Monday, October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween

Today I thought it would be fun to post photos of my little grandbird, Dexter.  His little beak looks just like candy corn!  The beak started out black and was turning this candy corn color as he matured.  The picture on the left is one year ago.  The picture on the right was taken yesterday.  He is a beautiful Eclectus.  I love the little guy and his pretty Candy Corn beak.  Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 28, 2016

Last Halloween Card

That is, unless I see something extremely cute over the weekend!  Today's image comes from the Penny Black stamp set, Bewitched.  I do think I got my use out of this stamp set.  It is such a cute set with adorable images.  I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color today's image after I stamped it in Versafine Black ink and heat embossed using clear powder.  The black polka dot paper is SU's retired DSP and the lime green paper is Lawn Fawn's~~a great match.  The Stampin' Up black stars and the sequins add a festive touch.  I know that many of you will be going to Halloween parties over the weekend, so enjoy!  And all weekend long I will be cheering for the Cubs~~GO CUBS GO!  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Birthday Squares

I have a whole lot of Designer Series Paper and I am making a real effort to use it.  I know that the squares on this card are only a drop in the bucket compared to what I have, but I used retired rather than new!  I used the new square framelits and then I used my score board to add decorative lines above and below the squares.  The balloon was stamped with Bermuda Bay ink and punched.  I adhered it to the middle square with dimensionals.  An enamel star next to the sentiment adds a little contrasting color.  Have a great day!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Mouse Halloween

Here are the cute little mice again!  The image is from Penny Black's Bewitched stamp set.  I colored this image using Spectrum Noir markers after stamping and heat embossing the image.  The "boo" and "happy halloween" are from  Stampin' Up! retired sets.  Tangerine Tango and black are a striking color/Halloween combination.  The twine and the little adhesive Halloween dots were perfect embellishments for today's card.  Have a great day!