Happily Haunted House!

Pin It Now! Here's a cute little haunted house, complete with batty chimney and a ghost coming through the walls!

The color combo is a fun one from Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I used coordinating strips of patterned paper at 3/4" and 1/2" by 1-1/2" and pulled them all together with a black satin ribbon.  The house is colored with the same combo.  I love this stamp set!  There are so many little details you can add to the house.  Here, I've spooked it out with the Halloween stamps - ghost, tree, bats, and that tiny spider web in the corner of the door.  Such fun to build a scene! 

A little close up of the house. I keep a curved mask of paper in the stamp box to make grassy hills out of with a sponge wedge.  I outlined the house lightly with pencil after die cutting it with the matching framelit to place the bats, ghost, and tree correctly.  Then simply erased the lines and popped the house up with Dimensionals!  

Check out this sweet stamp set for all the wonderful ways you can dress up the houses!

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Head on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments and join in the fun!  The challenge goes on for two weeks, and I would love to see what you do! 

Have a spooky cool day! ~ Erika

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: Holiday Home
INK:  Pear Pizzazz, Blackberry Bliss, Jet Black Staz On, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Hello Honey
PAPER:  Typeset Specialty DSP, Subtles DSP Stack, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
EMBELLISHMENTS:  Black Satin ribbon
BIG SHOT:  Holiday Home Framelits

World Card Making Day! White on white card for a friend.

Pin It Now! Happy WCMD!   This one is for you!  I hope you're going to take some time out for yourself to make something that warms your heart.  There truly is nothing quite like a handmade greeting. Your expression and effort is appreciated, and hey, it makes you feel good!

I've done a lot of white on white for this card, and was inspired by this photo on Splitcoast Stampers for their Saturday challenge.  Who wouldn't be inspired by this, really?

I picked up this lovely fabric on my trip to Ireland last month. It was from a sweet little shop in Derry in the Crafter's Village...right up my alley! Here's a look at it...

I'm tearing it into ribbon strips to make knots and flowers for my cards. It really makes me happy :)

Don't know if you can see it, but I used the smallest oval punch to cut notches in the sides of the front panel to hold the ribbon in place. 

I'm loving the iridescent shine in the vintage button. 

My layout was inspired by this sketch from Case This Sketch.

Have a perfectly wonderful WCMD!  Blessings, ~erika

SUPPLIES

STAMPS:  Peachy Keen

INK: Rose Red, Gumball Green

PAPER: Whisper White

EMBELLISHMENTS:  Bitty Punch Pack (flowers), basic pearl

BIG SHOT: Chalk Talk Framelits, Lovely Lace embossing folder

OTHER: Floral fabric, white embroidery thread, stray button, Martha Stewart leaf punch

O Holy Night - Upscale Chalkboard Art

Pin It Now! I thought I'd take the chalkboard style and amp it up a bit for today's Christmas card. Gold embossing gives this cool graphic stamp a whole new look!  Are you anything like me, do you try something new but have no idea what the end result might be?  Some of you card geniuses have such vision and know just what your technique will bring. Not me. But I did like this one!

I like the green with the vintage looking gold.   Reminds me of the shop fronts in the little towns in Ireland! 

Happy October 1st!  84 days till Christmas, you know!  

~ Erika 

Double Christmas Challenge - Circle Thinlits Flip Card

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Hey crafty friend!  I'm popping in today with a little Christmas cheer!  Here's a flip card using SU's Circle Thinlits, with the twist of a festive banner on the inside.

I've extended the card with an extra flap, and when opened...

Out stretches a starry ornament banner!

The flip side of the circle is vellum embossed with Lucky Stars embossing folder.  The glue dots are strategically placed to be covered by sequins. 

A little ribbon to finish the front.  It also makes it easy to tuck the circle and hold the card closed. 

I'm playing along with these two Christmas challenges!  Please visit them for some jolly inspiration! Click on the pics to open their pages...

Sorry for the screenshot here...you get the picture :D

Have a wonderful week! I hope it's crisp and cool and sunny at your house, too!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS:  Christmas Messages, Cheerful Christmas

INK:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Garden Green

PAPER:  Trim the Tree DSP Stack, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

EMBELLISHMENTS:  Star Sequins (non SU), Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestones

BIG SHOT: Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Circle Thinlits Card die, Holiday Ornaments Framelits

Epic Day Altered Journal & Mini Comp Books

Pin It Now! By the time this posts I'll have been in Ireland for a week!  This is my first international trip, and I'm having the time of my life!  It's been a whirlwind, and I'm determined to capture all the small details. I shopped online for a travel journal that I'd be happy to write in, and really came up empty handed. I wanted a Smash book, but they're a little too cookie cutter for this trip. So...I dug through my craft room and found my barely used a Epic Day This & That Journal!  It's a nice size, the pages have somewhat of a travel/adventure theme, and the pages are plenty sturdy to glue photos and memorabilia down.

I covered it with some of the coordinating Epic Day DSP. I think the green map paper is perfect for Ireland memories! 

I wrapped some (retired SU) ribbon around into a bow, added some lace, and an antique key. I've been writing in it for several days now, and it's holding up great!

The little Ireland embellishment is hand cut from one of the pages in the journal, after typing on it (thanks, DeeAnn!). I made a little bird's nest shape for linen thread and used Crystal Effects to glue it down. 

I made a matching mini composition book to match...I've been jotting down all the little things that happen, that are so easy to forget. Then, I write it all down in the evenings. 

I made a few for my traveling sistas, and my mom as well!  I've seen some of them busy jotting things down, and it makes me happy :D

I used our sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments to create the covers for my journals. Visit us and play along! 

Have a blessed and creative day!  ~Erika

Holiday Home Bundle - Blue Christmas

Pin It Now! Hi there!  I'm dropping in today with a merry little card featuring the Holiday Home stamp set & Framelit bundle.

This one is pretty simple to create.  Whisper White background, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper for the snow drifts, and a few stamps.  I used the Framelit for the house, and fussy cut the tree.

Added a little "fork bow" and a rhinestone in the center of the wreath.  

Like that new Lucky Stars embossing folder?  Cute for all year round!

So glad you stopped by!

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS:  Holiday Home
INK:  Soft Sky, Jet Black Staz On, Hello Honey, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate
PAPER:  Soft Sky, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Specialty
EMBELLISHMENTS:  White Organdy, Basic Rhinestones
OTHER:  Holiday Home Framelits, Lucky Stars TIEF

Holiday Home Treat Wraps for Autumn

Pin It Now! Welcome to September! My favorite time of year. Chilly breezes, crisp falling leaves, and home baked apple crisp make my world go 'round!

Here's a fun little treat wrap featuring a blustery autumn scene, featuring the fabulous new bundle Holiday Home. 

Wrapped inside is a pack of Mentos gum, and the ribbon is wrapped horizontally so that it pulls the gum out from the top. I created the little scene with stamps from the kit, then stamped, water colored, and die cut the home with the matching Framelit. 

Have some cider today, celebrate!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: Holiday Home (Holiday 2014 mini)

INK:  Hello Honey, Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler, Tangerine Tango, Always Artichoke, Smoky Slate, Old Olive

PAPER: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Watercolor Paper

EMBELLISHMENTS/OTHER:  Cherry Cobbler Linen ribbon, Baked Brown Sugar Thick Twine, Holiday Home Framelits set