Pumpkin Treats

Hello! Well, Blogger is acting weird again-wouldn't let me type above my picture! So, I'll just type here!~

I've done some fall cards, but now want to work in earnest on Halloween cards! I just love making them, because I love color!

Here's my beautiful (and favorite) new background stamp. It's Impressions Obsession's Cover a Card gingham. I want to stamp it tone on tone in every color!! But, this time I used Cayenne on Pumpkin Pie again. The yellow piece was laying around from another project so I grabbed that for more color. Then I cut my Marianne die from black-makes it look like iron! Was going to use ribbon, but then pulled out my Halloween punches and pulled out the spider web ~ That's it!

The focal image is from High Hopes. Mine came from Stamp and Create. Blogger won't let me link right now, but I'll put the link in later! Sorry!

I used Yrs for my pumpkin-YR20, 21, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18. then I used some E35 on the left (shadow) side. The hat is Cs-the odds. I used Y18 on the star and moon then some YR14.

Guess that's it! It's a busy day-Dave's brother is coming for lunch then a friend's son's Eagle Scout ceremony! Not much more crafting time today, but I'm trying!

Have a great day yourself!!

Cheryl

A Halloween Hi!

Hi there!

I'm so happy to say that Mabelle, owner of Whimsy and Stars Studio has asked me to be a part of her Fall/winter design team! Thank you, Mabelle! She showcased cards from her upcoming (SEPT. 6) release of new digi images on the blog yesterday. The other designers are top notch artists and the cards are stunning!

I hope you'll head over there to see them!

Here's my card using Pumpkin Kitty (available on Sept. 6). Cute, huh? And so fun to color with my copics. I decided to showcase him in an oval and picked a shape card made from my Nestabilities labels to do that. I used Linda Duke's technique for dry embossing using Impressabilities while the shape is in the die (so you get the border). It is linked HERE, if you are interested.

There's a lot to come from Whimsy and Stars on Tuesday, Sept. 6! Stay tuned!

See you soon!

Cheryl

Happy Halloween----Boo!

Hello! I'm back with a card for today! It's loaded with shimmer spray (probably too much!) and I wish you could see it! Oh well!

I used the Trees Background from I Brake for Stamps for this easy card! I stamped it in black on white Neenah card stock. I could have then embossed it for a more striking background but I was using my new Memento pad so I thought it was dark enough. then I punched a 1" circle from a sticky note and placed it where I wanted the moon. Then I started sponging from the edges of the card. I first used baja breeze and then bayou blue for a deeper blue.

The image is mounted on black and then on Peach parfait from SU. The sentiment is from an old SU Halloween set, punched with the ticket punch and then mounted on a black oval for contrast.

The I sprayed it with a clear shimmer mist. Done!

I think without too much trouble this could look like trees in winter. I hope to try that soon.

I had a couple of questions to answer.

For the pumpkin in the post below I used the same colors I've been using for pumpkins this year.

They are: Y19, Y17, YR16, YR18 and E0.

I get the silicone gel I sometimes use to raise images in the middle (and adhere the edges to the paper) for a rounded look at my Local Stamp Store. It is how one of the designers there raises her images and she's terrific!

It's made by Decorator's Solution and is sold as clear dimensional silicone to add texture to glass projects. (www.decoratorssolution.com)

Okay, I'm off to get some projects done for the week!

Tomorrow is a new Magnolia-licious project of the month and a new Copic Creations Challenge will be posted on the CCC blog.

Have a great day! No tricks, only treats!

Cheryl

Three cheers!

Hello! I apologize for the infrequent posts-life is getting in the way and while I get some images colored my mojo seems to be on vacation when it comes to completing and posting cards! Well, this simple card is an example of my above whining! I colored this gorgeous Impression Obsession image a few days ago. I do love how it cam out. But what to do with it? I ended up mounting it on some Bo Bunny paper from last year, but I didn't want to cover the leaves up with other paper, so it stands alone on a layer of Not quite navy and a card base of kraft.

Once again, I've used the pumpkin colors I've been using lately. They are
y35, yr15, y38, yr16, yr18 and a touch of E08 when needed.

I so appreciate you coming by to look and I will see you with something tomorrow!

Hope you have a marvelous day! We're having gorgeous weather!

Cheryl

Magnolia-licious Challenge for October!

Beware! There's a Scare in the Air!
Hello and welcome! I've finished my October challenge project~to use a paper bag somehow with your lovely Maggies! I've made a 6 X 6 (Approx) scrapbook album with two paper bags and several of my Tildas with some digi pumpkins! To see the details on the challenge and the delish projects from the rest of the design team (if you haven't already drooled over them!), please visit the MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS BLOG!

Here are many photos (too many?) of the inside on my album. Each page would hold one cropped photo of small trick or treaters and the left side of this page is the bottom of the bag. When small brads are stragically placed (under the paper) it forms a little pocket for another photo. Then you could put more into the pouches formed by the top of the bags.

A friend showed me how to make this, but I've never seen written directions.

If you want to try one and need help, just email me. I think these make great recipe books for favorite holiday family recipes. (Another of the design team made one, but I have to check on who!)

See those pumpkins? Love to color pumpkins! These are made by Maureen Kuppe-a member of our design team! She sells her digi images! Please look for them HERE!!

She draws many with to go with our beloveds!

My fav of Maureen's pumpkins! How fun to leave a white border edge!

Thanks for visiting today! I LOVED making this album!!

Tildas, of course available from Diana at Magnolia-lcious

Have a wonderful day! It's rainy here! Perfect for getting out my many fall decorations and a little coloring!

Cheryl

Copic Creations challenge 36

Hi! for the next two weeks you can enter our challenge! What is it, you ask? Well, it's to get out your copics and show us how you color ORANGE! I know, you wouldn't have guessed it from my image, but I HAD to have her!

This is Betty Belfry! Isn't that a great outfit she has on!? She is from Tiddly Inks and they are our sponsor for this challenge.

I used Y35, Y38, Y15, Y17 and Y18 with just a touch of E08. The 'blacks' are colored with the Cool Greys.

No EP on this one except for what I made using an older SU background stamp! The tag is SU too.

So glad you could come by today! It has been one heck of a week for me and I'm not getting much creating done.

BUT, please come back because I'll have my lunch bag project for the Magnolia-licious monthly challenge on Saturday or Sunday!

Take care, Cheryl

Hats off to Hattie!

Hey, ghoulfriends! Back again today and this time with a new Copic Creations Challenge! This time our challenge is Shading! We are sponsored this time by Kraftin' Kimmie! She has some terrific new Halloween stamps and I see on the site she has just released more new images! This is Hattie and I just couldn't resist giving her green, ghostly skin! Shading can mean all kinds of things with copics and we'd love to have you visit the Copic Creations Challenge Blog for details (on Kimmie's prize) and tutorial links! My shading involves toning down bright colors. I colored her dress in some of the Blue Violets, but didn't want it bright and wanted to deepen the shadows (she is a ghoul after all!). To do this I added some C7 and C9 to the deepest areas of shadow.

Well, thanks for visiting today! I so appreciate it! And, won't you consider joining us for the Copic creations Challenge in the next two weeks? We'd love to have your work of art added to the blog!

Cheryl

So Spooky!

Not really! It's another adorable Kai from Mo's Digital Pencil! Once again, I pulled out my Basic Grey Eerie pad from last year and went to work with copics in orange, green, purple and grey/black! This is Pirate Kai! I used a Mojo Monday sketch from awhile ago to give me a different layout- a nice change I think! Julee's sketches are so adaptable! I just love the opposite punched corners on this sketch and the ribbon streamers.

I don't have the copic colors I used as I colored this little guy awhile back. Sorry. I used a Martha Stewart fern punch and primas from my stash of flowers.

There are Stardust stickles all over his parrot and in the jack o'lantern's features. I put some glaze pen on the crossed bones on his hat.

Thanks so much for coming by. I'm so grateful for all the visits, followers and comments!

We've gotten a little chilly here today so it is inside weekend! Maybe I'll get at some of the stamps that have never seen ink!

Hope you are comfy and cozy today!

Cheryl

A Halloween Hi!

Wow! It's already the final weekend of August! How did that happen!? It's all good, though. My classrooms are ready and we have a few days off still next week for me to do the "brain work" of figuring out the kiddos and how I'm going to work with them. And, today I'm going to meet Lisa at the Hamburg Fairgrounds for the Stamp, Scrap and Art Tour for some CHATTING AND SHOPPING! Fun! Fun! Fun!
On to the card which used the Witch with Broom from I Brake for Stamps. She is a cutie at under $3.00!!! And don't forget that using "SAVE10Cheryl" gets you 10% off your whole order! I colored her with copics, but her dress AND apron are both large enough to do some awesome paper piecing with her.

I used paper from Basic Grey's Halloween 6 x 6 pad from last year. I {{heart}} them!! My card is 5.5" tall x 4.5" wide-a little larger. Of course she has sparkle here and there and there is glaze pen on her pearly white tooth!

I used cool greys on her apron-starting with c1 and adding color until I had the darkness I wanted. I went back and blended with c1 and c00.

The purples are V01, V06 and V09, blended with V0000

Her lovely skin is G20 and G21, blended together with G20.

Thanks for coming by today and have a wonderful summer Saturday!!

Hugs, Cheryl

Okay, just one more plug:It's the last day to vote for the Buffalo Stampers (or any other team) over at Paperworks Co blog

and, thanks!

Mo's project of the month BLOG HOP!

Hello and welcome!! Thanks for so many wonderful comments on my last Magnolia card! Mwah!
Today is Mo's Dream Team blog hop and I'm so glad you've stopped by! The challenge is to use nestabilites or punches in your project! Easy to do! You should have come here from Liza's wonderful blog. Our host and first Hop Stop is the delightful Rosette.

I almost always use a nestability shape for my focal image, so this time I pulled one out that hasn't seen much use. I also decided to make an easel card. They're fun, easy and I hadn't done one in awhile. The image is Kai at Halloween. There is another one with him dressed as a pirate and the winter Kai is adorable too so I've linked the whole search page for "Kai" for you.

Kai is colored with copics. I've started to add another color to skin for better blending so now I'm using E000, E11, E01 and R30.

His cat costume is all the odd numbered Cs (cool Greys)

the pumpkin is YR12, YR15 and YR18

I didn't want to use greys around the image as I often do because of all the grey already in his costume so I use Violets-V0000, V01 and a touch of V06 in the darkest shadows. My pics don't show the depth of color around him as well as I'd like.

Anyway, it was so much fun to color my first Halloween image of the season and I hope you like it, too.

Now off you go to Debbie P's place in Australia!

Thanks a bunch! Have a superior day!

Cheryl

Too cute to spook!!

Happy Halloween!
I've always loved October and Halloween! Not the trouble making, too scary kind of Halloween, but the fun, candy, and DRESSING UP!! So fun! We had a wonderful Halloween party and parade at school yesterday. Before I put all my Halloween papers and images away this year (sniff, sniff!) I wanted (had!) to ink up this little witch Tilda and her owl. What better paper for a quick card this morning than Basic Grey's Eerie! The card is 4.25x 6" to accommodate the design of the bg paper.
Tilda's purple dress (which is more of a dusty purple IRL) is V91, V93 and v95 in case you are interested. They are wonderful shades together and because I was in a hurry I just looked at my printout of the colors that Papertrey Ink recommends for their papers. It is a great "go to" for color choices. You can see it here: Papertrey INK. Just click on download chart.
Of course, my images came from MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS
Diana has the best prices around and if you don't belong, already, please join our Yahoo group for a discount!
Well, I have got to get busy in my craft room. DH and I are trading rooms (my craft room for his dressing room) Dressing room is a nice way to say the extra room that has his closet because I take all the space in the other two closets in the house! Small house, remember!? Anyway, I will have more room for my STUFF! I'm searching for storage cabinets, but for now just want to get settled in there with the hodge podge of cheap storage that I already own!

Can you tell I'm excited?! Back tomorrow with a card for the Copic Creations Challenge-I'll finish it today,hopefully before the trick or treaters come! TV date with DH later-no exciting evening here-we're homebodies!
Have a great day and thanks for coming to see me!
Cheryl

Who is that wrapped man??

It's Edwin, of course! My So Spooky collection is in the house!! They are Magnolia-licious!! I had to ink one up right away and he was so EASY to color! Diana has reported that she just got more beautiful Magnolias for her store and that most images are in stock for you! Here's the Magnolia-licious store
in case you want to go look right now! I think my card is also Clean and Simple so you can also head over to Magnolia-licious Highlites to check on our challenge to create your own CAS card to win a stamp from Diana!

I used E42 and E43 to color Edwin's wraps and various shades of yellow and orange (Ys and YRs) for the pumpkin. The sentiment is from a hostess set by SU! the dp is Cosmo Cricket from last year called Nevermore.

I think this card will be for our terrific nephew who was a Halloween baby-28 years ago!! Hi, AJ!! My sister and brother-in-law raised a great kid!!

Thanks for stopping by. Mo's challenge team has a new challenge up for the week-to make a fancy fold card-that's anything except the traditional fold in half card. You can get the details

HERE. If it's not there yet, I hope you can check back later.

Have a great day! The weekend is almost here!

Yeah! Cheryl

FS170 Just for fun!

Hi! I made this quick card this morning for the Featured Stamper on SCS, Glowbug.
I didn't get far into her gallery (her MOST recent card!) before being grabbed by this one:
Halloween, but not Halloween.
Well, mine is definitely Halloween! I used a base of Kraft embossed with a new Cuttlebug folder-Victoria. (Why can't cuttle bug make Emb folders larger like the Sizzix ones!?)
The other brown is Soft Suede and then I pulled out some old Vintage Violet and even used embossing powder! The tree and owl are also stamped and embossed in a "coffee" embossing powder (I was too lazy to look for the black!)
I punched a 1 1/4 inch circle from a sticky note and used it to mask where I wanted the moon. I sponged Vintage violet, eggplant and pumpkin pie. when I removed the mask I sponged summer sun and pumpkin pie to give color to the moon. It's a little more orange IRL.
The spellbinder fancy tags are terrific and I cut that from Apricot appeal. Done!
No copics! a real shocker, I know!
Thanks for coming by to look! My blogoversary is really looming now! I will be doing a giveaway, but I do have some things coming in the mail to add to it!
Have a great Sunday! More stamping this afternoon! Yeah!!
Cheryl

Vampire Edwin

Good Saturday morning! Yeah, no work today!! Isn't if frustrating when we get these views of new Magnolias, but know it will be awihle before we can get them?! It is to me!
But, we can't forget the Tilda and Edwin's that haven't seen much use because we got them late last year!
I'm pleased with this card IRL and sorry by photography doesn't show off the deep rich Basic Grey paper colors that I tried to match in my coloring. I used a piece of the BG Eerie (6x6) paper to cut my background for behind Edwin.

I hope you like it! We're off to the LSS (1 hr away!) today and this is for the owner!
Have a great, autumn Saturday whatever you do!
Hugs to you all!
Cheryl

Playing with Copics!!

Hi!! I've spent so much of my energy on my schoolwork that my creative Mojo has taken a vacation! I decided to play with my copics Ala Nichole Heady to see if I could spark that creative spirit! I've used Papertrey sets Boo to You and Fancy Flourishes, Kraft card stock, Spring Moss card stock, some dp (?), and SU striped grosgrain wide ribbon. (lucious stuff!)

The fun was in creating the pumpkin! The outline was stamped in Tuxedo black, then I colored it with copic markers Y35, YR12, YR16 and YR18 , keeping the lighter colors to the right and darker to the left. Then I took my (juicy) blender pen and began to "lift" or "move" the color away leaving light colored dots! So fun to experiment with!
I stamped the black face on last and then added black stickles to the features. I really love this simple card and think I will complete a set because I also tried the other patterns which Nichole did on more of the pumpkins!
(In a recent post she applied the same technique to some holiday images. Please check her recent blog entries for those)
I know on the close up you can see my errors, but they don't show up so much IRL.

And for the Magnolia lovers in the group, I've started on a Tilda using some of this same technique!! She'll be posted later today or tomorrow!! Please come back for that

Until next time, thanks so very much!

Cheryl

Mo Manning #2 Bat Cat!

Here is another of Mo Manning's illustrations that I love! There really are so many and I have purchased a few!
Please see yesterday's post for the details on the Copic Creations Challenge to use your favorite colors. This uses another favorite of mine-orange

I used Y15, Y35, Y38, YR16 and YR16. When I color something orange I always start with a more yellow color and build toward the desired color.

I used a Spellbinders medallion (hearts, I think) The pieces would all stack nicely, but as I was playing with the layout I thought the off center looked neat! the yellow circle looks like a moon and the spellbinder's medallion looks like wrought iron to me.

I added stickles to the mask edge, but believe me I really wanted to sparkle the whole darn thing! I put candy dots in the corners! these are my friend, Lisa's favorite, and I remember eating the real ones off the paper too!

The deep blue is Adirondack Stream sponged on. the color is intense!

Thanks for coming here again! I can't tell you how happy your comments make me!

Inside of card!

Hi all! I thought I might have some visitors return today so thought I'd show you the inside of yesterday's Halloween card.
If you didn't have the chance to join in on our blog hop I hope you will today! The Magnificient Magnolia designers have some really awesome projects showcased for you! And giveaways, too!! I do decorate the inside of my cards (well, usually!), but I just don't have the time to do anything fancy. The My Mind's Eye paper made the inside a breeze! I had already colored extra jack o' lanterns (in fact, I placed one next to Tilda on the front last night! Will show that tomorrow.) So I stuck him on and added my sentiment stamped on Bo Bunny paper to match the front, cut it with an oval nestability and called it done!

I read all your wonderful comments yesterday as I worked with DH to paint the living room! It is beautiful! I don't want to hang anything on the walls now!
Thank you so very much!
I will get a card done to post tomorrow, but for now I'm off to do some work at my parents' house. They are both gone and the sale is almost complete. It's very sad and I try not to think about it too much.

Okay, gotta go!
Enjoy this beautiful day!
cheryl

p.s. I WILL also post the link to Nichole's crocheted flower directions tomorrow! I promise!

Halloween Blog Hop!!

Welcome!
This is the day we are having our Halloween Blog Hop for Magnolia-licious! This assignment was perfect for me! Is there anything better than fall colors like orange, black, purple, and yellow! I love them all! And the supplies, oh my! I have paper galore in beautiful patterns and punches and, of course, Magnolia stamps! AND, yes, Suzanne, those ARE Reese's Pieces inside! They are my favorite too and I have no idea how I'm going to keep from eating the rest of the bag!

Now, if you want more details, please go to the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog. You can keep reading here if you like, because I am the start of the blog hop. Next you will visit the talented Becca Feeken so she can show you what she's been up to (besides those fabulous Christmas ornaments she's been making!)!

We were to use the Halloween theme to make a treat box from a tutorial on the Scor-Pal site.
The tutorial I chose is by Lauren Meader (the great one!) and is called the Make a Wish Window box.
Did you know there are MANY free patterns on the Scor-Pal site? Just go to projects and you will see all the categories. There are about 10 patterns, instructions for each category!


I made my treat box first following Lauren's terrific directions. The box is held together with the fabulous Scor-Tape available at the Scor-Pal website. The spider on the top flap is part of the My Mind's Eye paper called Fright Night. The box itself is made from paper by Creative Imaginations called melange. The card has double dotted paper by Bo Bunny and the damask paper is from Graphic 45, the Communique Collection, Pen in Hand. The neat web netting came from my LSS last year.

The stamps used are as follows: 292, Tilda with spider web, 448, Large spider web (stamped on window!), 552 wrought iron fence and 442, pumpkins. Please visit Magnolia-licious to see these images and email Diana if you don't see one. She'll help you out!

I am just crazy about the Martha Stewart punches with make the web border AND corner!

I used my beloved copics to color in the images.

Colors used are;

E000, E01, E93, E33, E55, E25, E47 (skin and browns)

Hair is Y21, E08 and E25

Yg01, YG13, Yg17 for the pumpkin leaves
Y18, YR16 abd YR18 for the pumpkins then a touch of E08

V0000, V04, V06 and V09 for her outfit.

When you're done hopping please consider joining in this challenge and posting to our blog! One person will win a gift Certificate to Diana's Magnolia-licious store! You have until August 31st to enter.

This was BEFORE I added the Reese's Pieces! I have NOT eaten them (YET!!)!

Thanks for taking a look at my projects for this blog hop and challenge!

(The inside of the card has a sentiment that says, "Witchie, witchie, screamie, screamie, Happy, Happy, Halloweenie!"

Love that!

have a BOO-tiful day!

Cheryl

Okay, things are being given away right and left on this blog hop so I will too!

I would like to send a mystery card (made by me) and a Magnolia stamp to one person who comments here by Monday morning, August 24!

( I really do love all of you who visit!)

Haunting Tilda

Well, you've heard of Waltzing Matilda, this is Haunting Tilda! I called her that because she is going to haunt me the whole time we are away! I'm posting this with only three hours until we leave and I am not packed! I am so pleased with the coloring (YILM) and the Pink Paislee papers that I didn't want to rush the embellishments so they are scattered around her in my photo!

She will need ribbon, buttons, flowers and, of course, SPARKLE!!

So this post is To Be Continued....(insert laugh like

Vincent Price here!)

Thanks for visiting

Peek-a-boo!

Scary, huh? I made this card on the weekend. I had bookclub last night. No stamping for me! Just good friends, good wine, good food and good conversation!

This adorable image is from Whipper Snapper. It was so fun to color! I used my copics and will list the colors below.

I am just crazy about orange with aqua right now! The card base is Soft Sky stamped in Papertrey's Aqua Mist with the CHF background. The half layer is the beautiful Bo Bunny cardstock. It's 12x12 and heavy. One side is solid and the other is these wonderful tonal dots. It comes in MANY colors! Then I matted my image with a layer of Baja Breeze and Pumpkin Pie. The image layer is PTI white select. The ribbon is also from Papertrey Ink.

As I said I colored with copic markers. I used the following:

Sign and post:E00, E31, E33, E37

Grass: YG03, YG25

Cat: C-3 and C-5

Pumpkin: Y06, Y08, Y17 and YR16

Ghost and around image: BG10, Bg72

I really blend the heck out of the background coloring to smooth it out.

In general the idea with copics is to saturate your paper with the colors. You can often see color on the back of my images. I usually color in small circles when the area is large enough.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Cheryl