Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I hope everyone has a great day trick or treating or is in NJ we will be waiting to trick or treat on Monday. This week's Stamping Royalty challenge brings us an emboss resist challenge. I have to say it was a challenge to come up with an emboss resist project. I do embossing, but I have to say I haven't done much resisting! So I hope you join us in the challenge. I have to say getting out of your comfort zone is always a good thing, you just never know what the results will be. I have to say I am happy with mine.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) November 5th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:  Border Banter, Letter It
Ink:  Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green, Rich Razzleberry
Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Antique Brads, Rhinestones, Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Basic Black Embossing Powder
Tools:  Bat Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Double Circle Punch, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Big Shot, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Sponge Daubers, Tasteful Trim

Have a Wicked Halloween!

Can you believe Halloween is on it's way.   I can't believe how fast that this year has flown by.    I have to say one of my favorite papers of all time is the Love Letter Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Wicked Cool
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Love Letter Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Accessories:   Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Basic Black Pearls from a local craft store
Tools:   2 1/2" Circle Punch, Spider Web Border Punch from a local craft store, Die Cutting Machine and Die from a local craft store

Happy Halloween!

Here is my newest Halloween decoration that I made to add to my collection.    The collection started with a few scarecrows and pumpkins and has grown to so much more!   Here is a chipboard that I decorated.   Most of the products are not SU except for some black cardstock and Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper.     

Halloween Scrapbooking!

Here is my little niece and nephew in their Halloween finest from last year!   I love this week's Scrapbook News and Review sketch.   It was perfect for this scrapbook page.

Most of the products are not SU, but I couldn't wait to share the page and sketch with all of you nevermind all these cute pictures of my niece and nephew.

Love the Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP

The Howlstooth & Scaringbone designer series paper is slowly becoming one of my favorite designer series papers.   It is so versatile and I love all the designs.   It worked perfectly for this week's Inkredible color challenge.   The colors are:   Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango and Early Espresso.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets form a local craft store, Gently Falling
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango and Early Espresso
Paper:   Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Chocolate Chip Brads, Button and Crochet Trim from a local craft store
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store, Mat Pack

Halloween Tags

This week Stamping Royalty brings a theme challenge.   This month's theme is Halloween!   Here are cute little gift tags I made to put on containers that I am going to put Halloween goodies for my nieces and nephew. 

I love the Apothecary Accents Framelits.    They are perfect for gift tags!!

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) October 29th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the gift tags:
Stamp Sets:   Fangtastic
Ink:  Basic Black, Gumball Green, Concord Crush, Blush Blossom
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Antique Brads, Rhinestones
Tools:  Apothecary Accents Framelits, Big Shot, Coluzzle Cutting Systems

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   Here is my card for such an amazing cause.   It has a combination of two of the amazing breast cancer awareness stamp sets that Stampin' Up! has released in the last couple of years, Strength & Hope and Hope Is.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Strength & Hope, Hope Is, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Pretty in Pink
Paper:  Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Pretty in Pink Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Button
Tools:  Border Punch from a local craft store, Hearts Collection Framelits, Big Shot

Happy Halloween Gift Bag

So here is a cute Halloween little gift bag.  How easy is this design.   Just a few circle punches cut in half and you are on your way.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:  Spooky Bingo Bits, Wicked Cool
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Frighful Sight Designer Serires Paper
Accessories:   Basic Black Satin Ribbon and Button, Black Pearls from a local craft store, Signo White Gel Pen
Tools:   1 3/4" Circle Punch, Bat Punch and Spiderweb Border Punch from a local craft store

Double Trouble

I just love this week's Scrapbook News & Review color combination.   I have to say it has become one of my favorite color combos.   Probably because I haven't used Going Gray in a long time.  I actually don't even have the ink pad anymore, I just had my marker.     Here is my niece and nephew just being as cute as ever.   You never know what you are going to get with the two of them.   It could be laughter or trouble!

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page.
Stamp Sets: Border Banter, Clockworks
Ink:  Going Gray
Paper:  Going Gray, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Patterns Designer Series Paper, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:  Natural Buttons, Pearls, Buttons and Chipboard Stickers from a local craft store
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, My Way Punch

Ornament Christmas Card

Here is a combination of two of my favorite products from the holiday mini, the Snow Festival designer series paper and Christmas Wishes SU hostess exclusive stamp sets.    I love how this card came together as an ornament!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Christmas Wishes
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Snow Festival designer series paper, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:   Silver Brad and Cord, Rhinestones, Dazzling Details
Tools:  Clear Circle Sizzex, Round tab punch, Crop-a-dile

Snow Much Fun

It's never to early to get started on making holiday cards.    I find if you do a little at at time, before you know it you have a great little stash ready to send in December.  Here is the beautiful Snow Festival Designer Series Paper from the holiday mini.  This week Stamping Royalty brings us a sketch challenge.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 22nd. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Snow Much Fun, Pines & Poinsettas
Ink:  Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:   Snow Fesitval Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:   Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Key Tab Punch






Yahoo!!

On October 6, we celebrated World Card Making Day.   I spent the day stamping and creating lots and lots of cards.   In fact I made 20 cards total.   I had a great time participating in the Fiskateers challenges.   Today, the released the list of winners of the days challenges!   I won in the Sing, Sing a Song challenge.    So exciting, I even get prizes in the mail coming my way!   Yeah!  

So here is my card and the song of choice is "Baby It's Cold Outside".    I love that song.  It always reminds me of the movie Elf. 

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Make a Mitten and a stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Baja Breeze
Paper:  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Snow Fesitval Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Silver Cord
Tools:  Corner Rounder from a local craft store, Labels Collection Framelit Dies, Big Shot, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Thank you Nancy!

How exciting one of my cards are showcased on Nancy's site this morning!!!

If you have been following my blog, you know Nancy chooses her favorite Stampin' Up! cards and projects by other talented stamping artists. There's no formal rules or guidelines ... just inspiring projects that catch my eye, clever ideas, and exceptional designs. I truly honored each time I am featured on her site. She has an amazing eye for choosing beautiful and inspiring designs.

Thank you Nancy!!!!!

Spooky Inkredible Color Challenge

So this week's Inkredible color challenge is Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black.   So I pulled out some retired Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper and paired it up with new Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini.

I just love the new designer series paper, so versatile!! 

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Paper:   Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:  Foam and Chipboard Stickers from a local craft store, Rich Razzleberry Buttons, Basic Black Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Bat Punch, Corner Rounder and Circle Cutter from a local craft store

Chevron Thinking of You

A friend of mine was going through a hard time, this is a card I made for her to let her know she was being thought of.    It has the super great floral made with the blossom petals builder punch.   Just punch out the flower petals, use your bone folder to curve the flowers and then attach the petals to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.  It also fit this challenge on the Scrapbook News & Review Magazine blog.

Ingredients to make the card: 
Stamp Sets: Thoughts & Prayers, chevron stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Wisteria Wonder, Bashful Blue, Gumball Green, So Saffron, Peach Parfait
Paper:  Whisper White
Accessories:   So Saffron Button
Tools:   Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Spooky Typewriter

 

Here is the Just My Type just in time for the Halloween to make a spooky typewriter.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Just My Type, Spooky Bingo Bits, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Love Letters Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Linen Thread, Basic Black Button, Black Pearls
Tools:   Labels Collection Framelit Dies, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Not done with my Hexagons!

So for the most part this card has a lot more non SU products than actual SU products, but I just couldn't resist posting this super simple card made with my favorite hexagon stamp set.  

The only SU products are the Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz ink and pearls. 

Getting Puncy!

 

So this week's Stamping Royalty challenge is a photo inspiration of a multi-colored giraffe.   My first thought was when I saw the giraffe was using hexagons!   I found a template on the internet and used as a pattern and cut out my hexagons.      Because of the large and bold hexagons, I knew that a small embellishment would not do.    So I looked through my Pinterest punch board and found this super cute car with my friend the lion and monkey driving.     I thought it worked perfectly on the page.   Click here to see my inspiring punch art.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 15th. Hope you can join us! 

 

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page: 

Stamp Sets:   Baby Prints, Think Happy Thoughts, So Many Sayings

Ink:   Real Red, Basic Gray

Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series Paper, Island Indigo Patterns Designer Series Paper, Rich Razzleberry Patterns Designer Series Paper, Real Red Patterns Designer Series Paper and Gumball Green Patterns Designer Series Paper, Celebrations Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents

Accessories:  Real Red Buttons

Tools:  Sponge Dauber, Circle Punches, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Owl Punch, Build a Cupcake Punch, Small Heart Punch

More Hexagons

This week's Scrapbook News & Review has this great photo inspiration. I love how versatile the hexagon stamp set is. It is perfect for so many different challenge and it makes such striking cards.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from a local craft store
Ink:   Midnight Muse, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo and Pool Party
Paper:  Whisper White
Accessories: Rhinestones
Tools:  Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Inkredible Color Challenge

So the thing I love the most of my hexagon stamp set that I got at a local craft store is that I just started stamping the colors and before you know it my card was made.   I knew that this week's colors were a hit on their own and here they are.    The colors this week are:   Lucky Limeade, Cajun Craze, Marina Mist and So Saffron.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:  Lucky Limeade, Cajun Craze, Marina Mist and So Saffron
Paper:  Whisper White
Accessories:  Pretties, Natural Buttons, Chipboard Butterfly from a local craft store
Tools:  Corner Rounder from a local craft store

 

Cherish the moments

I can't believe this is my niece and nephew 3 years ago at my sister's wedding.   We didn't get many pictures of them that day.   Being maid of honor, you tend to be a little busy and you don't really spend the day taking as many pictures as you would have liked!   Here is a scrapbook page based on this week's Scrapbook News & Review challenge.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:  With Gratitude
Ink:   Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake Patterns Designer Series Paper, Confetti Cream, Well Worn Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Alphabet Stickers from a local craft store, Early Espresso Buttons, Crochet Trim
Tools:  Border Punch from a local craft store, Scalop Trim Border Punch

Very Exciting!! Two Scrapbook Pages Have Been Published!

Very exciting two of my scrapbook pages has been published in the October issue of Scrapbooking.com!!

If you haven't signed up for their newsletter, it is a must have so many informative articles for consumers as well as fellow business owners. Click here to sign up.

They also have a Facebook page and the scrapbook page is posted in their photo gallery this month.

Thank you for sharing in my excitement. I am honored to be in the company of so many talented scrapbookers.

Click here to see my niece and nephew in Pumpkin Fun on the scrapbooking.com site and the ingredients to make them!

Click here to see me and my guy on the scrapbooking.com site and the ingredients to make them!

Stampin' Royalty Color Challenge

This week's Stamping Royalty color challenge is Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.    The only thing I knew starting the challenge was that I did not want a floral card, so I pulled out the Affection Collection and added a butterfly and I was on my way.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) October 8th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Affection Collection, Loving Thoughts
Ink:   Rose Red
Paper:   Whisper White, Rose Red, Rose Red Prints Designer Series Paper, Rose Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Pearls, Vintage Flowers
Tools:  Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Big Shot, Eyelet Border Punch, Stripes Textured Embossing Folder, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Petite Pennants Punch

Celebrate the good things

One of my favorite things to work with is the Starbucks coffee sleeves, what a great way to repurpose and recycle.  So here it is paired up with the Well Worn Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze Patterns Designer Series Paper, Well Worn Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Antique Brads, Silver Brads
Tools:   Corner Rounder, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Circle Cutting System, Border Punch from a local craft store, Square Lattice Texture Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Inkredible color challenge

So this week's Inkredible color challenge is Tangerine Tango, More Mustard and Chocolate Chip.   Let's just say I deviated a little from this week's colors and added some and changed it up a little.    So the base is there, but not quite what I think was asked of this week's challenge.   First I added some colors like Cajun Craze and Old Olive.   Then the designer series paper, I believe has some Crumb Cake in it.   Lastly, I subsituted the Chocolate Chip for Early Espresso.    What can I say I had a vision for the card and the I just keep changing as I went along. 

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink:  Early Espresso
Paper:  More Mustard and Cajun Craze Designer Series Paper, Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper, Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Confetti Cream, Old Olive and Early Espresso Card Stock
Accessories: Early Espresso Button, Linen Thread, Chocolate Chip Brads
Tools:  Leaf punch from a local craft store