Halloween Cards

Today I'm sharing the last 2 cards that I made and sent out to people for Halloween this year.

First up a super easy "no stamping" involved card.

 This card was done using Unity Stamps Patterned Paper (Haunted Hues) and ( Chronicles of a Ghost - Ephemera Kraft packet. )

Card Base: Basic Black Card Stock (SU) I then layered that with a piece of the Haunted Hues paper that I distressed with some Crushed Curry ink as the ghosts in the pattern were super white and I wanted them to match the ghost from the ephemera packet.  

I layered the ghost paper over a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock that I had embossed with Basket Weave Die (Concord and 9th) 

I then used a Unity Scallops and Circle die to cut out the ghost from the Epherma pack .  I also cut out the boo sentiment from the same pack and distressed the edges with some pumpkin pie ink.  I mounted the sentiment and ghost with foam tape and added some gems that were given to me.

Card #2

This one uses a very old Amuse Studio stamp set called, Spooky Boo Day. - I had received a card with this layout from an Amuse Studio demonstrator once and liked the layout.  I did change it up a bit to make it my own.

Card Base: Only Orange (retired SU - which I miss), Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist and Basic White.

I used the Polka Dot circle plate from Concord and 9th and then stamped the bats in Black ink over the top of the embossed piece after I had the rest of the layout in place.

The tree was stamped with Granny Apple Green ink, the owl in Smoky Slate, the Pumpkin in Only Orange.  I added a strip of the Granny Apple Green to the bottom of the tag, some yellow glitter to the pumpkin and some yellow/orange gems to the tree to complete the card.

That's it for today's cards. - I'm working on Christmas cards now so you should be seeing them in the future.

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Paper Players CAS 509 - Too Cute to Spook.

 

 Hello and Welcome!

Today I am sharing a card I made for the Paper Players Clean-and-Simple Challenge.  The focus was on: Pets.

Clean and Simple is really hard for me as I like to add lots of different layers/elements to my cards.  I started out with an idea and got frustrated so I put it away and decided not to do the challenge. (Does that ever happen to you?) - Then I was going through some cards that people have sent me and found a layout that I liked so I decided to try again.

Here is my card:

I had bought some really cute designer paper from DCWV - Pets and Pumpkins and wanted to make a Halloween card using it. I mounted the patterned paper on a small strip of Basic Black and layered it to an Old Olive card base.

I stamped the cat (Amuse Studio - Too Cute to Spook) with Versamark Ink and embossed it with Black Diamond embossing powder - Judi Kins on white card stock. I created the tag using an old SU Corner rounder punch.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with Old Olive ink.

I tied some sparkly white/orange twine to the tag and mounted it on the card with foam tape. - Pretty easy and quick to do if you wanted to create a bunch of cards.

Mind you a lot of my stuff has probably been retired or companies have went out of business but I'm sure you could find similiar products elsewhere if you want to recreate this card idea.

Freshly Made Sketches #453

 Hello everyone. 

 Time for another card. I liked the color scheme so much for this weeks Color Throwdown that I decided to create another card using those colors.

This time I picked the sketch for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge (#453)

 
For this card I used a stamp set from Amuse Studio called, Hey Foxy and the coordinating Dies that go with the set.  This is also another stamp set that I've had in my stash that had never been used before.

 I stamped the Fox on Whisper White card stock and used the coordinating die to cut him out before coloring it with colored pencils. The leaves were stamped with Garden Green ink and colored with pencils.  The sentiment was stamping in Tuxedo Black ink.  I paper pierced the line under the sentiment.  

On my card I decide to layer the smaller circle under the larger circle instead of how it's shown in the sketch.  The larger circle was raised up using foam mounting tape as were the fox and leaves. I added some sequins for added pizazz to complete my card. 

 

 

Supplies Used:

 

Card Stock: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate and Whisper White.

Ink Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green

Nestabilities Circle Dies, Amuse Studio Dies, 

Color Medium - Prisma Color Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stubs.

Foam Mounting Tape, Sequins, Paper Piercing Tool.

NBUS Challenge #18 Grateful For You

 Hello everyone.  It's been fun getting back into stamping but at the same time I find myself struggling for ideas on cards since I've been absent for so long.  One of my good stamping friends, Leslie Miller, (Running with Scissors) posted a card on a blog called, NBUS. 

 

 

Now you might be wondering just what NBUS means so simply stated it stands for: Never-Before-Used-Schtuff.  I don't know about you but I have plenty of papers, dies, stamps that have sat in drawers not being shown any stamping/crafting love so I thought this challenge would be right up my alley.  So here is my first submission for this challenge.

 

 For this card I used some Dies from Cuttlebug that I had never used before (leaves and acorn), Some patterned paper from We Are Memory Keepers, the sentiment stamp from Unity and ribbon from Amuse Studio.

Card Stock colors: Chocolate Chip (retired SU). More Mustard (retired SU), Really Rust (retired SU), Sage Shadow (retired SU) and Very Vanilla.  The patterned paper was from a collection called, Maple Grove sold by WeAreMemoryKeepers and is also retired. 

I also used Oval Dies.  The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink and I dabbed some Chocolate Chip ink on the embossed acorn. The acorn was mounted on the card stock with mounting tape.

If you have any questions about this card feel free to e-mail me.

Thank you for stopping by.

Whale of a Time - Amuse Style

So did you all go and check out the Studio Stampers blog yet? If you haven't you might want to do so. I'm this weeks "Featured Stamper" and there is a PRIZE up for grabs.

Here is my card for the Challenge:

I just love that adorable little Whale and had such a fun time creating the card. I had an idea pop into my head as I was falling asleep one night and got up the next morning and drew out a very "rough" sketch. Then my daughter showed me how to use a program on our computer so I was able to draw up a better sketch using my idea.

Here is my sketch:

You'll have 2 weeks to enter the challenge but you must post your card on the Studio Stamper's blog to be eligible to win the prize. Try to use atleast 1 Amuse Stamp on your card. I'm offering up one Package of the Sky Blue Grosgrain Ribbon used on the Whale card and one Package of Buttercup Buttons used on the previous day's Snail card.

Here's a close-up of the seaweed and fish (so fun)

So get creating if you'd like a chance to win those items.

Card Details: All Products A.Muse|Studio unless otherwise noted and can be purchased by clicking on the Online Store button on my sidebar.
Stamps: Keep Swimmin'
Card Stock: Sky, Bermuda,Lichen and Sugar
Sky Gingham
Ink: Lichen, Sage, Sky, Bermuda, Memento Tuxedo Black
Cloud Die
Punch: Fiskars
Sky Grosgrain Ribbon

What's my Stamping Style?

Welcome back! - Did you figure out from my "Sneak Peak" yesterday what this card is about? Have you popped over to the Studio Stampers blog yet?
My Upline: Krystie asked us to send a card that showcases our Stamping Style. Goodness that was a "toughie" for me. I struggled with my answer mainly because I really don't think I have a particular style of stamping. It's whatever hits me at the time I start creating. Sometimes I'm more of an "elegant" stamper, occasionally an "artsy" stamper, and at time's I even try something totally out of the box (at least I think I do). Right now though I'm into more of the Whimsical/Cute stuff so that's what I went with as my current style of stamping.

How do you think I did?

Here's a little peek of my card for Tuesday's challenge.

Make sure you pop into the Studio Stamper's blog to see the full card and read the challenge. A prize is involved.

Card Details: Stamps: A.Muse|Studio - Snail & Co.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Whip, Papaya, Grass, Latte , French Roast & Copic Markers on the Snail. Card Stock: Sugar, Sage, Buttercup, Latte, Buttercup Gingham Other: Buttons (Buttercup) Lemon Whip Tiny Flowers Ribbon,
Circle Nestabilitie Dies

All Supplies can be purchased on my On-line Store. Just click on the icon in my sidebar.