Bag of Bones Halloween Card

Hello October!  Today I have a Halloween card for you using the Bag of Bones bundle from the September-December Mini.  You'll find it on pages 48-49.

Bags of Bones Bundle Card  White Emboss  Basics Embossing Powders  Black and White Gingham Ribbon  Blends  Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems  Classic Matte Dots  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Sometimes when I can't seem to get an idea, I pick up one of Stampin' Up!'s catalogs.  They are full of beautiful samples.  I look at favorite samples and imagine them in different colors or a different stamp set or with a little of the layout changed.  That's how I can up with my card today.

Bag of Bones  CASE of the Mini catalog page 62  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Compare my card to the one on page 62 of the mini.  I changed the color of the background paper slightly, I definitely changed the stamp set.  My focal piece is a circle instead of a square, but lots of the features of the card are the same.  What do you think?

My base is Basic Black measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Score and fold at 4 1/4.

On a piece of paper, I actually used typing paper, cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, adhere alternating strips of Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze.  I didn't measure any of the strips.  I did start with a piece of each color with a 4 1/4 inch width. It really doesn't matter how long your paper is.  Cut the strips with each being a little wider at one end.  You'll only need 4 or 5 of them depending on how you cut.  I used Seal to adhere my paper.  Glue seeping out would have spelled disaster when adding embossing powder.

Stamp the skletons in Versamark ink after using an embossing buddy all over the layer.  Add white embossing powder from the Basics Embossing Powder pack.  Heat with a Heat Tool.  I'll let you in on a little secret.  I had a mess up.  It's hidden underneath my saying layer!

Cut out the large panel with the Deckled Rectangles dies.  Adhere with dimensionals.

Bags of Bones Bundle  White Emboss  Basics Embossing Powders  Black and White Gingham Ribbon  Blends  Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems  Classic Matte Dots  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I'm using the Black and White Gingham Ribbon on this card.  It's found in the annual catalog.  I used the Dark Cajun Craze Blend to color in the white of the ribbon.  Layer the ribbon in a zigzag fashion.  I added just a little dash of Seal and used that  to adhere.

Stamp the saying in Cajun Craze and cut using the Deckled Circles dies.  Cut a larger circle from Cajun Craze cardstock.  Add some dimensionals to the saying and add over the ribbon.

I used two kinds of embellishments on this card.  Why not?  I used the Classic Matte Dots and the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

Bags of Bones Bundle  White Emboss  Basics Embossing Powders  Black and White Gingham Ribbon  Blends  Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems  Classic Matte Dots  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Thanks for joining me for a part of my day.  I am a Stampin' Up! independent demonstrator.  Let me know if I can help you.  Did I mention that you can also get Glow in the Dark paper and Glow in the Dark Gems?  Check for availability.

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Festive & Fun Fun Fold Card

Today I have one of the easiest fun folds around.  Yet, it always is a winner.  I'm using the Festive & Fun stamp set on page 13 of the September-December Mini catalog.  Those animals are so cute.  It's a great set if you love to color.  I chose to use the Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1.

Festive and Fun Card Closed  Fun Fold  Watercolor Pencils  A Walk in the Forest DSP  Deckled Rectangles dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

For this fun fold, start with a base of Thick Basic White measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.  Score at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4.  Fold the card in half and then fold back at the other score line.  Use your Bone Folder to burnish.  Score lines often are not perfect so make sure your card lines up straight.

The A Walk in the Forest Designer Paper Series is used on this card.  This pack of paper is part of Stampin' Up!'s giving back.  $3 of each purchase will help with the Toys for Tots (at my last reading) program in the US.  It does extend to other programs in our markets elsewhere.  Pick two different patterns and cut the pieces to 2 x 5 3/8.  Add one of the inside right of the card and the other on the flap.

Festive and Fun  Fun Fold  Watercolor Pencils  A Walk in the Forest DSP  Deckled Rectangles dies  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Stamp the image on a piece of Basic White using Memento ink.  Use the Watercolor Pencils to color it in.  The Blender Pens will allow you to smooth out the coloring.  Use the Decked Rectangle dies to cut out the image.  Attach to the flap with dimensionals.  Remember that no adhesive will go on the right of the banner.

Stamp and color the beaver.  Fussy cut with your Paper Snips and add to the card.

The saying is part of the stamp set.  Stamp in Garden Green and cut apart.  Add to the card.  I used glue dots.

Festive and Fun  Fun Fold  Watercolor Pencils  A Walk in the Forest DSP  Deckled Rectangles dies  Inside of Cards  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

The saying on the inside is also from Festive & Fun.  It's in Garden Green.

Festive and Fun Card Partially Open  Fun Fold Card  Watercolor Pencils  A Walk in the Forest DSP  Deckled Rectangles dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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Festive and Fun Card Partially Open  Fun Fold  Watercolor Pencils  A Walk in the Forest DSP  Deckled Rectangles dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Thanks so much for checking out my blog today.   Try out this fold if you haven't used it.  Bring it back out if you have.  Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you!  Have a wonderful day.

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Magical Meadow Card for the Tutorial Medley Group, September 2023

 I hope this post finds you well today.  I have a beautiful card for you with a tutorial that you can download for free!  I'm using the Magical Meadow bundle from the September - December Mini catalog.

Magical Meadow bundle Card  Tutorial Medley Group  Tailor Made Tags  Winter Meadow DSP  Silver and White Sheer Ribbon  Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems  Wink of Stella  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I just love the Magical Meadow bundle and the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper that goes with it.  This card is my offering to the Tutorial Medley group for their September group of tutorials.  Our theme is the new mini catalog so there will be around 15 different tutorials using new products.  How can you get your hands on this group of tutorials you might ask?  I'm sending them free to my customers and to my Luv 2 Create team.  I will tell you now that there is a possibility these may not be sent until early October.  I'm going on vacation the last 2 weeks of September.  By this posting you could possibly have them already.

If you would like to download the tutorial Download Magical Meadow - September 2023

So here are a few more pictures that aren't included in the tutorial.

Magical Meadow bundle Card  Tailor Made Tags  Winter Meadow DSP  Silver and White Sheer Ribbon  Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems  Wink of Stella  Close UP  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Magical Meadow bundle Card  Pictured with dies  Tailor Made Tags  Winter Meadow DSP  Silver and White Sheer Ribbon  Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems  Wink of Stella  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Magical Meadow bundle  Tailor Made Tags  Winter Meadow DSP  Silver and White Sheer Ribbon  Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems  Wink of Stella  Inside of Card  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Magical Meadow bundle Card  Tutorial Medley Group  Tailor Made Tags  Winter Meadow DSP  Silver and White Sheer Ribbon  Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems  Wink of Stella  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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Fold Back Night Divine Card


I think the O Holy Night Suite Collection on pages 14-17 truly expresses the meaning of the Christmas season.  The Night Divine bundle has a magnificent nativity.  I love the sayings in the stamp set.  Today I'm featuring the bundle along with the O Holy Night Designer Series Paper.  I have a Fold Back Fun Fold using all of these products.

O Holy Night Suite Collection  Night Divine bundle  O Holy Night DSP  Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets  Stylish Shapes dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

 

Start with a base of Thick Basic White 5 1/2 x 7 1/2.  Score at 3 1/4 and at 6 1/2.

Fold and burnish with a Bone Folder.  The fold at 6 1/2 folds backward.

All of the patterned paper is from the O Holy Night Designer Series Paper.  It's beautiful.  The paper on the front of the card is 3 x 5 1/4.

The saying on the front is from the Night Divine stamp set.  Use an embossing buddy over the area you plan to emboss.  Stamp using Versamark.  Use white embossing powder from the Basics Embossing Powders.  Melt the powder with the Heat Tool.

Use the Copper Clay designer paper to go on the flap.  It measures 3/4 x 5 1/4.  I put another piece down the opposite side of the inside.  This is optional.  I might leave if off when I make this card again.

 

O Holy Night Suite Collection  Night Divine bundle  O Holy Night DSP  Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets  Stylish Shapes dies  Close Up of Card  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Stamp the saying in Night of Navy inside the card at the top.

Cut a circle from Night of Navy using the Stylish Shapes dies.  Use the 2 3/8 inch Circle Punch to punch circles from the Copper Clay DSP and the lighter blue stars paper.  Cut the Copper Clay circle about 1/3 across with a wavy line.  If you plan to make multiples of this card keep the remainder of the circle to use again.  Glue the ground to the sky and add the circle to the navy one.

The circle will be glued to the fold back flap only.  Decide where it will look best.  Add the glue sparingly so that it will not seep out.  Tear n Tape could also be used.  The circle will not show inside the card and can be seen on the outside as well when the card is closed.

O Holy Night Suite Collection  Night Divine bundle  O Holy Night DSP  Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets  Stylish Shapes dies  Card Partially Open  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

Using the Night Divine dies cut the nativity from Night of Navy cardstock.  Cut Mary, Joseph, and the Baby from the rest of the nativity and add it to the circle.

Use the shepherd  on the inside of the card.  Cut 3 sheep and add to the card.

Embellish with the Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets.

I appreciate your time today.  I will be making more of these cards.  They are so pretty.

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O Holy Night Suite Collection  Night Divine bundle  O Holy Night DSP  Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets  Stylish Shapes dies  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

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Luv 2 Stamp Blog Hop for September 2023

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Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2023 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you again for the third year. This year we are shaking things up and bringing you all new monthly themes to inspire your next project!
Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants, you can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting!
This month’s theme is CASE the catalog.
I chose to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) a card on page 39 of the September-December Mini catalog.  I really didn't change a lot on this one, just a few different things here and there.  It's so pretty as it is.
 
Sparkling Snowflakes  Distressed Gold Specialty  White Emboss  Blending Brushes  Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch  Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment  L2S Blog Hop  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create

I love snowflakes!  I keep telling myself I don't need another snowflake, but that just isn't true.  The Sparkling Snowflakes Bundle has the wonderful Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch.  I couldn't pass it up!
The base of this card is Thick Basic White 4 1/4 x 11.  Score at 4 1/4 and use your Bone Folder to burnish.
I added a few snowflakes around the outside of the card.  Stamp in Night of Navy ink.  I added one on each side of the base.
For the focal layer cut a piece of Basic White to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4.  Stamp the same stamp you used around the base to stamp several snowflakes on this piece.  Some of these can be stamped off.  I made 4 of these with one near each edge.
Use Blending Brushes to add Pool Party and Night of Navy all over the layer.  Add color sparingly.  You can add more, but you can't take it off.  
Flick dots of Night of Navy color over the layer using the cap and a Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker.  Use the large end of the marker.
 
Sparkling Snowflakes Card  Distressed Gold Specialty  White Emboss  Blending Brushes  Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch  Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment  Close Up  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create
Rub an Embossing Buddy over the layer.  You might want to wait a minute after adding the dots to make sure the ink is dry.  Use three snowflake stamps to ink in Versamark and stamp over the layer.  I stamped 2 of the smallest stamp and one each of the larger ones.  Emboss with white embossing powder.  You can purchase this as part of the Basics Embossing Powders.  Heat with a Heat Tool.  I felt that embossing last worked best.
Cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock a little less than 2 x 4. Punch one end.  Glue this piece to the top left.
Now cut a piece of the Distressed Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper 1 1/4 x 2 3/4.  Punch one end.  Look at the back of the  punch and make sure the paper is centered.  Glue this over the navy piece.
White emboss the saying from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set on a piece of Night of Navy scrap.  Remember to use the Embossing Buddy.  Cut this out with the Scalloped Contours dies.  Add with dimensionals.
Add your layer to the base with dimensionals.
Complete the card by adding some gold snowflakes from the Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment.
 
Sparkling Snowflakes Card  Distressed Gold Specialty  White Emboss  Blending Brushes  Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch  Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment  Pictured with Punch  Jo Anne Hewins  Luv 2 Create
Here's a video of my card.


 
Thanks so much for joining me today.  The Luv 2 Stamp group has very talented stampers so don't miss out.  Visit all of us!  I love our theme.  Whenever I'm having trouble creating, I always go to our catalogs for inspiration.  I always find it, too!  Next up is Laurie!  Her projects are fantastic!
 
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