Embossed Foil Halloween TLC240

This is my card for SCS to emboss on foil...very easy, a great look when finished!  It was entremely hard to photgraph, and is so very pretty "IRL"...I think I need a different camera...no matter what, this one just isn't doing the job I want, and its relatively new!   (waawaawaa)  The spider is punched from black glitter paper, the ribbon has some "sparkle" as well, click onthe card to see more of the detail.
I am working on another, totally different embossed foil card...they are somewhat "addicting"!

Totally Stampin' Up! And A Monochromatic Challenge

The first card I "somewhat" got the idea from a  retired SU catalog and changed it slightly.....it worked really well for the "second" challenge I did this week from "Our Creative Corner" for a monochromatic card.  I used my ever faithful  SU 1 3/4 round punch and the Trio Flower punch....I added the "new" soft suede polka dot ribbon (can you believe I am on my second roll already?).  "Recipe" is below.

The second card is a "take off" of a card sample I did for a SU workshop I held on Sunday...you can scroll down and see it below...I just wanted to show how you could change the card a bit by moving things around and changing colors.

Recipe:  First Card:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Kraft;  Ink:   Soft Suede;  Stamps:  Circle Circus, Great Friend;  Designer Paper:  Bella Bleu; Accessories:  1 3/4" round punch, Trio Flower punch, soft suede ribbon

Second Card:  Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Shimmery White, Ink:  Night of Navy,  Styamp Set:  Serene Snowflakes, Four The Holidays;  Accessories:  Bling

Something With Dots~Tag~Punch~The Pink Elephant Challenge

I try to do at least a couple of "challenges" each week, this week I choose "The Pink Elephant" as it was somewhat of a "different" challenge.  We were to use dots~a tag~a punch!  Fun!  I needed a few Halloween cards and I needed to use up more of my "scraps" so this is how this card "came to be"!  I have an entire case of rub-ons (did I mention I am addicted to rub ons) and decided to put a few to good use.  The tree,bats, and the sentiment on the tag are all rub ons, the spider web is a $1 stamp and then I punched him out with my Stampin'Up! 1 3/4" punch (did I also mention I am addicted to punches?).  Cardstock used is Stampin'Up! Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black...I added a touch of polka dot ribbon (did I mention I am addicted to ribbon?)...............I think you get the picture...LOL!!!  I have  afew more "posts" today...take a peek!

Vintage Witch~caardvarks Sketchfest Saturday

I made it to the last Sketchfest...barely!  This one is rather plain, I used up some of last years Halloween paper...yeah!  The Witch is popped up and embossed with black embossing powder, I used my brayer on the moon and stamped my sentiments on some SU twill tape............it was a fun week!

Glitzy Snowflakes~caardvarks Sketchfest Friday!

I finally had time to "finish" my card for caardvarks sketchfest Friday.....I did this monchromatic card in mostly white and pink with a bit of silver thrown in.  I just discovered Stampin'Up's "shimmery white" cardstock....I am ordering more!  It's a bit heavier then the whisper white and has this "shimmer" on both sides (I have a close up so you can see it)...I was very impressed with it...so pretty!  The rest is pretty simple, I punched 3 round circles and "popped" them up with dimensionals, punched 3 "glitzy snowflakes, mounted them on my circles also with dimensionals.  the background is an embossing folder...I tied 2 strands of silver cord from Stampin Up around the base, and stamped a sentiment which is from the SU hostess set "holiday Best", it has a little bird onit that Ijust cut off......thats about it!  Only one day of sketchfest.....and I will have done all seven!!

I Can Seeeeeeeeee You!!!!

These are four of my "give-aways" at my workshop tonight.....not my usual, but nothing like the last minute!

The candy corns are Brachs Chocolate and Carmel...the cookies are some from our local grocery bakery...the eyeballs, self explanatory!  All products used are SU, cept' a tiny piece of ribbon!

Christmas Workshop Cards

These are a couple of cards I made for a workshop tonight.....both cards are CASED from SCS...two different designers, that I think did a fantastic job......thanks to them it made tonights workshop easy!

First card uses Stampin'Ups new Christmas Cocoa Speciality paper from the holiday mini...it is flocked and so pretty!  A new punch "ornament" from the same catalog was used to punch them out...so very simple!  The sentiment I just love....you get four diffferent xmas stamps all in a different text.............this one just seems to fit perfectly!

The second card I like as its not at all the traditional Christmas colors, but soft suede and whisper white...the DS paper is from same series as mentioned above "Christmas Cocoa Specialty"...this paper has a "shimmer" to it......the stamps used are in the new holiday mini as well, "Serene Snowflakes".  More to show later.....

Recipe:

Ornament Card:  cardstock:  Real Red, Whisper White; Ink:  Real Red; DS paper:  Christmas Cocoa Specialty;  Accessories:  Silver Elastic Cord, Ornament Punch; Stamps:  Four The Holidays

Snowflake Card:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Soft Suede; Ink:  Soft Suede; DS paper Christmas Cocoa Specialty; Accessories:  Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, Vintage Brads