Halloween Cards

Happy Wednesday!!

I hope you are having a great week and perhaps getting some crafty time in.

I'm stopping in today to share a few Halloween Cards with you.

The first is really fairly simple. A kraft card stock base with some machine stitching around the edges. Some skeletons stamped on white card stock and fussy cut, then attached to the card base with pop dots.

Supplies used: card stock - white, kraft; stamps - Halloween Mono Assortment by Inkadinkadoo; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Sewing Machine; Pop Dots

The second card I created around a bingo card I printed and cut from a Silhouette Studio cut file. I tied some twine around it with a cute little spider button I had in my stash. The rosette is made with a Tim Holtz die and I attached a sentiment die by Authentique on top of it. The bat doily it is all placed over is also a Silhouette Studio cut file.

Supplies used: card stock - black, orange, tan; patterned papers - Afterglow in Glowing by Authentique and Under Your Spell in The Apothecary Emporium by Echo Park; Silhouette Studio cut files; ink - black by ColorBox; rosette die by Tim Holtz; sentiment die by Authentique; button - Doodlebug; twine - Orange Licorice by trendy Twine; Copic marker; sewing machine.

For the last card I based mine on a card which I found in one of my Cards magazines. I used some papers and stickers in the Apothecary Emporium by Echo Park and I used the little bats that were cut out to make the doily in the previous card. It was double sided paper so I just used the reverse side. 

A few little rhinestones for some sparkle.

Supplies used: card stock - black; patterned paper - Under Your Spell in The Apothecary Emporium by Echo Park; stickers - Under Your Spell in The Apothecary Emporium by Echo Park; Silhouette Studio cut file; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

VCMP with OWH

This weekend there was a Virtual Card Making Party over at Operation Write Home's Stars and Samps Blog!

Every 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday a new challenge went live on the Stars and Stamps blog.  You clicked on the link to be taken to each hostess’ personal blog where you could play along, upload your cards to “their” inlinkz, and visit everyone else who played along, too!

Today I wanted to share the cards I made for Saturdays challenges.

The first challenge was to use the following sketch and link your creation to Scrap Happens blog:

I made my card using new Christmas papers by Authentique and a new argyle embossing folder I got from Darice.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, 2 shades of blue; patterned papers - Medley, Tinsel, Rudolph, Chimney and Enhancements from Tradition by Authentique; 1" square punch - EK Success; Argyle embossing folder - Darice; Pop Dots.

For the second challenge you were to create a card with elements that represent each letter of Operation Write Home and link it to All I need Is Paper and Ink...& Stamps and Copics.

For my card I represented the letters of OWH by an orange pumpkin for "O", wheat for "W" and a haystack for "H".

Supplies used: card stock - kraft, 3 shades of yellow; patterned papers in Forever Fall collection by BoBunny; Silhouette Studio cut file; stickers - Harvest by Dept. 44; sentiment sticker in "Thankful" elements by Authentique; border punch and corner rounder - Fiskars; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; ink - Cocoa by ColorBox.

The third challenge on Saturday was to use Seongsook's Triple Die Cutting technique, which she has a tutorial for on her blog Seongsook's Creations.

For my card I used some beautiful fall papers by BoBunny, a die by Tim Holtz, my Nestabilities, and a cute sticker by Authentique.

Supplies used: card stock - rust orange and green; patterned papers - Apple Cider Autumn and Apple Cider Stripe in Apple Cider by BoBunny; A2 Matting Basics A & B Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Rosette Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix; scalloped circle and circle punches by EK Success; sticker in "Thankful" by Authentique; leaf stickers - JoLee's; stick pin - Yolee; beads - my stash; Glue Dots.

The 4th challenge was to use sketch #29 to make a "Love" card and link it to by Annette. 

I created my card with some fun stamps by Sweet Stamp Shop and a cute picnic tablecloth paper by Stampin' Up. I also turned the sketch on its side.

Supplies sued: card stock - recycled white, red; patterned paper by Stampin' Up; stamps - Perfect Match by Sweet Stamp Shop; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; bakers twine - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; brad - Doodlebug.

And for the last challenge on Saturday you were to make a card with the Masking Tape Block Stamping Technique. There is a great tutorial for how to do this on Donna's blog Donna inks.

For my card I used blue painters tape as I didn't have any masking tape in the house. My ink was from Stampin' Up and the pretty birds are by Inkadinkado.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, blue; painter tape - Home Depot; stamps - Birds Galore by Inkadinkado and sentiment from Everyday Sentiments by Whimsical Designs; ink - Brilliant Blue by Stampin" Up and jet Black Archival Ink; buttons - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!