Happy Scenes!

This is one of my favorite sets from the new Holiday Mini Catalog, Happy Scenes.  The cute Hearth & Home Thinlit Die is just perfect for all of the holidays.  This card showcases Halloween, but without the Boo! and the spider, it turns into a Thanksgiving card!

This card uses the same stamp as the above card, only it also includes the tree!  And the very popular Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder creates a beautiful background.  A strip of White Glitter Ribbon sparkles it up a bit!

This gorgeous card uses the beautiful tree scene from the Happy Scenes stamp set, along with the Heart & Home Thinlits Die.  The Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and a wide strip of Silver Glimmer Paper add some beautiful texture to the background.

A Halloween Treat Holder!

This cute new Pillow Box thinlit die makes a great Halloween Treat Holder!

This little Owl is from the Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set and is punched out with the matching Boo to You Framelits Die.  I love how a little bit of a Spider Web Doily peeks out from under him!  The DSP is the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper.

The little guy's eyes are made out of Silver Glimmer paper and a Pearl Jewel colored with black marker.  A thin strip of Black Glimmer paper finishes this Treat holder off!

Happy Halloween!

Howl-o-ween Treat! (and a bit of Christmas, too!)

This set of cute cards uses the Howl-o-ween Stamp Set, as well as some fun accessories found in the new Holiday Mini Catalog.

This spooky card has the sentiment embossed on some Vellum Paper and cut out by hand to give it a kind of "floating" look.  The skeleton is also embossed with Basic Black Embossing Powder.  Black Glimmer Paper adds a few highlights!  I just love the look of those Spider Web Doilies on top of the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper.  The cute bow comes from the Handpicked Framelits set!

This is one of my favorites!  The Boo! comes from the Boo to You Framelits Dies set and the spiders are embossed with Gold Embossing Powder on some White Vellum paper.  The Boo! is cut out twice; once from Gold Foil paper and again from White Vellum paper, to give a shadow effect.  The Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper stands out with a bit of Tangelo Twist paper behind it.  Wouldn't this make a cute candy bar wrapper?

This is the very creatively Christmas version of this stamp set.  Our cute little owl transforms into Santa Penguin!  The Witch's hat becomes a Santa hat and the scary skeleton head turns into Santa's sack!  How cute is that?

The snowy background is created with a couple of strips of torn Whisper White cardstock and the background is Smoky Slate card stock embossed with the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The raised dots are highlighted with a touch of the White uni-ball Signo Gel Pen.  Merry Christmas!

Haunt Ya Later!

This set is one of the cutest in the new Holiday Catalog.  I love Halloween and these cute kids really take the cake!

I just love this cute little witch.  She is colored with Stampin' Markers and stands in front of one of the spooky Spider Web Doilies...one of my favorite accents from the new catalog!  A strip of stars is punched using the Confetti Stars Border Punch at the top and some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper shows through underneath.  A small piece of Whisper White Organza Ribbon has been dyed by gently rubbing it across the Cucumber Crush Classic Ink Pad.

This is my favorite card from this set.  This cute little vampire is colored with Stampin' Markers and hangs in front of a piece of White Vellum that has been embossed with that pretty Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The orange moon peeks out from behind a Spider Web Doily.  A strip of Whisper White Organza Ribbon that has been dyed with Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink finishes the look.

This gorgeous card uses a piece of the beautiful Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper which has been dyed using Tangelo Twist Classic Ink and Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink along with the Aqua Painter.  What a pretty technique!

The Whisper White Organza Ribbon has been dyed with Tangelo Twist Classic Ink.  A pretty Spider Web Doily adds to the kitty's spooky background.

In all of these cards, the characters and sentiments are stamped with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed by using Black or White Embossing Powder.  They are then cut out and placed on the card using Stampin' Dimensionals to make them stand out.  Happy Halloween!

Witches' Night!

Today, I'm going to share a few more spooky Halloween cards.  This is a very cute set, which can be fun or scary, depending on how you accessorize it.

I love the colors on this card and the little bats flying up from the spooky sign.  A touch of Black Glimmer paper adds a cool highlight!

Here's another one that uses that cute Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, as well as a strip of Black Glimmer paper.  This one's a bit spookier!

Here's the scary version of this set!  Rich Razzleberry is sponged over the spider webs and Old Olive gives the raven a spooky look!  A strip of Rich Razzleberry, embossed with the Chevron Embossing Folder adds a nice touch, along with a soft highlighting of gold ink daubed here and there.

The really neat thing about this whole set is that you don't have to cut the signs out...there's a Framelit set for them...the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies.  Happy Halloween!

Sparkly Seasons!

Today I'm going to share another set of cute cards from the new Holiday Catalog.  This set is called Sparkly Seasons and can be used all year round!

Isn't this just adorable?  I love the scary background Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The Happy Haunting Washi Tape looks great behind the Seasonal Frames Thinlit die (Spooky!).

Here's a card that can be used for Christmas or Birthday.  The Ballerina twirls prettily on the Silver embossed base.  A touch of Dazzling Details adds sparkle to her tutu and a Rhinestone completes the look.

Here is the Winter version of this set!  The cute snowman is colored with Stampin' Markers and Dazzling Details.  I love the snowy background of the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The Seasonal Frames Thinlit "snow" die cut is punched out of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.  A strip of Season of Cheer Washi Tape finishes it off!

I love seeing how one stamp set can be used to create so many different looks!

A new Holiday Catalog...and a new Swap!

So the new Stampin' Up Holiday Mini Catalog is out.  But it's not mini...it's huge!  And it's full of so many wonderful things this time that our group had to have a huge swap to try out all of the new goodies.  So we each made 90 cards!  And swapped them with each other.  :)

Here is the first set of cards I'm going to share.  These cards are from the Among the Branches stamp set.

This cute Halloween card uses the new Woodland Embossing Folder and the Spider Web Doilies...one of my favorites!  A little Black Glimmer paper adds some sparkle!

This stamp set is so versatile, you can use it for all three Fall/Winter holidays!   This card has one of the Into the Woods wooden embellishments and also uses the new Razzleberry ribbon.  Some Gold Glimmer paper finishes it off!

I love this pretty Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper.  Santa Claus adds such a sweet old-fashioned feel to these cards.  This card also uses the new Softly Falling Embossing Folder, which gives the look of a light snowfall in the background.  A circle of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper adds some sparkle behind the 'ornament.'

I hope you've enjoyed this set of cards.  I plan to post more of the great cards I received in this swap in the coming weeks.  Happy Stamping!

My first Video! Stampin' Up Haul from the new Holiday Catalog!

Here it is!  My very first youtube video!



I'm so excited...I finally got the link to work!  I hope you enjoy all of my new goodies.  :)

Halloween Circle Thinlit Card

Here is my first card I made with my new Circle Thinlit Die!  It was so quick, I was amazed.

I used the new Witches Brew DSP, with Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  I stamped with Black Stazon, which gave me a crisp look, then sponged the edges of the scallop punched piece with pumpkin pie.  The little strip of DSP on the edge was cut with the Adorning Accents Edgelits.

Here is the inside.

The stamp set I used is the new Best of Halloween set that just came out for August.  Lots of fun stamps in that one.

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Jack of All Trades

Here is another cute Pumpkin card using the Jack of All Trades stamp set.  Isn't he just adorable?

I got him in a swap from Susan Jensen .  This card also uses the Cobweb Embossing Folder in the background and Susan added a glitter brad to his witchy hat just for fun.  His little 'hair' tendrils are made using one of the stamps as well.  The pumpkin and his face are two stamps, making it easy to use just the face you like.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Googly Owl

Halloween is such a fun time of year.  I love Fall, with the pretty leaves and crisp breeze.  But before I can show you my Thanksgiving cards,  I have an adorable card to share.  I received this one in a swap from Angie Sherman.  I just love the way she added wiggly eyes to her punched Owl Punch owl.  Shading with a sponge adds depth to his Oval Punch pumpkin costume, as well as the Spider Web Embossing Folder background.  I am so excited, I just got the Owl Punch and I can't wait to use it!

Happy early Halloween, everyone!

Halloween is on it's way!

Only a few days left to start on your Halloween cards, so here's a cute one for you.

This one came to me from Cindy Frey in a Halloween card swap...I just love the "shiny" look that the clear embossing powder gives the Haunted House...so spooky and fun!

Oh, I almost forgot, Flossie just did not care for that picture I posted of her a couple of days ago, so I took another one of her "holding" a swap giftie I received from our swap hostess, Michelle Kuhn.  It had some chocolate in it which sadly did not appeal to Flossie.  She would have preferred a nice fat mousie instead.  :)

Halloween Witches and a Black Cat

Here's a cute card I received in a swap.  Isn't this such a creative way to use this stamp set?  (Wicked Cool). 

And since we're talking about witches (we were, weren't we?), I thought I'd share a picture of one of our kitties...just because she's so cute!

She's basking in the sun in this picture, thus the 'happy dazed' look, lol.  Her name is Flossie and she loves to purr.  :)

Happy Friday!

Halloween Cobwebs

Today I have a fun Halloween card that I made for a swap.  I just love the Spider Web Embossing Folder!  I used Concord Crush for the background and sponging and Pumpkin Pie and Lucky Limeade for the base.  I sponged around my 'spider' in Lucky Limeade as well.

I used just one strand of Baker's Twine for my 'web.'  Happy Halloween!

A Lil' Halloween Gal

Well, I guess this is the start of Fall.  I've been hanging on to Spring and the last bits of warm sun by posting Summer cards, but I'm afraid it's a losing battle, lol.  Today is crisp and misty.  That's OK, though, because it means I can start planning for the Fall holidays.

Here is an adorable card made by a fellow swapper that uses a stamp set I just love...Greeting Card Kids.  Isn't she adorable? 

Now that I've admitted it's Fall, I'm started to get excited about it!  I can't wait to go to the Pumpkin Patch like we do every year and pick out our pumpkins.  Speaking of pumpkins, I can almost taste my homemade pumpkin pie...

Happy Halloween in August!

Here is the card I made for the Holiday Mini Catalog Swap (this new catty comes out tomorrow!).  I used the Halloween stamp from the Festive & Fun stamp set.

I love these colors...I used Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder (purple), and Calypso Coral.  Isn't that new Ruffled Ribbon cute?  I embossed the background with the Spiderweb Embossing Folder and used markers to color in the saying.  Fun and easy!