Trick or Treat Monsters

 Hello, Janet here with a funny Halloween card. Even kid monsters come out for trick or treat!

I stamped Kid Frankenstein and Kid Vamp in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored them with copic markers. Using a soft brush and black ink, I smudged the background. The trick or treat verse is stamped in the middle with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. The image is layered on black cardstock slightly larger. Next, we moved on to a Halloween spider web paper.

Stamps Used:

Kid Vamp

Kid Frankenstein

Trick or smell my feet

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Happy Halloween!

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Happy Harvest

 Hello, Janet here with a colorful card for fall.

Start out with an arched-shaped piece of white cardstock. Stamp the Pumpkins in Fall stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Using copic markers, I colored the image. Next, place the image on a slightly larger piece of maroon arched paper. I layered that on a piece of fall colored, designed paper. The last layer is matching maroon paper. Using the 4 Seasons stamp, Autumn is stamped with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and layered on maroon paper.

Stamps Used

Pumpkins In The Fall

4-Seasons

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed the card! Happy Fall!

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I WANT MY MUMMY!

 Hello, Janet here with another Halloween Card. Halloween cards are fun to make; they can be cute or scary. This is a simple card to make.

I stamped the Mummy with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap of white cardstock and then cut him out. Next, I stamped the sentiment, I WANT MY MUMMY with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink on a piece of spooky-looking Halloween paper. I attached the Mummy with pop dots so he would stand out. I added two more layers of paper, the black and white striped and purple, before attaching them to the card front.

Stamps Used

Kid Mummy and I Want My Mummy

Products used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed this card! Happy Halloween!

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The Witch Is In!

 Janet here with a spooky card. The Witch Is In! Come in for a spell!

I stamped the Witch Is In Hat with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink on lime green cardstock. With black ink and a Royal Texture Stipple brush, I added background color. Using a die, I created a circle and layered it on a piece of Halloween paper. I ruffed up the edges and layered it on black cardstock with ruffed up edges. I cut small banner pieces out of scrap Halloween paper. Two pieces of twine are strung across the upper left corner. I attached the banner pieces to the twine.

Stamp Used

Witch Is In Hat

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for looking! Get that Halloween creativity flowing!

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Boo to You!

 Hi, Janet here with a Batty Halloween card!

I stamped 2 sets of swarming bats with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Next, I stamped, Boo to You, with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink below the bats. I rounded the corners on all the layers. Using a soft brush and black ink, I lightly colored the background. I layered that on black, then on Halloween paper with bats. The final layer is black on a white card.

Stamps Used

Bats flying in a swarm

Boo to you

 Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair Versafine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking, hope you liked the card!

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Happy Birthday To You!

 Hello, Janet here with a sweet Birthday Card. Blow out the candle, you're another year older.

I stamped the cupcake in the lower right corner with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. It is colored with copic markers. Happy Birthday To You is stamped with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink in the upper left corner. Using a rectangle and round punch, I made confetti to sprinkle on the card. I  layered the image on green cardstock. The next layer is a color-coordinated design paper.

Stamps Used

Cupcake with Strawberry

Happy Birthday with notes

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you enjoyed the card. 

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Broom Parking Only!

 Hello, Janet here with a cute Halloween Card. Anyone who loves Halloween will get a chuckle from this card.

Starting out with a scrap of white cardstock, I stamped the image, Witches Parking, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I stamped 2 more brooms separately. I colored all the images with Copic Markers and cut them out. I placed them on paper that was designed to resemble an old chain link fence. I layered that on black cardstock. Then I put a black brad in each corner. The completed layers are attached to the front of the card.

Stamps Used

Witches Parking

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope this inspires you to get your Halloween cards made.

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Fall thank you card

 Hello, Janet here with a simple thank you card. It is time to get out those fall stamps.

I started out with white cardstock. Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink I stamped the pumpkin in the lower right corner. I colored it with Copic markers. Thank You is stamped in the upper left corner with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. Using a soft brush and gold ink I added color to the edges and lightly all over. I layered the cardstock at an angle on a slightly larger piece of gold corrugated paper. That is layered on fall colors printed paper. Using a piece of twine, I tied a bow around the edge of the card. I attached that to a the card.

Stamps Used

Pumpkin and Leaves

Thank You

 Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you enjoyed the card.

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FORE!

 Hello, Janet here with a card for the golfer in your life.

Using a small piece of white cardstock, I stamped the word golf and the tee with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the tee and embossed the cardstock to look like golf ball dimples. I die cut a strip of grass and attached it to the lower edge of the stamped cardstock. That cardstock is layered on burgundy paper. Then  I layered that onto printed design paper. The last layer is matching the burgundy paper before attaching it to the card.

Stamps Used

Golf

Golf Tee

Products Used

Memento Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you have a golfer who enjoys this card.

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Another Hit!

 Hello, Janet here with a birthday baseball card.

First, I stamped the baseball, bat, and baseball mitt with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored them with colored pencils and cut them out. I layered a piece of printed baseball paper onto black cardstock and attached it to the card front. Next, using white cardstock, I cut out a home plate, and using a soft brush and brown ink, I made it look dirty. I layered it onto the card and attached the bat, baseball mitt, and baseball. Happy Birthday was stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.

Stamps Used

Tiny words set 2

Baseball and bat

Baseball Mitt

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thank you for taking a look! Hope this card inspires you.

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Elegant Anniversary Card

 Hello, Janet here with a pretty Anniversary card.

I used a die to cut the white cardstock and printed paper for the base of the card.  I tied a white ribbon around the top layer before attaching it to the base. I stamped two sentiments with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. I cut them out and rounded the corners. Happy Anniversary is attached on the top left corner, and You're my forever and ever on the bottom left.

Stamps Used

Happy Anniversary

You are my forever and ever

Products Used

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

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Are you ready for some football!

 Hello, Janet here with a card for the football fan in your life.

I stamped the helmet and football with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with colored pencils and then cut them out. Placed them on brown printed paper. I cut strips of printed grass paper and placed them evenly on white cardstock. The brown paper is placed on the green football field.  Stamped Are You Ready For Some Football on light brown cardstock  with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I rounded the corners. Using a soft brush, I made the sentiment look distressed. It is attached to the upper left corner of the card.

Stamps Used

Ready for Football and Football

Football Helmet

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed this card! Are you ready for some football!

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Hello Greeting Card

 Hello, Janet here with a card that could be used for any occasion for anyone.

Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, I stamped two feathers on scrap paper, colored them, and cut them out. Next, using the Royal Texture Stipple Brush and Memento Expresso Truffle Ink, I added color to a piece of white cardstock. I attached the feathers, tied two pieces of brown string around them, and inserted 3 brown brads.  Hello is stamped in the lower left corner in VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. On a larger layer of white cardstock,  I stamped the feathers randomly and colored them lightly. I layered that on brown paper and onto the card. The smaller top layer is then attached.

Stamps Used

feather-decorative

Hello

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Memento Expresso Truffle Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for taking a look. Have fun cardmaking!

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Play Ball!

 Hello, Janet here with a Birthday Card straight from the dugout!

Any baseball fan, young or old would love it!

First I stamped the baseball, bat and glove with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Then I colored them with colored pencils and cut them out. Next, I stamped Happy Birthday with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock. Using a soft brush and brown ink I smudged the blue and white  striped designer paper, Happy Birthday, the baseball, baseball glove and bat to make them a little dirty and look well played. I also roughed up the edges of the blue and red layers. I attached the baseball. baseball glove and bat onto the blue striped paper. That is then layered onto the blue and red cardstock. The sentiment is layered onto blue and red cardstock, and attached to the card.

Stamps Used

Baseball and Bat

Baseball Mitt

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope your enjoying all the baseball games this summer!

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Wishing You Peace and Comfort

 Hello, Janet here with a comforting sympathy card.

I started by stamping the Feathers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on scrap white cardstock. Using colored pencils, colored them and cut them out. Using a stipple brush, I added color to a piece of white cardstock. Then I arranged the Feathers on the cardstock and added some pearls. Using a corner rounder, I rounded the corners on it. I cut a slightly larger piece of navy paper and rounded the corners. I layered that on some designed light blue paper. Using VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink, stamped the sentiment, Feathers are reminders that angels are always near on the lower edge of the card. The last layer is navy blue paper.

Stamps Used

Feather Decorative

Feather and Angels

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for looking at my card. Sympathy cards are hard to make, but have a lot of meaning.

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Relaxing under the palm tree

 Janet here with refreshing summer card. This is where most of us dream of being.

On the first layer of white cardstock, using Memento Expresso Truffle Ink, a soft brush and a stipple brush I made the sandy beach. On another layer of white cardstock, using a soft brush, and blue ink I made the water and sky. Saving the upper left corner for a soft yellow sun made the same way.

I tore the blue layer at the bottom, creating the foam at the edge of the water. I added a little silver glitter to the torn edge for sparkle. The blue layer is attach to the brown sand.

Next, I stamped the palm tree with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and cut it out. I glued it to the left side of the card. The sentiment, Sit back, Relax and have a great day is stamped directly onto the card using VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.

Stamps Used

Palm Tree

Sit back

Products Used

Memento Expresso Truffle Ink 

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

 

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Happy Anniversary

 Hello, Janet here with a romantic Anniversary Card that any couple would enjoy.

I made a brick wall from an embossing folder and spread brown ink over it. Next, I cut out a green circle. I stamped two wine glasses and a bottle of wine with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with Copic markers and cut them out. I attached everything to the ecru card. Happy Anniversary was stamped in the upper right corner with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.

Stamps Used 

Wine Bottle and Glass

Happy Anniversary

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you like the card.

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Summer Life

 Hi, Janet here with a refreshing card for summer. Soft waves at your feet and a tropical drink.

 Using a soft brush and blue ink on white cardstock, I made the sky. Next, I layered some paper that looks like sand, with the top edge torn for a rough effect. The water is handmade blue paper with some sparkly flakes in it. It looks like water glistening in the sun. On a scrap piece of cardstock, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Life Is Too Short stamp, I stamped the beach items and sentiment. I colored all items with colored pencils and cut them out. I attached them to the front of the card.

Stamps Used

Life's Too Short

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Thanks for looking! Have a great summer.

 

 

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Thank You

 Hello, Janet here with a simple thank you card. It's a cute country scene that any gardener would love.

I started with white cardstock, using a soft brush and gold ink, and created the light brown soil. Using a soft brush and light blue ink I made the sky. I stamped the Bird House and Flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with colored pencils. Thank You is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I layered that on blue designed paper and then on to the kraft paper cardstock. I tied a thin brown string around the card.

Stamps Used

Bird House and Flowers small

Thank You

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you liked this card. 

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Birthday Cupcake Card

 Hello, Janet here with a sweet birthday card for you.

I stamped the Cupcake with Strawberry using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a die-cut tag. I colored it with copic markers. Next I layered the tag on a dark pink piece of paper slightly larger than the tag. A pink and white ribbon is attached to the tag. I layered it on an angle on polka dot paper. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Father's Day Set 1 with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and die cut it. It is attached in the upper right corner. The polka dot layer is attached to a matching pink paper and onto the card.

Stamps Used

Cupcake with Strawberry

Father's Day Set 1

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed this card.

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