Fresh cake!

Hi stampers!  I almost ran out of time to play at Freshly Made Sketches this week but I'm glad I remembered because I loved Rita's sketch!  I haven't gotten around to a FMS challenge for a while!  So in keeping with making more birthday cards you know what I made:-) 

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Sweet cake
Paper:  Whisper white, wisteria wonder, sweet shop DSP
Ink:  Wisteria wonder, calypso coral
Accessories:  Dazzling diamonds, polka dot in color brads, fashionable hearts embosslit

So, I was afraid that the use of both embossed patterns from the DSP would be too busy but I think it turned out well.  A bit busy, yet, but still cute because the white space seems to balance it out.  I wish I had a whole pack of those two embossed prints!  Those are going to be the sheets in the pack that go the fastest!  The cupcake paper was stamped in wisteria wonder and then I cut it out.  I added a brad on top for the cherry and some dazzling diamonds because you can't have naked frosting!  Annnnd now I need to go find some cake:-)

Happy stamping!

Fresh & spooky

Hi stampers!  I have a cute Halloween card for you today!  I finally got in the mood to make a Halloween card, yay!  :-)  I guess I have the ladies over at Freshly Made Sketches since I made this card for their challenge this week.  I didn't get a chance to play last week so I was more than ready to get to work this week.  The Out on a Limb set just begs to be used in a sketch like this!

For the colors, I took my inspiration from the Pick Your Poison DSP that I don't have...but it's on it way:-)  I was late to jump on the bandwagon with that one but I finally warmed up to it!  So I figured I'd just use the colors since I don't have the DSP yet.  I really like the combo of basic black, very vanilla, pumpkin pie, and peach parfait! I'm really going to miss peach parfait when it retires!  Now, Out on a Limb is more cutesy than spooky so I was a bit worried that the card wouldn't turn out too well but I think it came together with just the right amount of cute and spook!  What do you think?

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Out on a limb, teeny tiny wishes, Halloween hang-ups (wheel)
Paper:  Basic black (classic and craft), very vanilla, pumpkin pie, peach parfait, brights DSP
Ink:  Basic black, pumpkin pie, peach parfait
Accessories:  2.5" circle punch, basic black taffeta ribbon, Iridescent ice embossing powder

I cut the little owls out and popped them up on dimensionals.  I was going to only do one owl but I thought he looked lonely:-)  The bats were stamped with craft ink and them embossed with II EP to make them a little more special.  There is a lot of black with the tree branch and clouds so I wanted the bats to stand out a little.  I used the Halloween hang-ups wheel on the background but it's mostly covered up.

That wheel is super cute though!  And don't let the wheels intimidate you, it's easy to use them with a regular ink pad and the wheel guide.  Now, this wheel is a tad bit tricky just in it's design...since it's got those little dots it doesn't roll as smooth as some of the all over design ones BUT with a bit of practice you get the "hang" of it;-)  The trick is to push down really well and go slow!

I wanted to add a glimmer brad or something but I'm trying to make more mailable cards so I didn't want any sticky-up parts here.  I hope you liked it as much as I do, I feel I've been in a bit of a slump lately and don't have many ideas so it's super fun and rewarding when I come up with something that I like!

Happy stamping!