Halloween Cards

I love sending cards to my Grandchildren. I thought I would share the cards I made for them last year using the stamp set "Batty For You" which is available in the

2010-2011 Stampin' Up Catalog. This one was for Carson's 1st Halloween.

It's October already!

My how time flies. I can not believe we are in the middle of October. I guess with the weather being so nice I keep denying the fact that Halloween is only 2 weeks away.

I made this card for a friend. The stamp set is retired from Stampin' Up. To make the moon in the background, What I wanted to show you is how I made the background. I punched a circle out of a post-it and attached it the the whisper white card stock. I then used a sponge and dabbed More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie all over. Once I had it the way I wanted, I removed the circle and stamped the haunted house with basic black on top.

Inspired By Nature

I saw this card done by another SU demonstrator and had to try it. Create a mask for the sun by punching out a 1" circle using a post-it note. The glue on the post-it will hold the circle in place while you brayer ink over the card stock. The

background card stock is Daffodil Delight and I used More Mustard ink to brayer over it. Remove the circle mask and stamp the grass using VersaMark and add white embossing powder to finish the grass. I added the 2 step x-lg punch for the bird and the sizzlet leaf die. Stamp your greeting in Chocolate Chip and you card is complete.

My son loved his birthday card.

Lovely as a Tree

I friend of mine gave me this stamp set a couple
of months ago. I was so excited to get it.
I created the background by taking a piece of
card stock and using my coluzzle oblong template I cut out the center. It them becomes a mask for the from of the card. I took a sponge and lightly dabbed some color along the edges moving towards the center. Leaving the template still in place I inked the tree stamp and "stamped off " on a scrap piece of paper to remove some of the ink and then stamped part of the tree inside the template. I repeated this step 2 more times. I removed the template and with a Chocolate Chip and Garden Green Stampin' Write markers I added color to the stamp, and stamped the full tree over the other tree images. Add your greeting and some ribbon and the card is complete. A simple but elegant card.

Hope you like it.

Pocket Silhouettes

Here is a simple card made with the stamp set
Pocket Silhouettes. I love the color combination of Daffodil Delight, Basic Black and White White. Add Basic Gray and you have the colors of my bedroom redo next month.

PS: Thanks Mary for inspiring this card.

2-Step extra large Owl Punch

I found these cute wiggly eyes at my local
craft store a few weeks ago and knew I
had to get them to use with this new punch.
I love the eyelashes! The leaves are from
the 2-step extra large Bird punch.

Hope you like it.

Sweet Scoops

This is a great birthday card for this time of the
year. The stamp set is Sweet Scoops offered
in the Summer Mini catalog available through
August 31st. The verse that is included in this
set is "Have a sweet celebration!".

Hope you are enjoying your summer.