Last Christmas Card for this Year

First, a VERY Merry Christmas to those of you reading this who celebrate Christmas! For those who don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays!

This is my last Christmas card post for this year. I made this one for the swap I participated in this past year. The image stamped onto the Cherry Cobbler cardstock might be hard to see since it is "tone on tone" but it's the image of the family decorating the Christmas tree from the stamp set Welcome Christmas. Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Welcome Christmas, Grateful Greetings (this was used on the inside of the card)

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake (the Crumb Cake was sponged around the outer edges of the Very Vanilla card base)

Other: Antique brads, Chantilly Crochet Trim, sponges

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Jolliest Time of the Year

Here's a card I made this Christmas using the stamp set Jolliest Time of the Year. I love this set! All of the images are so whimsical looking! I used the Moonlight Smooch Accent Ink on teh Santa's fur trim and the snow on the ground and the "snowballs" in the air. Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Jolliest Time of the Year

Cardstock: Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red

Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Blush Blossom (yes...I know that Blush Blossom was discontinued but I'm glad I hung onto my Blush Blossom ink pad)

Other: Whisper White 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, Pinking Hearts Corner punch, Moonlight Smooch Accent Ink, Stampin' Write markers in Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, Garden Green and Real Red

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Good Cheer

I CASEd this card from Stampin' Addicts! I had been having trouble finding a way I liked to use this stamp set...and I do so love this stamp set! Seems I am drawn to old fashioned looking things and this image certainly is old fashioned looking! Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Good Cheer

Cardstock/paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

Other: Ticket Corner punch, Very Vanilla Satin ribbon, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on pearls (not Stampin' Up!), Stampin' Write markers in Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up! (except for the stick-on pearls).

Embossed Serene Snowflakes

I don't remember what this "technique" is called but it's where you heat emboss on white glossy cardstock and then sp0nge on the colors to make the embossed image "pop". It's really an easy technique and has a really soft, subtle effect. Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Serene Snowflakes, Holiday Happiness

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Glossy White, Whisper White

Ink: Night of Navy, VersaMark, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze

Other: white embossing powder, heat tool, Whisper White Satin ribbon, Ticket Corner punch, Scallop Circle punch, XL Decorative Label punch, sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on gems

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up! (except for the stick-on gems)

EASY scalloped strips

This card was SO easy it's not even funny! All you really need is some scraps from patterned paper. You could even use different colored solid cardstock and stamp background type images on the strips to "decorate" them. I used scraps of my Deck the Halls DSP from some of the other cards I made this year. This card is a CASE from a card I saw (probably online) made by Debra Currier. If I remember right Debra used what looked like Stampin' Dimensionals to attach her strips to give the card some dimension. I didn't do that. I just attached each strip and then sort of curled the scalloped edge a bit so that it didn't lay exactly flat. Here is a list of the items I made to make this card.

Stamp set: Four the Holidays

Cardstock/paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other: Scallop Edge punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon, sponge

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Northern Hearts

Here is a really simple card I made using the Northern Hearts and Christmas Greetings stamp sets! It was really easy and simple to make! Here is a list of the items I used.

Stamp sets: Northern Hearts, Christmas Greetings

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Other: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Write markers in Old Olive, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler and Tangerine Tango, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up! (other than stick-on gems)

Fireside Christmas

I just LOVE things that are old-fashioned looking and "homey" looking. This stamp set covers BOTH! Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Fireside Christmas

Cardstock/paper: Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Soft Suede

Other: Basics Glimmer brads, Chantilly Crochet trim, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Holiday Happiness card

I think this stamp set is one of the cutest! This might sound bad but the tree reminds me of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree! LOL

Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Holiday Happiness

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, More Mustard

Other: Ticket Corner punch, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Stampin' Write markers in More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up! (other than stick-on gems)

Delightful Decorations and Ornament punch

This card is a CASE but danged if I can remember exactly where I saw the original at! It was one of two places. It was either at the Stampin' Addicts blog or the person who made the original is also a Stampin' Up! demo and is a member of the demo only Yahoo group and she sent a picture of her card to the group. The watermark on the picture said "Angels in the Attic".

I just wanted to clarify one thing here. I've been on a stick-on gems kick lately! I've had these stick-on gems forever and have just never used them much. For some reason just about every card I've made for Christmas this year just screamed that it needed at least a couple of these little wonders. Stampin' Up! does now sell a limited variety of stick-on gems. But, all of the ones I've used so far are not Stampin' Up! The only reason for that is that I want to use up the ones I have before I buy more! If I remember correctly (and I'm too lazy to get up and get my catalog and look) Stampin' Up! now sells gold, silver and pearl stick-on gems. As soon as I run out of the ones I have I will get some from Stampin' Up! For all I know the ones I've been using look exactly like the Stampin' Up! ones!

Here is a list of the items I used to make my CASEd card.

Stamp sets: Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Other: Ornament punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Eyelet Border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, silver cord, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

All items made by/sold by Stampin' Up! (except stick-on gems)

Come to Bethlehem

I LOVE this stamp set! I know you can't really see the image in this picture. I stamped the image using Night of Navy on Night of Navy cardstock. Well, what I should have done was use VersaMark and then used clear embossing powder. That would have made the image easier to see! But, just so you know what the image is...it's a silhouette of the three Wise Men on their camels. You can see the Star of Bethlehem and also see a silhouette of the City of Bethlehem in the distance. It's really a nice image! Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Come to Bethlehem, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: Night of Navy

Other: Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Designer Label punch, Very Vanilla Satin ribbon

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

another Christmas Postcard card

Here is another card I made with the Christmas Postcard stamp. I really like this stamp.

Stamp set: Christmas Postcard

Cardstock/paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Deck the Halls DSP

Ink: VersaMark, Early Espresso

Other: gold embossing powder, heat tool, 1/8" Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on pearls (not Stampin' Up!), Ticket Corner punch

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up! (except for the stick-on pearls)

Christ is Born

Yes...another Christmas card but this time using the Christ is Born stamp set. Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Christ is Born

Cardstock: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Garden Green

Ink: VersaMark, Riding Hood Red

Other: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Ticket Corner punch, gold embossing powder, heat tool, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

All products (except stick-on gems) made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

A Wish For Peace

Here is yet another Christmas card! I love this stamp set. There is just something so peaceful about the image for me! Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: A Wish for Peace, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Shimmery White, Cherry Cobbler, watercolor paper

Ink: Night of Navy, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke, VersaMark

Other: Night of Navy Taffeta ribbon, Big Shot, Sparklink Snowflakes Texturz Plate (not sold by Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim Border punch, XL Decorative Label punch, heat tool, black embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, sponge, stick-on pearls (not Stampin' Up!)

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up! except as otherwise noted.

Christmas Postcard

This is pretty much a CASE of a card made by Gayla O'Dell of MeGa Stampin' Studio. I love this stamp! Here are the products I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Christmas Postcard

Cardstock: Shimmery White, Cherry Cobbler, Gold Metallic

Ink: VersaMark

Other: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, heat tool, gold embossing powder, Whisper White Satin ribbon, gold brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

First Christmas card for this year

The "layout" of this card is a CASE from Gayla O'Dell of MeGa Stampin' Studio. Gayla has a card class each month (she is also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator) and I get her to mail me the kit for her cards. She is VERY creative and I've loved every card I've made that she designed! Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Delightful Decorations, Many Merry Messages

Cardstock/paper: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink: VersaMark

Other: Old Olive Satin ribbon, Vanilla embossing powder, heat tool, Ornament punch, stick-on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

All items made by/sold by Stampin' Up! except for the stick-on gems.

Cherry On Top Blog Award

I got this really cute award from Kathy Bradley back on October 14. I was so worried about getting you pics of my Halloween cards and then Thanksgiving cards that I never got this posted! SHAME ON ME! Anyway, along with the award I am supposed to tell you three "fun (or weird) facts" about myself. So, here goes. First, I LOVE paranormal romance books. You know...the ones about vampires and werewolves and such! I especially LOVE the ones about werewolves or "shape shifters"! Second, I consider my dogs and cats my kids. To some that may not seem weird but to alot of folks it certainly is weird. Course, I could care less what those folks think! Third, I drive my husband absolutely INSANE with my being anal about organizing things! He is SO not an organizer and I MUST have stuff organized! I just don't want to have to dig through a pile of "stuff" to find what I'm looking for! I want to know exactly where it is and be able to get my hands on it when I need it! I organize all my stuff. And, then I sometimes re-organize it time and time again! I just drive him NUTS!

I am also supposed to pass this award on to five other blogs that inspire me. Here are the blogs and their makers that I've chosen.

Diane Noble of Diane's Designs - http://www.dianesdesigns.blogspot.com/

Gayla O'Dell and Melissa Rodgers of MeGa Stampin' Studio - http://www.megastampinstudio.com/

Kelly Mayou of The Weekend Stamper - http://www.weekendstamper.blogspot.com/

Mary Jo Price-Williams of TechnoStamper - http://www.technostamper.blogspot.com/

Marisol Gutierrez of A Touch of Sol - http://www.atouchofsol.blogspot.com/

last Thanksgiving card for this year

OK...let me start by saying that I'm not totally pleased with this card. But, I love the Paisley Prints stamp set and wanted to use it. I also LOVE heat embossing! I can still remember the very first time I did heat embossing and I remember thinking "OH WOW! I LOVE THIS!" I know...simple minds sometimes love simple things! And, I SO have a simple mind sometimes! All I did was stamp the leaf image multiple times on the background. Then, I used different fall colored embossing powders. I sprinkled a little here and then a little there and then instead of tilting the card to let the extra embossing powder run off I flipped the card over really quick so that it fell off instead of sliding down the card. That's the only way I could think to get the leaves to have different colors on each leaf. Here are the different items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Paisley Prints, Grateful Greetings

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Soft Suede, VersaMark

Other: various fall colored embossing powders (some Stampin' Up! and some not), heat tool, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick-on gems

All products (except stick-on gems and some embossing powders) made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

another Day of Gratitude Thanksgiving card

Here is another Thanksgiving card I made using the Day of Gratitude stamp set. I love this stamp set. It's so very versatile! No part of the set says "Thanksgiving" other than the stamp with the words on it. So, it can be used just any time of the year! And, I also want to let any of you know that if you have any questions on any of my cards just email me! Or, leave a comment. I don't usually go into the "how" of making my cards because to me it all looks so simple that you can just look at the card and tell how I did what I did. But, if you have any questions about anything just ask! I'll be MORE than happy to share any info with you! Now, here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Day of Gratitude

Cardstock/paper: More Mustard, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Early Espresso

Other: Small Dots Texturz plate, Big Shot, Cajun Craze Stampin' Write marker, Old Olive Stampin' Write marker, Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

another Harvest Home card

Are you gettng tired of seeing Thanksgiving cards yet? I promise...only a few more and then I'll be moving on to Christmas cards! As a matter of fact, only TWO more Thanksgiving cards! Then, I have an award I got from Kathy Bradley that I'll be showing you. Then, we will move on to Christmas cards! But, for now, it's Thanksgiving! Here is a list of the items/products that I used to make this card!

Stamp set: Harvest Home

Cardstock/paper: Old Olive, watercolor paper, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, So Saffron, Timber Brown StazOn

Other: Metallic brads, Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon, Ticket Corner punch, AquaPainter

All products/items made by or sold by Stampin' Up!

another Autumn Harvest card

Here's another card I made for this Thanksgiving using the Autumn Harvest stamp set. Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Autumn Harvest, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard

Other: 1-1/4" Square punch, 1-3/8" Square punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Punch Pumpkin Thanksgiving card

This is another CASE from a card I received for the swap I am participating in. The "original" was made by Tasha Enderby. You can see her "original" if you look back at my post for November 2. Here is a list of the items/products I used to make my card.

Stamp set: Harvest Home

Cardstock/paper: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Other: Small Oval punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, Hemp Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge

All products/items made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

another Day of Gratitude card

OK....actually TWO Day of Gratitude cards! Only difference between these two is the "fold". I used all the same items/products for both. Here are the items/products I used.

Stamp set: Day of Gratitude

Cardstock/paper: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Cajun Craze

Other: Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1 3/8" Circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, stick on gems (not Stampin' Up!)

All items/products made by or sold by Stampin' Up! (other than the stick on gems).

Day of Gratitude

Here is yet another of the Thanksgiving cards I made this year to send to family and friends. I LOVE this stamp set (Day of Gratitude) and this DSP (Autumn Spice). The paper is really nice as it is so thick. It's pretty much as thick as regular cardstock! It also has a slight texture to it. And, of course, the patterns on the paper itself is also very nice! I've been on a kick of using alot of the "stick on" gems lately! I have TONS of them and hardly ever use them! I seem to do that sort of thing alot! I see stuff (brads, ribbon, DSP, other embellishments) that I MUST have and then don't use them because I don't want to use them all up! How silly is that? These gems on this card aren't the ones Stampin' Up! is selling now. I've had these for so long that I decided I needed to use them up before I spend more money buying more! After all these are used up I will buy the ones from Stampin' Up! Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Day of Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: More Mustard, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Old Olive

Other: Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, stick on gems (not Stampin' Up!), Stampin' Write markers in Cajun Craze, Old Olive and More Mustard

All products (except gems) made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

CASE from Cathy Bell

I CASEd this card BIG time from one I received from the swap I am part of! The "original" was made by Cathy Bell. If you'd like to see her card look at my post on November 2. Cathy's card is the first one you will see. Here is a list of the items I used to make my card.

Stamp set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Old Olive, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Old Olive

Other: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Word Window punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Autumn Harvest Thanksgiving card

Here is another of the Thanksgiving cards I made this year to send to family and friends. Here is a list of the products/items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Autumn Harvest, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Early Espresso, More Mustard, watercolor paper, Autumn Spice DSP

Other: Eyelet Border punch, 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

Autumn Splendor Thanksgiving Card

I made about 14 or 15 Thanksgiving cards this year. This is one of them. VERY simple card! As you can see it didn't take alot of different "stuff" to make this card. Here is a list of the items/products I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, watercolor paper, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze

Other: Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, 1 1/4" Square punch, Scallop Square punch, Victoria Crochet Trim, AquaPainter

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

September Monthly Card Swap - cards received

Below are the cards I received for the Montly Card Swap that I am participating in. I've made a few "notes" below some of them. As you will see, I CASEd a few of them. You will see my "version" of those that I CASEd later in the month!

I just LOVE the card above. As you can see I took two pictures of it so you could see how it opens! And, yes, I CASEd this one. I'm planning on CASEing it again when I start my Christmas cards! Thanks for the lovely card Cathy!

I CASEd this one too! I used DSP for the strip across in my "version". I don't have the stamp set Debra used but just about any set would work for this layout!

And, I CASEd this one too! I just love punch art! Great job Tasha!

Since the card swap is for Stampin' Up! demos all of us have to use only current Stampin' Up! products. So, yes, all of the cards you see here use only Stampin' Up! products!

September Monthly Card Swap

The card above is the one I made for the Monthly Card Swap that I am participating in. The theme for September was either a Thanksgiving card or a Thank You card. Obviously I went for the Thanksgiving card! I'll upload the pictures of the cards I received tomorrow. Here is a list of the items/products I used to make my card.

Stamp sets: Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/paper: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Early Espresso, Autumn Spice DSP

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, More Mustard

Other: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Kit #4, Word Window Punch, Modern Label punch, sponge, Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

the end of googlie eyes (sigh)

OK...so today is Halloween and I am SO depressed. (sigh) Why you ask? Well, call me short-sighted or whatever you like but Halloween is the only time I can see a use for my beloved googlie eyes! (sigh) With the passing of Halloween my beloved googlie eyes also pass until next Halloween. (sigh) WOE IS ME! (BIG sigh)

OK...I'll stop babbling about googlie eyes (sigh) and get on with telling you what I used to make this card. (just one more...SIGH).

Stamp set: Batty for You

Ink: Basic Black, Cajun Craze

Cardstock/paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Wicked Fun DSP

Other: 1 3/8" Circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, Basic Black Striped Grosgrain ribbon, sponge, my beloved googlie eyes (not Stampin' Up!) and black twine (also not Stampin' Up!)

All products except my beloved googlie eyes and the black twine made/sold by Stampin' Up!

House of Haunts card

Here is yet one more Halloween card that I made this year. I've always really liked this stamp set! Here are the items/products I used to make this card. Just a note first though...the stamped image is on Whisper White. I then used a sponge to "dab" Basic Gray on the whole image to make it seem more dark...like it's dusk I guess!

Stamp set: House of Haunts

Cardstock/paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Basic Gray, Basic Black

Other: sponge, So Saffron Stampin' Write marker, Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write marker (I colored in the windows with this), Black Flourish gems

All products made/sold by Stampin' Up!

another Dark & Dreary

Here's another card using the Dark & Dreary stamp set. I don't think I really like this one but here it is anyway! I shouldn't have sponged so much on the image. Here are the items/products that I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Dark & Dreary

Cardstock/paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP, Waffle Paper Assortment 2

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black

Other: sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Flourish Designer Jewels

All products made/sold by Stampin' Up!

another REALLY simple card

This card is SO simple! I LOVE this DSP (Designer Series Paper) too! The bats you see are "flocked". This paper reminds me of the old fashioned wallpaper you used to see in the old Victorian homes! Anyway, you really can't get much simpler than this card! Here are the items/products I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Grateful Greetings

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Other: Lots of Tags Sizzlets die-Label 2, XL Decorative Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge

All products made by/sold by Stampin' Up!

another Wicked Cool card

I got the idea for this card from a card made by Gayla O'Dell. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture but I stamped the hat on a scrap piece of Whisper White and then cut it out and used Stampin' Dimensionals to attach it to the card. I just LOVE this stamp set! Here are the items and products I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Wicked Cool

Paper/Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Other: Eyelet Border punch, Neutral brads, Basics Glimmer brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write marker, Basic Black Stampin' Write marker

All products made by Stampin' Up!

another Batty For You card

I LOVE this stamp set! Know the main reason I love this set? Because it's SO easy to use the "googlie eyes" with it! LOL I LOVE googlie eyes! OK...enough of me and my infatuation with googlie eyes (does anyone know if there is some sort of support group out there for folks who have a "thing" for googlie eyes?). Here is a list of the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Batty For You, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Balck, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze (I sponged the Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze over the embossing to help bring the embossing out)

Other: 1 1/4" Circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Big Shot, Spider Web embossing folder, 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge, googlie eyes

All products (except googlie eyes) made by Stampin' Up!

die cut pumpkins card

I bought the Sizzlet dies for the pumpkins and their faces a year or two ago and have just never used them. So, I decided that I WOULD use them this year! And, here is the card I made using them! Here are all the products I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Wicked Cool

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Big Shot, Top Note die, Pumpkin #4 Sizzlet die, Pumpkin Faces Sizzlet die, Stampin' Pastels, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made and/or sold by Stampin' Up!

Halloween Hoot

Here is another Halloween card I made this year. I love this stamp set! With all the stamps there are just so many different ways to "arrange" them on your card or whatever you are making! Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Halloween Hoot

Cardstock/Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Regals brads, sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Write markers in Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz

All products made by Stampin' Up!

Dark & Dreary Halloween Card

Here's another card using the Dark & Dreary stamp set. This card is really simple and was quick to make! Here are the products I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Dark & Dreary

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, Top Note die, 1 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by Stampin' Up!

Dark & Dreary

This is yet another Halloween card I made to send to family and friends this year. Here are the products I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Dark & Dreary, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write marker, More Mustard Stampin' Write marker, Basic Black Satin ribbon, Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by Stampin' Up!

Another Halloween card using Batty For You

This is another Halloween card I made to send to family and friends. This time I used the Batty for You stamp set. Here are the items I used to make this card.

Stamp sets: Batty for You, Wicked Cool

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black

Other: Styled Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, 1" Circle punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, 5/8" Basic Black Grosgrain ribbon, 1/4" Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain ribbon, white embossing powder, heat tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

All products made by Stampin' Up!

Wicked Cool Halloween

I SO love Halloween! I don't dress up or anything like that. I don't even "decorate" the house (we live in a business district in a small town so we don't get any kids for Halloween!) but I still LOVE Halloween! Here is one of the 15 or so Halloween cards I made to send out to family and friends. It might be hard to see in the picture but I used some ribbon around the "brim" of the witch's hat...can you see it there? I just used a hole punch and punched right beside the hat on each side and threaded the ribbon though the holes. Then, I just glued the ends down to the back of the paper! I used the same ribbon that I used on the little tag on the card. Here is a list of the items I used to make this card...

Stamp set: Wicked Cool

Cardstock/Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Stampin' Write marker in Cajun Craze and Basic Black, Tag punch, Small Tag punch, 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta ribbon

All products made by Stampin' Up!

another from our meeting swap

This is another card designed by someone in my Stampin' Up! group. Unfortunately I don't recall who designed this card! The meeting was back in August. I have a few more from that meeting that I'll be uploading over the next few weeks or so. I can give you some details of the card if you want them. Just email me and I'll send you what details I can! The one thing I am sure of with this card is that all of the products used are from Stampin' Up!

Butterfly Prints

Well, I've been on a mission lately. I have SO many stamp sets that I just HAD to have but yet I've never used them. So, I decided that I really should use them! Butterfly Prints (the stamp set used on this card) is one of those sets! I also wanted to use some of the new colors. I tend to go to my "old" favorites alot of the time instead of trying something new. We've had the new colors for some time now and this is the FIRST time I've used Cajun Craze or Peach Parfait! I guess I just don't take to change as well as I should huh? (grin) Here is the list of items I used to make this card.

Stamp set: Butterfly Prints

Cardstock: Peach Parfait, Cajun Craze, Whisper White

Ink: Peach Parfait, Cajun Craze

Other: Big Shot, Elegent Bouquet embossing folder, sponge, XL Butterfly punch, Chatilly Crochet trim, stick on jewels (the ones I used are not made by Stampin' Up! but Stampin' Up! does sell stick on jewels now - I already had these and will use them up before I buy more from Stampin' Up!)

All products (except jewels) made by Stampin' Up!

Forever Hearts of Rubber swap

This cute little Halloween Post-It note holder was created by Linda Wright. Linda is in the same Stampin' Up! demo group that I am in. We had a swap for our August meeting and this is one of the items that she brought. The first picture shows the front cover (obviously!) and the second shows it opened up.