Two Old Bats Mid-January Halloween Reminder

 Hello Friends!!

I am here today with my Mid-January Reminder card and to let you know that there is still time to join us over on the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge for January!  We have this fun Inspiration Board to help you get started:

Here is my TOB Mid-January Card:

Ingredients:

Poppystamps Whittle Field and Trees die

La La Land Crafts Ghost dies

Bones Boo

Pumpkin dies

Bat dies

Crescent Moon die

White card stock

Brown paper

Black paper

Siver paper

Orange Paper

Ice paper

Clear Stickles

Brown marker

Faded Jeans distress oxide

For this A2 card I started by making the card base with White card stock.  I took the Ice paper, inked the edges with Faded Jeans distress oxide and added it to the base of the card.  I took Some White paper, Brown paper and the Poppystamps Whittle Field and Trees die and cut out the field of snow and the row of trees and added that to the card.  I took the Pumpkin dies and some Orange paper and cut them out and added them to the card.  I took more White paper and the La La Land Ghost dies and cut them out and added them to the card.  I took the Bat dies and Black paper and cut them out and added them to the card.  I took Silver paper and the Moon die and cut that out and added it to the card.  I took the Bones Boo and some Black paper and cut that out and added it to the card.  I was inspired to make this card from the picture of the Pumpkins in the snow on the top left of the Inspiration Board above.

Now it is your turn to break out your supplies and make a card for this challenge!  Don't forget to stop by the Two Old Bats Mid-January Reminder post to see all the great cards made by the Design Team!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lori 

Tea Time

 Hello Friends!

I have this fun Tea Time Card to share with you today and I am entering it into the Inspired by Tea Time #IB317 Challenge.

Ingredients:

Lawn Fawn Stitched Teapot die

Close To My Heart Tea stamp set sentiment

Light Blue and Navy Blue Snow paper

Grey Snowflake paper

White card stock

Black ink

Faded Jeans distress oxide

For this A2 card I started by making the base of the card with White card stock.  I took the Light Blue Snowflake paper, inked the edges with Faded Jeans distress oxided and added it to the base of the card.  I took the Navy Blue Snowflake paper and added that to the paper.   I took the Grey Snowflake paper and the Lawn Fawn Stitched Teapot die and cut out the teapot and added that to the card.  I took the little squares and added them to either side of the Navy Blue strip.  I took the Close To My Heart sentiment, some White paper and Black ink and stamped that onto the paper and cut it out like a banner  and added it to the top of the card.  I was inspired by both the Sketch and the Inspiration Photo for this challenge.  Here are the Sketch and the Inspiration Photo:

Sketch:

Inspiration Photo:

Please be sure to stop by the Inspired By Tea Time Challenge #IB317 to see all the wonderful cards!  You just might want to grab a cup of tea while you scan all the cards!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lori

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #79

 Hello Christmas Lovers,

Happy 2025!  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  As we start this new year we are also going to be making Christmas cards for this new year, why not join us for our challenges and have a stack of Christmas cards ready for December 2025!  We have a fun Inspiration Board to help get you started on the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #79!

Inspiration Board:

Here is my card for POE Challenge #79:

Ingredients:

Cottage Cutz Baking Spirits Bright dies

Cottage Cutz Snowglobe, Winter Accessories

Cottage Cutz Sweet Snowman

Let it Snow stamp

White card stock

Blue snowflake paper

White glitter paper

White paper

Red paper

Black paper 

Black ink 

Faded Jeans distress oxide

For this A2 card I started by making the card base with a piece of White card stock.  I took the Blue Snowflake paper, inked the edges with Faded Jeans distress ink and added that to the card base.  I took the White Glitter paper and added that at the bottom of the card.  I took the Cottage Cutz Baking Spirits Bright dies and White paper and cut out the Snowmen.  I took some Red and Black paper and cut out the Scarves, Hats and Buttons and pieced the Snowmen together and attached them to the card.  I took the Let It Snow stamp and some Black ink and stamped that onto the card.  I was inspired to make this card from all the cute Snoman photos on the Inspiration Board!!

Please be sure to hop on over to the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge to see what the Design Team have created and than it is your turn to create Anything Christmas for this challenge!  We can't wait to see what you create for this challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Two Old Bats January Halloween Challenge

 Hello Ghoul Friends!

Here we are on January 2, 2025 and that means it is time for the Two Old Bats January Halloween Challenge!  I hope you all had a wonderful New Years Eve!  Here is hoping that 2025 will be a good year!  TOB is a year round Halloween Challenge Blog and we have a fun Inspiration Board to help get you started to join in on the fun and make a Halloween card for this challenge of the New Year!

Inspiration Board:

Here is my card for the January Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge:

Ingredients:

Neenah Desert Storm paper

Graphic 45 Halloween paper

Bronze paper

Black paper

Silver paper

Orange paper

White Glitter paper

Poppystamps Twisted Tree Oval 

Poppystamps Cat

Poppystamps Pumpkin

Sizzix Bats

Kat Scrappiness Distressed Edge Rectangle

Circle punch to make Moon

Happy Halloween stamp

Black ink

I was inspired to make this card from the photos on the Inspiration Board with the pumpkins and snow.   I made the card base with Neenah Desert Storm paper.  I took a piece of Graphic 45 Halloween paper with the purple sky and gold stars and cut it out with the Kat Scrappiness Distressed Edge Rectangle and I cut it out and added it to the card base.  I took the Poppystamps Twisted Tree Oval and the Bronze paper, the Graphic 45 paper and the White Glitter paper and cut out all the paper and pieced it together.  I took the Black paper and the Orange paper and the Bats and the Pumpkin dies and cut them out and added them to the scene.  I popped up the Oval with foam tape and added that to the card.  I took the Silver paper and the Circle punch and punched out the moon and added that to the card.  I took the Happy Halloween stamp and some Black ink and stamped that under the oval on the card.  I hope you like my card!

Remember, you can create ANYTHING Halloween you would like and our mood boards are here for your inspiration.  You do not have to follow it as the theme, but you certainly can if you would like!!  Don't forget to stop by the Two Old Bats Halloween January Challenge to see all the Spooky cards the Design Team has created!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Two Old Bats Mid-December Reminder

 Hello Ghoul Friends,

Well here we are in mid December and this is my reminder post for you that there is still time to join us for the Two Old Bats December Challenge!

Inspiration Board:

Here is my card for the Mid-December Reminder of the TOB Challenge:

Ingredients:

Spellbinders Boo-licious Fall Cupcake die set

Kat Scrappiness Spooky Boo Die

Kat Scrappiness Distressed Edge Rectangle dies

White card stock

Bat paper

Black Shimmer paper

Black Glitter paper

Purple paper

White paper

Gray paper

Black ink

For this A2 card I started by making the card base with White card stock.  I took the Bat paper and the Kat Scrappiness Distressed Edge Rectangle die and cut out the paper, inked the edges with Black ink and added it to the card base.  I took the Spellbinders Boo-licious  Fall Cupcake die and the Black papers, Purple paper and Orange paper and cut out the cupcake pieced it together and added it to the card.  I took the Kat Scrappiness Spooky Boo die and the Black Glitter paper and cut out the Boo and added it to the card.

Remember, you can create ANYTHING Halloween you would like and our mood boards are here for your inspiration.  You do not have to follow it as the theme, but you certainly can if you would like!!  Don't forget to stop by the Two Old Bats Halloween December Challenge to see all the Spooky cards the Design Team has created!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #78

Hello Christmas Lovers,

It is almost time Christmas and we have a new challenge over on the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge Blog ~ POE Challenge #78.  We have an awesome Inspiration Board for you to help get you started crafting.  We can't wait to see what you create!

Inspiration Board:

Here is my card for the POE Challenge #78:

Ingredients:

Poppystamps Arched Gothic Cathedral Window

Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Festive Wreath Thinlits

Tim Holtz Sizzix Large Funky Festive 

Impression Obsession Small Pine Sprigs 

La La Land Crafts Spring Window

White card stock

Snowflake paper

Green paper

White paper

Red paper

Gray paper

I was inspired to make this card from the lower left hand picture on the Inspiration Board with the window.  I took some White card stock and made the card  base.  I took the Snowflake paper and added that to the card base.  I took the Poppystamps Arched Gothic Cathedral Window die, White paper, Gray paper, Red paper and some Green paper and cut out all the pieces and assembled the window onto the card.  I took Green paper and the Tim Holtz Large Funky Festive dies and cut them out.  I took the La La Land Crafts Spring Window and White paper and cut out the window box and filled it with the greens and added them to the card.  I took the Tim Holtz Vault Festive Wreath and some Red paper and cut out the Bow and added that to the card.

Please be sure to hop on over to the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge to see what the Design Team have created and than it is your turn to create Anything Christmas for this challenge!  We can't wait to see what you create for this challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Two Old Bats December Halloween Challenge

 Hello Ghoul Friends,

Today is the start of a new Halloween Challenge over on the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge Blog ~ Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge for December.   We have a fun Inspiration Board to help you get started!  TOB is a year round Halloween Challenge because we are all a bit batty for Spooky cards!  I hope you will join us for this fun Challenge!

Inspiration Board:

Here is my card for the TOB December Challenge:

Ingredients:

Frantic Stamper Pumpkin Man die

Tim Holtz Forest Shadows dies

Naughty Santa Hat sticker

Haunted die

White card stock

Starry Sky paper

Black paper

Green paper

Orange paper

Black marker

For this A2 card I started with White card stock to make the base of the card.  I took some Starry Sky paper and added that to the card base.  I took 2 shades of Green paper and the Tim Holtz Horest Shadows die and cut it out and added it to the card.  I took the Frantic Stamper Pumpkin Man die and some Orange paper and cut out the Pumpkin Man and added him to the card base.  I took a Black marker and colored in his face, buttons and tree branch arms.  I took the naughty Santa Hat sticker and place that on his head.  I took some Black paper and the Haunted die and cut out the word and added it to the top of the card.

Remember, you can create ANYTHING Halloween you would like and our mood boards are here for your inspiration.  You do not have to follow it as the theme, but you certainly can if you would like!!  Don't forget to stop by the Two Old Bats Halloween December Challenge to see all the Spooky cards the Design Team has created!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori