Pumpkin Halloween Card

 Here is another Halloween card that I made with the Pretty Pink Posh Bundle stencils.   It was so much fun watching the cute pumpkins come together.

I decided to make them into flat shaker cards.  I had never done this before.  I ended up stenciling 4 panels and have two left for my stash which I will use for other cards.  The first stencil is the pumpkin, then the faces and finally the stems.  I used some acetate for my shaker  which I save from my packaging!  So quick and easy!  I put some of SU's Gold Glitter Flakes and some green gems into the shaker.  

For my sentiment, I used the Outline Halloween die set.  This set is so neat!  I cut it out in black, glued the outline down on the cards and used the die again in Pumpkin Pie and Garden Green for my letters and glued them in the outlines.  I ended up using my PC to print out the small sentiment and popped them up.  I wanted to put another spider on the front but I didn't want to hide the glitter.  I love my little spiders!!

For my inside sentiment, I used an old stamp set from SU called Howl-o-ween Treat.  I decided to used some old washi tape to decorate the bottom of the layer.  I noticed the other day that some of the rolls are starting to dry up, so I decided to use them up instead of hoarding them.  

Please pray for everyone that is in harms way of the hurricane.  I can't imagine having to evacuate from my home and not know what damage we would find when we would come home. 

I entered this post over at - Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Ghost Halloween Card

 I decided I had better start making some Halloween cards before the day sneaks up on me.  I saw this great Halloween Bundle set made by Pretty Pink Posh and decided to get it to refresh my Halloween collection.  I am just getting into using stencils and I am really enjoying them.  This first card uses the ghost, face and star stencils.

For my ghosts, I used white pigment ink and Gorgeous Grape for the stars and base card.  I used a gray CS for my layer.  

My sentiment came from a Makerforte strip which I thought was perfect for this ghost card and then I decided to add a spider!

For my inside, I used one of my favorite stamps from Michael's $ bin and added a spider web from SU's Spooky Fun stamp set.

I was having so much fun with the stencils, I even decorated my envelops with the star stencil.  Very happy how they turned out.  

I entered this post over at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Pinwheel Card

 Well, here we are half way through September.  It is always a sad time of the year when we remember 9/11.  One of our friends son perished during the Twin Towers attack.  He had just started a new job with Cantor Fitzgerald and was so happy!  He left behind his wife, son and a new baby girl.  Such a sad time in our history and the anniversary of his death reminds me not to allow this act to be forgotten!

Before I get too involved with cards for the upcoming holidays, I wanted to make this cute card of pinwheels.  I always used to get the girls pinwheels as they loved spinning them.  When I saw this card in Pinterest, it brought back so many great memories.  I thought it would come together quickly.  Boy, was I wrong!

I decided to make it a slimline card.  Then I used a stencil from Pretty Pink Posh called Starry Background for the first layer using Archival Ink Sky Blue.  I created a line while moving the stencil over, so I decided to turn the paper over and redo the stencil which then turned out fine.  I found a pinwheel sizzix die in my stash which took awhile!  I made a few of them in different DSP scraps which was good!  Since I am mailing this card to Jennifer, I made flat pinwheels instead of making them puffy which was easier.  I couldn't find the small tiny gold brads that I wanted to use but came across these cute brads that look like buttons.  My fingers just don't work like they use to! Eventually, I got them all together and decided to stamp my greeting which came from Gina K's So Many Sentiments stamp set.  It looked so good until I dropped my black stamp pad right onto the layer!!!  After a few choice words, I decided to turn the layer over to the original side with the line in it that I now decided didn't look too bad and stamp the greeting over again!!

For my inside sentiment, I used SU's Botanicals for You stamp set and decorated the base with some washi tape.  For a card that I thought would be quick and easy it took most of the afternoon, but I like how it finally turned out!!

Thanks for listening to me rant/rave and for stopping by!

Nancy

Baby's First Birthday Card

 It's nice to be posting again.  We have been so busy around here lately.  We were on vacation for awhile.  We rented a house on Lake Keuka - one of the finger lakes in New York.  We had some rain, but most of the time it was nice and very peaceful and quiet.  I could look at the lake all day long.  Then we came home and got to celebrate the baby's first birthday.  It is really hard to believe that he turned one year old!!  He is crawling all over the house and pulling himself up.  It won't be long until he is walking!!  I should have started making his card before we left, but of course I didn't so it was a last minute rush but I think it turned out great!  

I made the base card 6" x 6" and I used Heartfelt Creations Tender Moments Collection with their DSP, stamps and dies.  I just love this set with all the beautiful DSP and cute little creatures!  I layered the animals and number so they would stand out more and used SU's # of Years stamp set and dies.  For my circles I used Spellbinders Std Circle Large dies.

I used one of the panels from the DSP for my inside.  I love how they all match!  We had the baby's party at our house.  Here are just a few pictures!

Good thing Sarah took his shirt off as he was into the cake before we even lit the candle!  LOL!

He used his little walker to go everywhere under the watchful eyes of Grandma and Jennifer!  

Here is a picture of Jennifer at one of the caverns by the lakes.  Lots of walking which is why Joe and I stayed back at the house!

Every evening after dinner Joe and Jennifer would go fishing!  Lots of fun but no fish!  The crew even got a ride on a pontoon boat with the neighbors next door!

This was our view of the lake every night.  So pretty!  Well, we are into September now which is hard to believe.  I guess I will be making Halloween cards pretty soon!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy