Stacy's Paper Crafts

Cosmic Shimmer Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! Today's card is a fun one! I used some Cosmic Shimmer Opal Blaze Polish to highlight the embossed spiderweb on the background of my card. I used a retired SU embossing folder to emboss the spider web pattern, and then used my finger to spread the Cosmic Shimmer over the raised areas on the panel. I was hoping for a more subtle application, but my little jar of Cosmic Shimmer was beginning to dry out so the consistency was a little hard & gloppy versus creamy.

 

The sentiment is a die cut that I cut using my Silhouette. It's a Kristen Magee Design called Happy Halloween Phrase Bat, it can be found in the Silhouette Design Store. I modified it a little and created an offset that I cut using the bright green cardstock. I popped it up using foam tape and adhered it to the white stitched label, which was adhered flat to the card base.

 

This shimmer polish is really interesting. The shade I used is called Gilded Avocado, it looks white & iridescent in the jar, but the color shifts when applied. The color of your substrate and the lighting can give it a completely different look! It looks like a bright yellow green color, but when you tilt the card in the lighting it looks more like a turquoise green.

Scrapbook.com has the Cosmic Shimmer Opal Polishes in a jar in several shades but not Gilded Avocado, you can check them out here... Cosmic Shimmer Opal Polishes. It looks like Gilded Avocado is available in what looks like a lip gloss tube, and comes with a doe foot applicator wand. It's on clearance at the moment so I wonder if it's being discontinued? Anyway if you can get your hands on some, it's a fun unique medium to try.

Supplies:

Happy Halloween SVG File

Paper: Bazzill Blackberry Bliss Cardstock & Bazzill Juicy Pear Cardstock, Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Other: SU Stitched Nested Labels, SU Cobwebs Embossing Folder, Cosmic Shimmer Opal Polish,

Delighfully Spooky

Sometimes when sit down to I create I have a specific vision for what my completed project will look like. When I was searching for the perfect blue ink for my pumpkin stencil papers I discovered that most of the blue inks in my stash have a purple tone. It wasn't what I wanted, but that Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink ended up being perfect shade for my card today.

I spent some time stamping coloring some images several weeks ago. I didn't have a specific project in mind for them but I knew that I wanted to incorporate them into some projects eventually. This witch image is from the Delightfully Spooky Dracula stamp set by Red Rubber Designs. I colored it using Copic Markers and some other alcohol ink markers that I have in my stash. The purples I used to color the image ended up pairing nicely with my "Chipped Sapphire pumpkin paper!"

 

 

I cut the pumpkin paper down to mat my A2 card, I adhered the witch to a stitched hexagon die cut, and then adhered a sentiment label below her using foam tape. The sentiment label was created by applying Lindy's Stamp Gang's Black Hole Black Magicals on black cardstock. I am in love with this shade, it's THE perfect black for me, it has a beautiful black shimmer to it that isn't overwhelming. It looks a little chalky here, it's difficult to capture the shimmer. After it dried I stamped the sentiment using a clear embossing ink and heat embossed it using Ranger Ink White Super Fine Embossing Powder. I then adhered the hexagon directly to the card base. I added a few bat die cuts from black cardstock that I also painted with the Black Hole Black Magicals.

 

I'm entering this card into a few challenges this week...

 

"Frightfully Delightful"

Die Cuts and Stencils

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Delightfully Spooky Dracula

Paper: Neenah Solar White Smooth Cardstock, Bazzill Blackberry Swirl Cardstock

Ink: Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink & Premium Embossing Ink

Other: Pumpkin Background Stencil, Bat Die Cuts, Lindy's Stamp Gang Black Hole Black Magicals, Ranger Ink White Super Fine Embossing Powder, Blending Brush, Domed Blending Tool

Starry Kitty and Two Boos

 

Hi Everyone! I have a couple of not so spooky Halloween cards to share with you today featuring Distress ink blended backgrounds and images from Pickled Potpourri Designs' Scaredy Cat digital image stamp set. This stamp set is HUGE and provides a lot of options for your Halloween crafts.

 

 

My first card features the cute smiling ghost image. I printed a mirrored image of the smaller ghost, fussy cut him out, and then adhered it to the card using foam tape. I adhered the larger ghost directly to the card front.

 

 

I stamped one of sentiments from the Trick Or Treat stamp set by Red Rubber Designs, using Versamark ink and then heat embossed it using white embossing powder. For the background inks I used Speckled Egg, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire, & Black Soot Distress Inks. I also used some white gouache to create some starry splatters on the background. 

 

 

I used the "starry kitty" image for my second card. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock and inked along the edges using Versafine Onyx Black ink. The background was inked using Monarch Orange Archival Ink, Carved Pumpkin, Ground Espresso, and Black Soot Distress inks. I also used some white gouache to create some starry splatters on the background. 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today! My cards were inspired by the following challenges, be sure to check them out for more crafty inspiration...

 

Always Fun Challenges: Halloween Fun

 

Fab Friday 200

 Splitcoast Stampers Clean & Simple: Orange You Glad It's October?

 

 

Supply List:

*Some affiliate links used at no extra cost to you

Pickled Potpourri Designs' Scaredy Cat Digital Stamp Set

Red Rubber Designs' Trick or Treat Rubberstamp Set

Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock

Neenah Solar White 110lb Cardstock

Black cardstock

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Monarch Orange Archival Ink  

Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink

Black Soot Distress Ink

Speckled Egg Distress Ink

Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink 

Winsor & Newton Permanent White Gouache

Ranger Ink White Basics Embossing Powder

Coffin Shaker Treat Box

Hi Everyone, Happy Halloween! I have a fun project to share with you today! I decided to try my hand at making a shaker treat box after creating yesterday's fun card. You could also use this box as a home decor piece too! This post is somewhat lengthy because I've included some pretty detailed instructions as to how I created this treat box, hopefully you'll find this information to be helpful!

 

 

I used my Cameo to cut the Spider Coffin Box SVG cut file from the Silhouette Design Store, but instead of using the spider web layer, I traced it to create a solid panel. I cut it to use as a template for my acetate window sheet. I then copied it, and did an internal offset to create the window for the box lid. In order to get the placement aligned, I selected the internal offset panel and the box lid and centered and then grouped them together. I also created an offset piece so that the box would coordinate with the card I created yesterday. I stamped it using Versamark ink and the Background Stripes stamp by Red Rubber Designs, heat embossed it using black sparkly embossing powder, and added some inking along the box using Versafine Onxy Black ink.

 

 

After assembling the box, I adhered the acetate panel to the inside of the lid, and applied a double layer of foam tape to line the inside edges. I added my shaker elements: seed beads, tube confetti, and glitter, and then adhered the inside panel to seal it. I went a little overboard with the shaker filler here, perhaps as I create more I'll get a better feel for the right ratio of shaker filling for my projects. I also added a layered strip of red & white cardstock and a little spider that I fussy cut from Pickled Potpourri Designs' Scaredy Cat Jumbo Digital Stamp Set to embellish the box. You can find a supply list below, thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Pickled Potpourri Designs' Scaredy Cat Jumbo Digital Stamp Set & Red Rubber Designs' Background Stripes

Paper: Bazzill Blackberry Swirl, Bazzill Cherry Splash & Neenah Solar White 80lb. cardstocks

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Versamark Ink

Other: Spider Coffin Box SVG cut file, Seed Beads, Tube confetti, Red glitter, Ranger Ink Black Sparkle Embossing Powder, Foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive, Double Sided Adhesive

 

*Some Scrapbook.com and Amazon.com affiliate links used at no extra cost to you

 

Lil' Dracula

I've been card making and paper crafting for a very long and have tried a lot of different techniques and supplies, but for some reason I have never created a shaker card. Craziness right?! Well today I decided to check this technique off my to do list! I have a super cute not-so-scary Halloween shaker card to share with you!

 

To create my card I used my Cameo to cut a card front measuring 4 in. x 5.25 in. with a coffin shaped window using the Spider Coffin Box SVG cut file from the Silhouette store. To create the window, I traced the edge of the spider web layer to create a solid panel, and then center aligned it within the card front panel. I then stamped the card front using Versamark ink & the Background Stripes stamp by Red Rubber Designs. I heat embossed it using some black sparkly embossing powder, and then inked the edges of the panel using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

 

 

Isn't this Lil' Dracula just too cute? He's one of the images included in the Delightfully Spooky Dracula stamp set. I colored him using Copic markers and Faber Castel Polychromos colored pencils, fussy cut him out. Instead of using foam tape, I used chipboard to pop him up. I can't recall where I saw this being done but I really like the results! It's super sturdy and possibly more economical than using foam tape because I always seem to have an abundance of chipboard lying around.

 

 

I decided to arrange my little Dracula so that he looks like he's popping up out of the coffin so I tucked his feet behind the card front but on top of the acetate window. I used seed beads, tubular confetti, and glitter for my shaker card filling and then adhered the panel to a white A2 card base. I think I should have added more shaker filler, but I like the fact that the contents shake freely and provides a lot of movement. I can't wait to create more shaker cards! You can find a list of supplies used below. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Stamps: Red Rubber Designs: Delightfully Spooky Dracula & Background Stripes

Paper: Chipboard, Bazzill Blackberry Swirl, Bazzill Cherry Splash & Neenah Solar White 80lb. cardstocks

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Versamark Ink, Copic Markers, & Faber Castel Polychromos Colored Pencils

Other: Spider Coffin Box SVG cut file, Seed Beads, Tube confetti, Black glitter, Ranger Ink Black Sparkle Embossing Powder, Foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive, Double Sided Adhesive

 

*Some Scrapbook.com and Amazon.com affiliate links used at no extra cost to you

Paper Pumpkins

I've been making paper pumpkins since September, they are so fun to create! The orange, teal, and white geometric pumpkins are from SVGCuts. For the teal and white pumpkins, I removed the cut lines to create a solid pumpkin. It was a little tricky assembling it, but I love how they turned out! I used Bazzill Smoothie cardstock for all of the pumpkins. Click the photos for a closeup view. 

I didn't have any teal cardstock, so I used white, and then painted the pieces using Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Paint before assembling it. After doing so I decided that it would have easier to just paint it after I assembled it. I like the texture the paint provides, it almost feels like plastic. 

This orange pumpkin is also an SVGCuts file, from the Harvest Sunset Kit. I told you in my last post, I'm obsessed! This was actually the first SVGCuts file that I purchased. I always layer up my pieces when creating 3D designs, but I didn't need to with this one. The extra layers made it a little wonky looking but I'm keeping it LOL! I inked the pieces of this pumpkin using Ranger Archival ink in the colors Monarch Orange and Coffee before assembling it. That little pumpkin is a Lori Whitlock design called 3D Pumpkin Box Short that I reduced in size. I can't recall how much, but he's tiny :) It was a little cumbersome to assemble but he's so cute! 

The gold geometric pumpkin is covered with gold glitter & Mod Podge. I haven't used Mod Podge in a long time, but it's my new best friend to use with glitter! It really seals it in, so there is very little if any glitter fall out as long as you give it a few coats. I think the easiest way to do this is to apply a coat of Mod Podge, sprinkle on your glitter then allow it to dry. Repeat these steps and allow it to dry between layers until you achieve your desired coverage. Let your project dry completely and then add a coat or two of only the Mod Podge to seal the glitter.

By the way, in case you didn't know SVGCuts offers tons of FREE cut files! Check 'em out  SVG Free Cut Files

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

3D Witchy Hat

Hi All!

I'm sorry I've been so inconsistent about updating my blog. I really HATE MS and its' baggage! I've learned over the past couple of years that the worst thing about living with a chronic illness, for me, is that everyday is different. Nothing is consistent, it's difficult to keep commitments and I hate it so, so, so much!!! I hate not being able to follow through with the things that I want and need to do. I'm working on trying accept it and I'm trying to figure out how to work around it. Anyway.... all of that is just to say Hi! I'm still here and I'm still creating when I am feeling up to it. 

I wanted to share this witches hat I created this year. I'm currently OBSESSED with www.svgcuts.com cut files! This is not a sponsored post, nor have I used an affiliate link to their store. I just LOVE the designs and have purchased several and wanted to share with you. The assembly instructions for the 3D designs that I've purchased are so detailed. They also have video tutorials for many of the designs offered.

This witches hat comes from the Haunted Forest Collection. It's actually a box, but I added some hot glue to make it one piece. It's sooo sturdy! I wonder if Mary, the designer behind SVGCuts has an architectural background, because these designs are so detailed and so sturdy after assembling them! You can click the photos for a closeup view.

When I create 3D projects I usually use 100-120lb. weight cardstock, and or light or medium weight chipboard, and layer up the pieces. With this design, 100lb. weight cardstock was perfect! The file for this design includes 3 layers that make up brim of the hat which makes it really sturdy. I added some glitter tulle that I got from the Dollar Tree. It's super cute but I don't recommend it because the glitter fall out is the worst! 

I created the flower using black crepe paper and adhered some glitter foam balls, also from the Dollar Tree! My local Dollar Tree has been stocking some fun crafty items lately. These are apart of their Christmas stock, you might be able to find some in your stores. I bought these in Sept. before they had a lot of Christmas stock out because I knew they would sell out quickly! They had them in gold, silver, & red. 

I hope you all are doing well, thanks for stopping by today! 

 

Trick or Treaters

Halloween is right around the corner so I thought I'd share a Halloweenie card with you. My card features a Pickled Potpourri Designs image from the Trick or Treaters stamp set.

 

 

I used Nestabilities dies to cut and mat the image and sentiment and colored the image using Copic & Spectrum Noir markers. I adhered the image directly to the card front and popped the sentiment up using foam tape.

 

 

Thanks so much for looking! 

Trick or Treaters

White Cadoodle Cardstock

InLinkz.com

10-Minute Craft Dash #27

Well I didn't get my card completed in time for the 10 Minute Craft Dash but I wanted to share it anyway. I forgot to photograph my timer, but it took me 9 minutes & 37 seconds... cutting it close again! LOL

I spent a lot of time stamping the single polka dot triangle using the three different inks, and then trying to line them up. The triangles are from Mama Elephant's Trifecta stamp set.

After stamping the background, I matted it on orange cardstock, stamped the sentiment on a white cardstock strip, and popped it up using foam tape. I then added a few sequins to embellish the card.

I loved this card so much I created another one using a similar design in a different color scheme, using contents from my Counterfeit Kit.

Thanks so much for looking!

Happy World Card Making Day!

Did you get a chance to make any cards today? I stayed up late last night scrappin' and making cards. I'm trying to clean house today. It's going slow... very slowly! Haha, I keep thinking of card ideas. I think I'm going to throw in the towel and go make a few more cards.

This is one of the cards I made. I really like how this one turned out... "Halloweeny," trendy, but not too scary or cutesy :) I used images from My Mind's Eye's Happy Haunting Halloween stamp set.

FYI Two Peas in a Bucket is running a free shipping promotion. They usually offer free shipping on orders over $50, but for a limited time you can get free shipping with orders of $35 or more through October 14th.

... and not to be an enabler or anything, but they also just got a ton of new Summer CHA product in stock, including some of the new Christmas collections... speaking of Christmas, it's "just" 80 days away! LOL

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

BOO

We're already more than half way through the month of September, and that means Halloween is right around the corner!

I used a patterned paper from Basic Grey's Eerie Collection, a super cute $1 stamp that I picked up from Michael's, and a mini rhinestone to create this card.

I also used a clear Wink of Stella Glitter brush tip marker to outline the spider web. It adds the perfect amount of shimmer, it's very subtle.

Thanks for looking!

 

Happy Halloween!

Hurricane Sandy dumped 24+ hours of rain and wind on us. Thankfully we didn't have any serious damage to our home. I hope you all fared well too!

It looks like trick or treating is still scheduled for our community tomorrow. I thought I'd share a Halloween card with you all. I used this weeks "Less is More" sketch challenge for my card. The spider image and sentiment are from the $1 stamp bin I picked up from Michaels. I used a splatter image from Red Rubber Designs So Splattered stamp set for the background.

Thanks for looking & Happy Halloween!

$2 stamps are fun!

Last year I picked up this stamp from ACMoore for  $1, the actual cost was $2 but it was miss marked. Even at $2, that's a great price for a medium sized image that can stand on it's own! Paired with a little Basic Grey patterned paper it's a perfect not so cute card for my tween son. 

Hope you're having a great week! Saturday is National Card Making day :) Are you doing anything special to celebrate? I'll be crafting of course and hope to have several cards to share. It's been so cloudy here I haven't been able to capture any good photos this week. Hopefully we'll have a clear, perfect picture taking day here! 

It's pumpkin season

Today is the first official day of fall yippee! Goodbye humidity, you won't be missed :) I'm looking forward to trying out a few gluten free pumpkin recipes this year.

GF baking is a combination of science and using the right flour blends. Last year most of my concoctions were pretty inedible! LOL but they have improved greatly much to the relief of my DS. My DH even likes my gluten free foods better than gluten filled ones, and that's saying a LOT!

I have a few ideas on how to tweak my favorite whole wheat pumpkin bread recipe using a GF flour blend, once I perfect it I'll be sure to share the recipe with you all.

In honor of pumpkin season I whipped up this cute little pumpkin card using this weeks Clean & Simple  sketch...

 Supplies: Stamps: TAC, Paper: Basic Grey pp, Bazzill & PTI CS

Thanks for looking :)

Dig It Out Friday: Paper Piecing

 

Hi all! This week I'd like to challenge you to use paper piecing or hand draw & cut out a shape or object and incorporate it in your work of art. You can even use a stencil if you have one in your stash. The only rule is that you can't purchase anything new to use :)

I can't draw but I think my bat does resemble an actual bat so don't laugh!! LOL I used my Making Memories date stamp to add the date, PTI polka dots, & POD script stamps to create the background.

Thanks for looking & have a great weekend!

Kinda Vintagey?

 

I don't know how to do vintage. Cute? Yes I can definitely do cute, but the vintage style just stumps me when it comes to actually trying to create something myself. I love the look though. Here's my poor attempt at creating a vintage Halloween card. 

  

World Card Making Day is Saturday, will you be doing anything fun? I'm planning to tidy up my craft room tonight so that I can create a few cards tomorrow. A clean room always helps to inspire me. 

Have a great weekend!

Halloween Tags

 
Hi all!

I had a chance to play around with the Picasa 3 software for a little while. There is an option to create  a photo collage... it's pretty cool! I usually use Microsoft Picture It Pro, but my PC has crashed a few times over the last month so I haven't installed it yet. But I really like the Picasa editing software. I don't do any fancy edits, mostly just resizing and adding a watermark to my images so it works well for me. 

You can click the images to enlarge them for a close up view :)

I don't buy mini stamps often but I purchased a set call Trick Or Treat from TAC a few years ago. I knew the images would be the perfect size for mini cards or for creating patterned paper. The kitty and the Trick or Treat bags are two of the images from the set. I used a "to & from" stamp from another TAC set, and the "Happy Halloween" sentiment & witch hat on the tag below are from a mini tag set Making Memories sold several years ago. 

 
I used Basic Grey's Eerie collection again for all three tags. I layered this one with a piece of black cardstock that I stamped using an image from PTI's Text Background II set, with white pigment ink. It also has two mini purple rhinestones on the edges of the mini tag.  

Thanks for looking!
 

A Cute Little Spider

 

Hi all, hope you’re having a great week so far! I wanted to share this cute Halloween card with you all. The spider image is from TCRS, isn’t he adorable?! I can't recall who the manufacturer for the patterned paper is, it's been in my stash for a really long time. The sentiment stamp is by Stampendous. 

 
This year my son wants a “really scary” costume. Gone are the days of anything relatively cute, he’s too “MANLY for cute stuff…” his words not mine! LOL  Tomorrow I’m going to share a few Halloween gift tags. Thanks for stopping by! 

One stamp three ways...

Well sort of! I guess I should say one stamp, 3 similar layouts  =) I made some Halloween cards & tags over the weekend that I'll be sharing with you this week. 

I had a few sheets of paper left over from  Basic Grey's Eerie collection that I got last year, and a stamp in my stash that I don't think I've ever used before. I purchased it from Third Coast Rubber Stamps several years ago. It's a great larger sized sentiment that works especially well with the patterns in these papers. 

I'm learning that my "style" seems to be a little more clean and simple with a few embellishments here and there. What can I say? I like clean lines! LOL Sometimes I try different styles but I always go back to the basics... cardstock, patterned paper, ink, stamps, and one or two embellishments. 

The basics works particularly well when I use busy patterned papers.  For these cards I added some inking, white embossing powder, mini brads, buttons, scrappers floss, & some ribbon to keep the focus on the patterns of the papers.

Thanks for looking! 

Simple Halloween

I'm keeping it simple again today... ink, stamps, cardstock, & embossing powder. I used my PTI polka dot stamps to create the background. The sentiment is from Third Coast Rubber Stamps They have some neat designs that you probably won't find anywhere else. 

PW's color challenge

We had another color challenge hosted by Laurie over at the Paper Wings website today. I actually created a card on the day the challenge was posted which is unheard of! LOL She challenged us to use the colors Orange, Black, & White. 

  
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I pulled out an image & sentiment from a TAC retired stamp called
Trick or Treat (2005/2006 catty) and paired it with an image from the Friendship Strips stamp set. I colored the image using Copic markers, added some ribbon, and some foam tape for a little added dimension.

 

Supplies:
Stamps:     Trick or Treat & Friendship Strips
Paper:     US white, orange & black Bazzill
Other:     Palette Noir & Versamark ink, Copic markers, & ribbon. 

 

Thanks for looking :)

October Angel Art Blog Hop

I'm sorry we had to skip August's blog hop but it was just to hectic around here after I moved. Anyhoo the Angels are :) back and we have some awesome Fall themed creations for you to check out. 

 

I created two Halloween cards to share with you. I used October's SOTM to create the backgrounds. If you haven't had a chance to, please stop by TAC's website to check out the samples I created using this set :)

 

 

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Supplies:
Stamps:     TAC stamps: Happy Haunting, & Sketched Scrolls
Paper: Purple & black cardstock
Other: Black ink & B&W stitched ribbon

 

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Supplies:
Stamps:   TAC stamps: Trick or Treaters, & Sketched Scrolls
Paper: Orange & white cardstock
Other: Black ink, Copic markers, & Skin Tones colored pencils

Don't forget to check out the other Angel creations :)

Laurie
Kim
Shirley
Julie
Jen
Teresa
Diane
Rita W
Jamie
Suzanne

Angel Art Challenge #1

Morning all! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. A couple of weeks ago I asked some of my Angel sisters to join me in a Halloween challenge. The challenge was to create a Halloween project using The Angel Company stamps & products. This is the card I created...

 

 

You can check out the rest of our creations here...

Vicki:        http://angelstamper2.blogspot.com
Jany:        http://scrapbookandmoremania.blogspot.com/
Angela:     http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com/
Christina:   http://inkmistress.wordpress.com/
Melisa:      http://paperliciousdesigns.blogspot.com/
Maria:       http://stampinfoolmeier.blogspot.com
Barb:        http://fosterdesignhouse.blogspot.com/

Got Candy?

  

Googly eyes for Kisa :)

I decided to pull out my alpha stamps to stamp the sentiment. I love TAC's mini-bet font. It does require a little more effort to use these mini stamps but the results are so worth it.

   

Supplies:

Stamps: The Angel Company: Trick or Treaters & Mini-Bet

Ink: Palette: Noir, orangerie, Giverny Green & Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Paper: Papertrey White & Bazzill

Other: Gamsol, Nesties, googly, round loop embellishment mini brad, & ribbon

Halloween 2008

 

When I started creating this card I had something different in mind but it just didn't turn out the way I expected. Anyhoo, this would be a great card to send to the Grandparents with photos of the kiddos in their Halloween costumes.

 

The board clip didn't match the green cardstock... it's more of a pastel green color so I just sponged it with black ink to tone it down a bit.Thanks for looking!

 

Supplies:

Stamps: The Angel Company: Trick or Treaters & Mini-bet

PTI & DCWV Cardstock

Embellies: Making Memories board clip, thread

Ink: Versamark & Palette: Noir & Giverny Green

Halloween Sculls

So I had this sheet of patterned paper left over from last year. The busyness of this design was kind of intimidating! For this card I decided to use the print as the main focus of the card. I think it works!!

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous

Paper: K & CO & Papertrey

Ink: Colorbox & Palette

Embellies: Brads & Clip by Making Memories

One more week...

before the school year officially starts here. Timothy is excited and disappointed at all once... excited to see friends and to start fall baseball but disappointed that he actually has to do school work. LOL

The start of the school year always puts me in Holiday mode... there's Halloween, then Thanksgiving, Christmas, and birthdays sprinkled in between. I was able to get a head start on Christmas cards but thought I'd take a break and work on some Halloween cards.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Haunting, Script Background

Paper: Hip-Hop paper Collection, DCWV white, purple, & black

Ink: Palette Violete, Versamagic Cloud White & Midnight Black

Sorry...

After feeling pretty crappy last week and falling behind with my school work I just didn't get a chance to create anything. I thought having the blog schedule would help me add more creative time to my week...now I'm not so sure! So I'm going to rethink that one...

You can however subscribe to my blog and receive e-mail updates whenever I update my blog if you're interested. Just look for the subscribe link on the upper left hand corner of this page below my photo.

I do have a card to share with you today :) I love tiny stamps because they can be used in so many different ways. One of my favorite ways to use smaller stamps is to create a background print. It's like having a supply of patterned paper that you NEVER run out of :)

I stamped the skull & tiny spiders, by TAC using Palette Noir ink repeatedly over the top portion of the cardstock, SU Pumpkin Pie. I tied a ribbon, from Michaels,  around the cardstock sheet, stamped the sentiment... by Stampendous below it and then adhered it to a black cardstock base.

Oh... also, please pray for all the people affected by the California wild fires. They have been weighing heavy on my heart these last two weeks. I'm from San Diego. My father, brother, and friends still live there. Luckily their homes were spared, but so many were not as fortunate.

Another background stamp I love

This gingham background stamp is so versatile! These are two cards I made using it today.