Halloween 2008

Even though this is not craft related, Bryan and I had a blast for Halloween this year. We really enjoyed dressing up. He was a monster from the grave and I was a zombie bride. We had a very spooky evening!

Birthday Cards

I created two birthday cards last week. One for my friend Stephanie and the other for her husband, who is also my friend, Chris. I had a great time making both cards. Stephanie's card which is the cupcake card was made using my circuit machine and close to my heart stamp set. Chris' card was made using a card swap kit I received from a swap I recently participated in. I thought it was perfect since he likes to golf. I hope they both had a wonderful birthday! They are really some of the best friends to have in the world!

Happy Halloween

Lately, I have really been into making cards. My latest creation has been my Halloween Card for my family and friends. I can safely post the card since it now has arrived to all the receipints. I decided to break out my Close to My Heart stamp sets for Halloween. I love these stamps because it makes it easy seeing exactly where to stamp.

Supplies:

Close to My Heart Frightenin' Fun
Stampin Up Only Orange Ink and VersaMark Pad
Stampin Up Black Embossing Powder
Stampin Up Black Card Stock; Only Orange Card Stock; Pumpkin Pie Card Stock
Orange Peel Stickles and Eucalyptus Stickles
Happy Halloween Ribbon
Adhesive
Pop Up Dots

First, I stamp the pumpkin on pumpkin pie card stock (I let the image dry over night for best results before embossing). Next, stamp the versamark image of pumpkin face on pumpkin. Emboss pumpkin face and let dry (one hour). Then cover image in orange peel stickles leaving lines of stamping image uncovered to give the pumpkin dimension. Hand draw stock on pumpkins with Eucalyptus stickles. Let dry over night. Cut out each pumpkin and adhere 2 pop up dots on the back of each pumpkin. Cut 4 1/2 x 5 card out of black card stock, cut smaller Only Orange card stock and adhere ribbon to card with adhesive. Attach to the card and attach pumpkins. Use the extra pieces of orange card stock to stamp Happy Halloween inside. Have fun making the cards and enjoying Halloween!

6th Month Anniversary

My boyfriend and I will have dated six months on October 26, 2008. Of course, I had to make a special card for the special occassion. He loves martinis, so I bought him a cocktail shaker to make his favorite drink. I am giving him the cocktail shaker for our anniversary. The card says "You have Shaken me since the first day I met you!"

I made this card with the Bella On the Rocks stamp given to me by a very good friend. I used Stampin Up Gable Green paper to pull out the olive in the martini; Close to My Heart black paper which gives a white edge to the effect; and Papertray ink white paper. I used the huffing technique to stamp the martini glass. I put diamond stickles to make the drink stand out. I used olive stamp color to sponge the edges of the stamped image. Of course, I stamped out the words with a versamark pad so I could emboss them, but decided to stamp the word shaken so it looks like it is moving on the page.

I love you Bryan!