Posts Tagged ‘halloween’

Spider Whimsy

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Here is another potential stamp camp card. My goal was a simple card that used some supplies that mom has an abundance of – striped ribbon and brads. Her customers also love glitter, so that was a no-brainer, lol. This card started pretty plain – just carstock and ink – and it was good…but the ribbon, brads, and glitter took it up a notch without making it too hard.

Supplies (all products Stampin’Up!):
Stamps: Batty for You, Whimsy wheel, Everyday Flexible Phrases;
Ink: Basic Black;
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lilac;
Other: 1 3/8″ circle punch, scallop punch, pumpkin pie striped grosgrain, brads, glitter

A Tiny Challenge

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

I just posted my VSN challenge over at SCS. I can’t take credit for the challenge idea, but it was fun writing up the post and creating the samples. I’ve never done “inchies” before – mostly because I felt the real estate of a card was too big for just 1 inch. I took the easy route for my first venture and did a group of inchies (which I’ve dubbed “groupies” – corny, but cute). This was easy to do, but I didn’t feel like I really tried the challenge since there was more than one of them on the card. So, keeping with the same stamp set, I tried again. This was actually easier than I thought it would be! I don’t know if “inchies” will become a staple in my design box, but at least I’m not afraid of them any more!

FYI, the pattern paper used on the spider card is a spider web (retired SU paper) that I outlined with a Stardust pen. I also punched the bottom of the card to resemble the web edges.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bitty Boos, Everyday Flexible Phrases (SU)
Ink: More Mustard, Black (SU)
Paper: More Mustard, Black, White (SU); Halloween Night (SU)
Other: grosgrain ribbon, stardust pen, slot punch, word window punch, brads