Oct 14, 2016 | 2016 Holiday Catalog, Cards, Christmas, Halloween |
Have you seen the Cookie Cutter Halloween and Christmas sets in the Holiday Catalog? They are so much fun! I’ve been using them a bunch for all different cards. I created one layout and used it for a bunch of different cards just switching out the designer paper and the cookie cutter image. I matched up various greetings and used a variety of coordinating twines to finish each card.
Each card has a strip of card stock on the right side of the front white panel. Then I punched different sized circles from the designer paper. For the Halloween/Fall cards I used the Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper and Halloween Night Baker’s Twine. For the Christmas cards I used the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper (it’s part of this months Designer Paper sale!) and the Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine.
Here is a closer look at the skeleton card.
It’s a fun easy layout and can be adapted to use all the different cookie cutter images (or other punched images). Try it out and let me know what you create.
Thanks for visiting.
Oct 13, 2016 | 2016 Holiday Catalog, Big Shot, Cards, Halloween |
Halloween is quickly approaching. Do you decorate and create fun treats for Halloween? I think it varies from year to year what I do. When the kids were little we made costumes and decorations and lots of treats. Now the kids are older and I don’t do as much for Halloween. But I do love a lot of our stamps and accessories for Halloween – so making cards and treats are still on my list. I’ll be mailing things out to my boys and their friends.
Today I’m sharing a fun card I created for my stamp club. It’s one that kind of grew as I worked on it. I started and then kept adding little elements to it.
I started with the Halloween Scenes Edgelits and Spooky Fun stamp sets – they even come together as a bundle in the Holiday catalog! One question that I get asked is about these dies – note that they are called Edgelits (not thinlits or framelits). The difference is these are designed to cut an edge – so you start with a piece of card stock the width of the die and then the height can vary based on what you want – it will only cut the edge of however tall your piece is. This is the tree and the fence in this set – both just cut the edge – so the bottom is not cut. The rest of the dies are little framelits meant to go around the stamped images in the stamp set. They “frame” the image. And while we are on the subject – Thinlits are detailed dies that coordinate with stamps and other dies but don’t necessarily “frame” or outline anything – they are meant to compliment other dies and stamps not cut them out.
I used the Ghoulish Grunge stamp set for the brick wall image in the back ground. The bottom is the Halloween Night Specialty Designer Paper and the Halloween Night Baker’s Twine – I love that twine.
In the corner I stamped the moon image and then sponged it with a little bit of Pumpkin Pie ink. Then the little die cut witch is on a dimensional in front of it.
It turned out to be a fun Halloween card – now who should I mail it too?
Thanks for visiting.
Oct 3, 2016 | Blog Tour, Cards |
Welcome to the first ever Ultimate Pink Blog Hop – a collection of ideas from Stampin’ UP! demonstrators all over the globe featuring shades of pink in honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
I’m sharing some Note Cards that I created for a Stamp Out Breast Cancer class I held on Oct. 1st. I used all the class fees to donate to my walker fund for the 2-day Breast Cancer Walk I’ll be participating in on Oct. 15th/16th in Atlanta, GA. We will be walking 30 miles over 2 days!
For these cards I used the Whisper White Note Cards and envelopes. Each card is a little different but all are pretty quick.
Stamp sets used: Here for You, Heartfelt Sympathy, Watercolor Wishes, and All About Everything (it was the free set that came with the Paper Pumpkin kits earlier this year).
I used the Pop of Pink Designer Paper and Washi tape, plus Pearls and an enamel dot.
Dies and punches used: Lots of Labels, Butterflies Thinlits, and Elegant Butterfly punch.
On Sunday I did a training walk – my friend Molly and I walked 17 miles on Sunday. We think we are pretty ready to do the 30 miles in two weeks. We hope the weather stays nice – it was cool in the morning but by the time we were done it was getting pretty warm. At least it felt like that to us.
Thanks for stopping by – you are at Stamping At Monika’s Place – Monika Davis. To continue to be inspired whether you’ve come from the person previous to me or after me on the list below all participants are listed to help you as you journey among us being filled with pink inspiration. Hopefully this works – its my first time to participate in a blog hop like this so I haven’t used this link up thing before. There are 60+ demos posting pink ideas today – so I hope you will hop along and visit them all!
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Sep 30, 2016 | Cards, Designer Series Paper, Paper Pumpkin |
World Card Making Day is Saturday, Oct 1st. and to celebrate Stampin’ Up! is having a special 5 day only sale. Stock up on card-making essentials during this sale of select items up to 25% off! Shop HERE.
Also during October we are having a Designer Series Paper Sale!! For the whole month of October buy three of the listed Designer Series Papers for $11 each and get one free. This sale includes two packs from the 2016 Holiday Catalog! Shop HERE.
And don’t forget the Paper Pumpkin BOGO offer for new subscribers – join by Oct. 10 – you’ll pay for and receive your October Kit and then get the November kit for FREE. Join Paper Pumpkin HERE.
I’ll be back soon with more creations!
