Two Holidays

Have you been to a discount or department store lately? If so, what did you notice??? They have both Halloween and Christmas sections open for the shoppers' pleasure.

So does my blog. Please don't hate me!

First is a fun Halloween card for the {PIN}Spirational Challenge.

Challenge #127

October 28 - November 10

Here is the photo to {Pin}Spire us:

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Dilly Beans

and

Stamp Art Designs by Kathryn

THANK YOU to our FANTASTIC sponsors!!!

Here's my card:

Image donated by Stamp Art Design by Kathryn

Here's the inside of my card:

I hope you'll participate in the {PIN}Spirational Challenge!


As promised, I also have a Christmas card today. I made this card for the Calendar Girls monthly challenge, which falls on the 28th of each month.

Barb is Miss October and she gave us quite a challenge this month. Here it is, in her words:

This month we are going to do a color challenge. Since this card will be posted a few days before Halloween, I challenge you to make a card using just two colors--Black and One Other Color. I also challenge you to try to not use white or ivory as a base for your image. If you do, it does not need to count as your second color--or it can...... Your card does not need to be a Halloween card--it can be for any occasion. Get your thinking caps on and limit your colors to just two!



Barb, THANK YOU for stretching us - creatively! I loved your challenge!

I was going to try a "chalkboard effect" but then went a totally different direction.

Here's the card I made:

Here's the inside:

Now, let's pop over to the other Calendar Girl blogs and see what they did with Barb's challenge. You can find links to their blogs in my left side bar.

As always, thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Image: Stamp Art Design by Kathryn
Ink: Copic Markers
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Pumpkin Pie
Designer Paper: Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper Pad
Embellishment: Oriental Trading Grosgrain Ribbon

Image: Stampin' UP! Seasonal Sayings
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and Stampin' UP! Black Embossing Powder
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Stampin' UP! Real Red
Embellishments: Ribbon and Sequins from unknown vendors