October 2025 Monthly Challenge with Simone Carr

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to our October Monthly Challenge.

This month we have Simone Carr as our Guest Designer.

Hey there, I’ve got a fresh project that’s perfect for the season to share with you.

On watercolor paper, I stamped the stump from the Woodland Critters Set (using the squirrel stamp) in Tombow 565 + 969, using my stamp positioner for precise placement. I then stamped the teapot from the Fairytale Houses Set with the same ink combo. To add a whimsical touch, I positioned the ladder from the Dwelling Foliage Set against the stump, again using the stamp positioner to get it just right.

Once the main elements were in place and stamped, I began coloring. After that, I stamped in the mushrooms from the Whimsical Mushroom Set and brushed in a soft blue sky using Tombow 526. To complete the scene, I stamped the pumpkin foliage and grass from the Harvest Pumpkin Set and Foliage Set 3, and finished with flowers from the Mini Flower Set. I saved the flowers for last to layer in extra detail and color.

For the card design, I die cut the scene with the 4th largest Nested Circle die and layered it on a scalloped circle die cut for a polished frame.

Materials Used

Stamps:

5600 Harvest Sentiments Set

5788 Whimsical Mushroom Set – Small Mushrooms

5595 Harvest Pumpkin Set – Leaves

5007 Foliage Set 3 – Grass

5009 Mini Flower Set

5989 Dwelling Foliage Set – Ladder

5953 Woodland Critters Set – Stump (Squirrel)

5935 Fairytale Houses Set – Teapot

Dies:

5726 Nested Circle Set – 4th Largest

6045 Scalloped Circle 3

Paper:

5973 Fall S2 PP

Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Markers:

Tombow: 565 + 969, 933, 993, 925, 905, 055, 403, 947, 117, 992 (teapot), 296 + 992 (mushrooms), 839 (flowers), 098 (grass), 526 (sky)

Bleed Proof White

TwinTone Brown

For my second card I chose to make a Halloween card.

I started by cutting a 2" circle from masking tape to use as a moon mask. To create the background, I placed a stencil measuring 3 ¼" x 4 ¾" over a 4 ¼" x 5 ½" piece of cardstock and taped it down so it wouldn’t shift. With the moon mask in place, I began ink blending—first with Twisted Citron around the moon, then layering Lucky Clover across the panel while leaving a glowing halo around the moon. To deepen the night sky, I blended Chipped Sapphire around the edges.

After blending the background, I watered down Bleed Proof White and then splattered it across the panel for stars, finishing with a mist of Fossil Amber Distress Spritz to add a soft, magical glow. Once everything was dry, I removed the moon mask and placed a moon stencil to add subtle texture with Lost Shadow ink. I then set the panel aside to dry completely.

Next, I stamped all my images from the Spooky Wagon Set (5456) onto Bristol Smooth cardstock using Shadow Grey Archival Ink. I colored them with Tombow markers, then die cut each piece. To assemble, I layered a frame die from my stash (cut twice for extra dimension) over the blended background, arranged my stamped elements, and popped them up with thin foam tape. Everything fits perfectly on an A2 card base (5 ½" x 4 ¼").

The end result is a playful Halloween scene with a glowing sky that makes the spooky wagon really stand out!

Materials Used

Stamps:

Spooky Wagon Set (5456)

Inks:

Distress Inks: Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Chipped Sapphire, Lost Shadow

Fossil Amber Distress Spritz

Shadow Grey Archival Ink

Markers:

Tombow: N55, N45, N35 (Truck & Cat); N89 (Ghost); 020, 991 (Truck); 969, 879, 947 (Truck, Sign, Pumpkins); 933, 195 (Hat); 933, 946, 925, 905, 055 (Pumpkins)

TwinTone: Black, Brown

Paper:

Bristol Smooth Cardstock

Glitter Cardstock

Other:

Bleed Proof White

2" Circle Mask (for Moon)

Stencil (3 ¼" x 4 ¾")

Frame Die (from stash)

Foam Tape

Card Base (5 ½" x 4 ¼")

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WOW! What adorable cards from Simone!

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