Pumpkin Fun

I really got into the Jar of Haunts pumpkin and I made two cute cards:

I used the blender pens to shade in the pumpkin. I think it adds dimension and interest. I added the little spider for a bit of spook! I think, depending on the sentiment, either one could be Halloween, Thanksgiving, or a Fall card. Hope you like them. Enjoy your last couple days of October!

Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Jar of Haunts, Spooky Fun
Layering Ovals Framelits
Brick Wall Embossing Folder
Twine
Bling

WWYS #85 Challenge Spooky Fun

I love the Spooky Fun stamp set by Stampin' Up and I have made a bunch of cards with it. So of course I had to enter this week's What Would You Stamp Challenge #85.

This is actually one of my favorites! Simple and cute.

Cross your fingers for me and have a great day!

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Jet Black Staz On
Stamps: Spooky Fun
Halloween Scenes Edgelits
Layering Oval Thinlets
Black Bakers Twine

PCC Challenge #213

Happy October 1st! We are getting so close to my favorite holiday of the year, Halloween! The colors, smells and the feel of fall are getting stronger. So exciting!

Here is the sketch for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge #213. Cute idea! I love these challenges. They really help you get creative.

Here is my card:

I really like the Spooky Fun bundle from Stampin Up. I made several cards, you will see soon!

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Wisteria Wonder, Jet Black Staz On
Stamps: Spooky Fun
Halloween Scenes Edgelits
Layering Oval Framelits
Halloween Night Designer Washi Tape

May 2016

I am very new to the Paper Pumpkin scene, in fact, this is only my second month. So, I have not formed a thorough opinon of the service ... sort of.

If you are new to the idea of Paper Pumpkin I will give you a quick update. It is a mail subscription through Stampin' Up with one project to complete each month. It includes everything you need to do it, and it can be anything from cards to a 3D project. For example, last December was a calendar for the next year. The subscription (of course) uses only Stampin' Up materials.

So far I am having fun with it, but I am not really following the directions ...

This months project was a set of cards with a really cool laser cut  pattern. The kit included a Pumpkin Pie (orange) crimped paper, the laser cut folded card, embellishments (Pool Party), a stamp set, and Night of Navy ink mini. I chose not to use Night of Navy because I did not think it matched at all. Yup, I'm a rebel.

Here are the cards I cam up with:

Not bad, but I felt I could make something cuter. So I used the rest of the materials and had some fun! I tried to use all of the materials I could, but I was not a fan of the orange, sorry!

Anyhoo, here are the cards I came up with:

Honestly, this was super fun because my challenge was to take the original basic design elements and make them my own! So fun!

I did this whole crafty project with my Stampin' Up demonstrator, and you can see her cards at Craftier Creations.