Merry Monday ~ Halloween Edition

Happy Halloween stampers!

It's another Merry Monday...the Halloween edition!  I cased one of this months Crafty Carrot Collective Spruced Up tutorial's, turning Jennifer's Christmas card into a Halloween card.

I love the Black & White DSP pack!  All of these patterns were perfect for some Halloween ornaments.  I die cut the ornaments from two different patterns, outlining them with Basic Black.  Adhesive Sheets are you best friend with these dies!  Be sure to add that to your order if you order this adorable bundle!

A little Fresh Freesia was blended in the background, along with a few snowflakes helped to create a not-so-spooky background.  My favorite part of this card are the lights!  I die cut them from a piece of Basic White and colored them with Stampin' Blends. Aren't they the cutest?!? 

I snuck in a little Bewitching spider and a Parakeet Party sentiment from September's Paper Pumpkin Kit.   That little spider just makes me happy!

I hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!  Mummy dogs and a little trick-or-treating are on our agenda this evening.

Happy Stamping!

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What Would You Do...

Welcome to Friday and the latest TGIF Challenges What Would You Do Challenge.  This month we are seeing what everyone will do without black ink.  

If you've been following me for a while, you know that I love any image that I can stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento and color with Stampin' Blends, so this was a bit of a challenge for me.  But when you have a stamp set like Celebrate With Tags that is full of adorable images, it's easy to create something that is full of color!

Anyone else remember the book called The Red Mittens?  Such a sweet little story that inspired these red mittens.  I pulled a couple of my favorite patterns from Sweetest Christmas DSP to add a bit more color and stamped the sentiment in coordinating colors of Garden Green, Pool Party and Sweet Sorbet.

I realized after the fact that I had use the retired Macrame 3D embossing folder to add a little "sweater" feel.  I loved it too much to start over with a different embossing folder.  You'll forgive me, right?!?  

Isn't this tag the cutest?  It gets even cuter when you can open it up with a sweet sentiment on the inside!

It was so fun to use nothing but color for today's card...it's so cheerful and happy!  I can't wait to see what everyone else does without black today!

Happy Stamping!

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Beautiful Birthday Wishes

Happy Wednesday stampers!  I'm taking a little break from holiday creations to play along with this weeks  Global Design Project Sketch Challenge #366.

I cut in to one of the beautiful floral patterns of Fitting Florets DSP, cutting out a couple of my favorite bunches of blooms.  Some of these blooms match up with the coordinating Framed Florets dies, but you know me...I LOVE to fussy cut!

I love the Framed Florets stamp set and I love the sentiments the most!  The Wishes for a Beautiful Birthday sentiment paired up perfectly with the flowers.  

I was originally going to just go with the Soft Succulent card base and Timeworn Type 3D embossed layer, but it needed just a bit more color.  In addition to the beautiful floral patterns in the Fitting Florets DSP, there are some equally beautiful colored patterns as well.

The polished pink pattern added just the perfect pop of color that I was looking for! A few strands of Frayed Ribbon and some Gold Adhesive-Backed Swirls were the only embellishments needed!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Happy Stamping!

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*Coming soon: Fitting Florets Collection

HOHOHO - Merry Monday

It's time for another Merry Monday post!  As promised, I'm back today with some fun alternatives to this months October HOHOHO Paper Pumpkin kit. 

First up is a jolly and joyful Santa.  I added a left over frame and flipped this card vertically from the original.  I wasn't originally going to add the Santa, but I'm so happy I did!  To balance the card out, I heat embossed the sentiment on the Shaded Spruce strip, cutting the words out for just the perfect placement.

 

I flipped the Crumb Cake die-cut snowflakes over, using the white side for this next card.  Using the Layering Circles Dies, I die-cut the starlit sky.  I stuck with the layout of the original from the most part from here, other than adding a Sweet Sorbet bakers twine bow.

And now you can see why I used the white side of the die-cut snowflakes panel on the last card!   I used the Crumb Cake side as a stencil for this card and it is my favorite of them all!  I used the rest of the left over bits and pieces for a simple, yet cheerful layout.  And of course I had to stamp my own Santa to color...you know how much I love my Stampin' Blends!  

Have you had a chance to play with this months Paper Pumpkin kit yet? I can't wait to see all of the alternative projects that everyone makes.  This kit is the cutest!

Happy Stamping!

HOHOHO - October 2022 Paper Pumpkin

Happy Sunday stampin' friends!  I hope you have all had a restful and relaxing weekend!  It rained a better part of yesterday, which was the perfect excuse to spend some good ol' quality stamping time!

My October HoHoHo Paper Pumpkin kit arrived earlier in the week and was so happy to have time to open it up and create. This kit is ADORABLE and I used every single piece...it's been a while since I've done that! I started off by making  one of each of these super cute cards according to the kit directions.  Then I stepped each one up a bit. Do you spy the changes?

To step the first card up, I added a few Whisper White splatters to the Crumb Cake die-cut snowflake layer, along with a little Sweet Sorbet bakers twine and a few Rhinestones.  I heat embossed the sentiment to make it pop a bit more...so fun!

Since I had all of my splatters supplies out, I added splatters to this Crumb Cake die-cut snowflake layer too.  I also stamped a few Pool Party snowflakes on the Merry banner and added another Sweet Sorbet bakers twine bow.

Sticking with my splatter step up, I added some Bermuda Bay splatters to the card base, along with a few Rhinestones and some silver Simply Elegant Trim.

I love how just a few added elements can step a card up!  Dig through your stash and have fun stepping your next project up!

Come on back tomorrow to see the cute alternative projects I made with the HOHOHO October 2022 Pamper Pumpkin kit.

Happy Stamping!