AHSC594 Happy Halloween Boo!

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Time for a new sketch from Atlantic Hearts, and here it is:

 

I went old-school here and pulled out some stamps and papers that I've had for a while to create a Halloween card:

The papers are from Carta Bella; I cut some Watermelon Wonder paper with a scallop-edged die and mounted it all on a card base of Basic Beige.  Before mounting, I stamped some little bats all along the edge! I believe the vintage Halloween sentiment is from an old Recollections set....can't be 100% sure!  The "boo" is from Scary Cute and the "happy" is from The Paper Studio.  I stamped it on a diecut banner and it just seemed too big, so I did some creative folding to make it stand up, but still lie flat in the envelope!

I added some big enamel dots, and a sentiment from Close To My Heart's Hello Pumpkin on the inside:

Fun sentiment, fun card, fun sketch!  I hope you'll play along with us at Atlantic Hearts!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute (ret), Everyday Expressions (Paper Studio), Vintage Halloween (Recollections), Hello, Pumpkin (Close to My Heart)
Card stock & Papers	Basic Black, Basic Beige, Watermelon Wonder (ret), Happy Halloween (Carta Bella)
Ink	Versafine Black, Basic Beige
Accessories	Enamel Dots (unknown)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Banner Dies (Nellie Snellen), Edgelit Dies (ret)

FMS553 Boo!

Happy Thursday, peeps..I am WAY behind today with my card!  I finally got into my stamp room and came up with a card for the FMS sketch, although I love this sketch so much, I may just make another!  First, the sketch:

I was also inspired by the board at Two Old Bats challenge:

I pulled out a few old goodies and here's what I came up with:

I loved the little "boo" wallhanging, so I pulled out some Halloween papers and an old SU die called Timeless Type Junior to diecut the letters.  I used the Postage Stamp punch to punch out some squares of Natural White cardstock on which to mount them, stamping the bats from Scary Cute first.  The owl came from a retired set called Spooky Cat....such a cute layering image!

It's difficult to see, but I also embossed the main mat with the Stitched With Whimsey die!  For the inside, another sentiment and witch hat from the same set:

Spooky but not too scary!  Thanks for visiting today!

Last night was the Solanco Fair kickoff (Solanco stands for Southern Lancaster County) in the little town of Quarryville, which is where Dana works and Cassidy attends school.  They start the fair with a parade and this year's theme was "Hometown Heroes", honoring the fire, police, EMT and medical professionals who are heroes every day!  It was a beautiful evening for a parade!

Since it's a large agricultural community, there were lots of tractors, trucks, farm equipment, horses, and last, but not least, a real old-fashioned steam calliope!  You can see the steam came out multi-colored, too!  Lots of fun!  I'll share more pix later!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds." Psalm 9:1

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute, Spooky Cat (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White (ret), Happy Halloween DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate
Accessories	Dimensionals, Sequins from my Stash
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsey Dies, Postage Stamp Punch, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies (ret)

PP602 Tic Tac Toe Boo

Hi peeps!  Happy Sunday, and the last day of July!  Yikes, the summer is whizzing by!  Today, since it's the fifth Sunday, the Paper Players have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge from Claire!  Here's the grid she created:

I chose the top row across of yellow, person or animal (got them both!) and embossing!  Here we go:

I started with some Hues of Happines DSP....the "watercolor" side, in shades of yellow, and used a retired Stars embossing folder to emboss it.  I then diecut some little Poppy Whittles to create my kitty:

My pumpkins:

And my little pumpkin witch:

I added a sentiment from Scary Cute, diecut with a flower center from the retired Pierced Blooms!  Each little set of diecuts was mounted on some Smoky Slate cardstock, diecut with a Stylish Shapes circle die, and I did add some spooky "clouds" with Versamark ink and a stamp from the retired Label Me Bold set.  Each element was shaded with a Blend, and the witch's little dress was diecut with some retired Plaid Tidings DSP.  The pumpkins and the witch had a wee bit of Gold Wink of Stella applied to their mouths to make them look like they are glowing---you'll have to take my word for it!  My sketch is a cute one from Amy over at FMS:

On the inside, I combined an old Paper Pumpkin Christmas stamp with another sentiment from Scary Cute, and used the retired Ornate Frames dies:

I had so much fun making this card!  I hope you'll have some fun and play along with our grid as well!  Be sure to stop over at the Paper Players blog to see what the other designers came up with!  Thanks for visiting today!

As promised, here are a few of the beautiful birthday cards I received:

This beauty is from my stamping friend and church co-worker, Robyn; I just love the colors and papers she used!

My Paper Players teamie Ann wowed me with this one:

And another PP teamie, Laurie, (who is the QUEEN of dies), sent me this fun card! Just adorable!

And my upline Pennie sent me this elegant creation:

Thanks so much, ladies!  And everyone enjoy their day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute, Paper Pumpkin (ret), Label Me Bold (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Hues of Happiness DSP, Plaid Tidings DSP (ret)
Ink	Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Blends, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stars Embossing Folder (ret), Pierced Blooms Dies (ret), Gold Wink of Stella (ret), Whittle Pumpkin Witch Die, Whittle Pumpkins Die, Whittle Cat Die (all by Poppy)

AHSC482 Trick or Treat Again

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I just can't stop playing with this fun Scary Cute set!  It works really well with the black and gold starry paper from Lights Aglow!  Here we go:

I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

After stamping and diecutting my little fairy, I also diecut the haunted house from the matching die set in Basic Black glimmer paper, then added some gold foil accents:

The stars and die for the sentiment are both from the Cracker Treat Box dies....little gem dies included  in there that are great for other crafty pursuits besides a treat box!

I am going to toss this in the ring over at Two Old Bats Halloween challenge as well!  

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

"In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge;let me never be put to shame.  Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me." Psalm 71:1-2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Gold Foil, Black Glimmer, Lights Aglow DSP
Ink	Stazon Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Scary Silhouettes Dies, Stylish Shapes Die, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Cracker & Treat Box Dies, Stamparatus

AYSI279 Trick or Treat

Hey, peeps, happy Friday!  Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's going to knock your socks off!  Check it out: 

Well, when I saw those colors and the cool background in the inspiration photo, my mind immediately went to the little Halloween silhouette images in the new Scary Cute stamp set.  Now, if I was to re-do this card, I probably would have used the larger silhouetted children instead of these three little wee ones, but I had already put some time into this one, so I just went with it!  Here we go:

I started with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock because I wanted to use my Blending Brushes and ink really blends nicely on that cardstock.  I blended all the colors just like the photo, then stamped my treaters in Stazon Black ink.  The reason for my initial dissatisfaction is that they look like they are floating in midair instead of traipsing around the neighborhood!  PLUS, I made a big smudge on my original stamping of the sentiment, so I ended up stamping it again on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock, diecutting it out and blending it a bit too.  

(I have a confession:  the sentiment actually has two lines, and I cut it in half to make it work for my card!  It's easy to fit back together on a block if I want to use both lines, but I just wanted a single one here!)  The sky looked so plain; I wanted to add some stars and a moon but didn't know what would work on the already-inked surface, and I remembered I just got this die called Labels Aglow and it has this amazing edge die which just happened to fit my panel perfectly!  After diecutting it, I added some Silver Glimmer paper behind it and diecut a moon to pop on the front!  I added a Basic Black mat and it all went on a Basic White card:

Defnitely adds some interest and sparkle!  I hope you'll find something fun to create with this interesting color palette!  It's good to be challenged, and I definitely was with these colors, but I am happy with the outcome!  So come play with us at As You See It!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Scary Cute
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Petal Pink, Shimmery White, Silver Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Petal Pink, Polished Pink, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, Stazon Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stamparatus, Cracker Treat Box Dies, Scary Silhouettes Dies, Labels Aglow Dies, Blending Brushes, Stitched Rectangle Dies

FMS542 Say Boo

Happy Thursday peeps!  Wow, can't believe tomorrow is JULY 1st!!  I played around yesterday with one of the new sets that will be coming out in the holiday mini tomorrow, and although I wasn't 100% happy with it, I thought I would share it anyway!  I used the sketch from FMS, flipping the orientation so my little trick-or-treaters wouldn't be marching off my card:

And here we go:

This card really didn't photograph well, not sure why! I stamped my wee little scary ones from Scary Cute in Stazon ink on Smoky Slate cardstock and diecut them with the matching dies from Scary Silhouettes. I added a gold foil moon and some stars to create my little scene:

I used a piece of Smoky Slate for the card base, and I stamped it with one of the shell background stamps from Friends are Like Seashells to create some "clouds"! My horizontal panel is from the new Lights Aglow DSP.  I stamped the sentiments in Stazon and added a sentiment on the inside for my first Halloween card of the year! I would probably have done the main sentiment a little differently, as it almost gets lost on the DSP, but that will be for next time!  

Cassidy has been practicing her baking skills (which is making it hard for me to keep my weight off, LOL!).  Her friend likes carrot cake, so she made a box mix and since she is all about color, created some orange icing for the top:

Baking is such a great skill to learn...you need to know fractions, read and follow directions, learn how to use kitchen tools (especially pot holders, LOL!) and you end up with a yummy treat at the end!  Thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." Colossians 3:16-17

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Friends are Like Seashells, Scary Cute
Card stock & Papers	Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Lights Aglow DSP, Gold Foil (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Smoky Slate, Versamark
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Scary Silhouettes Dies, Cracker & Treat Box Dies (for the stars),  3/4" Circle Punch (ret)