BIRDS OF A FEATHER Halloween Card Buffet Project!

Hi, Stampin Friends,
I don’t normally do Halloween cards.  It isn’t really that I am for or against the holiday, I am just usually busy making Christmas cards, or other occasion cards, and just skip Halloween.  I also don’t have a lot of “little people” to mail a Halloween card to.  But this year, the Birds of a Feather Stamp Set was so stinking cute that I just had to make some cards with it for the card buffet I had as a vendor for the Salvation Army Crop in September.  Here is my card:

Isn't the little duck pirate cute?  He was SO fun to color with my Blends markers!  Anyway, here is my recipe to make the card:

STAMPS:  Birds of a Feather

CARDSTOCK:

     Cajun Craze:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Basic Black:  4 x 5-1/4

     Crushed Curry:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8

     Toil & Trouble DSP (retired):  1-1/2 x 3-7/8

     SCRAPS:  Whisper White, Cajun Craze

     INSIDE:

          Basic Black:  3-3/4 x 5

          Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Memento Black

BLENDS:  Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Cajun Craze

ACCESSORIES:  Stitched Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Rhinestones

Below is the inside of my card.  I stamped the stars in a row across the bottom of the inside panel and colored them with my trusty Blends markers!

HOW TO MAKE IT:

1.  Use Memento black ink to stamp signature stamp on the back of the card base.

2.  Stamp stars across the bottom of the inside panel using Memento black ink.  Color using Blendabilities.

3.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

4.  Adhere Toil and Trouble DSP (retired) strip onto the bottom of the Crushed Curry cardstock panel.  Adhere Burlap Ribbon at seam.  Tie linen thread around Burlap Ribbon.  

5.  Use Memento black ink to stamp sentiment just above Burlap Ribbon.

6.  Adhere panel to Basic Black cardstock; adhere to front of card base.

7.  Stamp duck pirate using Memento black ink onto scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Cut out using Stitched Shapes Framelit and Big Shot.  Color using Blends markers.

8.  Use scalloped circle die from Circles Layering Framelits to cut a scalloped circle from scrap of Cajun Craze cardstock.  Adhere stamped circle to Cajun Craze scalloped circle.  Attach to card front using dimensionals.

9.  Add rhinestones (see photo for placement).

I hope you enjoy the project I shared today!  Have an awesome day; I hope it includes time for crafting!

Happy stamping,
Linda

LOTS OF CHEER For Christmas: October Play Day 2019

Hi, Stampin’ Friends,
Today I am sharing a project with you that we made at October Play Day.  As soon as I saw this stamp when the catalog came out I knew I wanted to make a card with it; I just kind of fell in love with this sweet snowman!  Anyway, here is the project:

I also fell in love with the beautiful Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon when we used it on this project!  The ribbon is SO PRETTY and looks gorgeous on this card (the picture doesn't do it justice!).  

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Lots of Cheer

CARDSTOCK:

     Night of Navy 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Mossy Meadow  4 x 5-1/4

     Brightly Gleaming DSP  3-7/8 x 3-7/8

     Brightly Gleaming DSP  1-1/2 x 3-7/8

     SCRAPS:  Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow

     INSIDE:

          Mossy Meadow  3-3/4 x 5

          Very Vanilla  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Memento Black, Pretty Peacock

BLENDS:  Pretty Peacock (Light), Mossy Meadow (Light), Pumpkin Pie (Dark)

ACCESSORIES:  Rectangle Stitched Dies, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack, Reversible Ribbon (Old Olive/Pretty Peacock), Lakeside Framelits

The inside of the card looks like this:

I am not fond of "naked" insides, so I used a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock matted onto a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock.  I stamped the top portion of the snowman and colored him with Blends markers (my very favorite!).

HOW TO MAKE IT:

1.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card.

2.  Stamp top of snowman stamp using Memento Black ink on lower right corner of inside panel of 

     Very Vanilla cardstock.  Color using Blends markers.

3.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of cardstock.

4.  Adhere DSP panels to Mossy Meadow cardstock.  Adhere Reversible Ribbon with the Pretty 

     Peacock side showing to the seam.  Tie Mossy Meadow twine from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon 

     Combo around the ribbon.  Adhere panel to card base front.

5.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp snowman on scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Cut out using 

     Rectangle Stitched Shapes and Big Shot (I used the fourth framelit from the largest).  Make sure 

     stamped image is toward the top of the die cut.  Color snowman using Blends markers.

6.  Use Rectangle Stitched Framelits (third framelit from the largest) to cut out a Mossy Meadow die 

     cut.  Adhere the stamped image to the Mossy Meadow die cut.  Attach to card front using 

     dimensionals.

7.  Stamp sentiment using Pretty Peacock ink on scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Cut out using die 

     from Lakeside Framelits and Big Shot.  Use paper snips to snip off decorative ends.  Use long, 

     skinny die from Rectangle Stitched Framelits to cut out a Mossy Meadow die cut.  Adhere 

     sentiment to Mossy Meadow die cut.  Adhere just below the stamped.

8.  Adhere rhinestones (see sample picture for placement).

We enjoyed making this card at Play Day and I hope you will enjoy making it as well!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy stamping,
Linda

Beauty and Joy Card: October 2019 Play Day Project!

Hi, Friends,
Today is a wonderful sunny day, and I am excited to share a fun project with you from October Play Day, which just happened to be on World Cardmaking Day!  It uses the stamp set Beauty and Joy, and one of my favorite embossing folders, the Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder!

The inside looks like this:

I like to stamp something on the inside of my cards; no "naked" insides for me!

Here is my recipe for this one:

STAMPS:  Beauty and Joy

CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Soft Suede:  4 x 5-1/4
     Very Vanilla:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Regals 6x6 DSP:  1-1/2 x 3-7/8
     SCRAPS:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
     INSIDE:
          Soft Suede:  3-3/4 x 5
          Very Vanilla:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Old Olive

ACCESSORIES:  Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Stitched Nested Label Dies, Ornate Frames Dies, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals

HOW TO MAKE IT:
1.  Use Soft Suede ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card base.
2.  Stamp tree trunk using Soft Suede ink on lower right corner of inside panel.  Use Old Olive ink to stamp leaves just above the tree trunk.
3.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.
4.  Emboss Very Vanilla panel using Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder.
5.  Adhere printed paper to bottom of embossed Very Vanilla cardstock.  Adhere burlap ribbon at seam.  Tie linen thread around burlap ribbon.  Adhere panel to card front.
6.  Use Stitched Nested Label Dies (largest of the smallest set) to cut die from scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock.
7.  Use Crumb Cake ink to stamp basket on Very Vanilla die cut.  Stamp tree trunk just above basket using Soft Suede ink.  Use Old Olive ink to stamp leaves above tree trunk.
8.  Cut one Stitched Nested Label Die (largest of the larger set) from scrap of Soft Suede cardstock.  Adhere stamped die cut to Soft Suede die cut.  Attach to card front using dimensionals.
9.  Stamp sentiment using Soft Suede ink on scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock.  Cut out using Ornate Frames die and Big Shot.
10.  Adhere sentiment to die cut panel on card front.
11.  Add metallic pearls (see sample for placement.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope you find lots of time for crafting today!

Happy stamping,
Linda