Here for the Candy

It is time for the October Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop and I couldn't wait to make this month's tag! Halloween is such a fun holiday from the trick or treating perspective and I have been ready to use my Tiny Frights stamps from Stampers Anonymous and Tim Holtz.

In addition to the Tiny Frights stamps, I used a Hero Arts Tag die (to die cut pink card stock and ink blended with Ranger Distress ink Dried Marigold) as well as an Altenew Obsidian black ink pad. I also used Altenew Artist Markers and Copics to color the candy. I fussy cut the images and added Glossy Accents to the wrapped candy. (See close up for glossy wrapped candy and sparkly candy corn.) The candy corn has Wink of Stella for sparkle and I added some orange rhinestones to the tag. I tied some twine and fun ribbons at the top to hold the black patterned paper tag to the main one.

You can get to the hop by clicking here: @sawithadtomakeit to get to my Instagram account. It's a fun hop and a lot of us enjoy adding the optional theme each month.

Hope you follow along...have a great day!

Carol

World Cardmaking Day 2025

Here's a card I made today on World Cardmaking Day for a friend's birthday. It's always a bit of a struggle to make a masculine card, but we know he really likes golf and good drinks, so here is his drink-inspired card. I CASEd myself but added ice cubes to the old fashioneds.

What I used:

My Favorite Things - Let's Toast dies, Ice cubes

Pink and Main - Inked Oasis paper pad

Stampin' Up! - Sentiment

Catherine Pooler - Queen for a Day ink pad

Hoping you get time today or this weekend to make some cards in honor of this special day for cardmakers!

See you back here tomorrow for a HOP,

Carol

Be Original

I saw a pretty foiled card with vines running up a pumpkin, and since I don't have foiling supplies, I made this decorative pumpkin with dies and gold cardstock. I wish you could see the sparkling, tiny, champagne-colored gems in person. Our Just Us Girls Challenge Word Week #795 is Leaves. There are so many ways you can use leaves on a card and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this week! The team and our guest Greta have made inspiration easy for you with their unique designs!

What I used:

Waffle Flower - A2 Nested Dome dies

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Edison die set

Spellbinders - Delicious Decorations dies, Gems

Tim Holtz - Ideaology Small Talk sentiments

Gold textured cardstock

I went for a different shaped card this time and die cut three domes, including my card base. It was fun decorating the pumpkin with the gold leaves and gems, like making a life-sized one for decor at home. After adding the sentiment, the card was complete!

We hope to see you in the gallery!

Carol

Hello

I could not resist the colors at Color Throwdown #CTD841 so I got out colors from the photo and made this autumn-y floral card. I saw leaves in the back of the bouquet with a lighter shade of terracotta and hope my lighter flowers with darker centers work for the challenge.

I am also playing along at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes. 

What I used:

Papertrey Ink - Into the Blooms II die set

Simon Says Stamp - Hello die

Pink and Main - Sparkle enamel dots

Concord & 9th - mini ink pads

I ink blended the edges of an A2 navy panel with darker blue ink (not that it shows in the photo) before placing my ink blended, die cut flowers and leaves. The excess pieces were cut off the edges and I die cut the sentiment from rose gold glitter cardstock to complete the card.

I'd like a bouquet in these colors for fall in my home...something to brighten up fall days.

Thanks for stopping in,

Carol

Stay Snuggly

It is Stencil Week at Just Us Girls #794 and Lisa has designated it Anything Goes. I guess I have given in to fall being the season now (well, it is elsewhere). The sweater stencils in my stash need some use so here is my snuggly card with three bear friends. 

What I used:

Spellbinders - Festive friends dies, Stay Snuggly stamp set, Loops embossing folder

Concord & 9th - Stay Cozy stencil pack

Catherine Pooler - Queen for a Day Premium ink dye ink pad

Ranger - Distress Oxide ink pads

Altenew - Obsidian black ink pad

Pink and Main - Banner dies

I ink blended the embossed background for a "rustic" look after having chosen my sweater colors. I never seem to use purple, and I like it for a change. Using these bear dies is like playing with paper dolls, dressing them up in their stenciled sweaters.

The bears are popped up on foam tape with the center one on thicker foam squares to be in front of the other two. My card is 5" x 7" to accommodate three of these cute bears. 

We hope you will join us with stenciling, preferably the focus of your card! See you in the gallery!

Carol

Joyful

I'm back with a Christmas card for my take on our Time Out Challenge #298 Pick Two: Spatter, Music, Season, Edge, Monochrome, Metallic. I used Season, Monochrome and Metallic with my red card stocks in smooth matte, brushed metallic and shiny metallic red polka dot. I added a gold glitter sentiment for sparkle. After seeing some really pretty monochromatic cards, I wanted to try one myself.

Our new challenge opens today and runs through October 8th.  This time it is a Pick Two challenge!  The idea of this challenge is very simple: we give you 6 word prompts and you pick at least 2 for your project!  To be clear, you can pick all 6 if you really want to stretch yourself but you only must choose 2!

Again, the words for Challenge #298 are:

Spatter, Music, Season, Edge, Monochrome, Metallic 

Please mention which words you have chosen and how they inspired you.

Our wonderful sponsor, Lawn Fawn, is generously offering $25.00 Store Credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Jaydee of Stampin! with Jaydee, and winner of Time Out #293 as Guest Designer. 

Products I used:

The Stamp Market - Dotted Tree die

Pink Fresh Studio - Twisted die

Papertrey Ink - Joyful die

Metallic red cardstock

Red Polka Dot shiny and matte card stock

Gold Glitter Card stock

Foam Tape

My matte red card stock is the base of the design, then the brushed red metallic cs, the metalic and matte polka dot tree and the gold glitter sentiment! Photographing this cardstock was difficult as I am sure you can imagine.

Can't wait to see what cards pop up in our gallery with these choices! We hope you will play along!

See you soon,

Carol

Happy Fall

I see that there are lots of "fall people" and while it is not my number one season or color palette like it is for others, I find myself welcoming its activities. I enjoy the baking, pumpkin patches and savory recipes that it brings. After a fall trip out of town for a week, I am back to cardmaking and saw the autumn Inspired by Challenge IB354 and its pumpkins in a grid. I knew I had a grid die that needs some attention, so I started there!

The pumpkins are die cut from copper metallic, rose gold glitter, and regular card stock scraps. Most of the grid is white, but the inner grid and stitched main panel are a dove grey. I popped up every other square on foam tape for fun and ended with a rust sentiment. I kept it CAS.

What I used:

Impression Obsession - Scalloped Nine-Patch die

Sugar Pea Designs - Card front Element Builder die

Poppy Stamps - Whittle Creatures dies

Pretty Pink Posh - Giving Thanks stamp set

Spellbinders - Mirror and Glitter rose gold card stocks

Concord & 9th - Mini ink pad

Foam tape

Where are you in your autumn makes? Zucchini bread is all I have made so far this fall and uses a favorite recipe I've had forever.  I love all the spices and I add nuts for texture. Next I want to try a new-to-me recipe for chai cookies!

Thanks for visiting,

Carol