Simon Says Stamp - Sending Cheer: Holiday

Hello there.  I have a Christmas card this time from the SENDING CHEER release at Simon Says Stamp (SSS).  

My card features the Cozy Snowmen embossing folder (EF) with the Holiday Wishes die set.  I don't have them, but there are coordinating dies and stencils with the EF as well.

Using a rubber brayer, the flat side of the EF was inked with Tumbled Glass distress ink (DI) before inserting Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper to emboss it.  The resulting coloured background provided helpful contrast when colouring without the stencils.  

Used Copic Sketch markers and Polycromos pencils to colour the embossed snowmen panel. The eyes were dotted with an extra fine black pen.  The sentiment was die cut from silver foil paper and its shadow from white.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish. 

For more inspirations from this release, check out the Sending Cheer gallery HERE.

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Challenges:

Peace on Earth - #121 AG Christmas   

Addicted to Stamps and More - #527 Christmas    

Can You Handle The Pressure - AG Embossing Folder with twist of Birthday  

Whimsy Stamps - Happy Falloween

Hello everyone.  I'm back today to share a falloween (fall + halloween) card 😉 made with a mix of stamps and dies from Whimsy Stamps (WS).  The Inkspirational photo prompt was what inspired this A6 (4.5"x6.25") size card. 

The smallest Pierced and Stitched Circle was used to die cut from Neenah Solar White and a couple gingham patterns from the Mix and Match Neutrals paper pack.  Ink blended Black Soot distress ink around the circle edges then either stamped images or added die cuts on them.  Colouring was done with Copic Sketch markers. 

stamps used:

Halloween Postage - spiderweb, candy corn, cat 

Halloween Night - bat 

Autumn Vibes - acorns 

Sheets and Giggles - ghost 

dies used:

Build-a-Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin, maple leaf 

Build-a-Fairy Garden - mushrooms 

Die cut the Happy Halloween sentiment from black cardstock.  Die cut the "E" again then fussy cut it into an "F".  Cut off the "H" from Halloween then assembled the card onto a Kraft panel mounted on a white card base.  Added highlights with a white gelly roll pen to finish. 

WS products used are linked below.  Please note compensated affiliate product links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them. Your support is much appreciated.  Thank you for stopping by. 

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Challenges:

Inkspirational - #377 Visual Prompt: Fall and Halloween 

Time Out - #323 Choose Two (circle, gingham) 

Cookie Challenge - #221 October: Come On Get Spooky 

Crafty Calendar - October: Autumn/Halloween 

Halloween Crafts All Year Round - #1 AG Halloween  

Simon Says Stamp - Sending Cheer

Hello there.  The new SENDING CHEER release from Simon Says Stamp (SSS) is live!  It is packed  with products for your fall and/or winter crafting. 

Since it's Fall, I'm sharing a simple fall card today featuring the Acorn Silhouette die.  

When I see silhouette, I tend to keep the silhouette solid (usually black) against a colourful background.  But this time, I switched it up and coloured the silhouette instead. 

I wasn't sure about the design, but I knew I wanted to create a spray arrangement.  Started by die cutting a whole bunch of the silhouette from mixed media paper then proceeded to ink blend them with Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Shabby Shutters, Antique Line, Gathered Twigs, Vintage Photo and Black Soot distress inks (DI).  For texture, they were spritz with water and blot with a paper towel. 

Now, I thought I had used all the diecuts on my card (pictured above), but then found an extra one hidden under some scraps.  Didn't want it to go to waste, so added it to the arrangement to make it fuller (pictured below). 

The Paper Cut Word Mix 1 Thanks sentiment and its shadow were die cut from white next.  The sentiment was then ombré ink blended with Lumberjack Plaid DI.  The panel was splattered with diluted black gouache paint before adding the sentiment on top to finish. 

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Challenges:

The Four Seasons - October AG Fall 

Try It On Tuesday - Autumn's Beauty 

A Cut Above - AG Dies 

Cut It Up - #366 More Than One Diecut 

Whimsy Stamps - Wicked Witches and "Wick"ed Candles

Hello there.  Spooky season continues and I have another fun Halloween scene card to share made with more spooktacular Halloween products from Whimsy Stamps (WS).  The wicked witches are circling the "wick"ed candles is the scene I've created. 

Started by stamping the candelabra and candles from Candle Creeps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on XPress It paper.  Masked them with their NoFuss masks then masked off the wall.  Stamped the Farmhouse Shiplap Background next for the floor.  Moved the wall mask down to cover the floor, then ink blended Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot distress ink (DI) for the wall.  For a bit of fun texture, stencilled the Honeycomb Drips with leftover Mowed Lawn DI remaining on the blending brush. 

The Roaming Monsters witches and pumpkins from Build-a-Pumpkin Patch were die cut from white paper.  The witches were ink blended with Mustard Seed and /Black Soot DI to show the glow of the candles.  Removed masks then coloured the images/scene and pumpkins with Copic Sketch markers. 

Copic markers used:

candles - V01/04/06 

candelabra - C1/2/4/6 

floor - N1/3/5 

pumpkins - YR02/04/09, E09 

pumpkin stem & ground shading - W5/7 

The sentiment from Wicked Cute was black heat embossed.  Was going to use a sentiment from Candle Creeps, but I love the double meaning behind Wicked for witches and candles 😉  The black web diecut in the upper left corner was from my stash. Assembled the card onto a split black/white card base to finish. 

WS products used are linked below.  Please note commissionable affiliate product links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase after clicking on them. Your support is much appreciated.  

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Challenges:

Two Old Bats Halloween - AG Halloween 

Tic Tac Toe - #302 Featured Designer Betty (middle column - Die Cut, Free, Heat Embossing)

Whimsy Stamps - Cutie Batootie

Hello and thank you for joining me today.  I followed the Die Cut Swing Card tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers to create an A2 size fun fold Halloween card featuring the Cutie Batootie stamp set from Whimsy Stamps (WS). Unlike my previous Halloween cards, today's cute Halloween cards are more my speed. 😉 

The front of the card when closed depicts Cutie (Batootie) hanging from a branch and sleeping as he waits for Halloween.   

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Then Poof! the wait is over and Halloween arrives!  The card opens and expands to reveal Cutie awakens and ready to trick or treat! 😂  Unable to add the video on my blog, but it was successfully uploaded on Instagram and Pinterest accounts, if you want to see it in action. 

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Bristol paper was used as the card base.  Before partial die cutting and scoring it as instructed in the tutorial, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire distress inks (DI) were ink blended over the It's Cloudy edges stencil to create the night sky.  For some texture, splattered it with water and blot with a paper towel,  And  splattered again with diluted black gouache paint.  After folding, the finished width was 5", so it was trimmed down to 4.25" to make it A2 size  

Poof! was die cut from black cardstock and backed by a white Comic Speech Bubble.  The images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on XPress It paper, coloured with Copic Sketch markers then fussy cut out. 

Copic markers used:

grays - C00/1/3;4/5;6 

ears - E00/01/02 

cheeks - R20 

Since this is a night scene, the Pierced and Stitched Circles die was chosen for the swing die shape to be the moon.  The moon was ink blended with Mustard Seed DI then details added with Copic Sketch markers (Y38, Y1R23).  

The Halloween Trees and Grasses stencil was used to add the branch with Black Soot DI.  The Trick or Treat sentiment was die cut from black cardstock and black glitter paper to stack for dimension.  The negative cutout was used to help with alignment.  The black bats were just die cut from black cardstock.  Assembled the card to finish.    

WS products used are linked below.  Please note compensated affiliate product links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them. Your support is much appreciated. 

*products may also be available at Simon Says Stamp or Scrapbook.com*

Challenges:

Two Old Bats Halloween - AG Halloween 

Creative Creases - #119 AG Fun Fold 

Stencil Fun - AG Stencils + optional Yellow