Halloween Night

Happy Halloween everyone! Just a little doodle in my journal. I love fall. The colors, smells, leaves falling, cooler weather, hot cider, craft fairs. I love fall. Speaking of craft fairs. There is one coming up on Greencastle Indiana, and I will be in it this year! Come on out Fri Nov 7 or Sat Nov 8 at the Putnam Co Fairgrounds and see me.

Grateful

This was a fun quick and easy card to create as my Grateful themed swap card for this month.
I used:
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Crumb Cake
Ink: Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Stamp Sets: Let Your Hair Down, Choose Happiness
Punches: Circle, Modern Lable
Other: Washi Tape
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Choose Happiness Wood-Mount Stamp Set	134195
Price: $24.95
It's amazing how no matter your circumstances, you always have then ability to Choose Happiness. And with this wood mount set, you'll have some beautiful images to remind you to be happy. Set quantity: 7

New Stamp Set Available

Gentle Peace Photopolymer Stamp Set	139523
Price: $15.95
This beautiful Christmas set will work well with Blendabilities for a gorgeous stained glass look. Recommended clear block sizes are A, F, & H (not included in the set). Our photopolymer stamps offer a versatile all-clear stamping option. You'll find that our photopolymer is top-quality and gives a perfectly stamped image every time. The stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks and are easy to place just where you want them. And best of all, you get to enjoy tons of images for a great price! Set Quantity: 4

Thanks

This beautiful card swap is from Becky Kirkman. She used the striped embossing folder and embossed the leaves in gold. Just beautiful!

Boo Bark

This yummy-ness is super easy to make. I used my Demarle silpat mat and poured on melted chocolate almond bark to about 1/4" think or so, then sprinkled on chopped up Halloween Oreo cookies, candy corn and chopped pretzels. I pushed the cookies, candy and pretzels into the chocolate a little just to be sure they were "stuck" good. Then I melted white chocolate almond bark and drizzled and blooped it over the crushed goodies. You can add sprinkles too if you want. All I had on hand was pink, blue and Christmas sprinkles, and that sure wouldn't work for this holiday treat. Pop it in the fridge till it hardens. Remove from fridge, break apart, and fill treat bags. The kids loved them. I love the easy and how cute it is. You can change up the color of the treats for any holiday.

New Holiday Goodies

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Items listed are available while supplies last. 

Happy Halloween

I know I haven't posted in a while.... sorry. Life gets in the way sometimes, and we have yucky internet service, so a combo of those things keeps me away from time to time. But I am never away from the studio for long creating fun things.

This cute card was received in a swap from Marilyn Kratz. It is a fun layout that can be used for a multitude of different occasions. So are you ready for the candy filled fright night? We do not get any trick r' treaters living out in the country. But I always send stuff to our grandchildren, and the school mates in Candace's class gets a yummy treat.  I will share the treat tomorrow - so come back for a visit!

Hello Fall Two

This is such a great card due to the fact that the stamp set is AWESOME! I shared this card in card club last month and the girls loved making it.

I used:
Card Stock: Cajan Craze, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cajan Craze, So Saffron, Baked Brown Sugar
Designer Series Paper: Color Me Autumn
Stamp Set: For All Things
Punches: Scallop Tag Topper
Other: Stapler and Staples, Crushed Curry Ribbon (past)

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

Price: $22.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper	135820
Price: $10.95
You can almost feel warm afternoons and beautiful foliage when holding this paper. But while it's beautiful just to look at, you can also make things with it! 12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. Acid free, lignin free.

For All Things Wood-Mount Stamp Set	135152
Price: $24.95
Simple expressions of gratitude can be the most heartfelt. These down-to-earth clear- and wood-mount stamps will turn your thoughts to the traditions of fall like enjoying the crisp air and crunching through piles of leaves. Set quantity: 8.

Poppies

One more page of Gallatos use. This was a quick, try it out in a different application way. I went stick to paper and then blended. Uhhhh nice!

Faith

It is high time I switch gears and show you a journal page. I got a set of Gallatos from my dear friend Pam Wright for my birthday. I had only tried them quickly once before and wasn't sure if I wanted to add them to my art supply collection, since I am a die hard water color pencil fan. But after really doing some fun art with them, I really love the creaminess of them. This is my first doodle using them, and I love it. They blend easy and are fun to play with. Thanks Pam for the wonderful gift of your friendship and the Gallatos!

Pumpkin

These three awesome pumpkins are by Bev Massengal. I love these pumpkins. In fact there were in a design for the National Card Making Day. They are easy to create and have a great wow factor.

And speaking of pumpkins. I used one of my moms old stamps to create my "Boo" swap. Mom liked to color, so I even did a bit of that too.

Bring on The Candy

 

The above ATC's are from the "Bring on the Candy" Swap. The large candy corn was created by me and I water colored the design, cut it out and glued it to the black back ground. I used a white gel pen to scribble the outline and glue on some star sequins. Then added the tag and covered button. 

The cute ghost at the top is buy Janice Rowe. I love the way she layered background papers to crate her base. Pam Wright created the candy corn background bottom ATC. What a great reminder that God's word is sweet to our soul.

Rozella Finch created this spooky card once again using some great background papers.

Boo up some Candy

This is one fun card that Carolyn Houck created. I love that she used punched a window and added a pop up in side the card.

Georganne Caine said she cheated on this card... cheated on eating candy or cheated on using stickers? If I moved twice in one month I think I would cheat on both! Ha! Candy for the boost to move and stickers to get my swap done fast. I still love the shiny bright stickers.

I cant drive fifty five

This is just the funniest card ever! Thank you to Deb Lures for creating this great card. She did some sponging for the sky and moon. The tree stamp is from one of my all time favorite past stamp sets and I love the way she used it here. So can you drive a stick?

Boo to You Swap

This is the sweetest Halloween card ever. Gloria Ross made this and swapped it at card club. The theme was Boo! I love the back ground papers that she used and put together.

 

Super great idea by Becky Kirkman for using up back ground papers and the eyes are so fun on this card to.

Boo To You Owl

Sarah Smith made this adorable card. She used the ever popular owl punch to create a bat and ghost.

Susan Crabb made this cute owl card using a retired stamp set. She also used the great circle thinlit die to cut the card out.

Crista Miller made this awesome "time intense" as she said card. It looks like she may have used the ink pad right on the card stock, then she hand cut the tree out. Then she punched and cut and pieced the owls - WOW! As least all she had to do it stamp the pumpkin...and she also cut that out!

I know where you can get yourself a few of these tools to create these great cards. Visit my store to order yours today.

Builder Owl Punch	118074
Price: $16.95
Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly onto your projects or layer a sheet of cardstock that has been punched over a coordinating cardstock for a reverse effect. ■ Sleek body style ■ Large surface area offers precise cutting and leverage ■ Locks to store ■ Slim and stackable more Circle Card Thinlits Die 133480 Price: $32.95 Makes moveable card. 10 dies. Smallest image: 3/4"; largest image: 2-1/4".

Birthday Swaps

 I love swapping cards with my club gals. It is so awesome to see all the great designs they come up with. The bright flower card above was done by Bev Massengal. I love the colors the layout and the texture of this card. Using the DSP (designer series paper) always gives dimension to a card.

Rozella Finch made this adorable birthday card. It looks like she not only used stamps and colored them in, she also got really creative and cut out the cup cake from back ground paper to use as an element. Great idea!

Booty Boo

Tis the season to start off with a few Halloween cards. Let the October festivities begin. We are in the beginning of the down hill run to Christmas - yicks! Where has the year gone? I know we are three more months  away yet, but in a blink of an eye we will be gorging our selves in turkey and burred in wrapping paper!

Well lets start with one holiday at a time. I love fall, how about you? I think fall is my favorite time of the year, right next to spring. Fall has this warm wonderful beauty all to itself. The smells, the food, the color in the trees, it is like a bursting celebration of beauty before the cold gray winter hits. God is so good!

This fun "boot" Halloween card was shared at card club last month. I used the adorable stamp set Bootiful stamped in black ink, then colored in using stampin write markers, cut it out and pop dot it over olive green card stock tied with black ribbon. A strip of dsp (designer series paper) to add a bit more color to the already gorgeous eggplant envy card stock. Then I stamped and punched the Thats the Ticket stamp. Fun and bright and colorful.

You can order your goodies here to create this card. I would thank you a bushel loads for your order,. it helps keep me and my blog going. PLUS you get a great surprise in the mail as a thank you.

Bootiful Occasions Clear Stamp Set	126597
Price: $17.95
These boots were made for walking in the country, the rain, and the snow! With a boot and greeting for any occasion, you'll want to kick up your heels for such a unique and fun clear mount set. That's The Ticket Wood Stamp Set 131946 Price: $22.95 That's the ticket! These eight great wood mount images are the perfect way to add a greeting to a card or project in a slightly different way. There's one for several holidays and general events and they all coordinate with the Ticket Duo Builder punch--every ticket needs to be punched, right? Set Quantity: 8 Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon 119261 Price: $5.95 Cute and narrow with white trimmed edges. 10 yds.

Whip it Up Wednesday Paint Chip Video

Welcome back to Whip it Up Wednesday Video. This fun idea come from a card I saw, where else? Pintrest! So I had to try it, loved it and now really need to share it with you. For those of you who love those quick and easy fast get'r done kind of cards, this is deffently for you!

 Fall Leaves Punched

 Hearts

 Butterflies on smooth card stock and embossed card stock. Pearls and rhinestones added.

 Celebration cards. I especially love the circles and square confetti card.

 Snowflakes with bling perfect for Christmas.

 Once paint chip strip made these three flower cards.

 Then I got creative mixing the paint chips and creating the pansies, and then drawing stems and leaves for the cone flower card. I think these are my favorite.

These get well cards would brighten up anyone days. I used two paint chip strips for these. The center of the flowers are also in the light to dark of a color hue.