CAS Halloween Card

Hey there! It's CAS day. So I'm starting to feel the crispness in the air here in San Diego and I'm loving it. Just last weekend we went to a pumpkin patch and picked out 17 different pumpkins. Yes, I have a problem when it comes to anything Fall related. With that being said, I made another Halloween card. :) I have to say that I love it too! If you like to color, you'll like this card. I used Copics for coloring but I bet this would look awesome water colored.

I first stamped the image with Memento ink and then colored it. For added accents to the castle, I added glossy accents to the windows and just a little glitter to the shingles. Who doesn't love glitter!?  For the black enamel dots, they were actually originally green. I just took my block Copic and colored them. Voila! Here's a close up below.

So great news... Halloween sets are 50% off!

You can find them all HERE!

There's another Use What You Have Challenge. Go check it out HERE! Super fun :)

Well thank you so much for stopping by the blog today! Come say Hi over at my blog, So Posh Creations. Also, make sure you're a follower on Facebook. Big release coming in October and you won't want to miss any of the details.

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Throwback Thursday's Haunted House

Hey everyone, hope you are doing great this Throwback Thursday! I have been channeling my inner "spooky side" this week and am featuring Haunted House. 
 AND...of course...it wouldn't be a Throwback Thursday if we didn't offer you an amazing deal right?? So for today only Haunted House will only be $8!!!! You will have until midnight tonight to get the deal so don't wait!!! Head on over to the shop HERE.

Haunted House

This set is just so fun and playful, doncha think???


Well I love to work in layers. I like texture and dimension and it is so easy to achieve with just a few steps.
On this card I started to add my layers with paper adding a few different patterns that were of similar styles and offsetting them as I layered them on top of each other. Next I took a frame I glittered in black to match the theme of my card. Then just a little bow and a sentiment to finish it off. And just to help bring a little bit more character to the card I added the arrows to bring the focus to the center.

 

Easy huh?

Here is another example of layering. This one I added paint splotches to create texture on my card without adding dimension. Or, as you can see,  even adding a pop of color to a stamped image will give an illusion of more texture and even dimension. Do you have old acrylic paints just laying around??? Try breaking them out and adding a bit of water to the paint and splattering it on your card. I think you will really love the effect it adds to your card. It's a great way to make custom back ground paper and then add all your layers on top of it.

Do you have a favorite go to to add that extra little something to your card?? I would love to here about it.

Also don't forget to head on over to the Sweet Stamp Shop(HERE) before midnight to get Haunted House for only $8  :)

Have a wonderful day and happy crafting
xoxo
Danni


Couple Reminders... 

1. Our July release is coming around the corner - you'll wanna join us in the facebook event page for all the latest sneak peeks and to keep your eye out for our give-a-way! HERE

2. We've restocked your favorites! Head over and grab em while we still got em!  

 3. Join us in our challenge - this one will last two weeks and there is a way for you to WIN even if you don't have time to play along! HERE

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Trick or Treat by Laurel Beard

Hi everyone and happy Friday!!! Laurel here bringing you today's post featuring the adorable Halloween set Haunted House! I wanted to make a fun shaped card with a coordinating treat box for Lucas...... Let's take a look, shall we?

I loves shaped cards and having a Silhouette Cameo sure makes it easy, but this is something you could probably trace out and cut on your own if you wanted to!

I took the skull image and ran it thru my Xyron sticker maker machine and then applied Glitter Ritz Stardust Glitter over the top and burnished it with a bone folder (burnished just means pressing really firmly, you can even use your finger if you want). Microfine Glitter is the only glitter I will use now. I seriously tossed the rest. WIth Microfine, you don't get all the excess glitter flaking off your project, which I find to be annoying and messy! :) I created the background using the score board and the jack-o-lanterns were colored with distress markers.

The treat box is also a Silhouette Cameo file. I just cut it out and stamped the fun fence and heat embossed the sentiment all over the background and applied several different colors of the Fall Seasonal Distress Ink (which can now be purchased individually over at Simon Says Stamp) over the top to create this coordinating treat box. I love the way a heat embossed background can really add some fun texture to your projects!

Here's a close up of the set I used! Isn't it adorable??? I made another project using the house which you can find here!  The images on this set can be used in a very clean and simple project or a very detailed project, as some of the other designers have shown you on the blog! I love the set is so versatile.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies:

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Embossing and Gelatos with the Sweet Stamp Shop

Hi everyone! Laurel here! I had so much fun creating with my Sweet Stamp Shop sets, I couldn't just stop at one set! So today, I've got two fun cards in store for you using different techniques. I'll start with the more detailed of the two cards! I love the Haunted House set from the newest release! The house is so fun and can be easily converted into a not so haunted house by omitting the bats, but my theme of this card is Halloween so I kept it as is. I colored the house with watercolor pencils and created that gorgeous moon with a circle punch and Faber Castell gelatos.

The background was created using the Crafter's Workshop template and some shimmer spritz in silver and gold. I love the fence in the set! I curved it just a bit and nestled it behind the house. And of course, I had to add some Glossy Accents to the windows....... :) This card really shimmers in person!

And a close up:

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And now onto my second card using It's A Man's World. I heat embossed two of the tie images and the bow tie on some textured orange Core'Dinations card stock. See the light orange trim along the  bottom? That's part of the cool card stock so I figured it was perfect for a sentiment strip!

A little heat embossing goes a long way, so I didn't have to add much else to this card other than outlining the card base with the chiseled side of a black Copic marker.... This card would be easy to mass produce and you can customize the sentiment however you want using Sweet Alpha Doodles.

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Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to head on over to the shop and pick up your stamps while they last!

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