Slight Variation on Halloween Cards

When my friend asked me to make her some Halloween cards, I did inform her that I didn't have enough of the same patterned paper to use for all five of the cards.  I did manage to make three the same, and the other two had a slightly different paper.  Here are those two:

Alternate Interior

I showed my previous Halloween card to a friend who immediately asked if I could make 5 for her but with a cat inside.  The exterior of the card remained the same, but here's the interior:

The black cat is "Whiskers the Cat" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, and the bats are from "Stitched Autumn Icons" by Sugar Pea Designs.

Halloween Pop-Up

I wanted to make a Halloween card for my niece's younger son, and also wanted to use the Elizabeth Craft Design "Twist Circle Pop-Up" die.

I used a Halloween patterned paper for the card base.  The sentiment is from a Halloween stamp set I've had for a while and, unfortunately, I don't know what company makes it.  The silhouette at the bottom is from Elizabeth Craft Design, "Halloween Scene."

On the inside, I used one of the sentiments from "Tricky Trio" from Papertrey.  Then from Elizabeth Craft Design, I used "Midnight the Bat," and "Twist Circle Pop-up" for the pop-up element as well as for the circle die cut.  Watching Karen Burniston's YouTube video was essential for the success of this card.
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Jump for Joy Birthday Card

It's really unusual for me to complete a card a month before I need it, but that's exactly what I've done here!

On the front I used "Fringe Scalloped Rectangle" by L'il Inker Designs, and the "Best Wishes" sentiment is from Impression Obsession.

On the inside, the sentiment, all the critters, the piles of leaves along with the matching individual leaves are all from "Jump for Joy" by Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment is cut with "Fishtail Banner Die Two" by Your Next Stamp.  The entire scene is popped up using Lawn Fawn's "Stitched Hillside Pop-Ups."  In the background, the tree frame is "Leafy Tree Backdrop: Landscape," and the barren trees behind that are "Stitched Tree Borders," both from Lawn Fawn.

You Take the Cake Spinner Card

After making the previous 15 spinner cards, I decided to make a birthday spinner card.

The raccoon, cupcake and sentiment are all from Art Impression's "Mini Raccoon Spinner Set."  The interior and exterior rectangle are die cut from "Bundle of Stitched Shapes" by Simon Says Stamp.  The oval cutout is "Stitched Mats Ovals" by L'il Inker Designs.

Music Spinner

My annual set of cards for the St. Alban's Chancel Choir involved making a spinner with a music note on it.

The basic stitched rectangle is from "Bundle of Stitched Shapes" by Simon Says Stamp.  The large circle cutout is "Bunch of Fun Circle Dies" by My Creative Time.  The red circle is cut from Spellbinders Standard Circles Nestabilities.  The inner white circle is from "Radial Stitched Circle STAX" by My Favorite Things.  The music note is from "Just a Note" by Taylored Expressions.  The sentiments, which I created on my computer, are die cut with "Deckled Mega Rectangles" by Spellbinders.

Tropical Paradise

I wanted to use some new stamps and dies for a friend's birthday card.

The stamps, along with their coordinating dies are from "Tropical Paradise" by Sunny Studio.  I colored them using Copic markers and added some Wink of Stella.  The background die is "Striped Sentiment Strip" by My Favorite Things.

Thank You Fairy Much

I needed a quick thank you card, so I tried out something new.

The fairy die is "Fae Ella" by Tonic Studios.  The paper is "Watercolor Wash" by My Favorite Things, and it was die cut with "Embossed Dots Rectangles" by L'il Inker Designs.

Party Pachyderms

My niece's birthday is this week, so I used a stamp set I haven't used before.

The elephants are from L'il Inker Designs' "Party Pachyderms."  The banner is "Happy Birthday Banner" from Taylored Expressions, and the other sentiments are from My Creative Time.  The card base is "Framelits Step-Ups" by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix.

Mini Spinner Birthday Cards

I have a couple of Gemini cat-loving friends, so I wanted to try out my Art Impressions "Mini Cat Spinner Set."

The cat and the yarn images are both from the Art Impressions' stamp/die set.  The oval opening is cut with L'il Inker Designs' "Stitched Mat Ovals."  I used two different patterns of Hibiscus Burst paper from PaperTrey.

The second card is essentially the same with different color paper, plus I stamped the images in a black outline, where I used a gray outline on the first one.

Celebrate With a Bang

My niece's elder son is turning 19 next week.  I decided to use some stamps and dies that haven't been touched before yesterday.

The stamped image and it's coordinating die are from "Boom" by Your Next Stamp.  The circle and background dies are both from a die set called "Burst" by Avery Elle - I'd been wanting to use this set for a while and like how it turned out.

Bear Necessities

A very good friend has a birthday in a couple of days, so I thought I'd try something I haven't used before.

The bear and the sentiment are both from "Bear Necessities" by Simon Says Stamp which is a stamp and die set.  The small banner is from "Banner Trio" by W Plus 9.  I cut the bear's "jammies" from felt.  The patterned paper is both sides of a double-sided paper, "Sugar Shoppe," by Doodlebug Designs.

An Otterly Great Birthday

My niece's younger son is celebrating his 15th birthday soon - where does the time go?

This adorable little otter stamp and die set is actually called "Year Five" from Lawn Fawn.  It was the special set for their fifth anniversary.  The frame is cut with My Favorite Things' "Stitched Circle Frames."  The patterned papers are all from Papertrey Ink, and I colored the otter with Copic markers.

The sentiment on the inside is from the same "Year Five" set.  I used My Favorite Things' "Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX" for the frame.  The little box is from Mama Elephant's "All Prettied Up" die set.

A Shaker of a Different Color

Another January birthday and I decided to try the shaker style card again but this time with a patterned (polka dot) paper.  Otherwise, everything else about the card is the same.

First card for 2016 - a Shaker!

It's a new year, so it's time for the first card of the year - a shaker card.

This scalloped/stitched background is from "All Prettied Up" by Mama Elephant - a perfect size for an A2 card front, and the Happy Birthday is "Birthday Centerpieces" by My Favorite Things.  I cut the Happy Birthday out of card stock and then out of fun foam for the necessary dimension.