Tuesday, October 13, 2020

New Challenge Blog for YOU - New DT for ME - FUN for ALL!

Hello craft friends,

Everyone who knows me, knows that I love cats, penguins, owls and all things Halloween... order of preference can chance depending on mood and/or on how many hairballs I've had to clean up, but I digress (as I'm known to do).   Halloween, is my favorite time of year and if I could stop the calendar from moving it would be during October, do that I could celebrate Halloween all year long.  

A new challenge blog by Two Old Bats just brought me closer to my dream!  YES!  The new Two Old Bats Challenge is ALL about Halloween ALL the time!  And I'm beyond excited to announce that I'm on their Design Team!  



For my first DT project, I created a 5x5 inch mandala card using Jack-O-Lantern (Lil Inker Designs) and Ghost (IO) dies.  I used a ruler to find the center of the square and drew lines to help me align the the smaller die Jack-O-Lanterns towards the center on the card front panel.  I used two for the wider die Jack-O-Lanterns for my second layer.  I used the positive die cuts of the ghost instead of the negative.  I really like the idea, but I'm not happy with the finished card.  The mandala is not centered.  Will have to try this one again to see if I can make it better.    

Other products used... I used 110lb black card stock from Michaels, Spiced Marmalade and Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide under the die cut Jack-O-Lantern faces. 



Here's how things will work... we'll post an inspiration/mood board each month... something to give you a bit of inspiration.  Use or don't, we're good either way, because this is an ANYTHING GOES HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE!

Here is the first FUN board:


We are calling this challenge a JUMP START challenge and it will run for 2 weeks, ending on the 28th.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Challenge.

20 comments:

  1. Oh Mary this is AWESOME and unique! LOVE IT!!! So glad you are having fun! We are so happy to have you on the team!! Hugs

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  2. Mary this is an awesome card! I love the pumpkin faces all around the circle! Those ghosties are just too cute to spook!! It is nice to be on a DT with you again!!

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  3. Fun card...love the ghosts and pumpkin faces!

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  4. Awesome card! Love the dies and the colors!

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  5. Oh, my gosh, this is incredibly creative! I see that you are a perfectionist, because the mandala is only the most minute hair off and I didn't notice it until you said something. It's so cute! I'm happy to be on the team with you, Mary!

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    1. LOL... maybe just a tiny bit of a perfectionist. Thanks for the sweet words :)

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  6. Mary loving your creative card and all those fun ghosts just make me smile!
    So glad you are part of our new adventure and look forward to seeing all your creations...welcome to the team!!

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    1. Thanks Diane... and Happy Birthday to a fellow October BDAY lady!

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  7. This is super cool Mary! I love how you worked all the dies in this! So happy to be on the team with you!

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    1. Thanks Tammy... I had to put my thinking cap on for this one :)

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  8. Oh my gosh!! I have those Jack-o-Lanters dies!!! and I've not used them yet, shame on me!!!!!
    Your card is totally amazing, love the way you created your Mandala design, I didn't noticed anything out of alignment until you mentioned and even then, is hard to see.
    I'm so happy to be on this team with you, thank you for reminding me that I have those fabulous dies.
    Stay healthy and safe.
    XO

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    1. Maria, you are too sweet. thanks for the kinds words :)

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  9. OMG Mary, that Jack-o-lanter die is so cute, so sad they went out of business!

    -- Dalis

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