Happy Birthday Wishes

Happy New Year's Eve friends!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for a challenge over on the My Favorite Things Blog.

These sweet images are from the Micest Friend stamp set.  I followed the MFT Sketch Challenge 678 for my layout.  I stamped the images on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I added white highlights with a gel pen and used a black gel pen on the mouse eyes and jacket buttons.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Copics:

Mice - E53, E51, E50; R20; E02, E00, E000

Hats/Jacket - BV20, BG70

Bowties - BG05, BG01

Wooden Crates  E35, E33, E31, E30

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita   

I'm entering my card in the MFT Sketch Challenge 678 and the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Party Time.

Merry Christmas

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun Christmas card featuring a digital image by Mi Fabrica De Creciones.

You can find Ana, the owner of Mi Fabrica De Creciones on Instagram at @mifabricadecreciones.  She has several more digital Christmas images in her Ko-fi shop!  I inked a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of bristol card with distress oxide inks and splattered it with both blue and white watercolor paints.  I diecut the snowflake panel using a die by Lawn Fawn and adhered it to the inked panel.  I printed the puppy on the ornament on Neenah cardstock.  I colored the image with copics, fussy-cut it, and adhered it to my card.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights.  The sentiment is included in the digital stamp set.  I printed it on white cardstock, trimmed it, and adhered it to my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita

Warm Holiday Hugs

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a clean and simple Christmas card featuring a digital stamp from the LTTS Doodles Etsy Shop!

This image is from the Festive Reindeers digital stamp set.  There are a total of 6 images included in this set and they're all super cute!  I printed the reindeer on Neenah cardstock, colored it with copics, and fussy cut it.  I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the string of Christmas lights and used a white gel pen on the scarf to add stripes.  I inked a diecut stitched rectangle with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink and splattered it with white gouache.  Once dry, I stamped a sentiment and then adhered the reindeer with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita

Season's Greetings

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card that I posted over on the Heffy Doodle Blog.

I started my card by cutting a panel of white cardstock measuring 4.25" x 5.5".  I used the Notre Dame Stencil and ink blended the panel with Festive Berries and Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Inks.  Most of the images are from the Fireside Dreams Stamps.  The kitty is from the Cozy Kitties stamps and the mouse is from the Deer To Me Stamps.  I colored all the images and then diecut them using the Heffy Doodle Mini Die Cutting Machine and the coordinating dies.

I chose a sentiment from the Happy Holidays Sentiments Stamps and stamped it at the top of y panel, then I adhered the panel to the card base.  I adhered the images with foam tape for dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita

Christmas Tags

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a couple of Christmas tags I made using some adorable images from the LTTS Doodles Etsy Shop!

These cute tags are from the Christmas Gift Tags digi stamps.  There are a total of four tags but today I'm only sharing two of them.  I hope to make the other two later this week.  I printed the tags on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I used a white gel pen to add some highlights and I added a little bit of glitter to the cuff on the stocking and the hat.  The small "to" and "from" stamps are by Lawn Fawn.  I punched a tiny hole in the top of the tags and threaded through some silver cording to attach them to packages.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I am entering my tags in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Christmas Critters

Have A Sweet Christmas

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card featuring products from Streamside Studios!

This cute koala bear is from the Conversation Cuties clear stamp set.  The candy canes, gum drops, and sentiment are all from Sweet Christmas clear stamp set.  I cute a panel of bristol card to measure 4.25" x 5.5" and inked it with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink.  I spattered the panel with both white and blue watercolor paints.  Once the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment and adhered it to the card base.  I colored all the images with copics and colored pencils.  I fussy-cut the images and added some white gel pen highlights and a bit of glitter.  I adhered the images with foam tape.  I added some snowflake sequins and pearls from the Christmas In Your Heart Sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a beautiful day!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Christmas Critters 

Conversation Cuties

Good morning crafty friends!  I'm sharing a fun Valentine card featuring a new release by Streamside Studios.  

The hearts and penguin are from the Conversation Cuties clear stamp set.  I cut a panel of white cardstock 4.25" x 5.5" and inked it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink.  I splattered the panel with both white and blue watercolor paints.  I stamped the images on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy cut them.  All the tiny sentiments are included in the stamp set so you have a lot of different messages to choose from!  I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the images and adhered them to my card with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the All The Feels clear stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita

Wishing You A Warm & Cozy Christmas

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card I created for the Heffy Doodle Blog.  

I started my card by cutting a piece of white cardstock that measures 4.25" x 5.5".  I ink blended the panel with Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks and spattered it with gouache thinned with water.

I used the Lovely Landscapes Stamps to stamp the tree landscape.  I colored the trees with copics and used the Lovely Landscapes Dies to diecut the trees and snowy slope.  I stamped a sentiment from the Happy Holidays Sentiment Stamps.  I stamped the deer from the Deer To Me Stamps and the Christmas Tree, lights, and star from the Trim The Tree Stamps.  I colored the images with copics and then used the Heffy Doodle Mini Die Cutting Machine and the coordinating dies to diecut all the images.

I adhered the snowy landscape to the inked panel with foam tape.  I adhered all the images to my card and added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the Christmas lights.  I added Star Dust Stickles to the star and tops of the little snow-covered trees.  I used the Tall Snow Globe Dies to diecut the snowflakes and adhered them to my card.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita     

Merry Christmas

 Happy Monday crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card featuring a digital image.

This adorable puppy is by MiFabrica De Creciones.  You can find her on Instagram at @mifabricadecreaciones and she has more Christmas digital images available in her Ko-fi shop!  I cut a panel of white cardstock at 4.25" x 5.5" and inked it with Lumberjack Plaid and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks.  I printed the puppy on Neenah paper, fussy cut it, and colored it with copics.  I applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the nose, star, ornaments and baubles on her dress.  I printed the sentiment from the digital set and matted it on cardstock that I inked with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide Ink.  I adhered the puppy and sentiment with foam tape and then added some small glittery diecut stars to finish my card.  Stop by and check out her Ko-fi shop to see the other adorable Christmas images she's releasing today!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have an amazing day!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 

Happy Holidays

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a round Christmas card I made using clear stamps by Streamside Studios.

I started my card by diecutting a scalloped circle with from white cardstock.  I cut a stitched circle from white cardstock, matted it on red cardstock, and adhered this to my card base.  I inked the white circle with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.  I diecut a snowy slope from white cardstock and adhered that to my card with foam tape.  I stamped the gingerbread couple from the Sweet Family stamp set and the tree is from the Snow Much Happiness stamp set.  I colored the images with copics, fussy cut them, and adhered them to my card.  The sentiment is also from the Sweet Family stamp set.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Hugs, Anita  

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas Wishes

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card featuring a new digital stamp by Streamside Studios! 

This adorable penguin is from the Christmas Squishes digital stamp set.  There are lots of other cute images included in this set so be sure to stop by the shop and check them out!  I printed the penguin on Neenah cardstock, colored it with copics, and fussy-cut it.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights.  I cut a panel of white cardstock 4.25" x 5.5" and ran it through my diecutting machine in a snowflake embossing folder.  Unfortunately, you can't really see the embossed snowflakes in this photo but it's so pretty.  I used a Hero Arts die to diecut the ornament from both white cardstock and silver cardstock.  I sponged the white ornament with Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks and splattered it with thinned white gouache.  I diecut a snowbank, stamped a sentiment from the Merry Christmouse stamp set, and adhered it to the ornament with foam tape.  I adhered white snowflakes to the ornament and then adhered the penguin with foam tape.  I trimmed the ornament topper from the silver cardstock and adhered it over the white ornament.  I added a silver bow and then glued the ornament directly to my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita    

Happy Holidays

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring products from Streamside Studios!

I combined stamps and dies from the newest release along with a stamp from a previous release.  The images and sentiments are from the My Favorite Cupcake Christmas Toppers, Sweet Family, Sweet Christmas, and Happy Everything.  I cut a piece of cardstock to measure 4.25" x 5.5" and inked it with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Ink.  I splattered the panel with the distress oxide ink and gouache thinned with water, and adhered it to my card base.  I colored all the images with copics and fussy-cut them.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights and added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to some of the images.  I diecut the large sentiment from white and red cardstock and glued the layers together and then I heat-embossed the small sentiment on black cardstock.  I adhered the sentiment to my card and then adhered all the images with foam tape for dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita 

Wishing You Snow Much Happiness

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring the Christmas release from Streamside Studios.  

This sweet little snowgirl, tree, and sentiment are from the Snow Much Happiness clear stamp set.  I diecut an oval from both pink cardstock and white cardstock.  I inked the white oval with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink and adhered it to the pink oval.  I diecut a snowy slope and adhered it to the inked oval.  I colored the images with copics, fussy-cut them, and used a white gel pen to add some highlights.  I added some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the snowgirl's buttons and then adhered the images to my card with foam tape.  I stamped and heat-embossed the bow from the My Favorite Cupcake Christmas Toppers on pink cardstock.  I shaded the bow with colored pencils and adhered it to my card with foam tape.

Copics:

Snowgirl - BV20, BG70; R20

Hat/Scarf - R83, R81, RV000; C3, BG53, BG11, BG10

Buttons - N8, N6

Tree - YG17, YG13, YG11

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a beautiful day!

Hugs, Anita

  

Merry Christmas

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a cute and colorful Christmas card that I made for the Heffy Doodle Blog.

I inked a panel of bristol card with Tumbled Glass, Prize Ribbon, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks and spattered it with thinned gouache.  I attached it to my card front.  Next, I diecut the snow globe and snowy slope from white cardstock using the Tall Snow Globe Dies.  I stamped a sentiment from the Fireside Dreams stamp set on the snowy slope.   

I stamped the tree, star, and garland from the Trim The Tree stamp set and the birds from the Nuts About You stamp set.  I colored all of the images with copics and diecut them with their coordinating dies using the Heffy Doodle Mini Die Cutting Machine.

I adhered the tree, star, snowy slope and snow globe frame with foam tape and I adhered the snowflakes, birds, and garland with liquid glue.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a beautiful day!

Hugs, Anita

Have A Sweet Christmas

Hello sweet crafty friends!  I'm sharing a Christmas card featuring new products from Streamside Studios!

This mini slimline card measures 3.5" x 6.25".  I inked a panel with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink and stamped a sentiment from the Sweet Christmas clear stamp set.  I stamped and colored images from the Snow Much Happiness clear stamp set.  I fussy-cut the images and then adhered them to my card with foam tape.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights, polka dots, and stripes.  I covered the sentiment with scrap paper and then spattered the entire scene with white gouache.

Copics:

Snowbaby - BV20, BG70; R20; R22; YR15

Hat - BG18, BG57, BG53, BG11

Bow - R37, R35, R32

Trees - YG17, YG13, YG11

Gifts - BG18, BG57, BG53; R37, R35, R32

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita    

Happy Holidays

Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring some of the products from the latest Streamside Studios release!

These images are from the Snow Much Happiness clear stamp set.  The sentiment is from the Happy Everything stamp and die set and works for so many different occasions!  I inked a panel of bristol card with distress oxide inks and spattered it with white gouache and water.  I colored all the images with copics, fussy-cut them, then used a white gel pen to add some highlights.  I adhered all the images with foam tape.  Lastly, I diecut the word Happy several times and glued the layers together.  I heat embossed the word Holidays on black cardstock and cut it into a small strip.  I glued the sentiment directly to my card.

Copics:

Snowman - BV20, BG70; R20

Hat - C7, C5, C3, C1

Holly & Berries - YG17, YG13, YG11; R29, R27, R24

Scarf & Ear Muffs - BG05, BG02, B000; R29, R27, R24

Buttons - C7

Gift - BG05 BG02, BG01; R29, R27, R24

This Christmas release is one of my favorites from Stream Studios so be sure to check it out.  They also have digital stamps if those are your preference.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita   

Hope Your Birthday Is Unbe-leaf-able!

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a fall birthday card I made using products from Streamside Studios!

These cute images are from the Happy Harvest clear stamp set and they're perfect for all kinds of fall cards!  I stamped the images on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the images.  The sentiment is from the Happy Little Scarecrows digital stamp set.  I printed it on kraft cardstock and matted it on brown cardstock.  I diecut kraft cardstock using a stitched rectangle die and spattered it with both white and brown acrylic paint.  Once dry, I inked around the edges with brown distress ink.  I adhered all the images and the sentiment with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have an awesome day!

Hugs, Anita

Hello Fall

 Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun fall card featuring a stamp set by Streamside Studios. 

This sweet scarecrow girl and all the other images on my card are from the Happy Harvest clear stamp set.  My card is a mini slimline card that measures 3.25" x 6.5".  I inked a panel of bristol card with distress oxide inks, spattered it with white and brown acrylic paints, and adhered it to my card.  Next, I stamped all the images on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I added some highlights to the images with a white gel pen.  I adhered all the images with foam tape to give my card some dimension.  I diecut the sentiment from some Hello Bluebird dies and glued them directly to my card.  Streamside Studios also has an adorable digital set with lots of scarecrows and you can find it here. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita      

Hello Fall

Hello crafty friends!  I'm excited to announce that I've joined the Heffy Doodle Design Team!  Today I'm sharing my first project as a member of their team.

I started my card by diecutting the Stitched Leaves Backdrop from bristol card.  I ink blended the panel with Evergreen Bough, Spiced Marmelade, and Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Inks.  I splattered some water drops on the panel and after it was dry, I stamped a the sentiment on my card and adhered it to my card base with liquid glue.

I then stamped the cute images from the Nuts About You set and colored them with copics.  I used the coordinating Nuts About You Dies and the Heffy Doodle Mini Die Cutting Machine to diecut all the images.

 I attached the images to my card with foam tape to give it dimension.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita       

Wishing You A Christmas That Is Merry & Bright

Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card using some new dies from the Nichol Spohr collection over at Spellbinders. 

I cut a panel of 4.25" x 5.5" bristol card and inked it with Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered the panel with thinned white gouache and stamped a sentiment from the Santa's Sippin' Sayings stamp set.  I diecut some greenery, spattered it with white gouache, and adhered it to the top of the inked panel.  The ornament was diecut using the Festive Ornaments Etched Dies.  I diecut the top portion of the ornament and the small heart from glittery white cardstock and adhered it to the ornament.  I diecut the ornament topper from silver mirror cardstock and glued it to the ornament.  I diecut the holly and berry and inked them with distress oxide inks.  I applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the berries.  I added white highlights with a white gel pen.  I tied a silver cord bow through the top of the ornament and attached it to the card with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita   

I'm So Thankful For You

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I''m sharing a fall card featuring clear and digital stamps from Streamside Studios.  

I used a retired cover plate from Reverse Confetti to diecut the background of my card and inked it with Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered it with white gouache and blue watercolor paints.  All of the images are from the Happy Harvest clear stamp set and the sentiment is from the Happy Little Scarecrows digital stamp set.  I colored the images with copics and fussy-cut them.  I adhered the images and the sentiment with foam tape.

Copics:

Turkey - E31, E30, E50; R17, R14; Y38, Y35

Feathers - E35, E33, E31; R14, R12, R11; YR23, Y35, Y32; BG15, BG11, BG10; G46, G43, G40

Corn Stalks - YG67, YG63, YG61; Y26, Y21, Y06, Y00

Hay - Y28, Y26, Y21, Y13

Pumpkins - YR18, YR14, YR12, Y15; YG17, YG03, YG01; E23

Bird - C5, C3, C1

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita  

Wishing You Joy

Happy Sunday crafty friends!  I have a Christmas card to share today featuring some dies by Spellbinders Paper Arts.

This gingerbread couple is from the Dancin' Gingerbread Etched Dies set.  I've kept seeing these adorable gingerbreads on Instagram and decided I needed to add them to my stash.  Playing with them reminds me of playing with paper dolls when I was a kid!  I diecut a scalloped rectangle and inked it with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.  I spattered it with thinned white gouache and then spattered it with Liquid Stardust by Lawn Fawn.  I diecut all the shapes from kraft, white, pink, and red cardstock.  I inked the edges of the gingerbread and then attached the diecut shapes to create their frosting and outfits!  I added a highlight to their eyes and polka dots to the boy's hat and scarf with a white gel pen.  The sentiment on the card is from the Santa's Sippin' Sayings clear stamp set.  I attached the images with foam tape and added a tiny little red diecut heart.  I applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the heart and the buttons on the girl's dress.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a beautiful day!

Hugs, Anita   

Trick or Treat

Good morning friends!  I'm back today with another Halloween card featuring products by Streamside Studios.  

This yummy cupcake is from the My Favorite Cupcake set and the sentiment is from the My Favorite Cupcake Halloween Toppers set.  I diecut a stitched rectangle from white cardstock and inked it with Tumbled Glass and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered it with both black and white acrylic paints.  I stamped the cupcake on Neenah cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.  I added some small black diecut stars to my card and adhered the cupcake with foam tape to give it dimension.  The cupcake decorations are from the Little Boo's Halloween Mix and I adhered them to my cupcake with liquid glue. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have an amazing week!

Hugs, Anita 

Wishing You A Delightful Halloween

Good morning and happy Monday crafty friends!  Today I have a sweet Halloween box card featuring products by My Favorite Things.

I used the Outside The Box Level Up Die-namic to cut the box from black cardstock.  I inked the inside panel with distress oxide ink, splattered with water, and stamped the haunted house and bats from the Delightful Halloween stamp set.  I used some bright Doodlebug Design paper to decorate the sides and front of the box, and then assembled the box.  I stamped the images on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I used black and white gel pens on the critters' eyes.  I adhered the cute little trick-or-treaters to finish the box card.

I'm entering my card in the My Favorite Things Outside The Box Challenge - Halloween.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous week!

Hugs, Anita 

Happy Halloween

Hello friends!  I hope you're enjoying your weekend and have found some time to get crafty!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 158 - Make The Sentiment The Star. 

I used the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables to diecut bristol card.  I inked the card with Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks.  I splattered the card with white gouache and black acrylic paint, and adhered it to my card base.  I colored images from the Spooktacular and Booyah stamp sets and diecut them using the coordinating Lawn Cuts.  I used the Giant Happy Halloween Lawn Cut and diecut 3 sentiments, gluing them one on top of the other.  I glued the large sentiment directly to my card and then adhered the colored images with foam tape.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights to some of the images.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Anita    

You're Bewitching!

Hello crafty friends!  I hope you're enjoying your weekend so far.  I have another fun Halloween card featuring products by Streamside Studios.  

I stamped the witch hats and leg/boots from the My Favorite Cupcake Halloween Toppers stamp set.  I colored the images with copics and added highlights with a white gel pen.  I diecut a frame from black cardstock and inked behind each of the window openings.  In the middle section, I stamped the spider and sentiment.  I used both black and white gel pens on the spider's eyes.  I adhered the hats and legs/boots with foam tape and then finished my card by adding some embellishments from the Little Boo's Halloween Mix.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita    

Happy Howlidays

Happy Friday friends!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card using stamps and die-namics from My Favorite Things.

I diecut a stitched rectangle, inked it with Distress Oxide Ink, and splattered it with white gouache.  The adorable images are from the Freezin' Season and Ready, Set, Snow stamp sets.  I colored the images with copics and diecut them using the coordinating die-namics.  The sentiment is from the Freezin' Season set.  I used a white gel pen to add polka dots to the puppy's hat and I used a black gel pen on his eyes and nose.  It's a very clean and simple card but I'm happy with the way it turned out!

I'm entering my card in the My Favorite Things Ready, Set, Christmas! Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Anita

Sweet Autumn

Good morning friends!  I have a clean and simple card to share with you today.

This cute image is by MiFabrica De Creaciones.  You can find her over on Instagram at @mifabricadecreaciones.  She has several fall images in her Ko-fi shop.  I stenciled clouds and inked the grassy area of my card with Distress Oxide Inks.  I printed the image on Neenah cardstock, ran it through my Scan N Cut, and colored the image with copics.  I used a black gel pen on the puppy noses and added highlights with a white gel pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita 

Boo!

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun Halloween card I made for the Streamside Studios Halloween blog hop over on Instagram.

These cute images are from the Little Halloween clear stamp set and the haunted house is from the Spooky House digital stamp set.  I stamped the images, colored them with copic markers, and ran them through my Scan n Cut machines.  I used black and white gel pens to add eyes and highlights to the images.  I also applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze on the candies.  I printed the digital haunted house onto cardstock and fussy-cut the house.  I sponged bristol card with distess oxide inks to create the grassy slopes and night sky.  I splattered the sky and grass with thinned white gouache.  I adhered the sky and grass directly to my card base with liquid glue and then adhered the images with foam tape.

Copics:

Mummies - C3, C1, C0; R20

Pumpkins - YR18, YR14, YR12, Y15; YR09, YR04, Y38, Y08; E44; YG17, YG03, YG01

Ghosts - BV20; BG70; R20

Bat - C5, C3, C1; E01, E00

Candy Bowl - RV55, RV52, RV10

Candy - Y18, Y13; BG13, BG11, BG10; V15, V12, V01; YR07, YR04; YG03, YG01

 

Streamside Studios is having their annual Spook-tacular Halloween hop and giveaway on IG so be sure to check out their post for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita

Happy Halloween

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun Halloween card featuring a new digital stamp by Ana of Mi Fabrica De Creaciones.

This adorable image will be available at 2 p.m. in Ana's Ko-fi shop.  She has a new release today that includes several more digital stamps.  You can find a link to her shop in her profile on Instagram.

I diecut a stitched rectangle and used a stencil from My Favorite Things to create the colorful background.  I used Wilted Violet, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Inks and then spattered it with some water and white gouache.  I colored the cute stamp with copics and used a white gel pen to add highlights.  I fussy-cut the image and adhered it to my card with foam tape.  The sentiment is also adhered with foam tape and it's included with the stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful week!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Boo To You From Our Crew

Good morning and happy Saturday!  I have another fun Halloween card today featuring some digital stamps by LTTS Doodles Etsy Shop.

My card measures 4.25" x 5.5".  I cut a panel of bristol, sponged it with Distress Oxide Inks, and spattered it with white gouache and thinned black acrylic paint.  I diecut the grass, frame, trees, and bats from black cardstock and adhered them on the inked panel.  I heat embossed a cute sentiment on black cardstock and adhered it with foam tape.  The images are from the Boo Ghosts digital stamp set.  I colored the images with copics and used both black and white gel pens to add eyes and highlights.  I fussy-cut the images and adhered them with foam tape also.

Copics:

Ghosts - BV20, BG70; R20, R00

Letter "B" - YG17, YG03, YG01

Bat - C5, C3, C1; E01

Candy - YR18, YR14, YR12; V06, V05, V04

Witch Hat - C5, C3, C1; V06, V05, V04; YR24

Pumpkin - YR18, YR14, YR12, Y15; YG17, YG03, YG01; E23

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great weekend!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Halloween

Happy Thursday crafty friends!  I have a sweet Halloween card to share with you today.

This cute little witch is from the Penny Black Mimi Halloween stamp set.  I've had this stamp in my stash forever and finally decided to show it some inky love!  I diecut a panel of bristol card and sponged it with Spun Sugar and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks.  I splattered it with white gouache and thinned black acrylic paint.  I stamped all the images on Neenah, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I used a black gel pen on the witch, kitty, and ghost eyes and highlighted them with a white gel pen.  I heat embossed a sentiment from a My Favorite Things stamp set and adhered it to my card with foam tape.  I adhered all the images with foam tape to give it some added dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes