Spooky Kitty Birthday at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's a brand new month, and October is my favourite. Spooky Season, soups and stews, and my birthday are always good reasons to celebrate! Over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog we have a brand new theme for you today - All Creatures Great and Small. You can interpret this how you wish, but be sure that your main focus is a creature.

I have used Pg 13 of the Halloween Kittens colouring book to make a spooky double-display birthday card.

I like that from the top it kind of looks like bat wings!

Animals aren't my favorite thing to colour, but this kitty is too cute. I had to give him some white 'socks'.

I typed the sentiments in Photoshop. This is something I love doing as I don't always have the perfect thing with dies or stamps.

Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind comments are always appreciated.

Please come and join in our challenge this week and remember, you can use any image but if you use a Paper Shelter image you are eligible for a higher value prize!

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock - basic black and white
• Recollections black ric-rac
• Banner dies
• Hexagon dies
• Gems
• Recollections lazer-cut card - Ravenshead Manor
• Crafts Halloween patterned paper
• Holographic card
• Posca paint pen - White
• Shuttle Art gel pens
• ProMarkers - Black, Lilac, Lavender, Cloud Blue, Blue Pearl, Aubergine, Prussian, Violet, Cool Grey 1-3, Pine, Ocean Teal, Warm Grey 4+5, Plum, Purple, Coral, Pastel Pink, Cool Grey 4+5 & Dusky Pink

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Crafter's Cafe - #312 ATG/Include an Animal
2. Double D Challenge - To Spook or Not
3. Incy Wincy Designs - October, Autumn/More Than One Fold
4. The Diva's That Cut Paper - Anything Goes on a card For World Card Making Day
5. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October ATG
6. Simon Says {Wednesday} - Things With Wings
7. The Paper Funday Challenge - #70 ATG/Autumn

Easter or Spring at Ching-Chou Kuik

It's time for a brand new challenge at Ching-Chou Kuik's blog.  This month our theme is EASTER OR SPRING, so let's see some pretty makes. You can enter the challenge here.

I have gone a bit crazy with this one and chosen a fold I've never done before.  It opens out rather large and has lots of little panels to decorate.  I've seen them called Double-Display cards or Double Tri-Shutter cards. 

I have used the image 'Swing In Spring' with some gorgeous pastels in a purple, yellow and blue theme. I love this patterned paper and colour combo, it reminds me of spring floral fabric!

Products used:

• Papermania cardstock
• Recollections designer paper
• Sizzix Butterfly dies
• Flower dies
• Frame & scroll dies
• Ranger Liquid Pearls - Pewter
• ProMarkers - Tan, Sunkissed Pink, Putty, Almond, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Ginger, Sky Blue, Blue Pearl, Cocoa, Pine, Forest, Lush Green, Leaf Green, Gold, Mustard, Buttercup, Antique Pink, Warm Grey 1-3, Purple, Amethyst, Sunflower, Orchid, Cobalt, Arctic Blue & Powder Blue

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Craft Cottage - #105 Make It Feminine
2. The Corrosive Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
3. Simon Says Wednesday - Girl Power
4. Power Poppy - Inspired by Fabric!
5. Let's Craft and Create - #135 Anything Goes
6. I ♥ ProMarkers - #354 For A Girl