Spooky Halloween, Halloween Sweets, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm going to share with you another Halloween card I made using the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. 

The gray DSP was cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and taped to the front of the card.

A piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock was cut at 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" and on top of that is a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of my favorite DSP from the "Spooky Sweet" package. 

I cut a frame using two dies from the "Nested Essentials" die set on Basic Black card stock.

The pumpkins and crow image are from the same package of DSP.

Using the smaller of the two rectangle dies I cut an opening in the upper part of the candied piece of DSP. The black frame was glued in place around the opening.

I took a piece of DSP and glued it to the back of the frame opening. 

Then the piece was taped to the Pumpkin Pie layer and that was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. I cut them out to measure 1-1/8' x 2-3/8". Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

I set the pumpkins and crow piece in place using Dimensionals and set it in place in the rectangle opening.

I thought the words could use something so I popped out a couple of candy corns and glued them to the word piece and the card was done.

This was another fun, quick and easy Halloween card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card.

The Basic Black layer was cut at 4-3/4" x 3-1/2". On top of that I taped the three strips of DSP and the larger panel at the bottom. The strips measure 2-1/2" x 1" each and the bottom panel measures 2" x 3-1/4". I taped those pieces in place. 

I used the third circle in the "Stylish Shapes" dies on a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock. 

The cute character is from the DSP and it just pops out from a sheet of fun images. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the black circle.

The words were stamped next and they are from the "Spooky Halloween " bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

Tape was added to the black circle and it was set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was another quick and easy Halloween card to make. I am really loving that cute DSP on the top part of this card!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweets, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock and textured it using the "Damask Design" embossing folder. I tapped on the raised parts with my white stamp pad. I did heat set it to dry because I'm impatient. I glued it to the front of the card.

The next layer is a 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock. On top of that is a 3" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Pumpkin Pie piece. I also added to strips of the DSP that measure 3" x 3/4". I taped them about 1-1/4" from the top of the gray DSP and 1-1/4" from the bottom of the gray DSP.

The Basic Black layer was cut at 2" x 3-7/8". The orange image with the skull is one of the tag pieces from the same package of DSP. I taped it to the Basic Black piece. Dimensionals were added behind that piece and it was set in place on the center of the card. I just eyed it. If you just lightly set it on top you can move it around a lot easier than if you pressed down on it. 

The cauldron is from the same package of DSP and was set in place using Dimensionals.  

I stamped the "Happy Halloween" from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle on the inside using black Memento ink and the card was done.

This was such a fun and quick card to make, even with all of those layers and pieces.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Spooky Halloween, Spooky Sweet, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Next I cut one of the panels from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12"package of Designer Series Paper (DSP) and I taped it to the front of the card. This package has a lot of fun elements to it. There's two sheets of fun door to door scenery plus a few other images. And there's two sheets of punch out images. Plus other sheets of Halloween fun! It's a great pack filled with lots of fun!

The hippo mummy is from the punch out images. Well, not exactly punch out, they are pre-cut and you just push them through the sheet and they pop out. How simple and fun is that? I added Dimensionals behind it and set it in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. I trimmed it to 2-3/8" x 1-1/16".  Then I layered with a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock that measured 2-5/8" x 1-3/16".  After taping the layers together, I added Dimensionals to the back and set it in place on the upper left corner of the card. It's about 1/2" from the top edge and 3/8" from the fold.

There are several bats to pop out on that same fun sheet. I added a Dimensional to the right side of the wing and tape to the other side and set it in place.  And the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick and easy card to make. And there's more images on that sheet to have fun with.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Spooky Halloween, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut for the front of the card. It's from the "Spooky Sweet" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base.

The character, words and bats are from the "Spooky Halloween" bundle. I stamped the words and character using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I colored the face using the SU800 Blends pen. The shirt and socks were colored in using the dark Lemon Lime Twist Blends pen. Light Pumpkin Pie was used for the pants and socks and part of the sleeves. The sucker was colored in using light Daffodil Delight and I added some light Pumpkin Pie dots to it.  The pumpkin was colored in using the dark Pumpkin Pie pen. 

I die cut the character and pumpkin using the matching dies. The bats were cut from a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock.

I fussy cut around the words and then taped them to a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock. I fussy cut around that.

Dimensionals were added to the pieces and they were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done. 

This was a fun card to make and I'm SO ready for the fall colors, though I still want to make more flowered cards.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Choose Happy, Flowering Zinnias, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog and Happy Halloween. Today I have a quick Halloween card to share with you. I didn't purchase any Halloween sets this year but there is a pumpkin in the "Choose Happy" set so I worked with it on this card. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock. I cut two 4' x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock. One was taped to the inside and one was taped to the outside.

I cut a 3-1/2" x 4" piece of Peach Pie card stock for the back layer. 

The strips are from the "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package. I cut them at 1" x 3-3/4".  You will need three of them. I taped them to the Peach Pie piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. I just eyed it so it looked like it was equally spaced all around. 

The pumpkins are from the "Choose Happy" set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock. The face image was also included in that set so you can make jack-o-lanterns or just fall pumpkins. You know how much I love versatility. Since it's a Halloween card I used the face on the pumpkins. I fussy cut them out and added a Dimensional behind each one.

Next I stamped they words. They are from the same "Choose Happy" set. I stamped them using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the second smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

Once the word piece is in place then the pumpkins were affixed to the front and the card was done.

I'm not a bit fan of fussy cutting but this was pretty easy. It was a fun card to make and it turned out to be a cute Halloween card.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Choose Happy, Unbounded Love, Autumn Leaves, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. I didn't purchase any Halloween sets this time around because I don't have a need for a lot of them. But I did have a set that I was able to make it work. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and I taped it to the inside.

Next I cut a 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of Basic White for the bottom layer.

Peach Pie card stock was used for the layer behind the Designer Series Paper (DSP) which is from the "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package. The Peach Pie piece measures 3" x 4-1/8" and the DSP was cut at 2-7/8" x 4".  I added a little bit of tape about1-1/2" down on the piece of DSP. Then I lined the DSP on top of the Peach Pie piece. Using a circle punch or die the opening was made. I used a 1-1/4" punch to punch through both pieces at the same time. You will need a piece of scrap copier paper. I fold mine in half so it's double thick and I set it behind the opening on the piece of DSP. Using a 1-3/8" punch I punched a ring from the DSP. You can use other sized and shapes too. I made a card using the "Nested Essentials" die set and it looked nice. Using larger dies or punches allows you to use larger images (kind of goes without saying, huh? LOL).  Once I got the circles made I taped the two pieces together.

The pumpkin was stamped next. It is from the "Choose Happy" set. I stamped it on a 2" x 2" piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. Then I stamped the face using the same ink. I colored in the pumpkin using both light and dark Pumpkin Pie Blends pen. The stem was colored in using the dark Old Olive Blends pen.

Dimensionals were added around the circle on the back of the Peach Pie piece. The pumpkin image was set in place over the opening. Then Dimensionals were added to the rest of the Peach Pie piece and some double sided tape was added to the stamped piece. Then it was et in place on top of the Basic White layer on the front of the card.

The words were done on my computer because I didn't have anything in my workroom that read "Happy Halloween". I used the color code for Old Olive and I printed it out on a piece of Basic White card stock. Then it was cut using the die from the "Unbounded Love" bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back. I removed the backing and set the piece on top of the card but I didn't press down.

The leaves are from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle and were cut from a piece of DSP from the "Oxidized Copper" 12" x 12" package. I added tape to the back and slipped them under the word piece. I pressed down on the word piece and then on the leaves.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was a fun card to make. This is one of my favorite layouts to use for smaller images.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. I cut two 4" x 5-1/4" pieces of Basic White card stock, one is for the outside and one is for the inside. I taped the one on the inside in place. 

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package. I measured 3" down on the right side and made a little mark with my fingernail. I cut into the piece about 2-3/4". Then I set the piece on my scoring board and scored 1" from the edge to where the piece is cut on the inside of the piece. What I do is set my piece on the scoring board. I put my stylus on the cut mark on the inside of the piece. Then I score from there to 1". I will mark my piece at 1" on either side of the cut mark on the right edge, it makes it easier to score. If you don't have a scoring board you can always mark it at 1" and then fold it by hand. I taped those flaps down and then I taped the piece on top of the Basic White piece.

Two circles were die cut, one in Basic White and one in Basic Black card stock. I used the 1-3/8" for the Basic White piece and 1-5/8" for the Basic Black piece. I taped the two pieces together and set it on top of the card so I could see where the words would go. 

The words are from the "Bag of Bones" set and were stamped using black Memento ink. 

Next I taped the circle in place. The cat is from the "Bag of Bones" bundle and was die cut using Basic Black card stock. I set it in place using a couple of small Dimensionals. And the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like cutting the DSP like that. I don't know the name of the technique but it's fun, quick and easy.

Thank  you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun, quick, and easy card I found on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. The link is a quick tutorial on how the card was made. No measurements, no voice, just a fast video. Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the card base. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside. I don't usually stamp on the inside of my cards but in the video they show you what they did. It's cute but like I said, I don't usually stamp on the inside.

The two skeletons were die cut from another piece of DSP in the same package, using the dies from the "Bag of Bones" bundle. They were glued in place on top of the DSP.

The words are from the "Bag of Bones" set and were stamped using Versa Mark. They were heat embossed using white embossing powder. They were die cut using the 1-3/8" die from the "Layering Circles" set. It was then set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

I had die cut a few extra bats using Basic Black card stock. I set them in place with a little dot of glue. And the card was done.

This was such a quick and fun card to make. I think the skeletons should have been popped up with Dimensionals. It would have given them more depth. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Them Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. It's pretty simple to make and I had a lot of fun making it. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Starry Sky card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic Black for the layer. Before taping it down I die cut the tombstone from the "Bag of Bones" bundle.

I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package to measure 4" x 5-1/4".  I took the large tombstone die and die cut over the tombstone on the DSP. Then I took the smaller tombstone die and die cut the piece of DSP so I could make it fit on the Basic Black tombstone. I taped the DSP tombstone to the Basic Black one. Then I set that piece back in place on the 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP. I turned it over and taped the Basic Black tombstone in place using scotch tape. Then I taped the piece to the top of the Basic Black piece.

I fussy cut a tiny skeleton from one of the sheets of DSP. I added two small Dimensionals to the back and I set it in place on the front of the card.

I die cut a cat and the bats using some scrap Basic Black card stock. 

The moon was cut using the 1-5/8" circle die from the "Circling Layers" set using Basic White cardstock. I set it on the card where I thought it should go and then I set the tombstone die on top so I could die cut a piece off of it so it looked like it was behind the large tombstone. 

The cat was set in place using a couple of small Dimensionals. I added a dot of glue on the bats that were already printed on the DSP and put the card stock ones in place. Plus I added a few more bats to the card. Don't forget the one on the moon!  

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was added to the inside and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I do like how it turned out. It's a bit different than what I had in my head but what ended up on paper was perfectly fine with me!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Them Bones, Pick of the Patch, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you. It's a quick and easy card to make and it was fun too! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I taped it to the inside.

Next I took an image from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper package. There is a sheet of different scenes and this was one of them. I trimmed it down to 4" x 5-1/4".  I taped that to the front of the card base.

I die cut the cat from another sheet using a matching die. I set it on the fence using Dimensionals.

The pumpkin is from the "Pick of the Patch" set and was stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink. And the face was stamped using black Memento ink.  I also stamped a Pecan Pie stem and a Shaded Spruce leaf. I fussy cut them because I was too lazy to get up and get the punch. There's a matching punch for two pumpkins, a stem, and a leaf.  I set the pumpkin in place on the bottom left of the card using Dimensionals.

I also die cut three bats from the "Them Bones" bundle and I set them in place with a little dot of glue under each one.  And the card was done.

I didn't use any wording on the card. It's kind of obvious it's a Halloween card. I think the jack-o-lantern gives it away.  What do you think? Does it need words?

This was a fun and quick card to make. I really like that cat!!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Them Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun layout to share with you. And a fun Halloween card.

Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock.  Yes, this is actually the base. 

On that base I took two strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that measured 4" x 1".  And here you thought it was a solid piece of DSP on that layer.  Isn't that fun?  The DSP is from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package.

The part of the card that open is the Basic Gray piece in the center. It measures 4" x 8-1/2".  I scored it in half at 4-1/4".  I stamped the front with leg bones from the "Bag of Bones" set using black Memento ink. This piece was then taped to the front of the card. I tried to make sure it was centered from left to right. It's close enough!

I took the same design of DSP and cut a piece for the front. It measures 2-3/4" x 2-3/4".  And the Basic Black piece was cut at 3" x 3". I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece and then I taped that piece to the Basic Gray piece.

I die cut the skeleton and dog from a sheet of the DSP from the same "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package. I set them in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using the second smallest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. I also die cut a Basic Black layer using the 1-3/8" circle die from the "Layering Circles" set. I taped the circles together and then they were set in place on the front of the car using Dimenisonals.

I added a 3-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside of the card and the card was finished.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time is to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a card to share with you that I found in the Stampin' Up! 2023 Fall Mini Catalog.  I don't usually copy a card from there, not because they are not pretty or fun but because I forget about looking in there for ideas and inspiration.  But when I had cut some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12"package, I remembered seeing a card made using that one piece. I remembered seeing it in the mini catalog and I turned to page 48 and started in on making it. Please read on to see how the card was made.

First of all I took a half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. Basic White would work too because the DSP covers the whole front.  The DSP from the "Them Bones" package was cut at 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  I taped it to the front of the card base.

Next I took the piece of DSP that was cut from a sheet of other designs and I taped it to the front of the card, centering it on all sides. 

The skeleton was stamped from the "Bag of Bones" set using Pumpkin Pie ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut him out using the matching dies. The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and that was it for the stamping. I die cut the words using the smallest stitched square die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. 

The hat, shoes, cane, bowtie, and bats were die cut on Basic Black card stock.

A scrap piece of Basic White card stock was used for the moon and stars. I cut two (they are all on one die). 

Basic Gray card stock was used for the stake "holding" the words, it was 1/8" wide and about 3" long. I kept it long so I could trim off the bottom later once I got the piece in place. I think placing that strip was about the most difficult part of making the card. I had to get it just right or they skeleton wouldn't be centered. The bottom part of the stake was glued to the DSP about 1/4" from the bottom right corner. And the top part of the stake is about 5/8" from the right side.  Hope that gets you the measurements you need when you make yours. The word piece was taped down over a little bit of the top part of the stake.

Next the bats were glued in place. It was easy to figure where they went because the DSP has the bats printed on it and I just covered up the printed ones. The moon was added next and then the stars.

On my worktable I assembled the skeleton. I glued his shoes first, then the bowtie, then the cane, and the hat was last. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card, centering it as much as I could.  

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was added to the inside and the card was done.

I think it turned out rather well. I think it's cute and I don't regret making it. I do regret not paying more attention to the card samples in the catalogs. There was a reason I liked the sets I bought and I'm sure it had to do with a sample in the catalog! I need to pay better attention to those samples for some inspiration.

I thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Timeless Arrangements, Pick of the Patch, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sweet little Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and I textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. 

Next I stamped the words from the "Pick of the Patch" set using Mossy Meadow ink. I die cut it using the rectangle die from the "Timeless Arrangements" bundle.  I cut it so the words are on the left side.

Three different leaves pieces were die cut using Basic White card stock. I colored one using Pumpkin Pie ink, one using Mossy Meadow ink, and one using Crushed Curry ink. I started out by gluing the Mossy Meadow one first, then the Pumpkin Pie one, and for the Crushed Curry one I only had part of it because I just wanted to fill in an open area. I though about using the other end of it but I just left it as it was. I wanted to keep it simple. I added it to the textured piece using Dimensionals.

The pumpkin is from the "Pick of the Patch" set and was fussy cut. I also stamped and fussy cut the stem and leaf using Pecan Pie on the stem and Mossy Meadow on the leaf. The stem was glued to the back of the pumpkin and the leaf was added next. I added the pumpkin using a Dimensional. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the textured piece and it was set in place on the front of the card base. And the card was done.

I do like now this card turned out. I think I want to try this making a birthday card and maybe a Christmas card. We'll see how my mind can work that one out! LOL

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Pick of the Patch, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card I found on Pinterest to share with you. You can see the original card here. I chose this card because I struggled with the Designer Series Paper (DSP) image.  I was thinking I probably would not be using it because the other side had the fun skeletons on it that have a matching die. But how many of those cards can you make?  I did manage to find a part of the DSP that had a color skeleton that I was not one of my favorites. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and textured it with the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. 

The DSP is from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package was cut at 5-1/4" x 2". I took some black and white checked ribbon (mine is retired) that I cut at 6". I taped the ends over the to the backside using scotch tape. Then I glued piece to the card base.

I die cut the Cajun Craze circle using the 9th circle in "Deckled Circles" die set. Then I die cut a Very Vanilla one using the 10th die from the same set.

On the Very Vanilla circle I stamped the words from the "Pick of the Patch" and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. 

Next the pumpkins were stamped. The smaller one was stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink and the face was added using black Memento ink. And the other pumpkin was stamped using Cajun Craze ink. They are from the "Pick of the Patch" set.

Two leaves and stems were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink. The pumpkins, stems, and leaves were punched out using the matching punch.

The pumpkins were set on top of the circle to see where the little leaves would be stamped. The pumpkins were moved and the little leaves were stamped using Wild Wheat ink. Then the pumpkins were added. The tall one was glued in place and the smaller one is set in place using Dimensionals. The leaves and stems were glued in place.

The circle piece was added to the front of the card using Dimensionals.  I tied a know using a small piece of ribbon. I didn't measure it because I just tied it while it was still on the spool.

I took some retied gems I had and colored them using the dark Cajun Craze Blends pen. I set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and I like how it turned out. I changed my card to a Halloween card instead of a thank you card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you. I have used this layout on many small images. It's a perfect way to showcase them. Please read on to see how the card is made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Cajun Craze card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

You will need to cut your paper as follows: 

The Basic White piece measures 3-1/2" x 4-5/8"

The Basic Black piece measures 3" x 4-1/8"

And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" package measures 2-7/8" x 4".

I took the DSP and the Basic Black piece and temporarily put them together using a little bit of tape about 1-3/4" down from the top and kind of centered. It doesn't have to be exact, it's only a small amount of tape.  I used my 1-1/4" circle punch and I dropped the taped pieces in until the Basic Black piece went in as far as it could, I eyed the sides and punched out the two circles. Next I took the DSP piece and using the 1-3/8" circle punch I did the same thing, except I added a piece of copier paper behind it so it would punch clearly without getting stuck. Once that was done I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece. The DSP circle has a nice black ring around the inside of it now. 

The cat is from the "Them Bones" DSP and was die cut using the matching die from the "Them Bones" bundle.  I taped it to another piece of DSP from the same package. Then I set that piece in place using Dimensionals around the circle. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic Black piece and tape on the flat part where the cat was added. You don't want to add Dimensionals there or the card will bulge in the middle. This piece was then added to the Basic White piece and the Basic White piece was taped to the Cajun Craze card base.

The "Happy Halloween" was stamped using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock and them fussy cut. It was added to the front of the card using Dimensionals. Sometimes I will just wrap a ribbon around the DSP/card stock piece and tie a knot in the area the words are. Then you don't need to add any words. Once the words were in place I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White to the inside and the card was done.

This is a fun way to use those little images that suddenly become the focal piece of your card.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Bag of Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Today I'm going to share a Halloween card with you using the "Bag of Bones" set. I just had to have this set. I'm not sure what I saw on the internet that drew my attention to it but I just knew I wanted it. When I sent my catalog order in it was not in stock. So I had to wait. And wait. And wait. I was finally able to order it, it arrived and now I'm ready to play. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock, it opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Cajun Craze card stock for the top layer. I textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I didn't have anything spooky but I thought this would look good. It worked! I glued this to the card base. I also cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the inside of the card. I taped that in place.

Next I die cut three stitched rectangles from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) package from the "Nested Essentials" die set.  I glued these pieces in place. I started with the top one, then the bottom one and the middle piece was added last. I just eyed it on those. But for those of you who like to measure, the top and the left side are about 3/8" from the edges. Same with the bottom and center piece.

The Basic Black shape was cut next, it's from the same "Nested Essentials" die set. I set that in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

I die cut the skeleton from a sheet of DSP from the "Them Bones" package. There's two sheets of skeletons, there's even dog and cat skeletons.  That should be fun to play with too! Before I die cut the skeleton I added a piece of double-sided sticky sheet to the back. I wanted this to be a sticker because I thought it would be a bit of a mess gluing it down. I set the skeleton in place and burnished it so it would stick nicely to the card stock. I should have waited to put the Basic Black piece down before adding the skeleton. It was kind of hard to press it in place with the Dimensionals under it.

The words are from the same set and were stamped using black Memento ink. I die cut them using the die from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I moved the die over so I'd have some room on the left for whatever I could think of later to add to it. I had nothing in mind at that moment. I saw that there were some bat dies in the bundle so I took a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock and die cut them. Three of them are on one die so it made that part quick. I added a dot of glue for each one and set them in place on the word piece. Dimensionals were used on the left side and some glue on the right to hold the piece down. 

This was a fun card to make and I hope to have a lot more fun with it before Halloween.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Pick of the Patch, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made the card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Granny Apple Green card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4' piece of Crushed Curry card stock and textured it using the "Painted Texture" embossing folder. I glued that to the Granny Apple Green card base.

The scattered pumpkins background paper was done by using the "One Sheet Wonder" technique. You can click here to see more items I've made using this technique. If you've never done this technique, it's fun and depending on what you are going to be doing it can either be quick or take a while. Mine took a while because I stamped off and then misted the stamp and then stamped onto my card stock. I did do a full 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of Basic White card stock. The first thing I did was to take my Blending Brush and lightly scrub on some Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green ink. Then the pumpkins were added, the stems followed and don't forget about the curly greens. All of these items were stamped off once, spritzed with water and stamped on the card stock. Once it was done I gave the full sheet a bit of a spritz (about 8" away). I let it dry. It did curl up a bit but I wasn't concerned because I figured I would just glue the card stock and it would lay flat.

I cut a piece of my pumpkin sheet to measure 2" x 4-3/4". The Pumpkin Pie card stock layer behind it was cut at 2-1/4" x 5". I glued the stamped piece to the Pumpkin Pie piece. I then glued this to the textured Crushed Curry piece.

The pumpkins were stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink on the larger one and Cajun Craze on the smaller one. I had made these a while ago and they were in a little baggie inside my stamp set for future use and safe keeping. I stamped one of each of the leaves in the set using Garden Green. I fussy cut them and then took my Garden Green marker and traced around them to hide any white showing from not so perfect cutting. The pumpkins had been punched out using the matching punch. I also stamped two stems using Pecan Pie ink and punched them out too. I glued the pieces to the tops of the pumpkins. I made a little slit in the larger leaf and slipped it under the stem of the larger pumpkin.

Using Garden Green ink on Basic White card stock, I stamped the words from the same "Pick of the Patch" set. I trimmed it to measure 3/4" x 2". The Pumpkin Pie layer was cut at 1" x 2-1/4" and the Granny Apple Green layer was cut at 1-1/4" x 2-1/2". I taped these layers together. Then the piece was set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The pumpkins were added using glue on the bottom part and Dimenisonals on the upper part. I made sure I got a Dimensional to stick where the leaves and stems were to help hold them in place and to support them. And that was it.  

Even though it did take me a while to make the background piece, it was worth it and I still have a lot of that sheet left to play with.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Pick of the Patch, Timeless Arrangements, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Halloween card to share with you using the "Pick of the Patch" Halloween stamp set. I don't usually buy Halloween stamp sets but I picked this one because of the pumpkins that I can use on fall, fall birthday, and Thanksgiving cards. So it's a bit more versatile than the other set I bought!  We'll discuss that one this weekend!! Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. I took a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Cajun Craze card stock and I textured it using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder. I glued this piece to the card base.

The cat on the headstone image is from a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12"package. It was on sheet with 8 images to have fun with.  I chose this one. Oh the DSP is called "Them Bones". 

The Basic Black layer behind the DSP piece was cut at 3-1/4" x 5-1/8".  The DSP pretty much measured itself out by cutting on the dividing lines from one image to the other. But I did measure it anyway because I always include measurements on the cards I make so you can easily make them. That DSP piece measures. 4-7/8" x 3". I taped the DSP to the Basic Black piece and then I glued that in place on the front of the card.

I stamped a pumpkin and leaves from the "Pick of the Patch" using Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green inks. I fussy cut the leaves and I had punched the pumpkin using the matching punch. Then I sponged on some Pumpkin Pie ink around the pumpkin and for the leaves I took my Garden Green marker and traced around them to hide any white card stock showing after I had fussy cut them. I'm not a perfect fussy cutter but using the marker around the edges it sure looks like I am.  My secret I'm sharing with you! 

The pumpkin needed a face. I stamped that using black Memento ink. Then I added a larger leaf in the back and after cutting the stem off I glued on the smaller leaf on the front. The pumpkin was then set in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same "Pick of the Patch" set using black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I used a die from the "Timeless Arrangements" die set. I took the die and after cutting the words I moved it over on the word piece so I could shorten it. I tried to line up the holes but I didn't get it right. But it's close enough and who would know it unless I pointed it out. And as always, I share the good, the bad, and the ugly with you!! Mistakes and all. I took my Pumpkin Pie ink and sponged the edges, and that hid the double dots a bit too. Oh and one thing nice about the double dots, it's right in the middle of the piece equally.  I set the word piece in place using Dimensionals. I thought the piece could use something more so I added one of the larger leaves from the "Pick of the Patch" set that I had fussy cut along with the other leaves for the pumpkin. You can never have too many leaves when it comes to making Halloween and fall cards! I had glued that leaf in place and the card was done.

This was a very fun and super quick card to make. I love playing with fun sheets of DSP!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Pick of the Patch, Them Bones, Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. New stuff!!!  My order arrived and today I have a fun Halloween card to share with you.  Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Them Bones" 12" x 12"package. I taped that to the front of the card.

I used the "Polaroid" technique to make this card. I have used this technique many times. Click here to see the cards I made using this technique.  I cut my pieces for the "Polaroid" technique as follows. The layer was cut at 3-1/8" x 3-7/8" and the Basic White piece was cut at 3" x 3-3/4".  I took my Blending Brushes and scrubbed on some Pumpkin Pie ink and Garden Green ink. Then I added some dots using the image from the "Pick of the Patch" set. I used Smoky Slate ink that was stamped off once. 

Next I took the second largest stitched square from the "Stylish Shapes" die set and eyed it so it looked even on the left, top, and right. The words from the same "Pick of the Patch" were stamped next using black Memento ink.  

The background inside the "Polaroid" piece from the same DSP was cut at 3" x 3-3/4". It's the backside of the large background sheet that was used for the base of the card. I taped the DSP to the Basic White piece, making sure it didn't show on any sides. Then I taped that to the Basic Black piece.

The pumpkins were stamped using Pumpkin Pie ink on the two larger ones and Cajun Craze on the smaller one. I punched out the matching punch. The stems were stamped using Pecan Pie ink and punched out.  And the leaves were stamped using Garden Green ink and the two for the larger pumpkins were punched out. I ended up fussy cutting them because I didn't like the white showing. One fun tip here, when you fussy cut you don't have to be concerned about some white showing. I just take the matching marker and set it on some scrap paper and trace it. Then all of those white lines are gone and you look like you are the most perfect fussy cutter!!  

I also stamped a crow and fussy cut it too, tracing the edges like I did for the leaves and stems.

I was now ready to add my stamped images. I taped the two pumpkins in the background first. I added their stems and leaves. For the larger pumpkin I glued the stem on and then the leaf. Small Dimensionals were added to the back I set it in place on the front of the card.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Polaroid piece and it was set in place on the front of the card. And that was it, the card was done.

This was a very fun card to make. I have always liked playing with the "Polaroid" technique. It's easy and fun.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda