Halloween projects galore!

Its getting to be that spoooky time of year again! I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite Halloween projects from the past. Some fun inspiration for your card mailing! I will link to the original blog post. Simply click the name of the project. Once there, you will be able to find links to the products I used.

Graveyard Giggles

This first card is made with stamps and dies from MFT Stamps. I love the inked background and with the new Distress Oxide inks, the blending will be even smoother!

Halloween Luminaries

One of my favorite Halloween projects, ever. I have kept these and put them out every year! While the dies are no longer available from MFT Stamps, these luminaries can easily be created with any Halloween images from dies or even from a Silhouette. The original post includes a video tutorial.

Batty For You

Nothing is cuter than the images from Reverse Confetti! This card still makes me smile. Simple and perfectly seasonal. The stamp set Spooky Sentiments is still available!

October 31 Halloween

You knew I would sneak a layout in of my little man. Who is not so little anymore! The adorable images from Reverse Confetti made one cute layout! 

Halloween Embossed Treat Bags

File this one under the easiest treat bags you will ever make! Simply put small treat bags in an embossing folder and run them through your manual die cutting machine! Add a tag or stickers! Done!

Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Card

Yes, this card glows in the dark! Its true! Check out the original post, with a full video tutorial. And stay tuned, I have a few more glow-in-the-dark projects to share!

Sincerely Yours,

glow-in-the-dark Halloween card video tutorial

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night with a great idea?! It happens to me often, and this card is a result of one of those crazy thoughts!

I had purchased several different colors of the Nuvo Glow Drops and had NO idea what to do with them. I began thinking about how to use the drops, and then, it struck me! Eye background! Even better? Glow-in-the-Dark eye background!!

You can see how well these Nuvo Glow Drops truly work! Look at how cute on the little ghost cheeks! :D

 I began by drawing pairs of small ovals on a piece of black card stock. I used three different colors of the Nuvo Glow Drops. After finishing the colors, to give the eyes their centers, I added Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops. For more information, suggestions, and details, watch the video below.

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So much fun! I have a certain nephew who will think that this card is about the coolest thing ever! 

Sincerely Yours,

gold foiled sentiment with a glue pen video tutorial

Hello everyone! Happy September! I am sure you are all back in the school swing of things! Who is ready to head back into their crafty space and start creating again?! I have a super easy idea for you today to get your mojo flowing!

I made this sentiment gold foiled without heat or a glue pad! No, really! I did it with a stamp, a glue pen, and some Nuvo gilding flakes! All supplies contained in my Modern + Marbled kit!

By using the stamp as guidelines for my glue pen, I can easily turn any sentiment shimmery! Best part about this technique is, the card is truly flat! No bulk, and easy to mail!!

This video shows you just how easy it is to create this look yourself. And I show how to make some pretty eye-catching envelopes as well! Because every card needs a beautiful and coordinating envelope! 

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Sincerely Yours,

creating a watercolored marble background video tutorial

Its time to kick off a little video series using that uber cool marble stamp image in the Modern + Marbled Kit! I wanted to show you a ton of ways to create beautiful marbled backgrounds using various inks, powders, and more! Stay tuned because over the next several days, I will be sharing my favorite ways to create backgrounds. This is SO much better than the old-school shaving cream technique! Its a stamp!

My marble stamp image was inspired by Japanese paint floating called, suminagashi. The colors ebb and flow, mixing and meeting, always creating a new combination. By using watercolors directly on the marble stamp image, the combinations are endless. Each impression with the stamp is unique.

Look at how beautiful the marbling is with watercolor! To see how to create this stunning background, watch the following video, click the arrow:

To watch the video in HD, please click here: Creating a Watercolored Marble Background

In the video, I also show how to create the ombre die-cut sentiment with the same watercolors, along with the stamped sentiment.

I hope you enjoy the first technique as much as I do! To find any of the supplies, simply click the images below to be taken directly to the items in an online store. 

Sincerely Yours,