Today’s card inspiration comes from this card from Cindy Elam @ Heart’s Delight Cards. I love the card design so much that I CASEd the card for my Christmas! I love fun play of patterns between the DSP, washiest tape, and stamped images. Perfectly simply card for today!
Stamps: Merry Mistletoe; Everything Festive
Ink: Merry Merlot; Shaded Spruce
Cardstock: Dashing Along DSP (retired); Shaded Spruce; Whisper White
Accessories: Gold washi tape
Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Circle Dies
A recap of last month’s goals:
Arthur’s 2018 PL Album (January - March) - Fail. I didn’t pick this up at all.
Organize PL supplies - Fail. I just didn’t get much done at all.
Make a card or two - Success! I ended up making three Halloween cards and 18 mini Halloween cards.
Pick Halloween party crafts and games - Success! The party was a success!
Finish birthday party crafts - Success!
November’s Goals:
Make at least 50 Christmas cards
October MP Pages
Organize PL Supplies
Start WITL album
Today’s card features a trio of reindeers and the new Wrapped in Plaid DSP. I took my color cues directly from the paper. I love the combo of Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler, and Night of Navy with hints of gold. I kept the rest of the card simple with a coordinating ribbon and some sparkles for noses.
Variations:
Stamps: Merry Mistletoe
Ink: Crumb Cake; Merry Merlot; Night of Navy; Shaded Spruce
Cardstock: Wrapped in Plaid DSP; Shaded Spruce; Early Espresso; Whisper White
Accessories: Holiday Rhinestones; Pearls; Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8” Striped Ribbon; Gold Ribbon (retired); Real Red Satin Ribbon (retired); Candy Dots (retired); Enamel Dots (retired)
Tools:
Today’s card was sent to the other twin for Halloween. I am so glad that I kept the bat punch after it retired. They add the perfect finishing touch to a spooky card. I kept the rest of this card simple with a black and purple color palette. The addition of the silver glitter tape pulls the card together.
Stamps: Everything Festive
Ink: Gorgeous Grape
Cardstock: Toil & Trouble DSP (retired); Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories: Silver glitter tape
Tools: Bat Punch; Rectangle Stitched Dies
Not quite so much stuff on my desk right now, but there are still a ton of piles…
Today’s card was sent to one of my twins. I pulled out some DSP scraps and started layering pieces together. Once that was set, I added an embossing folder and some punched shapes. I finished off with a simple sentiment. Love it!
Stamps: Everything Festive
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: Spooky Night DSP (retired); Toil & Trouble DSP (retired); Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper; Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Cat Punch; Bat Punch; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Diagonal stripe embossing folder
Put in a little order for the last of my Christmas supplies and some fun embellishments:
Star Designer Elements
Silver Embossing Paste
Real Red 1” Ruched Ribbon
Shaded Spruce / Gold 3/8” Striped Ribbon
Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots
Shaded Spruce Blends
Lots of Cheer Stamp Set
Granny Apple Green Blends
Everything Festive Stamp Set
Pineapple Punch Blends
Slowly getting back into card making with a group of Halloween cards. Today’s card was made for Arthur’s Kindergarten teacher. I knew I wanted to feature the fun jack-o-lanterns from the Harvest Hellos stamp set. From there, I added a nice sentiment, some punched bats, and some retired DSP.
Stamps: Everything Festive; Harvest Hellos
Ink: Basic Black; Pumpkin Pie; Granny Apple Green; Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: Halloween Night DSP (retired); Pumpkin Pie; Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Apple Builder Punch; Bat Punch
A recap of last month’s goals:
Arthur’s 2018 PL Album (January - March) - Fail.
Post rest of yard sale items - Success!
Organize PL supplies - Fail.
Pick a week for WITL - Success! I schedule it for Sept. 16th - 22nd. Now i need to sort photos and get started on the album.
July and August MP pages - Success!
Make a card or two - Fail.
Decide on rest of birthday party crafts/games/decor - Success!
Pick Halloween party crafts and games - Fail… I haven’t heard anything from the school giving direction.
October’s Goals: Lots of carryover items for this month…
Arthur’s 2018 PL Album (January - March) - I really want to make progress this month.
Organize PL supplies - Related to my first goal. I really want organize my stash of cards.
Make a card or two - I’m hoping to get my Christas cards started this month. My goal is 25.
Pick Halloween party crafts and games - I need direction from the school, but I do have a Pinterest board of possibilities.
Finish birthday party crafts - Party is October 12th.
Right towards the end of August, I finally used my Bonus Days coupons and put in a Holiday Catalog preorder. I ended up getting:
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Come to Gather DSP
Wrapped in Plaid DSP
Cup of Christmas Stamp Set
Cup of Cheer Dies
Harvest Hellos Stamp Set
Apple Builder Punch
