Trick or Treat

This is a Halloween card from Me to you (blogland)...I hope you like it..Happy Halloween.......ENJOY!!!!!

I used the Spooky Hallow Damien dig from Simply Betty Stamps...printed, cut out and added pop dots behind some of it....the frame and greeting were cut from water color paper on my Expression...and I can't even remember which carts they are from...sorry about that....but I think they are from Happy Hauntings....that's what's in the machine...lol....bottle caps are from Lil Davis Designs...colored everything in with distress inks.....

I added black stickles to the words to have them stand out abit more..... and yep, you see it...lol...I bowed out the top portion of the frame once again...I bet you all are getting tired of seeing this, aren't you....but I am so addicted to this little added dimension...it's FREE and EASY to do to your cards....and it gives them so much more than if you would just use pop dots or even leave your pieces flat....what do you think? ************************** Well that's all I have for now....I have another post coming later tonight for the DudeTime Doodles blog hop tonight...so be on the look out for that as well.....Hugs from a windy Charm City....

Sketch 49--Papertake Weekley

Happy Tuesday...it's a rainy one here this morning and abit on the chilly willy side. My little piggies are feeling the coldness in the air this morning....anywho, this week at PTW we have a sketch challenge for you. It's a fun one that you can really do alot with. We are also being sponsored by Wiff of Joy. And up for grabs is this darling rubber stamp Henry....so pop on over and check out the rest of the teams creations.......ENJOY!!!!!!!he's sooooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuute....lol.....happy--happy...

and here's this week's sketch from Miss Dawny....do what you want with it as long as you can still see the sketch in there somewhere....

and here's what I came up with....I used this darling image from Simply Betty Stamps--Spooky Hallow Morticia digi.... isn't she just dawling....I paired her up with a spider web cut from the Expression, distressed inks, Prima flowers pattern paper Recollections, greeting Making Memories, and that cute little spongy one eyed spider is from Recollections....

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Well I hope that you stop over and play along with us at PTW....we would love for you to play along......I hope everyone has a sunny day and thanks for stopping in......Hugs from a wet Charm City.................

On the Third Day of Halloween

Welcome to the third day of Halloween my little pritties...lol...posted below are the details (as shared on SBS) for today's challenge and what the prize is....and below that is my project for the challenge.....ENJOY!!!!! Now this day's prize is: The Complete Haunted line from Reminisce what do you get? 12 papers (6 designs 2 of each) One Haunted Quotes Stickers One 12x12 Sticker Sheet One Chipboard Pumpkins Sheet and One Haunted Frames Layered Stickers! Check them all out here: http://simplybettystamps.com/category_23/Haunted-by-Reminisce.htm Wowie... so let's recap a bit, so far we have three We R Memory Keepers clear stamps, three Simply Betty Stamps Emo Halloweenies, and now add this awesome collection... boy o boy is this prize growing or what? Just remember to keep on playing you could be the winner of the whole Shebang! Woot woot! So, what's the challenge for the 3rd day of Halloween....let's see... On the Thrid day of Halloween my Ghoul love gave to me... Three Creepy Rags dolls to love and cherish each Halloween! Of course we all love this one Rag Doll all year round... you are to create a card using Sally as your main Rag doll! Please pop over the Simply Betty Challenges to see what the DT has created for you. Make sure to load your project over there to be apart of this SPOOKTACULAR Challenge!

As promised the other day, here's my on going project for the 12 day challenges...I used this darling image from SBS -Sally ....now isn't she just the coolest...I love all the stitching on the image...it reminds me of a doll I once had when I was a child.....and the other little cutie--Ginger- from Stamp It Crazy...the background is actually two different digi stamps merged together are from Tiddly Inks (Gothic Window--I cut the window background out and added vellum behind it) I also used the twisted tree......and Make it Crafty (Eerie Scene-only using the bottom portion--fence and pumpkins twice)......MS border punches, distress inks, Studio G web stamp and Recollections spider brad...and here we go again, lol...I added some more webbing..I just love the feeling this stuff gives a project...

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Well that's all I have for today....I hope that you stop by and check out the rest of the DT's creations and play along.....I'll be back in abit for the candy winner's name.....Have a sunny kind of day...Hugs from Charm City

On the Second Day of Halloween

Welcome to the second day of Halloween challenges over at Simply Betty Challenge Blog...have you been over there yet? If not, you need to stop over and check out what the buzz is all about...it's a great challenge month with a ton of prizes to be had.....ENJOY!!!!

Have I got a treat for you...well at least I hope I do....for the rest of this Halloween Challenges for this month, I am making a project that is on going....but I'm only going to reveal the one for that day....so with that said, here's the first part..at the end of the month I will post all of them so that it all comes together......this challenge was to use Emo Halloween images from Simply Betty Stamps and create a trick or treat project/card.....here I used Millerstein (rubber only) and Pumpkin London (digi)...now wouldn't you just love a set of kiddies showing up at your door that looked like this....they are so darling....I also used the door and checkered background (you really can't see it in the photo--I grey scaled the color to mute it some) from Tiddly Inks, Hampton Art for the greeting, MS border punches, distress inks, glitter glue and StampScapes for the pebbles....hmmmmm, I wonder what's behind the door you say...stay tuned....

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So come on over to Simply Betty Challenge Blog and play along with this challenge....I do believe there is a time limit for the challenge.....Have a Sunny day and thank you so much for stopping by.......Hugs from Charm City......

Paper Cubed and 12 Days of Halloween on SBS

WOOT WOOT!!!! Happy Friday blogland.....now normally I don't use the same project for more than one DT challenge, but I just had to use this one for P3 and 12 Days of Halloween at SBS..so I made this one extra special since it was for two challenges......

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For the month of October The Burtonesque Dolls and Simply Betty Challenges will come together for this event. There will be a total of 12 challenges, and you will submit your entry at the Simply Betty Challenges blog. You will have just one Day... that's right one full day to complete the day's challenge. The girls and myself will start to vote on the favorites of the day. On the next Day of the 12 days of Halloween the top 12 will be announced, now that doesn't mean that only 12 can enter the next challenge... the next challenge we will once again choose favorites, but this time only 11 will be chosen. That means that someone from the 12 will be eliminated... but again it doesn't mean that you can't participate again because in the next challenge you may bump someone off again. At the end, there will be just one standing! That one person will win the whole SHEBANG! What is the whole Shebang you ask? Well, each day will have a new prize, you won't win that prize on that day instead it will start to pile... and pile and pile until the prize consists of 12 fabulous prizes all together! How's that for a SHEBANG! Just to give you a little more umph the prizes will contain Rubber Stamps, Paper Lines, BRAND NEW SPELLBINDERS, Copics, and lots more goodies! I will make sure to upload a picture of each prize each day to inspire you to continue onto the next challenge just a few days later! So with all that said... let's get started... On the First Day of Halloween My Ghould love gave to me... One smiling Skellington Head! Your challenge is to incorporate one or more Skelletons on your cards or project. Pretty Simple eh? Okay here is the hard part... you have until October 2nd Todays Prize: Three Clear Stamps from the Hebbie Jebbies line by We R Memory Keepers

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This month at Paper Cubed--the challenge was to use Acetate...now how fun is that...and the first thing that came to mind was to make some sort of a candy dish/box.....well I started out to make a bag, but this ended up being a recipe box.....and I cut a window in the center to show case the chocolate pieces....lol....nothing like temptation, wouldn't ya say?......ENJOY!!!!!

We were asked to make something with skeletons on the first day of Halloween over at SBS..... Now I really have to say that I truly love how this project turned out. The skeleton motorcycle stamp is from Class Act which I stamped it onto a piece of grunge paper, tree -- cut from my Expression, and a bunch of ribbon/ danglies from craft store....I made this box from cardstock...I don't have the dimensions...sorry....

here's the inside....I thought of adding the answer to the question on front here, to make it Little more fun......now isn't this just the happiest skeleton you've ever seen....he just makes me smile every time I use him....Skeleton is from Stamp It Crazy......

this is just a side view....you can see the pom pom and beaded trims I used at the top...

here's a view with a big bag of Hersey Kisses inside...

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Thanks for stopping by today....make sure you stop over at P3 and the 12 Days of Halloween to see what the rest of the ladies have created for you.....have a wonderful Friday....hugs from a very soggy Charm City....

All About Betty Blog Hop

ALL ABOUT BETTY BLOG HOP The gals from The Burtonesque Dolls, Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Betty Challenges blogs figured it was a good time to put together a blog hop of our very own: SIMPLY BETTY. This hop is ALLLLLLLLLLLLL about Betty and since October is Betty's favorite month and there are sooooo many exciting things happening, why not do it just before?!! This way we can get things warmed up for the whole October and Halloween theme. Kinda like an appie!! And since Halloween is her favorite time of year you will be seeing mostly, if not all Halloween cards and we have used only Betty Emo's images. Dear Miss Betty Boo---Thank you for supporting me in my endevours...You have inspired me, encouraged me and you are one of my cheerleaders that keeps cheering me on........thank you for being you....you are AWESOME!!!! Not to mention your images....they RAWK girlfriend!!!! Just like you!!! Now give me my presents....lol....just kidding...enjoy your hop girlie....

For my card I used the Emo Halloweenie Lola Mummy....isn't she just darling? Almost as darling as our Betty is to all of us....I paired her up with My Pets B B and the pumpkin from London Pumpkin....the background is from Make it Crafty and for the life of me, I can't remember where I picked up this cuteness of a car....please for give me....I know this turned out way darker than I had expected, but I kind of like it....The photo is bowed out like I do my greetings....but this one I kept the greeting flat.....colored all images with distress inks and added stickles....

here's just a closer view of the photo.....oh, I also printed out Lola, cut her out and pop dotted her onto of the one printed off into the scene....you can kind of see what I'm talking about.... Without further ado, let's check out some more inspiring and creative cards from all the ladies. Please note because this is an appreciation blog hop there are no prizes. It's just for fun but the ladies wouldn't mind some luving from you anyway!! Your next stop is the lovely Catherine's blog!!! Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your stop....Have a wonderful Wednesday......Hugs from Charm City....

TBD Challenge #19 Trick or Treating

WOOT WOOT!!! It's another week over at TBD...and that means a new challenge....it's Trick or Treating in Burton's Neighborhood....and to me, that means something funky....so here I used one of Simply Betty Stamps digi's My Pet's B B ....isn't she just darling....ENJOY!!!!! this is a wooden clipboard that I have had for about 2 years now, maybe even longer...it's been up on the shelf in a basket until about a month or so back....then it sat on my bench here waiting for some loving...lol..... I used Tim Holtz birdcage with grungeboard, covered it in black stickles, cut away a couple of the bars and rolled them to the top and added those darling Skullz....I used the iron fence MS border punch, the weird dots embossing folder, chipboard numbers and letter from Lil Davis Designs, chain I aged it in some concoction and splats and trick/treat are from Recollections. I colored everything in with Distress inks....

just a frontal view.... ohh there's my little skull bead at the top hanging down to....I just love those little fella's... a closer view of little Miss BB...doesn't she have such character...I just love that face she has....and there are those awesome skullz from Glo...you can purchase those in the store at Simply Betty Stamps to.

here's the back view...it came with this little dowel so you could stand it up.....does this photo look familiar? It was the sneak peek I posted the other day....this is the finished product from those photos.....I hope you've enjoyed this little project as much as I had making it.......

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Well make sure you stop over and see what the rest of the Dolls have made for this challenge....We would love to see you join in this week to....Hugs from Charm City....

HDH056 - Monochromatic Monstrosities

This is my second post for today...

Here's my entry into the Macabre Monday challenge over at Haunted Design House.....They want to see the grotesque and the monstrous, and we can only do it in shades of only one color. here's are the shades you can choose from-----black/grey, green, orange, or purple. No I have to tell ya that this is my third project for this challenge....I really wanted to make something with color to it, but the other two projects came out pretty damn crappy....so they ended up in the thank you for coming pile....lol.......ENJOY!!!!!

this is actually a paper mache vase that I converted into a piece of Halloween decoration....I first painted it with white and black acrylic paint to make it gray...then using one of those trusty dusty stencils that belongs to DD, and stenciled in the brick background with black soot distress ink.....then lightly went over it with water to make it look aged....I used Vampire Christian from Simply Betty Stamps new release, cut him out added pop dots and kept it simple at the bottom only using the goo MS border punch......

this is what I did to the top to hide that it was a vase...cut a piece of cardstock to fit but I didn't glue it in...I left it so that flowers could be added if wanted to....I'm really on this roll with the webbing this year....don't know why though.....

and here's just a side view.....hope you've enjoyed this little project....come on over and play along...there's still a little bit of time left......Hugs from Charm City and as always, thanks forstopping by.......

Simply Betty--A Hoppin We Will Go--- Blog Hop

Today is the new release from Miss Betty over at Simply Betty Blog . She is releasing a new set of digi's at Simply Betty Stamps called Emo Holloweenies....I don't know about you, but when I first set eyes on these darlings (the new Halloweenies), I knew they were for my collection....

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Well the challenge is to make a Halloween card in one day that uses any of her stamps not related to Halloween......On the card below I used Summer Christian.....ENJOY!!!!!!

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I know, he doesn't look spooky enough....but what I was actually thinking was, "to cute to spook" for a greeting...but instead I went with T or T.......lol....doesn't he look the type though...to cute, PLEASE!!!...I've known some of those in my days.,.....Anywhooooo, I printed off the little guy on the surfboard twice and added pop dots behind him so he would have more presence....you know how the little guys always get lost in the background......I also added some white highlites to the branches and pebbles......I used distress inks, stickles water color paper, greeting & bat are from Recollections, web corner from inkadinkado, branches & pebbles from Stamp Scapes, palm digi unknown....bottom border from tearing the paper from the pad....it's all about going green....

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Well--make sure you stop over at the hop and then off to the store to grab yourself some goodies......I added all the info below.........Have a great Wednesday!!!!!! Hugs from a very sweet and sunny Charm City......

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Here are the Deets for the hop: Prizes: Three Lucky Winners will be receiving two FREE rubber stamps from the Emo Halloweenies; Lola and Miller, Rio and Betty, or Christian and Miller (London is not available as a rubber stamp)! All you have to do is participate in our Blog Hop Challenge... of course there are a couple of twists to it. You have one day to complete your creation! The Inlinkz will be open until Thursday Sept. 16th at 11:59 PM at Simply Betty Challenge Blog! The challenge? Very simple Create your best Halloween creation! It can be a card, a treat bag, a scrapbook page, or mini album anything Halloween! Pretty simple so far? Here is the second catch, you must use a Simply Betty Stamp image that is NOT Halloween... so No Jude and his Shenanigan Crew, no Punky Teens. You can use everything else! The more non Halloween you go the more of a chance you have to win two of the six! What I mean to say is take the most uncommon image and Halloween-ize it! Imagine one of the Divas Trick-or-Treating, or one of the School Emos! What ever you go with just have fun! The three winners will be carefully selected by myself and both DT members of Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Betty Challenges! Good luck everyone! Now the wheels and deals! Digis: Any 12 for $31.50 use code SEPDIGI3150 Any 6 for $15.75 use code SEPDIGI1575 Any 3 for $7.85 use code SEPDIGI785 Pre-Orders: For Emo Halloweenies and Card Kit only Shipping October 1st 5 Halloweenies $24.00 use code PRERUB24 Halloween Card Kit $49.99 use code HALLOWKIT Halloween kit includes the following: All five Emo Halloweenie rubber stamps; Christian Vamp, Lola Mummy, Devil Rio, Witch Betty, and Frankenmiller, DIGI Pumpkin London, and two We R Memory Keepers mini clear stamps! Embellishments on the cards including the Cricut cut outs! All the papers, cardstock and tags as well as the ribbons and Fabric for the flowers! Even the Diamond Glaze needed for your projects! All this in a nice bundle price of $49.99 and free shipping! This kit is limited to 12 and is only available as a pre-order so hurry and grab yours! All cards you can make in the kit can be viewed here. Rubber in stock: Any 6 for $29.00 use code 6RUB29 Any 3 for $15.00 use code 3RUB1500

TBS Challenge #18 Burton's School of Ghouls

Burton's School of Ghouls... what would that be like huh? A Private school for all those fun ghouls and boys Burton style.....Simply Betty Stamps are sponsoring us over at Burtonesque Dolls blog this week. So pop over and check out what the rest of the dolls made....ENJOY!!!!!! Here I used Rio from the Emo Back to School digi set. Isn't she just darling with that big 'ol bubble? It so brings back high school memories. I actually made this into a survival school kit. It opens up to reveal 4 tubes (Martha Stewert), 2 of them have those Razzles bubble gum and 2 of them have those little candy coated chocolate balls. What girl doesn't want to have choco choco at school along with her bubble gum....lol....I also used the school's out digi from Tiddly Inks....Martha Stewert border punches,paper from DCWV, and colored in the images using distress inks......

here's a side view....you can either open it by lifting the top portion up and just untie the black and white ribbon....

and here's the inside....EK web punch......no measurements, I just winged it and laid my tubes down onto a piece of printer paper to make a template first then I went back and cut it out of the pattern paper.....I seem to do this alot......

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Well that all I have for this post....my post for Paper Take weekly will be posting soon, so make sure you stop back and check out the challenge for that one.......until then, hugs from Charm City....

Paper Take Weekly Photo Inspiration Challenge

This week we are being sponsored by Wiff of Joy at Paper Take Weekly . The photo below is what you need to use to make a project/card for this week's photo inspiration challenge. I tell you, I had alot of fun. I have always stayed away from this type of challenge because I never knew if I was doing it right or not. But this week, I jumped right in and just went with what ever came to mind......ENJOY!!!!!!

Now look at this photo....bright and cheery, not to mention very colorful. But what I took away from this photo was the way the pillows/shape and the tray were positioned. Although one of the pillows is a little wonky, I didn't do that with my project......and I used the color purple.....

And here is what I came up with....a Big sized candy bar wrapper for Halloween using one of those darling digi's from Simply Betty's new line of Punky Teens. This was such an easy but fun project to make.....paper is from DCWV--distress inks and stickles.....

here's what is looks like with the candy taken out....well that all I have for today.....make sure you stop over at Wiff of Joy and check out their shop. They really have some darling stamps and other goodies in their store. Then stop back by Paper Take and check out the other designers creation and see where their creativity went with this photo....Have a great Tuesday...Hugs from Charm City.....

Paper Take Weekley Sketch #47

If you're looking for my post on Tiddy Inks please scroll down....thanks!!!

Welcome back.... Here's the sketch we had to use for the challenge this week at PTW. We are also being sponsored by Wiff of Joy. I know I say this everytime, but you really need to stop over there. They have the cutest stamps and a great design team.......so without further ado, here's my card using the sketch above.....ENJOY!!!!!! I used an image from Simply Betty....she just released these awesome digi's....this turned out to be very simple....and the photo again sucks....the one above I took inside......the one below I took outside.......they all sucked ....sorry about that......but you get the jest of it......I also used hand dyed cheese cloth using Black Soot distress inks..... here's the one I took outside....I just wanted to share this one because of the shadow I captured on the image.....now if only I could color like this for a shadow........well stop over and check out the rest of the Design Team at PTW....have a happy kind of day.....hugs from Charm City

Simply Betty Stamps Blog Hop

Miss Betty Boo from Simply Betty Stamps has released 2 new image sets that I know you will just adore....Jude and his Shenanigan Crew and the other one is called Punky Teens.....these are FABO!!!! I know once you see all of the images you will make sure to add them to your collection ....I tell ya, I love all of them....both sets are so fantastic and very different from each other....as Miss Betty would say, WOOT WOOT!!!!! So pop over to the store, and get some fer ye'self.....lol.....ENJOY!!!!!!

this is a recycled jar that our little one gets with her cappachino.....it's been sitting here staring me in the face for the past year and I finally decided to dust her off and make something with it....here I used a new image from Simply Betty Stamps called Cloe.....doesn't she has such an attitude...it makes you wonder what she's thinking about doing with that poor kitty....I used an EK bat punch (thanks to Glo for being such an enabler...thanks girl), Martha Stewert iron fence and drippy goo....I cut the spider web from watercolor paper using my Expression and colored everything in distress inks.....I also added some spider webbing that I got from the craft store for added texture......

I filled it with some over sized gumballs.....well, ok, minus a couple....I just couldn't wait...lol..... ************************** Well that's what I have....your next stop is the darling Nicole..........she's always got something smokin over there..and if you get lost you can start at Simply Betty Stamps Blog...hugs from Charm City......

Paper Cubed Challenge - Book Mark

Do I have some great news for you.....I have been asked to be on the Paper Cubed Design Team..This is really cool....if you know me, I just love anything that's 3-D.....so I just couldn't believe it when I received an e-mail from Kim asking if I would like to join their team....WOOT WOOT!!!! Now that is soo cool....Thank You Kim I am very honored to be a part of your team.........if you haven't stopped by you should...it's a monthly contest with themes....and yes, you have a whole month to make your project and post it to the challenge.........so come on over to Paper Cubed (P3) and play along....it's alot of fun.....for my project we were asked to make a book mark for this month.....ENJOY!!!!!!

I have always wanted to make a corner book mark and now I finally had a chance...I really do like how this turned out to.....I used one of Simply Betty new images called Tootsie....but I didn't use the whole image only part of it....she is just soo fun....and Simply Betty Blog and her team is doing a blog hop today so stop over there and check out what the team has put together using the images from 2 new collections....

here's just a closer view of the book mark....well that's all I have for today....Hugs from Charm City.......

Challenge #17 Willy Wonka Needs Help

Do we have an exciting challenge and news for you......... the challenge----Willy Wonka needs help! Create a new candy box, candy bag, chocolate bar, any fun and funky new candy you would find in Willy Wonka's factory. You can even create a fun and funky candy Wrapper! The possibilities are endless here. Now how cool is this for a fun challenge .....and the news is....................................here is the prize... we are currently looking for four more crafters to be on our DT at The Burtonesque Dolls.......! Therefore we will be choosing 4 winners from this challenge to be a part of our DT! So please spread the word and get your Willy Wonka creations in by Monday Sept. 6th at 10 PM PST over at the Blog...... GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

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Here I used a pre-released image from Simply Betty Stamps....now this isn't released yet...it will be on September 1st over at Simply Betty Blog....so stay tuned for the blog hop so you can see all of the images....they are to DIE for and you won't want to miss them......

here's the inside of the candy card......the little quote was actually written on the fang package so I thought I would just put it on the inside....

Do you remember these things? Can you believe they still have them around? I use to love these and would chew on the wax forever.....lol.....Well that's all I have for now....make sure to stop back later for some more projects......Hugs from Charm City.....

PaperTake Weekly Sketch #46 Challenge

Happy Tuesday........This week at PTW we have a sketch for you to use and we are being sponsored by Whiff Of Joy. They have some great images to play with, so make sure you stop over. I had alot of fun playing with this sketch. And I used those darling images from Simply Betty that she just released the other day for a new collection. They are the Back to School Emos and they are simply adorable....so click here and check them out....ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

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I used Cosmo Cricket paper along with Tiddly Inks schoolhouse digi and a tiki huts rubber stamp from Stamp Scapes.....greeting I believe is from Studio G....colored everything in with distress inks........well that's all I have for today....Hugs from Charm City.....

Simply Betty Stamps--Blog Hop

Hello hello all! Welcome our Victorian Beauties Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Lori's blog then you're on the right track.Today we have six wonderful new digis! These digis are now available in the shop, and will be made into rubber in just a couple of months along with the Summer Emos! So please check back for rubber updates. Here's the Deets about the Hop..... What's a hop with out prizes and discounts right? So here it is... Buy all six new Victorian Beauties for $12.00 using code 06VIC12! Code will expire Sunday August 8th at 11:59 PM PST. Prizes: 3 Lucky winners will win 2 New Victorian Beauties Digis of their choice by simply leaving a comment on one of our Lucky Blog Hopper's Blog. There is nothing you have to do, just simply comment, and one winner will be randomly chosen. Of course you won't know which are the lucky blogs until we announce the winners! Ha! 2 Lucky winners will win 3 New Victorian Beauties digis of their choice by leaving a comment on any of the blogs as well as here! Those winners will also be chosen randomly! 1 Lucky winner will win all six New Victorian Beauties digis by leaving a comment back here on your favorite card and why. One winner will be chosen randomly to receive all six new digis of the Victorian Beauties! Good Luck!!!!

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Here's my card I made using James from the Victorian digi line. The coloring in his face isn't the best...sorry about that....it got a little dark on me.....I thought with just a simple guy card I wouldn't add a whole lot to it...you know how guys are...lol....So stop on over at Simply Betty Stamps and grab yourself some of the new Victorian Line Digi's.......ENJOY your journey for the rest of the hop!!!!

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Hugs from Charm City

Some Blog Hop info and a Sneak Peek

First off I would like to mention that there's a Simply Betty Blog Hop coming up on the 6th of August....That my friend is this coming Friday--only two days away..... Look for the new Victorian Beauties Release. These are digi's right now, but they are going to be rubbah down the road Miss Betty Boo tells us....so mark your calendars and come along for the fun this coming Friday.....you won't want to miss this hop!!!!!

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So here's my sneak peek........this is a card I'm working on for a challenge......any guesses what challenge it could be for....lol.....I have to say that this is soo not my usual --but it is..........

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Well I just wanted to pop in here and let you all know about the Hop at Simply Betty Stamps Friday....and to have a little fun with a sneak peek.....Have a marvelous day!!!!! Hugs from Charm City.........................

Burtonesque Dolls Challenge #14 Victorian Ladies

The Dolls over at The Burtonesque Dolls blog are extra excited this week because we are working with brand new images from our very own Betty and her ultra fabulous Simply Betty Stamps! This new digi line is called Victorian Beauties and is just perfect for Burtonesque-ing! Your mission this week is to create a card/project using any female Burton character and giving her a Victorian make-over! Simply Betty Stamps is also providing the prize this week:

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The Victorian Beauties images will be released and available for purchase at Simply Betty Stamps later this week, and the Dolls have been invited to participate in the Release Hop on August 6th! Woot woot! So be sure to join us at the SBS Blog on Friday for more fun and chances to win the new digis!

So come on over and play along this week with the Dolls.....ENJOY!!!!!!

My inspiration came from the movie Alice in Wonderland. I haven't seen the movie yet ( I know, I'm such a bad Doll) but I have watched movie clips and searched for photos for inspiration. I really loved how the Red Queen looked so I wanted to use her. I truly love this get up that she wears....not to mention "red" is my favorite color..... isn't she just so serious, not to mention punchy in the above photo....gotta love that hair....lol....I don't think I could have lived back in the Victorian age...they wore to many clothes and lived with no air conditioner....

this is the inside.....the quote I found on the net and I thought it really fit this photo...it looks like something that the Red Queen would think....lol....

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Well that's all I have for now...make sure you stop over at TBD to see what the other Dolls made....and don't forget to come back by to check out my PaperTake Weekly challenge.......Have a great day...Hugs from Charm City.....

Macabre Monday--Freekers Free for All--Late

Happy new week blog-land....once again, where did last week go....I tell ya, ever since I got older, it seems like time just flies by.....anywho, onto my card I made for the Macabre Monday challenge. This was the first time that I was able to make a card for this awesome challenge blog at which I'm late for...... I just found them not to long ago (thanks Creepy)...and have been mesmerized ever since.....so pop over and check out the creations on this blog....and look at the DT's work...it will just blow you away........Enjoy!!!!!

I just love these darling vampire images from Simply Betty Stamps. But instead of printing and cutting them out like I normally do, I opted to combine these two images (using microsoft word) with a background image (bonnie background) from Digital Delights. I really don't care for the end result though....I liked it up until my sky in the background got to dark with me over working the distress inks....but oh well...and I thought these images were great together as a "we moved" card.....I guess I'll just have to try it again sometime.....

here is a closer view of the flower tag with my skull beads...I soo love these little guys...lol.................

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Well I hope you get a chance to stop over and check out the challenges (I know I will be)...but make sure you stop at Simply Betty Stamps and Digital Delights also to see what they offer.......have a great Monday...Hugs from Charm City