Witch's Wardrobe Box Card

I've had the Taylored Expressions set, Hangin Out - Wicked Wardrobe for a while and when I saw the directions for how to make a box card, I knew what I wanted to do...

Here's a view of the card opened so you can see what's inside the wardrobe!!

I was really happy with how it came out.  I put the message on the back of the wardrobe and it said...

TIME TO 

GET READY

YOUR BIG NIGHT 

IS ALMOST HERE!

BOOO-AHAHAHA

HAPPY 

HALLOWEEN

Thanks for stopping by!  Love, Janet

Beach Bucket Bouquet

I know it's almost Halloween and I should be thinking pumpkins and ghosts and autumn leaves but we just got back from a week on Sanibel Island with some good friends and it was hot and summery so I'm thinking beachy thoughts!  I found the shells and the grassy fibers while beach combing!

Thanks for visiting :)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Beach Bucket Bouquet from Pink Ink Stamp Company

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Poppy Parade & Island Indigo, KC Paper Pad

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics:  Flowers: Y08, Y38, YR07, YR25, YG01, YG67, YG95, YG99, V17, G00 G82, G99,    RV06,  RV10

Pail: B04, B21, B24, BG02, BG05, BG13, BG49   Sand: E33 and E35  

Sky:  I used Prismacolor Pencils (PC919-Non Photo Blue & PC1027 Peacock Blue) blended with Gamsol Mineral Spirits and a blending stump

Miscellaneous: Shells and beach fibers, silicone glue

Flying Cupcakes

I tried my hand at the "Flying Easel" card that I've seen all over the internet!  It was fun and a lot easier to make than I expected it to be!  The trick is finding a symmetrical stamp to hang in the opening.  It would work for butterflies, Christmas trees, stars, ornaments.  I know I'm fickle, but this is my new favorite layout/fold!  If you want to try it, Google, Flying Easel, and you will find lots of tutorials and videos. 

Here is a view of the card closed...

I stamped the cupcakes 4 times on typing paper, colored them with copics and glued them together with a string in the middle.  That way when the card is in the open position, they can be spread out and it gives a real 3-D look to the cupcakes as they swing in the opening...so cute!!  It makes me want a cupcake!! 

Thanks for visiting, have a stamping kind of day!

Love,

Janet

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Crazy for Cupcakes, Heritage Farms greetin

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Designer paper, Doodlebug Designs Inc.

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: Sorry, didn't keep track for this one.  

Dies: MFT Rounded Banner Stax

Miscellaneous: Washi Tape

Kindness Matters

Another "Thank You" card!  I've had a lot to be thankful for lately!  For this one I colored a Magenta butterfly with lots of Copic BG colors (see image below), they blend together beautifully!  I didn't like how the sentiments looked when I stamped them straight, so I curved them on the block so they would stamp alongside the trail of hearts.  I liked that much better.  Silly little stamps kept popping off as I was about to stamp and that about drove me crazy so I ended up putting little cuts along the bottom of the rubber and that made it curve better and stay on the block!!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Magenta butterfly

Cardstock:  White Cougar Opaque

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black and Versafine Black

Copics: See photo below

Miscellaneous: Stampin' Up heart punch, Black Sharpie pen, sequins, Stampin' Up pearls

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy day :)

Janet

Heart Tag Thank You

A simple little "Thank You" card!!

I really like the Memory Box bow and string die cut.  I used it to make it look like the tag is hanging from the branch.  It amazes me how precise and fine the cuts are with MB dies.  They are really wonderful!  Here is a close up view...

I didn't have a branch die so I drew a branch that I liked, then I traced it on vellum and scribbled graphite on the back (remember doing this in grade school?).  I positioned the branch where I wanted it on the front of the card and then traced over the branch to get the image on the card.  I used a brown Copic marker to color the branch in and then added some little leaves and some punched flowers.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Stampin Up Baja Breeze & Chocolate Chip

Inks: Distress Inks - Broken China

Copics: E57, YG05, YG17

Dies: Sizzix Tag Die, Memory Box Crisp Bows

Miscellaneous: Marvy Heart Punch

Little Fairy

I tried a new fun fold for this card.  It is called the Double Fold Gate Card.  It's very versatile and works well with lots of different die cuts and stamps.  I used a Stampin' Up Framelit and one of the cute little fairies from Lili of the Valley Rubber Stamps.

Here is how the card looks when it's opened...so cute!

and a close up of the little fairy!

I liked this card so much that I made another one using different colors...

I thought the finished card needed some more pink so I used an EK Success punch to make a chain of little circles.  Because of the way the card opens, I needed something that looked good on the inside and out.  Here is a close up...

Thanks for visiting, have a happy weekend!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Fairies on Tiptoes

Cardstock: Scenic Route - Providence - Madison St. (red fairy)

                     3 Bugs in a Rug - Chloe - Mini Floral (pink fairy)

Inks:  Momento - Tuxedo Black

Copics: Hair: E50, E53, E57, E79 (both)

              Skin: E00, E02, R02 (both)

              Dress & Wings (red): R05, R08, R29, YG11, YG13, YG95

              Shoes (red): E50, E33,E53,E57

              Dress, Shoes & Wings (pink): BG000, BG01, BG 53, BG57

                                                                   RV00, RV02, RV04

              Flowers (red): R05, R08, R29

              Flowers (pink): RV04, RV06, RV09, R39

              Leaves (red): YG25, G99

              Leaves (pink): YG13, YG93, G99

              Shadow: BG90

Dies: Stampin' Up - Framlits - Labels Collection 

Miscellaneous: EK Success - Circles border punch 

Itty Bitty Sand Bucket

A friend challenged us with an interesting card sketch this week.  We could either do the square or the round version.  It was a fun one!

I haven't  finished the inside yet, but I used the opposite halves of the circles I used for the front to add some color to the inside.  Pretty cute!

Here's a close up of the cute little sand pail!  It's such a cute little stamp, it's one of the Itty Bittys from Pink Ink Stamps.  They work great for inchies if you are into making those!  I also really like the banner stamp from Taylored Expressions. I used Copic markers to add the shadows so it looks more 3-D!

Here's the card sketch I used. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pink Ink Stamps - Itty Bitty-Sand Bucket

                Taylored Expressions - It's a Banner Day 2

Cardstock: K&Company Designer Paper - Sea Glass

                    Stampin' Up - Certainly Celery

Inks:  Momento- Tuxedo Black 

Copics: Pail - E31, B93,B95, YG01, YG05, G12, C2, RV06, RV09

               Banner -  BG70 & BG72

Dies: Spellbinders - Standard Circle SM & LG

                                    Classic Scallop Circle LG

Miscellaneous:  Martha Steward branch punch, wood veneer star, 

                             Stampin' Up twine