Halloween Card Part 2
Here is the other card that I did on Tuesday.  Its nice that the Halloween stamps and accessories really coordinate!  The cat punch will work on either the Spooky Cat stamp set or the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper.  The Black Rhinestone Jewels made a perfect collar.  

Supplies: Very Vanilla, Basic Black card stock; Basic Black Archival Stampin Ink; Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin Up; Detailed Gate Thinlits dies; Everyday Label Punch.

Sympathy Card
I always struggle when I have to make sympathy cards. What to put on it...what to write on the inside.  Yes, it would be "easier" to go to the store and buy one.  But the point of a hand stamped card is to give a gift that shows how much you care. I will steal the phrase "when you care to send the very best", make a card.

Supplies: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White card stock; Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green Classic Stampin Ink; Versamark ink pad; Gold Stampin Emboss Powder; Painted Harvest, and Better Together stamp set.

 Every time I opened a hand stamped card that was sent to me when my Dad died, I felt the prayers and friendship the messages conveyed.   

Where has the Summer Gone?!?

Where Has the Summer Gone?!? My Illinois grandchildren start back to school next week already. That got me thinking about Summer ending and Fall starting.  And that got me thinking about crisp Fall days and Halloween. I broke out some of my new product from the Holiday catalog and created some Halloween cards  
Its a batch of happy Jack-O-Lanterns!  I'm much more into happy than spooky! I cut some of the pumpkins from the designer series paper and stamped some with the Patterned Pumpkins dies with matching Pick a Pumpkin stamp set.

Supplies: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, and Pumpkin Pie card stock; Basic Black Archival Stampin Ink; Spooky Night Designer Series Paper; Pick a Pumpkin stamp set; Patterned Pumpkins thinlits Dies; Vintage Crochet Trim; Black Rhinestone Jewels; 

Wedding Wishes One of my stamping friends just got married so Congratulations Laura & Stephen! The Bloomin' Heart Thinlits is perfect for wedding and anniversary cards. It is such a beautifully intricate die. I always use the Precision Base Plate and Die Brush set when I use any of the detailed dies.  You will save so much time and patience not having to sit and poke out all the little pieces that some intricate dies leave behind.  I'm sure so many of you crafters know what I mean!  

Supplies: Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White CardStock; Rich Razleberry Classic Ink pad; Decorative Ribbon Border punch; Bloomin' Heatrt Thinlits; Floral Phrases stamp set.

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Break from Holiday Cards!
 I thought I would give you all a little more of a break from Christmas cards. It's going to be hard considering August 1st was the first day that Stampin' Up demonstrators can order from the Holiday Catalog.  I decided to post a very cheery card, with lots of blooming flowers!  2017 has seen a lot of moves in our family.  Our daughter Yvonne moved back to Ohio from New York, Our son Mark and his wife moved from Scranton, PA to Athens, Ohio.  Julie and Jim sold their home and bought another one in Champaign, IL and my mom moved in with us.  The At Home With You stamp set is perfect for not only creating cards for new homes but is versatile for year round occasions. 

Supplies: Crumb Cake, Whisper White Card Stock; Black Archival Stampin Ink;Watercolor Pencils & Blender Pencils, At Home With You stamp set; At Home Framelits; Brick Wall Textured Embossing Folder

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I am feeling Golden today! 

Both cards I will be showing today are going to be using Carols of Christmas stamp set, which is from the early released bundle out of the upcoming Holiday Catalog! I love sharing all these great sneak peeks.

I have 2 cards that I want to share today. The first card is designed by Brenda Porath a very talented Sparkler. When she brought it over I just had to ask her if I could CASE this card! The gold from the designer series paper just pops on the vanilla card stock and then throwing in a little gold embossing powder and she has created a beautiful card!

Supplies: Vanilla Card Stock;Bundle of Love Specialty Designer Series Paper; Gold Glimmer Paper; Carols of Christmas stamp set; Layering Squares Framelits; Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon

On the second card I used the Carols of Christmas bundle which has the coordinating dies and stamp set. I wish you could really see how the moon and stars really sparkle, to achieve that I used the gold glimmer paper to really add some sparkle in the sky. The trees I backed in designer series paper, die cut out the sweet little deer and embossed in gold Peace on Earth, I just loved how it all came together!

Supplies: Thick White Cardstock; Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper; Gold Glimmer Paper; Carols of Christmas Stamp Set; Card Front Builder Thinlits; Gold Embossing Powder.