Halloween!
Edgar

Winter Wonder

I have to throw in some non Halloween, but very much winter is coming.  This image drawn by Sylvia Zet exclusively for SCACD is just so cute.  I love the sweet faces all of them in the sets have.

This image is Winter Wonder.  Perfectly named IMHO.  I had been talking about Christmas cards with some friends recently and ideas for snowy ground.  I used some glitter on mine and then the Polar White Flowersoft on their caps for the fur.  This stuff is just fabulous for that look.  Use some Bo Bunny Blitzen paper, add a couple of snowflakes and flurries and VIOLA!

Get Inky!
Alex

31 Days of Halloween - Day 5

Alex has graced us with purple once again.  Since it is her favorite color, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.

She pulled out some of the many Sweet Pea Stamps Halloween'ish images.  Terra Bidlespacher has several that work and this is one of mine and Alex's favorites.  It is called Slightly Toxic.  It can be found on Plate #169 or purchased by itself.

Alex had a blast coloring and enjoyed all the stones in the floor and wall behind the girl in the image as well as the melting candles in the bottles.  Just little details that set the scene so well.  That girl's sweet face certainly doesn't look like she would do anyone harm.  I think she is just misunderstood.  I completely understand.

Happy Halloween!

Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 4

Hello my pretties! I hope that October is treating you all fabulously. I am so excited to be getting going on the 31 Days of Halloween and now it is Day 4!! CAW CAW!- oops, sorry about that, just a bit excited!

Today I am going to share not only a creation from Alex, but some news as well!  Alex is part of the fabulous Design Team for the new challenge blog Beyond the Burtonesque Dolls!

They began their first challenge yesterday.  The challenge is "Your Favorite Halloween".  Share something based on your favorite Halloween movie, book or memory.  Alex went with her favorite memory.  The story goes like this:

Once upon a time, there was a gangly teenage girl in high school.  She was one of the geeky orchestra smart kids that wasn't super popular and didn't have great self esteem.  She was 'good' and no one really noticed her.  That there was always a book in front of her face probably didn't help...  The Halloween of her junior year in high school, she got invited to hang out with a couple of girls she shared a class or two with.  They had two different parties to attend.  A Drama club one and a church youth group one.  Alex agreed and they all talked costumes.  For the first time EVER Alex got to pick whatever she thought she could pull the stuff together for - scary or not.  She wanted to be a vampire.  Now keep in mind, Alex is not a spring chicken, so at this time her fascination with Vampire's was a bit odd.  Yep- she is a vampire freak from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back.  However, one of the girls she was going with did the stage makeup for the drama club so helped Alex get ready.  She was completely made up, hair done and even had a cape she borrowed.  She was rockin' the sexy vamp look.  For the first time EVER, and pretty much since, she felt and looked smokin' hot!  It was a wonderful night!

So, in remembrance of the evening Alex decided to use the new Bella the Vampire image from Simply Betty Stamps.  Bella is a smokin' hot vampire in her own right.  Alex paired the image with this awesome paper by Teresa Collins found in the Haunted Hallows collection.

Challenges:
Corrosive Challenge #134 - Purple Passion
Come and Get It - Happy Halloween
Fashionable Stamping #5 - Vintage
Crafty Catz - Things with Wings
Forever Night Challenges - Anything Goes - creepy and dark :)


Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 3

It is TAG TIME!  Caw, caw!  I just looooooove when Alex gets her tag on! 

The distress inks were brought out, the sponges and the fun.  Alex gets all sorts of silly when she is making tags.  She pulls out stamps she hasn't played with before or at least in a long time.  I just love smelling all the ink.  I also am pretty comfortable that I am safe from flying glitter when she is working on tags.  Although I bet now I have jinxed myself......

The image stamp on here is an unknown company, but one Alex grabbed on sale after Halloween last year in anticipation of 31 Days of Halloween this year. Fortunately, she actually remembered it!

Challenges:
Artistic Stamper - Autumn Colors
Desert Islands Crafts -  tag, circle, no white
Craft Your Days Away #30 - Tag it
Easy Craft Projects #48 - Autumn project


Don't forget to get yourself entered for the Blog Candy from yesterday if you aren't yet! 

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

31 Days of Halloween - Day 2

HELLO and WELCOME my Dharlinks!  I have another project from the dark side of Alex's brain to share with you today.  I must warn you that the giggling that happened while she was creating it was just a touch scary.

Alex gabbed the sweet and adorable image Partners in Peeking drawn by Elisabeth Bell exclusively for SCACD.  But you know Alex, she couldn't just leave it at that.  Of course, if she had, it wouldn't really be appropriate for the 31 Days of Halloween, but I am pretty sure this poor little girl has to change her panties now! 

Now for some fun and exciting news!  Today is a CANDY day!  CAW CAW!!!!  Susana at SCACD sent Alex a few fun things to give away.  One of them is the 6x6 paper pad from My Minds Eye called Mischevious.  This is also the paper pack Alex used when creating this card. 

Fun isn't it?  Everyone who comments will be eligble to win this candy.  You have until midnight Oct 4.  The winner will be announced on the post Oct 5 and need to contact Alex with their mailing information.  If you just can't wait, or don't want to risk it, you can purchase one yourself from SCACD.  They have lots of fabulous holiday papers here.

Oooooooooooh- that was FUN.  I can't wait to give away more things!

Happy Halloween!
Edgar

Sweet Pea Stamps 48 Hour SALE!!!!

48 hour Sale!!!!

Sweet Pea Stamps 48 hour sale will begin at midnight Oct 1 and run through Oct 2nd. All orders will receive 25% off (excluding wholesale. Wholesale customers,  will receive a 10% discount. We will adjust your invoice and e-mail you your new total). The online website will automatically deduct the % off for you, at checkout.

Past orders excluded.

GO HERE AND ORDER NOW!!! 

Get Inky!

Alex

31 Days of Halloween - Day 1

Welcome, welcome!!!  Allow me to introduce myself to those of you that have not met me before.  My name is Edgar Allen Crow.  Yes, yes, I know, and yes, I have heard it before.  Alex, being the lover of all things Halloween and creepy, once again has joined in on the fun with the 31 Days of Halloween.  There is an entire group of these crazy creative people challenging themselves to come up with something 'Halloween' every day for the entire month of October.  The only must have is that it must contain something stamped someplace on the creation.  Because she is soooooooooooooooooooooo lazy busy, Alex has allowed me to once again host this year's 31 Days.  I am very excited and hope you are as well.

First, some of the details.  There is a list on the sidebar of Alex's blog that has all of the participants.  There are also prizes to be won.  Alex has some blog candy donated by Susana at SCACD that will appear throughout the month.  There are also several sponsors for the 31 Days.  These prizes will be in the form of scavenger hunts and I will be certain to let you know when they are happening.  There is also a GRAND PRIZE being awarded to Wicked Bloggers and Horrifying Hoppers.  The complete rules can be found here.


Now- on to the first of many creations Alex has to share with you.  I do want to warn you though that her brain was especially twisted and warped for this one.  

Here Kitty Kitty...... (hee hee hee)

This is a newly released image from Delicious Doodles called My Sweet Kitty. The challenge this week for Delicious Doodles is 'Tales of the Unexpected'. Obviously Alex went a bit crazy with this one. Don't say I didn't warn you.

I would love to tell you that the month won't contain all ick and ook, but knowing Alex, I just can't guarantee it.  However, I do hope you will hang out with us the rest of the month.  I know I will be fabulous and I am hoping you can tolerate Alex.

Happy Halloween!
Edgar