Halloween is Coming!

Hello Crafters!

Who loves Fall?  Anyone that knows Abby and I know that Fall is our favorite time of year.  You can visit our houses anytime during Fall and find tons of foilage, fall colors, and the scents of Autumn decorating the house.  This week, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps released their August release and it was full of Halloween images.  I just couldn't resist ordering the whole collection!  I cannot wait for them to arrive.

The following card is my card entry for the CPS Card Sketch #232 and this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge - Make it Spooky.  The card sketch is below:

I started the card by cutting the base and then cutting a spider web from black using my Cricut and Wild Card cartridge.  I then used some scrap halloween themed paper to cut the three background squares.  Finally I colored my Kraftin' Kimmie stamp (Vic the Vampire) with my Copic markers and cut both the focal image and the focal image background using my Spellbinder Squares and my Sizzix Big Shot.  To finish off the card, I added a few embellishments I found lying around in my embellishment case.  I hope you enjoy it and Happy Crafting....maybe I'll keep making Halloween cards for a while...



Bookmark!

Here's a change up!  The Stamp TV team challenge for Friday Free For All featured a bookmark instead of a card.  The challenge was to make any kind of a bookmark so I chose a traditional style.

I punched a border from Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant cardstock using my brand new border punch from Stampin' Up.  I am really liking this one!  :)  I then stamped an image on regular cardstock and colored it using my Memento markers.  You saw that right, Mementos, not Copics...I'm kind of feeling like a rebel today.

I then sprayed the stamped image using my Gold Smooch spray to give it some glitz.  I assembled the bookmark by layering a couple of layers and then attaching the punched border on either side of the base.  I finished by punching a hole in the top and tying on a So Saffron ribbon.  It was oh so quick, but still a fun challenge!

Kim

Simple Things

This is my card for the Gina K. Stamp TV Inspiration challenge for Mix it Up Monday.  This is the inspiration photo:

This photo really makes me think of simple, lazy days in the rocking chair surrounding with bright and cheering things.  In my card, I tried to capture this simplicity.  I hope you enjoy it...

Kim