PEARLY SPARKLES - #124 TRICK OR TREAT

Welcome back to another challenge at Pearly Sparkles - our theme for you this month is Trick or Treat.  But don't panic if you are not into Hallowe'en - you could choose something that is a treat for you to use - maybe a favourite technique or stamp set or even colour.  

I've recently purchased the Moon Masks from Tim Holtz and am having great fun using them on projects.  I've created a tag here which has a nod to Hallowee'n especially as I added the words BOO to it!  This was a very old old Stampin Up stamp from a tiny set I have still kept.  My grandkids love to play with the spooky images. 

I used a variety of Distress Oxide inks for my background including Wilted Violet,  Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot and a touch of Wild Honey. I added the moon to the far edge of the tag just for effect and added some bird stamps from Waffle Flower.  I also added some grass stamps by Alison Bomber from her EAB40 set.  I attached an old Tim Holtz Ideaology potion token and some netting which I inked in purple ink.

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES - EASEL CARD

Our challenge for you this month at Moving Along with the Times is an easel card.  It's been years since I made one of these as my style has definitely changed in the last few years and I find myself making less cards so this was also a challenge for me!

I created my base for my card out of a piece of 12" x 6" old scrapbook cardstock. I simply folded it in half and then half again on the one side.   I have these gorgeous papers by Craft O Clock that are just so lovely I don't want to cut them but I decided today was the day.  I used some of them for the background and the co-ordinating piece for the base.  I cut a tag out of the same paper and added a co-ordinating moth.

Of course I had to add some stamping and I used the grasses from Alison Bomber's set EAB40.  I also added a stamped image of the bird from a Tim Holtz set.  

To help the easel part stand I added a chipboard quote also from Craft O Clock and added a sentiment to the tag so it could be used as a birthday card.  I love the colours of these papers and thought they were so perfect for an October card.