Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun!

 

Hello!  Today a have some of my favorite ghoul friends for this card.  I combined three of the digital designs for the bottom of the card.  The four digital files that I used for this card are:

• ·       Coffee Lover Ghost
• ·       Pumpkin Ghost
• ·       Popcorn Bliss Ghost
• ·       Brooming By

I did reduce each of the files so that I could fit them all on the card.  I like digital files because you have the ability to make them fit the card which isn’t always the case when using stamps. 

This build the background, I inked some white cardstock with Distress Oxide Ink in Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin for the moon.  The rest of the sky was inked with Twisted Citron, Broken China and Peacock Feathers.

To add to the scene, I used the A-2 Tree Frame from Trinity Stamps.  I cut it out of purple cardstock and then touched up the edges with Villainous Potion and Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink.    

I colored the ghosts with Copic markers in the following colors:

• B000
• C1, C4, C6
• YR02, YR04, YR07
• R20
• Y02
• YR23, YR27, YR24
• V04, V06, V09
• E31, E35, E37

 The sentiment is from the Boo stamp from Waffle Flower.  I heat embossed them with black embossing ink. 

 This was such a fun card to make.  It reminds me of my Ghoul Squad.  How about you?

 Thanks for reading and I hope you have a great day!

 Sandy

Life Is Brew-tiful With You!

Who wouldn’t love to have a cup of coffee with this cute little ghost?  I know I would.

I really wanted to use Lawn Fawn's Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder die as the backdrop on this card, but in order to do that, I had to reduce the ghost to about 1.5”.  When I printed the ghost, I also printed the sentiment that I had typed for the cup sleeve. 

I used a printed paper for the coffee cup and the background.  The sleeve and lid are cut from a cardstock that I got years ago that has a mottled gray color.  I wish I could find more of it, but all I remember is that I bought it at Michaels.

I used Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink to touch up the edges of the cup, sleeve and lid. 

For the coloring on the leaves, I used Distress Oxide Ink in different fall colors.  I used a small stiff brush to stipple and blend the colors on the mottled cardstock.  I used the leaves from Lawn Fawn’s Fall Leaves Backdrop die to cut the leaves out.  I arranged them as the base of the cup and then put my little coffee friend on top, 

Since I had shrunk down the ghost so much, there wasn’t a lot to color.  I used Copic markers for the coloring though. 

Sometimes I worry that my colors are too bright, so this was an attempt at doing something with more subtle colors.  

Thanks for reading the process of making this card.  I hope you have a great day!

Sandy

Little Christmas Tree

 

Hello my card making friends!  I have another card using the Simon Says Stamp Stamptember collaboration with Trinity Stamps.  The idea behind this card were the Christmas Trees that I grew up with.  We had a huge picture window in our living room and every year, the tree would be set up right in front of that window.  It was always artificial, but it changed over the years.  The first one that I remember was a Aluminum tree with two color wheels.  Then for awhile it was a traditional green tree but when they came out with colored trees, my mom had a white tree for a number of years.  My Christmas tree used to be centered in my living room window until our fur baby, Quincy, came along.  Looking out the front window is one of his favorite things to do.  It was either relocate the tree elsewhere or risk it being knocked over by a dog.  

In order to give depth to the window, I decided that a shaker card would do the trick.  The "wallpaper" on the front of the card was created by using the Lawn Fawn die called Quilted Backdrop.  I used a 3/4" piece of woodgrain cardstock for the floor topped with a 1/4" piece of dark brown woodgrain cardstock.    For the window, I cut it out of dark brown woodgrain cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Window Frame Die.  I added a touch of Vintage Photo Distress Oxide on the outside edge to soften the edges. 

I used a patterned paper for the backing of the shaker element.  I wanted to add a little shimmer to it, so I spritzed it with a little bit of Tim Holtz Frozen Fog Mica Spray.  I added a small piece of white glittered cardstock to create the snowy ground.  In retrospect, I didn't need to add a snowy ground because the tree is so full, it covers it up.  

I used a double layer of foam tape to create at well for the shaker elements.  I had some snowflake sequins in my stash but I couldn't tell you where they came from.  Once I had those sprinkled in, I placed a piece of clear acetate on top.  With that step completed, I adhered the front background piece on top. 

The tree and packages were colored with Copic markers in the following colors:

• G12, G14, G07
• Y02, Y04, Y17
• R14, R24, R39
• B12, B23, B24

I used Trinity Stamps Simply Sentimental: Merry stamp set and coordinating die, for the sentiment.  It was heat embossed with gold embossing powder on red cardstock.  

I really enjoyed making this card as it reminded me of my childhood.  Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have an awesome day!

Sandy

North Pole Gnomes

 Hello!  I decided to take a break from Halloween cards for a little bit to play with the new Little Christmas Tree Stamp Set.  It is a Simon Says Stamp Stamptember collaboration with Trinity Stamps.  

I thought that this tree would be perfect to pair with Trinity Stamps' North Pole Gnomes.  

In order to fit everything on this card, I had to use a 5.25" x 5.25" square card base.  I don't usually make cards with these dimensions, but I have decided that it is a really good size.

For the background I used Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide.  I used the Hillside Stencil by Lawn Fawn to lay in some snow drift.  Once my ink was dry, I used their Snowy Sky Stencil with White Pigment Ink to put in the snowflakes.  

I heat embossed the sentiment using Trinity Stamps Simply Sentimental: Merry with white embossing powder.  I had thought about putting in some heat embossed snowflakes, but I was afraid that the background would get cluttered.  

I used Copic markers in the following colors:

TREE:

• G12, G14, GO7

NORTH POLE GNOMES:

• G18, YG17. G29
• R20
• B12, B23, B24
• E000, E01
• Y28, Y26, Y21
• R14, R24, R39, R59
• E50, E53, E55, E57
• C00, C0, C1, C3, C4, C6, C8

This little card makes me smile.  I really like that the reindeer is sitting on top of the sleigh like he's the one wishing you Merry Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Sandy