Friday 31 October 2014

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Waaaaaaahhhhhhhaaaaa! Blimey I scared myself then!!

So here I am again as we have a new challenge at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards  with a very appropriate theme! Yes it's Halloween! So get a bit creepy and show us some spooktacular makes!  But do remember that we are a CARD ONLY challenge! We'll be round to haunt you if you get that wrong!! J

This time we are sponsored by the incredible Rick St Dennis
And there is a fab prize up for grabs for one lucky winner so check out the blog for details!

Rick very generously let the DT each pick an image for this challenge (thank you) and I went for the gorgeously mysterious and not too wicked Mystique! Love her fabulous hat!




Ok so I even shocked myself with my craziness this time! This is, in essence , the second in my ‘Dressing Table Series’ (I’m not really doing a series, it’s just the second one of these I've done but that sounds quite arty so I'm going with it! J ) I originally made a Vintage version here.


I have to say I’m not that keen on horror (you've seen my creations you may disagree!!) but I do love Halloween. Maybe because I associate it with family as we always get together for a little party that we have affectingly called ‘Spooky Food Night’! It was so named as the party food was all gross out stuff like sausages on sticks that looked like severed fingers and fruit gum snakes and spiders in the punch! Nowadays it’s just a takeaway with a lighted pumpkin on the table! I sort of miss those severed fingers {sigh}!

Ingredients:
Image: Mystique
Dies: Spellbinders ‘Labels 1’ & ‘Fleur De Lis Squares’
Silhouette Cuts: Spider, cauldron & cobweb
Stamps: Cat free with mag - perfume bottle by See-D Stamps
Paper/Card: Neenah Desert Storm – LOTV ‘Father Knows Best’ & ‘Antebellum’
Colouring/Ink: Spectrum Noir markers & pencils – Walnut Stain DI
Others: Foil shapes – Kebab stick & fringed Kraft card to make the broom – Liquid Pearls
Hopeless Hand drawings: (Brace yourself, there’s a few!) Pumpkin on perfume bottle, skull and candle, spell book with spider, bubbles from cauldron, a couple of dodgy dangly spiders, ghost and skeletal hand!

So get your spook on and creep over to see what my fabulous teamies have done for this challenge and play along!

Thanks so much for looking and have a good day!
See ya!

Colourful hugs
Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #65: Halloween (with Rick St Dennis) 
PINK GEM – Challenge #131: Trick or Treat (Halloween)
GLITTER N SPARKLE – Challenge #108: Halloween
THE CRAFT PLACE – Halloween
DIE CUTTIN’ DIVAS – Challenge #189: Happy Halloween
OLDIE BUT GOODIE – Spooky (SB Labels 1 was one of the first die sets I ever bought and I have had my See-D stamps for over 10 years!!)
PINSPIRATIONAL – Challenge #127
CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #30: Anything Goes/Halloween
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #115: Anything Goes/Spooky   
SCRAPPERS DELIGHT – Challenge #34: Anything Goes or Halloween




30 comments:

  1. Love the gorgeous images and a fab design.xxx

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  2. Well I have to disagree with you Jane, your hand drawings are not hopeless - they are wonderful and they add so much interest to your fabulous design. The dressing table and broomstick look fabulous and I love all your attention to detail.
    Sue xx

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  3. I'm t..t....too s..s...scared to comment!! This is just brilliant Jane, she is a great character but my favourite bit is the skeletal fingers poking through the wall. You are such a clever thing!! Looking forward the the next in the "series" xx

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  4. Wow!! Jane this is just 'AMAZING' !! it's one of the best Halloween cards I have seen, and I have to admire your fabulous drawing skills!!! Well done hunnie, you are so clever!! Just love it!!
    Hugs,
    Marjorie xx

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  5. Another fantastic piece Jane! It really looks so 3d, very effective! Love the little spiders hanging down from the frame, the ghost coming out of the ripped wallpaper and that witches broom! So many wonderful details! Spectacular! big hugs :)

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  6. This is brilliant Jane! Just like the last one. Only far spookier! ;-)
    We never did anything for Halloween until the kids were old enough to go out and enjoy it. And we didn't start decorating our house until we moved into this one a few years ago. We still don't usually get many trick-or-treaters, but we try to attract them with lights and decorations and goodie-bags stuffed with - what my son would call - NOM!
    (We may have gone a little overboard this year... We went to the Macro and ended up with a trolley full of diabetes waiting to happen!)
    Our Halloween dinner usually consists of a light snack, as we tend to go out relatively early and I want them to have *something* in their stomachs before the sweets get stuffed in there! lol. x

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  7. Where do I start, firstly, I love your posts. You make me laugh and that really brights the day. Such a clever wit. Then onto your creations, these really are fabulous. Wonderful image and your stunning design detail. A complete delight. Enjoy your Halloween Jane.
    Laine

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  8. Stunning card, just brilliant. have a lovely weekend cheers Sue N (dt sis)

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  9. Jane, this is a FABULOUS card - from the coloring to all the details! It looks wonderfully spooky and halloweenie-ish! LOL It's also the type of card which is perfect for the Scrapy Land blog challenge! hugs, de

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  10. What a great card Jane!! its really fab thanks for joining us at Through The Purple Haze..hugs Sue DT xx

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  11. So awesome!! that is a great coloring job! Love it! Thanks for joining us at Through the Purple Haze Challenges!
    Hugs
    Darcy

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  12. This is just amazing! love the whole concept of this!!!! saw this on the milk coffee page and fell in love with it there...perfect for our challenge this week, thankyou for sharing with us over at Glitter n Sparkle blog.. Vic, DT x

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  13. This is just amazing! love the whole concept of this!!!! saw this on the milk coffee page and fell in love with it there...perfect for our challenge this week, thankyou for sharing with us over at Glitter n Sparkle blog.. Vic, DT x

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  14. You crack me up, Jane, so funny!! I'm glad I came over for a closer look at this amazing project!

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  15. WOW! This is amazing Jane, so many fab details...you are so clever with your designs and love reading your posts :)
    Hugs
    Wendy xx

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  16. Goodness Jane this is brilliant what a wonderful design. Love the ripped 'wallpaper' with the bony hand peeking out! So much fab design!! I am off to have a look at your other one now. Susan xx

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  17. Hi Jane gorgeous colouring on this super spooky Halloween card..fab design great take on the chall theme.

    Thanks for sharing with us at AGOAC this time..

    smiles Christine & Claire xx

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  18. Love your little scene and your coloring is fabulous.. Thanks for joining us over at TTPH.

    DT Pam

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  19. so so pretty. Thanks for joining us over at DCD.

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  20. Morning sweetie, this is just gorgeous, huggles Pops x x x

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  21. Fabulous project! I love how the ghost and skull hand come out of the wall and you've created not only an amazing scene, but you've created great dimension as well. Your project will be my Pick of the Week. Cheers!
    Lady B, RSD EDT

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  22. oh wow love this jane.all the spooky details are stunning and i love the fabulous scene you have created ;D

    xx coops xx

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  23. What a fabulous card! Love all the details down to the moons on the dresser! Thanks for sharing it at {PIN}spirational Challenges! Nance, DT

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  24. Beautiful card, wonderful colour combo. Thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka

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  25. Brilliant card Jane love the design it look quite spooktacular, great colours.
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  26. This is so totally awesome!!! Thanks so much for participating in our {PIN}SPIRATIONAL challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
    ~DEANNE~
    A Little Bit O' Paper

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  27. Hi jane just popped back to thank you so much for always taking time out to come visit my blog and leave me such lovely comments I really appreciate it
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  28. Love your gorgeous colours, your style, your image all wow oh wow, such a pleasure to view..
    aNNie xxThe Journey is the Start

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  29. What a great scene Jane, and I really like the green skin too. Have a fab weekend x

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  30. Great card, very spooky, thank you for entering our Hallooween challenge on an OBAG, good luck!

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