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Hello, hello!
Wow, I was just looking at the calendar and after this post I only have eight more Halloween cards to make before the big day hits. Where did the month go?! Seriously, I know I have more than eight images waiting in the wings so this makes the choosing that much more difficult. Decisions, decisions... luckily for Hazel here she doesn't have to worry about getting on a card this year because her stampy destiny has been fulfilled, LOL! This Whimsy Stamps cutie looks a bit frazzled, like she has had a long Halloween night riding on that broom of hers. Now she has made it back home and all Hazel wants to do is take a nap. The papers I pulled are a mix of new and old and all of the colors in Hazel's outfit come from that great stripe pattern and I am so happy with how close I got to matching it.
Ok, that is all I've got for today kiddos. Have a fabulous day! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Crate (After Dark), Pink Paislee (Stripe)
stamps- Whimsy Stamps (Hazel), Stampendous (pumpkin), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black
Kaiser Craft gems
Wink of Stella silver glitter pen
My Favorite Things stitched circle die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, V20
lips- E04
hair- C6, C8, C10
clothes- YR04, YR09, YR18, Y21, Y26, Y28, YG11, YG41, YG03, BV31, BV02, BV04, V17, N5, N7, N9, E81, E84, E87
broom- YR31, YR23, E33, E35, E41, E42, E44, BV02, V17, C5, C9
bat- E53, E34, E55, W3, W5, W7, R02
pumpkin- YR15, YR04, YR18
Good morning!
I got this super sweet new Pure Innocence cutie in the mail last week called Thankful Friend, and I really wanted to get her on a card. So before I got started I decided to check out the MFT challenge blog to see if there was anything to play along in. This week's sketch totally caught my eye and provided my with just the inspiration I needed to put this card together. I found this super old scrap of paper in my stash that had a soft watercolor look to it so I tried to keep my Copic color palette soft too. I also pulled out a bunch of dies too which is always great. I have quite a few at this point and I always feel like I don't utilize them as much as I should.
Alrighty, time for me to get a move on. Talk at'cha later! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Creative Imaginations
stamps- My Favorite Things (Thankful Friend Pure Innocence and Caramel Apple Pure Innocence sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
My Favorite Things rounded stitched square die
Simon Says stitched circle die
Simon Says Stamp cloud dies
Studio Calico sunburst die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E59
clothes- Y21, YG93, YG95, Y23, YR31, YR23, YR12, E81, E84, E87, E89, E40, E81, E42
rake- E31, E34, C0, C2, C5
leaves- Y21, G43, E13, E07, R05, YR12
grass- G40, G82, G24
sky- BG90, BG93, BG70, 0
TGIF everybody!
Now don't panic... yes you are at the A Thousand Sheets blog even though it may not look like the kind of card you expect to find here. I admit, it is a rare occurrence for me not to have a character image as the star of the show but I didn't have a lot of time for coloring yesterday so I figured this was a good time to play with a stamp set that only needed ink. I've had the Twig Wreath set from Papertrey for a couple months now and I really wanted to make it work for a Halloween card. So I grabbed a bunch of Distress Inks in all the usual Halloween colors and went to town. This was a good start but I needed something more, that is when I had my 'a-ha!' moment... the Friendship Jar Fillers fall set. From that I could add a couple spiderwebs complete with spider and the pair of pumpkins so that I did get in just a bit of coloring. I gotta say that I'm really diggin' how this this one came together. ;)
Ok, time for me to run. See ya back here Monday and I promise there will be plenty of coloring and crafting back on the schedule. :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (mischievous)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (Twig Wreath set, Friendship Jar fall set, Stitches)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Versamark watermark, Tim Holtz Distress black soot, seedless preserves, spiced marmalade, peeled paint, gathered twigs
Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
May Arts ribbon
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
Y38, YR04, YR09, YR27, E84, E87
Hi-dee-ho!
It sure is looking like this week is shaping up to be all about the kitties... LOL! Sister Stamps just had a new release at the beginning of the month and it is all about these super cute Peeker Pet stamps. There are bears, bunnies and puppies all of which are super adorable but I gotta admit that I was a bit bummed there where no peeker kitties in this release. Not just because I love my kitties but more so because they would be perfect for the Halloween cards that I am making right now. Once I got my order though and started stamping them up my altering inclinations could not be ignored. So I grabbed the two bunnies, Pixie and Dixie, wiped away the ears on both and Pixie's right paw before stamping. Then I drew in pointy kitty ears and a new leg that went to the ground as well as a tail for Pixie. Now those bunnies have been transformed into two black kitties ready to get into some serious mischief. :)
Okey dokie, time for me to scoot. Have a great day my friends! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (October 31st)
stamps- Sister Stamps (Pixie and Dixie), Studio G (happy)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Ranger glossy accents
Doodlebug epoxy stars
Copic markers:
kitties- N2, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, R02
Hi there!
Well I am back in my comfort zone today with this cool spider web paper that I got recently. It just might be my favorite print that has been released this year and I've been anxious to get it on a card. But I needed just the right image to pair with it, something elegant and a bit more mature... that is where Cat Hat comes in to play. She's another gorgeous digi from A Day for Daisies and I love how her kitty has snuggled up right in the middle of her billowing up-do. Cat Hat was looking so elegant that I even gave her some bling in the form of some jeweled earrings. I also dusted off an old Martha Stewart border punch to make some black paper lace so that I could enter this card into the current 'add black lace' challenge over at the ADFD blog.
Before I go, I had to share this photo of my sweet Sully because it fit the theme of today's post so well. This is pretty much where he was for the better part of creating this card and he didn't even want to wake up and move when it came time for me to get a pic. Sigh... Cat Hat knows that once a kitty finds a comfy spot there is nothing to do but let them sleep, LOL!
Adios amigos! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Authentique (Moonlit)
digital stamp- A Day for Daisies (Cat Hat)
stamp- Papertrey Ink (Superstitious set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Tim Holtz Distress hickory smoke
Martha Stewart border punch
Kaiser Craft gems
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
lips- E04
eyeshadow- V25, V28, W3
hair- E97, YR27, E08, E18
cat/dress- C5, C7, C9
Good morning!
How about a little Tiddly Inks love today with this sweet kitty from the Set of Kittys? His crazy fuzzy fur totally reminds me of my crazy Smokey Joe so of course I had to turn him into a black cat for this Halloween card. This time around I grabbed the Halloween Scene stamp from CC Designs and did a bit of altering to make it fit the design I had in mind. I did that by stamping it three different times... once for the moon so that I could shift it to the left and twice to piece together a longer fence. I also got creative with inks and a stencil from Simon Says to lay the ground work for the entire scene... if I'm honest it took me three tries to finally get it right because I was having issues. As I was tossing attempt number two in the trash I was thinking why oh why didn't I just grab my beloved pattern paper? LOL! But when it all finally came together I was so proud of myself for having stepped outside my comfort zone and tried something new. :)
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Tiddly Inks (set of kittys)
stamps- CC Designs (Halloween scene), Papertrey Ink (Full Moon set)
ink- Versafine onyx black, Tim Holtz Distress dried marigold and wilted violet
Simon Says Stamp diagonal stripe stencil
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
cat- C5, C7, C9, C10, T3, T7, T9, R02
fence- E55, E43, E35, G99
moon- Y0000, Y000, 0
Hello, hello!
Last week I had pulled out the classic Spooktacular set from TGF and made a card featuring little Pumpkin Head. As I was getting ready to put the stamps back in their binder I was inspired by a couple more of these Halloween cuties to make one more card with them this year. I stamped up Bride and Mummy then paired them up with this fun ghost paper from We R Memorykeepers. Sure the blue and black combo aren't traditional Halloween colors but I think it totally works with these two. My other inspiration was this sentiment that I got recently and really wanted to get on a card. I just think it is such a cute and clever twist turning it in to a Halloween greeting. My only embellishment is a few hand drawn spiderweb lines and the tiny spider from the Lawn Fawn Booyah set. Another simple card but I've kinda fallen in love with it, LOL!
Alrighty friends, time to get this week started. Have a good one! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Farm Girl), We R Memorykeepers (Spookville), BoBunny (black double dot)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Spooktacular set), Studio Calico (sentiment), Lawn Fawn (Booyah set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Lawn Fawn stitched scallop die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9, B00, B99
clothes- W0, W1, W3, 0
