Halloween Cards!

Me again!  I've been on a roll today, and got 3 halloween cards made that I thought I would share with you.  They all have vintage clipart images and will all be up for sale at my upcoming shows for $4 each, so if you are interested, please email me!

First up is "Trick or Treat?" . . .

Trick or Treat? uses Bazzill cardstock, some very old My Minds Eye 'Wild Asparagus paper, a frame cut on the Cricut using the "Mother's Day" cartridge and heavily coated with red German glass glitter.  The buttons are old, and a tiny bow of black seam binding.

Next up is "A Happy Halloween" . . .

Cardstock is Bazzill, the frame was once again cut using one of the frames from the Cricut "Mother's Day" cartridge, gems are from Prima e-line, ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.  Patterned paper is from a kit I bought so long ago that I couldn't begin to tell you who made it!

And last but not least is "A Merry Halloween" . . .

Base cardstock is Die Cuts With a View, gold paper is from a stack from Dollar General, but was embossed using the Cuttlebug 'Swirls' embossing folder, then distressed a bit with an emery board.  Patterned paper is October Afternoon, Road Map 'Skyline Motor Inn', orange button is vintage, tied with green bakers twine, ribbon is from Hobby Lobby, and the gold button is from my stash.Scallopped frames cut using Cuttlebug and Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scallopped Squares - Small.

You know, some times it is fun to not go by a sketch or challenge, but just 'go with the flow' and see what happens.  I hope you like these cards.  Please come back and visit very soon!  Becky 

Hubby's Birthday, and Tuesday Tagger Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone!!!  It's going to be a nice weekend - at least for my hubby, because it is his birthday on Sunday.  To celebrate we will be going to one of our favorite local Italian restaurants - Provino's - on Sunday night for dinner.  On your birthday, Provinos gives you a free meal, up to about $11 or so, or that much off of your meal.  Most pasta dishes are - you guessed it! - around $11 or so!  Hubby always gets one of their fish dishes, but they are only $3 - 4 more than the pasta, so we have a very nice meal, complete with salad, killer garlic rolls, and a dish of spumoni ice cream that we share, for about $20!

I really have a hard time making cards for men.  I mean, my usual shabby, cute, vintagey style doesn't relate well to most men!  But when I saw the Tuesday Taggers challenge for this week, it was a piece of cake!  The challenge is to make a project with a water, sea, boats type theme.  Hubby and I have a red canoe that we love, so I went to one of my clipart programs and found a cute vintage image of a couple in a canoe, and went from there!  Here is my card based on their challenge . . .

And here is all the info . . .

Products:

• Base card stock is Die Cuts With a View, as are all the scraps of cardstock
• Patterned paper is from October Afternoon, Road Map "Skyline Motor Inn"
• Sticker letters are 'Tag Types' from EK Success
• Jute Twine from m stash

Tips:

• Base of card was cut on Cricut "Walk in My Garden" cartridge, card2 set at 5"
• Patterned paper was cut on Cricut "Walk in My Garden" cartridge, card1 set at 4 3/4"
• Image was double matted with contrasting cardstocks. 

 This was such an easy card to make once I had that theme to go by!  Thanks for visiting, and have a great weekend!  Becky

Card Patterns Sketch 75

Can you believe it?  Three posts in one day!  Do you ever find that sometimes you are on 'creative overload'?  Well that's been me the last couple of days!  Between Friday night and tonight, I have made about 15 - 16 tags (for sale at local shops) and three cards.  this last card kind of brought me out of my comfort zone, but that's a good thing!  I mean, teal and purple aren't really my normal colors, but they really worked for this card.  The card is for Card Patterns sketch challenge blog, number 75, and here is their sketch . . .

And here is my card based on the sketch . . .

And here are the details . . .

Product Info:

• Base card stock is Die Cuts With a View
• Patterned paper is Bo Bunny, Peacock Lane 'Tweet'
• Image is from Crafty Secrets, Heartwarming Vintage Cuts 'Friendship and Flowers'
• Crinkled seam binding from Bluebird Lane Etsy shop
• Cotton lace and button from my stash

Tips, Tools and Techniques:

• Base of card cut on Cricut, Walk in My Garden cartridge, card2 set at 5"
• Patterned paper cut on Cricut, Walk in My Garden cartridge, card1 set at 5", then about 1" cut off of top
• Image matted on a scrap of green card stock and popped up on foam squares for dimension

As I said above, purple and teal aren't my usual colors, but sometimes it is good to go beyond the norm and try different things.  I hope you have enjoyed this visit!  Blessings, Becky

Double the Fun!

I told you I would be back soon, and this time I have one card for two challenges - love it when I can do that!  The first challenge is for one of my very favorite challenge and inspiration blogs, Moxie Fab World - oh, how I love Cath and the folks at Moxie Fab world!  If you haven't checked them out, you really should!  This card is for their 'Fun and Cute' style challenge.  This card is also for another of my favorites - the sketch challenge blog Card Positioning Systems (CPS) #178 - a very clean and simple sketch.  Here is the sketch . . .

And here is my card based on the sketch and inspiration . . .

Isn't that little lady so cute???  And I'm with her (and Joan Rivers) on housekeeping!  Here are all the details . . .

Product Info:

• Base card stock and green background card stock are from Bazzill
• Patterned papers are Fancy Pants "Celebrate" 'Play' - the flowered paper is one side, and the stripes at top are the reverse.
• Ric-rack and cotton twine are from my stash
• Pearls are from Prima e line
• The cute image is from Crafty Secrets, Creative Scraps "Domestic Goddess"

Tips, Tools and Techniques:

• Base of card cut using Cricut, Walk in My Garden cartridge, card2 set at 5"
• Patterned paper cut using Cricut, Walk in My Garden cartridge, card1 set at 5", then I measured and cut about 1 1/2 inches off the top and reversed it for the stripes
• Matted image were popped up on foam squares to allow the cotton twine to fit through without problems

And that was it!  A very simple card to make, but lots of fun!  I hope you've enjoyed your visit!  I hope to be back soon with another card for yet another challenge.  Have a great week, and blessings, Becky

Etsy Inspired Challenge #99

The latest challenge at "Etsy Inspired Challenge" blog is really fun!  Each week you get to visit a different shop on Etsy, find your inspiration for a card there, and then make a card and link it back to their blog.  A kind of different spin on the usual challenges.  This challenge we were invited to visit Becky Kazana's very fun shop, and here's the item I chose for my inspiration . . .   

It's a raven cake topper!  Isn't it just the cutest thing?  And  here is my card based on the inspiration . . .

I used felt to make two ravens.  Here are all the details . . .

• Patterned paper is Websters Pages "Life's Portrait . . . pure grace"
• Bird cage was cut on card stock using Cricut Serenade cartridge set on birdcage 4, then I inked it with versamark and heat embossed it using 'Queen's Gold' embossing powders by Ranger
• Flowers on patterned paper were given a bit of bling using Stickles 'platinum'
• Felt cut using an old template I've had for ages
• Felt, beads for eyes, lace, silk flower and bead trim all from my stash
• Gem on bow tie is from Prima e line

Here are a few more pictures . . .

This was a lot of fun to make, and while I've never made ravens for a card before, I love anything with a cute birdie on it, so I'm happy with the end product.  I've got a couple of other cards in the works for challenges, so check back soon!  Blessings, Becky