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Saturday 30 October 2010

Being spooky at Totally Gorjuss!

Yay, another Totally Gorjuss Saturday!  This week's challenge is none other than "spooky" (of course!) sponsored by Wild orchid Crafts who sell those lovely mulberry flowers and other gorgeous embellies.  I loved this challenge - another excuse to make another Halloween card and this was extra fun!

 


I used the pumpkin and kitty freebie digi by Michelle Perkett Studio - a true scaredy cat!!  Sooo cute!  I also wanted to use up some acetate from my stash.  I first tried stamping a cloud background with white Staz On onto it but it just looked blotchy and rubbish so I used an embossing folder instead - I think it came out really fab!  Gotta try that again!   I made the bats by just knotting some sturdy black ribbon - I was surprised how well they turned out.  Anyway, I hope you like!  Go check out the other DT cards - they are really fab!!

If you'd like to be a Guest Gorjusette (and who wouldn't want that uber cool title?!), then you still have time to email Net at totallygorjuss@gmail.com.  Just provide a few details about yourself and she'll be in touch.  DT call open until 14 November.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock
Image: Melissa Perkett Studio freebie digi stamp
Mediums: ProMarkers, black pen (to outline the border punch and faux stitching)
Accents: Stampin Up ribbon, black flat backed pearls and silver and black velvet ribbon from stash, black ribbon to make bats from stash, printed greeting from pc
Tools: Martha Stewart grass border and punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Xcut punch border system

25 comments:

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

This is absolutely fabulous Mary! I love the bats and the acetate is really awesome. I have to try that myself. Gorgeous card.

Pami said...

OMG Mary , this is fabulous! How do think of these things!! Amazing. Pami x

Unknown said...

That is great! I love that you embossed the acetate! Thanks for joining us at MPS! Shelley:)

Lisa Jane said...

Oh wow Mary - i love it - so vibrant ! Those ribbon baths are genius! ..and i must try enbossing some acetate..
Feeling a little delicate this morning..
Lisa ;)

Lindsey said...

Wow Mary! This is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you have embossed the acetate
Linds x

Cor* said...

What a wonderful creation with Vellum is it? Nope acetate (had to go back and read carefully), it is sooooooooooooooo cool what you've done! Thanks for your terrific Halloween creation and for inspiring us at Creative Inspirations this fortnight!!

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Mary your card is fabulous! Wow, I love the embossed acetate and colors and layout you used, again wow! ;0 Thanks for playing along in our challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio this week!

Cindy Haffner said...

FABULOUS!!

~Heidi~ said...

This is an awesome idea! I will need to try this. Thanks for the cool idea!

Michelle said...

Hi Mary! This is such a fun Halloween card! I love your coloring of my Scaredy Cat image and just love your acetate and those little bats are darling!! Thank you for joining our challenge this week at Michelle Perkett Studio!

Julie said...

Very cool. This is such a great idea for the transparency challenge. Thank you for joining us at Cute Card Thursday!

Julie

cowboydutrem said...

Love that embossed acetate!

paper fun said...

I love the acetate. You did a great job with it. I looked at your card several times today and I did not realize that your bats were ribbon. Very cute.
Thanks for joining us at MPS. I hope that you come play with us again.

Mari

Anita said...

This card is awesome. I love the embossed acetate and the ribbon bats are so cute...they really look like bats! And your image is perfectly colored, as always.

Tammy said...

This is awesome Mary! I love the embossed acetate and the colors are beautiful!! Thank you for joining MPS this week!
Tammy x

Whimsey said...

WOWZA; that's amazing! Love the embossing folder on the acetate!

Jeannie said...

Very, very cute! Thanks so much for joining us at Paper Play Challenges.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Mel said...

Just gorjuss honey!
I adore the wee pumpkin!
Thanks for joining in the fun at Sarah Hurley's Challenge
Hugs Melly xxx

Shell said...

Fabulous card, i love your little ribbon bats how cool do they look? thanks for joining us at Sarah Hurley Challenges this week.
Shell xx

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Wow, this is really cool! Love what you did with the acetate. Thank you for joining Paper Play Halloween challenge! :)

stampingandstitching said...

Wow Mary, such a fantastic card! Brilliant design and details! I love the way you embossed the acetate! Thanks for joining us on PaperPlay this week!

Annie said...

a fabulous Halloween creation! thanks for joining in the fun with us at CCT.
hugs, annie x

Parchey Family said...

I have finally had a chance to check out your blog and I love it. For someone who claims to not be crafty you make some amazing cards. I love this one because that is a very clever way to make bats. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card, thank you for joining us at Sarah Hurley Challenges this week!

Sarah x

Sandy Ang said...

I can see why you picked this as your fav. It's so creative to have the clear 'forest' made by embossing acetate. And the bats are darling !

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