HAPPY HALLOWE'EN

I hope you have a very SPOOKY Hallowe'en today! I made these packages for gals who attended a Christmas Love card class on this past Saturday night.

The stamp set is Thriller and I cut the tags with Art Philosophy from retired Orange and Hydrangea cardstock. They were stamped in Black ink and I added sparkles and some satin ribbon.

What is inside the bags you say......well, I found this post on Tatertots and Jello for Candy Corn fudge. I am not a big fan of candy corn, because it always seems to not taste fresh from the stores. So, making my own candy corn that tasted like fudge was a no brainer.

The recipe was also a no brainer.....6 cups of white chocolate chips and 2 cans of condensed milk. Here is a link to the recipe from Something Swanky. Both of these sites have some wonderful things to oogle!

Now, I know you're saying...."Why is her candy corn not orange and yellow?" Well, I added what I thought was enough food colouring, but clearly it was not enough! The colours may not have been very vibrant, but it tasted fudgelicious!

All supplies are Close to My Heart, unless noted.

Stamp: Thriller

Ink: Black

Cardstock: Retired Orange and Hydrangea

Embellishments: Sparkles

Tools: Art Philosophy

Other: Hallowe'en plastic bags

Fall glory with Remarkable Wreath

This is my ode to Fall.....I LOVE Fall. I love the temperature outside; I love the colours; I love how dark it is so early in the evening; and I love the rain!

I started this card with a Barn Red base then added patterned paper from Elemental. The Kraft and Goldrush cardstock pieces were stamped with an image from Spot On Backgrounds.

The wreath was stamped in Cocoa, the the leaves were inked in Goldrush and rolled in Autumn Terracotta. I added Bronze Glitz along with Twill ribbon; hemp; and an Antiqued Copper brad.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Remarkable Wreath; Spot On Backgrounds

Paper: Elemental

Cardstock: Barn Red; Kraft; Goldrush; Colonial White

Ink: Desert Sand; Cocoa; Goldrush; Autumn Terracotta

Embellishments: Antiqued Copper brad; hemp; twill ribbon; Bronze Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Sonoma and Remarkable Wreath

This is my non-Christmas card. I shamelessly stole the idea and colours from fellow HAS swap card member, Lorrinda Holman.

I created two of everything with Remarkable Wreath, and this card was no exception. I stamped the flowers in both Petal and Smokey Plum inks. What you can't see is I have used our Silver Glitz in the centres of some of the flowers.

I stamped our Canvas Badge Buttons with a butterfly image from Gnome Garden. The image stamped behind the button is from Dreamin' Workshop On The Go.

I used Sonoma paper and Kraft borders. All edges were inked with Desert Sand.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Sonoma

Stamps: Remarkable Wreath; Gnome Garden; Dreamin' WOTG

Cardstock: Petal;Smokey Plum; Garden Green; Colonial White

Ink: Petal; Smokey Plum; Desert Sand; Cocoa

Embellishments: Canvas Badge Buttons; Kraft Borders; Silver Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Love Life and Remarkable Wreath for Christmas!

Another fine use, just a little different, for my Remarkable Wreath stamp set.

For this card, I stamped the leaves in green over the Cocoa wreath, then the berries in red. I wanted it to somewhat resemble holly. I stamped the flourish image from Love Life in Sweet Leaf ink on Sweet Leaf cardstock.

I LOVE our Kraft cardstock and borders, so you can see the base layer of the card; scallop circle mat and borders are all in Kraft paper. I added some patterned paper from Believe and White Daisy grosgrain ribbon. Finally, I had to add some red Glitz to the berries to finish off this card.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Remarkable Wreath; Love Life

Paper: Believe

Cardstock: Kraft; Colonial White

Ink: Sweet Leaf; Holiday Red; Desert Sand; Cocoa

Embellishments: White Daisy Grosgrain ribbon; red Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Remarkable Wreath and Believe

This version of Close To My Heart's, Remarkable Wreath, has got the Christmas holidays all over it.

I used patterned paper from Believe on a White Daisy card base. The wreath is stamped in Cocoa ink and the berries are stamped in Holiday Red, four times. The berry image is a semi-circle, so you must stamp it twice to cover the wreath. After I stamped the berry wreath once, I turned the paper a 1/4 turn and then stamped the berry wreath again, for a fuller image.

The sentiment is stamped in Cocoa ink from the set, Glory to God. I added Red Glitz to some of the berries. I sponged Desert Sand ink on all paper edges and added 3 White Daisy brads, at the bottom.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Believe

Stamp: Remarkable Wreath; Glory to God

Ink: Desert Sand; Holiday Red; Cocoa

Cardstock: Kraft; White Daisy; Sky

Embellishments: White Daisy brads

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Remarkable Wreath Extravaganza!

For the next several days, I will be posting cards I have recently made with this AMAZING and VERSATILE stamp set.........Remarkable Wreath. You can purchase it, Remarkable Wreath C1473 for $15.50, from my website OR attend my upcoming classes on Saturday, Dec 3rd or Sunday, Dec 4th. We will be making versions of the upcoming cards. Please email me for my class descriptions.

This card began as an experiment......in what would work with White Daisy pigment ink. I stamped the wreath image in Cocoa ink on Barn Red cardstock. Then I stamped the berry image and sentiment with White Daisy. I find when you are stamping with this pigment ink on dark coloured cardstock, you have to wait a bit for the ink to dry so you can really see what it will look like. You could use your heat gun to speed up the process, but I just let it sit and the ink became much brighter with time.

The patterned paper is from Mischeif, as well as, the border image. The border is the zip strip, which is new to Close To My Heart's paper. It is patterned on one side and on the reverse is the paper kit's name and colours it is comprised of.

I cut the bracket shape with my CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. The lighter mat is cut at 1/4 inch larger. I added White Daisy ric rac ribbon and some Bitty Sparkles. I also used a sponge to ink some piece edges with Desert Sand ink.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.

Stamp: Remarkable Wreath

Paper: Mischief

Ink: White Daisy pigment; Cocoa; Desert Sand

Cardstock: Barn Red; White Daisy; Grey Flannel; Smoothie

Embellishments: Bitty Sparkles; White Daisy ric rac ribbon

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Dreamin' for a workshop

This is the final card in my recent Variety card class. It started with Dreamin' paper and some cuts from Close To My Heart's Art Philosophy cartridge.

The stamped images are from the stamp set, Unscripted. The sentiment is stamped on Crystal Blue cardstock with Pacifica ink. The tiny flowers are stamped with Crystal Blue ink on Colonial White cardstock.

The bracket shapes and flowers are all Art Philosophy cuts. The flowers, which are the lollipop or circular ones, were cut at sizes between 1 3/4" and 2 1/4". The bracket shape was cut at 3 1/4" in Colonial White and 3 1/2" in Chocolate.

I used White Daisy waxy flax to add the tie and Opaques and Sparkles in the centres of each flower.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.

Paper: Dreamin'

Stamp: Unscripted

Cardstock: Dutch Blue; Chocolate; Colonial White; Crystal Blue

Ink: Crystal Blue; Pacifica

Embellishments: White Daisy Waxy Flax; Opaques; Sparkles

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge; Cricut