Stampin' Up! Howl-o-ween Friends Two Cards One Sketch

Hey Stampin' Friends!!
Happy Saturday!! I'm blogging on a Saturday! I've been on a roll lately with the card making so I figure I better run with it. Not every month is this creative. But with all the holidays at the end of the year, there is a lot of reason to create!!!

Today I even have TWO cards for you!! I know right?! Can you believe it?! I needed to make some thank you cards for my Online Class participants so I found a fun sketch and went to town. But then I realized that today is Halloween and how can I do a post on Halloween and not have a Halloween card?! So I used the same sketch and used it to create a Halloween card.

In celebration of Trick or Treaters all over your neighborhoods, here is my FaBOOlous Halloween card:

Stamps: Howl-o-ween Treat, Six Sayings

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Tangelo Twist, Basic Black

Paper: Tangelo Twist, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Happy Hauntings DSP, Silver Glimmer

Accessories: Boo To You Framelits, Spider Web Doily, Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon

I just recently received the Hostess stamp set Six Sayings and I wanted to use the darling "FaBOOlous" sentiment before it was too late. Next week on my blog I will be featuring the Wondrous Wreath stamp set paired with Six Sayings sentiment set. It should be fun!

And here is the thank you card that I created for my Online Class:

Stamps: Snow Place, One Big Meaning (sentiment)

Ink: Basic Black, Tangelo Twist marker

Paper: Whisper White, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer, Retired DSP

Accessories: Snow Friends Framelits, Silver Foil Doily, Silver Cord, Rhinestone Jewels, Banner Triple Punch

Isn't that little penguin just the cutest?! I {heart} him!!! I can't wait to design the cards for my November Online Stamp Class.

The sketch that I used comes form the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog. Make sure and visit them to see their fabulous samples!! This is sketch SFF102315. Here is the sketch:

If you have a chance you should play along! It's always fun to see other people's creative take on a sketch.

If you are interested in participating in my next Online Class, I have openings available.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website: Krystal's Cards

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Stampin' Up! delivers your order to your house

5. I mail you an adorable card kit

6. You create cute cards!!!

How fun is that?! You get to have your own stamp class without leaving your home!!

Already have the Snow Friends Bundle but are interested in receiving the Snow Friends card kit? Then just place any $45 order on my website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU and I will still mail you the card kit. Just make sure and let me know.

If you have any questions, please email me.

What are your plans for this FaBOOlous night? We are going to hang out a neighbors, eat and pass out candy. They borrowed a projector and are going to show the Peanuts movie The Great Pumpkin on the side of their house. It should be fun!! Whatever you do, be safe and have fun!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tomorrow I will be sharing my new From My Heart post.
I hope you'll stop by again.

Until then... STAMP SOMETHING!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves - Maple Thanks

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Today I have the fourth and final card from my Vintage Leaves Online Card Class. I hope my class participants enjoy making them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves

Ink: Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Delightful Dijon, Tangelo Twist

Paper: Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Early Espresso, Newsprint DSP, Corrugated Paper

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Paper Doily, Circle Framelits, Tangelo Twist Striped Cotton Ribbon, Hello You Thinlits, Brads, Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine

Kit Includes:

1 - Very Vanilla card base

1 - Tangelo Twist card front

1 - Newsprint DSP piece

1 - Hello Honey piece for stamping

1 - Paper Doily

1 - Corrugated Paper circle

1 - Tangelo Twist ribbon

1 - Early Espresso "thanks" cut-out

2 - brads

Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine

Instructions:

Attach the Tangelo Twist card front onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Using Soft Suede ink, sponge the edges of the Newsprint DSP. Curl edges.

Attach Newsprint DSP to Tangelo Twist card front at an angle, leaving edges slightly curled up.

Attach Corrugated circle onto Paper Doily. Attach onto center of card front.

Stamp the "maple" leaf onto the Hello Honey piece using Soft Suede ink.

Lightly sponge leaf with Delightful Dijon, Tangelo Twist, and Mossy Meadow ink.

It looks messy before you cut it out.

Other alternative inks to use are: Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Always Artichoke.

Cut out leaf using Leaflets Framelits.

Sponge edges of leaf with Tangelo Twist ink.

Attach leaf to Corrugated circle using Dimensionals.

Trim ribbon to fit.

Attach using brads. Use your paper piercer to make holes for the brad to go into.

Glue the Early Espresso "thanks" cut-out onto the card front. 

Tie a bow with the Baker's Twine. Attach with a Glue Dot.

And you are DONE!!!

Now you you have four beautiful cards you can share with family and friends.

I didn't realize that the Leaflets Framelits were on backorder. I checked the Stampin' Up! website and it says that they expect to receive more Framelits on November 15. I hope none of you were effected by this backorder and I apologize if you were. At least you should be getting them before Thanksgiving. If worse comes to worse, you could always fussy cut your leaves. They aren't too complicated. ;)

If you are interested in participating in my next Online Class, I have openings available.

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website: Krystal's Cards

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Stampin' Up! delivers your order to your house

5. I mail you an adorable card kit

6. You create cute cards!!!

How fun is that?! You get to have your own stamp class without leaving your home!!

Already have the Snow Friends Bundle but are interested in receiving the Snow Friends card kit? Then just place any $45 order on my website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU and I will still mail you the card kit. Just make sure and let me know.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Tomorrow I will have two cards I created using a sketch challenge.

I hope you will come again to see them!

Have a wonderful weekend.

And take time to STAMP SOMETHING!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves - Hello Meadow

Hi Stamping Friends!!!

Today I have the third card from my Vintage Leaves Online Class card kit. Even though I use a lot of In-Colors for these cards, I tried to keep the ink colors pretty standard. I used Soft Suede for almost all of them. I always try to offer an alternative ink color just in case someone does not have the exact color I used.

The Vintage Leaves stamp set does not come with sentiments. So feel free to use any sentiment stamps that you have. Mine are just suggestions. You do not use to use the exact same ones as I did.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves, Petite Pairs

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Happy Haunting DSP (leaf), Retired DSP (woodgrain)

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Woodgrain EF, Scallop Topper Punch, Mossy Meadow Striped Cotton Ribbon, Linen Thread, Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine

Kit Includes:

1 - Mossy Meadow card base

1 - Hello Honey card front

1 - Crumb Cake embossed card front

1 - Mossy Meadow piece for stamping

1 - Hello Honey piece for stamping

1 - Very Vanilla tag (may need to be trimmed)

1 - Woodgrain DSP strip

1 - Happy Haunting DSP leaf

1 - Mossy Meadow Cotton Ribbon strip

1 - Linen Thread piece

Spool of Brown Sugar Baker's Twine is my little gift to you!!

Instructions:

Attach Hello Honey card front onto the Mossy Meadow card base.

Attach the embossed Crumb Cake card front onto the Hello Honey card front. Liquid glue works best with an embossed piece of cardstock.

Attach the Woodgrain DSP strip onto the Crumb Cake card front.

Stamp the "oak" leaf onto the the Hello Honey piece using Soft Suede ink.

Stamp the "standard" leaf shape onto the Mossy Meadow piece using Soft Suede ink.

Stamp your sentiment onto the Very Vanilla tag.

Cut out leaf shapes using Leaflets Framelits.

Slide the Mossy Meadow ribbon through the tag slot. Secure with Linen Thread.

Attach tag onto card front using Dimensionals.

Attach "oak" leaf onto left side of tag using Dimensionals.

Attach "standard" leaf onto right side of tag using Dimensionals.

Attach Happy Haunting DSP leaf on top of other two leaves using Dimensionals.

Tie bow with Thick Baker's Twine. Attach to leaf with Glue Dots.

And you are DONE!!

Super easy!

If you are interested in participating in my next Online Class, I have openings available.

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website: Krystal's Cards

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Stampin' Up! delivers your order to your house

5. I mail you an adorable card kit

6. You create cute cards!!!

How fun is that?! You get to have your own stamp class without leaving your home!!

Already have the Snow Friends Bundle but are interested in receiving the Snow Friends card kit? Then just place any $45 order on my website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU and I will still mail you the card kit. Just make sure and let me know.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope I see you back again tomorrow for my fourth and final Vintage Leaves card.

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves - Tip Top Cajun

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I have another Vintage Leaves card for you today. This was the first card I created for this kit. I've seen many variations of this design using the Vintage Leaves set. This is my take on it.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves, Acorny Thank You (sentiment)

Ink: Tip Top Taupe or Soft Suede, Sahara Sand or Crumb Cake

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, Gold Glimmer, Vellum

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Washi Label Punch, Woodland EF, Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim, Gold Sequins Trim, Gold Baker's Twine

Kit Includes:

1 - Tip Top Taupe card base

1 - Cajun Craze card front

1 - Sahara Sand embossed card front

1 - Vellum piece for stamping

1 - Tip Top Taupe piece for stamping

1 - Cajun Craze piece for stamping

1 - Tip Top Taupe Washi Label punch (not pictured)

1 - Gold Glimmer leaf

1 - strip of Gold Sequin Trim

1 - strip Gold Baker's Twine

1 - strip of Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim

Instructions:

Attach Cajun Craze card front to the Tip Top Taupe card base.

Attach Sahara Sand embossed card front to the Cajun Craze card front.

Stamp the "oak" leaf stamp onto the Vellum piece using Sahara Sand or Crumb Cake ink.

Stamp the other two leaves using Tip Top Taupe or Soft Suede ink onto the Tip Top Taupe and Cajun Craze pieces.

Stamp sentiment of your choice onto the the Washi Label punch with Tip Top Taupe or Soft Suede ink.

Cut out leaves with Leaflet Framelits.

Layer leaves onto top left corner of the card front using Dimensionals.

Attach sentiment using Dimensionals.

Tie the Tip Top Taupe Lace Trim around top of card. 

Attach Gold Sequin Trim by tying it on the lace with the Gold Baker's Twine.

Trim edges.

FINISHED!!

This stamp set does not come with any sentiments. So you can choose whatever sentiment you want for your cards.

I love the pop of gold on this card. It really adds some sparkle. And we can all use a little more sparkle in our worlds!!!

If you are interested in joining one of my online classes, I have sign-ups going on right now...

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website: Krystal's Cards

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Wait for me to mail you an adorable card kit!!!

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Now go stamp your heart out!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves - Chocolate Tangerine

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Today I will share my first card of my four Vintage Leaves cards that I created as card kits for my Online Stamping Class. I called this one Chocolate Tangerine because of the paper I used. But think it's kind of fun!!

I finished prepping these kits yesterday but still need to get them in the mail. Hopefully you will have them by Friday so you can stamp your heart out this weekend.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip. Tangerine Tango, Newsprint DSP Happy Haunting DSP, Gold Glimmer, Corrugated Paper

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Acorn Builder Punch, Burlap Ribbon, Expressions Natural Elements, Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine (retired)

Kit Includes:

1 - Very Vanilla card base

1 - Chocolate Chip card front

1 - Happy Haunting DSP card front

1 - Tangerine Tango sheet for stamping

1 - Corrugated leaf

1 - Newsprint leaf

1 - Gold Glimmer acorn

1 - Newsprint acorn

1 - Corrugated acorn top

1 - Chocolate Chip top

1 - Burlap Ribbon strip

1 - Celebrate OR Thanks Natural Element (I didn't have enough of just one.)

And my gift to you... a spool of Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine!! (not pictured)

Instructions:

Attach the Chocolate Chip card front onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Attach the the Happy Haunting DSP onto the Chocolate Chip card front.

Stamp the "maple" leaf stamp using Soft Suede ink.

Cut out leaf using the Leaflets Framelits.

Gently bend leaf on "vein" lines to give it more dimension.

Cut Burlap Ribbon at desired angle.

Attach Burlap Ribbon using Glue Dots.

Tuck the "maple" leaf under the Burlap Ribbon. Attach with glue or SNAIL.

Tuck the "oak" leaf under the "maple" leaf. Attach with glue or SNAIL.

Tuck the newsprint leaf under the "maple" leaf but on top of the "oak" leaf. Attach with glue or SNAIL.

Glue the acorn tops onto the acorns. Liquid glue or Glue Dots work best when attaching anything to the Glimmer paper.

Attach the newsprint acorn onto the Burlap Ribbon using glue or Glue Dots.

Attach the gold Glimmer acorn using Dimensionals.

Attach the Expressions Natural Element onto the Burlap Ribbon using Glue Dots.

Tie a piece of Baker's Twine around the top.

DONE!!!

I love all the different textures of this card. Burlap, wood, cardboard, glitter. They are all there!! I hope you love it too.

If you are interested in joining my next online class, I have another one starting to fill up...

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 on page 33 of the Handmade for the Holidays catalog (Do not buy them separately. You save 15% by purchasing the bundle.) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Wait for me to mail you an adorable card kit!!!

DON'T FORGET THE HOSTESS CODE!!! If you have any questions, please email me.

Stop back again tomorrow and I will have my Tip-Top Cajun card. ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!!

Stampin' Up! Snow Friends Online Class

Hi Stamping Friends!!

SNOW WAY?! It's Christmas already? Well. Not quite. But I've got to get my stamping Christmas cap on so I can squeeze in as much stamping fun as possible before the holidays arrive!!

Stamps: Snow Place

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Old Olive

Paper: Real Red, Merry Moments DSP. Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Snow Friends Framelits, Red Striped Ribbon, Softly Falling EF

This cute card was created using the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog. Here is their sketch for this week: 

I hope this qualifies as "clean". I didn't read about that part until after I had finished my card. :)

Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I am offering my November Online Stamp Class a few days early.

Here are all the details:

Purchase the Snow Friends Bundle #140844 (do not buy them separately as you save 15% by purchasing the bundle) from my Stampin' Up! website using Hostess Code: WESZYAJU by Friday, November 13th and I will mail you a FREE card kit which will include all the supplies to create four fun cards featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. 

It so easy!!

1. Go to my website

2. Order the Snow Friends Bundle #140844

3. Use Hostess Code: WESZYAJU

4. Wait for me to mail you an adorable card kit!!!

If you have any questions, please email me.

And have you visited any of my other social media sites?

You can also find me on:

FACEBOOK

INSTAGRAM

PINTEREST

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tomorrow I should have the instructions for the first card from my Vintage Leaves Online Card Class. I hope you will stop by again.

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!

Krystal

From My Heart - FMH01 - Encouragement

Hi Stamping Friends!!

I've been praying about an idea I've had for awhile and I wanted to share it with all of you. Most of you know that I love Jesus and I also love papercrafts. I serve a very creative God and I am confident that he enjoys the creativity of His people. I've been trying to figure out how I can best use my papercrafting creativity to honor Him. And I've settled on a key word: ENCOURAGEMENT.

"Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds." - Hebrews 10:24 NLT 

What better way to encourage others than by sending them a card?!! So I've decided to use my Sunday blog posts to share, create and encourage you to encourage others. :)

I looked up the word ENCOURAGE in the dictionary and this is what it means:

1. to inspire with courage, spirit or confidence

2. to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.

3. to promote, advance or foster

The root word of ENCOURAGE is the Latin word COR which means HEART. So in essence, when you encourage someone, you are sharing your heart with them. I love that!! That is why I chose to call these blog posts: From My Heart.

I hope from week to week that you will be inspired to encourage others and to share a little piece of your heart with someone who needs it.

This week's encouragement card is for my Mother-In-Law who recently had knee surgery. (If you know her, she would love to get a card from you too!!)

Stamps: Reason for the Season, Papillon Potpourri, And Many More, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay

Paper: Whisper White, Vellum, Elegant Eggplant, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Large Polka Dot EF, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Banner Triple Punch, Festive Flower Builder Punch, Candy Dot, Retired Ribbon

I used two Splitcoast Stamper Challenges for this card:

Along with my Bible study, I wanted to learn more on the art of encouragement so of course I needed to buy a few books to read. ;)

I hope you take the time this week to send some encouragement to someone in your world. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Sunday!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Howl-o-ween Treat Challenge

Hi Stamping Friends!!

SU-per excited to being playing along in another challenge today!! It's called SU-per Challenges and it's all in Dutch. I may be of Dutch heritage but I can't speak or read a word of it. But I love all the samples they shared. They have a fabulous design team. So I decided to join them this week!! That and this week's challenge is easy... Halloween!!

Stamps: Howl-o-ween Treat

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray, Black Glimmer, Silver Glimmer, Whisper White

Accessories: Woodland EF, Spider Web Doily, Boo to You Framelits, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon

I sponged a little bit of Basic Gray ink on the background to give it a "spooky" look. I really love the Woodland embossing folder. It's great for all the fall holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It is super versatile.

Make sure you stop by the SU-per Challenges blog and check out all the fabulous Halloween goodies. You still have one week left so go get inspired!!

Can you believe that Halloween is only a week away?! The last two months of the year are going to fly by. I better get my thinking cap on and figure out what I'm going to do about Christmas cards this year.

Speaking of Christmas... Stay tuned on Monday when I will be announcing my next Online Stamp Class featuring the Snow Place stamp set and matching Snow Friends Framelits. They are so much fun!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!!!

Krystal

Stampin' Up! Feel Goods Laughter

Hi Stamping Friends!!

Today is my fifth and final card from my Feel Goods card set that I created for my Greeting Card Fundraiser.

Stamps: Feel Goods, Petite Petals

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Misc. retired DSP

Accessories: Deco Label Framelits, Petite Petals Punch, Banner Triple Punch, Decorative Dots EF, Candy Dots, Retired Ribbon (pretty sure it was from SAB a few years back)

I wanted this card to be bright and playful to match the feeling of the sentiment. Pretty sure I accomplished that.

Here are all five cards in the set:

I'm making 8 sets of these cards. Four of them are spoken for. They are $25 for the set of five. If you are interested in purchasing a set, please email me.

Or you can make your own set when you purchase the Feel Goods stamp set TODAY, because today is the LAST DAY to get 15% off ALL stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Don't wait!! Go to my Stampin' Up! website RIGHT NOW and place your order!!! Otherwise you will start doing dishes or the laundry or walking the dog and tomorrow morning you will wake up and remember. And you will be so sorry that you forgot!!

So go SHOP and SAVE!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Now go STAMP SOMETHING!!
Krystal