Halloween

Good morning. Back with another Halloween card, made from a cute Penny Black image.

- the image is PB 3 Headed Monster, colored with copics. Easy coloring as far as the image goes, _BUT_ the paper I used was a LaBlanche Specialty paper, supposed to be good to use with copics. This particular piece felt very slick, almost a glossy type finish, but didn't look glossy. It didn't color 'easy' as does Xpress paper or the Neenah. I used 'stroke' colors because the usual recommended copic circle technique did not look at all nice. When I did a 2nd coat with stroke movements, I liked it a bit better. I have used the LaBlanche speciality papers before and liked them, but sure didn't like this particular piece. Didn't blend well either. Adding the google eyes was DH's idea.

-S/Binder die cut frame is from a very thin glitter paper from a 6x6 American Crafts pack. It's easier to use punches on this lightweight paper.

- punkin Jack o' Lantern is an MS punch from the same paper pack, with a snippet of yellow behind the face.

- S/Binders Fancy Framed Tags One, with SU Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Memento Canteloupe with some added orange rhinestones.

DH says to thank ya'll for the nice comments on his Halloween cards. He enjoyed reading what folks had to say. No, he doesn't want to start a blog & yes he enjoys making Halloween cards, as long as I don't start giving him advice on how to make the card! :-) .

Ya'll have a nice day, and thanks for visiting. Will try to have a non-Halloween card tomorrow...Hugs!

Halloween

Hello & welcome. Back again today with another of DH's cards. As you can probably tell, his cardmaking tastes differ greatly from my own...but hey, that's ok. I tell him go for it. Just don't add layers & layers & raised embellies, cause it's expensive to mail. These he is making will be sent to buddies he used to work with. When he doesn't send any cards at Halloween, we get emails asking "Where's Joe's card?".

- Skeleton is a Hero Arts Dancing Skeleton cling that he picked out. He cut the trims using decorative edge scissors, punched moon & bat.

- Remaining items were purchased embellies that he found here & there in our travels.

- Bone is a brad, a dog bone actually, and I'm not sure why he added this..but it's his design, so whom am I to question His Art! (I'm trying to get him interested in the Dylusions spray stuff as he likes airbrushing, when the mood hits him. Also I think he'll like the Gelli plate, if I ever get it out of the packaging!)

Thanks for your visit, and come again when we can go set a spell on the front porch in the rocking chairs. That's what we in the South do when the weather starts to cool along towards fall. Pretty soon it will be time to break out the autumn decorations, so we have to get our porch cleaned off this week. Then do some window washing 'fore it gets cold weather. Not one of my favorite tasks! Ya'll have a great day. Hugs

Birthday

Hi and Happy Labor Day if you're in the USA and celebrate the holiday. Enjoyed my Iris folding class on Saturday and finished the 4 cards planned.  I work slowly so finishing all was a feat, as I felt very fumble fingered. It was a fun technique, not that hard once someone shows how-to. Good way to use up snippety things too. I'll share the class cards when these are made into finished cards.

We're in the throes of making Halloween cards, and I'll try to intersperse other kinds in among the Spookies, so that you won't get totally bored. Here's the card I've shared today, and it will be for a fall birthday, mainly due to the autumn color tone.

- image was a borrowed PSX stamp colored last summer with copics onto Xpress paper. Diecut using S/Binder Label 8, as it's a largish image. Sponged DI Wild Honey, Vintage Photo around the edges.

- Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves diecut from a snippet of dark green as was the sentiment.

- cardbase covered with Graphic 45 French Country 6x6 chosen because I liked the colors with the Poppies.

Hope you enjoy this one. Have a blessed day, enjoy whatever it is that you may be doing today. Come again soon. Hugs

Halloween

Hello on this September 1st. Welcome to a new follower, Dianne, of The Mouse in the Corner. It would be so sweet if you could take a few minutes, pay Dianne's blog a little visit, and leave a little love. You'll also enjoy some lovely projects too.

Here's a card to share today. I didn't make this one, DH did. He's been at the desk, stamping, having me hunt up supplies; stamping, asking me "Where is _____. How do you do _____?" and while I'm tickled to have him take a new interest in making cards, I just have to step back and be the hunt & fetch person. (can't get too upset with him cause I can't find stuff in the mess either, and I'm the one who messed up the place!). Plus there's only room for one of us at the desk..we both tend to scatter out all over the place!

 

 

This is a fairly simple card, as the stamp is a large Stampendous Cling stamp, which he selected on our visit to Absolutely Everything in New England. He stamped it on basic white paper, I added the sponging with DI colors of Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, then Mr. cut around the edges with some deckled scissors. He added the label on the top hat and the poison bottle in the ghoul's hand. A tiny black bat & spider finished it off. The image is mounted on a black cardbase.

 

Hope you like it. Halloween is DH's holiday for card making. He used to get involved in the Christmas card effort, but got disinterested for a while. Hopefully this Halloween flurry might get him enthusiastic in making Christmas cards again. Enjoy & thanks for the visit. Come again when you can. Hugs