hollyscrafting: August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Bats About You

Good morning,, welcome long weekend! Most probably have Monday off making the weekend an extra day. Well in my case it's a really long weekend. My hubby is taking me to Las Vegas Sunday and we will come home Tuesday. I am excited for some relaxing by the pool. For my share today I have another Halloween card for you. I seem stuck on that theme right now. I normally need to have a sketch to work from, but today I decided I wanted to use two embossing folders on the same paper and this is what I came up with. For my double embossing I used the Stylish Stripes from the Holiday mini found on page 22 (#132174) and the Designer Frames in the regular catalog on page 190 (#123130). I used the little rectangle. I then made a 'frame' by layering 3 pieces of the chipboard that comes with the dsp paper. My first frame I made the exact size of my Pumpkin Pie card stock. I then embossed it with the rectangle frame and with my exacto knife I cut just outside of the frame, leaving a rectangle in the middle of my first frame. A little adhesive on the frame and then stuck to the folder and passed through the big shot, using only one cutting mat and all tabs closed on the platform. I like the look of this technique but never remember to use it. Phew....on to the rest of the card.

My other supplies include:

Very Vanilla card stock - pg 145 #101650

Pumpkin Pie card stock - pg 143 #105117

Basic Gray card stock - pg 145 #121044

Witche's Brew dsp - Holiday mini - pg 21 #132185

Halloween Hello stamp set - Holiday mini - pg 21 #131718w or 131721c

Brights candy dots - pg 171 #130931

Basic Black ink - pg 145 #126980

Basic Gray ink - pg 145 #126981

Well that's it for today, thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate it.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Tags 4 You

Hello, Happy Friday!!! My share today is a card I made for Frenchie's downline meeting coming up next week. She gave us some Washi Tape this month to create with and I mailed my first card I made to my Father so I had to come up with one for the team challenge. This is a really neat thing she does because all of the participants' names are put in a hat and one person will win all the cards for that month. I have not won yet so keep your fingers crossed for me that this month is my lucky one. My card is a really quick and easy one. Hope you enjoy.

My supplies include:

Very vanilla card stock - pg 145 #101650

Witches Brew dsp - Holiday mini pg 21 #132185

Witches Brew Designer Washi tape - Holiday mini pg 20 #132156

Tags 4 You stamp set - Holiday mini pg 37 #131820

Black Glitter - Holiday mini pg 20 #132206 (pack comes with orange too)

Pumpkin Pie Chevron ribbon - pg 173 #130015

Pumpkin Pie Taffeta ribbon - pg 173 #119253

Heat & Stick Powder - pg 166 #100625

VersaMark ink - pg 165 #102283

Pumpkin Pie ink - pg 143 #126945

Summer Starfruit ink - pg 141 #126991

Black Stampin marker - pg 145 #100082

Argyle embossing folder - pg 191 #127750

Thanks so much for stopping by, I appreciate it!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Holiday Catalog Blog Hop

Hello, Thanks for taking a tour on our Holiday Catalog Blog Hop. This is only my second hop to participate in and I love touring other people's hops.

My first project today is these cute little pumpkins. Can you guess what I made them out of?? Well if you guessed Gift Bow Bigz L Die, then you are correct.

I found this cute pattern from Mary Brown. The paper I used is from the Sweater Weather dsp pack (#132184 pg 18 Holiday Catalog). I embossed the paper with the perfect polka dot embossing folder(#117335). My stem is Choc Chip card stock and the leaves are Old Olive and cut with the Autumn Accents Bigz die (#127812). The only other thing you need for this is some red sticky tape.

My second project is a Halloween card using the stamp sets Halloween Hello (#131718w or #131721c on pg 21) and Halloween Bash (#130577w or #130580c). I also used the Witches Brew dsp found on the same page (#132185). I punched some chevrons using the new Chevron Border Punch (#132154 pg 23) out of the Witches Brew dsp. I stamped on Whisper White with Tangerine Tango and Basic Gray and Basic Black ink. I added some Basic black chevron ribbon (#130010) and some Basic Grey 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon(#126879) along with basic grey candy dots (#130934)

For my final project to share I used the Thumping Technique. I know both Glenda and France have done this so I'm sure you have all seen it before. The stamp set I used is Magnificent Maple stamped with Crumb Cake and then "thumped" with the markers Island Indigo, Rose Red and Garden Green. I wasn't sure what else to add to it so I used dsp from Gingham Garden (#129310) and the Tape It (#130712w or #130715c) stamp set. For my greeting I used Truly Grateful found on page 19 in the holiday catalog #131730w or #131733c. A little white organza ribbon (#114319) and some crumb cake candy dots (#130933) finish it off.

Well, that's it for me, thanks again for stopping by. To continue onto the next stop click HERE to see Lisa's creative work.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Baby Girl

I made this card for a girlfriend of mine who recently joined the Grandma Club. Being a grandmother is so rewarding, I love it.

This card is really quick and simple.

My supplies include:

card stock: smoky slate, pistachio pudding and whisper white
dsp: blushing bride from the subtles pack
ink: blushing bride
stamp set: Baby Steps (retired)
accessories: oval framelits, smoky slate candy dots, pistachio pudding ribbon, perfect polka dots embossing folder and the big shot.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Stamps for Sale Final Box

Please email me at dartbabe19@msn.com to verify availability and then I will send you an invoice with PayPay. First come first serve. Price is marked on each set (click on each picture to see price/picture better)

Priority US Mail shipping as follows:
$6.00 for one stamp set
$13.00 Flat Rate Shipping for 2 to 7 stamp sets
$17.00 Flat Rate Shipping for 8 to 12 sets
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