Hey strangers!

Actually, I guess I'm the stranger.  It's been a long time since I posted!
I finally found some time this weekend to make two cards.  It felt SO good to spend some quality time at the craft table.  :)

Anyway...I'm playing along with the Retro Sketches rs#146.  Here's the sketch!

Here's my card!

It certainly is bright, isn't it?  Well, that's the look I was going for.  Bright, festive and fun.  That patterned paper from Stampin' Up! caught my eye as I was going through my Christmas stash, so I pulled all of my colors from that.
The "polaroid" frame was die cut 3 times and glued together to make a nice thick piece.  I set a single layer of green card stock into the frame, then popped up the kraft banner and the stamped panel.
That's about it!
Thanks for taking a look today.  Hopefully, I'll have some extra time for crafting over this holiday break from work.  So you MIGHT see a few more posts coming up.  :)

Supplies:
card stock: white (Recollections), gumball green (SU), kraft (PTI)
dsp: trim the tree stack (SU)
ink: delicata golden glitz (Tsukineko), gumball green, crumb cake, cherry cobbler (SU)
dies: fabulous frames, double ended banner (PTI)
other: gold wink of stella (Kuretake)

Ghostly Greetings! - Curtain Call Challenge

I'm sharing another Halloween card today.  Yes.  I know.  You're SO surprised.  Ha!
Once I started creating cards for this occasion, the ideas just kept rolling.  So, I rolled with it. :)

Anyway, lets get to the challenge.  I'm playing along with the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Spooky Scene.  The inspiration graphic is so fun.  See?

I created a window card for my spooky scene.

If you look closely - or click on one of the closeup photos - you'll see that my "wall paper" patterned paper includes skulls.  Nice detail, huh?  My ghosts were stamped with versamark onto vellum, then embossed in white.  I couldn't resist adding those googly eyes.  I added a bat using some black EP.

My house siding was created by using a woodgrain impression plate, then I scored every 1/2" to resemble boards.  Two Spellbinder dies were used to create the window.

Well, as my card says...Ghostly Greetings.

Supply list ~
card stock: white (PTI)
stamps: been boo'd (PTI)
ink: onyx black versafine
patterned paper: haunted 6 x 6 pad (My Minds Eye)
dies: classic squares large (Spellbinders), woodgrain impression plate (PTI)
other: wiggle eyes (Creatology)

Smile! - CAS(E) this Sketch!

Hey there!  I'm sharing a card I created using the newest sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch! CTS #42.
This week's sketch is by N@Ali, and it's SO versatile and fun.

My card ~

I used some white linen textured card stock, and began by misting spritzing it with some Mister Huey Gold color mist.  The patterned paper leaves were die cut, then glued to 2 layers of solid color card stock leaves.  I wanted to give them some dimension without using foam tape or dots.  If you click on the closeup photo you may be able to see the layers.
The gold stripes on the tiny "polaroid" frame are actually washi tape, adhered to white card stock. I attached a piece of vellum (stamped with my sentiment) behind the die cut.  A few enamel dots finished off my card.  What a fun card to put together!

Thanks so much for stopping in!

supply list ~
card stock: white linen texture (Ellen Hutson), coastal cabana, whisper white (SU), white vellum (The Paper Studio)
ink: onyx black versafine
dsp: winter frost stack (SU)
stamps: happy trails (PTI)
dies: turning a new leaf, framed out #12 (PTI)
other: gold mister huey color mist (Studio Calico), gold/white washi (Paper Issues), sky's the limit enamel dots (MME)