Craft Roulette #106 Card & Video

 Hello crafty friends, 
     here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #106 (43rd consecutive):

I figured most submissions where going to have birds on trees, so I didn't want to go in that direction.  While flipping through my bird bin I pulled out a couple of stamp sets with birds that had coffee cups in their hands, but when I came to this set the idea of color blocking popped into my head and I just had to run with it. 

I started by creating a grid on my card front, which leans nicely to the Dutch door parameter even though my "door" is on a slight angle.  I stamped the birds on a separate sheet of card stock and using alcohol markers colored certain parts of them using my  Red +2 colors of purple and blue.  I fussy cut my birds... tip:  don't worry about cutting around those tiny bird legs.  Before sticking them onto your card, stamp them in the spot you want them and then stick the fussy cut one over it.  The legs or any other tiny detail will show.  This works even if you use foam tape, which I did on my birds.

Once my birds were ready, I focus back on my card.  I inked blended each section, so that each bird would have an alternate color behind, but as you can see I messed up, because the red bird ended up in the red section.  Oh well, stuff happens and you move on.   Initially, I was only going to splatter water on the card, but with the black text in the birds and the grid lines, the card needed the black splatters.  I also sprayed the card with shimmer.  On the inside, I stamped the three feather stamps from the set in the three colors red, purple and blue. 

Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

Thanks for stopping bye.  Until next time, take care.

TOB - Apr2022 Challenge

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 took my inspiration from the umbrella pictured in this month's mood board.  I used two sheets of 5x7 recollections Halloween pattern paper and die cut them with an A2 stitched rectangle die, them using a paper trimmer and keeping the two sheets together, I cut the panels into "rays" sections.  This technique leaves you with enough pattern paper for two A2 card fronts.  I alternates the two patterns to get the look/design the umbrella had.  I added a stamped and die cut sentiment from Simon Says called Hand Lettered Halloween.  On the Right card I inked the die cut sentiment orange before stamping and the left card I left it white, but die cut a second one and used it as a shadow. 

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

Craft Roulette #105 Card & Video

 Hello crafty friends, 
     here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #105 (42nd consecutive):

Bunnies hopped onto my submission card design this week, since they been all over my desk this month for the #BunniesOfMarch series by Anna Wight that I've been playing along with.

I love how the Whittle Cutie Rabbit (big bunny) works so well with the Whittle Rabblt (little bunny). The oval die and leaf border created a center frame for the bunnies.

I met the B&W and Polka dot parameters both with the background pattern paper. My two extra colors, green (leaves and oval center pattern paper) and pink. The big and little random element are the bunnies.

Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

Thanks for stopping bye.  Until next time, take care.

TOB - Mar2022 Mid Month Challenge

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 took the image of the house with the creepy window shadows as my inspiration for my card.  I used a large bare tree in the background twice and using a circle mask for a moon inked the whole background with black distressed ink.  The house I inked with purple distressed ink and darken the windows with purple markers.  For the glowing inside, I used a piece of card stock smaller than the house, which I inked with lime green distressed ink.  I added mini Halloween stamps from Lawn Fawn and other brands into the windows and door. 

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.

Craft Roulette #103 Card & Video

  Hello crafty friends, 
     here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #103 (40th consecutive):

I used digital Yahtzee cards that I sized to fit an A2 card for my "game board" element.  The dice (my mini card toppers) and the sentiment are also digital.  In the video, which I linked below I show how I created the paper springs I used to pop up the dice.  It doesn't give them as much movement as an action wobbler would, but if you don't have one those around, it's a good alternative.

Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

Thanks for stopping bye.  Until next time, take care.

Craft Roulette #102 Card & Video

 Hello crafty friends, 
here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #102 (39th consecutive):

I finally got to use this Funny Bones Stamp by Riley & Company, which makes me smile every time I read it, but which sadly I haven't been able to find a lot of use for.

I started by die cutting a 8"x4" stitched slim card stock panel and scoring it at each end at 2" to create a 4" square gatefold card. Since I was going to create a tall vertical scene on the inside, I turned the gatefold 180 degrees, so that it open up and down, instead of sideways.

I used a cloud stencil by MFT for the background on both the inside and front of the card. On the inside, I also used a city building stencil. The cloud die cuts in the front of the card are also from MFT. The tiny letters that I used for "FYI" are from a Die-Versions font die.

It's funny... I got the Nutty Squirrel stamp set because I have a friend who loves doing dangerous stuff like paragliding, black diamond skiing and figured I could make fun cards for her with the set.  I never thought to pair it with the skydiving sentiment stamp until the crafty wheel landed on acronym.  Obviously, my friend is going to get this card as a "just because". 

  Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

Thanks for stopping bye.  Until next time, take care.

TOB - Mar2022 Challenge

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 took my inspiration for the creepy jars for this month's first card.  I used an old wood stamp I had in my collection from Northwood Rubber Stamps.  The stamp doesn't have a name, but I think the copy right reads Jean Anderson 2016, but the font is very tiny and my eyes are not as good as they use to be.

I "grounded" the jars by created a table for them to sit on. I wanted my background dark, but with some interest, so I used a stencil (bats) to create the appearance or tone-on-tone wallpaper.  I used pattern paper for the "Boo!", which is a die from Papertrey Ink. 

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