Jennifer's Birthday/Halloween Card

 I almost forgot to post the card I made for Jennifer's birthday.  As you know, since she was born on Halloween I try and include the number of years with the number of pumpkins.  As she is getting older it is getting interesting to say the least.  She loves shaker cards so I decided to make one.

I used the Halloween Words die again with the Glitter Paste and Happy Halloween Banner die.  For my shaker I used Pretty Pink Posh's Shaker die  and filled it with Halloween gems.  I popped it up with some thin layer tape.  Love how it turned out.

For my inside sentiment, I addressed the birthday wishes of the card by using SU's Large Humber Die for the age and birthday wishes.  I actually found 11 little pumpkin stickers.  

For the back of the card, I used Spellbinders Ghost Wax Seal that glows in the dark!  I usually put these on the flap of the envelope but I knew Jennifer would like to keep it on the card.  She actually has a box that she keeps all the cards that I have made her!

I forgot to post the goodies that I made for Halloween.  I always make the tootsie pop ghosts and this year I used one of my ghost dies and secured some candy on them.  Juan took a bunch to Nursey School for the class and teachers and enjoyed passing them out.  

Here is a picture of the birthday girl with her partner in crime right by her side.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Skeleton Halloween Card

 I hope everyone had a great Halloween!  It was such a beautiful day here - 80 degrees - we sat outside giving away the candy. Our little Great Grandson Juan gave everyone a laugh driving from door to door in his card treat and treating!

Here is the card I made for him for Halloween!

I used the Halloween Words stencil again along with the Glitter Glaze and the die cut Happy Halloween  Banner with the Mini Skeleton from Scrapbook. I mounted the skeleton on a wobble so it would wiggle around! 

For my inside sentiment, I used  my old stamp from Michael's with some extra dies I had.  We had such a great time.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Ghost Card

 Well, I'm back to making some Halloween cards.  I have a weakness for buying Halloween goodies and couldn't resist when I saw this cute little ghost from the Pretty Pink Posh release called - Halloween Corners.  There are so many cute Halloween stamps and dies this year!

I used Pumpkin Pie CS from SU for my base card.  For my layer I used SU's Highland Heather CS and did some blending with the darker color Gorgeous Grape.   Then I used Ranger's Distress Black Opaque Texture Paste on the Bat die from the release.  

I love how this  little ghost turned out holding his cute pumpkin.  There is a little die for his face which makes it easy and I backed it with a black circle.  For my sentiments, I stamped them in White Pigment ink and used white embossing powder and then a die to cut them out which makes it easy!

My inside sentiment is also from the release set and the bats are from a SU punch.  I liked how these cards turned out.  Juan went on his Pumpkin Patch field trip with his Nursey School and had a great time.  He didn't want a big pumpkin but a "Baby One"! 

 On the other hand, Jennifer went for a big one!!

They met at the mall and of course he wanted to go for a ride on his favorite car!  They had lots of fun which is all that matter!  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Bat Halloween Card

 Well, October is now here and I'm trying to get a jump on Halloween.  I'm not as fast as I used to be, so I had  some of my helpers bring down my decorations from the attic over the weekend so I could get started.  We have always loved Halloween and since Jennifer's was born on Halloween, it is always so  much fun.  I also started making some cards.  I saw this design on Pinterest and thought is would be cute and easy to make since I knew I had the SU DSP.  Well, after checking my stash I must have used the star paper up.  Fortunately, after telling my crafty friend Denise she found she has the paper and cut it up for me and sent it in the mail!  Thank You Denise!!

I used Basic Black for my base card and More than Mustard for my first layer.  I then used SU's DSP for  my second layer.

For my circle, I used SU's Stitched Shapes Framelit die along with the coordinating bat punch.  I then added some of the star gems to the circle.

For my inside sentiment, I used my trusty old stamp from Michael's.  Denise even sent along the extra DSP scraps, so I used them to add some more decoration to the inside if the card. I purchased some new stencils for Halloween, so that will be the next cards - hopefully!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Birthday Card for Jennifer

 For those who have been following me since my Granddaughter Jennifer was born, you know that I have been making her birthday cards using the number of  pumpkins with her age since she was born on Halloween.  It was easy in the beginning but is has been challenging as she is getting older.  This year she turned two numbers - 10!!!  So I decided to go to a larger size card! 

For my base card, I used Gina K's Master Layout #10 which was designed for the large slimline cards.  The card base was done in SU's Pumpkin Pie with the 1st layer in black.  I did some light stamp blending on white card stock and used SU's # of Years die for the 10 mounted on another die from the ML set.  I found these cute sticker pumpkins for her age.  

For the inside sentiment, I used SU's Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp Set. I was happy how the card turned out.  Here are some pictures from the family birthday party we had the weekend before Halloween.  I always make these lollipop ghosts on Halloween for the kids.  

As you can see, Jennifer is into ducks this year!!  LOL!!  She then came to our house on Halloween to celebrate and go Trick or Treat!  

She wanted her and JJ to have the same costume.  So she decided they should be Stitch!!

It was pretty cold here, but they did OK.  St least their costume was warm! I hope everyone had a  great Halloween.  Thanksgiving will be here before you know it.  Have a great week!

I entered this post at Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Halloween Ghost Card

 Here is another Halloween card that came together so quick and easy.  I used the negative of the Ghost shaker card from my previous post from Pretty Pink Posh.  This is what I call getting the most for your money!!

I used SU's Highland Heather CS for my base card, and the Layered Argyle Stencils from Pretty Pink Posh again for ink blending lightly with the Highland Heather ink from SU.  I decided to pop them up with a wobble so they wiggle around!  I had some extra BOO's leftover, so I added them plus some gems.  So cute!!

For my inside sentiment, I used the same sentiment stamp set from SU - Howl-O-ween Treat.

It's so nice when you can use all the leftover pieces from the dies.  I am working on making Jennifer's birthday card which is Halloween.  Her family party is this weekend and the weather here is suppose to be nice and warm.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Jennifer's Birthday Card

 Hard to believe but today Jennifer turns 9 years old!  For those who follow me. you know that every year I add another pumpkin on her birthday card to represent the number of years.  She was a preemie and the first time I saw here in the NICU she had this adorable orange cap on since it was Halloween. It was pretty easy the first few years, but as she is getting older I will have to get creative!  

For her card this year, I decided to make a 5"x7" base so I would have more room!  I used some soft pumpkin colored DSP to place on the card and decorated it with some pumpkins from my stash around the number 9 that I die cut with the Large # Framelits set from SU in orange glimmer paper.  The sentiment is from the Cauldron Bubble stamp set from SU.

For the inside sentiment, I used the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set from SU and I decorated it with a cute little cat I had left over from the Cauldron Bubble set.  

It was a busy weekend.  Jennifer had Truck & Treat at her school Friday night and then her friends party on Saturday.  On Sunday we had her family party here in PA and then on Monday they came back again for treat or treat night!  Here are some pictures I thought you might enjoy.

She had her party at a local swimming place with her girl friends.  No boys!! 

Here she is on one of the slides!

The birthday cake!

Mom took a special one in as well!

Here the group is getting ready for her Pinata. 

Jennifer is showing the baby what to do! 

It's goody time!!

He wants to help pickup the goodies!

It's cake time!!

Time to say goodbye! 

Jennifer getting ready for school.  She decided to be a fox this year.  Her tail is hiding in the back!

This picture is Jennifer and her Mom ready to go Trick or Treating.  Jennifer is a fox and Mom is a deer.

Here is a picture with Rachel joining in on the fun!

I should have taken a picture of all the candy they brought back!!  Here is a picture of Rachel and Jennifer before everyone headed home!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Witch Halloween Card

 Well, I got back to making some Halloween cards this week.  I made the background for these with the third stencils from the Halloween Bundle.

This is how the backgrounds looked after I stenciled them with my blending brushes.

It took me awhile to decide what color I wanted to use for the background.  I ended up using Gina K's Jellybean Green.  I had to experiment using different colors for the base of the candy corn and ended up using SU's Daffodil Delight.  For the other stencil pieces, I used Pumpkin Pie and White Craft inks from SU. 

I used Pumpkin Pie for the base cards and adhered the stencil layer next.  Then I used some spider webs I still had in my stash.  I used SU's Cauldron Bubble DSP to die cut the witch and cauldron and the stamp set for my sentiment.

Originally, I had a black wired ribbon on the card but wasn't sure if I liked it.  I asked Rachel when she stopped by and she agreed.  Fortunately, I was able to take them off the cards.  Leave it to my husband to ask why I had a web with no spider!!  Problem solved!  LOL!!

For the inside sentiment, I used SU's Howl-o-ween stamp set and some of the DSP.  I loved how these cards turned out using the old stamp sets.

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