RainyDay Stamper

Happy Halloween

It's the last day of October, only two months left of 2018!

Today I have a card I sent to a friend who is having a tough time in life.  I hope that it brings a smile to her face and gives her hope, tough times don't last, they are just here to test us and make us stronger.  High Tide has wonderful sentiments and I thought that this sentiment was perfect for her.  I used Tranquil Tide and Whisper White, using first, second and third generation stamping to get the effect of light and dark while keeping everything monochromatic.

 

 

 

Happy Stamping,

Casing Mary

I love Mary Brown's card making skills, most of them are what I call clean cards, layers but crisp.  I only changed the colours on this case.

I used Lovely Lipstick, Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime Twist for this fun birthday card.  The stamp set is Picture Perfect Birthday

Happy Stamping,

Last days of October

Gracious, did this month fly by, must be a sign of getting older or maybe being busy but it really did fly by.  Yesterday I was in the grocery store and the cashier said to me, I hear that we are supposed to be getting snow this week.  I kindly informed her that that is a bad four letter word and we don't need any!  She laughed and  said winter is almost here.  Personally I think it may snow in the passes and on the mountains I can see from my windows but I think we will be fine down here.  

So being that it is fall, another fall inspired card for you.

Looking out the window, the leaves slowly drift down.  The colours I used are Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody and Cajun Craze inking first in the Mango and rolling the edges in Pumpkin Pie or Cajun Craze.  I do love Colorful Seasons stamp set, it has me covered all year.  The sentiment is from Love what you do and I stamped it with Early Expresso, punching out with my 2" circle punch and layering onto Early Expresso starburst, also a fabulous punch.  Notice the texture on the back panel, that is the Subtles Impressions folder, I certainly got a great picture of it this time.  A few gold jewels and some jute twine finish off the card.

Happy Stamping,

It's Friday!

Here is another Halloween card, this time a mix of a retired set, Cookie Cutter Halloween and the September Paper Pumpkin kit.   I love Highland Heather, it's one of the colours from the Colour Revamp.  I used our 1 1/4" circle punch and punched three holes in the  4 x 5 1/4" Highland Heather piece, attached the figures to the back of the piece.  I then attached it to the Basic Black base.

And yes, those are little spiders from the Paper Pumpkin onthe envelope.  Inside

another spider and simple sentiment from the kit.

Have a great weekend and stamp a little.

 

Lacking inspiration

Sometimes it is hard to figure out what you want to make, your creativity is gone, left and no matter what you try, it just doesn't work.  I needed a masculine birthday card, not for a kid so now it's getting harder.  What to do, type in masculine birthday cards stampin up on my favorite search engine, dogpile.com and onto Pinterest I go.  I found  card by Sylvaqueen and I cased it.  CASE- Copy and Share everything.

I did change a few things, the happy birthday stamp is from Paper Pumpkin Birthday Bundle May 2015 and is stamped onto vellum and heat embossed using Black embossing powder and the cross band is just Basic Black.  The papers are retired, but hey, I've got to use them up.  So next time you are having a creative block, try your search engine and see what come up.

Happy Stamping,

Christmas cards

 

December 1st,  will be here before you know it so it really is time to start thinking about making your Christmas cards.  Signs of Santa is a really cute set in the Holiday catalogue with Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves.  This set is part of a suite called Santa's Workshop and the suite has the stamp sets, framelits,  Candy Cane punch, Designer Series paper, enamel shapes, ribbon, red rhinestones, twine, card bases & envelopes and it even has a great Memories & More card pack that shares the same images.

I made a couple of 4 1/4 square cards, one with Real Red and the other with Poppy Parade.  Since we have matching Blends for both couples, Santa is aperfect match.

Can you see the difference between the colours, the Real Red is brighter but the Poppy Parade is a perfect tone.  I ran the cardstock through the Big Shot with a retired folder, added a Silver Glimmer paper band, a scalloped circle and this is a easy card but with a little sparkle and texture  it really packs some punch.

Happy Stamping,

Christmas cards

 

December 1st,  will be here before you know it so it really is time to start thinking about making your Christmas cards.  Signs of Santa is a really cute set in the Holiday catalogue with Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves.  This set is part of a suite called Santa's Workshop and the suite has the stamp sets, framelits,  Candy Cane punch, Designer Series paper, enamel shapes, ribbon, red rhinestones, twine, card bases & envelopes and it even has a great Memories & More card pack that shares the same images.

I made a couple of 4 1/4 square cards, one with Real Red and the other with Poppy Parade.  Since we have matching Blends for both couples, Santa is aperfect match.

Can you see the difference between the colours, the Real Red is brighter but the Poppy Parade is a perfect tone.  I ran the cardstock through the Big Shot with a retired folder, added a Silver Glimmer paper band, a scalloped circle and this is a easy card but with a little sparkle and texture  it really packs some punch.

Happy Stamping,

Birthday Sale

 Today only Stampin' Up is having a 15% off sale on certain stamp sets, and there are some good ones in the bunch. Check out the sets here   

Need to order, shot me a email or order directly from my store top left of this page.  And now, the Halloween card I told you about yesterday

 

Everything but the Whisper White cardstock is from the September Paper Pumpkin kit.  The large bats are diecuts from the kit and everything else is stamped using the exclusive stamp set.  I used Memento Black ink and a thick Whisper White card base and an layer of Whisper White regular .  

Happy Stamping,

Happy Monday

Hope that you had a great weekend, we did!  Worked on Saturday and then Sunday, groceries and housecleaning, a bit of Television and cards.  And stamping time on Saturday thanks to the baseball games.  I opened my September Paper Pumpkin Frights and Delights kit and made treats for my co-workers, yes a bit early but I know I have a busy couple of weeks working so I might as well get them done early.  And I got a few Halloween cards made as well so they can be popped in the post this week.

Aren't these the sweetest little gifts?  I used Reese's Pieces in Halloweeny colours and then made the bags pretty much like they suggested changing up the ghost on the right end. I had to have a ghost say BOO!

 

Yes those are printed spiders on the bag, my least favorite insect!  The other bas have spider webs and stripes and yes, Boo is silver foil and the ghost and the pumpkin have silver foil in behind the eyes to give more character.

This kit is loaded with diecuts more than you need so tomorrow I will show you a simple card I made with some of the leftovers.  This complete kit and refills are still available but you will have to hurry if you want it for this years festivities.

 

Happy Stamping,

It's definitely Fall

It's cold in the mornings, it was 28 this morning, that is below freezing!  Thick frosts but the afternoons have been lovely, sunny and warm especially if you are in the sun.  The mountains look beautiful,  with the larches gorgeous yellows and the Maple trees red.  They are the inspiration for this card, the beautiful colours of fall.

The leaves are from Colorful Seasons a set that has you covered, spring, summer, fall and winter.   Add a little gold shimmer splatter, gold sequins and linen thread and it is a definite fall feel.

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to stamp a little!

Happy Stamping,