Halloween Cards for the Grandkids

I really don't have a lot of supplies for making Halloween cards - not my favorite thing. But we send them to our grandchildren, so I have to make something to hold the "pocket money," as my mother-in-law used to say. So, here is what they got.

This first one uses an image (made by AI) that I got from my friend, Cheryl. The sentiment (on all of them) is from Repeat Impressions.

The stamps are from Gina K. I embossed with black embossing powder and colored in the eyes.

These last three were embossed with an embossing folder, and then I rubbed the design with black ink. Simple - but they work.

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August Calendar Page

Simple calendar page for August. This stamp is from Repeat Impressions.

Happy August!!!

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June Calendar Page

Not sure how it happened, but it's June already!! Here is my calendar page. The stamps are both from Repeat Impressions. I stamped, colored with Copic markers, and cut out the watermelon. I added the watermelon and sentiment to some gingham paper. Enjoy your summer!

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Simple Pleasures

The sentiment and the chair stamp are both from Repeat Impressions. I fussy-cut the chairs for all the cards after stamping them on patterned papers. I added a little bit of shading with Copic markers and popped them up. For this first card, I just added it to a die-cut square. This is one of my favorite simple layouts.

For these other two, I took a piece of white card stock, scored it with a score board and then dragged a few colors of ink across it. I thought I would look like wainscotting, but it looks more like flooring. Whatever! I used Gina K stencils for the background on the tops of them, with a thin strip of brown in between.  I matted the sentiment on this card.

Different paper, different stencil and different placement of the sentiment. Otherwise the same thing. :-)

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Birthday Irises

The image on this card is an unmounted rubber one from Repeat Impressions. I was on Wendy's Design Team for many years and I still have all of the stamps. I colored this one with Copics and matted it. Then I used a square die and embossed the background for it. The sentiment is from Gina K.

Just a "bonus" card since these two pieces were on my desk, too. Not really any different from a previous post, but new nonetheless, so here it is!

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Halloween - and a Short Break

This card came about because I bought this Memory Box die on clearance at a local stamping/paper store. Of course I had to try it right away, and then make a card with it. I think I will make a couple more like it. The paper on the card front and also the piece behind it are from a very old matstack from Recollections. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions. The main panel is popped up from the card base.

And, of course I had to use the piece that was cut out from the first card! LOL! Simply matted and popped up. The strip across is from the same pad. This sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

I will probably be missing for a little while. I'm having surgery on a couple fingers on Tuesday and I also have to really get to work on my calendars. Time is just flying by and I haven't done many of the calendar pages! I'll be back, though.

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Fall Cards

Cards using some fall papers. This first one and the last one are nearly identical, but different enough that I'm sharing both. The sentiment panel was one that I cut out from one of the sheets that came with the paper pad. The apple basket stamp is from Repeat Impressions. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and it's popped up on foam squares. The sentiment is from Penny Black.

The circle piece was also from the paper pad. Hard to see in the photo, but it says, "Thankful for You" in gold.

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June Calendar Page

Oh my goodness, it's June! How did that happen? Here is my calendar page for this month. The image is from My Favorite Things and the sentiment is from Repeat Impressions. I did the coloring with Stampin' Up! chalks. Anyone still have those? :-) That's all there is to it! Happy June!

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For Baby

Another card part. The stamped image was done many years ago. I believe it's from Repeat Impressions. I embossed the top panel with a Cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is part of an old Stamping Up! stamp. I added the thin red strip (very crookedly!) at the bottom of the embossing panel.

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August Calendar Page

August has rolled around. I hope you've all been enjoying a great summer!

The tree stamp is from My Favorite Things. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions. To color the tree, I stamped on a piece of scrap paper and then cut out the leafy part of the tree and placed it over the stamped image on the calendar page. Then I used my blending brushes to ink blend. I like the way it turned out. Much easier than using Copics! I colored the rest of the image with non-alcohol markers so the ink wouldn't come through.

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June Calendar Page

Goodness - I almost forgot to share my calendar page with you ... again! Whew, I remembered. I used a die to cut the butterflies out of gold shimmery/sparkly paper. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions and is embossed with gold powder. I tore a piece of paper and used it as a stencil with a blender brush to make the clouds in the sky. Happy June to all!

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Dragonfly Wishes

Here is another image you'll be seeing again on a calendar page next year. Sometimes I make an extra one, and then use it on a card. The image is from Repeat Impressions. I colored with Copics and added Star Dust Stickles to the wings. I spritzed the panel with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I matted with black and added to some patterned paper. The sentiment is from Hampton Art.

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June Calendar Page

Here is my June calendar page. The stamps (both image and sentiment) are from Repeat Impressions. I used Versamark ink and white embossing powder on them. I cut thin strips of Recollections patterned paper to place above and below the image panel. Happy June!!!

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Simple Sympathy

I needed another sympathy card, and here is the one that I made. The tree stamp and the sentiment are both from Repeat Impressions. I didn't have the right color cardstock for matting, so I used the same dark brown ink that I did the stamping with and ink-blended around the edges of a piece of ivory cardstock and matted with that. The patterned paper is from a matstack from Recollections. I did a tiny bit of coloring with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.

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October Calendar Page

Here is my calendar page for October. Unbelievable that today is October already!! The cute little kitty-in-a-jack-o-lantern is by Repeat Impressions. I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged a bit of ink around the edges. The background is patterned paper from Gina K.

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August Calendar Page

August has somehow rolled around, so here is my calendar page for the month. I paper-pieced the triple-scoop ice cream cone and colored the "drips." I used patterned paper for the background. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions.

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Lacy Frame

This lacy frame was sent to me by a friend many years ago. It finally made it on to a card. It was embossed with white and sparkly embossing folder and cut out. I cut out the center. I used a stamp from Repeat Impressions for the image. I stamped it on watercolor paper and embossed with black embossing powder. I watercolored it. I mounted the frame on foam squares. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The patterned paper on the card base is ancient from Stampin' Up!

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Simply "Lacy" Birthday

While making the retirement card from a few days ago, I was checking out all of my Repeat Impressions stamps. They include this lacy stamp, but I don't think I've ever used it, so here it is! I stamped it across the panel, colored with a Copic marker and added some Wink of Stella. I scored lines above and below with my Scor-Pal. I matted with matching purple cardstock and added it to the cardbase.

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November Color Swap - Navy and Cream

Our stamping group's color swap for this month is navy and cream. Here is my card. The image is from Repeat Impressions. The sentiment is from The Paper Company. I cut the rectangles, then put them together in my MISTI and stamped the image. I matted each rectangle with navy.

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Glittery Flowers and Butterfly

Another one of my glittery cards. I threw away a different piece that was similar to this, but used different glitter and I really didn't like it! This image is from Repeat Impressions. I simply colored it with Copic markers. Then I added double-sided sticky paper to the entire piece, then added ultra-fine glitter over the top. The sentiment is die-cut and layered.

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