October 31, 2025

Whimsy Stamps - Monsters Close

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate.  And on that note, I have a gruesome in a funny kinda way Halloween slimline card to share using products from Whimsy Stamps(WS).  


The Slimline Hourglass component were die cut from black cardstock and X-Press It paper.  The “funnel”-shape cutout was coloured with R17/29/39 Copic Sketch markers (CM) after the bloody meal he just had. 😝   Copic Sketch markers C0/2 were used to define the hourglass glass thickness.  The vampire from Monsters Close Ups was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It paper and coloured with CM R14/27 for the eyes and C00/0/1/2/3 for shading.  Partial die cut him out with the hourglass die him out with the hourglass die. 


The splatters of blood on the bottom part of the hourglass was stencilled in by ink blending Lumberjack Plaid DI through a Puddles stencil, then fussy cut out.  Added highlights to the spldroplets with a white gel pen.  For the background, Lumberjack Plaid and Black Soot distress inks (DI) were ink smooshed onto mixed media paper first followed by ink blending Black Soot DI around the edges.  For some texture, splattered with diluted black gouache paint.  


Die cut the Batty bats from and black and Yummy from X-Press It papers.  White heat embossed “mwahahaha” on the hourglass bottom end piece then assembling the card onto a white 3.5x8.5-inch card base to finish.


WS products used for my card are linked below.  Please note affiliate links are used in this post, so if you click on them and make a purchase, I will receive a small compensation at no extra cost to you!  Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for stopping by.






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October 19, 2025

CASE Me A Christmas Card 2025

Hello there.  I’m excited to be back as a guest for Michelle Lupton’s CASE Me A Christmas Card 2025 series.  A big change this year.  There are 10 hops in October - two on YouTube (YT) and eight on Instagram (IG) - where hop participants will CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) cards from fellow crafters. 


Today I’m in IG Hop 7 with this card. To see the card I CASEd and hop along, head on over to my IG post HERE.


This year, anyone can join in the fun with your own CASEd card and be eligible for a prize from one of the many generous sponsor!  Don’t miss out and be sure to check it out.  Thank you for stopping by. 
  





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October 11, 2025

Spellbinders - More Bibi’s Musical Notes

Hello everyone.  I’m back to share more cards featuring the Bibi’s Musical Notes collection by Bibi Cameron from Spellbinders (SB).  First up is a pink Christmas card in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month. 


The snow-woman from North Pole Sentiments was in my stash.  The sentiment, also from North Pole Sentiments, was die cut from X-Press It paper and coloured with a RV55 Copic Sketch marker. 


For the background, a snowy slope was fussy cut from white cardstock then flipped over to be used as a mask on a light pink panel before ink blending Picked Raspberry distress ink.  Glued the snow-woman to the scene then splattered with white gouache paint.  The music notes and stave were die cut from gold foil paper.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.


My second card is a birthday card.  


The Musical Notes 3D embossing folder.was used to dry emboss a piece of Bristol paper.  Brown ink left on a blending tool was then lightly applied to the raised music notes.  


Die cut the Mini Musical Instruments from gold foil, Kraft and chocolate paper.  Added dimension to the violin by ink blending chocolate dye ink to it.  Die cut a few music notes from black cards rock.  Assembled the card onto a white card base then finished with a gold foiled sentiment in my stash from the Birthday Sentiments sẻt (currently on sale at 50% off). 


Here’s the trio (the piano easel card is in this previous post)


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October 08, 2025

Simon Says Stamp - Sugar and Spice

Hello everyone.  The new Sugar and Spice release from Simon Says Stamp (SSS) is available now in their shop. 


Featuring the Christmas Cats stamp set, here’s my card


I wanted to use all the cat images, so stamping with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and masking with NoFuss masking sheets were used to create this punny cat tree Christmas card.  Coloured the images with Copic Sketch markers and framed using arch dies.  The sentiment was heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder and clear shimmer was added to the star for some sparkle to finish.  


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Spellbinders - Bibi’s Musical Notes

Hello there.  I have a fun and simple piano easel card to share today featuring the Bibi’s Musical Notes collection by Bibi Cameron released last month from Spellbinders (SB).  


The idea came from this Splitcoaststampers Grand Piano.  Modified the instructions to accommodate the smaller size piano keys.  Instead of printing out the piano shape, the Stylish Oval dies was used to trace and manually create the piano shape from a 3-1/ 2” x 4-1/4” piece of Bristol paper. 


To prop up the easel, the microphone base was die cut from black five times and stacked for dimension.  Then it was cut down/shortened to fit/hide behind the piano flap when closed.  Pressed the Butterfly Bouquet letterpress plate onto Bristol paper then fussy cut out.  Assembled onto a black 4-1/4”x5” panel and mounted onto a white card base.  Added the black die cut Treble Clef to finish.  Will add an appropriate sentiment when it gets used.  


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Time Out - #298 Choose 2 (Music & Monochrome)




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