Peeking Over Pups

 

Hello!  Today I am back as a Guest Designer for Gerda Steiner Designs. Her little friends have such personality.  We are big dog people.  I have had a dog for most of my adult life and when we didn't it was because our hearts were healing from the loss of one.  Quincy is our buddy now, we got him as a puppy from a rescue - the first puppy we ever had.  Boy, those puppies are a lot of work but we wouldn't trade him for the world.  Enough of that - on to the cards.

For these cards, I used Peeking Over Pups and Puppies And Cake.  I did a little creative masking and then used an old stencil from My Favorite Things to create a simple card. Once I had my images, stamped and masked, I used Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink to color the background area.  

I used Copic markers to color my friends in the following colors:

• C00. C0, C1, C2, C3, C6
• E08, E09, E97, E99

• W1, W3, W5, W7
• YR30, E41, E42, E31, E23, E57
• R12, RV42

Once I had my pups colored, I cut a mask for the sentiment and used the mask that comes with the stencil to protect those areas from the spatter.  I used watered down black water color from my spatter.

I love both of these cards and will definitely have them on hand to send.

Thank you for stopping by today.  If you aren't familiar with Greta Steiner Designs, I encourage you to check them out - they are very fun and unique.

Sandy

  

Autumn Bear

Hello and happy fall!  Who would just love to go romping in the leaves with these bundled up bears?

I love making cards for Halloween and Fall because the color combinations just speak to my heart.  This stamps set is from Pink & Main called Autumn Bears.  

The inked the background on this card using Mowed Lawn & Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide for the grassy area.  The sky was inked with Scattered Straw, Carved Pumpkin and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Ink,  I splattered the sky with watered down Crackling Campfire.

I colored my little friends with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, R11, R20 - Bear Bodies
• G21, YG63, G94
• R14, R24, R29
• BG53, BG45, BG07
• B21, B45, B97
• Y00, Y06, Y15
• Y35, Y38, YR04

I wasn't sure which bears I was going to use and I didn't have my background done, so I did stamp  and color some more bears along with a whole bunch of leave.  

I don't have a lot of Pink & Main products, so I went to my stash and found the Leafy Tree Backdrop and Stitched Rectangle Frames from Lawn Fawn to complete my card.  

I popped up two of the beats and the pumpkin grouping with foam dots.  I also popped up the sentiment which I stamped from the Autumn Bears Stamp Set.

This was a fun card to create on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing fall!

Sandy

Did Someone Say Cake?

 

Who isn't alway up for cake?  These guys are definitely ready.  This cute card created with a couple of new stamp sets by Gerda Steiner Designs.  They just put a smile on my face.  My favorite guy is the one of the left - I think it must be his birthday because he's the one wearing the hat.  The stamps sets are; Puppies  & Cake and Peeking Puppies.

To start with this card, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 5.25" x 4.0".  I stamped my pups where I wanted them using my Misti.  

I then stamped them on Post It Note tape to create my masks. Once I had them cut out, I placed them over my stamped images and started to place my fence.  This fence stamp only has four pickets, so I had to stamp it multiple times to get it to run across the card. 

Once I had my fence stamped, I used Post It Note Tape again to mask off my fence.  I used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink along with a Cloud Stencil to lay in my clouds.  For the area at the bottom of the fence, I inked in Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink and dusted the edges with a little Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink.

With the background complete, I colored my fence and pups with Copic Markers.  I had stamped my cake and party hats on a seperate piece of paper, colored them and used my Scan and Cut to cut them out. 

The Copic markers I used were:

• C0, C1, C3, C4, C5 - Husky
• E41, E42, E43, E44 - Bulldog
• E97, E99, E37 - Golden
• E31, E34, E35, Y26 - Fence
• E13, E23, E27 - Cake
• RV21, RV43, RV14 - Frosting
• Y08, Y19 - Flame
• B000, BG02 - Candles

I stamped the sentiment directly on my background - which is alway scary at this point because there is alway a chance that you might mess up the background.  

To create a little dimension on my card, I popped the cake and hats up on some foam dots.  I glued this completed piece on a piece of cardstock cut to 5.5" x 4.25".

This was such a fun little card to make and I just can't wait to give it away.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you have been inspired to create your own cute puppy card.

Sandy

It's Finally Fall!

 Hello!!!!!  Happy Fall everyone!  I wait for fall as soon as the Christmas Season is over.  I love, love, love, this time of year.  I love it just as much as this Lawn Fawn bunny in a basket of leaves.

This was a really quick card to make.  The leaves to all the work!  I used my Copic Airbrush System to place the colors on the individual leaves from the new Fall Leaves Border.  I also used the Fall Leaves Backdrop.

The Copic colors I used are:

Y32, Y38, YR18, YR27, E07, E99

For the bunny, I used the Build A Bunny Die and the Build A Bunny Accessories.  I cut him from white cardstock and colored him with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• B21, B45, B97
• E41, E42, E43
• R20, R21

I inked the background with Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink for the ground.  The sky was blended with Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide Ink.  

I cut the basket from Paper Bag Cardstock using the Build A Barrel: Apple Die Set.  

For the sentiment, I used Henry's Build A Sentiment: Fall and the new Scripty Fall Die.  I actually cut three layers of cardstock for the "fall" sentiment and glued them together to give it a little more dimension.  

To finish off the card, I used the Stitched Rectangle Frame Die set with Light Brown Woodgrain cardstock.

This card just make me to happy!  I hope you enjoy it also.

Thank you for stopping by today and Happy Fall!!!!

Sandy

Patchwork Pumpkin

 Hello!  Happy Fall's Eve!!  I created this card with Trinity Stamps Scarecrow Gnome and their Pumpkin Shaped Card Die set.  

I haven't decided it's too busy but I like the patchwork background.  I have terrible patterned paper hoarding problem, so I had a tone to choose from.  😂  I will probably do it again, but just put a simple sentiment on it.  

I used Copic markers to color my little friend in the following colors:

• YR31, Y23, Y32
• YG61, G21, G43
• B00, BG01, BG02
• E000, E00, E30
• YR12, YR14, YR35
• R05, R08, R14

When I make this card, I beef up the back of the card with an extra piece of cardstock because I feel like it is a little flimsy compared to the front after everything is applied.  I just cut out half of the card and then trim down the area next to the embossed line, so that it will close well.  

Thank you for stopping by and HAPPY FALL!!!!

  Sandy

Positive Tate's Halloween Scare

 Oh my goodness - doesn't this card just make you chuckle?  Crafty Stamp Co. is back with Positive Tate in all his Halloween glory.  These little friends are a really quick color and so fun to make.  

In order to show all four of the potatoes, I needed to make a slimline card.  I inked the background with Salty Ocean and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide Ink.  I had also inked some Twisted Citron on the bottom of the card, but my background die cut covers most of it up, however, it does give a slight glow to the horizon.

I used the Haunted Graveyard Die from Whimsey stamps, which was perfect since it is a slimline.  The grassy area was created with the Lawn Fawn grassy border. The moon is from Riley and Company, it is a die and stencil set called, Moon & Bats.  I used Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide for the yellow coloring.  

The stamp set is called Positive Tate's Halloween Scare.  I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• C2. C4, C6 - grays
• YR31, Y17, YR16 - orange
• YG00, YG01, YG23 - greens
• Y02, Y13, Y35 - yellows
• V01, V05, V06, V09 - purples
• Y23, YR23, YR24 - broom
• E30, E31, E34, E35 - potato

The sentiment is from the stamp set.  I stamped it on white cardstock and cut out my own speech bubble because I didn't have one the right size.

I have the perfect friend for this card and I can't wait to send it to her next month.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope this card has inspired you to create one of your own!

Sandy

Happy Halloween!!

 

Hello!  Today I have a card featured on the scrapbookpal page.  It’s finally the “ber” months and I couldn’t be more excited.  Halloween cards are my absolute favorite to create.  Lawn Fawn’s release last month had so many cute fall and Halloween items, it was hard to decide what to make.  Make sure you check out Scrapbook Pal for all the new goodies!!!  Happy almost fall everyone!

All the goodies for this card can be found at Scrapbook Pal.  

SUPPLY LIST:

• Lawn Fawn – Build A Jack-o’-Lantern
• Lawn Fawn – Spooky Forest Backdrop
• Lawn Fawn – Giant Happy Halloween Die: Landscape
• Distress Oxide Ink – Wilted Violet
• Distress Oxide Ink – Salty Ocean
• Distress Oxide Ink – Twisted Citron
• Distress Oxide Ink – Crackling Campfire
• Distress Spritz – Weathered Wood
• Distress Spritz – Crackling Campfire
• Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
• 3L – 3D Foam Squares: Black Variety Pack

Knock Knock, Who's There?

 

Hi friends!  I created this card for the current Lawn Fawn Challenge - Woodland Wonders.  This was the first opportunity I had to play with the new Knock Knock, Who's There Die Set.  This is such an easy interactive die!  I also wanted to use the Acorn House Die. It had been a long time since I had used it, but I though it would be cute behind the little library, however, I had to make a square card in order to fit is all in.

I created the background using Distress Oxide Ink.  For the sky, I used Prize Ribbon and Salty Ocean.  For the ground, I used the Grassy Hillside Stencil with Twisted Citron and Rustic Wilderness.  

I also used the Knock Knock, Who's There? Tree Add On.  I cut a couple of layers of the leafy part of the tree to create a little more dimension on the card.  To get the coloring on this part of the tree, I used my Copic Airbrush System to spray different colors of yellows and oranges.  I also spray extra paper for the leaves which I cut using the leaf die included in the Acorn House Die.  

I dusted the edges and random areas on the tree and the house using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.  The roof, door and window frames were colored with shades of red and rust using the Copic Airbrush system.

My little friends are from the Little Woodland Library and Little Woodland Library Add On.  They were colored with Copic markers in the following colors:

• E31, E34, E37
• E41, E42, E43
• R20, R21
• B0000
• YR02, YR04, YR07, YR09
• YR20, YR21, YR23
• Y00, Y11, Y19
• E07, E08, E19

In order to have a little dimension on the card, I popped up the most of my little friends and leaves with foam dots.

I am really happy with the way this card turned out and I hope that you are inspired by it and create one of you own.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing fall!

Sandy

Little Monsters

 

How cute are these little guys?  These cards were really quick to make - just a little bit of coloring and some really fun Halloween patterned paper.

I made these cards with the Little Monsters Stamp and Coordinating Dies from Pink & Main's latest release.  

I used their Circle Flip Card Die to cut the card bases out of black cardstock.  I also used the die to cut the patterned paper from their new Spooky Time Paper Pack.  

This little guys were colored with Copic markers in the following colors:

• C0, C1, C4, C5
• Y17, YR16, YR07
• YG00, YG01, YG25
• Y04, Y19
• B00. FBG2
• V01, V04, V05

I finished the inside of the card the same on both of them.  

I can't wait to send these out this Halloween.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy

Going To The Lobby

 Hi guys!  Today I have a card that reminds me of my childhood when we lived maybe a half mile from a Drive In Theater.  Yes, I am that old. The one thing you could always count on was the jingle before and in between movies - Let's All Go To The Lobby.  This fun stamp set by Crafty Stamp Co. brought all those memories back.  I've been singing it all afternoon. The stamp set is called Going To The Lobby and is part of their September release.

I saw a card made by Lisa Bowden, @madetocreatewithlisa, that she called a "bridge card".  I thought that this would be the perfect stamp set to use to make my own bridge card.  Would this be considered CASing a card?  If so, that is what I have done.  Thank you Lisa!

To start this card, I cut a piece of black cardstock 4.25" x 8.0".  I scored it at 1.5" , 2.5" , 5.5" and 6.75". Fold in at the scored lines,  I cut patterned paper from the Lights, Camera, Action Paper Pack; 4 pieces at a scant 1.25" x 4.0" , 1 piece at 2.75" x 4.0".  The "bridge" at the bottom was cut to 1.0" x 5.5" for the black card stock and the patterned paper cut to a scant .75" x 5.25".  I didn't attach this piece until after I had embossed the sentiment on the centerpiece and glued the snacks to it.

I colored the treats with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• Y000, Y21 – Popcorn
• R17, R37, R39 – Red
• E21, E15, E17 – Pretzel & Hot Dog
• E50, YR20, E13 – Hot Dog Bun

Once I had glued my little friends to the bridge, I thought it would be really cute to add some popcorn popping up in the air.  I glued several pieces of popcorn to thin strips of acetate and glued them to the back of the bridge.

The card needed an area for the sender to write a sentiment, so I cut a piece of plain cardstock to 2.75" x 4.0" and glued it to the back of the card.  

This card will fit in a standard A2 envelope when it is folded to the side.  

This card just tickles me and I hope it inspires you to make one of your own.  

Thanks for stopping by and "let's all meet in the lobby"!

Sandy

You're The Spooky To My Jam!

 

Hello!  Halloween is definitely my jam.  This card was created with a few Trinity Stamps dies and of course one of their adorable Halloween Gnomes.

To create the shaker element of this card, I used the Half Pint Jar Stamp and Coordinating Die Set.  I stamped the jar image on a piece of cardstock and I used the die from the set to cut out the solid jar shape.  I use this shape to create a mask to color the jar using my Copic Marker Airbrush system.  I drew a pencil line on the jar where I wanted the jam to be in the jar and where I wanted the jar to be empty.  I used B00 to color the top of the jar and I used YG06 and YG07 to color the jam in the jar.  

Once I had it colored, I used the coordinating die that cuts the inside opening to cut my jar.  

I cut a solid jar from black cardstock and then glued 8 cardstock pieces on top to create my well.  I will also glue the inside of the jar that I colored.  

I wanted to have some spooky elements in my jar, so I used the dies from the Scream & Sugar Mug Add On and the Pumpkin Candy Bucket Die Set. I placed them in the jar trimming the pieces as necessary and glued them down well so that the shaker elements won't get stuck on or behind the edges.  I sprinkled in my little elements and then sealed it with a piece of acetate cut using the solid jar die. I carefully glued the stamped jar on to making sure not to get glue on the window opening because that is really hard to clean off.

To add another fun element to my card, I cut some bats out of black cardstock and glued them to thin strips of acetate.  I used my craft knife to cut openings between the "well" layers and then glued the bat strips in the openings.  The bats were cut using the dies from the Oh So Spooky Gnomes die Set.

For the card background, I lightly inked white cardstock using Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink and then used the Halftone Texture Stencil with the same color of ink.  

I cut the stenciled cardstock to 5.25" x 4.0" and glued it to a purple cardstock base.  I made the base from cardstock cut to 5.5" x 8.5" and scored at 4.25".  

For the sentiment, I combined words from This Calls For A Toast for make "You're The" and "To My Jam".  

I added a few spiders and sprinkles to finish up the card along with a the little Fa-boo-lous Gnome that I had left over from another project.

I hope that you have enjoyed following along in the process of making this card and might have been inspired to create one of your own.  I also have a link to my YouTube process video below if you want more details.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Sandy

 

Sweet Spooky Wishes

Hello again and happy STAMPtember!  Today I have another card that was a Trinity Stamps - Simon Says Stamp collaboration.  My little Gnome friends on this card are from the set called Ice Cream Gnomes.  I am still in 100% Halloween cardmaking mode, so I made these guys to be more like a cupcake with a wizard on top.  To make it a wee bit more Halloweenie, I put them on a pumpkin card.  So cute!

To start, I used the Pumpkin Shaped Card Die Set to cut my card base from black cardstock.. After cutting the pumpkin shape out of orange cardstock, I used Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Ink to dust the edges and add some dimension to it.  I cut the stem from green cardstock and dusted those edges with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink.  

My little friends are colored with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• YG01, YG05, YG07
• B21, B32, B06
• Y15, YR16
• V01, V05, V06
• RV02, RV06, RV09
• E00, E93

I cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I glued the two outside gnomes to the outside edges and popped up the center on on foam dots.  

For the sentiment I used the new Simply Sentimental: Sweet Coordinating Die Set  for the word "Sweet".  The rest of the sentiment is from the Simply Sentimental: Halloween Stamp Set.  I also popped tha up with some foam dots.

Because the inside of my card has black cardstock and I didn't want to use white ink or embossing powder, I cut another card from white cardstock, and glued the front of the card to the inside giving me a white surface to stamp a sentiment on.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful fall.

Sandy