Embossed Angel

This is a 5"x5" card. The card base is made from silver cardstock. I then cut some shimmery blue cardstock 1/4" smaller. I created the patterned background by stamping the sentiment repeatedly, using night sky ink by Tsukineko. The angel is stamped onto the shimmery blue cardstock, using embossing ink. I heat embossed it using some silver embossing powder. I then trimmed the cardstock and cut some silver cardstock 1/4" larger. I added a couple of silver ribbon loops in between the blue and silver mats. I adhered that piece to the card base using some foam adhesive.

I made this card for the following challenges:

• Peachy Keen: sketch


• 365 Cards: "Day 222" - create a patterned background on solid cardstock with stamps

Halloween Treat Bags

These two cute little monster treat bags are from the Mini Monsters cartridge. They are both cut at 5." I used K&Company double-sided cardstock for both bags. I then used solid cardstock for the rest of the pieces. I added glitter to the black and purple half-circle. I also used glossy accents on the mouth and teeth of the two monsters. I also gave them some google eyes because I thought they were so perfect for these cuties!

Christmas Boxes

Back in August I altered a set of papier mache boxes, you can see the post here, using the Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV. I had some more of those boxes and decided to make a Christmas set. I covered the boxes in Christmas paper, and some shimmery green cardstock for the sides of the lid. I then covered the sides of the boxes and lids with mystic green Stickles. The flower is from Mother's Day Boquet. The flower has two layers cut at 4," two layers cut at 3 1/2" and two layers cut at 3." I inked the edges and put some gold pearls in the middle of the flower. The leaf is also from Mother's Day Boquet, cut at 3." I then drew around the edges of the leaf with diamond Stickles, I also added them to the gold pearls. The layers of the flower are pop-dotted together.

A Couple of Christmas Cards

This card was created using the Day 216 sketch at 365 Cards. It is 5"x5." I used a pearlized cardstock, then embossed it with a snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder. I cut a square of gold shimmer cardstock at 4"x4" and some green shimmer cardstock at 3 1/2"x3 1/2." I stamped the wreath image on some white cardstock, then embossed it with gold embossing powder and trimmed the cardstock to fit.

For the inside of the card I cut some gold shimmer cardstock, green shimmer cardstock and white cardstock 1/8" smaller than the previous layer. I then stamped my sentiment on the white cardstock and embossed it with gold embossing powder.

For my second card I used the sketch at Die Cuttin' Divas. I am also entering it into Cooking with Cricut's "anything goes" challenge. This is a 5 1/2"x4 1/4" card. I used a pre-made DCWV card for the card base. I cut some red Core'dinations cardstock at 4"x2 3/4" and some patterned green paper at 3 3/4"x2 1/2." I cut a triangle from the red cardsock and used a Martha Stewart border punch on the edge of it. I also wrapped the rectangle with some gold ribbon. The ornament is cut from the Christmas season cartridge and pop-dotted to the card.

For the inside of this card I cut some red cardstock 1/8" smaller than the card base, then cut some green shimmery cardstock 1/8" smaller than the red cardstock. I cut some white cardstock 1/4" smaller than the green and stamped the sentiment using pearlescent ivy ink by Tsukineko.

Happy Haunting

Here's a nice spooky Halloween 12"x12" layout. The patterned cardstock came from the DCWV Midnight Spell stack, except for the green mat, which is by K&Company. The large photo mat is for a 4"x6" photo, and the three small ones are for 2 1/2"x3 1/2" photos. The corner spider web is from October 31st. The cricular spider web and the black widow spider is from Pumpkin Carving. The bat is from Wrap It Up and the jack-o-lanterns and title are from Happy Hauntings. I covered the spider webs with diamond Stickles, put glossy accents on the bat's wings and the hourglass of the black widow. I used crackle accents on the spider. The jack-o-lanterns are embossed with the Distress Stripes folder. I used purple flocking powder on the body of the bat and the title. I also gave the bat some red gem eyes. I finished it off with a spider button on the circular web.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Stuck On U Sketches: layout sketch


• Fantabulous Cricut: pumpkins

Halloween Cuties

I found these stamps at Michael's in the dollar bin and I just couldn't resist. I thought they were too cute. As soon as I saw them I knew I wanted to make a card set with them. All four of these cards are 4 1/4"x5 1/2." I used black cardstock for the card base, then trimmed some patterned cardstock, from K&Company, 1/4" smaller for my next layer. I wrapped the patterned cardstock with ribbon that I got at JoAnn's. I used a Martha Stewart corner punch for the webs in the corners. I stamped the images on white cardstock then heat embossed them. I matted them with some purple and mottled green cardtock. I then colored the images in with glitter. Once they were dry I adhered them to the card with pop-dots. For the inside of the card I matted some white cardstock with purple cardstock. I then stamped my sentiment, which was also from the dollar bin at Michael's. These were not made for any challenges, just because I thought they were adorable and wanted to create a cute little card set for Halloween.

Fabulous Fall

This fun fall card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4." I used a wonderful shimmery orange cardstock for the card base. I then cut some brown cardstock 1/2" smaller and some ivory cardstock 1/8" smaller than the brown. I cut the tree and all three pumpkins from Mini Monsters. The wheelbarrow is from Walk In My Garden. I gave two of the pumpkins Peachy Keen faces, the other one is how it comes on Mini Monsters (I just love that face). The leaves are punched. I pop-dotted the wheelbarrow, then layered in some leaves and the pumpkin. I then pop-dotted in the last layer of leaves. The other two pumpkins are on the ground with some leaves and I finished off the front by adding just a few leaves to the tree.

For the inside of the card I cut some brown cardstock 1/8" smaller than the card base, then some ivory cardstock 1/8" smaller than the brown cardstock. The "have a" part of the sentiment is stamped. I then drew over it with a shimmery orange pen. I used Straight From the Nest for the "fabulous fall" part of the sentiment. I finished it all off by covering the fall part in paprika Stickles.I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 211" - use 3 methods to create sentiment


• BBTB2: Walk In My Garden - wheelbarrow


• Fantabulous Cricut: leaves


• Peachy Keen: "Let's Face It Fridays" - leaves


• Scrappy Moms: Mini Monsters

Duckie Onesie

This cute little card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used an ivory cardstock for the card base, then cut some green cardstock 1/8" smaller. I then cut some bird patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller than the green cardstock. I cut a strip of green cardstock 4"x1 3/4" and some yellow cardstock at 4"x1 1/2." I used a Martha Stewart border punch on both pieces, then wrapped them with some yellow ribbon. I cut the onesie from Everday Pop-Up Cards at 3 1/2." I embossed the light yellow part of the onesie with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. The little duckie is cut from Baby Steps. It is actually the layer for the safety pin cut on that cartridge. It is cut at 2" which makes the duck about 1" real size. I covered the duckie in yellow glitter, added some glossy accents to the wing and beak and gave it a gem for an eye. I used pop-dots to adhere the onesie to the card. For the inside of the card I stamped both the sentiment and the little chick in yellow ink, then embossed them with clear embossing powder.
I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 124" - have at least three birds on your card


• Celebrate the Occasion: any occasion, must use ribbon


• Whimsical Wednesday: anything goes


• Cricut 360: baby card, pastel colors and dry embossing


• Papercraft Star: lace

Pink Snowflake

This is a 5"x5" card. I used some snowflake patterned cardstock for the card base. I cut a strip of pink cardstock at 5"x1 1/2" and punched it with a Martha Stewart border punch. I then cut a strip of blue cardstock at 5"x1" and punched it with the Martha Stewart punch as well. I layered them on the card and wrapped it with some off-white ribbon. The snowflake is cut from Wrap It Up at 3." I used foam tape to adhere it to the card for some dimension. I covered it with some pastel raspberry Liquid Pearls, added some white pearls and a snowflake button. I finished the front of the card with the stamped sentiment. For the inside I cut some pink cardstock at 4 3/4"x4 3/4," then some white cardstock at 4 1/2"x4 1/2." I then stamped the inside sentiment to finish off the card. I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: sketch


• Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake photo

Anniversary Card

I know it doesn't look specifically like an anniversary card, but I intend on giving it to my husband for our anniversary which is coming up pretty soon. The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used black cardstock for the base, then cut some glittery turquoise cardstock 1/4" smaller. I embossed the turquoise cardstock with the Diamond Plate embossing folder, then I wrapped it with twine and adhered it to the card. I added some black square brads to the corners. I used Paper Lace to cut the "I love you" heart. It was cut at 4" both the shadow and the regular cut. I used pop-dots to adhere it to the card, then added some turquoise and diamond Stickles to the hearts.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Stuck On U Sketches: hearts


• 365 Cards: "Day 206" - love, masculine style

Out of This World

This is a 4 1/2"x6 1/4" card. I made it from some shimmery dark blue cardstock. I cut a piece of white cardstock at 3 3/4"x6 1/4." I then used an EK Success border punch to punch the two sides of the white piece of paper. I then cut another piece of the shimmery dark blue cardstock, at 2 1/2"x6 1/4." I embossed it using the Stars embossing folder and my Cuttlebug. I cut a piece of white cardstock at 3/4"x2 3/8." I stamped my sentiment to the white piece. The astronaut is cut from Life's a Party. He is cut at 2." I used some white gel pen on the face shield of the helmet, then added some glossy accents. The balloons are from Wrap It Up. They are cut at 2 1/2." I then used true blue, x-mas red and yellow Stickles on the accents of the balloons. I used pop-dots to adhere the astronaut and balloons. I finished off the front of the card with three star shaped buttons at the top left of the card. I used my computer to create the inside sentiment, which I printed on white cardstock. I then trimmed it to 4 1/4"x6." I used the same star border punch on the inside as well.

I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 204" - outer space, masculine style


• Celebrate the Occasion: birthday, must use balloons


• Papercraft Star: sketch
  
  
  

Winter Wonderland

I'm getting a head start on my Christmas cards. I made this one using the sketch from Peachy Keen. Their challenge was to follow the sketch and use some twine or embroidery floss on the card.
This is a 4"x9" card, made using white cardstock. I trimmed some blue polka dotted paper 1/4" smaller. I stitched it with some white embroidery floss. I adhered it to the card base and added another piece of snowflake patterned paper. I stamped the sentiment on the card, then drew over it with a shimmery blue gel pen. The snowflake is stamped on a white 2" circle that I cut form George and Basic Shapes. The scalloped lacy circle is a Spellbinder Nestabilites die, cut from some shimmery blue cardstock. I used pop-dots to adhere the circle and added some dark blue Stickles to parts of the snowflake.

I Froggot!

This cute little card is 4 1/4"x5 1/2." I used a pre-made card by DCWV for the card base. I then cut a piece of Core'dinations cardstock 1/4" smaller. I embossed it with the Happy Birthday embossing folder. I then used some sandpaper to expose the green core. I cut two strips of white cardstock, one at 1"x4" and one at 3/4"x3 3/4." I stamped my sentiments on them and adhered them to the card base. I then cut a strip of patterned paper at 5 1/2"x1" and adhered it to the card. I then added some faux stitching around the edges of the white strips. My frog is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up, cut at 3" (using real dial size). I used pop-dots to adhere it to the card and gave it some google eyes.

I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 202" - sketch


• Birthday Sundaes: belated birthday


• My Sheri Crafts: real or faux stitching