SPOOKY HALLOWEEN CARD

HEY BLOGGIES,

I have a fun, spooky and EASY Halloween card for you today.  I LOVE when my designer paper does all the work for me!!

I used a piece of DSP from the black and white pack for my three panels.  I used old olive for my card base and a piece of black card stock for the layer behind the panels.  I scallop punched the layer before adhering the panels.  I added the spooky witch tree die cut in black card stock.  The I used two crow stickers from this month's Paper Pumpkin kit and added Crystal Effects to the two crows.

 Trying to get a photo to show the crystal effects on the two crows in the tree and the shine on BOOOO!  Can you see it?

 I stamped the cute BOOO! word in black ink on old olive card stock and layered it on black card stock.  I then flagged the end.



I used this sketch from SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY to decide on the layout of my card:

My finishing touch was the black thread knotted on the left of the card.  This is also left over from this month's PAPER PUMPKIN KIT.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Stop on over to SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY to see what my team mates have created for you with this sketch.  We would LOVE to see a card YOU make using this week's sketch!!

PPA111 entry

Hi Y'all,

I have a cute Christmas card for the Paper Pals Arts Challenge 111 this week.  I have been trying to keep abreast of the holidays and did most of my halloween last week, now I am working on my Christmas cards.

This stamps set is so cute and so versatile.  It is the GOT TREATS stamp set.(120627).  I love LOVE LOVE it.  I made this card rather clean and simple so the gingerbread man would stand out as the thing your eye goes to first.

I used last year's dsp called Jolly Holidays.  It is cherry cobbler and old olive as the main colors.  I used some fine glitter on the buttons of my little man, but used real glimmer brads for the accent up at the top of my card. The ribbon is striped old olive ribbon from the clearance rack.  I LOVE this ribbon and got several rolls so I am well stocked before it is all gone.

I also used the scalloped circle punch for the main image second layer, with just the circle punch, sponged on the edges, for my little man.

Isn't he cute?  I love gingerbread men/folks/people...what would be the politically correct name these days?  ha

Thanks for stopping by.  Won't you leave me a comment?  I love hearing your thoughts and look forward to seeing what everyone says.

Thanks!  Inky fingers y'all!

OWL YA' DOIN?

I have been asked to host a class for the ladies of my church and I am delighted to share some of the cute ideas we have with Stampin' Up! 

I am going to have the ladies do the cute Owl Calendar that Diana Gibbs does on http://www.dianagibbs.typepad.com/ 

Here are two of my versions of her cute magnetic calendars. This one I used some discontinued Brillant Blue card stock because it just needed that color! I gave this little guy some sleepy, sad kind of eyes to make you love him all the more!!

The one above I used Playdate DSP and carefully centered the little vest over a cute flower. Isn't it adorable? Don't need to add the heart on this one!! The leaf/branch is a die cut with my Big Shot called "Little leaf", but you could also use the bird punch leaf if you have it.


I got the medium calendar packs from VIPPIES, but SKYBLUEPINK also has them and they might even be a little cheeper.

Get out some paper and glue and get crafting!!