Trick or Treat

Halloween is upon us, and I have a few treats to share... mostly cards that I have made for family and friends.  I hope you will enjoy, since we ghouls just want to have fun!

A new stamp I picked up at Michael's this year.

Colored with Copics.  Love this cat!

The Count is from a Close to My Heart set and you can get it here.

The sentiment about Candy Corn is a very old one from my stash.

The Spider and Drippy Goo punches are Martha Stewart.

This one is for my Grandson P who has decided to be something

"scary" this year... a bat!  The stamps are 

Studio G Soloz collection (sorry about the glare).

The bat punch is from K @ Co. and the 

paper is from DCWV Ghosts & Goblins stack. 

I used Copics Opaque White and Smooch for the cloud and moon.

More Studio G stamps, Copics, and DCWV paper on this one, 

along with a bit of Glaze from Sakura.  

Our Jack-O-Lanterns are super easy this year!

This is a 3 liter soda from the Dollar Tree,

 (about 2/3 of the soda was gone and I just filled it with water!)

Add a vinyl, paper or drawn-on face,

a nice green bow,

color the lid with markers 

and you have a "no muss, no fuss" punkin!

This fun fellow was cut from the 

"Pumpkin Carving" Cricut cartridge.

Make a whole family with different size bottles :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

FACE Cards from Class

"FACE" Fun And Created (or Copied) Easily Cards!

These are the cards that we created in my UStream class last night  (If you missed it, the class was recorded and you can pop over to BettyBeeDesigns and check it out!) 

They are quick and easy to make, with lots of POP

and make great sets to give as gifts.

 This was my original inspiraton set, made with Anna Griffin papers, and the decorative items were made with stamps and punches.  The center trims were coordinated ribbons.

This set features a 2.25 x 5.5 piece of decorator paper on the bottom of the card face.  Then there are three  1.5 inch scalloped circles at the top.  The ones on the left were punched, and the ones on the right were cut with Basic Shapes 1 cartridge that comes with the Slice.  The buttons on the left were real, and the ones on the right are also made with the Basic Shapes 1 cartridge, and scored with a ball embossing tool on a soft mat.  The stamped image is from Stampin' Up!  The "Thanks" was done easily with the font letters from the Bon Appetite Slice cartridge,  Add a touch of twine and ribbon, and these are ready!

These notes are so cheerful!  They use the same dimensions as above.  The "vase" is a pitcher from the Faith Slice cartridge, with the handle removed, and trimmed across the top with scalloping scissors. The flowers on the left are purchased, and the ones on the right are from the Basic Shapes 2 Slice Cartridge.  Add a little  Stampin' Up! note, a little inking and a bit of trim, and these are ready to cheer up anyone's day :)

In the Garden of Life, "one of a kind friends" are the best,  and what's a better way to let them know than a very special card?!  Use the same dimensions as before, add a pretty trim across the middle, and a special greeting.  The one on the left is stamped, and the one on the right is also from the Bon Appetite cartridge.  The flowers are such fun! The pink one was punched with a 5 petal punch, then layered and the petals inked and curved.  The book print one was inked first, then four 5 petal flowers were cut with the Basic Shape 1 cartridge.  The first two layers were cut at 2" then one layer at 1.5"  and the last layer at 1".  Cut a flat circle to build upon.  Cut between two of the petals and overlap them to start the flower cupping upward.  Use a paintbrush handle to roll the petals into a natural look!  Glue the four layers inside each other, and then add a pretty pearl.  Done!

Last, but not least are the pretty butterflies.  The one on the left was stamped, then punched with a matching punch.  The one on the right was cut with Basic Shapes 2, first in red solid, and then in vellum, with the decorative design.  Score the body so it has a flat section in the center and adhere the pieces to the card with the wings fluttering.  Use a glittering Spica pen to add sparkle to the wings, and then draw out the flight path for your butterfly. 

I hope you enjoy making lots of fun and creatively easy cards!

Happy Crafting ~

Whoopsi Daisy Bunny Babe

 I haven't done a Stair Step Card in quite a while, and this little lady seemed just perfect for such a design!

 Isn't that the sweetest face? She is a Whoopsi Daisy image, and you can get her here.   I colored her with Copics, and the bunny in the background is from Cricut's Celebrate with Flourish Lite cartridge.  The paper is from DCWV Sweet Stack.

I hope you can hop right into your crafting area and craft something fun today!  I'll be back tomorrow with a couple of twine projects for BettyBee's Buzz!!

Happy crafting!

Here's a Real Sweet Treat!

 Happy Valentine's Day !!!  Today I have a sweet treat basket tutorial, that you can make for lots of treat occasions, over at BettyBee's Buzz!  And it's so easy you can whip up a bunch of 'em before the kids get home from school today! 

 

 I had so much fun with this little basket.  It will make a great centerpiece for the table, because it is a really nice size... but it is SO easy to make in itsy bitsy little sizes, too!!  The base on this one is 4 inches square, but it would be just as easy to do with a 1 inch square bottom, and put jelly beans in for Easter... OH, SO CUTE!!  This stamp is from The Baking Stamp Ensemble from Just RiteStampers, and the paper from the DCWV Sweet Stack couldn't have been more perfect!


  I hope you will click over and see today's Monday Motivational, and will be back with us on Wednesday to see the Sweet Treats the rest of the HoneyBees will be sharing. 

Happy Valentine's Day... and have a great week!!  My Valentine is going in the hospital today for a cardiac cath, and possibly some other work... I appreciate your prayers and good thoughts on his behalf.  I'll let you know how he is on my next post. 

Hugs,

Always and Forever

Today is New Release day at Digital Delights by LoubyLoo, and it is my privilege to be able to share one of Wendy's new images with you each month. My digi is the charming "Ridley with a Bouquet", which seemed to be the perfect start to a Valentine.

The base card is red cardstock, with the black DCWV layer being stitched in place. The next layer is also from the DCWV Black & Cream stack, which has been punched with the Martha Stewart Bubble Bath around the page punch set. Ridley is printed on white cardstock, colored with Copics, and matted with red cardstock. The ribbon is from my stash. Add a little heart shaped charm, which says LOVE.

The "Always and Forever" image is from Hampton Arts, and was stamped in Vineyard Berry ink from Close to My Heart, then matted in matching red cardstock, and adhered with dimensionals. Inside the card you can see the white liner, which is also punched with the Bubble Bath punch.
Do you think dh will be my Valentine if I send him this card??

Update: Hugs for Katie is going great! So far the digital sales have raised about $6,000 for Katie Renz and her family!! Thanks to everyone who has given to help this Mom in her courageous battle with cancer... for information, click on the link on the top right of my blog, and you can check out her story, as well as seeing the digital images, and the prizes you could win.

See you tomorrow on Betty Bee's Buzz!

New Toys!!!

You know, just about every day you have the chance to say "thanks" to someone, but once in a while there comes a time when someone special in your life does something just way beyond wonderful. Those times there just aren't words to say how much this person's kindness and friendship mean ... but you just hope they know. My friend, when you see this card, you will know, won't you? ♥♥♥

This really fun card is done with a great new JustRiteStamps large oval image, which I think is perfect on this cardstock from DCWV Sweet Stack, don't you? The geraniums are colored with Copics, and then dotted with Spica gels. The dots on the scallops are Paper Pearl paint. Isn't that fun? And how about that awesome fringe trim.....score!!! We hit the very best sale at JoAnn's, and we cleaned 'em out at 50 cents a yard! The ribbon is a perfect match, too, and it came from my favorite ribbon outlet in PA....then top the whole thing off with the ideal gems! Ta Daa!

I will have two more posts today....so it will be a busy one :)
I hope you are having a wonderful Easter weekend.

Happy crafting ~