PURIM vrs. Halloween-IFSF Halloween theme

This lo was featured at Crad of the week. com- thanks!!

This lo did TOP 5 at Hope stamps eternal- thanks!!

At "If the shoe fits "we got the challenge to do Halloween themed work-

also I did 2 Halloween cards before I decided to do lo about our jewish

" kind of Halloween" and it is called PURIM.I used an old photo of my 3 kids dressed up- after 7 th grade they just stopped to ask for costumes.

Lots of same- and not same- so as my journaling I did some list of things for both to compare.We have costumes (even all these ghosts and black cats too), but we celebrate it in spring time. We eat lots of candies and all other sweets- we even send it to our friends and family- but we don't ask " Trick or treat"- we just give it.

We also give some donations of money on this day and it's colorful and full of joy and not so spooky at all.

I used BG productd on Dcwv shaped cardstock, lots of hand cut pp, some journaling spot with acetate,some stickers, 2 K&CO butterflies and hand writing- I got all BG stash from SIC on my June win on their challenge - thank you JAZZ!!

It also was made for cupcake inspiration om Hope stamps eternal

My favorite things - best jewish holiday, paper company (BG)- for Cuttlebug challenge

My favorite embells- hand ct pp flowers, transparency, chipboard shapes-

for INCY WINCY

Celebration- for One stop craft

Celebration- for PIXIE COTTAGE

Sketches:creatively yours- my new DT

Starting next week , I'll be designing for Sketches: Creatively Yours
I did some challenges on this great blog and was really glad to say " yes" when
Ali invited me to be part of her design team.
We have fabulous artists on this DT- some were published lost of times , most are DT members for great blogs or manufacturers.
I am very excited to be one of them- and I hope to have fun .
For this team I decided to do " scripted" job- as I have lots of " unscripted" ones on other blogs- so I did all my 3 November sketches (lo-card- bookmark) " as is"- and I even like it. You' ll see it during next month .
Check the official announcement here.
And I hope to see you doing our challenges with us!!

GOOD OLD DAYS- AD THIS 10/26

II did this lo for Ad this inspiration and it actually fit A 2 Z inspiration challenge too.

It's very simple lo with one black cardstock and some color techniques and I used this book binding tape ( from office store) and old piece of white tulle from some flowers we got sometime in the past.

I think this one is good for this " 20 minutes lo " - as all you need to do is to get some acrylic paint, some plastic round shape ( here it was small vine plastic glass) and the white shapes were done with fingers, than I just added this binding tape (it has glue on it ) and a piece of die cut felt- has glue too, a bit of lace, some bling and this tulle and some Thicker's ac alphas. That 's it- cheap, elegant and fast lo.And yes- that's me at 36- these good old days!!

And this one is good for " make your own pp" for Method playground

Lo about myself- for Scrap whispers

4 U card- US #28 CHALLENGE

Usually I do lo-s with Unscripted sketches for my DT work- but this sketch was more " card one"- so I did a card with my best friend (sizzix die) hoot- and he is very elegant with his tie.
I also did some embossing , border punching, used MM brads and yarn and
here it is- all occasion card.
It also fits some more challenges:
Embossing for Whimsy stamps
POP UPS- the hoot is on this 3d dots and is 3d too- for Frosted designs
Finally friday- for Color combos- emboss+3d
Brads- for Crafty catz
Brads -for Gingersnap

DREAM- IF THE SHOE FITS DT TAKE 10/23

This lo was made for If the shoe fits- scrap it color challenge of blue and silver- and it was good for wedding lo . The onlu silver I have here are silver stickles and a ribbon- but I sure have lots of blue . The intersting thing in my son's wedding album is using all colors - really- I did every single color we have - but less pink - red and black than usual.

THANKS CARD

This card was done for some thanks challenges.

I finally used this Bg cherries- never found where to use this one

This also fits some challenges:

Etsy inspired ( lovely red earrings )

Faux stitching- for Ildi co
Sketch- Card patterns

That's it? me? Only 3? Shame on me..

But I like it - kind of " non busy " one- not my usual

NEW HALLOWEEN CARD

We don't celebrate Halloween in Israel- but as I have lots of products I got as presents or Raks-I did this card for my American family and this one is spooky for sure.
It's hard to see but I painted the house with crackle black paint
And for this week it fits lots and lots of challenges:Halloween- for Inhy wincy
Halloween- for My time to craft
Marquee shape- for Frosted designs
Halloween- for Crafty creations
Hallowwen- for Creative inspirations
Bling- for Stamp something
Boo- for Tuesday taggers
Halloween- for Everybody art
Embossing- for WHIMSY STAMPS
Colors- for Color chef
Sketch and Halloween- for Scrapbooking stampede
Halloween- for Stamp with fun
Flying (bats) for ABC
Halloween- for Cupcake craft
Halloween- for Stampartic
Halloween= for Stamping bee's
Halloween- for One stop craft
Things with wings- for Digital tuesday
Halloween- for Order in opus gluei
Halloween - for Papierhouse
Spooky time for Corrosive
Halloween for Pile it on, ,
Halloween- for Scrappy frogs,
Halloween for Cute card

B&W MEMORIES LO

This lo was DT FAVE on Sketchy thursdays sketch challenge- thanks!!

This lo was made for my childhood album and specially for Scrapfit #6 workout- B&W photo and paper, Memories and distressing(all my love in one challenge!! )

Than I used sketchy thursdays sketch too.

And blings- for Stamp something

Combo cahllenge for Gingersnaps

I did some kind of distressing arounsd and on the top of this lo, added 3d glue on the pp flowers for dimention,used some vintage music paper(thanks MIMI),

MM bling title, my signiture die cut butterfly (adore this die cut) and made some hand writing on the edge with white pen

BABY GIRL CARD

Same pattern as baby boy- this card is a baby girl one

I used this Sweet Sunday sketches sketch for it

Celebration ( new baby) for Cute daisy may

Baby- for Creative card crew

BABY BOY CARD

I need some baby cards so I did this one - and the baby girl too (next post) with this Sweet Sunday sketch and finally used this puzzle punch I own for ages

I think this 3d effect is cute.

Now I think that I have this puzzle die cut shape - easier to usebut it's too big for the card- need to try it next time

And it fits some more challenges:

Celebration - new baby - for Cute daisy may

Blue- for Crafty creations

Baby- for Creative card crew

HAPPY +card- AD THIS DT TAKE

This week our AD THIS DT girls were asked to do both LO abd card from the same inspirational ad. I went for colors on my LO and for hat on my card

As I had this cute straw hat my girls bought me (lot of actually..) S. America last year and I never used one- this was perfect for this card

I used Bg ppaper, MM shaped base , Prima ribbons and Dress it up buttons and sentiment and stamped some butterflies on/

The lo was made from Webster pages pp- misted with Tattered angels mist, I also did a lot of paper piecing from second pp and layered it 3d, used some 3d glue , crackled white paint on the fense and used a lot of stamps- UNITY trees, paper pieced too , Unity birds with this 3d glue on and WHIMSY frogs on the buttom- to close the circle.

The butterflies are BG paper die cuts I made and added some blings and journaling stripes are from Creative cafe. The title is AC Thickers and I added some scallopes as a matting too.

So it's good for some challenges too:

Scallopes for Creative card crew- both the card and the lo matting

Butterflies- both stamped on card and on lo- for Flutter
Nature- for 3 CLOVERS

Happy (book inspiration) for Scrap mojo

Favorite embellishments- blings- ribbons- bitterflies- for Paper play
Blings for Stamp something

Spooky- Kaboodle doodles DT take for 10/19

We don't celebrate Halloween in Israel- but as I had this DT take for KABOODLE DOODLES this week and I got a lots of products for it- I did some gift tag and sent it to my nephews in NY .
The base is Tattered angels embossed chipboard with lot of misting and some inking on the top + Ek free moving stickers and black tulle.
AS for challenges- all this Halloween are great- so..
HALLOWEEN- for One stop craft
Halloween- for Cute card
Halloween - for Scrappy frogs
Dark side- for Papertake weekly
HALLOWEEN- for STAMPING BEE'S
Halloween- for Corrosive
Halloween colors for 2 RED BANANAS
Halloween- for Stampartic
Flying(BIRD- GHOSTS) for ABC
Halloween- for Pile it on
Tag - fo My graffico
Tag- for Paper cutz
GHOSTS- for Cupcake craft
Halloween- for Stamp with fun

PINK BEAUTY- Unscripted sketches DT take10/17

This lo was made for Unscripted sketches #27 sketch- and this month is " pink"- for breast cancer cause- so here is my tribute to " pink" color- mostly our nature tribute.
THIS LO WAS FEATURED AT CARD OF THE WEEK. COM- THANKS!!
I used TIM HOLTZ mask for misting (the nature music + the bird), used some printed transparency, Prima flower, Bg journaling spot and some really old alphas and the dotted matting is pure recycling from prima packaging.

AND some challenges too:
Unique mat- my recycled Prima packaging- for Creativity with the twist

Pink- for Candy shoppers

Clear acetate- on the photo and embossed- for Daring cardmakers

Berry sweet- card

I am still in this recycling mood- so upper cover og DCWV Sweet stack is now my new card

I used the cover as the base and finally used this stamped (Unity) mushroom that we did as fabric piecing with some friends a month ago.

I also did some hand stitching using Tim Holtz ruller- first time that I used it for piercing and not as a ruller only.

And I did it for several challenges:

Sketch- for 365 cards

Scallops - on the paper- for Creative card crew

Buttons and stitching- for Cupcake craft

Pink- fot Candy shopper

Hand stitching for Ildi co's

Blings- for Stamp something- the circles are glitteed, all paper is too

Buttons-for CRAFTING Kimmy
Blings - for Whimsical sarrority
Buttons and blings- for Hambly pie

Oriental love card

This card was made mostly for DESIGN DOLLIES challenge- they said nobody did this burgondy- peach color combo- so I decided to be the one
I was in oriental mood - so I stampred this oriental script over the cardstock, added oriental image on tag (I used eyelets- I hate it- but for the tag it was great).And then I remembered about this " flying" challenge on 365 Cards and added this golden chain as a passway for their challenge too.
Sketch- for Limelights
Flying- for ABC
Tag- for My grafico Scallops- on the tag- for Creative card crew
It also fits Bling challenge for Stamp something- the pearl and the golden chain and the crystal
Butterfly- for Flutter
Tag - for Paper cutz

MY DRESS- IF THE SHOE FITS DT TAKE 10/16

This weeks challenge on IF THE SHOE FITS (my DT take) was to use bling- a lot of it.
THIS LO WAS FEATURED AT CARD OF THE WEEK . COM AT 10/17- THANKS!! So I took the most glittered pp I've ever had from DCWV and this great photo lo of my DDIL loving... her dress.
It is very simple lo- just to show that this busy paper is all you need- I just added some crystals on the photo - exactly where she had ones on her dress and ears and some ATD title , Martha Stuwart journaling spot and K&CO

"my dress" chipboard and brackets. I also added some stickle clear glue on these brackets as this is all about sparcle in this challenge

NEW FALL CARD

Simple card I did for some fall challenges
Sketch- for Get sketchy
Fall with tree for PENNY
Another fall for Pink elephant
Fall with leaves - for Belli
Fall inspiration- for Cuttlebug challenges
Fabric for Frosted designs
Autumn colors- for Secret crafter
Punches for Whimsy stamps
Tree- for Scrappy frogs
Scallopes for Creative card crew
Monochromatic- for Cuttlebug spot
Shapes and punches for Everybody art
Monochromatic for Paper blooms
Distressing for Charizma
Brown color- for Stamp something
Punches- for Scrapbox challenge
Nature- for 3 clovers
The image of the bare tree is stamped and heat embossed, the letters- punched with stamp punch, the backgroubd paper- stampred too, and the pp was distressed.

CHARMING BOOKMARK

I never use bookmarks- I never can find one at home- so I use this sticky notes I have all over the house. But sometimes I am in this " bookmark" crafty mood- so I did one and here it is.

I used this BG papers and Graphic 45 tag, blings, ribbons and old charm

But the base of this is pure recycling- this is Prima packaging cut to the size even with the print and the hole for ribbons.So if you have this packages- just use it- it's earth friendly and no cost(good for matting too- not sure about acis free- need to check with PRIMA)

And this one was done for some challenges:

BOOKMARK sketch from Creativly yours sketches

Color challenge- kraft and black need to be in- for No time to stamp

Use to pp - same pattern- but not the same colors- for 365 cards

Color- black- white- red- for Paper cutz

Tags for my graffico(the tag on the bookmark)

colors= B/W + ONE MORE- for Crafty catz

Favorite embelleshments- FLOWERS AND BLING- for Paperplay

WE HAVE A WINNER FOR MY BLOG CANDY!!!

And after we really pulled the name out of the hat (we took PHOTOS- but I did not get them yet- so it will be later..) the winner of my blog candy is........

MARY

and she did the comment and the linking to my blog as I asked-

so congrats to Mary and please contact me at info@albomy.co.il

with your snail mail and please do it in 3 days!!

If I don't get anything from MARY IN 3 DAYS - we pulled and

alternative winner .

So here is Mary's comment and if you know her- please tell her I am waiting for contact.

Mary said:

Great candy and I can't wait to check out the first challenge. I added a post about your blog challenge on my blog. I also added a link to your candy in the sidebar of my blog.~Mary
October 3, 2009 3:39 PM

וכעת בעברית:

יחד עם עם כמה חברות שמנו את כל השמות שרלוונטיים- אלה שקשרו לבלוג שלי ופרסמו את התמונה כמו שהתבקשו - לכובע אמיתי ואחת מבנות שלא השתתפה בכלל בממתק שלי משכה פתק עם השם

והזוכה היא מרי- והיא לא ישראלית

אבל משכנו גם עם שני פתקים עם שמות אלטרנטיביים- במידה ומרי לא תדרוש את הממתק תוך שלושה ימים- יעבור הפרס לבת אחרת- הפעם ישראלית דווקא

אז בינתיים ברכות למרי ונמתין עד שתבקש את הפרס

להתראות באתגר שלי וגם באתגירם הבאים

ותודה לכל המשתתפות

My best time- new lo

This lo was featured at Card of the week- Best in scrapbooking blogosphere at 10/13- thanks!

This lo made TOP 5 at Hope stamps eternal- thanks!!

I really love to work with great photos- and when I have one- everything else is very easy.

So I had this palm tree at night and found a few challenges to use this photo for my new LO.

I really like my journaling that says:

ONLY AT NIGHT YOU CAN BE FREE

SEE THE STARS

HEAR THE SILENCE

SMELL THE AIR

TASTE THE RAIN DROPS

TOUCH THE SKY

First one was for My favorite things and this week it was about " MY FAVORITE TIME"- and my is night- I am an owl- I live nights, sleep about 3-4 hours only and am most energetic at night.

Second challenge was for ARTASTIC - an inspiration from " Starry starry night" of VAN GOGH

The sketch was this week's one for Sketchy thursdays

Crown - for Cinema saturday- night is my queen and I am night queen too
Color inspiration for Hope stamps eternal
My pigeon hole(my nights- nobody belives I really live at night when everyone else sleep- and I still operate regular during the day- I just don't sleep - somethimes at all!!)- for It's all about me

Purple-for Daring cardmakers- also it's not a card- so what- it's all purple!!

And I am not going to participate in my own Royal challenge (for this one this is not good!!)

Colors and using old stash- for Belli

Tree- for SCRAPPING FROGS
Use your stash have this " purple- dots- paint" challenge

Gingersnap- stars

Fabric for Frosted designs

Simply blue- lo

This lo was published in SNR January 2010 issue and will be back in my blog after 2/24

I was the featured artist with this lo on Paper blooms challenge blog- thanks!!

My blue eyed DD ORTAL is " blue girl"- she love blue and she is pretty " blue mood too"- so this one is for here with this great photo when she was 12.

It was done for White with 1 challenge- blue and distressing with white

The products:

HEIDI SWAPP invisible paper and clear letters, MM pearl letters, PROVO chipboards, Prima blings and ribbons, some lace, some crochet flowers, a pin, old button ( she is cute as a button here) and pearl string.

The techniques:

Distressing the paper, inking it with distress ink, glue flowers and glitters, faux

stitching, masking ( the button circle), hand cut and embossed butterflies

And another challenges too:

3 kinds of blings- for Design dollies- I have swirls- glitter- crystals- pearls

Monochromatic- for Cuttlebug spot

All shades of pale- for Crafty creations

Monochromatic- for Paper blooms

Make your embels- for Die cut r us-my butterflies and flowers

BLUE- for Opus in order gluei

IN SCARLET'S SHOES- AD THIS DT TAKE 10/12

This weeks ad from AD THIS (my dt take) was screamming a shoe.

Than I thought about this black and brown with touch of pink colors and here it it- my DDIL on her wedding day in SCARLET O' Harra pose (not a big nanny but 2 good friends).

So I used this PRIMA paintable paper- but I just rubbed it a bit with some distress inks and some lod piece " NO NAME' pp for matting.

The chipboard corner is from MM as well as printed tranparency under the photo(Black tie line). The words from ATD and the aphas from MM

Unfortunatly I was out of S AND E- so I just " fixed" some other letters to its shape

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GIRLY GIFT SET- BOX, TAG, BOOKMARK

I found this great " going green" blog on the web and I think they do great job with this RE thing- so this project is my RE contribution

Do your remember these IKEA colored boxes we all have at home for ages?

I got one with some candied inside and decided to reuse it -to " upgrade" one and as I am just in love with black and white with some other colors and this one was red- I decides to upgrade it with red and yellow colors- very colorful and girly colors. This projest is mostly recycled one- and I love it this way!! as it's " green" and good for the planet.
The star is an original outfit tag - black and shiny, but I needed to cover the company name and Bg chick was great here. Then I found this black canvas tag from another outfit and made a birthday tag to add to the box-with butterfly and sentiment- home die cuts. Then it was another original buckle tag around - small and black- recycled again - and with Bg stickers flowers ( I did it 3d- it's flat) we have small bookmark too. All 3 are just great for my dear niece B- day that was 2-3 weeks ago - but it will wait till someone goes to Usa where she lives to bring it to her.

The box, star, canvas tag, small black bookmark tag, yarn, white and small red ribbon- are recycled items.Even the chick is from other card I did and don't like anymore- so I used it again for this green project

And now for challenges for this trio:

1.Color for Color create

2. Sketch- for October #2 SO sketchy card sketch (the star- the star)

3. Star- for Gingersnap

4. Celebration- for Creative card crew

5. Butterfly- for Flutter

6. Ribbons- for Crafty cardmakers

7.Present for you- for Inchy

8.Birthday- for Kraftin' Kimmie

9. Ribbons and trims for CAARDVARKS

10. Lace cardstock - for Practical scrappers

11. Tags for My grafico