FOREVER NIGHT CREEPY CHALLENGE 61 - 3-2-1

Hello and Welcome,
I have made this ATC for the current Challenge over at FOREVER NIGHT CREEPY CHALLENGES.... 

CHALLENGE 61

3.2.1 ( 3 of something, 2 of something, 1 of something) / Anything Goes

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I have used 'The Graveyard' and 'I'm NOT Goth !!' which are both by Delicious Doodles.

I used the graveyard scene as the background for my ATC and then I printed out the Emo  and fussy cut her to layer up 3 times to make her 3D. I added 2 sparkle gems and 1 sentiment cabuchon sticker..

Other Challenges I am entering:

OH - FROG IT !!!

Hello Peeps,
Today I have made a card for two new Challenge sites that I have found :-)
The first is a Group called 'INKY FROGGIES' over at The Crafter's Cafe. It is being hosted by some good friends of mine and is aimed at STAMPING UP product users. If you get to join them - you too can be a FROGETTE  LoL  :-)
The task for January reads thusly;

The challenge: Create a project using a Stampin’ Up! stamp that either is a frog or depicts something pertaining to frogs.  What you interpret as “frog pertaining” is up to you, suggestions include lily pads, ponds, grass, and, of course, flying bugs.  Stretch your imagination and have fun with this theme.

I have some SU digis, and the one I used is called 'Sprinkled Expressions-Heart'. 

The second new Challenge is a brand new one from Sandy of SCRIBBLES BY SANDY fame and is called the SCRIBBLES DESIGN CHALLENGE BLOG. For this one the rule is to use an image by Sandy for your project.
I have chosen to use 'Gone Buggy' with the associated Sentiment... which just makes me laugh every time I read it. My froggy was coloured digitally in PSE9 and I have made a circular easel card using a Monet background. I enlarged the little fly Sandy drew and made some bigger ones to decorate and hold the easel open :-)

So - there we are :-) I hope you will pop over and have a look at this new Challenges and give them some love and encouragement xx

Challenges I am entering:

Inky Froggies - January Anything Goes Challenge (with Frog)

Scribbles Design Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

SCOOBY

Hi there,
I decided to try something new - Digital Scrapbooking. I have tons of designer kits but rarely actually make time to try them out.
I decided to make this one for the Colour Swatch Challenge over at DESIGN HOUSE DIGITAL and I used My Memories Suite to construct it. I am still a little unsure of proper layouts, but have just been searching for Templates, so that will help me. :-) Here's the colours to use...

I think it worked OK and hopefully my colours look true to the original. :-)

Kit: 'Whispersoft' by JillDZines

Challenges I am entering:

Design House Digital - January Colour Swatch

Lucky Snapping in 2013 - Nostalgia Challenge New Beginnings

OH - THE JOYS OF GREECE....... NOT !!!! PLUS FREEBIE

Well Hello Peeps,
I am sorry to have been absent and you have missed out on the FREEBIES, but it was due to circumstances entirely out of my control :-(
I lost Internet and Telephone nearly 2 weeks ago now. !
We had a mahusive electric storm on the night before losing everything, so I thought it may have been the culprit.
I went down to the telephone company - after having established it wasn't anything wrong at my end.
The conversation went like this (but in my bestest Greek of course LoL)...........
On entering, the customer service man is chatting to someone and waving his coffee around. He sees me and carries on chatting.I wait for a couple of minutes before he finally drags himself away and comes over.
ME: "Good Morning and Happy New Year. After the storm last night, my telephone it does not work"
HIM: "Good New Year" - he walks over to his desk.
We sit down and he types away on his computer for a while. I think that he maybe is playing cards coz he ain't asked me anything yet, so what can he possible be typing about.? !!
HIM: "What your number is?"
I duly give it to him... he types some more and then writes something on a scrap of paper...
HIM: "Here - you must ring this"
I look at it.... a 5 digit number which I assume is some sort of Help Desk number.
ME: "How can I do that when I don't have a telephone?"
HIM:....................stares blankly at me for a moment and then gives me the 'Greek Shrug'.. which we take as being 'I really don't give a toss' !!
I walk out and stomp home. The number is not accessible via Mobile Phone which is the only thing I got now !!! I swear and shout and then get a friend to ring. She tells me the 'Very Helpful Man' will try and diagnose my problem remotely and fix it, or he will call Athens and they will do it or if they can't, they will call OTE on my island - which is where I have just been. He says they will call back on my mobile number in 2 - 3 hours and tell me what is happening either way.
OK - so I wait. The next day arrives .... NOTHING. !!
Other Half stomps down to town and sees different man - who speaks English coz Other Half doesn't do Greek :-)  Man types on computer, then makes a phone call. Afterwards he says "Ah, the problem is not inside your house. There was an accident and the pole is gone. We have to fix". Other Half asks when this will be done. He gets the 'Greek Shrug' and man says "Maybe 1 week". !!!!  Well that's almost like saying..'When I can be bothered to get up off my fat *rse and do something'.
Needless to say, we sit and wait for nearly 2 weeks whilst emails are breeding in my machine and I can't access them and things that should have been done aren't getting done, and I slowly climb up the wall with frustration. !!
Anyhoo - I filled my time with doing other things.... making stuff for Swaps and a bit of sewing and other schtuff, and I realised how much time I actually spend' diddling around' on the Web..... maybe I should try and cut down ???
So - here I am back again. I apologise for the lack of Freebies but here is the one I was working on at the time of the crash !! Another in our Greek series and I hope you enjoy it :-)

NEW RELEASE PREVIEW

Hi Everyone - sorry I am a little behind at the moment.... I have not had Internet for a day and a half :-(
Am working on your Freebie Friday for later on today so please pop back later.
Just wanted to show you my latest Newbie.... this was the Prize for the last Quest over at QUOTH THE RAVEN...She's called Scheherazade :-)

Our Winner has only just picked her up so I will let her have a couple of days of 'exclusivity' before I put this girl in my Shop :-)
Back later with your Freebie xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

A BIT OF FREEDOM

Hi there,
The other day I really felt like I wanted to get some paints out and have a slosh round :-) I have not done much actual painting for some time now and I wanted to get away from my usual 'precise' work, so I pinched a bit of wood from the garage and got out some acrylics and a small palette knife and Voila !!!

I used them neat from the tube and smurged some gold paint round the edges afterwards. I quite like the texture but I still feel the urge to go back and "fiddle" with it (as my art tutor at College used to say) LoL

Only trouble is - the eyes follow me round the room now hahahaha LoL

Challenges I am entering:

Paint Party Friday

QUOTH THE RAVEN - QUEST 17 ANYTHING POES

Good Morning Peeps,
We are here again for QUEST 17 - ANYTHING POES over at QUOTH THE RAVEN. Congrats to JULIA for winning Quest 16. :-)
This time you can make anything you wish provided is has some connection to Edgar Allan POE. Simple eh ?!! Our Quest will run for 1 month so you have plenty of time to come and join us :-D
Here is my creation this time...

I used up some snippets for my background and the label has paper from Crafty Chaos Designs.

The POE digis are both mine and are available at my SHOP. The image I have used is the Prize for this Quest :-)

Challenges I am entering:

NEW IMAGE FOR VALENTINES

Hi there,
Here is a new image I have done for Valentine's Day.
Available in MY SHOP or at STITCHYBEAR STAMPS.

WOYWW - NOT MUCH... I AM CLEEEEEEEAN

Hello Peeps,
This is the 2nd time I have entered into WOYWW... it's something I forget to do or else I am too ashamed of the complete mess !!!! LoL
So, we are hosted by Stamping Ground and you can go HERE to see.
I actually came to do this after reading one of my FAVE Blogs.... THE HOUSE OF BEARS.... and they reminded me about WOYWW. Poorly Bears have all been sickly over the Holidays and I think they gave it to me 'cyberly'..... if that's a word !!?  If not - I still like it so I'll use it LoL
Anyhoo - here is my workdesk this Wednesday .....

On my desk is a stamp I just made using the cuttings left after mounting a rubber stamp on the sticky, padded backing. I have made a sort of mosaic thingy - cool eh ?!!  There is also a little Folk Art pusscat that I am going to use on an ATC AND - especially for the BEARS... in case they visit Me.... here are a couple of possibly very distant relatives that my DD bought me many, many years ago. They are only 1 1/2 inches tall and dressed as lil' sailors :-D Cute huh ?!!

Well - that's it. I had a mahusive clear up today and put all my Christmas stuff away and cleaned my stamps. !!!.... Shock Horror !!! LoL... so now I will sit and decide what to do next :-D

Bye for now and Thanks for visiting xxxxxxxxxxxxx

FREEBIE FRIDAY - A LITTLE LATE !!

Good Morning - sorry I am a little late with FREEBIE FRIDAY 43... I lost track of days with the Holidays and all LoL
Here we are continuing with our Greek theme......

IMAGE REMOVED TO SHOP