My Halloween Card

October is almost here. When it comes to card making and crafting the holiday season is the best time of the year and it is beginning!!! My next couple of posts will be some more fun Halloween and fall cards then I will be full into Christmas!!! Can you believe it is only 12 weeks out!


Here is the Halloween card I plan to send this year.  I am a big fan of cartoon, light cards.  This card is pretty straightforward and I got to pull out my Watercolor Pencils and color!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Fang-tastic
Card Stock - Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive
Ink - Basic Black
Accessories - Big Shot, Spider Web Embossing Folder, Watercolor Pencils, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Raven Lace Ribbon

My Husband's Birthday

My husband's birthday was a week ago last Sunday.  We had planned a whole birthday weekend with his parents coming to visit and everything and then I ended up flying to Ohio.  I owe him a birthday weekend.  I plan on making it up to him.

I still gave him his gifts and his card.  I had some fun with his card.  I found the template for the card here.  I colored the stamp with markers to reflect the colors I wanted.  I colored the flowers in with watercolor pencils and then used a blender pen to make it look painted.  The ink bled some but as it was the same color it just gave it more of a watercolored look.  I made the slits for the ribbon with my hobby blade.

When it comes to ideas for presents, my husband is impossible.  There are many thinks he will think of and want but never around a gift giving holiday.  As we are on a strict budget right now I didn't want to buy him just anything but something he really wanted or needed.  So I got him a bunch of gift cards to stores he shops in often.  I then made the gift card holders.  Its not the most romantic gift in the word but the next thing he wants he can go out and get without feeling guilty.

The dimensions for the gift card holder are 3-1/2 x 5-3/4 with a score at 2-3/4.  I punch a slit for the top to tuck into.  I adhered the gift card to the inside with a single glue dot so the card can be removed without damaging the holder. 

Supplies for Birthday Card
Stamp Set(s) - Awash with Flowers, Watercolor Trio
Card Stock - Whisper White, More Mustard
Ink - More Mustard marker, Old Olive marker and pad, Basic Black marker and pad
Accessories - 5/8" Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, 3/16" Corner Rounder, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Hobby Blade

Supplies for Gift Card Holder
Stamp Set(s) - Well-Scripted, Just Buzzin' By
Card Stock - So Saffron
Ink - Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories - Slit Punch, Mini Glue Dots

Love Bug Valentine's

Another idea I got from cards on the new Demonstrator Stampin' Community.  This community is one more of the many benefits to being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  Go to my website to learn more about being a Demonstrator and sign up today.  The password is nicolebstampin.

I just love this set.  This is a Level 1 Hostess Set that you can earn when you have a workshop!  As I had about ran out of Real Red and Pretty In Pink making other Valentine cards I decide to make this another non-traditional card.

It came out perfect right until I was all done and was packing up my supplies.  I proceeded to drop one of the stamps and made the mark that you see just above the ribbon on the left (never fails).  Despite the oops, I still love this card.  The little hearts on the top were made using the Heart to Heart Punch.  I also used the Heart to Heart punch after stamping love bugs on the Bashful Blue Heart.  The dots below the bugs on the Pumpkin Pie were made using the Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack.  I colored the bugs in with Watercolor Pencils.  In hindsight I wished I would have put the blue love bug heart on with a dimensional.  Let me know what you think of the card!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Love Bug
Card Stock - Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink - Basic Black
Accessories - Watercolor Pencils, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Heart to Heart Punch, 1 1/4" Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Animal Cracker Notecards

I found these adoreable notecards done by another demonstrator and decided to try them out. They are 3x3 cards that are great for kids but can really be used for anything. I had a lot of fun making these!

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - Animal Crackers
Card Stock - Chocolate Chip, Only Orange, Old Olive, Yoyo Yellow, Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Real Red, Basic Grey Close To Cocoa
Ink - Basic Grey, Craft White

Markers - Basic Black, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Going Gray, Ballet Blue,
Accessories -Watercolor Pencils, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 1/4" Square, 1 3/8" Square, Ticket Corner Punch, 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch, Night of Navy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin" Demensionals, 1/2" Striped Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Window Punch, 1 3/4" Circle punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch

The More The Merrier Birthday Card

I created this Birthday Card for a Guy friend of my husband and mine. Cards for guys can always be difficult but I really like this one. I pushed the line for male cards with the ribbon so you can remove it if you think it is too much.

Supplies:
Stamp Set(s) - The More The Merrier, Small Script (retired)
Card Stock - Bravo Burgundy, Apricot Appeal, Handsome Hunter, Whisper White
Ink - Basic Black
Accessories - 1 1/4" Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, word window punch, watercolor pencils, 1/4" grosgrain whisper white ribbon