Tool Box

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

I stamped the toolbox, wrench, screwdriver, and pliers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. They are colored with Copic markers. Then I cut them out and set them aside for later. The top half of the card is printed on brick paper. The bottom half is white cardstock. I used a soft brush and black ink to make it look like the top of a workbench. Then I stamped the tape measure and fasteners directly on the workbench. They are also colored with Copic markers. I layered the brick paper and the workbench top on black cardstock. The toolbox is attached to the workbench and filled with the cut-out tools. The birthday sign is made from wood-grain paper, with the edges roughly cut. Happy Birthday is stamped with VeraFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I hung the sign with a string and a small brad.

Stamps Used:

toolbox

Tools set of 4

Tape Measure

Fasteners

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed this card. Happy stamping!

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Fall Bouquet

 Hello, Janet here with a beautiful fall bouquet.

I stamped the bouquet of flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Using colored pencils, I colored the flowers and stems. I placed that on a piece of burgundy paper at an angle. The next layer is corrugated gold paper. 

The bottom layer is gold paper that I embossed. A piece of gold polka dot paper is placed on top of that. I wrapped a gold and white ribbon around the bottom two layers. I attached the top layers next. A piece of twine is tied around the bouquet.

Stamps Used:

Daisy Bunch

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I hope you enjoyed this card. It was fun mixing the different textures.

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Yummy Gingerbread House

  Hello! Janet here with a sweet Christmas card.

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I stamped the Gingerbread house on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored it and cut it out. The bottom layer is light blue cardstock is embossed with small circles to represent snow. I layered two wavy strips of white cardstock for the snow-covered ground. I attached the gingerbread house to the lower part of the card. Happy Holidays is stamped with Clair VersaFine Ink and cut out with a die. I cut around three sides of the door so it would open. Inside is a cute baby gingerbread boy, that I stamped, colored, and cut out. I added 3 metal snowflake brads to add sparkle

 and texture.

Stamps Used:

Gingerbread House 

Gingerbread Boy

Happy Holidays

Hope you enjoyed the Gingerbread House card!

Janet

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For all the football lovers!

 Hello, Janet here with a simple football card.  It is the time of year when all the football fans are glued to the television.

I stamped the football and helmet with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. They are colored with watercolor pencils and cut out. Happy Birthday is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and cut out with a die. The bottom layer is brown speckled paper. The next layer is designed paper that looks like a football field. Last step, attach the football, helmet, and Happy Birthday to the card. 

Stamps Used:

Football Helmet

Football

Happy Birthday

Products Used:

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you can make a card for the football fanatic in your life.

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We wish you a Merry Christmas!

 Hello Janet here with a singing Penguin Christmas card.

I stamped four penguins on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored them and cut them out. The bottom layer of the card is black cardstock. The next layer is a blue and white design. It reminds me of ice. I tore a small strip of clear vellum and put it at the bottom to look like an iceberg. Then I attached the penguins to it. We wish you a Merry Christmas is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and cut out with a die.

Stamps Used:

Penguin happy

We Wish You

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Get those holiday cards going!

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Pumpkin Spice

 Hello, Janet here with a coffee card. The best part of fall is the pumpkin spice. You can find it almost anywhere.

I stamped the to go coffee cup and the coffee beans with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I colored them with copic markers. The label on the coffee cup is a piece of pumpkin-designed paper cut to fit. The sentiment, Sit back, Relax, and have a great day, is stamped in the upper right corner with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I tore the white cardstock, giving it rough edges. Using a soft brush and brown ink I went over the white cardstock. It is layered on brown paper and attached to the card front.

Stamps Used:

coffee set 1

Sit Back

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you are enjoying all the pumpkin traditions.

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Snowlady Neiva

 Hello, look out for Snowlady Neiva sliding down the hill! She a fast and flashy snowlady!

I stamp the Snowlady on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored her with colored pencils. Snowman X-ing is stamped on woodgrain paper with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink, then torn into a rectangle to look like an old, weathered sign. The signpost is out of the same paper. I added the sign to the bottom corner of the cardstock. The white cardstock is layered with dark blue paper, and then with blue snowflake paper. I added some silver glitter to the snowflakes to make her sparkle more.

Stamps Used:

Snowlady Neiva

Snowman x-crossing

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! It's time to get the winter stamps out and make some cards!

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Fall Thank You Card

Hi, Janet here with a simple thank you card. Nothing says fall like a nice round pumpkin.

On a rectangular piece of white cardstock, I stamped the pumpkin with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored it with copic markers. Next, I stamped Thank You with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink in the upper right corner. I layered it on soft orange printed paper. For the bottom layer, I used the same soft orange printed paper. I cut a slightly smaller piece of bold orange patterned paper, wrapped a wide piece of twine around it, and then layered it on the base paper. Next, I centered the white stamped cardstock on the base.

Stamps Used:

Pumpkins and Leaves

Thank You Simple

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thank you for looking! I hope you enjoyed the card.

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Autumn Trees

 Hi, Janet here with a card full of fall colors.

On a white cardstock circle, I stamped some leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored it with copic markers. It is layered on a larger, rust color, scalloped-edge circle. Next, I stamped the word  Autumn with Clair  VersaFine Nocturne Ink on a die-cut piece of light brown paper. I punched a hole and tied a thin brown string through it. Then I attached it to the circle. Three brads are added for dimension.

For the base, I used a rust color block design. I cut a slightly smaller piece of fall paper with trees. I placed it on the left side with a small border. Then I attached the circle to the card.

Stamps Used

Harvest leaves

4 Seasons

Products Used

Clair Versafine Nocturne Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you're enjoying the fall cards and the beautiful fall weather.

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Have a bushel of fun!

 Hello, Janet here with a fall card. Picking apples is one of my favorite fall activities.

I stamped the basket of apples on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with copic markers. Next I stamped the word, Autumn across the top with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. I layered it on black cardstock, and then on black checkered paper. A black ribbon is wrapped around and tied on the left side. The last layered is red with outlines of apples.

Stamps Used:

Bushel of Apples small

4 seasons

Products Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you have time to pick some apples!

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Falling Leaves

 Hello, Janet here with a colorful fall card. I think anyone would enjoy receiving this.

Using an oval die, I cut a piece of white cardstock. I stamped the sentiment, "A fallen leaf is nothing more than Summer's wave goodbye," with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. Using copper foil cardstock, I cut a larger oval to layer the sentiment on. The next two layers are printed with fall paper and matching copper foil. I centered the sentiment and attached it. The finishing touch is the thin copper string.

Stamp Used

Fallen Leaf

Product Used

Clair Versa Fine Nocturne Ink

Hope you are enjoying these simple fall cards.

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Fall Blessings

 Hello, Janet here with another simple fall card.

The fall paper is so beautiful that you only need a sentiment to create a lovely card.

I stamped the sentiment, "For All Our Blessings we give thanks," with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink on a die-cut piece of white cardstock. I placed it on a piece of angled orange paper. The bottom layer of the card is matching orange, with fall-designed paper on top. I attached the sentiment and orange paper on top. Three brads are used for an accent.

Stamps Used

All Our Blessings

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

I hope you enjoyed this card. It is a great season to send a card and show you care.

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Burlap Fall Card

 Hello, Janet here with a simple, colorful fall card. I love making fall cards. The colors are so vibrant.

I started with a piece of brown cardstock embossed with leaves. I cut a piece of colorful fall paper into 3 equal pieces and rounded the corners. I placed them equally on a piece of dark blue paper. It is attached to the brown paper. A small rectangular piece of burlap is tucked under the right side of the blue paper. I stamped the word "Autumn" with Clair VersaFine Ink on a piece of tan paper that was die-cut. It is attached with 2 brass brads. The word Autumn is part of a four-piece set for the seasons.

Stamps Used

4 Seasons

Autumn Word

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Enjoy your fall card-making!

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Fall Birthday

 Hello, Janet here with a birthday card. It has all the beautiful colors of fall foliage.

Starting out with a small rectangle of white cardstock, I stamped Happy Birthday with Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink. Then I stamped the leaves around the label with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The leaves are colored with copic markers. Using a soft brush, I added some color with yellow and orange ink. The finished label is added to black cardstock. I place three gold colored brads randomly on the label. The base is brown cardstock embossed with leaves. I stretched a burlap ribbon around the center of the card and attached the label.

Stamps Used

Happy Birthday

Autumn Blessing Leaves set of 2

Products Used

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Thanks for looking! Hope you're enjoying the fall cards.

 

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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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