Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a Halloween card to share with you!  Halloween cards are one of my favorites to make.  I really think it’s because of the color theme!

The sweet little boy is the C.C. Designs – Pollycraft Jack and I stamped him in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics:
skin – E13, E53, E51, E50
hair – E27, E25, E23
pumpkin – YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12
pumpkin hat – BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00
vest and shoes – C7, C5, C4, C2
bodysuit – YG09, YG07, YG05, YG03
sky – B00, B000, B0000
ground – W3, W2, W1

To cut out the piece that the boy is on, the purple piece, and the orange piece I used one of my new favorite die sets by Lawn Fawn called Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables.  I am definitely getting the Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables set very soon!  I can see myself using those dies tons!

All the patterned paper is from the Doodlebug – Kraft in Color (Color) 6×6 paper pad.

I have been wanting to try out the Lawn Fawn cord so I finally picked up the Spooky Hemp Cord.  I really like it.  It’s not super bulky but you can manipulate it a little bit with the warmth of your fingers.  That’s how I was able to get the ends of the bow to curl up a tiny bit.

All the layers are adhered using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and dimensional foam adhesive.

I added some Pretty Pink Posh Sequins in colors: Pumpkin 6mm, Green 6mm (Nature Mix), Amethyst 4mm, and Clear 4mm.

To finish everything off I added some Wink of Stella Glitter Pen in Clear to parts of the colored image.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Hello, everybody!  It’s time for Challenge #52.

THE CHALLENGE:  GREENS
Create a project showcasing some GREENS using your Copics, ShinHans or any other marker that we carry!

You may play along with other challenges, but excessive challenge pile-ons (more than 10) will result in disqualification for our amazing prize. As always, have fun creating!

THE PRIZE: Pretty Pink Posh Cotton Twine Assortment – Set of 10 

One entry will be chosen at random to receive our prize. Three additional entries will be chosen for the ‘Top 3’ based on their amazing coloring skills. The prize winner and top three can all proudly post their brag buttons on their blogs for the world to see!
Entries are due by Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at noon EST.  Winner will have TWO weeks to claim their prize.
International winners will be responsible for shipping costs if they choose to claim their prize.

My project for today shows lots of green using the Paper Smooches – Blossoming Buds stamp set.  I stamped everything, besides ‘lovely’, in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Paper.  I used every green marker that I had to color everything.  The Copic colors are:
G28, G24, G21, G20, G07, G05, G03, G02, G00
YG25, YG23, YG21, YG09, YG07, YG05, YG03

The green and white patterned paper on the card base is from the Doodlebug – Kraft in Color (Kraft) 6×6 paper pad.

I adhered everything using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and foam dimensional adhesive.

I wanted to add a little something extra so I added some CraftKin – Lemonade baker’s twine around the top layer.  I didn’t want it to cover the stamping so I poked two holes on either side of the image and fed the twine around it.

The small sequins are the Pretty Pink Posh – Clear 4mm Cupped.  I also added some green rhinestones from my stash.

To finish everything off I added some sparkle to all the coloring with the Wink of Stella Glittler Pen in Clear.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with for this ‘Greens’ challenge!  🙂

Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a beachy card to share with you!  This one is an apology card, but you could change out the sentiment to be anything you wanted or even leave it without one.

All the stamping was done using the Lawn Fawn – Life is Good stamp set.  I first created the background by stamping the sand lines on X-Press It Blending Paper with Memento – Tuxedo Black ink.  I masked off a circle for the sun and the sand and added some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink from Kit 8 using the Mini Ink Blending Tool.  Then I masked off the sky and added color to the sun using Mustard Seed from Kit 1 and Scattered Straw from Kit 4.  I didn’t have any lighter brown distress inks *note to self, get more inks!* so I added some Memento – Desert Sand ink.

I stamped everything else out onto the same paper with the same black ink and colored them with Copics:
Trees – G28, G07, G05, G03, E29, E25, E23
Hammock – Y35, Y15, Y11
Crab – R39, R37, R35, R32
Coconuts – E19, E08, E35

Just a little note about the palm trees…  Before stamping, I curved the trunk a little one way and then a little the other way to help give the hammock a little bit more room in between.

I cut everything out by hand and ran my Memento – Tuxedo Black marker around the white core to give it a more finished look.

I stamped the birds directly onto the background and adhered everything else using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner and dimensional foam adhesive.

I wanted to add a little something extra to the plain white card base so I stamped some waves using a stamp from the same set.

To finish everything off I added some sparkle to the coconuts and the crab using the Wink of Stella Glitter Pen in Clear.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!  🙂

Hi, everyone!  Kelli here today with a Halloween card to share with you!  I’m so excited that it’s just about that time to start with the holiday cards.  My husband thought I was crazy for already making a Halloween card, but I couldn’t help myself!

I made the background and grass using Tim Holtz – Distress Inks.  Almost all the distress inks I have are the minis.  I love how I can collect a lot more colors this way.  The moon (yes it looks like a sun, oops, lol) was done using Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade from Kit 1.  The background was done using Shaded Lilac from Kit 4, Dusty Concord from Kit 8, and Faded Jeans from Kit 5.  The grass was done using Crushed Olive from Kit 8 and Peeled Paint from Kit 5.

I blended all the inks together using the Mini Ink Blending Tool.

I wanted to give the background a starry look but I didn’t want it to be overwhelming so I made little dots using my Tim Holtz – Picket Fence Distress Marker.

I cut the tree out of black card stock using the Paper Smooches – Seasonal Tree die set.

The pumpkins are from the Lawn Fawn – So Thankful stamp set and were stamped in Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics:
YR18, YR16, YR14, YR12
E27, E25, E23
G28, G07, G03
I cut them out using the matching So Thankful die set.

The sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn – Trick or Treat stamp set and is heat embossed in white onto some vellum.

The card base was stamped using the Lawn Fawn – Woodgrain Backdrops stamp set.

Everything was adhered using the Crafter’s Companion – Adhesive Runner, dimensional foam adhesive, and liquid glue.

I finished everything off by adding some white gel pen stitch lines.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!