Happy Halloween

It looks like the children will have a good weather day for Halloween tomorrow.  They deserve it after the horrible weather they had last year.  A few posts ago I promised a Haunted House treat box made with pattern paper and here it is!  It is pretty cute and even has a matching Halloween card.  The paper is from Doodlebug Designs.  The cat on the card was punched using Stampin' Up's Cat punch and retired Halloween paper.  Have a great weekend and enjoy the extra hour of sleep Saturday night.

Bird Ballad

After all of the Halloween cards and favors, a simple card was on my to-do list.  Stampin' Up's Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper is very pretty and I never purchased it.  But my friend, Paula, did and she shared!  I used Always Artichoke cardstock and Soft Suede ink and they were a good match to the  the DSP.  The sentiment is from a long-ago retired stamp set, Sincere Salutations.  After stamping the sentiment, I punched it out with SU's Timeless Label punch and sponged the edges lightly with Soft Suede ink. I finished the card with a little bow which was made with Braided Linen Trim.  Have a great day!

Pretty Owls

 It is Halloween and most creatures are a bit on the scary side. But not the owls on today's group of cards.  Once again the pattern paper is  from Doodlebug Designs.  I used Stampin' Up's circle and scallop circle framelits and their retired Owl Builder punch.  In addition, on the Tempting Turquoise and Magenta Madness cards, I added little "boo"s to the designer paper.  I stamped the "boo" with Versamark and then used very old Tempting Turquoise and Melon Mambo embossing powders.  I have quite a few items that were great when I first purchased them and then go unused for several months or years~~like these embossing powders and the Owl Builder punch.  And the items are still great.   Have a great day!

Halloween House Card

For this card, I used Lawn Fawn's Scalloped Treat Box die and the Haunted House Add-ons.  Before adding all the die cuts, I sponged the background with Distress Inks.  I temporarily put a little circle in the sky prior to the sponging so there would be a moon.  Next time, I will have a bigger moon.  I used Doodlebug Designs pattern paper for the house and the teal door matches the teal front door on my house!  The only things not Lawn Fawn were the pumpkins.  Those dies are from Simon Says.  Have a great day!