Stampin' Up! Graveyard Gate Birthday Card for Amy' Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "Halloween Fun" and we can  use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it ...

 

 

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

 Measurements:

• Smoky Slate: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (base); 2 1/2" x 5" (2)
• Basic Black: 4 3/4" x 4" (gate)
• Secret Sea: 4" x 2"; Scrap
• Silver Foil: Scrap
• DSP: 4" x 5 1/4"  

A list of product used is in the chart below the names of hoppers. 

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to Tara Beth and clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the individual names will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat no matter what direction you hop! 

 

 List of Hoppers: 

Mary Deatherage
Karen Ksenzakovic
Tara Carpenter
Karen Finkle- that's me!
Akiko Sudano
Christie King
Ann Louise Fodgaard
Nicole Bloxom
Amy Koenders

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Graveyard Gate (retired); Happy Place
Card stock & Papers	Smoky Slate; Secret Sea; Basic Black; Everyday Skies DSP; Silver Foil
Ink	VersaMark
Accessories
Tools	Silver Embossing Powder; Detailed Gate Thinlits (retired);  Detailed Trio Punch (retired); Curly Label Punch (retired); Echo Park Designer Dies

Stampin' Up! Potions & Spells for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "Halloween Fun" and we can interpret that any way we want and use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it using the Potions & Spells Bundle. I created my Halloween Birthday card for a friend who was born on October 31.

My card base is Blueberry Bushel (4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2") with a mat of Night of Navy. I embossed the Very Vanilla piece (3 1/2" x 4 3/4") with the  Painted Texture 3D EF. Before I did that, I stamped the "on this special day" from the Everyday Details Stamp Set. It's a partial portion of one stamp so I used my Blueberry Bushel Stamp N Write marker to ink that.

The "Hocus Pocus" (cut with an Everyday Details Die) is from the Potions & Spells Bundle, as is the cauldron. The bubbles and slime are also die cut with that bundle and I used the Berry Burst, Old Olive & White Glimmer Specialty Paper.

For the inside, I used a stamp from the retired  Magical Mermaid set. I thought it fit perfectely with the front. The "Happy Halloween" is from Potions & Spells as are the bubbles and black cat.

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Carol, and clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the individual names will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat no matter which direction you hop!

1. Christie King
2. Mary Deatherage
3. Karen Ksenzakovic
4. Tara Carpenter
5. Akiko Sudano
6. Karen Finkle - that's me!
7. Carol Buckalew
8. Terry Lynn Bright
9. Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Halloween Card for the Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

 

Welcome to another Inkin’ Krew monthly blog hop! Our very talented team is doing a blog hop featuring Stampin’ Up! products. This month we are all creating projects with a “Halloween" theme. I used the current Hello Harvest Stamp Set and matching Rustic Pumpkin Dies in addition to other retired SU stamp sets and product.

Current product used:

• Rustic Pumpkin Dies for Pumpkin
• Hello Harvest Stamp Set – pumpkin and oak leaves plus doo dad inside
• Painted Texture 3D EF
• Rustic Harvest DSP - witch hat
• Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Basic Black
• Inks: Cajun Craze and Memento Tuxedo Black

Retired product used:

• Spooky Sweets Stamp Set – sentiments, bats
• Jack of All Trades Stamp Set – pumpkin face, witch hat (but can use current Bewitching Stamp Set for that)
• Cat Punch 

Thank you for stopping by today and let's get hopping! Click on the "next" button to move forward to Amy's project. Click on the "previous" button to move back to the project created by Tara. You can also click on each name listed if you prefer.

1. Tara Carpenter
2. Carol Buckalew
3. Mary Deatherage
4. Karen Ksenzakovic
5. Jillian Good
6. Akiko Sudano
7. Karen Finkle - that's me!
8. Amy Koenders

Happy Halloween

Good Sunday morning peeps! Yes, halloween is just around the corner and it is a day I only celebrate with black cats and youngsters up to age 16! I'm sharing my card today with you and Sunday Stamps SSC289 In the Woods color challenge  ...there are lots of spider webs in the woods!

I believe I have three of the colors showing on their graphic. It's hard for me to tell colors when they are not Stampin' UP! We made this card Thursday in our card group and Debbie provided the kit. Everything was from her Close to My Heart scrapbooking days. In any event, it was fun to emboss with the spider web folder and fence folder. She had the black cat cut for us along with the squares. The pearl eyes have a spooky look, don't you think? I'm also playing at Can You Handle the Pressure where you must use an embossing folder with an optional twist of pets/dogs/cats. There is also a challenge at Two Old Bats, which I just learned about from Diane so I'm playing there as well.

I'll be sending this card to my Godson who is a young person (14) and he loves Halloween. I love to play at the Alphabet Challenge and their current challenge is "J" for Juvenile...and we all know a 14 year old boy can act quite juvenile at times...lol.

Thanks for visiting today and if you follow me, you'll know I will have either a makeover or masculine card for tomorrow. One thing is for certain, there will be M & M's involved! Have a blessed day.

Stampin' Up! Clever Cats Halloween Card

TGIF, peeps. Today I made a card for my God-son using the cute Clever Cats Stamp Set, In Good Taste, DSP, Basic Gray cardstock, Black Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Black Glitter Paper, Pumpkin Pie ink, Gray Granite ink, Layering Circles Dies, Dual Oval Punch, Basic White cardstock, Stamp-N-Write markers, Stampin' Blends and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Let me show you...

I put the cat on a "wobble" for motion and raised the sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

Festive Friday #0095 - National Cat Day cat, orange and texture

Just Add Ink #576 - Just add a moving element (the wobble)

and TGIF Challenge #338 - Theme Challenge

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Stampin' Up! Spooky Cat for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Team Blog Hop

 

Welcome to another Inkin’ Krew monthly blog hop! Our very talented team is doing a blog hop featuring Stampin’ Up! products. This month we are all creating projects with a “Halloween Fun" theme. I’m featuring two retired stamp sets as Halloween is not my bag and I just make one card a year for a family in Maine. The stamp sets are Spooky Cat and Graveyard Gate (from the 2017 Holiday Catalog). This is the first time I have used the Graveyard Gate set and I still haven't used the dies that go with it! See, I told you it wasn't my bag!!

My card was inspired by Christy Fulk. I will include the measurements after the list of hoppers. The card fits in an A2 envelope.

The card base is Basic Black. For the DSP, I used the Cute Halloween 6 x 6 DSP from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog. My squares are Old Olive, Black Glitter Paper and Basic White. I stamped the witches hat and sentiment from the Spooky Cat Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I sponged the edges with Pumpkin Pie ink. The bat is from the Graveyard Gate Stamp Set. Before I adhered the Black Glitter paper to the Old Olive square, I punched a cat out of the center. Using another piece of Glitter Paper, I punched another cat using the Cat Punch in the Annual Catalog, page 150. I adhered them with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For the back panel, I used stamps from Spooky Cat.

I'm entering my card in these three challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September 2021

Creative Creases #14

Just Add Ink #571

Thank you for stopping by today and let's get hopping! Click on the "next" button to move forward to Mary Deatherage's project. Click on the "previous" button to move back to the project created by Jaimie Babarczy . You can also click on each name listed if you prefer.

1. Karen Ksenzakovic
2. Jillian Good
3. Jaimie Babarczy
4. Karen Finkle - you are here!
5. Mary Deatherage
6. Tara Carpenter
7. Donna Leonard
8. Akiko Sudano
9. Terry Lynn Bright
10. Sue Prather
11. Amy Koenders

Measurements:

Card Base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; score on the 8 1/2" side at 2" and 3 1/8" on each side (turn your paper to do the second time)

Side DSP panels: 1 3/4" x 5 1/4" (2)

Center DSP panel: 2" x 5 1/4"

Squares: 3 1/4" x 3"; 3 1/8" x 2 7/8";  3" x 2 3/4" (stamped square)

Back panel: 2" x 5 1/4"
Scrap Glitter for second cat

Stampin' Up! Tags, Tags, Tags for Amy's Inkin' Krew Team Blog Hop

 

Welcome back to another Inkin’ Krew blog hop!  Our very talented team is doing a blog hop featuring Stampin’ Up! products.  This month we are all creating projects with a “Halloween Fun” theme and I’m featuring the Tags, Tags, Tags Stamp Set and Trio of Tags Dies for my project.

Here's is what I created...

My card base is Basic Gray, with a mat of Basic Black. I adhered a piece of Designer Series Paper from the retired Halloween Night Specialty Designer Paper.

I added a strip of retired Washi Tape as an attempt of making a road! 

The sentiment is from the Tags, Tags, Tags stamp set and is cut out with the Trio of Tags dies. I ran a piece of retired Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine through the tag and tied a bow. The tag is adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. A friend suggested I enter my card in the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #387 so I'm giving it a go!

For the inside ...

I punched out a couple of bats with the retired Spooky Bats punch and the jack-o-lantern is cut with a die from Trio of Tags. The Boo and Happy Halloween are from To Every Season (retired) and the Trick or Treat is from Itty Bitty Greetings. 

I'd like to enter my card at Tuesday Throwdown #465 ATG, Try it on Tuesday's Neat and Tidy Challenge and SUOC 257: Die-Cutting and Punching Challenge.

Alright, on with the hop!  Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to Nicole's project or click the Previous Blog button to move back see the project that Akiko created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

1. Karen Ksenzakovic
2. Jaimie Babarczy
3. Sue Prather
4. Mary Deatherage
5. Donna Leonard
6. Akiko Sudano
7. Karen Finkle: You are here!
8. Nicole Bloxom
9. Terry Lynn Bright
10. Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Tags Tags Tags Halloween Card

Good morning Tuesday friends. Can you believe it is September already and I am skipping right over it to October! This is why...

My card base is Pumpkin Pie card stock with a mat of Basic Black. To that I adhered a piece of Spooky Night Designer Series Paper (retired). I ran a piece of Black Vintage Crochet Ribbon (retired) around the DSP and adhered it with glue dots. Because of my patterned paper, I entering my card at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge.

I punched out three bats with the retired Spooky Bats Punch and adhered them with glue dots.

The sentiment is from Tags Tags Tags and is cut out with the Trio of Tags Dies. I ran a length of Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine through the hole on the tag and tied a bow. 

For the inside...

I die cut three pumpkins using the Trio of Tags and adhered them with liquid glue. The sentiments are from the To Every Season Stamp Set (retired). 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2035 theme this week is "Orange", so I think I'll play there. A Perfect Time to Craft #9 is an open anything goes challenge. Challenge Up Your Life has an autumn theme and pumpkins shout autumn to me! Can't wait for cooler temps in SWFL! Last but not least, I would like my batty critters to fly off to 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #42.

Thank you for stopping by today and have a blessed day.

Stampin' Up! Halloween

Last Thursday our card group met at Sue's house and Barb was our hostess. I just have to show you how everything was decorated.

I didn't make a card for today but here's a display of Sue's Halloween cards ...

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll have a card for you tomorrow.

Stampin' Up! Nine Lives Itty Bitty Halloween Card

Happy Friday peeps! There are only 20 more days 'til Halloween so I thought I'd better get busy making some of those cards even though I don't like Halloween...at least scary, ghoulish ones. I know the kiddos still like to dress up and get their treats. Halloween fits perfectly for the challenge at Just Add Ink #478...

I created this card for my li'l pen pal in Maine and I hope she likes it.

My card base is Pumpkin Pie. The mat is Graphic 45 2014 Time to Flourish patterned paper, inherited from Carole.

I had a 3" x 3" scrap of Whisper White so I used the Cat Punch to make another peek-a-boo card. I lined it up so the Cat would be saying "boo"!

The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, stamped in Pumpkin Pie and cut with the Classic Label Punch.

The white ribbon is 1/4" wide and it's from a huge spool I bought years ago when I was crocheting patriotic belts. So, I also have a spool of navy and a spool of red. I'll never use it up in my lifetime! The belt project was too tedious so I ended up with one belt...but I digress!

Here's the inside...

I colored the words "you're" and "sweet" with my Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker because "you're" was connected to a longer sentiment and I didn't want to mask or cut the stamp. They are from the retired Sweet Cupcakes set.

The "happy halloween" is from the retired Spooky Cat set.

Using the Nine Lives Stamp Set, I stamped the fur on the cat that I had punched out. The scariest part of this card is the cat's face, which is from Peachy Keen. The company sent me four free stamps as a gift for purchasing the Fashionista Face stamp set.

Are you wondering why my card is all orange and white? Well, here's the answer...Double D Challenges: Orange and White! Don't you just love their Mood Board?

I know LeAnne must! I'm not a fan of orange unless it's got green with it for the Packers! However, I do love circus peanuts and they are orange...I might buy some for Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow.

Stampin' Up! Spooky Sweets Meet Still Night for the Thursday Happy Inkin' Krew Hop

Howdy and welcome back for another hop. It's Thursday again...how does that happen so quickly?   This week's challenge is a sketch and here it is...

I used two stamp sets, two die sets and a punch to create my card for today.

It's a shaker card (see the silver glimmer paper stars in the window?) I used Spooky Sweets on the Mango Melody card stock to make my background of bats and splotches. The sentiment is from that set and is stamped in Mango Melody. I love that SU's ink, match the paper perfectly. I used the Layering Circles dies to create the window opening.

The stars were punched from the Twinkle Builder Punch. I didn't put too many in as the last shaker card I made, they all got stuck together because of the static.

For the inside...

I stamped the owl from Still Night in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I colored him with my Blends and set him upon an Early Espresso branch die cut from the matching Night Owl Thinlits Dies. If you purchase them as a bundle, you save 10%. I added the moon sliver just for a little bling for my penpal who loves owls. I will write her a note so there is no sentiment.

If you have any questions on how this was made, I will be happy to answer them when you leave a comment.

Thank you for stopping by and remember to click on the "next" button to hop directly to Julie Johnston, who also loves owls!

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Clicking on any name will take you directly to that member's blog.

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Sue Prather

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Julie Johnston