You're Bootastic!

Hello again, I think this may officially be my last Halloween card for 2016.

I had so much fun colouring these cute images from the Bootastic stamp set by Mama Elephant, that I even made the background sort of match the images.  When I was colouring the little girl/princess images I thought she would be so cute for a little girl's birthday.

Here is the final card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Bootastic
Dies: Mama Elephant - Bootastic,  Lawn Fawn - Leafy Tree Backdrop (Landscape),  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders (For ground and sky mask)
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet
Copic Markers: Kitty - C00, C1, C3, R20, Y15, V04, V09  Girl - E11, E33, V15, R20, V04, V06, V09, YR21, E25, E27, Y35  Dracula - C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, YG03, YG67, V04, V06, V09, E11, YG000  Frankenstein - C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, V04, V06, V09, YG03, YG67
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sakura - White & Stardust Gel Pens

Thank you so much for dropping by.  I hope you all stay safe and dry tomorrow night.  Happy Halloween! Kathy

All Tricks?

Hello my friend, just one day left until Halloween and I am still having fun playing with the Bootastic stamp set from Mama Elephant.

I wanted to make a scene showing a couple of kids trick or treating in the city.  I used the Skyline Border die by MFT Stamps to make the city buildings and drew my own sidewalk for the kiddies to walk on.

 Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Bootastic
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20 and Skyline Border,  Mama Elephant - Bootastic,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles (Moon Mask)
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Stormy Sky and Black Soot
Copic Markers: Mummy - E11, E33, V15, R20, C00, C1, C3  Witch - E11, E33, V15, R20, YG03, YG67, V04, V06, V09, Y35
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sakura - White Gel Pen

I'm hoping to get in one more Halloween card today.  Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

Be Spooky

Hello again my friends, I was lucky enough to get a chance to make another card today. This time I broke out the Bootastic stamp set and matching dies from Mama Elephant.

The background was made by masking off a circle for the moon, and then using distress ink for the sky.  Once I peeled off the mask I coloured some blobs on the moon with C00 and Colorless Blender to give the moon some more detail.  It's very subtle but I think makes a different in real life.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Bootastic
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Grassy Fields,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles (Moon Mask),  Mama Elephant - Bootastic
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet
Copic Markers: E11, E33, V15, R20, E27, E15, V12, V15, V17, YG00, YG03, C1, C5, Y35
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Martha Stewart - Iron Fence Deep Punch

Thanks again for dropping by and I hope to be back soon  Have a great night! Kathy

Batty Without You

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a good weekend so far.

I started this card using the Hero Arts, Bat Background stamp I bought a few years ago.  I wanted to use it as the background for my card.  I then used the Leafy Backdrop - Landscape die from Lawn Fawn and trimmed out the tree only.  The ground was made by cutting a couple of hills, using the Stitched Hillside Borders from Lawn Fawn..  I built up the ground so the cut out tree would reach the top of the bat panel.

I then stamped, coloured and fussy cut out the Vampire cage from the Frightful Friends stamp set from MFT Stamps.

Other then putting everything together, the last thing I did was added the sentiment by stamping it is Versamark ink and embossing it with Snow Detail embossing powder.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Hero Arts - Bat Background,  MFT Stamps - Frightful Friends
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lawn Fawn - Leafy Tree Backdrop-Landscape,  Stitched Hillside Borders
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Versamark
Copic Markers: E11, YG00, V12, V15, V17, C5, C7, C9, Y35
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape,  Snow Detail Embossing Powder,  Sakura - Black Gel Pen

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

Treat or Treat

Hello my friends and T.G.I.F.  I can't believe in just a few days it will be Halloween. I am trying to make a few more Halloween card before the day.

For this card I again used the Ghostly Greetings stamp set from Simon Says Stamp, which I stamped, coloured and fussy cut out.

The background was made my running a piece of black card stock through my Vagabond machine in the Cobwebs embossing Texture Fade by Sizzix/Tim Holtz.  I then used a distress tool and hero Arts - Unicorn pigment ink to sponge over the raised webs to give them more definition.

The sentiment is from the Trick or Treat stamp set and matching dies, also from Simon Says Stamp.  I went over the black ink with clear Wink of Stella brush marker and finished off the card by adding a few sequins.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Ghostly Greetings and Trick or Treat
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Trick or Treat
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Hero Arts - Unicorn Pigment Ink
Copic Markers: Frankenstein - YG00, YG03, C5, C7, C9, V12, V15, V17, B95, B97, B99  Ghost - E11, E33, V15, R20, C00, C1, C5, C9, YR12, YR18, B95, B99
Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Sequins,  Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Cobwebs Texture Fade

Thanks so much for coming by and see you back soon, Kathy

Trick or Treating

Hello my friends, I hope your having a great day!

I was happy to receive my package from Simon Says Stamp on Friday because it included their super cute Ghostly Greetings stamp set and I wanted to make a card before Halloween.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Ghostly Greetings
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Leafy Backdrop-Landscape,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles (Mask for moon)
Dies: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet and Black Soot
Copic Markers: Fairy & Ghost Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Fairy Dress - RV000, RV10, RV13  Fairy Hair - E21, E27, E29  Crown - Y21, Y35  Wings - B000, BG10  Ghost Hair - E15, E18  Ghost Sheet - C00, C1  Treat Bag - YR12, YR16  Frankenstein - YG0000, YG00, YG03, C5, C7, C9, V12, V15, V17, E41, E43, E44
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Wink of Stella - Clear Brush Marker

Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope you come back soon, Kathy

Too Cute To Spook

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a good weekend.  I received several packages of new craft supplies but really haven't had too much time in the last couple of days to play.  I did finally get to make a card today using the new Bunny Mask-erade stamp step from Wplus9.  It's such a great set and totally usable for different types of card, not just Halloween.

I did actually make a Halloween card for my go go round with this new set.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Wplus9 - Bunny Mask-erade,  MFT Stamps - P.I. Little Witch (Sentiment)
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Trees In The Forest,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet and Black Soot
Copic Markers: W00, W1, W3, R00, R20, E11, E13, E19, E21, E23, E25, YR12, YR16, V06, V09
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100 lb. Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock,  Foam Tape

Thanks you so much for dropping by and have a great night! Kathy

Halloween Shadow Box

Hello my friends, and welcome to another week.  With Halloween just two weeks away I thought I better get on to making an insert for my 5 x 7 shadow box that I have been putting onto my mantle.

I searched on Pinterest under Halloween Sampler for some ideas and below is what I came up with.

Below is a list of the supplies I used other then the card stock which was all Recollections from Michaels.

Top Left: Lawn Fawn - Bugs and Kisses jar die,  MFT Stamps - Candy Jars die for Nose, Googly Eyes
Top Right: MFT Stamps - High-Rise Alpha Uppercase dies
Middle Left:  Micro Pore Tape cut in half lengthwise and wrapped around a 2" square , Googly Eyes
Middle Right: Simon Says Stamp - Trick or Treat stamp and die set, Copic Markers - E23, E27, E29, C00, C1, C3,  Sakura - Black Gel Pen
Bottom Left: MFT Stamps - Spooky Window die,  Stickles - Christmas Red
Bottom Right: Simon Says Stamp - Trick or Treat stamp and die set,  Copic Markers - E40, E41, E42, E43, R20, C5, C7, C9, V12, V15, V17,  Sakura - Black Gel Pen

I hope you like my little Halloween insert.  Have a great day! Kathy

Be a Wright Back

Hello again my friends, I'm so happy that I had a chance to make another card using the Leafy Tree Backdrop die. This die is of course perfect for fall cards, which I defiantly want to make very soon.

Again I inked up some white card stock with distress ink, sprayed it with water and blotted it with a paper towel.  I then splattered the background with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels, which in real life adds a bit of glitter in the sky.

The cute witch is from the Witch Way Is The Candy stamp set and the tombstones are from Grave Situation which are both from MFT Stamps.  The spider hanging from the tree is form Lawn Fawn's Booyah stamp set.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Witch Way Is The Candy? ,  Grave Situation,  Lawn Fawn - Booyah
Dies & Punches: Lawn Fawn - Leafy Tree Backdrop-Landscape,  MFT Stamps - Witch Way Is The Candy?,  Martha Stewart - Iron Fence Deep Punch
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Wilted Violet and Black Soot
Copic Markers: Tombstones - C3, C4, C5  Witch - Skin-E11, E33, V15, R20  Hair - Y21, E23, E27  Purple - V12, V15, V17  Black - C5, C7, C9  Green - YG21, YG25  Broom - E23, E27, Y35, YR24
Other: Recollections - 110lb Card Stock White & Black,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White Card Stock,  Tattered Angels - Marshmallow Glimmer Mist

Thank so much for dropping by and have a great night! Kathy

Ghostly Witch

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a good weekend.  I was so excited to receive some happy mail from Scrapbookpal.com on Friday, which included the Leafy Tree Backdrop - Landscape from Lawn Fawn.  Unfortunately we lost power for the whole day and since my cutting machine is a Vagabond and needs electricity to work, I could play with my new die.

Now that I have had a chance to play a bit, I think I am in love with the die and would love the portrait version as well.

For my first card, using this die, I cut it from some 110lb black card stock.  I also cut a piece of while card stock for the background, masked off a circle for a moon, and used distress ink to make the sky.  I then removed the mask and inked the moon with distress ink, and then sprayed the whole background with water and blot it with a paper towel.

I cut out a strip of the same back card stock with MFT Stamps' Grassy Fields die and another with the  Iron Fence punch by Martha Stewart.  For the cute Ghost Witch I combined the ghost and hat from the Booyah stamp set and the Broom from the Critters In Costume stamp set which are both from Lawn Fawn.

I'm pretty happy with how the card turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Booyah, Critters In Costume
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Leafy Tree Backdrop-Landscape,  MFT Stamps - Grassy Fields,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles (for the moon mask)
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Distress Ink - Squeezed Lemonade, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet and Black Soot
Copic Markers: W00, W1, R00, C5, C7, C9, V12, V15, Y35, E23, E27, YR24
Other: Martha Stewart - Iron Fence Deep Punch

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

Give Thanks - SugarPea Mix It Up Challenge #18

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a good week.  I wanted to make a card for the current SugarPea Designs mix it up challenge.

I decided to use the sketch portion of this challenge for my card.

I just love the Fall Fox stamp set from SugarPea Designs so I used it on this card.

Here is a close up of the cute images.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: SugarPea Designs - Fall Fox
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink - Cantaloupe
Copic Markers: Pumpkins - YR12, YR16, E08, E23, E27  Fence - E42, E44, E47  Fox - E11, E13, E15, E50, E53  Jacket - Y21, YR24  Scarf - G82, G99  Pants - B95
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you have great day! Kathy

You A-maze Me

Hello again, here is the second card I made this weekend.  This time I used some retired items from MFT Stamps to make my fall themed card.

It might be hard to see in the final card but I used green distress ink on the bottom of background to make the ground and tumbled glass again to make the background clouds.  I cut out a bunch of corn stalks and layered  them behind the fence to add lots of dimension to my finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Corn Maze Girl
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Farm Fence, Cornstalk and Mini Pennants
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa,  Distress Inks - Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint and Tumbled Glass
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Dress and Boots - E31, E55,  Jacket and Heart - YR15, YR18, E08  Hair - E21, E23, E27
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thank you so much for dropping by and if you're in Canada have a Happy Thanksgiving! Kathy

Sending Thankful Thoughts

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a good weekend and staying safe this long weekend. 

Below is the first o two card I have made so far this weekend.  For the card below I used the Pure Innocence - Thankful Friend stamp set from MFT Stamps,  The ground background was made by blending several colours of distress ink and then spraying it with water and blotting with a paper towel.  For the sky background I used a template I made using Lawn Fawn's Puffy Cloud Borders dies and Tumbled Glass distress ink.

I hope you like the final result.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Thankful Friend

Dies: MFT Stamps - Rolling Hills, Thankful Friend & Blueprints 13,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Tree Borders

Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade

Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Pants - B95, B97, B99  Sweater - B66, B69, B79  Gloves and Hat - BG13, BG32, BG57  Shoes - E42, E43, E44  Hair & Rake - E25 & E29

Other: Recollections - Card Stock

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you come back shortly to check out my second card.  Have a great day! Kathy

You're My Hero

Hello my friends, I hope you're doing well. Today my card was inspired by a card and treat box made by Eva, known as eva.m.3 on Instagram.  I love that she made black and purple trees, so I copied her idea and did the same on my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Critters In Costume
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lawn Fawn - Critters In Costume,  Stitched Tree Border and Stitched Hillside Borders
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Black Onyx,  Distress Ink: Wilted Violet and Black Soot
Copic Markers:  Owl - W00, W1, W3, W5, W7, V12, V15, V18, YR12, YR18  Rabbit in Pumpkin - W00, W1, W3, R20, E41, E42, E43, E44
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by and eva e a great night! Kathy

Happy Owl-O-Ween - PP315

Hello my friends, welcome to my crafty space.  Today I combined some Lawn Fawn products to make a card for the "Halloween" theme challenge at The Paper Players.

I used some distress ink blending for the background and I'm really loving the colour combination.  I also slightly altered the sentiment by masking off the second H before the second word so that it says Owl-O-Ween instead of Howl-O-Ween.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Critters In Costume, Monster Mash and Happy Howloween
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Tree Border, Critters In Costume and Monster Mash
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet
Copic Markers: Rabbit - W00, W1, W3, R20, YR12, YR15, YR18, E25, E29  Owl - E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, R24, R29, R39  Monster - V12, V15, V17, YR12, YR18
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape, Sakura - Black Glaze Pen

Thank you so much for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

Start With Coffee - Tag You're It! Challenge #57

Hello again, I hope your having g a good day so far.

I saw this inspiration photo at Tag You're It! and decided I wanted to participate.

It's hard to see in my picture but I used the Midnight Bronze Obsidian embossing powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang for the coffee bean background, which in real life has a lovely sheen.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: TPC Studio - Coffee Cafe,  MFT Stamps - Perk Up
Dies: Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Bigz Tag & Bookplates,  MFT Stamps - Coffee Cup Die and Lead The Way
Inks: Hero Arts - Cup O'Joe Shadow Ink,  Versamark
Other: Grafix 12x12 Medium Weight Chipboard in Natural,  Recollections - 110 lb. White Card Stock,  Celebrate It - 5/8 inch Grosgrain Ribbon,  Lindy's Stamp Gang - Midnight Bronze Obsidian Embossing Powder

Thank you for dropping by, your comments are always appreciated.  Have a great day! Kathy

Candles and Confetti - Fusion Birthday Bash

Good morning my friends, I can't believe it's October already and in another week it will be Thanksgiving here in Canada.

Today I made a card combining both aspects of the current challenge at Fusion Card Challenge.

I finally used the Candles' N Confetti stamp set from Reverse Confetti for the focal image and a circle (Candy) stamp from the Candy Jar Companions stamp set from MFT Stamps for the background.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Reverse Confetti - Candles' N Confetti,  MFT Stamps - Candy Jar Companions
Dies: Spellbinders - Classic Circles Small and Large,  MFT Stamps - Fishtail Flag Stax
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Hero Arts - Tide Pool and Bubble Gum Shadow Ink,  ColorBox - Gold Pigment Ink
Copic Markers: BG10, BG11, BG13,  RV10, RV13, Y02
Other: Recollections - Midnight Magic 6x6 paper pad (Gold) and regular card stock

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope to be back soon.  Have a great day! Kathy

I'm Glad You're Alive - MFTWSC300

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a good day so far.

Today I made a card using the current sketch from MFT Card Challenges.

I inked the background with distress inks and stamped the fence and bats from the Frightful Friends stamp set from MFT Stamps.

I cut a 4 1/4 " x 5 1/2" panel of white card stock and cut out a circle from the panel.  Once the background was done, I popped up the front panel with lots of foam tape.  I inked up the "Frankenstein" image and coloured it with Copic markers and added it along with a sentiment on a fishtail banner, to the card front.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Frightful Friends
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Circle Stax,  Blueprints 20
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Salted Ocean, Wilted Violet, Black Soot
Copic Markers: YG03, YG25, C5, C7, C9, V12, V15, V17, YR12, YR16
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

You A-maze Me

Hello my friends and Happy World Cardmaking Day and first day of October.  It is definitely cooler here and I am very tempted to turn on the heat in the house instead of putting on a sweater.

Today I made a card using another Pure Innocence stamp set from MFT Stamps, the one I used is Corn Maze Girl.  The stamp set include a corn stalk which I stamp several time to make a background for my cute little girl.  The girl and the background was coloured using Copic markers.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Corn Maze Girl
Dies: Spellbinders - Grand Rectangles,  MFT Stamps - Dotted Scallop Border Trio
Inks: MFT Stamps - MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento - Bamboo Leaves
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Jacket & Heart - V12, V15, V17  Dress & Boots - G82, G99  Hair - E21, E23, E27  Corn Stalks - Y21, Y26  Sky - BG10, BG11  Ground - E40, E42, E43, E44  Grass - G21, G24, E51
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Two-Breeze 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thank you so much for dropping by and happy card making! Kathy