Cards for Two Cuties

Hello and welcome to the final post for Halloween 2014 (really, it is…).  I have been blessed with two neighbor children who are adorable!  One is 4 going on 5 and the other is just 18 months and cute as a bugs ear.  I thought I would make them special cards and then a special treat for this Halloween.  I did NOT put any sparkles on either card, but they still turned out super cute.  But first the lyrics…

~  From Scrappy Dew I have used Costume Kidz 2. The Owl and the Dog.

~  Halloween paper from DCWV Halloween Stack

~  Recollections paper

~  ATG by Scotch

~  Quail feathers (found on clearance at Joanns)

These are very simple and straight forward in they way they go together.  For the older boy I took a chance and used the quail feathers.  The little one is going to wear a costume that his aunt wore at his age.  So here they are….

I think I just might make a couple of bag toppers and put wrapped candy inside.  And that’s a wrap for Halloween 2014.  It was fun but I am already working on cards for the bazaar the first weekend of December.  So check back weekly and see what I come up with.

May you have a wonderful Halloween, Samhain and Dia de la Muertos!  Bright blessings as the wheel turns…Jana

Beary Happy Fall Box

TGIF!!!!!

 

After a long work week, finally is Friday … Yippiee!!!!

 

For this week ScrappyDew`s project, I chose to make a Fall project.

I love Fall, is my favorite season, 

even though in my country -Costa Rica- we don´t have it.

I love the tree´s leaves changing color and falling and then the bare trees. 

I love the fields with huge pumpkins.

 

So this is a 

 

"Beary Happy Fall Box"

To make this project I used “Fall Bears” a free ScrappyDew`s file for THE VAULT members.

 

Thank you for your visit, have a “Beary Happy” weekend.

~Monica~

Glowing Pumpkins

How great would these pumpkins look in a window all lit up at night? The best part, you can reuse them again next year. Project uses the Carving Pumpkin Palz pattern file. 

~Jennifer~

Pilgrim Napkin Rings

I’m back with another project made with Scrappy Dew’s Patterns.

These two napkin rings were made wit the Thanksgiving Palz 2 file that you can findhere.

They cut easily and have a lot of dimension. I added an offset path to the back to match ring base color. I also added highlights using my Signo White Gel Pen on the eyes and the clothes.

The stamps on the ring base are: Dahlias from Penny Black  and Sketchy Flourishes from Inkadinkado Stamps, with Versamark Ink.

For the closure embellishments, I wanted a rusty feel to them, so I applied Brushed Pewter Metallic Distress Paint with a mini blending tool over a wet coat of Rusty Hinge Distress Paint for the red cardstock, and Tarnished Brass over Forest Moss Distress Paint for the green one.

It does look like rusty old metal, and it’s done in no time!

click on the image below to go to the ScrappyDew site and get this amazing pattern

©ScrappyDew

You can download these Napkin Ring Bases here

Download Pilgrim Boy Napkin Ring Base  Download Pilgrim Girl Napkin Ring Base

Instructions:

1. Import in DS


2. Resize the Boy Base (the red one) to 8 inches wide and the Girl Base (the green one) to 9 inches wide.


3. Cut


4. Enjoy!

Boo Part 2

It’s fall y’all!  But here in my little corner of the world it has been dreary.  The rainy season is here and that means not seeing the sun for weeks at a time.  BUT here in my craft room it is bright and sunny.  Time to share another BOO decoration with you.

The first BOO decoration went to my DIL’s mom for her birthday.  Well, the kids wanted one also so here is what I came up with.  First off the lyrics…

~ Mix of Recollections and yucky paper in the shades I needed
~ ScrappyDew file Garden Gnomes 2013
~ ScrappyDew file Zombies 2013
~ ScrappyDew file Wizard 2013
~ Silhouette Tag Board
~ Various Inks for edging
~ Halloween paper from Paper Wishes
~ My new toy. a ATG by 3M

My DIL loves Zombies and my daughter loves garden gnomes.  So I put my thinking cap on and came up with zombie gnomes!!!  I took bits of the garden gnome file and using MTC resized the pieces to fit on the zombie shapes.  A little inking of the edges and here is what I came up with.

(sorry for the heavy pics)  Now here is the total completed project!

Many years ago, my kids found a rowen broom that was scented with cinnamon at of all places Trader Joes.  Strange Jana fact #1:  I collect witches and faeries and anything that fits in with this theme.  So a broom made out of Rowen fits right in!

Hope that you have enjoyed your visit today.  I just might have a couple more posts of Halloween projects before Sanhaim (last minute ones).  Then I will definitely be on to Christmas cards for the bazaar!

Until next week, Bright Blessings, Jana

Just Spinning By!

Hey ya’ll!  I have a very quick and cute Halloween card to share with you today.  I have just fell in love with spinner cards.  This is going to a friend who loves to get mail.  Not real fancy but loaded with fun.

Here are the lyrics~~

I used ScrappyDew’s file called Spider Web.  It can be found in the vault. 

All the papers are Recollections

The spinner is made up of foam circles and 2 nickles.

Used the file created by Kreative Ken.  He has amazing ideas!

So here is what I came up with…

Isn’t this spider just the cutest!

I’ll write a short note later

Short sweet and to the point.  I might have one more Halloween project to share.  To tell ya the truth, I have already switched gears.  I am in full on christmas mode.  I am doing a bazaar the first weekend in December.  I decided to make sets of Christmas cards.  5 cards to each set.  I want to make 20 sets so that is 100 cards if my math is correct.  I have to get going on these.

So my friend, take care.  The rainy season is almost here and boy howdy am I ready.

Bright blessings, Jana

Fairy Happy Birthday

Tomorrow is Gabi´s -my sister- birthday, so I made this card for her.

By now you must now that I love fairies and the Fairy Doll Set from the Scrap Factory is one of my favorites files.

My Birthday Fairy recipe:

Body: no open toes

Hair Style: Ginger

Outfil: Fairy outfit 1

Accesories: Wings 5

For the last layer of my wings, due to the fine lines, I use vinyl instead of cardstock and works perfect.

Happy Birthday Gabi!!!!!


~Monica~

Brainy Treat Box

I was so flattered when Michelle invited me to be a guest designer for ScrappyDew a couple of weeks ago. I decided I wanted to continue the Halloween theme I’ve carried on the last weeks, so here it is. Brainie the Zombie.

Using the Zombies - 2013 pattern on my base box I covered all four sides. This is a different technique from what I’ve been doing, and it looks great (as you all know by now, I love dimensional stuff)

I  really wanted to give this box an apocalyptic feeling and decided the comic inking technique would do  the job.

Using distress inks on a watercolor brush to shade (Pumice Stone, Shabby Shutters  and Tea Dye) and an American Crafts 0.01 point precision pen I outlined all the cuts and added shadows. For highlights, as always, I used my Pilot choose white gel pen.

Finally, I topped the box with my own design of a bony hand, drawn with a Pilot V5 pen on the explore and colored with distress inks as well.

There’s a lot of hand drawing here, but it also looks great without the inking. Scrappy Dew patterns rock! If you want to make this one go to the Scrappy Dew site and get this awesome pattern (comes with a zombie girl also).

~Omar~

Hay Ride

Layout using the Hay Ride 2014 file.

~Geri~