Trick or treat??

Good morning 

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Creative Moments challenge blog. 

The optional theme is to make a tag

To join in click here:
Creative moments Challenge blog

One of our awesome sponsors is Rick StDennis who does some lovely artwork for digi stamps

As it's getting close to Halloween and I just love Halloween I chose this fabulous excavation skull to work with. 

I can't say how much I love this digi stamp just perfect for Halloween.
I used grey marker pens to shade in some areas of the skull and distressed around the edges

You can buy the digi stamp here:
Skull excavation digi stamp

I made my own tag base and Matt layer out of create and crafts new Core card and paper collection.  The card is just lovely to work with and cuts perfectly with dies, you can even stamp, emboss and colour with it. The card I used has a linen texture , fab quality.  You can see their new collection here:
Core paper & card collection

The small tags, pumpkin and bats I printed free from online and cut out.  

The card the skull is matted onto was cut with a tattered lace die cut.  Flowers from tattered lace dies and the flourishes from Crafters companion. 

The spooky house is a stamp from Hunkydory for the love of stamps set.  I distressed some card with creative expressions pumpkin colour ink and then stamped onto it and cut it out. 

The broomstick I made myself out of an old paintbrush handle and used twine to wrap around several times and snip of as required.  I then got some raffier to tie around the top.  Lastly I coloured the twine with a brown alcohol pen from spectrum noir

I know Halloween isn't everyone's cup of tea but I just love this tag, the texture and colour draws the eye to the skull which is just awesome! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking and I look forward to seeing your beautiful cards in the challenge 

Bye for now 

Sharon 

Xx

Challenges:

Lil patch of crafty friends - Anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting from the heart - Anything goes
Artistic inspirations - Anything goes
A snowflakes promise - Anything goes
Creates and makes - Anything goes
Digi chooseday challenge - Anything goes
Lemon shortbread challenge blog - Anything goes
A bit more time to craft - Anything goes
Classic design team challenge blog - Anything goes
Dragonfly dreams - Anything goes.
Craftoholics R us - Tags only
Crafters cafe  - 3 of something : 3 flowers and 3 tags
Happy little stampers dies challenge  - Anything goes with dies
Parus cardmaking challenge  - Anything goes