Monster Christmas

Hello Friends,

Today I made a very special Christmas card for my nephew Joseph. His mother bought this stamp set for him because he loved the idea of building his own monsters, however after a year of owning it he has still yet to make anything with them so I decided to surprise him with a Christmas card to hopefully inspire him to create with his stamp set. It came out amazing, I am so proud of myself. Let me know what ya think!

Here is the front and when he opens it up...

SURPRISE!!!!

This card was so much fun to make. I got my inspiration from my good friend, Darla. She taught me how to make pop up cards at a shoebox swap. I was so impressed by the one she made that I decided to give it a shot myself. I am so glad she showed me what to do because this is probably one of my most favorite cards that I have ever made. So Darla, if you are reading this THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Stamp Sets Used: Sock Monkey Accessories (ret.), Make a Monster, Festive & Fun, Warmest of Wishes,Scenic Saeson Lovely as a Tree, and Many Merry Messages

Colors Used: Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, and Wisteria Wonder

Accessories and Tools Used: Basic Pearls, dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, glue dots, sponge, and 1 3/8" circle punch

Christmas is Coming

Hello Friends,

I don't know about you, but I am beginning to get ready for Christmas as it always seems to show up way faster than what I had planned! So I have been working on making my cards for the holidays. Hope you love them! This first one I made masculine. As you have seen not many of my cards are meant for men but I have a lot of male friends and family members that I have to mail a card to at Christmas time so this is what I came up with. Oh and BTW I asked my hubby if he liked it and he said yes, so I guess I did a good job.

Card Size: 5 1/2 X 4 1/4"

Stamp Sets Used: Scenic Season and Warmest of Wishes

Colors Used: Basic Gray, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Sarhara Sand, and Baja Breeze

Accessories and Tools Used: Daubers, clear embossing powder, heat tool, and mini silver brads

The best part of this card is it's simple and even though it is not your traditional Christmas colors it still feels Wintery!

Halloween is approaching...Are you ready???

Hello Friends and Stampers,
Are you ready for Halloween? I am not and the thought of hunting from store to store for a Darth Vader costume and 2 fairy costumes for my three little ones is not my idea of a fun night out :o)
I have been creating Halloween cards though. I have to say this year there are some really cute Halloween stamp sets in the Stampin Up Holidays mini catalog. Check it out...after you finish viewing my lovely cards.

 Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Stamp Sets Used: Out on a Limb, Halloween Frights (ret.), and House of Haunts

Colors Used: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, So Saffron, and Daffodil Delight

Tools and Accessories: 2 1/2" Circle punch and dimensionals

 Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Stamp Sets Used:  Out on a Limb, Halloween Frights (ret.), and Warmest of Wishes

Colors Used: Concord Crush, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, and Chocolate Chip

Tools and Accessories Used: Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, mini googly eyes, Cheerful Treat DSP paper pack, and scallop circle die

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Stamp Sets Used: Out on A Limb, Spooky Fence Wheel (ret.), Eat, Drink and Be Scary (ret.)

Colors Used: Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black, and Whisper White

Tools and Accessories Used: Jumbo Wheel handle, Large Oval punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Dimensionals, and Tombo glue

Halloween Bat Candy Treat Box!!!!

This was a fun gift box I came up with. I filled mine up with M&M's.

Colors USed: Concord Crush, Whisper White, and Basic Black

Tools and Accessories: Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Googly Eyes, Large Oval punch, 1" Circle punch, Spider Web Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, and Pillow Box Bigz Die