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Monthly Stamp Club

Monthly Stamp Club? What's That?

Each month I will be holding a Monthly Stamp Club.  This is a club you can join where you will be stamping and creating with friends and fellow stampers.  The club will meet once a month.  The fee is $25/month.  What do you get for the $25 each month?  You will receive everything you need to make two to three cards and a project (tags one month, a box one month, etc).  THEN, you will use your $25 class fee and purchase $25 worth of products from Stampin'Up!

Each month one member of the club will be named the Hostess.  When you are the Hostess you will receive free product if the minimum order is $150.  If we have six members (or more) in the monthly stamp club we will always meet the $150 minimum and the Hostess will receive free product.  Six members times $25 = $150 and viola' free product.

Interested in joining the Monthly Stamp Club. Leave me a message below with your name and phone number/email address and I will contact you with the details.

Not interested in joining right now, but are curious what it is all about?  Feel free to contact me and come to a meeting and see what we do!

NOTE:  I am always open to new ideas/thoughts/suggestions.  If you have a special stamp set/die/embossing folder/punch you would like to see used, let me know.  If you want to see a particular technique, let me know.  If I haven't see it/heard about it, you can bet your bippy I will do everything I can to find out about it!

The Club commitment runs for six months and starts in February and will run through July.  At the first meeting we will do a blind draw to see who will be Hostess for each month. 

Come join the fun!

January Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card Class

January 2020

Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card Class

DATE:  January 25, 2020

TIME:   10:00 a.m.

WHERE:  My Home

Paper Pumpkin subscribers are always welcome to come over and play with the current Stampin'Up Paper Pumpkin Kit.  In addition to stamping with friends and fellow stampers, you will receive the supplies to complete two additional ALTERNATE cards/projects made from the supplies in your kit..

Stampin'Up! provides everything you need to complete each kit; including, stamp pad, all project materials (tags, glue dots, etc).  BUT if you are like me, I am usually not looking to make eight to ten identical cards/projects.  Soooo, I let my imagination run away and I come up with alternate cards and/or projects that can be created from the products provided in the kit.

I would love to have you come and join in the fun and creativity each month.  All you need to do is subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin program here by the 10th of each month.  (You only have to join once and you will receive a kit each month.  Stampin'Up! will bill you around the 10th of the month for that month's kit.  You should receive it around the 20th or so and off you go completing the great cards and/or projects Stampin'Up! has created for you.

The great thing about the Paper Pumpkin program is if you need to skip a month, you can.  Just access your account and let Stampin'Up! know.  You can also prepay for a 3-month, 6-month or 12-month subscription and never have to worry about anything.  Your kit will arrive like clock work.

If you would like to join Paper Pumpkin, please leave me a note and I will give you my Stampin'Up! Demonstrator ID Number and you will become a part of my Paper Pumpkin group!  If you live out of state or can't make it to my house for one reason or another, I will always make sure you receive a PDF of the alternate cards/projects I created each months' kits.  Be sure to sign up by January 10, 2020 to receive your kit in time for this class! 

I look forward to seeing you/hearing from you.

Brenda

January Classes

I have three activities and/or classes scheduled for January 2020 at this time.

Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Catalog goes live in January each year.  The Occasions Catalog features new Spring stamp sets, dies, embossing folders and embellishments to meet every occasion that happens in the Spring.  Some of the occasions covered may be Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day.  And do not forget those other special days -- Graduations and Weddings!

On Saturday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m., I am hosting a Preview of the new Occasions Catalog along with this year's Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  The great thing about the Sale-A-Bration Catalog is that everything in there is free depending on the amount of your purchase or the sales at your workshop.  Interested in earning free stamps?  Contact me to learn how!

Along with the Preview, I will have a stamping demonstration featuring one of the products from the new Occasions Catalog. Due to the size of my home, I need to limit the number of participants to eight.  Be sure to contact me by January 6th that you will be attending so I can "save" your spot.  The spots will be filled on a first come basis (the first eight ladies/gents to contact me).

Save the date for Saturday, January 18th at 10:00 a.m.!  I will be holding my first class of 2020 and it is a great one -- Daisy Lane.

Cost is $30.00 for the class and includes the stamp set you will be using and all the product to complete 12 cards (including envelopes).  If you love daisies, this is the class for you.

Item Number: 149325 - $23.00

If you would like to purchase the punches that go with this set, please let me know.

Item Number: 149517 - $16.00

Item Number: 143713 - $18.00

Payment in the amount of $30.00 is due no later than January 5th.  This will allow time for me to place the order and have everything arrive before the class.  If you would like to add either or both punches, please contact me for the cost.

Hold the fort!  Save the Date!  Saturday, January 25th -- Paper Pumpkin Kits (10:00 a.m.)

Have you wanted to create handmade cards and paper projects, but did not want to invest a large some of money?  I have the perfect thing for you!  PAPER PUMPKIN!

Stampin' Up! offers their Paper Pumpkin Kits for a nominal monthly fee.  You need to purchase each month's kit by the 10th of that month at a cost of $22 (including shipping) or you can pre-pay for three months, six months or a year at a time.  You can skip a month or two if you want.  You have the ability to go into your account and tell Stampin' Up! what is convenient for you.  See the information below:

NOTE:  Be sure to include my name and Demonstrator Number on your order. Please contact me to obtain my demonstrator identification number.  Click on this link to subscribe:  Paper Pumpkin

I am excited to be hosting the above events in January and look forward to seeing many of you there!

Included each month at the Paper Pumpkin Class, I will create an alternative way (or two) to use your kit in addition to the guidelines you receive in your kit.  This is my gift to you for being a member of my Paper Pumpkin Club!

Enjoy your day and I hope to hear from you soon -- Brenda

Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects Class Schedule

Hi everyone!  Don't you just love receiving your Pumpkin Paper kit every month and creating the cards and/or projects?  Have you ever wondered, "what can I do with the extra bits and pieces that are left over?"

Now you can find out what others are doing with their "bits and pieces".  Come to my monthly Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects Class and find out what else you can do with your Paper Pumpkin.

Class Schedule:

Classes are to be held at my home.

Jan 25, 2020 -- 10:00 a.m.
Feb 22, 2020 -- 10:00 a.m.
Mar 28, 2020 -- 10:00 a.m.

Bring your Paper Pumpkin Kit and glue with you and discover what we will be creating!

Not sure what Paper Pumpkin is?  Check out the flyer below and it will tell you all about it.  Follow the link provided to sign up.  Be sure to include my name and my Demonstrator Number.

NOTE:  You will need to join Paper Pumpkin before the 10th of each month to be able to receive your kit in time to bring it to the class.  I will be demonstrating ways you can use your Paper Pumpkin kit, especially the bits and pieces you may have left over.  This is free and my gift to you.

Click on this link to join:  Paper Pumpkin

See you soon -- Brenda

Hey, What is That?

Have you ever seen something; a card, a scrapbook page, a tag, a 3-D project, and wondered how it was done? I have, let me tell you.  And, I have been researching some of the "I wonder how that was done" items I am interested in and want to share what I found with you.

Here is a short list of acronyms/words you may have run across and wondered what they mean.  I will be adding to this as time goes on and if you have one/some you would like to know more about, I'll try my best to figure it out for you.

Stampin'Up! -- A great company (in my opinion) that offers a whole line of coordinating products to help you in your paper crafting adventures.  Ink, markers, card stock, designer series paper (fabulous designs), stamps, embossing folders, dies, envelopes, kits and accessories are many of the items you will find in their annual catalog.  (Click on the image shown to the left and you can peruse the entire selection!)

Paper Pumpkin - This is a product offered by Stampin'Up!  Each month a new Paper Pumpkin Kit is offered for purchase by Stampin'Up! through their Independent Demonstrators.  One month it may be cards, another month it may be bags or tags -- each month is a wonderful surprise.  {Currently the cost is $22/month -- including postage.  There is a pre-paid option, too.  If you are interested, you can ask your demonstrator (or me) for more information.}

CASE - Copy And Save Everything.  Have you see a card you absolutely love?  We all have.  Please feel free to copy it or adjust it to your visions and be sure to acknowledge the original creator in your posts.  All of us enjoy knowing others love what we have created!

Stamp-A-Stack - This is a "class" offered by Stampin'Up! Demonstrators which you can attend and make several cards at one time.  The number of cards and the cost of the class depends on the Demonstrator and what he/she is offering.

PP - Paper Pumpkin (see above)

PPAP - Paper Pumpkin Alternative Projects Class.  Many Demonstrators offer this class for their Paper Pumpkin customers to demonstrate how you can take the product found in a Paper Pumpkin Kit and create other things.  A great way to use up those left-over bits and pieces you have left every month.

Stamp Camp - This can mean different things to different Demonstrators, but it is basically a class a Demonstrator holds for her customers to come over and create a set of cards/3-D items (usually once a month.

Stamp Club - This is a group of ladies (and gents) that agree to participate (usually 6) for a pre-arranged period of time.  Each month each participant pays a set fee (usually $25/month).  Each month one of the participants is chosen to be the "host" or "hostess" (usually at the first meeting of the pre-arranged period of time the host/hostess for each month is determined).  At the Club meeting you will usually make a project or two and place an order for stamping products of at least $25 (including packing and shipping fees and tax).  The "host" or "hostess" will earn free products based on the sales that month.

Note:  The $25 order is the cost of the Club Fee each month, not in addition to the monthly fee.

Workshops -- A customer will have her Demonstrator come over to conduct a Workshop -- showing a group of his/her friends stamping projects and explaining how to create beautiful them with stamps.  Usually the attendees will purchase items they are interested in and the sales are totaled up and the Hostess will earn free product based on the sales.  It is a great way for a group of friends to get together, have fun and learn about new stamps, products and techniques.

Let's face it, none of us can normally afford to buy everything we want at one time; so with this thought in mind, we have created several clubs that you might be interested in signing up for at one time or another.

Marker Club - Stampin'Up! offers four basic color collections (ten markers each) as well as two sets of In-Colors (the In-Colors are available for only two years at a time and will be replaced, one set each year).  In-Colors include five markers for each group for a total of ten markers). To be able to purchase all the markers offered would cost approximately $150 plus shipping and handling and tax.  To make purchasing the markers more affordable, a Demonstrator will offer a Marker Club where five customers agree to participate for five months and pay $30/month, plus shipping and handling and tax.  At the end of five months, each participant will have all the markers.  (As an example:  Each participant chooses the order they get to choose; i.e., 1 through 5.  The first month Participant "1" would receive the Neutrals Color Collection, Participant "2" would receive the Brights Color Collection, Participant "3" would receive the Subtles Color Collection, Participant "4" would receive the Regals Color Collection and Participant "5" would receive both In-Color Collections.  In addition, the first month Participant "1" would receive the marker case that holds all the markers, month two Participant "2" would receive the marker case, etc.  At the end of the Club, each participant will have all 60 markers and the case.
Be sure to check with your Demonstrator on her club rules.

Stamp Pad Club - Again, Stampin'Up! offers stamp pads in all 60 colors.  Ask your Demonstrator if he/she offers a Stamp Pad Club.  They will give you the details of how they run their club.

Paper Share - Stampin'Up! offers numerous Designer Series Papers each catalog.  Not everyone wants a full package of each set, but would love to have a "little" of everything.  Many Demonstrators offer what is called a paper share -- instead of buying a full package of 12"x12" paper for each paper collection, you will receive 6"x6" samples of all Designer Series Paper offered.  Your Demonstrator will provide you the details of their "share" and the cost.

Stampin' Blends Club -- Stampin'Up! offers these markers which allow you to blend your colors.  Find out all about them on Page 179 of the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  As your Demonstrator if he/she offers a club where you can purchase all the "Blends".

Paper Pumpkin

Join Paper Pumpkin today and begin having fun.  

Be sure to sign up by the 10th of the month to get the current month box of creativity.

A MONTHLY CRAFTING SUBSCRIPTION

WHAT'S INSIDE?

With a monthly Paper Pumpkin craft subscription box, you'll save time and money . . . and eventually build a collection of versatile Stampin’ Up! crafting supplies.

Get Creative each Month

Your first kit comes with a FREE, clear stamping block. The box you receive each month contains all the materials you need to craft with ease, from adhesive to precut paper. All you need to do is follow the crafting instructions and assemble the pieces to create a Stampin' Up! card or project. Feel free to let your creativity flow and personalize your Paper Pumpkin craft!

Add to Your Personal Supply of Crafting Materials

Our CRAFT subscription box also doubles as a STAMP subscription box. Every month, as part of your subscription, you'll receive a unique, decorative stamp set and at least one ink spot. Our stamp sets are ideal for all types of crafting projects. Plus, we don't repeat an ink color in a 12-month period, so you'll quickly collect a variety of reusable stamps and ink spots.

You’ll Love Your Monthly Crafting Experience

We know you’ll find something to love about crafting with Paper Pumpkin. You no longer have to wonder about what to make or how to make it. We have everything prepared for you. And every kit is guaranteed.

Alternate Paper Pumpkin Ideas

While I, and everyone I know, love the Paper Pumpkin Kits that Stampin'Up! creates for us each month, we also put our creative juices to use and create alternative cards and gifts.


My sister, Jackie, really had her creative juices flowing this month.  As soon as she received her kit she started making these great cards.

As she was perusing Pinterest, she found a gift box that intrigued her so much she decided to make one of her own.  I did not obtain the name of the person that originally created the box, but she posted great instructions and Jackie CASE'd it beautifully.

I love all her alternative creations and will be working on some of my own over the next couple of days.


Enjoy Thanksgiving and be sure to come back soon.  I am going to be making Christmas cards and will be sharing them with you.


Take care and God Bless You.

Paper Pumpkin -- November 2019

Stampin' Up! outdid themselves with their Paper Pumpkin Kit this month.  It coordinates with the cards we made last month.  Love these tags.


Here is the box -- love how they sent a seasonal box.

The picture below shows all the different pieces bits and pieces contained in the kit.  Enough supplies were provided to make 24 tags, six each of four designs. Not only do you receive all the bits and pieces to make the projects, but Stampin'Up! also provides glue dots and stampin' dimensionals to put everything together.  All you need is adhesive!

I completed two sets of tags that I will be sending to my two sister-in-laws next week.  Here is a picture of the completed tags.

These tags are cute and were fun to put together. 


Check out everything there is to know about Paper Pumpkin Kits on Stampin'Up!'s web site at stampinup.com.

Thanksgiving

Is a time for family, good fun and enjoying the company of friends and family.  This year it is also on my Father-in-Law's birthday.  We lost Dad many years ago, but we think of him often.  Thanksgiving is not the same without him.


I made the following card for my two sister-in-laws, Elle and Candi, my best friend of ??? many years (we don't acknowledge how long we have known each other because that would disclose how old we really are, lol), and our good friends Johnny and Gloria.  Hope you enjoy it.  I displayed the front and the inside.  Love that turkey!

My best friend and her twin sister are on a cruise that took them from San Diego around Hawaii, back to San Diego and now they are visiting several ports in Mexico before they head back to San Diego and then fly home.  While they were in Honolulu she sent me the beautiful card below for Thanksgiving.

I liked this card so much that I decided to CASE it (Copy and Stamp Everything).  I put my twist on her creation.  Let me know what you think.

I just had to include the turkey.  I sent this card to my daughter and son-in-law as well as my two granddaughters.


What are your plans for Thanksgiving?  Are you celebrating at home with family and friends or going out to a local restaurant?  Me?  We have not decided yet, but we will have fun no matter what we decide.


Have a great Thanksgiving and bless all of you.

Sorry for the long absence

Welcome back.  I have been away from my blog for longer than I planned.  My husband and I had a few things we needed to take care of and they took a lot longer than I previously thought they would, but they are done and life goes.  THEN, out of nowhere I woke up one morning with vertigo. I have never had that before and hope I do not ever have it again.  I could not get my balance and staggered like I was drunk, lunging into walls and furniture.  My head would spin even if I was sitting or laying down and not doing anything.  At times I felt like I was in a fog and not quite there. WEIRD, is all I can say.  This lasted for four days.  I am happy to say that I am back to normal (not sure if that is good or bad, but we will go with good).


Have a great day and take care.

Scrapbooking Made Easy

Scrapbooking Made Easy

Scrapbook 101 - What do I do? How do I do it? Where do I go to get inspiration?

Scrapbooking is a lot of fun and can be challenging.  I've put together a short synopsis of what a scrapbook page should/could have.  Remember, you are recording your memories and moments of fun, joy and remembrance.  There really is not any set rules.

1.  Most scrapbook pages start out with title bar/header.  As an alternative you can use a side bar.  What is the difference?  The first photograph is a 6" x 6" scrapbook page with a title bar and the second photograph is a 6" x 6" scrapbook page with a side bar.  They both contain the same thing (a short description of what you are scrapbooking),in a different format.


These scrapbook pages are for a wedding display.  Do you take this man (woman) for your wife (husband)...

I prefer to double mat, but that does not mean that you need to double mat everything.  What does double mat mean?  Let's look at the following scrapbook page.  The scrapbook page shows how you can portray the title. The bottom title is not matted, the second one is shown with a single mat and the first one is shown as double matted.  It is your preference.  You might not mat one scrapbook page or use a single mat, while on another scrapbook page you may prefer to use a double mat.  It is YOUR scrapbook and should reflect your personality.

2.  Photo Mats/Photo Corners. This is exactly as it says -- you are attaching your photo to a mat or adding photo corners to your picture.  You can use a single mat or a double mat.  Again, it is what you prefer.  In some instances you may not want to use a mat at all.

This scrapbook page shows a variety of techniques.  First, is the photo mat in Night of Navy.  A photo corner is displayed in the upper right corner of the photo mat. Along the bottom of the page is a journaling block (single mat) showing the date, time and where the wedding took place.

3.  Journaling Box.  Yep, you guessed it.  This is an area where you can express your thoughts.  It can be any shape or form that you want.  I have seen scrapbook pages for newborns where the scrapbooker has used a baby bottle cutout to journal on.  Others have used squares or rectangles, circles, balloons -- let your imagination roam free!  (see above scrapbook page for journaling box)

4.  Borders.  Use these for visual interest.  It can be related to theme of the scrapbook page, or color coordinate with the page.  Again, no set rules.  Add where and when you want to spice up the page.

Borders can be fun, like the tea pots shown above.  For a little boy you could use a row of dinosaurs, for a little girl you could use a row of ballet dancers.  The ideas are limitless.

5.  Photos.  Choose the photo/photos you want displayed on your page, you may even want to do a two-page layout to include more photos or more journaling.  Especially if the phots are large. 

6.  Page Accents.  This can be anything -- stickers, die cuts, stamping, buttons, brads, eyelets, ribbons, flowers, pockets (to hide or showcase something, such as a lock of your baby's hair).  These are added to enhance your page.  Be sure to not "over do".  Too many accents can detract.  Lay out your page, step back and take a look.  Maybe even have a sister, mother or friend look at it if you are not sure.  Be creative!

I've used the same scrapbook page to show a page accent, the heart in the upper left corner of the photo mat.  The sentiment in the heart answers the question "Do you take …" and the answer is "I Do".


Please leave me a comment and let me know if you feel this post has been helpful.  Have a great day and come back soon.


BE SURE to check out my Page, Scrapbook Ideas and Themes at the top of my blog.

Welcome

Welcome to my blog.

I have not been able to blog for over a year, BUT, I am back.  I have missed creating and sharing my ideas and I am eager to start sharing with you again.

My vision for this blog is to share the latest and most up-to-date information in the paper crafting industry.  Don't hold me to knowing everything, but I will endeavor to do my best. 

I will be offering in-person and on-line classes throughout the year and will post them well in advance so you will know what is "coming up" for the next quarter.

In addition, I will be hosting games, doing surveys, offering blog candy and other surprises.  Be sure to come back often to see what is going on and jump in on the fun and activities!

Brenda

Halloween

H a L l O w E e N

IS

COMING

I looked up on the internet "How did Halloween start" and found the following information:

* Halloween has its roots in the ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, which WAS celebrated on the night of October 31st. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, believed that the dead returned to earth on the Samhain.

* Halloween is the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallows' Day (also known as All Saints' or Hallowmas) on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November, thus giving the holiday on 31 October the full name of All Hallows' Eve (meaning the evening before All Hallows' Day.

* Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of Hallows' Even or Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in several countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observation of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

   Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-laterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divinatin games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stores, as well as watching horror films. …

   The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin.  The word "Hallowe'en" means "Saints' evening". It comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows' Eve.

The above information barely scratches the surface of the wealth of information found on the internet.
AND, do not forget all the symbols representing Halloween:  jack-o'-laterns, witches, skeletons, ghosts, cobwebs, black cats and headstones to name a few.

Enjoy the 31st of October!

It's BEGINNING to look a lot like CHRISTMAS

I wanted to post these new Paper Pumpkin Alternative (from Stampin'Up!) cards right after I finished them, but life got in the way.  BUT, here they are.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them.


My best friend (and upline from Stampin'Up!) added gems to her card and I CASE'd her idea and added the moose.


Card Number 1 -- It's Beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS

I CASE'd (copy and save everything) the idea of adding rhinestones to help spruce up this card.  Everything used is from the October Paper Pumpkin Kit except for the colored rhinestones.  I found those in my stash to add some sparkle.


Card Number 2 -- Merry Moose

The moose from the Merry Moose Stamp Set (Stampin'Up!'s 2019 Holiday Catalog) has been calling to me ever since I saw him earlier this year.  I couldn't resist using him on one of these cards.  Everything you see is from Stampin'Up!  I used red rhinestones leftover from a year or so ago and added one yellow rhinestone (from my stash) at the top of the tree.  I just love this moose and can imagine he will be used on more than Christmas cards!


Card Number 3 -- Is that Santa?

I pulled out several of my retired Stampin'Up! stamp sets to complete this card.  Santa and his reindeer came from one stamp set, the deer came from another and the greeting is vintage Stampin'Up!  This greeting came with one of the first stamp sets I purchased from Stampin'Up! as a new Demonstrator (can you say over fifteen years ago).  It is classic and I go to it more than I realize. The gift packages are from the Merry Moose stamp set used above.


Enjoy your day and look forward to seeing you again soon!  Brenda

Alternate Cards/Projects for Stampin' Up!'s October Paper Pumpkin Kit

Alternate Christmas Card

My first thought was where is the wild life?  Soooo, I pulled out Nature's Beauty and stamped the deer, cut it out and added it to the card.  Viola! A whole new look.  Come back tomorrow to see what else I come up with.

Please remember everything used on this card is from Stampin'Up!

See you tomorrow!

Stampin' Up!'s October Paper Pumpkin

Paper Pumpkin

Cards for the upcoming Holiday Season

I received my October Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up! and loved, loved it!  The kit contains a stamp set, a small Night of Navy stamp pad, glue dots and everything you need to make 10 cards.  Below are the two cards you can make with the kit.

The only difference is the greeting and placement of the cardinals.  In addition to making the cards/projects that Stampin' Up! provides the directions for, alternate cards/projects can be made.

Come back tomorrow to see my Alternate cards/projects.

Stampin' Up!'s September Paper Pumpkin Kit

PAPER PUMPKIN

Stampin' Up! offers a Paper Pumpkin kit each month. The kit costs $22/month and contains everything you need to make the project of the month.  For September is was small treat boxes that were absolutely adorable.  Unfortunately, I forgot to order my kit in time to have one delivered to me, but my sister received hers and loaned me the stamp set.

As you can guess, the kit was for Halloween.  The stamp set is really cute and contains two different skeleton images and sentiments.

I was browsing around on Pinterest looking for inspiration and found the following card.  I love to give recognition to the creator of the card, but I forgot to save the image and when I went back to get the creator's information I could not find the card again.  I want to thank the individual that created this card, I loved it and I hope you do to.

Everything used to create the card is from Stampin' Up!.

The card base is Basic Black card stock and measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", folded in half at 4-1/4".  The first layer is Whisper White card stock cut at 5-1/4" x 4". Basic Black card stock is used for the second layer and is cut at 5" x 3-3/4".  I took a half sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and stamped skeletons all over it.  I then cut it down to 4-3/4" x 1-3/4" . Each layer is attach to each other using Snail Adhesive.  To finish the card, I stamped the greeting in Basic Black ink on Whisper White card stock and cut out with a matching die. I cut out a slighter larger image than the greeting with Basic Black card stock using the next larger die and attached both to the filigree frame I cut out using Blackberry Bliss card stock.  

This card is going out to my sister-in-laws and friends today.  

Enjoy the card, and again THANKS to the individual that created the original card.

Halloween Card

My best friend and her twin sister and I live across the country from each other and we keep in touch by sending cards we create to each other.

The following card was made using current card stock from Stampin' Up! and a new stamp set from Stampin' Up!'s 2019 Holiday Catalog -- Spooktacular Bash and the matching dies.  I did add a small piece of last year's Designer Series Paper under Dracula.  I add a strip of 1/4" orange and 1/8" black ribbon to finish the card.

My best friend should be receiving her card tomorrow.  Sure hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

Halloween

Halloween is right around the corner and I have been busy creating Halloween Cards for friends and family.

I made the following cards for my Granddaughters and they should have received them about now.  I used a pack of Halloween Designer Paper I purchased from Michael's a year or two ago.  I used card stock from Stampin' Up! for the base card and layers. Images are from the paper pack.

I made this card for my oldest granddaughter; and,

 

this card from my youngest granddaughter.

The last card I created was for my wonderful daughter and son-in-law.

I hope you have enjoyed these cards as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Let me know your thoughts and I'll be seeing you again soon.

Hi Everyone

I am in the process of re-inventing my blog after a lengthy time away.  Please be sure to come back starting in November to see what is happening.  I am looking forward to seeing and hearing from you soon.

Brenda