Happy Always

Today's card has brought me back to the versatile stamp set called Suite Seasons.  This time I have added the Pine Bough folder to the mix in my background and also used some Candy Cane Lane baker's twine. 

I decided to add some dots to look like red berries on my sentiment layer as well since I wanted to add a little pop of color.

Supplies:

Suite Seasons

Garden Green ink

Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Night of Navy card stock

Pine Bough folder

Candy Cane Lane baker's twine

brights dots

Mini Treat Bag with a Window

When I went into my stamp room the other day to create, I had in my head I was going to put together a Halloween themed treat bag using the Mini Treat Bag thinlit dies and the Halloween Night specialty paper.  As I was doing my die cutting, I decided to add a little twist to the bag and add a window with some mini pumpkins and sequins floating around inside.

I punched out the circle with my 2" punch after I had die cut the bag pieces and then added a piece of Fabulous Foil designer acetate on the inside of the bag.  Next, I took the foam adhesive strips and went all the way around the circle and added the mini pumpkin die cuts and some sequins in the circle before placing another piece of Halloween Night specialty paper onto the adhesive strips.

To decorate the rest of the bag, I used some white thick baker's twine, Pop of Pink washi tape, Thoughtful Branches stamp set and Ghoulish Grunge stamp set. 

I also added a few Halloween night enamel dots to my sentiment.

Supplies:

Thoughtful Branches, Ghoulish Grunge

Basic Black, Smoky Slate ink

Halloween night specialty paper

Fabulous foil designer acetate

Smoky Slate, Peekaboo Peach card stock

Halloween night enamel dots

thick white baker's twine

Pop of pink washi tape

gold binder clips

sequins

Helping Me Grow

Today I have not one, but two cards to share with you!  They both use the same stamp set - Helping Me Grow but have different looks.  One of them was used as a birthday card for my mom recently because she likes daisies.

I stamped the flower image on a piece of Whisper White that was embossed with the Brick Wall folder and then added a little color with markers.  I tore the edge of the card stock and added some Blooms and Bliss designer series paper behind it before matting that piece on some Dapper Denim card stock.

For the second card, I did the stamping and coloring the same, but I stamped it on a piece of Serene Scenery designer series paper and added some little accents to the corner of the card base along with some lace trim.

Supplies:

Helping Me Grow

Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive ink

Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Soft Sky card stock

lace trim

Serene Scenery dsp

Brick wall folder

Blooms and Bliss dsp

delicate doilies

Vampire, Witches and Ghosts!

I can't say that I make a lot of Halloween cards or projects, but I always make a few for fun and try to pick just one Halloween stamp set each time the new ones come out for that reason.  This time I picked a couple versatile sets - Suite Seasons and Ghoulish Grunge. 

They are paired with some Halloween Night specialty paper, and as I have shown you in a couple other projects, this paper can be used for non-Halloween things too. 

I always love enamel dots for accents so I have added some Halloween Night enamel dots and some Pop of Pink washi tape to finish off the card.

Supplies:

Ghoulish Grunge, Suite Seasons

Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate ink

Delightful Dijon, Whisper White, Basic Black cards tock

Pop of Pink washi tape

Halloween night enamel dots

Joy to the World

Since everyone can now order from the holiday catalog, I  thought I would share some more samples with products from it.  I know we are a long way from Christmas but if you do your own cards, you have some time to prepare! 

I have used the Wonder of Christmas stamp set and some Fancy Frost specialty designer series paper for this card.  I sponged some Dapper Denim ink on the specialty paper (which has raised texture on it - awesome!).  Then I added some Candy Cane lane baker's twine, there is a string of red metallic thread mixed in with the white although you can only see that in person.  There are some adorable little Christmas trinkets embellishments in the catalog as well and I added a bell to this card.

On the inside I added another sentiment and some snowflakes.

Supplies:

Wonder of Christmas

Dapper Denim, Cherry Cobbler ink

Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Dapper Denim card stock

Candy Cane Lane baker's Twine

Christmas trinket embellishments

Fancy Frost specialty paper

In Everything

This fall has been a difficult one for harvest (and we are just starting!) but even though things have been tough, we always have to remember that there are others in worse situation and give thanks for that.  This card has that idea in mind with a sentiment from the Suite Seasons stamp set.

I chose some Halloween night specialty paper to go along with it and stamped some images from the Timeless Textures stamp set in the background.

Supplies:

Suite Seasons, Timeless Textures

Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie ink

Basic Black, Whisper White, Smoky Slate card stock

Halloween night specialty paper

Lots of Balloons

In a few days someone who loves the green and gold of the NDSU Bison is having a birthday and I thought she would like some green and gold balloons on her card.  I chose the brick wall background from the Halloween Night specialty paper for the backdrop.

The balloons are stamped with Emerald Envy and Garden Green and Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry before they were punched out with the Balloon Bouquet punch and added to the card with Stampin' dimensionals.

Supplies:

Balloon celebration

Emerald Envy,Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Basic Black card stock

Halloween night specialty paper

banner triple punch

balloon bouquet punch

Between September 1 and September 21, Stampin' Up! is offering a 25% discount on a handful of items from the 2016 Annual Catalog - so add these items to your Holiday Catalog order.  Click on the picture below to download the list of items included in this offer for the first seven days of this offer:

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