Ghost Birds

| Gayle Chrvala

I was inspired by this image from other card makers a month or so ago and after some research found it was a freebie from Gecko Galz. My image was die cut using Taylored Expressions Arched Stacklets. After die cutting, I made several frames in black shimmer cardstock to frame the image. A piece of marbled carstock jumped out at me which I embossed with SimonSaysStamps Floral Field embossing folder. I swiped ivory pigment ink over the raised florals to make them pop a bit. Gina K Designs Fresh Cut Flowers dies were used for my flower and sentiment strip is also from SSS. I always seem to need a pop of color so added the tiny pink heart to the center of my die cut flower. To me the focal image reminds me of birds more than ghosts so I called them my Ghost Birds.

My card today will be shared with:

Triple B September 2024 Challenge

Pretty mood board but somehow Halloween won out for me for this month’s challenge.

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Happy Bee-Day Mini Slimline

| Lisa K

I watched the Virtual Retreat with Not 2 Shabby recently. With the retreat came a special sheet load of cards sketch by Crafty Al. I made 8 cards with this sketch.

I like to decorate the envelope to match the card, if possible. This time I used the same bee on the envelope that is on the front of the card, as well as the inside. The patterned paper used is Echo Park Bee Happy. I chose SU Crushed Curry for the accent yellow and Accent White for the card base. I used a Lawn Fawn die to cut out the greeting. All stamped images are from an Ellen Hutson set called One in a Buzz-illion.

This will be entered in the Not 2 Shabby link: https://www.not2shabbyshop.com/Enjoy-This-Life–Craft-Along-Link-Party_b_220.html

It will also be entered in the Triple B September challenge: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/09/triple-b-september-2024-challenge.html

It will be entered in Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2024/09/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper.html

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Just A Birthday Card

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for very good friend who likes my snarkyness. I recently posted a card with this sentiment, “You are far too special for just a birthday card so, Please do keep the envelope too.” My niece loved it.

Most of the cards with this layout on Pinterest had ribbon where I have the border. Embossing folder is Cuttlebug, border punch is an old Stampin Up (probably been retired for a long time). Gems are from my stash and I rounded 2 corners for a little interest.

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Bold and Batty

| Gayle Chrvala

Not the normal Halloween colors but maybe a little bit more bold in my options with the pinks and purples. My card today uses Whimsy Stamps Drippy Frame Die, BOOkeh designer paper pack, Newton’s Nook Batty Newton stamps and dies. A little ink blending on the drippy die cut from pink cardstock layer on that awesome bokeh background paper with a few bats and clear star gelly roll pen for some sparkle.

My card will be shared in the:

Colorful Options: September 2024 Challenge — BE BOLD Challenge with their funn mood board this month!

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Thank You Fox

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Our sweet breakfast server is expecting her first baby, a boy. Both her and her husband were big fans of X-Files and decided early on that if they ever had a boy his name would be Fox. Since a dear friend of mine crochets and makes stuffed animals, I asked her to make a fox for me to give our server. Before making the card, I went online and found this square yarn border. That’s when I decided to make a 5×5 square card. Before printing it I added the thank you. After taking a picture of the fox I fussy cut it and stuck it in the middle. Hubby even thinks it cute.

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Halloween Poem

| Gayle Chrvala

Fabulous Whimsy Stamps pattern paper packs and Whimsy Halloween poem stamps which was die cut using Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle LG dies with two added Taylored Expressions bows and bones fussy cut from a skeleton and of course the necessary piece of candy. Cannot have Halloween without the candy, can we?

My card today will be shared with:

Word Power Challenge #9

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CongraTULATIONS

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. My BFF since third grade asked me to make a congratulations card for her grandson-in-law. He just passed the test to become a US citizen. Pinterest had several layouts that would work and I liked this one the best. Card base is white. Top embossed layer backed by a dark blue layer, Embossing folder used is from Stampin Up, but I don’t remember the name. Sentiment was printed on the computer. Sentiment tag and red strips were cut on my paper trimmer and I hand cut the ends of the sentiment tag. Stars were cut on the Silhouette.

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Turkey Headband

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s post is a headband. My daughter is a pre-school (3-5 year olds) teacher and asked if I could come up with a project the kids could do with their grandparents on grandparents day in Nov. Between Pinterest and Google I found a template for this pattern. After several times of resizing all the pieces I finally got the right size. After printing the head & face on scrap paper I traced and then fussy cut them. When it came to the feathers, I found it was much better to print on colored cardstock. The feathers and wobbler are edged with a black Copic marker. And of course, I just had to use googly eyes. The band is 1 1/2″ wide. I’m sending her the template so she can have the parent helpers trace and cut the pieces for the kids to just put together.

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Birthday Snark

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for my niece. Like me, she likes to make snarky cards too.

Background paper was found online. After rounding the corners, I edged the piece with a Copic marker so the edges blended in. Sentiment “You are far too special for just a card so please do keep the envelope too.” was found on Pinterest. A very quick and easy card.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you taking the time. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.