Showing posts with label Holiday Best. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday Best. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

Sketchy Halloween

This week's challenge at Less is More is a SKETCH

I flipped the sketch for this one.

I used the new Hand Penned Holidays set from the Holiday Mini.  It has 4 fantastic stamps in the set. 

The pumpkin is 3 punched wide ovals.  I shaded a bit with a sponge dauber and ink and used the marker to draw some more lines.  The stem is an embosslit.

And still in the Halloween theme.....


I hope this is CAS enough.  I had this little piece of background paper that had been done in the Faux Polished Stone technique.  I stamped the cat and tree in black and colored them in with the marker to get them really dark.  The grass is just sketched.  Then I punched it with the 2 1/2" circle punch. The sentiment is an from an old hostess set.

I embossed about 3/4 of a piece of pumpkin pie cardstock, leaving about 1 1/2" unembossed for the sentiment.  The black ribbon is some twill tape from my sewing box.  I distressed the bottom a bit too.  I'm not sure if that really shows in the picture.

For someone who doesn't do Halloween cards, I've outdone myself with them this year.  I have one more class with Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving cards coming up too.  I guess the grandchildren will wonder what got into their ole Nana!  Maybe they'll share their candy with me.

By the way, congratulations to Chrissie and Mandi on over 700 submissions last week.  That's amazing!  And the submissions are just as amazing. And they commented on almost all of them. Go on over and take a peek if you want some inspiration.  Even better, make a card for this week's challenge and share it.

Thanks so much for stopping in.  I appreciate all the wonderful comments you have been leaving and have enjoyed visiting with you.

Enjoy,

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Trick or Treat


I thought it would be fun do make Halloween cards for Luke's Preschool Teachers.  I'd seen such cute pumpkins on SCS and on everyone's blogs.  They are so easy with the Wide Oval Punch!


I punched 3 ovals from Tangerine Tango scraps, overlapped 2 just a bit and laid the 3rd on top.  The stem is the tail from the Extra Large Bird Punch and I used a shortened branch for the leaves.  Sponging the edges of the ovals with some Dusty Durango ink gave the pumpkin some depth.

The sentiment is from a Level 1 Hostess set from last year.  I inked it with markers and stamped on a scrap of Very Vanilla to match the base card.

Then I dug into that box of DSP that seems to grow instead of get smaller to find something for the background.  I dug even deeper into the drawer for a corner punch bought before I discovered Stampin' Up!  A few brads & it was done.

Then I did this one.....


Same card, different DSP and rounded corners.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Holiday Best
Ink:  Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip & Dusty Durango SU Markers, Dusty Durango
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Scraps of Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip & Always ArtichokeRetired DSP
Accessories:  Wide Oval & Extra Large 2-Step Bird Punches, Corner Punches, Stampin' Sponge, Brads

Luke was so cute.  He decided which card was for which teacher and delivered them with gusto!

He's going to be the "new PBS"  (UPS) man for Halloween.  I didn't know they made a costume for that!  He's excited about getting candy.  But I bet he'd rather get a "new PBS" truck!  That boy is crazy about those little cars & trucks!

Happy Halloween,
Bonnie

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Vintage Valentines

I got the Ever After stamp set for Christmas and thought I'd break it out to do some Valentines. This is the first one I did. The Limited Supplies Challenge (last Friday) was limited to pink, red, black & white or some of those colors and add polka dots for dessert. The black just never quite made it on these cards. Which do you like the best. Number 1........


or Number 2?
I'm really obsessed with the Scallop Trim Border punch. I used the corner punch (available in the Occasions Mini) on #2 too. The hearts are cut with decorative scissors and punched with the paper piercer. The polka dots are embossed on #1 with the Big Shot.
Card Recipe
Stamps: Ever After, Holiday Best (Hostess Level 1)**
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Real Red
Ink: Real Red
Acc: Scallop Trim Border, Scallop Trim Corner & Wrought Iron Corner Punches, Flat Back Pearl from the Pretties Kit*, Paper Piercer, Decorative Scissors, Real Red & Pretty in Pink Stampin' Markers**, DSP from a past hostess pattern pack**
* Card 1
** Card 2
Enjoy,
Bonnie