Happy Haunting

Just a Halloween card using all Hero Arts stamps.



Hero Arts stamps used:
S5215: Clouds
CL468: Frightful
CM004 Stamp it: Halloween (ghost)
F5270: Traditional pumpkin
G5269: Tall pumpkin
Assorted gray cardstock

I have had this cloud background stamp for a long time and never used it.....so today I inked it up for the first time! I stamped the pumpkins on patterned paper and did a bit of shading and coloring. Stamped and cut out the little ghost and stamped the tree and sentiment. I used pumice stone distress ink for the sky and Versafine black for everything else.



I came across these cute little gnomes someone made over on Flicker and want to buy some of these................aren't they just ADORABLE!!

I love- love- love Halloween if you don't already know that about me....... so you will probably see many more Halloween cards/projects to come in the next few weeks. Thanks for stopping bye today!!

Inky Hugs.........................Anne 

Another Fall card

Just a quick simple card for fall using a Penny Black stamp and a Verve stamp.



I just picked up this tiny leaf punch at Micheal's the other day and thought it would work well with the PB tree stamp. I used assorted scraps of patterned paper and cardstock for the leaves. The tree was stamped with brushed corduroy and the sentiment was stamped with Adirondack cranberry.

The weather today is glorious- not a cloud in the sky and in the 70's. I'm headed out for a walk in a bit!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Inky Hugs......................Anne 

Fall is around the corner

Hi everyone!

The temps are getting cooler each day and it feels like fall is in the air here in Wisconsin. I've been seeing Halloween and fall cards all over blogland and I've been getting the itch to create for the upcoming season. I created this card using some  felt leaves from Hero Arts I picked up last fall and still had a bunch left over.



I stamped the woodgrain background using Stazon Timber Brown as the cardstock has a metallic sheen to it and all other inks would just slide right off. I used an EK Sucess border punch and some yummy Stampin Up ribbon. The sentiment is from Hero Arts as well. I can't believe I made a rather "clean and simple" card.......that's a stretch for me!
I'm entering this into the Hero Arts monthly challenge for September "everything autumn".


I even made a quick "kid"  Halloween card with some pre-made embellies and Hero Arts stamps.



And another Halloween card using a Penny Black image and Hero Arts background stamp. The fun sentiment is from Rubbernecker Stamps. Sorry abut the poor picture quality- my lighting was terrible that day I took the picture.

I'm looking forward to all the leaves turning colors in my yard, roasting marshmallows around the campfire, hot cocoa, comfy sweaters, and picking apples at the local orchard soon. It's hard to say goodbye to summer.....but this past one has been so darn hot I'm welcoming the cooler fall weather. I even got out some of my fall decorations today and baked up some pumpkin zucchini bread- loving this time of year!!  I"ll be updating my blog header real soon.....must change it up with something cute for fall.

I've still got some great stamps and other tools for sale- just take a peek over in my Flicker photostream.

Thanks for stopping bye everyone and have a great day!

Inky Hugs.........Anne 

Scraps and unfinished business

Hi everyone!

Today I sat down at my messy craft desk and decided I better clean it up as it looks atrocious! I've got scraps of paper and have finished " just playing" projects laying all over. See?

I just can't seem to tidy up after getting a card made......the phone rings or I have to make dinner or something else always seems to drag me away.  Maybe I'm just plain old lazy!!




So I was determined to get it picked up and finish off some half done projects. Here is an atc I made a month or so ago using Hero Arts stamps.....and I used some paper scraps to finish it off. It's a little mini card measuring about 3x4 inches.




I had a fall panel stamped and waiting to go (it's probably been sitting here for quite a while....can't really remember) so I added a sentiment and some brown floss.....a few buttons and called it done!



 It feels good to get a little bit accomplished this morning, now I just have to get the rest of it organized and hopefully cleaned up. Wish me luck as I will probably procrastinate some more- in fact the darn phone is ringing right now again-ughhh!!

Have a great crafty day and thanks for stopping by!


Inky Hugs............Anne

Stamping with paint

Hello everyone! I'm here with a fun painted card project today:)

This is a card I made for 2 specific challenges: The Penny Black blog to use the colors red, cream, and gold....and also the Inspiration Journal challenge to use acrylic paint on a project.



I used the Penny Black stamp "butterfly ball" and stamped that using my Adirondack gold paint dabber. I also used the paint on the 2 small brads......they were metallic gold to begin with but I wanted them to match the butterflies exactly. The script stamp is by Hero Arts and was stamped using brushed corduroy distress ink and the embossed red panel is by Stampin Up. I like the way the paint has a little bit of dimension here giving the butterflies some texture.

I really had fun playing with the paint. My dabber was clogged up so I simply put some of the paint onto my non-stick craft sheet and used a small paint brush to layer it on the stamp. A little tearing and distressing around the edges of the paper and that's it. I left the front blank so you can add any sentiment you want on the inside.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great crafty day!

Inky Hugs.............Anne