Ghostly Surprise!

 Hey Stampers!  Happy Wednesday!  Today I have a super cute card for you (if I do say so myself)!  Today's card showcases Cool Ghoul  from The Project Bin!  I also use the pumpkin from Eat Pie.  The other product I use but you can't see it, is the Everyday Pop Ups from Lawn Fawn. 

In my card today, I use some Halloween papers that I found in my stash.  I know the paper is from Doodlebug but I don't know the name, I think it is from a couple of years ago.  The card base is made from Blackberry Bliss which is a retired color from Stampin' UP! but is one of my favorite colors to use for Halloween cards.  So the base is an A2 size card.  I cut a piece of pattern paper with candies on it to 4 x 5 1/4.  I cut a piece of black and white tiny dots paper to 2 3/4 x 4.  I stamped my sentiment "Be Prepared to be Scared" on white 110# card stock, that is 2 1/2 x 3 3/4.  I stamped and colored the pumpkin from Eat Pie.  I used YR27, YR24, and YR16 for the pumpkins and YG17 and YG25 for the stem.  I stamped the small ghost from Cool Ghoul on white card stock that I had applied clear Sparkle pen to, it is hard to see in the photos but it has a nice amount of shimmer.  I adhered the ghost and pumpkin so the ghost is peeking from behind the pumpkin.  To balance the piece I added four drops of Ripened Pumpkin Nuvo Crystal Drops.   

The inside of the card is where all the magic happens so to speak.  I used the Everyday Pops die to create the bases for the pumpkins and ghost.  The other two ghost are attached with action wobblers.  All the ghosts were cut from the same piece of shimmer paper that I made for the ghost from the front. I attached two small ghosts and have them peeking from behind either a pumpkin or the big ghost.  The pumpkins are colored the same way as the one from the front of the card.  The inside piece is made from a piece of white 110# card stock.  I stamped "Boo! Happy Halloween".  I have had these pop up

dies for about 6 months and this is the first time I have used them.  They were so easy to easy.  If you want a tutorial on how to use them, click on the link above.  There is a tutorial for the dies.  I am so happy with how this card came out today.  I had a picture in my head and was able to make it appear into a card.  So this is all I have for you today, I hope you liked my card and will check out this set and all the other fantastic sets available at The Project Bin.  Thank you for stopping by today!

Come and create something with me!

Andi

Pumpkin Sitters

Hey Stampers!  Happy Thursday!  Today I have something a little different for you.  I took the Three Little Pumpkins stamp.  When I was setting it up to print, I made the image 4 1/2 x 5 1/2.  I then I went to page setup choose the layout tab and I changed the Vertical Alignment to Bottom.  What this did was move the image to bottom of the page.  I did this because when I folded the card stock I wanted the fold to be above the image.  I had a picture of what I wanted in my head and knew once I colored the image, I would trim out around the image.  So the coloring was done using my Copic Markers.  I used the following:

Pumpkins: Y23 & YR16
Eyes: Y08 & Y15
Leaves/Stems YG17 & YG25
Shelf: E33, E37, & E39
Banner; BV04, BV06, & BV08

I added some high lights with my white Signo Uni Ball gel pen.  I put clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen on the eyes and then covered them with Glossy Accents.  I also added some sparkle to the banner.  I will be honest the colors on the banner came out darker than I planned but I think it still works.

So when I was cutting out the card, I originally just wanted a different shaped card but then when I was cutting I decided to do something different.  I thought if I made it so it stood up, it could be used as a decoration for a desk, place marker on a table, or to mark food, candy, etc on a buffet or table.

I took side view and bottom view photos so you can see what it looks like.  Instead of trimming out the white between the shelf legs, I folded them down and then adhered them together.  I did this to make the card sturdier which would make it stand up better.  I am so in love with this release from Heartcraft Paper, everything is fabulous!  Here are the extra photos.  Pardon the mess, I didn't edit these like I normally do!

 So this is my project for today!  I hope you liked and will check out all the fabulous products available at Heartcraft Paper!

Also wanted to mentioned that you still have eight days to enter a project for the Anything Goes Challenge on the blog.

Thank you for stopping by!


Come and create something with me!


Andi

Count Your Blessings

Hey Stampers!  Happy Wednesday!  I hope everyone is having a good week so far.  Things have finally settled at my job so my weeks have been much better.  My hubby has a chest cold so I have been babying him in between crafty projects.  Today's card features Eat Pie, the newest stamp set from The Project Bin.  I am going to be honest, the only current product used on this card other than the stamp set is the embossing powder.  I am trying to make an effort to use what I have in my stash before I go out and buy more paper, die cuts, etc. 

So this is an A2 size card, the base is made from Hello Honey, a Stampin' UP! In Color from 2014-2016 (see why I need to use my supplies that I have on hand).  The card stock the two sentiments are on is Tangelo Twist from the same In Color series.  The pattern paper is from Echo Park, called The Story of Fall and it is showing available on Amazon.  The solid card stock between the piece that the sentiment is on and the biggest piece of patterned paper, is Blackberry Bliss, also from the 2014-2016 In Colors.  This was one of my absolute favorite colors. Finally I used Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles and this is no longer available.   I double checked Spellbinders website to be sure. 

I used my Simon Says Stamp Clear embossing ink to stamp both sentiments on the Tangelo Twist. I embossed the sentiments using Copper Blush embossing power from Tonic Studios.  I ran the pattern paper through my Big Shot using the two biggest dies in the set.  The Blackberry Bliss I ran through using the biggest die but the card stock  I used wasn't big enough but I knew that it wasn't so I trimmed off the sides and lined up the lattice and adhered it to the biggest piece of patterned paper.  I adhered everything together and added it to the card base.  The "blessings" I fish tailed and adhered it so some of it was popped up off the card.  I love the fall colors for this card and I am so happy with how it turned out.  So this is my project for today.  I hope you enjoyed it and will be inspired to use things from your stash.  Thank you for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,

Andi

Counting Blessings

Hey Stampers!  Happy Wednesday!  Guess what I switched stamp sets.  Denise sent all of us lucky Design Team members a new set, called Eat Pie.  

For my project today I am using the large sentiment that simply says Blessings!.  I used very fall colors.  All the leaves are cut using dies from the Tonic Studio Kit 12.  Obviously any leaf die or punch would work.  I stamped the sentiment on orange card stock with Oreo Black ink, because my card stock had a little bit of texture I had to use a black marker to fill some of the letters.  I cut out the leaves from glitter, gold, textured orange, bronze shimmer, brown shimmer and textured yellow.  Now there is a red leaf right in the front.  This leaf came from me using my R29 and R35 and viola red leaf.  I arranged me leaves around the sentiment almost like the sentiment was in leaves.  If I were to do this card again, I would put the sentiment more in the center of the card only because I felt there was too much open space on the bottom of the card.  So to fix my big open space, I used some Rose Gold sequins from Nuvo.  I adhered them using Glossy Accents and I also added some Autumn Pearl Nuvo shimmer drops and I used some glitter pens to make spatter on the card base.  I didn't stamp anything on the inside but this set has  a "Happy Thanksgiving" which would be perfect for this card. 

I hope you will visit The Project Bin to check out this stamp set and all the other fabulous sets on the site.  Well this is my card for today.  Thank you for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Trick or Treat!

Hey Stampers!  Happy Saturday!  I am bringing you another wonderful image from Heartcraft Paper!  This is Sarafina and isn't she adorable!  I colored her and her adoring sidekick with my Copic Markers.  A little background here for a minute Wicked is an amazing Broadway Musical (and I have seen it four times) and now every time I color a witch where you can see her shoes, I think they should be red and sparkly.  Lol!  Anyway, I used the following to color her

Hat and Dress/Cat's Hat- C7 and C9
Band on Hats/Dress/Cat Collar/Tights YG17 and YG25
Hair E13 and E15
Shoes R29 and R35
Broom Handle E57 and E59
Broom Y13,Y15, Y17, and YR24
Cat W0, W2, and W4

I have tried to use my Warm Grays more, I will be honest it is because I need to get refills for several of my Cool Grays.  I printed the image on Ultra Smooth White card stock and fussy cut out the images. Now because I really need to clean my craft table and can't find my finger tip utility knife, I did a fix I have seen a couple of my favorite ladies do, I took my copics and colored the white areas that I didn't cut out to blend with the background as much as possible.

Speaking of the background, I had so much fun with this.  I used Distress Oxide inks and some new stencils from MFT.  I recently treated myself to the Mini Cloud Edges and Grassy Edges stencil.  I used both on my background.  For the grass I used Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint and added a light layer of Black Soot.  For the sky, I started with Salty Ocean, then added some Faded Jeans, then Wilted Violet, did some light layers of Black Soot and edged the card with the Black Soot.  I wasn't sure I liked it until I took my photos.  I often take pictures of my projects if I am unsure because I get more perspective in a photo.

The sentiment is a sticker from stash as well as the sprinkles.  I am really loving this new release from Heartcraft Paper.    If you haven't checked it out,  you really should because it is amazing.  If you are a interested Heartcraft Paper has a Facebook group called Heartcraft Paper Gallery  It is fun group to see projects, sneak peeks, and challenges.

One more thing before I go, If you haven't submitted a project for the HCP Challenge Blog, you have until 9/28/18.  The top three are awarded prizes.  Winners announced on October 1st.

https://www.heartcraftpaper.com/hcpcahllengeblog/hcp-challenge-3#/

This is all I have for you today.  I hope you like my card and will check out HeartCraft Paper for this image and more.  Thank you for stopping by today.  

Come and create something with me,

Andi

Are You Ready to Be Scared?

Hey Stampers!  Happy Wednesday and welcome to September.  Today's project features the stamp set Cool Ghoul.  I absolutely adore this set, I hope you are liking it too because you will continue to see it, although next week I will have a new set to feature from The Project Bin.

So my card as I said features Cool Ghoul.  I used the both ghost images.  I stamped them in Carved Pumpkin Distress ink and cut them out.  I added Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen.  I added glossy accents to the eyes of the ghosts on the front.  My card is A2 size, I used a top folding white card base.  I also used a sketch from Mojo Monday #491. The back piece is 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 and the front piece is 3x4.  I used Sunrise patterned paper from Pink and Main.  I trimmed the patterned paper with Sunshine card stock from Simon Says Stamp. I love the brightness of this card.  I used some Sprinkles from Doodlebug Designs that I had in my stash.  On the inside I stamped "boo" and added another ghost. This one has the sparkle but no gloss accents on the eyes.

So this is my card for today.  I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Are you Read for a Challenge!

Edited to Add: So I jumped the gun, this new challenged doesn't go live until Thursday, September 6th.  I am so sorry about this. 


Hey Stampers!  I am bringing you my first project for the Southern Girls Challenge.  This challenge is Tag You're It!  One of the sponsor for the challenge is Polkdadoodles and I used this little beauty Twinkles Tulips.  She is colored with Copic Markers.  I used Doll Pink as my base and some pattern paper from stash.  I used my Crop-a-dile to create a hole and used several pieces of ribbon from my stash.  I added some Glossy Dots  and she is ready for a gift bag or just write a quick message on the back for a friend.

I hope you will think about submitting an entry for this challenge.  All the rules and deadlines will be posted on Southern Girls.

Thanks for stopping by!  Come and create something with me.

Andrea

New Release and a New Challenge for HeartCraft Paper

Hey Stampers!  Happy September and welcome to another fantastic release from HeartCraft Paper.  My project today uses a digital stamp, SVG file, and digital papers!  This release is phenomenal and I love it all.  I am still learning with my Silhouette machine but I am getting better and love the SVG files.

Now with a new release also brings a new Anything Goes Challenge. The challenge runs for approximately three weeks and the top three projects will prizes.  We are doing a blog hop for the challenge and the new release.  The links are below. 

Now onto my card.  This is Wolfgang and I love him.  I colored him with my Copics.  His shirt is B24 and B18. Pants are W1, W4, and W6. Skin and fur is E31, E33, E35, E37, and E39 and his shoes are N6 and N8.  The Happy Halloween is an SVG cut file that I cut from black card stock.  The patterned paper is from Pumpkin Family digi paper pack.  The base is white card stock and the orange is just from stash. 

Please hop over to HeartcraftPaper to check out all the new releases.  You are going to love them.  Don't forget we have a new challenge up as well at HeartCraft Paper Challenge Blog.

 If you want to check out the blog hop click on the links below.

HeartcraftPaper ​ Judy Markowitz Patricia Lara Laura Wolff Marcia Caradinta Tina Bickers Turner Tania Cordie Andrea Jacobsen <<<You Are Here Alina Tanner