One Last Halloween Card

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!  It has finally arrived!!  I can hardly believe that we will be passing out the candy tonight and tomorrow starts the planning for Thanksgiving.  Where does the time go?  Pretty soon it will be Christmas and then a brand new year.  I plan on trying my best to enjoy each and every day this holiday season. 

It only seemed fitting to send off October with one last Halloween card.  I just made this one the other night and mailed it off to my niece, her husband and their new little boy.  The decorations for the card seemed to really fit them.  So let's get started shall we. 

 

I started this card with a base card of Whisper White cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  I added a layer of Basic Black card stock which measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  For the final layer, I used a piece of designer series paper from a year or two ago.  I do not remember the name of the dsp set.  Anyway, I cut it to be 4" x 5 1/4".  All these layers were attached to the card using runner adhesive.  Once they were attached, I sprayed the front of the card with champagne shimmer spray.  

 

For my greeting I wanted to do a play on word by saying Happy Owl-o-ween.  I took out a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock and my big shot.  I then pulled out the retired Billboard sizzlit designer strip.  I cut the letters out for the words.  I added glue with my two way glue pen to the front of each letter and dipped them into orange glitter.  Once they dried, I attached them to the card using the same two way glue pen.  

 

For my little characters, I started by punching out 3 owls in Basic Black using the owl builder punch.  I also punched the eyes out with this punch.  I attached the eyes using a liquid glue and added white gel pen to each eye.  Next I took out my small oval punch and a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock.  I punched 4 ovals for each pumpkin costume.  I used 3 of them to make the pumpkin and the fourth I cut a piece off of for the hat.  I used a scrap of Garden Green card stock to use for the stems and used the prongs from a star punch I have for the eyes and nose of each pumpkin.  I drew the mouths on myself with a fine tip black marker.  The pumpkins were made using a liquid glue.  I then used the same glue to attached them and the hats to the owls.  I added orange glitter glue to the pumpkins and green glitter glue to the stems.  The owls are attached to the card using dimensionals.

 

For the inside of the card, I turned to the stamp set Wicked Cool.  I stamped the greeting in the center of a piece of Whisper White and then stamped the hat above it and the feet below it.  I used StazOn ink to do this.  I then took my Basic Black and Gumball Green Stampin' Up! Markers to color the hat and feet with.  This made them really stand out.  I added some orange glitter glue dots to it and set it aside to dry.  I cut a piece of Basic Black to be larger than the white and sprayed it with the champagne shimmer spray.  Once the white was dry, I attached it to the black with runner adhesive and then attached the entire piece to the inside of the card using the same adhesive.  

I do hope you all have a wonderful Halloween.  Try not to eat too much candy!!  I will be back tomorrow with another share for you.  I do hope you stop by.  Thanks for dropping in today.

Pumpkins Pumpkins Everywhere

Happy Tuesday!!  I hope your Monday went well.  I spent part of it still cleaning from our weekend pumpkin carving.  We had our daughters and their boyfriends as well as 3 other couples who are our wonderful friends.  It was nice because 2 of the couples have little kids and the third ones are expecting.  It gave us some of the giggles from children that I miss every now and then.  Of course don't get me wrong.  My kids still giggle and make me laugh too.

We worked so hard on our pumpkins that I am going to veer off the path of the cards today and talk a walk on Pumpkin Avenue.  We did some photos the night of the carving with the pumpkins lit but I think we were too tired and the photos needed a little work. So I went out yesterday morning and took photos of them.  I really wanted to share them with you so you can see that even amateurs like my family can carve a pretty descent pumpkin.

Pumpkin number 1 is my husband Dave's work.  He selected to do a haunted house this year.  He did leave one area of the house that was suppose to be carved out intact so that it would hold up a little longer.  I really like the spooky tree.  

Pumpkin number 2 is my pumpkin.  Do you recognize the silhouette?  If you guessed that it is the wicked witch from the Wizard of Oz you are right.  My daughter found a pattern for me and I decided to give her a try.  I am a huge Wizard of Oz fan so it was a perfect fit for me.  Now I just need to make her out of punches and I will be all set!!

The number 3 pumpkin belongs to my daughter Heather.  She was going to use a pattern for her's but decided to make stars all over it instead.  Her boyfriend Matt made a half moon on one side of it to go along with her stars.

And speaking of Matt, number 4 belongs to him.  He chose a pattern of the Grim Reaper.  Now the amazing thing about his pumpkin is this was his first time ever carving a pumpkin.  He did an amazing job on his and on the moon he contributed to Heather's .

This is pumpkin 5.  I bet you know what's on it.  This one was carved by my daughter Kaitlyn's boyfriend Robert.  He and Matt and Dave are all huge Batman fans so I was not surprised that one of them chose this theme.  Boys will be boys!!

Finally, here is pumpkin 6.  It was carved by Kaitlyn, my youngest daughter.  She chose a ghostly ghoul.  Now when you light hers up, you get the outline of the ghoul but not his eyes and mouth.  She decided not to carve all the way threw for these but they really look great in the daylight!!

So there you have it - the Jensen family pumpkins of 2012!!  I always look forward to our traditions like this.  My kids do too.  It is just nice to have those family times and focus on fun.  I appreciate your humoring me by looking at the photos.

Tomorrow I will be back with another card to share with you.  I hope you will come back to see what I come up with for you.  Thanks for dropping by today!!

A New Punch Art Subject

Welcome to a brand new week everyone.  I hope your weekend was a good one.  I know we were busy at our house with our pumpkins but as always, it was a lot of fun.

For my card today, I made a new punch art critter.  This was a challenge given to me by my daughter.  She went to Sea World earlier this year and brought home a picture frame with a shark on it.  She asked me to make a shark for a card and I have been pondering it ever since.  So this weekend I set to work on one.  Today I want to share what I came up with and see what you think.  Ready?

 

Now you may be wondering why my finger is in the photo holding the card.  Well the shark's mouth actually opens so get a picture with it closed, I had to hold it down.  Now let's start at the beginning.

I started with a base card of Night of Navy cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  To start the background for this particular card, I cut a piece of Whisper White to be 4" x 5 1/4".   I took out my pastels and chalked a sky background all over the card stock.  Once it was finished I took out of scrap of Marina Mist card stock and cut it to be 4" wide.  I used a pair of shape scissors called waves and cut strips off of this piece.  I layered them across the card stock and adhered them using runner adhesive.  Once it was secure, I added a glitter to the pieces using a white glue and a glitter I picked up at a stamp convention a few years ago.  Once the entire piece was finished, I attached it to the base card using runner adhesive. 

 

For the greeting, I turned to my stamp set called Perfectly Penned.  I stamped the greeting directly to the top of the card stock using Night of Navy ink.  I tried to center it as best as I could.  Now let's look at the shark with its mouth open.

 

All the large ovals I used for my shark were cut out using my Cricut machine and the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge.  I started by cutting two 4" ovals from Basic Gray card stock.  One of the ovals I left whole and the other one I cut in half.  The whole one serves as the main head of the shark.  I attached 1/2 of the white oval to this and the other half was attached to the gray half which allowed the mouth to open.  But we will talk more about the mouth in a minute.  The fins of the shark were punched out using the Petite Pennants punch from Basic Gray card stock.  I pretty much attached the side ones so they would fit on the card.  For the top one, I trimmed it to give it a little curve so it would look more like a fin.  The white of the eyes were punched using the large circle from the owl builder punch and the black part is the small circle from the itty bitty punch pack.  I added white gel to this part.  

 

For the mouth, I cut another oval using my Cricut out of Whisper White that measured 3 3/4".  I then cut a Basic Black one that is 3 1/4".  I layered the black to the white using runner adhesive.  Then using my white gel pen, I drew on the teeth and colored them in.  Once they were finished, I attached the top of the mouth to the half piece of the gray oval.  I scored the entire piece where the 1/2  gray ended on the white.  This would be my bend.  I bent it in half and attached the bottom portion of the white to the full gray oval.  All pieces were attached to one another using a liquid glue and runner adhesive.  The finished shark was attached to the card using dimensionals.

 

For the greeting inside the card, I used a saying from the stamp set Word Play.  I stamped it using Night of Navy ink onto Whisper White card stock and cut it out to be a 2 1/2" square.  I punched out the corners of the card stock with the edge of my 1" square punch and sponged the edges with Night of Navy ink.  I then took a piece of Marina Mist card stock and ran it through my big shot using the Top Note die.  Once it was cut out, I turned it sideways across the die being sure to center it and ran it through the big shot again.  The white was layered onto this piece with runner adhesive and the entire piece was attached to the inside of the card with the same runner adhesive.

Well what do you think?  I thought it was pretty okay for my first attempt.  I have a few ideas of some things I would like to either add or change so I will be making another one at some point in time.  My goal is to perfect it by my daughter's boyfriends birthday next month so I can give it to him.  

That's all for today.  I hope you all have a wonderful Monday and that your week gets off to a great start.  I will be back tomorrow with another share so please come by to see me.  Thanks for stopping by today!!

One of My Favorite Characters

Woo hoo!! We made it to Friday!!!  I am so glad to have you here today.  Now you may recognize the card I am going to share with you today.   I have made this character before but she is just so cute, I decided to make her again.  So let's get started.

 

Do you remember her?  I thought you might but if not then this is a treat for you.   I started this card but cutting a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" card out of Wisteria Wonder and scored it at 4 1/4".  Next I cut a layer of Whisper White card stock to be 4" x 5 1/4".  I ran it through my big shot using the Fancy Fan impression folder and then brushed over the top of it using a sponge and Wisteria Wonder ink.  Once I had covered the entire piece lightly, I attached it using my runner adhesive.  Finally, I cut a piece of Wisteria Wonder to measure 2" x 4".  I ran this through the big shot using the Lacy Brocade impression folder.  It was then attached to the white using the runner adhesive.

 

For Minnie Mouse, I used retired Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Basic Black and Elegant Eggplant card stock colors.  Her ears are a 1 3/4" circle punch.  The head is the 2 1/2" circle punch.  For the band of her bow, I punched out a 2 1/2" circle and then repunched it by offsetting the punch just a little.  For the bow itself, I used 2 large ovals, the retired butterfly (cut in half) and the small oval punch.  I added the lines onto the bow to add depth using a fine tip marker and the rhinestones are for sparkle.  Her eyes are made using the large oval, the retired small oval and the wide heart from the retired heart to heart punch.  I punched 2 of the hearts and cut off a piece of each for the eyeballs.  I drew on the eye lashes and added white gel to the eyes.

The cheeks and mouth area is comprised of 2 large ovals and 1 ornament punch.  I trimmed the top of the ornament and cheeks off to make the curve.  Her nose is the wide heart from the retired heart to heart punch, trimmed.  I added the black mark to the nose.  The white spot is a scrap that I trimmed into a shape I liked.  The mouth is a wide oval trimmed down while the tongue is the small heart from the retired heart to heart punch trimmed.

 

The arms and hands are made from the large oval and the small oval punches.  The hands are trimmed on one side to give then the curve and the fingers are drawn on with a black marker.  All of the eggplant pieces on Minnie are sponged on the edges using black ink.  All pieces of Minnie are attached using liquid glue and the finished mouse was attached using dimensionals to the card.  

I added rhinestones to the Wisteria background just because Minnie deserves some dazzle.  The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I stamped it using Elegant Eggplant ink onto Whisper White.  I then punched it out using the word window and sponged the edges using Wisteria Wonder ink.  It is attached using runner adhesive.

I believe you can search through my site using the Labels on the right hand side to find my other Minnie Mouse card.  Just search under the Disney label.  She should be there.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend and hope you have some fun.  It is pumpkin carving time at my house so we will be up to our elbows in pumpkin.  Thank you so much from dropping in today and I will see you all on Monday!!! 

A Card Fit For A Princess

It's Thursday!!!!!!  I have been having so much fun this week doing all my last minute decorating for Halloween.  I can hardly believe it is next week.  Are you ready for all those trick or treaters?  I hope I am. 

Today I wanted to share a card I made just the other day.  I was looking through my book I keep about punch art I have seen and want to try.  I always make notes but sometimes I forget to write down the name of the person whose site I was visiting when I saw the sample.  That unfortunately is the case for today's card.  So if you recognize this as your original design, please let me know.  I would love to give you credit. 

Anyway, I came across a sample of one of the Disney princesses and just felt the need to give her a try.  Now the sample I had seen was a little different than the one I actually made.  While I had my notes to follow, I did not have a clear image of it to look at so I based mine on what I had written down.  The princess in this card is Sleeping Beauty.  So let me show you my card and we will go from there.

 

Because of the size of the princess, I started with a base card of Rose Red measuring 7" x 10", scored at 5".  I added a layer on top of this using Whisper White card stock measuring 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".  I ran this through my big shot using an impression folder made by Provo Craft.  I can't remember the name of it but it is very pretty and has hearts and flowers on it.  Once impressed, I attached it using the runner adhesive.  

 

Now let's talk about the princess herself.  Her hair is made using Daffodil Delight card stock.  The back of the hair is 2 wide ovals and several curls made from the retired Sizzlit die Scribble Swirls.  I cut several of swirls out with my big shot and attached them.  For the bangs, I punched out a curly label and repunched it with a 1 1/4" circle.  Her crown is the medium size flower from the boho blossom punch, cut down to a size I likes.  I punched it out of champagne shimmer card stock.  After all crowns are shiny aren't they?

Her face, neck, nose, chest and hands were punched out of Blushing Bride card stock which is retired.  The face and chest were punched with the retired small oval punch.  The neck is the word window and her hands are the small heart from the retired heart to heart punch, trimmed down to make them the shape I wanted.  The nose is a 1/8" circle.

The dress is made using 2 different colors of card stock - Red Rose and Regal Rose.  The upper part of the dress is made using the full heart punch.   The white piece is a curly label the was punched out and then I repunched the hole using the curly label punch.  The arms are the full heart which I punched one out and then repunched using the full heart punch 2 times.  I added glitter glue to the dress to add dazzle. 

 

The bottom of the dress is made using only 2 punches - the wide oval and the scallop oval.  I punched out about 7 wide ovals from the Red Rose and 1 from the Regal Rose.  I began by cutting the Regal one down and layered it onto one of the Red.  I then layered the rest of the Red and trimmed it to make the swoop of the dress.  I attached 3 scallop ovals at the bottom of the dress and then embellished the bottom half with the same glitter glue I used on the top.  

All piece of the princess were assembled using a liquid glue.  I drew the eyes and mouth onto the face.  Once she was all assembled and the glue had dried, I added her to the front of the card using dimensionals.  I then added some rhinestones to the card background just to enhance it a little.  

I showed this completed card to my youngest daughter because this is her favorite Disney princess.  I knew she would give me an honest critique.  She thought it was a wonderful card.  I was truly happy to pass her test.  

Well I am planning on ending the week on a Disney note tomorrow so come back to see what I have to share.  I thank you all for stopping by today to visit.  I will see you all tomorrow.  

Chomp Chomp

Hi everyone and welcome to Wednesday.  Yesterday was my wonderful husband's birthday.  Today I want to share the card I made for him with all of you.  He is a big video game fan.  While he plays his XBox and Wii most of the time, he is a fan of some of the older games too.  You know the ones I am talking about - Frogger, Pac Man, etc.  So while I could have chosen a game that is newer to base a card on, I went with one based on one of the older games.  I first saw a card similar to this on on Pinterest.  It was made by Dany Piepgrass.  I will link you to her blog a little later on.  For now let's look at my card shall we.

 

I started this card with a base card of Pacific Point card stock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Next I cut a piece of Basic Black to be 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I sprayed it with my champagne shimmer spray and attached it to the card using runner adhesive.  Then it was time to make the border of my play screen.  To do this I used the Pacific Point card stock once again and my word window punch.  I punched 2 windows for each corner and attached them using the runner adhesive.

 

For my ghosts, I turned to one of my favorite punches - the owl builder.  I punched an owl out of Tempting Turquoise and Real Red.  Simply cut the feet off and turn him upside down and you will have a ghost.  They too are attached with runner adhesive.  Now they have to watch for Pac Man so they needed some eyes.  I chose to use googly eyes for these guys.  I loved the fact that the red ghost's eyes were a little crazy looking for the picture.  It just gave him character.  My eyes were not self adhesive so I attached them using glue dots.  These cute little ghosts are attached to the card using runner adhesive.

For the greeting, I used a stamp I bought years ago from a craft store.  I stamped it on Whisper White card stock using VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with black embossing powder.  I punched it out with my word window punch.  It was attached to a piece of Pacific Point card stock with runner adhesive and attached to the card with the same adhesive.

 

For Pac Man, I punched a 1 1/4" circle out of Daffodil Delight.  I then used my scissors to cut out a small piece for his mouth.  He is also attached using the runner adhesive.  For the dots that Pac Man eats, I used those white sparkly balls that I picked up at my local craft store.  I placed them randomly on the card.  I used glue dots to attach all these to the card.

All in all this was a fun card to make and to look at and my husband loved it!!  Now that you have seen mine, let me share Dany's site so you can see hers.  Click here to visit her site.  

I hope you enjoyed this card.  I will be back tomorrow with another one to share with you.  I do hope you will drop by to see it.  Until then, thanks for stopping by today!!

New Friends in the New World

Happy Tuesday to you all but more importantly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND, DAVE!!!!!!!!!  Yes today is his special day.  Unfortunately he has to work today so I do not get to spend lots of time with him but I am sure we will do lots of fun stuff once he is home. 

Every year, I feel like I do so much for Halloween and Christmas but often fall short on Thanksgiving.  So this year, I am trying to make more of an effort for this special day and not just cooking a turkey but actually making cards and decorating.  I do have an inflatable turkey that I put up in my yard every year.

Last year, I made a cute card for Thanksgiving using those cute little people you make with the owl punch.  You know the ones I usually turn into go go girls.  Well I made a boy and a girl pilgrim and put them on a card.  They are adorable but I wanted to change it up a bit for this year.  So as I was pondering what to do, I started thinking about the first Thanksgiving and how the pilgrims and Indians celebrated this day together.  Well of course I was struck quickly with the idea of turning these cute little people into Indians.  So let me share with you my card and I will go through how to make it.

 

I started with a base card of Daffodil Delight card stock cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  I then took a piece of Garden Green and Cajun Craze card stock and cut them to measure 4" x 5 1/4".  I ran the green piece through my big shot using the Top Note die.  I took the note that was cut out and put it aside for a future card.  I wanted to use the frame that it leaves behind.  I ran the frame through the big shot using the impression folder called Fancy Fan.  Next I ran the Cajun piece through the big shot using the same impression folder.  I layered the frame onto the Cajun and adhered it using runner adhesive.  If you notice, I turned the Cajun paper to the opposite side of the impression to be framed.  I apologize for the little white dot on the side of the frame.  I did not notice it when I took the photo.  It does not belong there.  It was just visiting.  Once the frame was attached to the Cajun, I attached the entire piece to the base card using runner adhesive. 

 

For my greeting I turned to my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and stamped the greeting on Whisper White card stock using Cajun Craze ink.  It was punched out using the word window punch.  Then I punched a modern label out of Daffodil Delight and impressed it using the big shot and an impression folder called Mosaic.  I brushed the edges using More Mustard ink and then layered these together using runner adhesive and attached it to the corner using dimensionals.  

 

In the two bottom corners of the frame, I wanted to add a little something for decoration.  I chose to use corn.  I started by using my retired small oval punch and punched out 6 ovals.  I ran these through the big shot using the Mosaic impression folder.  Next I punched out the small petal from the blossom builder punch using Garden Green card stock.  I punched 6 of these, one for each ear of corn.  I drew on lines to give it more of a texture and then adhered the corn and leaves together into their bundles using liquid glue.  I attached them to the card using runner adhesive. 

 

Let's start with the boy Indian chief.  I used Crumb Cake card stock for the skin.  More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, and Pumpkin Pie as the color of the outfit.  Since I have made these people before, I am simply going to tell you the punches I used.  The head is the 3/4" circle; for the hair and feather band I used the 1" circle; the feathers are the small petal from the blossom builder punch; the pants, top and sleeves are from the owl builder (for the sleeves cut the vest in half lengthwise); shoes are from the owl builder as well as his hands, eyes, and nose; the neck is a piece of Crumb Cake snipped out of a l" circle ring.  I drew the zigzag on free hand using my Chocolate Chip marker and colored it in.  The mouth is also drawn on free hand as well as the lines on the feather of the head dress.  All pieces are attached using a 2 way glue pen and liquid glue.  The finished boy is attached to the card using dimensionals.

 

Here you can see the little Indian girl.  I used the same colors for her and basically all the same punches.   On her, I wanted to show arms and legs so I used a 1" circle ring that was punched out around a 3/4" circle hole.  For her pig tails, I punched out the owl body, cut the feet off, and turned it upside down.  I cut a section of it out of the middle giving the impression her hair is in pig tails.  The head band is simply a small strip of More Mustard which I glued on to her hair and cut any over hang off.  For the bottom of her dress, I started by punching a 1" circle out of chocolate and then punched a 1 1/4" scallop circle around the hole.  I attached the vest to it and cut off any overhang.  All pieces of her are attached together using a 2 way glue pen and liquid glue.  The finished girl is  attached to the card using dimensionals.  

Now I know I did not go over all the instructions for making these little people so if you have questions, please feel free to ask.  I know sometimes things can be confusing.  They really are simple to make once you get the hang of it.

Well I am off to work in my craft room once again.  Wonder what I should make today?  I am sure I will think of something.  I thank you for stopping by today and will be back with another share tomorrow (if you guess that it will be the card I made for my husband, you may be right - I guess you will have to return to see if you are).  Have a wonderful day and I will see you all tomorrow!!

The Finished Shape Card

Hi everyone and welcome to a new week.  Here we find ourselves at Monday again.  I hope your weekend was both fun and relaxing.

Today I am going to share the finished shape card that we started on Friday.  Just know this posting may seem a little short but that is because all the hard work was done on Friday.  So let's get started and see what you think.

 

Just to jog your memory a little, this is the base of the card we made on Friday with the dsp from the Be Of Good Cheer on top.  This was my starting point for today's share.

 

And here is the finished card.  As you can see, I made the design a vertical one.  This way when you open the card and would like to stand it up, you can since this end is flat.  I pulled out a piece of Gumball Green card stock and ran it through my big shot using another set of framelits called Scallop Ovals that I picked up at a local craft store.  Once the scallop way cut out, I ran it through the big shot again this time using an impression folder with snowflakes on it.  I brushed the edges with Gumball Green ink and adhered it to the card using runner adhesive.

 

Once the green was adhered, I pulled a piece of Very Vanilla card stock out.  I ran it through my big shot using another framelit from the scallop oval set that was one size smaller than the green.  Once cut out, I pulled out my stamp set called Delightful Decorations.  I selected the ornament stamp with "joy" on it and stamped it onto the vanilla using VersaMark ink.  I then heat embossed it using Cherry Cobbler embossing powder.  Next I took another stamp from the same set which looks a little like a snowflake and stamped it around the ornament with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with Iridescent  Ice embossing powder.  I attached the piece using runner adhesive.  For the final touch, i added a bow made using Satin Stitched Ribbon in the color of Gumball Green.  It ts attached using a glue dot.

Well, that's it for today.  I shall return tomorrow though.  My topic for my card tomorrow is Thanksgiving so come back and see what I came up with for this special day.  Thanks for stopping by today!!!

How To Make A Shape Card

Happy Friday!!  We have once again made it through another week.  The other day I was looking at some tutorial videos and came across one on how to make a card and shape it using the edgelits from Stampin' Up!.  I really liked the card and decided I would make one.  For my share today, I will show you step by step how to make this card.  The person who made the video is Darlene Devries and you can go visit her site and view the video by clicking here.  Now on with my photo tutorial.

 

To get started on this you will need your big shot, the Adorning Accents Edgelits from SU!, a 4 1/4" x 11" card which you score at 5 1/2", a piece of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" solid color card stock piece and a piece of designer series paper cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I used a base card of Very Vanilla for my card.  I chose to use Cherry Cobbler as my solid piece of card stock and used a piece of dsp from the pack of paper called Be of Good Cheer.

 

First you will need to fold your card in half.  Then add snail (runner)  adhesive to the back of the solid color card stock and attach it to the front of the card.

 

Here is the card with the Cherry Cobbler attached to it.  My flash really messes with the color.  I will have to remember that in the future.

 

Next, take out your edgelit that you will be using.  Now I know you cannot see it in this photo but I have put a small dot using a Sharpie marker at the center point of the edgelit.  That way I can make sure I get the edgelit centered before putting it through my big shot.

 

I use painters tape to adhere the edgelit to the card stock prior to running it through the big shot.  I used large pieces here but normally I use smaller ones and make sure the tape it sticking to the part that will be cut off so my card stock does not tear on the side I will be using.  You can see my center dot on the edgelit in this photo.  I use a ruler as a guide when finding the center of the card stock and placing the edgelit.  

 

As you can see, this is what it looks like once the edge is cut off.  This is my card which means it cut through 3 layers of card stock at once.  That is so awesome!!!!!!!  Now you will repeat this step on the other side of the card so only the ends are straight.  

 

Here's what it looks like when it is finished and open.  Pretty isn't it?

 

Next, we are going to do the same thing on the dsp that we did on the card.  Center the edgelit on one side and run it through the big shot to trim it off.

 

Now this dsp is going to be a layer on the front meaning I do not want it to be edge to edge.  I want a border.  So start by placing the dsp on your card (no adhesive) and mark where the dips are.

 

See my pencil marks?  This will tell me where the piece lines up on this edge.  From this mark, I will move the dsp down to double the border in size so there will be a border on each side.

 

Once it is lined up as you want, turn the card with the dsp still in place over and trace the edge on the back side of your dsp.  This will show you where to line up the edgelit.  Place the edgelit and run it through the big shot.

 

Here is the designer paper after both sides have been trimmed off.  I think it looks good.

 

Now you can add runner adhesive to the back side of the dsp and attach it to the card.  You can see that I have a border on each side.  This will serve as my beginning to a card I am making.  Now if you want to see what I do to this card, you will just have to come back by on Monday and visit.  

Well that's it for this week.  I wish you all a wonderful weekend.  Have fun and be safe.  Thanks for dropping by today.  See you all Monday!!!!

Trick or Treat Bow-Wow

It's Thursday!!!!  This week has gone by so quickly.  The wonderful thing about this week is I have had a lot of time to spend with my husband.  He is gone so much with his work and teaching that any time we can get is wonderful.

For my share today, I decided to make another Halloween card.  Although it might be hard to believe this card was inspired by my laundry.  That's right I said my laundry.  I was folding and hanging up clothes and happened upon one of my Halloween shirts.  On it was a very cute kitty.  Seeing this cat got me to thinking that so much of Halloween is centered around cats.  Now I like cats.  We don't own one because my husband is highly allergic to them.  We do however have a dog.  I realized I wanted to do something to bring a doggy into Halloween.  Of course that was all I needed to get me started on a card.  Here is the card I came up with:

 

Isn't he cute?!!!  I started my card by using a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock, scored at 5 1/2".  I added a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of Basic Black.  It is attached using runner adhesive.  for my top layer I started with a piece of Basic Gray measuring 4" x 5 1/4".  I sponged it with a little Basic Black ink so it would dull it a little.  I punched a moon out of Very Vanilla using the 1 1/4" circle punch  and attached it to the card using runner adhesive.  I then used my XL big shot die that you use to make those beautiful rosettes and cut out a strip of Chocolate Chip card stock on the end with the picket fence looking boards.  I bent each slat on the crease just a little and brushed it with Chocolate Chip ink to add some texture.  I attached this using runner adhesive and trimmed off any excess that hung over the edges and attached the entire piece to the card with the same adhesive.  Then it was time to create the scene. 

 

For the greeting of this one, I used a stamp I bought several years ago at a local craft store.  I stamped it at the top using VersaMark ink and then heat embossed it using a Halloween embossing powder.  It is simply black powder with some orange glitter in it.  Next, I used the retired bat punch and punched a bat out of Basic Black.  I then added black glitter to it using my 2 way glue pen.  It is attached to the card with dimensionals.  For the pumpkin bucket, I punched a 1 3/8" circle out of Pumpkin Pie card stock.  I trimmed the top off to make it flat.  I then took a scrap of black and punched out a small oval using the retired small oval punch and then punched around that hole using the large oval punch.  I used a cartridge for my Cricut machine called Paper Pups and cut 4 bones out of vanilla card stock.  I brushed the edges of these with a little Crumb Cake ink and glued them to the bucket using a 2 way glue pen.  I then used the same adhesive to glue the handle on.  I added some orange glitter glue stripes to my bucket and attached it to the card using dimensionals.  

 

Now let's talk about the star of the card.  I was going to dress my dog as a pumpkin but thought a pirate would be more fun.  To make the dog body parts, I used punches.  I used the owl builder punch for the eyes of this guy punching them out of black and white as you can see.  I added a little white gel pen to them.  For the ears and nose, I used Early Espresso card stock.  The ears are made with the large oval punch and the nose is the small heart from the retired heart to heart punch.  Again I added some white gel pen to it for character.  His head, muzzle, arms, and feet are made out of Crumb Cake card stock.  All of these pieces were sponged on the edges with Crumb Cake ink.  The head is a 1 3/4" circle punch.  The muzzle is the full heart turned upside down.  I used my chocolate marker to add the line and dots to the muzzle.  The arms are made using the wide heart from the retired heart to heart punch while the feet are 3/4" circles that have been trimmed to be flat on the bottom.  I added some black marker to make his toes.

For the pirate outfit, I once again turned to my Cricut machine for help.  I used the cartridge called Paper Doll Dress Up for this one.  I used Chocolate Chip for the shorts, Cherry Cobbler for the shirt and Basic Black for the hat and mustache.  I did have to modify my pieces a little to make them look right on my dog.  I sponged the shirt with a little black ink and added black stripes using my black marker.  I added the cuts at the bottom of the shirt too.  The pants had to be trimmed down just a little.  I added some gold glitter glue to the hat to add some dazzle to it.  

Now I will tell you, I do not dress up my real pet dog for the holiday.  I husband would have a fit.  He thinks all those costumes for animals are just plain silly.  So it is fun to make cards like this one where I can dress up my animal.  

Well that is all I have for you today.  I am so glad you decided to stop by and spend a little time visiting.  I hope you will return tomorrow to see what I have for you.  Do something creative today and have fun doing it!!  See you tomorrow!!

A Princess Ride

Welcome to Wednesday.  A couple of years ago, I came across a blog that had a beautiful Cinderella coach on it made entirely out of punches.  I am afraid I cannot remember whose blog it was but it sure came in handy.  That year I made my niece a princess birthday card with the coach on the front and a pop up scene inside.  Just the other day I started thinking about that coach and I began to make small changes to it in my mind.  While the basic design is the same, I did change a few parts.  So let me show you the card and we will go from there.

 

This is totally a girly card.  I love it!!  I started with a base card of Pretty in Pink card stock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I added a layer of Brushed Gold cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" using runner adhesive.  For the top layer, I went with Whisper White measuring 4" x 5 1/4".  I ran this piece through the big shot using the Lacy Brocade impression folder.  I sponged the edges of this pieces with a little Pretty in Pink ink and attached it to the card using runner adhesive.  After the coach and the greeting were attached, I added pink rhinestones to the card.

 

Now let's talk about this beautiful coach.  I started by punching 5 wide ovals out of Whisper White.  I ran these pieces through the big shot using the Elegant Lines impression folder and sponged the edges with Pretty in Pink ink.  I then sponged a little ink on the top of each oval too.  These are layer together and attached using liquid glue.  Next I punched a large oval out of Brushed Gold card stock and attached it to the top wide oval of the coach using liquid glue.  I trimmed off the bottom of the large oval to fit to the wide oval.  I then pulled out a sizzlit die called Scribbles Swirls which is retired and cut out four sets of these swirls from Brushed Gold also.  I used 2 of the small swirls and attached it to the top as the ornament and then used the other 2 small swirls on the sides to make the base of the seats for the driver and the coachman.  All these were attached using liquid glue.  The seats were made by punching horizontal slots (retired punch) out of white.  The edges are sponged with Pretty in Pink ink and they are attached to the seats with a two way glue pen.  

 

I used 2 of the large swirls to form the base of the coach.  I set the other 2 aside for use on a future project.  I attached these using liquid glue to the coach.  Then I took vellum card stock and punched out four 1 3/8" circles.  These serve as the wheels of the coach.  I brushed a little pink ink onto them too.  I attached the gold pieces to the vellum using a 2 way glue pen.  Once all pieces of the coach were attached together, I added gold glitter glue to the gold parts and pink glitter glue dots to the white of the coach.  I also added pink rhinestones to the door of the coach in the shape of a heart.  Once the coach was completely dry, I attached it to the card using dimensionals.  These will show through the vellum so placement is important if you want them hidden.  

 

For the greeting, I used the stamp set Itty Bitty Banners.  I stamped the greeting onto Pretty in Pink card stock and then cut it out using the Bitty Banners framelits and my big shot.  I attached this to the card using dimensionals and again added pink rhinestones to each end.  

I am really proud of this card.  I think my coach came out beautifully.  I know I will be making this one again.  I am so glad I got to share it with you.  Thanks for stopping by today and I will see you all tomorrow.