I was so disappointed

I just want to share with you some images that will never be used on projects.
I cannot, in honesty use them to enter challenges. They were a big waste of hard earned money.
They were purchased in good faith by me and then I found out the owner of the shop is a serial image thief.

So others can see, having spent a few hours on these, I want to share so that others may not be stung as I was.

I am entering this post into a few challenges so that others might be warned

Crafty Catz - Halloween

Bad Moon Rising

What's the challenge for you guys over at Haunted Design House this week? Well we're being sponsored by non other than  

If you head on over to Haunted  Design House - you'll be able to see some of the fabulous offers available right now as well!!

So this week's challenge is that your project has to have a moon on it, BUT considering this is Macabre Mondays - not just any old moon....

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that depicts a BIG BAD MOON.
Make it full, waxing, waning or crescent. Just make it big
and the main focus of your wonderfully wicked project.
Cute will get you in the door, but the Dungeon prefers things
creepy and dark.

What did I make?
I went for a hanging - either suspend from the ceiling or hang on the wall - it's double sided after all.
Made from one of those old CDs that would otherwise be destined for the bin. I basically followed the sketchie over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday for the layout.

and the other side

The front features a fabulous image from Papelitos Stamps. She's called 

Marea tombstone. Coloured with promarkers with DI on the moon and fussy cut out. The BP is from my ancient stash, just added a bit of black ink to it. Some bats from Aly's Inky Fingers added. The reverse also features stamps from Aly's Inky Fingers. 

For decoration, out came my enormous pile of seed beads. Threaded onto wire and bent into shape for the hanging bits. The swirls above Marea are hand drawn and tiny nail art gems stuck on.

Some spiky ribbon from stash completed the hanging.

Your turn to show us those Big Bad Moon projects, don't forget to go look at my fellow Minions' pieces of fantastic artwork for more inspiration. Looking forward to seeing yours.

I would like to enter this into the challenge at

Try Stampin' On Tuesday - Their Sketch

Blue Fairy

Another teamie at work has a birthday coming up and it's been designated my job to make a card. It makes it a bit more special I'm told. A card specially made for them.
This card is sparkly, girly and as cute as I'm going at the moment lol.

The image is from Papelitos Stamps. Coloured with promarkers and the wings were coated with stickles for extra shine and sparkle.



The edges then ink distressed with tumbled glass DI. Mounted onto glitter card. I loosely followed the sketch over at Deconstructed Sketches to complete.







The base paper has been in my stash since I started making cards 2 yrs ago from a "disney stack" Lace and silver ribbon as 3 strips down the side. Some flourish die cuts in more glitter card with some white feathers. White flowers with stickle centres and a stick pin. (Duck Pond Crafts). Some pale blue gems to finish.
All mounted onto dark blue card base.










The sentiment was heat embossed in silver and mount on more glitter card.



I would like to enter this into the challenges over at
Deconstructed Sketches - Their Sketch
Papelitos Stamps challenge - Shine