It's Halloween....Almost...FMS507

 

Don't you just love that green witch my son made a million years ago in elementary school?  I drag her out every year.  She may be a little beat up but that just adds to the witchiness - somehow I totally get that!

Judy's sketch was perfect for my Halloween scene!  Make your own scene and join us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Stamp Sets: Spooktacular Friends (MFT), Frightfully Cute

Paper: Basic White, Whisper White, Dandy Garden DSP, Beautifully Penned DSP, Basic Black

Ink: Copics, Memento Black, Versamark, Crushed Curry

Layers of Lovely Library Books!

 

This was totally me when I was growing up......lots of lovely library books lying everywhere!  I couldn't read them fast enough.  I grew up in a very small village with no library but our neighboring village had one. Trouble was you had to go down a big hill, cross a railroad bridge and then a river bridge to get there. My parents forbid me to ride my bike to that library. Not gonna lie.....my friends and I snuck down there more than once to replenish our lot of library books! When you need a book to read it is impossible to wait for your mom or dad to get home from work!

                                                                                

When I saw this Tall Tale set from Altenew I had to get it to make a card for my cousin who was often an accomplice in those clandestine bicycle journeys to the library!  It also worked perfectly for their challenge to create a card using a technique that begins with the first letter of your name.  Since my name begins with L I chose Layering.  Lots of lovely layering of cardstock, embossing, books and colors!

Hey, Boo! FMS506

 

I spent this past weekend catching as many stamping classes and demonstrations as I could in celebration of World Cardmaking Day.  My craft room looked like the aftermath of New Year's Eve in Times Square!  Paper bits everywhere and more than one water bottle/soda can/tea cup perched here and there. 

A class taught by Cathy Zielske featured paper piecing as a technique.  It is easy to do and I often forget about it.  It just requires a bit of patience - and a good die cut!

I broke out the Halloween colors and decorated the spider web for the season! 

I loved Amy's fabulous sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Have fun with it - I did!

Stamp Set:  Cutest Halloween, Frightfully Cute, Welcoming Window, Basic Stripes (SSS)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Fusion: Poppy Door

Wow where did September go?  I am sneaking in one last summery card before I take out all of those leaf....pumpkin....Halloween....stamps.

I finally had to pull out sweatshirts for my morning walks meaning it's time for the bi-annual closet switch. The summer clothes leave my bedroom closet and get put in the spare room closet - not to be seen again until next May!  All of those wintry things then leave the spare room closet and head to the bedroom.  It's a merry dance done twice a year and it always amazes me what I move back and forth but haven't actually worn in years!  Kind of like stamp sets that I absolutely HAD to have that have never seen ink......but I take comfort knowing I am not alone in this dilemma......

I used both the sketch and the picture as inspiration for my card!  I love that splashy door in the photo!  Find something that inspires you at Fusion!

 Stamp Set: Painted Poppies (SU), Loads of Happy(Avery Elle)

Paper: Whisper White, Peaceful Poppies DSP, X-Press It Blending Card

Ink: Memento Black, Copics

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