Halloween House

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Jack and I made a Halloween house.

I bought this house, unpainted, in the thrift store and brought it home.

Jack painted it.  All those angles frustrated him and he was getting impatient.

I think it's perfect for a haunted house.

Most of these die cuts are from a Tim Holtz set that I spotted online and

thought would be perfect for this house.

Here are the side views...

Although I usually go cute for Halloween, this was a fun project.

I hope you have a trick free Halloween!

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks  #687 - All Occasions (Halloween)

Simon Says Wednesday - ATG

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   

Other:  Frightful Things (TH)

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Stenciling over Heat Embossing with GO7

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This month the Group of Sever Cardmakers had a fun technique.  I liked it so much

that I did several cards.

First up is actually the last card I did.

I used a music background stamp from Penny Black and stamped with VersaMark on

Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I opted for this flower stencil, also from Penny Black since

it had fairly large areas of stenciling.  A foiled sentiment finished it off.

Next up...

I stamped a snowflake background stamp from Hero Arts with VersaMark and used

white embossing again.  I made a homemade stencil with a pennant die and vellum and

blended some Simon Says Pawsitively Saturated Ink through the stencil.

After adding some snowflakes from my stash, I stamped and used red powder to 

emboss the sentiment. You can see the embossed background better in the next photo.

 

Then....

I used a Christmas script stamp for the background and a Tim Holtz stencil with 

another foiled sentiment. (Sorry for the glare.)

And using the same background stamp...

I used gold embossing powder for this one and another Tim Holtz stencil.

I wasn't expecting to like this as much, but I think it's my favorite.

I found this funky bow in my twine box.  I'm not sure what I was trying to do

when I tied it, but I thought it looked good with this card.  It's always nice to get some

of those UFOs on a card!

There are tutorials and a linky on the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog if you'd like 

to try this and share your results with us.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Music Background (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark, (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red (SU)

Other:  White EP, Flower Dance Stencil (PB)

Card Recipe (Card 2)

Stamps:  Hand Drawn Snowflakes Bold Prints (HA), Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   VersaMark, Field (SSS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum for stencil

Other: White EP, Red EP, Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Christmas Story Background (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark, Festive Berries, Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red (SU)

Other: White EP, Poinsettia Duo Layering Stencil (TH)

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Christmas Story Background (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark, Lumberjack Plaid, Barn Door, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil (SU), Vellum

Other: Gold EP, Poinsettia Layering Stencil (TH), Red Twine (stash)

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CAS for JUGS

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It's my final week Guest Designing with the Just Us Girls Challenge.  It has been such fun 

joining in with this lovely group that has welcomed me so warmly.  

Thank you for the opportunity to join your fabulous Design Team this month.

The challenge this week is....

I apologize to those who don't like spiders.  But this guy is so cute! 

He's not scary at all!

He's hanging in the middle of the card and needed something to help him

stand out.  I had a new pumpkin die set and used it to cut a stencil of the outline.

After ink blending some orange ink through the stencil, I used the dies that are

for cutting layers for the pumpkin to trace around with a colored pencil to

give the pumpkin some dimension.

I hope you'll go to the JUGS website and see what the Design Team has done

to inspire you.  Once inspired, use the center of your card to make something to

share over there.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls - Use Just the Center of Your Card (remember to keep it CAS)

Double D - Pumpkins

NBUS #55  -  Never Before Used Schtuff (Pumpkin Die)

Simply Clean And Simple -  Option Autumn 

Stencil Fun - Use a Stencil - Using Option of ORANGE

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  August Limited Edition (Unity)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Carved Pumpkin, Ripe Persimmon, Vintage Photo (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum (For stencil)

Other:  Copics (V05, V04), Into the Blooms-Pumpkins (PTI), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Orange, VanDyke Brown), Crystal Glaze, Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die (MFT)

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Oops

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I had a lot of fun with this card!

This witch has crash landed.  Do you suppose the spider made her take a nose dive?

Or maybe it was the bat...

The cat seems to be rolling her eyes like she's saying "not again".

Lots of die cutting and inking for this card.

Challenges:

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

Two Old Bats Halloween - ATG Halloween (Inspired by bottom left on mood board)

NBUS #55 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Dies)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sacred Tree (Lavinia), Best Witches (GKD), Halloween Labels (ret Hampton Arts)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Brushed Corduroy, Villianous Potion (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Gray

Other:  Frightful Things Halloween  Dies - (TH),  Copics YR07, V09, BV08, C10), Circle Mask (Homemade), Spanish Moss  

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Gingerbread Plaid

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Fall is in the air.  And Christmas is right around the corner!

My favorite Gingerbread Boy came out to play.

He's so easy to play with.  Just some simple stamping with embossing ink,

heat embossing and a bit of inking with leftover ink from a blending brush.

He's done up with candy hearts and gemstone eyes.

I've paired him up with a strip of Christmas plaid.

Another Christmas card for the stash.

Challenges:

Tic Tac Toe #331- Top left to bottom right (Plaid, Gingerbread, Enamel Dots)

Peace on Earth #50 - ATG Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gingerbread Boy (Rubber Cottage), Happy Holly Days (HA)

Ink:   VersaMark, Brushed Corduroy (DOX), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Holiday Plaids (Photoplay)

Other:  Gingerbread Boy die (RC), Scallop Borders 2 die (Pretty Pink Posh), Subtle EF (ret SU), Hearts (ret SU), Enamel Dots (?)

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Autumn Leaves for JUGS

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I'm here with Just Us Girls again.

I am really enjoying guesting with this team!

 

This week we have a photo to be inspired by.

The leaves are beginning to show some color here.  I haven't seen anything as bright

as the leaves on this card yet.  Hopefully we will see some bright colors soon.

I used my favorite background trick and watercolored my die cut leaves on a 

piece of Neenah letting the color run off, 

When the leaves were dry, I used watercolor pencils to add some details, then

glued on the background leaving some of the leaves loose for dimension.

Adding the die cut sentiment in dark red accented the leaves beautifully, IMO.

I hope you'll hop on over to Just Us Girls and see what they've come up with.

Then come join in at the challenge.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Fall

Just Us Girls - Photo above

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Leaf Clusters (Alt), Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Citrus, Mandarin (SSS), Vintage Photo (DM), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler

Other:  Leaf Clusters Die (Alt), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Bordeaux, Khaki Green), Happy Birthday Poe Script Die (PS)

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Sunrise Stem

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I love the colors that Hannelie chose for Color Hues #74.

Yellow and Kraft are perfect for this NBUS Sunrise Stem die.

I die cut all the pieces of the flower from Neenah Solar White 110 lb. cardstock

and colored with Pawsitively Saturated Ink and blending brushes.  The colors are

bright but not as glaring as they seem in this photo.  After brushing the brown inks

on the stem and leaves, I added a bit of yellow to give hem more of a fallish look.

The sentiment strip has been inked the same as the stem and leaves and stamped

with the darkest brown ink.

Challenges:

Color Hues #74 - Yellow & Kraft

NBUS #55 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Flower Die

Krafty Chicks #686 - CAS

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrine, Cappuccino, Mocha (SSS PSI)

Paper:   Crumb Cake, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Sunrise Stem die (SSS), Sparkling Diamonds Cover Plate (PFS) White Gel Pen

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Boo

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Halloween is just around the corner!

This little card has a little bit of everything.

I stamped the image and colored with Copics, Die cut a frame and a liner for the frame

along with a spider web and Boo.  The frame has been embossed with a very old

spider web embossing folder.

I think this cat is scared of that spider!

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG using Embossing Folder/Twist of Spooky

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (Stamp set)

Tic Tac Toe #230 - Middle Row (Autumn Colors, Die Cut, Frame)

Two Old Bats Halloween - ATG Halloween

 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  August Limited Edition (Impression Obsession)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Copics (V15, E23, C0, N3, N5, Y15, YR14, YR15, YR18, YR07), Spider Web EF (Sizzix), Stitched Circle Die (OOB), Spooky Boo (Spl)

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Celebrate

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's the end of an era at The Flower Challenge.  Viv and Aileen are stepping down and

their inspiration will be missed.  Thankfully Karren is stepping in as administrator

so the challenge will continue.

It's also their 7th Birthday.  That's something to celebrate!

My much loved Alstroemeria die and embossing folder has come out to play again.

After die cutting and embossing the flower, I colored with Simon Says 

Pawsitively Saturated ink.

I gently Daubed ink over the raised embossed images then placed the flower 

on top.  A die cut sentiment finishes it up.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge - #85: Anything Goes with flowers

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  

Ink:   Peachy, Sherbet, Pearfection, Field (SSS PSI), Calypso Coral (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Alstroemeria Bunch EF & Die (SS), Small Blending Brush, Sweet Sentiments Die (Alt), White Gel Pen

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Grateful Pumpkin for JUGS

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's week number two of October and this is my Guest Design for the

Just Us Girls Challenge #701.

It's word week and the word is...

 

I love the different colors of pumpkins I'm seeing, but I seem to always stick with

the traditional orange color.

I've stamped a border design over the die cut pumpkin and heat embossed it then

daubed a little Tangerine ink over the edges.  An embossing pen and more gold 

embossing powder made for an elegant stem.  And a little embossing and random gold 

on a tiny leaf die cut topped this pumpkin off.

The leaf sprig was die cut from a background colored with re-inkers on a wet piece

of mixed media paper.

I hope you'll join in the Just Us Girls challenge this week.

I'm heading over at first light to see the pumpkin patch there.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Encore Gold, Tangerine Tango

Paper:   Black, Tangerine Tango, Gold Foil, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)

Other:  Gold EP, Jack o Lantern Fancy Dies (HA), Etched Laurel Leaves Die (SSS)

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