Happy Halloween

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Or Happy Boo-Day as a friend of mine calls it.

This is a variation on this card.  I guess you could say that I CASEd myself!

When black cats prowl

and pumpkins gleam,

may luck by yours on

HALLOWEEN!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Pumpkins & Ghosts (SB), Best Witches (ret GKD)

Ink:   BP Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green

Paper:   BP Porcelain, Granny Apple Green, Glitter Paper

Other:  Frightful Things Dies (TH),

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Happy Fall Birthday

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Since it's almost time to turn the page on the calendar again,

here's a card from September's calendar.

I have a lot of Fall birthdays on my list and this page made a QACAS card

in a jiffy!

The paper was in a free gift pad I received last year.  Perfect for this time of year.

Challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers - ATG using patterned paper: optional Halloween colors

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday (did not use the feather option)

Triple B - ATG with Butterfly, Bird and/or Bloom (didn't follow the mood board below but isn't it pretty?)

   

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Paper Wings (Unity), Gorgeous Grunge (SU), Cosmos (TT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Hello Honey

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Violet Studio

Other:  Copics (Y35, Y38, YR07), Prismicolor Pencil (Sienna Brown)

  

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Acetate and Glitter for Group of Seven Cardmakers

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The Group of Seven Cardmakers have been using acetate and glitter this month.

Since Christmas is less than two months away (gasp), I chose to do

some Christmas cards.

I used the second video technique for both of my cards.

I stamped the design on heat resistant acetate and heat embossed it with white

embossing powder, making sure to keep the heat tool moving while I embossed.

Turning it over to the non-embossed side, I spread liquid glue over a couple of the

petals and used a cotton swab to smoosh the ink around.  Then I sprinkled a heavy 

layer of glitter over the top, shook it off and returned the loose glitter to the container.

I repeated the process with the rest of the petals and leaves.

What I like about this technique is that the glitter side in contained between the

acetate and card front so there is less glitter spread all over the studio and me.

I'm still sparkling!

I was brave and tried another....

This card was done with the same technique but the glitter has some silver sparkles

mixed in.  My friend Nance had given me several jars of these sparkles.  The glitter

is blue and the silver took on all kinds of colors in the photo.

Some backgrounds from my UFO box worked perfectly for showcasing the designs

and I was happy to get some more out of that box.

Corralling the glitter and keeping it from spreading all over the house was a challenge.

Getting photos of the sparkle of the glitter and the shine of the acetate was an 

even bigger challenge.

Head over to the Group of Seven Cardmakers website and see what the

other six ladies have done.  There are links and directions for this technique over

there as well as a linky if you decide to try it along with us.

I hope to see your sparkle!

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 4 Anything Goes

Peace on Earth #74 - Inspired by snow & pop of red

Rudolph Days - ATG Christmas

Group of Seven Cardmakers - Acetate and Glitter

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Festive Poinsettia (Alt), BP Sending Joy Sentiments (SB)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU), Eucalyptus (PFS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Heat Resistant Acetate

Other:  White EP, Glitter (MS), Bearly Art Glue, Stitched Circles Die (LI), Infinity Circles Die (HA), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Folk Snowflake (PFS), Simple Strips Christmas (TE) 

Ink:   Whisper White (SU), Encore Silver

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Heat Resistant Acetate

Other:  White & Silver EP, Hexagon Frames Dies (PB), Atlantica Sparkles Glitter (WOW)

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Postal Christmas

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The last time my friend Nance came, she brought her Waffle Flower postage die

and Christmas stencils.

All I had to do was put it on a piece of cardstock for a background and add a 

foiled, pressed sentiment strip.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #750 - ATG using a stencil

Jingle Belles - Use an animal on a Christmas card (reindeer)

Krafty Chicks #739 - Any Occasion (Christmas)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips (SB)

Ink:   Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tea Die, Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Speckled Egg (DI), Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Christmas Pine (GKD)

Other:  Postage Stamp Collage (WF), Christmas Stencils (WF), Foil (SB) 

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Wizard and Pumpkins

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I have another Halloween card today.

I found this wizard in my Halloween UFO box.  He was all colored up and cut out.

There was even a sticky note telling me the colors I'd used to color him.

A NBUS die set of seasonal images has some cute pumpkin shapes that I cut

from Saffron cardstock and colored with a sponge dauber and ink.

Then to decide how to display them?

A little creative cutting and ink blending had a fence for this scene and I found a

tree die for the background.  Decorative paper holds it all together.

I even found a few glittery silver stars tucked away for his hat.

Challenges:

Double D - Pumpkins

Those Pretty Papers- Use Patterned Papers

 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gnome for the Holidays Halloween (Photo Play)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Black Soot

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, So Saffron, Taupe, Early Espresso,

Other:  Copics (V09, BV08, E21, E13, R20, R83, C10, C00, C0, C2), Seasonal Decor Dies (SB), Picket Fence Die (PS), Tree Die (?), Confetti Stars Punch (SU)

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Nature's Beauty

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Fall is in the air and the leaves are turning to their autumn colors.

Around here the scenery turns mostly gold. Although I love the bright oranges

and reds of the maples, walking through the golden woods is beautiful too.

Color Hues is asking us to use Olive and Mustard.

I had recently got a new divider set from The Greetery and the Autumn Findings dies.

Some die cutting and sponging resulted in this card.

Everything was cut from Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored with

sponge daubers and shades of Olive and Mustard with avbit of brown added in.

Challenges:

Color Hues #97 - Olive and Mustard

NBUS #67 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Inkspirational #327 - Seasonal (Fall)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Curio Labels (Grtry)

Ink:   Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, More Mustard, Baked Brown Sugar

Paper:   Naturals Ivory (ret SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Curio Divider & Details II, Curio Autumn Findings (Grtry), Timeworn Type EF (SU)

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Pretty in Pink

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When Michele came to visit, she brought her Sing Joy stamp set for me to use.

I stamped several and then decided that I really needed to have this set so

I could stamp on cardstock to color with Copics.  (I thought it was a good reason!)

An even better reason when I discovered that there is a die set to go with it.

I posted a card last week for the Jingle Belles Pink Christmas for the Cure challenge.

I used pink poinsettias but it wasn't all pink.  So I challenged myself to only use

pink and neutrals.

The background was done with Distress Ink on acetate, spritzed and smooshed on a

piece of mixed media paper.  Then I stamped and heat embossed some little snowflakes 

on the background and added some torn snowbanks for this darling to stand on.

 The whole design was added to a dry embossed snowflake background.

Little Pink Elfette was stamped on mixed media paper and colored with inks and 

my waterbrush.  The stripes on her scarf and hat brim were done with a marker.

When she was all watercolored and dry, I used the die to cut her out so she could

do her thing on the snowbank.

Don't you love how she's singing her heart out? What Christmas carol do you

suppose she is singing?

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Pink Christmas for the cure

Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black with option of Cute or Spooky

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Third Monday Embossing Wet or Dry

NBUS #67 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Die)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sing Joy, Festive Snippets (PB), Snowflakes (various)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush, Tattered Rose, Brushed Corduroy

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Pretty in Pink

Other:  Sing Joy Cut Out (PB), Snowflake EF (MS), White EP

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Cute for Penny Black Saturday

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I'm excited to be back guest designing at Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

This time I went with the cute option.

This little guy had been stamped and colored and was patiently waiting for his

turn to land on a card.  He looks like he is very happy to be carrying that Christmas

tree  doesn't he?  No die so I had to fussy cut him and fortunately didn't remove

his tail in the process.

His background was brushed on with Distress Oxide inks and the frame was die

cut three times to give it extra dimension.

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge is asking for Cute or Spooky cards

using Penny Black products.  I hope to see your card in the gallery.

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black products with the option of Cute or Spooky

Christmas Kickstart #91 - Colorful Christmas 

Simply Clean & Simple - ATG CAS

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holly Jolly Critters, Festive Snippets (both PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans (DOX), Real Red (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Copic Markers, Classy Frames die (PB), Chunky White Frantage EP (SP), Kars Snow EF (ret Cuttlebug)

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Peachy Poinsettias

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It's been a crazy busy week with doctor appointments and cataract surgery

but I managed to get this done and just realized that one of the challenges that

inspired this card is about to close.

I used mixed media paper to stencil on so I could use a damp brush on the ink

for a watercolor look.

When the flowers were dry, I splattered with a bit of white gouache.

The sentiment pieces were colored with a light hand and the ink left on the brush.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - Use Unusal Christmas Colors

Flower Challenge #96 - Add a Stencil

Just Us Girls #749 - See Mood Board (inspired by gum drops bottom center)

Peace on Earth #73 - See Mood Board (inspired by colors)

 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gift Tag Greetings-Winter (Studio Katia)

Ink:   Peach Parfait, Crisp Cantaloupe, Certainly Celery (SU), Vintage Sepia (VF)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Natural, Pale Papaya

Other:  Poinsettia Duo Layering Stencil (TH), Burlap EF (HB), Classy Frame (PB), White Gouache

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Pink Poinsettias

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A quick post today with a card I made over the weekend.

I've stamped, die cut and watercolored the pieces and added to an 

embossed background with a die cut label for the sentiment.

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Pink for the Cure (Stephanie and Lauren will donate $2 for each entry to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I hope there is enough pink.)

NBUS #67 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #165 - Use the word Christmas 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Sprigs (SSS), Merry Christmas Messages (HA)

Ink:   Morning Mist (VC), Onyx Black (VF)

Paper:   Watercolor (Canson 140 lb)

Other:  Distress Re-inkers (Evergreen Bough, Forest Moss, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries), Holiday Sprigs Dies (SSS), Mirrored Arch Labels Die (SB), Quickie Glue Pen, Gold EP, Red Ultrafine Sharpie, White Gel Pen

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Birches through the Seasons

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For these cards I've used an older die that I believe has been retired, 

but I think similar dies are still available.

First up is a fall card for the Inkspirational Challenge.

It's die cut from linen paper and placed atop a background from my stash.

I used colored pencils to add detail to the birches and the leaves were colored with 

markers and die cut from another piece of background.

While it was out I did another with more of a summer vibe...

This piece was embossed with an old woodgrain embossing folder before

die cutting.  It has a lighter blue background, again from my stash.  The leaves

 were colored with markers. 

Lastly, a Christmas card....

This was done the same as the fall card but using a snowy background and

I added some cardinals to pop up the color a bit.  I love black, white and red together.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #326 - Mood Board

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 2 Dies

Krafty Chicks #737- ATG Christmas

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Various sentiments

Ink:   Tombow Markers

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Neenah Desert Storm, Black

Other:  Birch Tree Window die (ret SSS), Leaves (IO), Cheery Cardinals (PS), Woodgrain EF (ret SU)

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