Saturday, November 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - Nov 2024 mid month

         

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Saturday, November 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Nov 2024

        


Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - Oct 2024 mid month

        

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Oct 2024

        


Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Monday, September 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - sept2024 mid month

 

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Monday, September 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Sep2024

       

       

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  




Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
                            

Friday, August 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - Aug Mid Month

      


    Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!


I used two of the three landscape scene dies (Creek Bank Creations) and layered them over the tall tree cover die (Scrappy Trails).  Note... I fussy cut the top of the tree cover die, because I didn't want the top frame part.  I'll probably add a moon to the scene.

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Friday, August 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Aug 2024

       


Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  


I LOVE this cat!  He's not scary, but I wanted to use him, because of his size.  I die cut the tree cover die (Scrappy Trails) and fussy cut the lower branch that goes across the card.  Instead of using that lower branch, I die cut another section of the tree on the left side and used it at the bottom. I was going for a spooky looking through the trees feel.

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - July Mid Month

       

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!


A2 landscape top folding card. 
Some more Red, White and Blue with a twist of spooky in honor of 4th of July

This card turned out creeper than expect (at least to me).  I used a bat stencil for the background.  Ink blended some blue around the edges.  I found a very old flag die cut element and paired it with a skull stamp by Tim Holtz.  At this point, I felt it still needed something else, so I stamped those distressed spider webs, with are also by Tim Holtz.

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... 
Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Jul2024

       

  

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  

A2 top folding card.
A little Red, White and Blue with a twist of spooky in honor of 4th of July
I used Waffle Flower’s Postage Collage die to stamp some spooky images (all from Simon Says Stamps) and used markers and glitter pens to color my stamped images. 

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Sunday, June 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - June Mid Month

      

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!


I stamped, colored and fussy cut this spooky cute pumpkin head little guy from Sweet November Stamps several times, so I just had to use him again.

For this card, I used a text pattern paper as my background.  An oval frame full of star sequins for a fun shaker element and my pumpkin head kid in front.

Oops! my glitter pen went crazy while brushing on a lite coating of sparkle, but I rolled w/it.

Card is an A2 top folding.  Extra... cat hair on my backdrop.  I can't get away from the stuff.


Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Sunday, June 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Jun2024

       


Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Card is an A2 top folding.  Extra... cat hair on my backdrop.  I can't get away from the stuff.

I love this pumpkin head little guy from Sweet November Stamps.

I stamped a large spooky house on my card base and inked blended the bottom (path to to house) with Black Soot Distress Oxide.

I stamped, colored and fussy cut the pumpkin head kid and added him to the card front on dimensional foam.

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - April Mid Month

      


    

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 

Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Apr2024



    

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  



Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Saturday, March 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - March Mid Month

     


    

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!


I went super simple on this card.  Using a digital venus fly trap image, I arranged several of them on my panel.  I color the flowers with a green fluorescent glitter marker.  The background I colored with two dark green markers for a variegated look.  

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 


Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Saturday, March 2, 2024

TOB Challenge - Mar2024

     


    

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!  


I tried to capture the feel of the inspiration photo (below), but just not as scary.  The jars were die cut from vellum (top layer) and green variegated cardstock.  The fillers are sandwiched in-between the vellum and cardstock layers.  Once done, I knew the card needed a sentiment, but everything I tried didn't feel right, so I was going to just leave it without one.  BUT... while was editing the photo in PSE, I got the idea for the "Help Us" and added it as digital text. 

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 



Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.
              

Friday, February 16, 2024

TOB Challenge - Feb Mid Month

    


    

Hello crafty friends,
Welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.  Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!




Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 




Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.