Halloween 2019

| Gayle Chrvala

So yesterday I eagerly awaited my delivery from SimonSaysStamps with the Halloween STAMPtember kit purchase plus another goodie.  Imagine my surprise when my order came in a box.  Immediately my brain went into overdrive thinking that this included a Golden Bone from SSS for their STAMPtember release giveaway promotion.  Wow….a year’s worth of some free SSS release goodies….so I carefully opened the box and to my surprise….NO Golden Bone.  Oh well, it could have been me and one day we’ll win the lottery too.

Not to be discouraged I created this card which is kind of super cute and will probably be for my granddaughter Brooke.  Adding a little bit of sparkle mesh over the witchy skirt and a sentiment on top to me completed the legs only image 🙂  I’ve been using the Wild Orchid cardstock from GKD which was an in-color a few years ago for most of this year’s cards.  Since I’m down to my last two pieces of cardstock, I’m happy that I am almost finished with my Halloween 2019 cards.

Thanks for looking.

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Framed Sentiment

| Gayle Chrvala

My card today is for the Double D Challenge to Focus on the Sentiment.  Still creating Halloween and pulled out the Inkadinkadoo Trick or Treat stamp set again which had the largest sentiment in my collection.  I stamped it in GKD’s white pigment ink which is not really a stark white but hopefully has a more spooky affect to it.  Our buddy, Johanna, gifted me some die cut frames and have finally been able to put them to good use.  I was hoping for a little abstract affect to go along with my spooky sentiment :).

I didn’t want to cut off any of the frames so I mounted this on a 5×7 card, covering another layer of card stock with my sparkle mesh Dollar Store find.

Here’s the link for the Double D Challenge

and here’s my card.  Thanks for looking.

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Stenciled Waves

| Lisa K
Stenciled Waves
Stenciled Background [Tag or Card]
Stenciled Background [Tag or Card]

This is for the Mod Squad challenge: http://modsquadchallenge.com/stenciled-background-tag-or-card/

Details: Stencil is called Waves from A Colorful Life: https://acolorfullifedesigns.com/waves/

I used Lawn Fawn inks: Moonstone, Forget Me Not, and Fish Tank in blending the color onto the stencil.

The Frame was created with a Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain woodblock stamp. I have had it for well over 10 years and it worked perfect for the frame. The brads on the frame are Gina K Designs from my stash, and the ink is Warm Cocoa also GKD.

The fish and sea creatures are from The Stamps of Life, Under the Sea. It is from an online class, so it is not available to purchase.

I had fun making this card. It is a 6 X 6 inch card to accommodate the stencil size. I didn’t want to cut it down once I finished stenciling it. This is the first time using A Colorful Life stencils. I like them and they are good quality.

Update from Mod Squad…This card was selected as a Top 3 winner.

Selected September 2019

Stenciled Stars

| Gayle Chrvala

I created this card for the ModSquadChallenge to use a brand name stencil on a card or tag.  My stencil is a Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Hocus Pocus layering stencil which I stenciled over some patterned paper for the bottom section of the layout using GKD’s Glitz glitter gel in gold and stenciled the top white portion using Memento Dandelion ink and GKD’s Coral Reef ink.  Also included on my card was an image from Inkadinkadoo’s Trick or Treat clear stamp set and the sentiment from GKD’s Spooktacular You! stamp set.  I picked up some Halloween sparkle mesh at my local dollar store and decided to cover the sentiment with it.  Not too scary so probably going to a “little” grand-friend!

Thanks for looking.
Mod Squad Challenge can be found here:

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Toucan Do It

| Lisa K

I had fun with some tropical images from The Stamps of Life. They just celebrated being in business for 10 years and these images were part of their celebration. I saw the idea I used in their gallery. I can’t take credit for it, but loved the artist’s work.

Toucan Do It!

The toucan stamp set was free for club members in the month of August. It is available for purchase if you are interested. I had fun coloring the toucan. I used a variety of alcohol markers, some Copic, some Spectrum Noir, and at least one Bic. The flower is watercolored. I made several flowers and have them sitting in a cup, waiting to be used. This has already gone out in the mail. I love when I am able to use the card immediately.

Raccoon Patterned Paper card

| Lisa K

This is the second card for this month’s challenge at Gina K Designs. https://www.ginakdesigns.com/2019/09/02/september-2019-monthly-mix-challenge/

Raccoon Patterned Paper Card

I have used this layout many times. I always go to Gina K Designs You Tube channel and search for box and find the layout. This is easy to make several and combine in a box for gift giving. I used the Sun Kissed Autumn paper pack and the Autumn Wishes stamp set and dies.

Corner Bookmark

| Lisa K

This project is for the Mod Squad Challenge: http://modsquadchallenge.com/anything-but-a-card/

MSC Corner Bookmark

I used a tutorial from Split Coast Stampers to get the size correct. I have made this kind of bookmark several times. It hold up well. The base of this bookmark is Turquoise Sea cardstock. The patterned paper is The Simple Things as well as the stamps used. all by Gina K Designs. The border was cut using a Lawn Fawn die.

Easel Post-it Note Holder

| Lisa K

I found a wonderful tutorial in making this kind of note holder with Mary Fish: https://stampinpretty.com/2018/08/country-home-easel-post-it-note-holder.html

I used Gina K Designs patterned paper and stamps. This is for this week’s Mod Squad Challenge: http://modsquadchallenge.com/anything-but-a-card/

Post-it Note Holder

The stamps used are Inspiring Poppies and Happy Mail. When beginning the project, I should have began with the post-it note and colors to match. I couldn’t find a color of notes that were close to the easel color, so I chose one with a design on the note. Then I got the idea of covering the part that doesn’t match. I will probably send this to someone and they can remove the top page of the notes and use them.