A Week of Halloween Treas - Card Review

Here is my fall bouquet of Halloween Cards at a glance.  Hope you enjoyed my effort.  Thanks for stopping by! Be safe and hug your goblins each and every day! 

 

A Week of Halloween Treats ( Spiders so spooky card)

My eight and final card in my Week of Halloween treas line up.  This card  features a black spider on a wiggle spring -  gives it that extra scare factor for the arachnophobe in your life. I have used a cuttlebug embossing folder and a little sanding for the back ground affect. 

A Week Full of Halloween Treats (vintage pumpkin man)

Anna Griffin all around with die cuts from the leaf die centers (made great little sticks!).  This is my seventh Halloween card this year.  - One more to go...

A Week of Halloween Treats (Witches' Moon)

My fifth card is sending for very best witches and  very haunting Halloween.  I have used some Anna Griffin embellishments, card base, and sentiment with small scalloped die and Carta Bella paper

A week of Halloween Treats (A bewitching card)

My forth card once again features Anna Griffin card bases and embellishments.  I have layered these on on of my favorite dies -  small scalloped nesting frames. And a little feather accent.

A week of Halloween Treats (beautifully frightened pumpkin)

This third card features a beautifully frightened Cricut cut and embossed jack-o-lantern pumpkin with Anna griffin flourish and embellishments.  Dollar store bling spider sticker add for flare.

A Sweet Thank You Card

Another Golf Card

Your Kindness Is So Uplifting - Thank You Card

Crafter's Companion - Owl Christmas Card

Bi-Fold Christmas Tree Card

Merry Christmas everyone.  I trust the tree is up and the presents are wrapped.  I wish love and peace for you and yours this season.

...And speaking of tress- here is a little bi-fold card I made using Stephanie Bernard's Christmas tree die and some Waffle Flower rectangle dies.

Make sure the bottom of the tree is even with the bottom of the card so it will stand nicely

Plenty of  room you for adding a message.  I did end up using a simple "Merry Christmas" stamp inside.

Supplies:
Doodlebug papers and stickers, enamel dots, bakers twine glitter paper, cardstock, adhesive, Stephanie Bernard Christmas tree die. Waffle Flower Rectangle dies, stamps, We R Memory Keepers washi chomper (on the "flag")

Challenges:

CropStop - #35 Anything goes - Closes 31 Dec 2017
613 Avenue Create - #204 Anything Goes - Closes 7 January 2018
DL ART - December Linky - 31 Dec 2017
Word Art Wednesday - #314 #315 - Closes  3 Jan 2018
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God Bless and Merry Christmas Everyone

Gingerbread in Box Cards- Christmas Box cards - I'm Published (sort of...)

A treat for me on these cute Lawn Fawn and Doodelbug  combo box cards is that one was published in the Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine! So cool, Right.

Well.... I got a letter from the editor saying they were so sorry but they published my name wrong---Kathleen Stewart vs, Kathleen Sawyer  (sad face)...  but still my card was published!

This is the card that made it in to the magazine!

This is the card for the challenges - was not in magazine 

Non the less I think the combination of Lawn Fawn box card die and Doodelbug papers and die-cuts are a sweet combination.

See my creation in Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine (SCT) Winter 2017 Issue (under Kathleen Stewart vs. Kathleen Sawyer :(  ) - In the Inspiration Gallery on page 67  (69 -on line)

Challenges:
Scrapbooks.com

613 Avenue Create - #204 anything goes  Christmas/winter (Closes 7 Jan)

Crafty Calendar Challenge -It's Christmas - (Closes 28 Dec)

DLART - December Linky -(Closes 31 Dec)

Kitty Bee Designs - Anything goes - Twist/Christmas - Closes 13 December

Word Art Wednesday- #312 & #313 Anything Goes (closes 20 Dec)

If you have questions on anything about these cards, feel free to P.M. me.

God bless and happy Crafting - Have a sweet Christmas ya'll!

Turkey Day Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends,

So every few years my husbands birthday falls on Thanksgiving,   This was the  year his birthday fell on turkey day and I thought he needed a fitting card.

I really like the effect of alcohol markers -  still in the learning phase with these.

Supplies:
 Dies:  Cards base - Little Darlings  CB107 - Fancy Square and little things
            Leaves, small pumpkin, and turkey body - Sizzix (Stephanie Bernard)
           .....Well I had all my supplies listed and blogger mad it disappear - sad face --- so if you would like more info please pm and I will gladly give you more info .

  
Cupcake Inspiration - CIC432 - Closes 25 November (Turkey Cupcakes - Nailed it - IMHO)
                                  (I was a Sweet Six Pick!!!)
613 Avenue Create -  Anything Goes #203  (closes 2 Dec) -  optional twist 3D
CropStop - November Challenge - Linky Party #34 (closes  17 Dec)
Crafty Calendar - Autumn Colors (Closes 28 Nov)
The Corrosive Challenge - 11# November Anything Goes (closes 30 November)  
Word Art Wednesday - #310 & #311 - Anything Goes - Closes 5 Dec

   "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him".  Colossians 3:17
     

God Bless and happy Craftin'

Thanksgiving Card - Vintage Flare

A Sweet Little Pilgrim Boy brings softness to the bold Holiday card

This card has so much texture  but comes together nicely with help from a few Anna Griffin Tools.

I have embossed the brown cardstock with one of Anna's fall embossing folders and brushed it with some gold ink (Dew Drop - brilliance - Galaxy Gold).  Then I cut out fall leaves in four coordinating earth-tone fall  colors with one of Anna's leaf  dies. 

Topped off the leaves with hemp cord and 2 handsomely textured, coordinating buttons.

I really like the overall welcoming feeling of this card. 


Supplies:
Cardstock - Several earth tones  (Cream, Burnt orange, pumpkin, latte, coffee, Dark Brown)
Pattern Paper: Stripped (Old CTMH)
Dies:  Anna Griffin Fall leaves
Embossing folder: Anna Griffin Fall folder
Two buttons
Twine
Ink -Dew Drop - brilliance - Galaxy Gold (to add color to embossed image
Image - Printed vintage postcard
Tombow adhesive

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration - CIC431 - Closes 25 November
613 Avenue Create -  Anything Goes #203  (closes 2 Dec)
CropStop - November Challenge - Linky Party #34 (closes  17 Dec)
Crafty Calendar - Autumn Colors (Closes 28 Nov)
The Corrosive Challenge - 11# November Anything Goes (closes 30 November) 
Word Art Wednesday -  #308 & #309 (anything goes) - Closes 23 November

1 Chronicles 16:34 which says, "Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever".

If you have more question as to technique, how I did it, or what I used; please feel free to PM me.

Thanks so much for stopping by - God Bless and Happy Crafting!