12 Days of Scary Christmas - Day 7

Hey y'all!  It's time for Day 7 over at Simply B's 12 Days of Scary Christmas.  This theme is...the shape of Christmas.  What does that mean?  A star?  A tree?  Are you kidding??  Of course not!  The team at Simply B want to see.....COFFINS!  That's right, coffins all decked out for Christmas!  (Well, I guess vampires have to celebrate the holidays, too....right?)  Betty even included a link to a fabulous treat box tutorial over at MarthaStewart.com.

Let me tell you...the tutorial was AWESOME!  It worked great, even my very first time!  I will definitely be making more of these....possibly for EVERY holiday. LOL  I usually give treat boxes to my coworkers for the holidays, and this one will be perfect!

I used the fabulous Vampiress Tilly.  I just love her sassy attitude!  I merged her with a great frame I found over at GraphicsFairy.com. The image was colored with Copics and Spica Markers.  Flowers and ribbon are from my stash.  Flowers started out white, then I colored them with my Copic.  the leaves are from a Sizzix die.  Papers from DCWV.

Well, I hope you like it!  If you have a chance, check out the tutorial and come play along!  The prize is a digi from a surprise, not yet released line.  I don't know what it's going to be.....but knowing Betty, I know it's going to be fabulous!  =D

Thanks so much for stopping by.  See you soon!

Challenges:

Simply B Stamps: 12 Days of Scary Christmas - Day 7: Coffins

Cute Card Thursday: Stripes

Top Tip Tuesday: Gift

Fairytale Challenge Blog: Gift/Gift Box

Wags 'n Whiskers: Fancy Folds

The Crazy Challenge: More Than One Fold

12 Days of Scary Christmas - Day 4

Hey y'all!  If you haven't heard, Simply Betty Stamps is challenging their followers to do the 12 Days of Scary Christmas.  Due to illness and being *super* busy at work, I missed the first three days.  However....I'm ready to play along with day 4!

Betty has a fabulous Christmas Scarol (snort!) to inspire us.  Be prepared...it's a bit long, but it's just too cool not to post the whole thing.

Wreck the Halls
"Wreck the Halls with bones and spiders
Fa la la la la la la la la
'Tis the season for Ghost Riders

Fa la la la la la la la la

Don we now scary apparel

Fa la la la la la la la la

Dress up like Lock, Shock and Barrel

Fa la la la la la la la la

Join the chaos strike the harp

Fa la la la la la la la la

Ouch the wreaths are really sharp

Fa la la la la la la la la

If they eat you it's their pleasure

Fa la la la la la la la la

You'll become their Yule tide treasure

Fa la la la la la la la la

Wreck the halls with rats and roaches

Fa la la la la la la la la

Hurry, Christmas Eve approaches!

Fa la la la la la la la la

Drape them all be dark and thrilling

Fa la la la la la la la la

Look their lovely ooze is dripping

Fa la la la la la la la la

Try a taste of poison toddy

Fa la la la la la la la la

Leave a gift, leave us your body

Fa la la la la la la la la

Dig a grave then dig it deeper

Fa la la la la la la la la

Leave a present for the reaper

Fa la la la la la la la la....la la la la!!!"

How awesome is that?!?  Love it!  Here's my interpretation of "Wreck the Halls"...

I used Betty's image Spider Queen London.  I just love her!  The fireplace image I found on a public domain clip art site.  The stockings on the fireplace I created myself.  I used a blank Christmas stocking and a skull image that I placed all over the stocking.  Both the stocking and skull were also from the public domain clip art site.  Both images were colored with Copics and accented with Stickles.  The papers are from DCWV, the ribbon is from Michael's craft stores, and the little skulls are from a blog candy I won ages ago.  The sentiment on the front of the card is actually part of a bit by one of my favorite comics, Mitch Hedberg. He had a ton of fun one-liners, and this one totally seemed to fit.  The inside sentiment is my own.

I'm actually pretty happy with how this turned out.  I was ecstatic about the stockings...I just love the little skulls!

Ok, I'd chat more, but it's almost 4 am and I'm exhausted. I'll try to catch up more next post.

I am entering this card into the Simply Betty Wreck the Halls challenge, Forever Night's Freaky Friday Skelikinz Christmas challenge, and Dilly Beans Twisted Christmas challenge.  A side note to the Dilly Beaners....I checked the rules, and I didn't see one saying whether or not a Dilly Beans image had to be used.  If you actually do need to use a Dilly Beans image to participate in the challenges, I sincerely apologize.  Please feel free to remove me from the running.  Thanks!!