Five Minute Friday Ghost

Hello!  Happy Friday on this somber day of remembrance.    I’ve got quite a few of my own memories from 8 years ago, being a military wife (at the time), living in NYC.

Today’s card is very simple.  I hand drew a ghost shape and cut out the card and a sheet of vellum over top.  I hand drew the face with my black multiliner pen.  I punched two holes in the hands and threaded a piece of white metallic string to hold the tag greeting in place.  The saying is from the upcoming Happy Halloween set, available from IHP on Sept. 16.

So, very simple but cute – right?  Be sure to check out the other DT girls to see what they have!  I’ll be back again tomorrow!

Witching You 2-4-6-8 box

How cute is this little favor box?  I’ve been on a kick of little boxes since I made 30 christening favors for a customer last week.  These are perfect little Halloween treats and the new Happy Halloween set couldn’t be any more perfect.  I used the Deckle Petite Scallop Borderabilities to cut the edge along the top of the box before assembling it.  I made a belly band from one of the prints from The Spider’s Web collection pack and then stamped the cute little bunny witch and greeting from the new set (available Sept 16!) in Palette Noir.  She’s colored with my Prismacolor pencils and I put black Stickles on the hat and yellow Stickles on the broom for a little extra pop.

The handle is a piece of lime glimmer ribbon.  I love that it is sturdy enough to stand up like that!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my sneak peek.  Be sure to check the rest of the DT who will be showing peeks throughout the week leading up to the release on the 16th.

Judy (Joy in a JAR) - guest DT

Kendra (Kendra's Card Company) - guest DT

Loretta (love to create) - guest DT

Lori (Inking Aloud)

Merry (Random thoughts of a Confessed Stamp-A-Holic)

Natasha (Palmtrees and Pogosticks)

Shannon (Hoppy Creations)

Shelly (Jaspere's Little Corner)

Tammy (Stamp Happy) - guest DT

Happy Harvest Sneak Peek

Today I’m so excited to show you the first sneak peek of Happy Harvest, the very first set from The Petal Press.  This set will be available on Sept 16 for purchase.  It is a layering set, meaning that the pumpkin and sunflowers are two different stamps.  There are other toppers which you will see over the next week or so.  And, aren’t those fonts in the greeting beautiful??  I adore them.  They are different stamps as well so you can mix and match your sayings in the set. 

I stamped everything in Palette Noir and colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.  Then I went over it with some Candle Light Shimmerz.  The tags are my trusty Ribbon Tags Trio and circle Nesties.  I used two small pieces of the lavender silk to add a little contrast.   I love the sunflowers against the purple!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check in every day between now and the release on the 16th for sneak peeks of all three sets that are being released this month!  And, don’t forget to check out the rest of The Petal Press DT to see what samples they’ve got lined up!

Ashley Cannon Newell

Carly Robertson

Cathleen Torina

Gretchen Belknap

Jenyfur Pohl

Julie Lacey

Krysten Ng

Tiffany Johnson

Tracy Schultz – designer

See you soon!

You Make My Life Brighter

Hello!  I hope you had a great long weekend!  I know I sure did!

Today’s card is my first one using the Shine On! set from Unity.  I stamped the lamp and greeting in Palette Landscape which paired quite well with the sage faux suede ribbon.  I used my new Labels 8 Nesties to cut the ivory piece, the greeting tag and the designer paper.  This card does not do the DP justice.  It is from the new Upsy Daisy line A Walk in the Park and I am loving it.  It’s got some really great tree and nature patterns and is pretty versatile and could even work with masculine cards.  (Their Man About Town collection is really masculine.)  But anyway, I used the backside of this paper and like the simplicity of the pattern.  It reminds of old wallpaper.

I used my craft knife to make a slit under the post of the lamp and slid my ribbon under there.  I also added some small gems to the lampshade for some sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll be back tomorrow with some news for you so be sure to stop by!

Five Minute Friday: Sucker!

Happy Friday!  It’s hard to believe that this is the end of summer!  Boy, that just flew by!  We’ll be doing some hiking and visiting with friends in upstate NY (well, upstate to me…not upstate to people who live UPSTATE near Canada, like Tracy!) this weekend.  I’m hoping the weather cooperates with us.

For today’s card I cracked out my new Rock Candy Distress Stickles (you know, the ones I was gushing about the other day) and knew it would be perfect with the lollipop image from Mix Up of Cuteness.  Seriously, this set is perfectly named.   The sugary coating on the lollipop is perfect.

I stamped it in Palette Noir and then colored it with my Prismacolor pencils to give it that classic swirly sucker look.  I layered it on top of a scalloped scrap of Lime Rickey paper.  Then I laid down three pieces of glimmer ribbon – two yellow and one lime.

I finished it off with my Oval Nesties and stamped the greeting from Hugs from a Bug in Palette Chartreuse.  I love how perfect the saying was with this image.

Thanks for popping by today.  Be sure to come by next week for some store news!  Have a great weekend!

Rooco Birthday Cupcake

Blogger friends, meet Rooco.  That’s ROOO-CO, not Rocco, as you might expect.  I met him (and fell in love with him) at CHA.  He’s the newest cutey from Stampendous, joining their other cuties such as Chagito, Chicks and Fluffles.  This is Rooco Reach and he is intended to hold things above his head, including this pumpkin for Halloween. 

For today’s card I paired him with a cupcake from the Unity set, Mix Up of Cuteness.  It was the perfect size and for this big birthday wish, he needed a good cupcake. 

The strip of paper along the bottom is from the new, awesome glittery paper Make A Wish.  It’s already got the glitter and glaze on the paper so you get the effect without the mess!  And this paper is really versatile because you can cut it apart and get lots of cards from one sheet.  It’s double-sided too, just in case you don’t want to use the glittery side.  (WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT?!!)

I colored Rooco and the cupcake with my Prismacolor pencils and then applied some new Rock Candy Distress Stickles.  OH MY GOSH…I LOVE THESE.  They are perfect for cakes, candies, etc…anything that you want to look like it has a sugar coating on.  It’s got a little shimmer from the Stickles but since they’re part of the Distress line the main effect is that it makes it look like you’ve applied granulated sugar to your card (except without any of the mess or stickiness!)  AMAZING.  You’ll see more of these from me.

I used my Rectangle Nesties and some yellow shimmer ribbon to finish off this non-standard tent card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Welcome back!

Today I’m excited to welcome back inaugural DT member Kendra to the team.  She took a short break due to some other commitments but she’s back now and I couldn’t be more thrilled!  Be sure to stop by her blog and see the project she has and for your chance to win some blog candy. 

And, I know I sound like a broken record but have you checked the NEW items in the store?  I’ve been adding new items every day like new Best Creation glitter papers (yummy!), new Spellbinders, new Just Rite, new embossing folders (just like Cuttlebug ones but BETTER!) and lots more.  Just check out the NEW section.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a crafty post for you!  Thanks for stopping by!  Now…go say hi to Kendra!