Isn't this Halloween card so cute? Kathy Z sent this to me and John and I wanted to share. I also want to share the favor Kathy Z made for the teachers at her daughter's school. Kathy made a total of 80~~yes~~80 favors! I think abut 70 went to her daughter's school. The others went to her grandchildren's teachers. At any rate, they are "spooky cute" and I am sure will be admired by all who receive them. Have a Spooktacular Halloween!
My friend, Nancy, created today's pretty Fall card. I love the colors she used. I can look out my windows and see colors that are very similar to this card. Nancy used the leaves from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and from the Seasonal Layers thinlet set. She brings it all together by using Crushed Curry cardstock and the Crushed Curry DSP from the Color Theory DSP Stack with touches of orange. So very pretty! Have a great day!
Aren't these so cute? The lip balm framelits and pouches are from My Favorite Things. I used Stampin' Up's Scallop Tag punch for the holders/bases. The pink and green favor was my first one. I wrapped the ChapStick in paper that coordinated with the tag. The Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and ribbon together with the bright pink pattern paper and Melon Mambo twine make for a happy favor. Then I moved on to making the Halloween favor. The sentiment is from the retired Good Greetings stamp set and the DSP is from last year. I added a decorative edge to the bottom of the favor and then added the ribbons and sequins. And that is when I realized that I didn't put the little frame around the lip balm as is on the pink one! Won't these be cute for a Christmas favor or as a little gift for your co-workers and/or friends? Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!
The pattern paper on today's card is gorgeous. It is from Prima's Amber Moon collection. I ordered a couple of the patterns and one is prettier than the other. The pattern I used today has touches of copper foil in it so Stampin' Up's copper ribbon makes for a perfect embellishment. Between now and Thanksgiving you will be seeing a few cards I create with Prima's Amber Moon Collection. Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!
Today's card ended up being totally different from what I first thought it would be! The black and white pattern paper is in the Holiday Occasions catalog (Merry Little Christmas DSP) and originally I was going to use Old Olive patterns from that collection. As you can see, there is not one bit of Olive Green. Nothing I was trying was coming together. In the end though, I think the black and white DSP looks pretty good when combined with the red background, balloon and stars. The card has a masculine touch to it and masculine cards aren't that plentiful in my stash. So even though this card was not what I had in mind, it looks good. Have a great day!
Last week I posted a glass block that Sheryl made and in that post I mentioned I had purchased a glass block a couple of years and never did anything with it. Sheryl came over the next day and told me to find my glass block and she would teach me how to use my Cricut Explore and vinyl to create the pumpkin. Yesterday I was at Hobby Lobby to get the lights and some black ribbon to decorate the block. I added the "Happy Fall" to fill up a little blank space (I placed the pumpkin a little to low.), inserted the lights and tulle and added the ribbon, embellishments and bow. Photo on left is with lights off; photo on right with lights on. I think it looks really pretty and now I have to decided what I will make with the extra blocks I purchased yesterday! Thank you Sheryl for the private lesson on using vinyl with my Explore to create something pretty! Have a great day everyone!
I am still playing around with the eclipse technique, but this time it is with an image instead of a word. This card is actually copied off of a card on Pinterest. The flower from Wood Words was stamped in Night of Navy ink on whisper white cardstock. Then the cat was punched. After adhering the white layer on to the Night of Navy layer, the Navy checked ribbon was tied around the card and the sentiment stamped. Now is when I wished I had purchased the Spooky Cat stamp set so that I did not have to try and add a little face to the cat. I could have just stamped it! Again, popped up the punched cat with dimensionals so a bit of the Navy underneath would show. Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!
It has been so dreary the last couple of days, that I decided to make a sunshine card. The word "sunshine" is from Stampin' Up's Sunshine Wishes Thinlets; the "sending & hugs" from the Sunshine Sayings stamp set. WPlus9's Sunshine Layers die set includes the cute little two piece sun die. Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango is a color combination that completes the cheerfulness this card will bring someone. Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!
Quick and easy to make, this little crate can be filled with a variety of Halloween treats. After die cutting the crate and putting it together, it was time to decorate. Couldn't be easier to decorate than this: punch the cat; cut the pumpkin (Spooky Nights DSP); and adhere to crate! Filled cellophane bags with mellowcreme pumpkins and tied the bag with orange, black and purple ribbon. Cute little favors! Have a great day!
Today's card was created after watching a video by Bobbie of The Paper Jungle. The basket is from Stampin' Up's Basket of Wishes stamp set. The foliage and flowers were created using images from Jar of Love. I colored the basket with two Spectrum Noir markers. I liked the idea of combining the two stamp set to make this pretty Fall card. There is space left for embellishments or a sentiment.
The Cricut keeps calling my name. I see an image someone used for a sign or a card and I have to try cutting that image or saying. Yesterday I was browsing through the Fall/Thanksgiving images that are available in the Cricut Design Software and those on today's cards caught my eye. The "H" is a little lower than the rest of happy, but if I tried to fix it, I would mess up the whole card. So, I will have to send this to someone who most probably will not notice~~I hope! The second card took very little time to create and it is a pretty Thanksgiving card. I can't believe that I haven't finished my Halloween cards and I am making Thanksgiving cards! Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!
In my post last week, I mentioned that I would be making a couple more cards using the Stylish Stems framelits and here they are. The black and white card needs no explanation~~die cut the daisy and adhere the negative space on the white card stock. The sentiment can be anything you want it to be, but birthday cards are always needed. The yellow card took a little more work. After die cutting the flower, I placed the negative space against the white cardstock and then placed the petals and leaves back into the negative spaces adhering each piece. When I carefully removed the negative space, the petals and leaves stayed on the white cardstock for a perfect daisy. Have a great day!
Happy birthday, Matthew! A few weeks ago, our son drove to Bowling Green, Kentucky to meet a dog rescue transport from Georgia. The dogs were from a shelter in Georgia that was in the path of Hurricane Irma in Florida. If a number of rescue groups had not taken the dogs, these dogs would have been euthanized. Matt had seven dogs which he (with Pat, also from HWMR) then drove from Bowling Green to the Hoof Woof Meow Rescue in Gilberts, IL. Thanks to his volunteer drive, I have a new grandpuppy~~Irma. She is the prettiest girl and very loving. Sydney drew the charcoal and colored pencil drawing of Irma for Matt's birthday present. Sydney is so talented and needless to say, I am a very proud Grandma~~of both Sydney and Irma!! Have a great day!
