If You've Got It Haunt It!

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Tomorrow is Halloween and I needed one more card for my aerobics instructor. So here it is:

A week ago I won a challenge at Stampendous and yesterday I got their adorable "Bring To Life" stamp set. That was fast! The set included these cute Halloween monsters, so I just had to use them. These Stampendous stamps were so fun to color with Zig watercolor markers and fussy cut. The sentiment is also from this set and embossed with my favorite Stampendous white embossing powder.

The perfect outside background is a die-cut by Memory Box called "Stitched Circle Trees." I love this die as it is so versatile and can be used for all occasions. To finish off this card cheesecloth was added.

This card is entered in:

• The 31 Days of Halloween Challenge at Stampendous

• The "Take Flight" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Halloween/Spooky" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Memory Box Challenge #42

Hope you have a happy Halloween!
-june

Scaredy-Cat Card

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My family loves celebrating Halloween. We always have THE house all the kids want to visit with lots of spooky interactive decorations. And to get into the mood, I'm creating cards. Here is a fun one:

For the cat lovers, like me, the black cat is a die by Poppy Stamps and the sentiment is by Impression Obsessions. The die-cut stars are Simon Says Stamps' Large Holiday Shapes. This card is based on a sketch from Sketch N Scrap.

This card is entered in:

• The October Cat Lovers Blog Hop at Her Peaceful Garden

• The "Halloween/Spooky" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp 

• The "Halloween/Spooky" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp 

• World Card Making Day Sketch #2 at Sketch N Scrap

• The October Card Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

Thank you so very much for stopping by,
-june

Grumpy Kitty Halloween Card

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My oldest son has been feeling grumpy after his surgery, so I thought this card would cheer him up. I just love the look on this Gerda Steiner Design's kitty:

The kitty is from GS's All Cats stamp set and was colored with Zig Clean Color Markers. The pretty leaf frame and sunflower stamps are by Papertrey Ink and were stamped with Quick Quotes' PowderPuff Chalking Inks. The sentiment and pumpkins are stamps by Verve.

This card is entered in:

• Gerda Steiner's October Share Your Designs Challenge 

• The October Card Challenge at Kat Scrapiness

• The October Cat Lovers Blog Hop at Her Peaceful Garden

• The "Halloween/Spooky" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Halloween/Spooky" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Hope you having fun getting into the Halloween spirit!
-june

Happy Fall from Quick Quotes

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It is definitely fall here in Minnesota. The leave are turning glorious colors everywhere and the weather is all over the place. Recently, it was snowing in the morning and by afternoon it was sunny and in the 60s!

Regardless, it is always a good time to create cards, and I have a cute fall one using October's Club Q:

The dog images were colored using Cool Gray and Latte PowderPuff Chalking Inks and a water brush. I love how versatile these inks are! All of the papers, leaves, canvas ribbon, and frame are in the October Club Q kit. And to add depth, all the papers were edged with Kokomo PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

Quick Quotes Products:
October Club Q
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Cool Gray, Kokomo, Latte

Other Products:
dog stamp by Winnie & Walter
sentiment stamp by Verve Stamps
birch tree die cut by Taylored Expressions
twine

Thanks for stopping by today!
-June

Scrapbook Expo

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There is nothing so magical as the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo. This IS my happy place! One of my favorite things to do there (besides shop) is work at the Art Impressions booth doing Make & Takes. Plus I got to work with the amazing Kate Swanson and owner/creator extraordinaire Bonnie Krebs!!!

While working at the Ai booth many of my fabulous crop friends stopped by and made cards with me. It was so fun. The Make & Takes I did featured Ai's Cabin Circlet MTF and Dog Twist Ties - both are used as embellishments on this page.

The stars are Simon Says Stamp's "Large Holiday Shapes" die cuts made from DCWV glitter papers. The pattern papers are Photo Play's "You're A Gem" collection. The Ai pups were colored with Zig Clean Color Marker. I really like how you can use them as stand alone or twisted images.

This page is entered in:

• Art Impressions Challenge 243

• The "Starry Night" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Animal Antics" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Scaredy-Cat Card

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I was shopping at my favorite papercrafting store, Crafter's Haven, and discovered fun Halloween dies and stamps.

Here I combined them and made this spooky shaker card:

The Ghosts were die cut from white glitter cardstock. The tiny die cut ghosts were small enough to be added to the shaker mix of purple sequins and night sky stars! The pattern paper is by Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

October Club Q

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WOW! Check out this month's Club Q, the papers and colors are gorgeous!!! Plus all the chipboard pieces, brads and ribbon are included. Definitely one of my favorite releases! Here is another fun idea you can create with the October Page Layouts Club Q kit.

This kit is designed with a fall theme, but you can use it year round. As I LOVE these papers, I wanted to have them pop, so I added dark brown cardstock from my stash. Here is the step-by-step:

• Trim orange pattern paper to 11.5" x 11.5", distress edges and ink with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink, and mat on brown cardstock.
• Trim flower pattern paper to 9.25" x  10.5", distress edges and ink with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink, and mat on brown cardstock.
• Edge pre-cut red pattern paper with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink, and mat on brown cardstock.

 

• Ink blend a pattern onto the chipboard title with a stencil using Cool Gray PowderPuff Chalking Ink. (I used a brick stencil to mimic the stone structure in the photo.)

 

• Add splatters using Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink mixed with water.

 

• Adhere photos, title, ribbon and red brads
• Color chipboard leaves with Cactus, Barn Board and Orange Slice PowderPuff Chalking Inks and die cut branches for the inside paper piece of the green frame. Then adhere.

 

• Edge pre-cut green frame with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink, add journaling and orange brads. Tuck behind photo.

 

Quick Quotes Products:
October Club Q
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Mahogany, Cool Gray, Cactus, Barn Board and Orange Slice

Other Products: 
dark brown cardstock
branch die cut by Die-Namites


Thanks for stopping by,
~June

Dandelion Card

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I have a fun card for you today. Generally, I do very colorful projects, but this card is primarily black and white with a touch of pink and sparkle.

The background was created by smooching Cool Gray PowderPuff Chalking Ink mixed with water onto watercolor paper. Next I stamped these pretty dandelions from Joy Clair's Spring Time Flowers set. The stems were elongated with a black pen. The sentiment is by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps from their Ka-boom set.

To add a little sparkle, Clear Stickles was applied to the flowers and silver thread was tied to the top. This card is based on a sketch from Sketch N Scrap.


This card is entered in:

• The WCMD Black and White Background Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The WCMD Clean and Simple Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The WCMD Lucky 7 Limit Challenge at Winnie & Walter -2 stamps, 3 layers, 2 colors

• The World Card Making Day Smooshing Challenge at Joy Clair

• CAS 17 "Black & Whites" at Calling All Sistahs

• CFC #210 "Pinks & Greys" at CAS-ual Fridays

• World Card Making Day Sketch #1 at Sketch N Scrap

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Cute Pup Card

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I've got a fun and happy card for your today featuring a great technique!

The background was created by stamping the balloons (from Winnie & Walter's So Tweet set) with gray ink. Then using the coordinating die, die cut a mask and use that to color the images. Here I ink blended using Distress Oxide inks.

The adorable pup is from Winnie & Walter's Dog-gone Cute set and colored with Zig Clean Color Markers. The sentiment is from Winnie & Walter's The Party set. And, yep, that's 3 different stamps sets! This card is based on a sketch by Sketch N Scrap.

This card is entered in:

• The WCMD Number Cruncher Challenge at Winnie & Walter - 3 stamp sets, 1 banner, 1 cute pup

• The WCMD Ink Blending Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The WCMD Stamp Images Mash Up Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The WCMD Coordinating Die Coloring Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• YNS Challenge #99 "Birthdays" at Your Next Stamp - August birthday inspired by Dog Days of Summer

• Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #131

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Spinning Mouse Card

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Interactive cards are so fun. I can't wait to give this spinning mouse to my little niece!

This card was created with Art Impressions Spinning Mouse stamp and die set. It is great how this set makes creating this card so easy. I started by stamping and coloring (with Zig Clean Color Markers) both sides of the mouse & ornament. Then I cut them out.

 

Next I die cut the frame, stamped the sentiment and added the die cut tree branch (by Die-namites). Then silver thread was taped to the top and bottom of the frame. Lastly, both sides of the mouse were adhered to the thread.


This card is entered in:

• Art Impressions Challenge 242 "Vibrant Colors"

• The World Card Making Day Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Let's Get Ready for Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Rainbow Colors" World Card Making Day Challenge at Joy Clair

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Beautiful Day Layout

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While looking at colleges for Aaron in Madison, Wisconsin, we stumbled on this amazing park called Olbrick Botanical Gardens. It is full of beautiful little pockets to explore. We spent hours and had so much fun. Here is a layout I created about that day:

This layout was created with Altenew's "Charmed" stamp set. I love how easy and beautiful everything turned out. The flower stamp was stamped several times vertically, then colored with watercolor brush markers. The watercolors blend effortlessly on Bristol paper.

The flowers in the lower right corner of the photo were stamped, colored, fussy cut and popped up over the picture.

The title and quote are also from Altenew's Charmed set. I stamped and heat embossed them. I think they perfectly describe our day. This page is based on a sketch by Altenew.


This page is entered in:

• Altenew Scrapbook Sketch Challenge #11

• The "Cityscape" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Challenge YOUrself #58 "Create Your Own Background"

• The Altenew Year In Review Blog Hop challenge 

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Celebrate!

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My mother-in-law loves orange and yellow. So I created this card for her birthday.

 

I ink blended 2 panels - one with yellows and one with oranges. Next I die cut each panel using My Favorite Things' Sun Die-namics Cover Up. Then I paper pieced it together. The sentiment is from Winnie & Walter's The Big, The Bold & The Party Cutaways.

This card is entered in:

• The World Card Making Day Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The WCMD Lucky 7 challenge at Winnie & Walter (2 colors, 2 dies, 2 layers, 1 embellishment)

• The WCMD Clean and Simple challenge at Winnie & Walter 

• The WCMD Ink Blending challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The WCMD Dress Up Your Die Cuts challenge at Winnie & Walter

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Oh Christmas Tree

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Madly scampering to get a few more cards done for World Card Making Day! Here is another fun Christmas card:

I used My Favorite Things "Jingle All The Way" stamp set for the cute tree which is colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and fussy cut. The rainbow of colored ornaments are Simple Stories' enamel dots. The frame is MFT's Merry Christmas Circle Frame. The Poinsettia is a die cut by The Cat's Pajamas.

This card is entered in:

• Wednesday Sketch Challenge 405 at MFT Card Challenges

• The World Card Making Day Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Tag It" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Let's Get Ready For Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The August/September Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp 

• The Rainbow Colors World Card Making Day challenge at Joy Clair

• The Letters World Card Making Day challenge at Joy Clair 

• The WCMD Clean and Simple challenge at Winnie & Walter

•  TCP Tuesday #351 "Holiday" at The Cat's Pajamas

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Merry Everything!

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For me, World Card Making Day is the kick-off to my holiday card making. Here is my first Christmas card of the season:

I used My Favorite Things "Jingle All The Way" stamp set (one of my all time favorites) for the Santa. He was colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and fussy cut and popped up with foam squares. The sentiment is heat embossed is from the same MFT set. The pretty poinsettias are Cut ups by The Cat's Pajamas.

The background was created with a rainbow of Distress Oxide Inks blended over MFT's "English Brick Wall" stencil on black cardstock. I love this effect!

This card is entered in:

• The World Card Making Day Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The August/September Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Let's Get Ready For Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The Rainbow Colors World Card Making Day challenge at Joy Clair

• The WCMD Clean and Simple challenge at Winnie & Walter

• TCP Tuesday #351 "Holiday" at The Cat's Pajamas

Thanks for celebrating WCMD with me,
-june

Paul Simon Concert

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 My husband surprised us with tickets to see the Paul Simon Concert in Nashville, TN. We had a great vacation there and it was highlighted with this concert. Sadly, this was Paul Simon's farewell concert tour as he is retiring. We are really going to miss these concerts.

This page is based on a sketch by Rochelle Spears. The B&W trim is actually plaid paper by Jen Hadfield. The song "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins really fit with theme of Paul Simon's Farewell Tour. This page was also inspired by the movie "Sing."

The black background and brick pattern paper (by Reminisce) was inspired by Creative Embellishment's mood board. I used Creative Embellishment's wooden musical notes which were heat embossed with Ranger's silver embossing powder. The flair button is also by Creative Embellishments.

This page is entered in:

• The "Tag It" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The October Challenge at Creative Embellishments

• Rochelle Spears' October Paper/Sketch Challlenge 

              

• The October Scrappy Friends Challenge at Scrap with Stacy

• The October Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

My Crafty Space

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Happy World Card Making Day (WCMD)!!! Today I am sharing with you something a little different, here is my crafting area with a few projects I am working on currently.

Thank you to Winne & Walter and Joy Clair Stamps for encouraging us to share our personal spaces and for celebrating today with all kinds of fun and challenges. Be sure to check out W&W's fun here and Joy Clair's here!

This photo is entered in:

• The World Card Making Day My Space Challenge at Joy Clair

• The World Card Making Day Craftie Challenge at Winnie & Walter

-june

Cute Pup Card

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And Happy World Card Making Day!!! I love all the inspiration and fun today brings. To celebrate I created this cute pup card for a dear friend:

I used Winnie & Walter's Dog-gone Cute stamp set. The pup was colored with Zig Clean Color Markers. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder. I also used Winnie & Walter's Leaf Effects stencil and ink blended several Distress Oxide Inks on the card and matching envelope. To finish things off, I added a few Crystal Clear sequins from Kat Scrappiness.

This card is entered in:

• The World Card Making Day Challenge at Kat Scrappines

• The October Card Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• The World Card Making Day Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Make & Mail" World Card Making Day Challenge at Joy Clair

• The October Challenge at Joy Clair

• The WCMD Number Cruncher Challenge at Winnie & Walter-1 Stencil, 4 Oxide Inks, 1 stamp set, 2 Zig Markers and  6 sequins

• The WCMD Clean and Simple Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The WCMD Ink Blending Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The September Color Combo Challenge at Winnie & Walter

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Dreamy Card with Quick Quotes

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It is so fun and easy to create fabulous cards with all of the Quick Quotes collections. Today I am using the beautiful Serenade papers.

Here is the easy step-by-step:

• cut 5.5 by 4.25 inch piece from Serenade 101
• cut 5 by 3.75 inch piece from Serenade 104
• distress edges with scissors and chalk with Plum PowderPuff Chalking Ink
• add silhouette foliage die cut from Urban Oasis 105 along right side

• cut 4.5 by 2.75 inch piece from Serenade 105 and edge with Plum Ink
• back with doily
• adhere sentiment from Farmhouse Strip on top
• wrap silver thread around the bottom and add clear gems
• attach to card base

 

Quick Quotes Products:
Serenade 101, 104, 105
Urban Oasis 105
Farmhouse Strip
PowderPuff Chalk Ink: Plum

Other Products:
floral die cuts by Paper Smooches
silver thread
doily


Thanks for stopping by,
~ June