Thursday, September 30, 2010

Spooky, Easy and Fun!

Today I have a quick share for you, a really easy 4 x 4 Halloween Card and matching envelope! I had fun making up a sheet of Halloween words and printed them off on the computer.

I used an old font I purchased long ago called CK Twilight and sized it at 22.  Then I printed a sheet of Old Olive for the front and for the inside liner of the envelope I used the computer copy paper.



I used "Spooky" from the Wicked Cool stamp set, and wrapped Black satin ribbon around the card front.  The spider is one of those Dollar Store rings that have lots in a bag, I cut off the ring part and then secured the spider to the card with glue dots.  

The envelope is a regular sized envie, I trimmed each side so that it opened up flat (longways) measured and cut the liner piece.  Then I adhered it, just below the pre glued edge.  I used really skinny adhesive tape on each side and folded it up.  Makes a perfect little envelope!

If you would like a copy of my Halloween Words, send me an email, there's a little email link on the right hand side of my blog and I would be more than happy to share it with you!  I've tried to upload this to Google Docs but the format is all wrong...so I give up!  LOL!!  Techie I'm not!!

I've saved the document in Times New Roman, size 22 font, so that it's readable in case you don't have the same font I do! Feel free to change it to whatever font you have on your own computer to make it work for you! 

I hope you enjoy this little share!  Thanks for stopping by and sharing your time with me!

Judy

Friday, September 17, 2010

Booglie Eyes

Here's a quick Halloween share for you!

I made these two cards last year with my Haunted House Cuttlebug folder and some Yellow/Gold Twinkling H20's. The stamp set is one of my favourite Halloween sets,  but it retired long ago...it's called Booglie Eyes.  I inked up the embossing folder using my brayer and Whisper White craft ink to give it a foggy look.

Here's the little ghostie doing the monster mash dance!  Isn't he hilarious?


 

Same folder, same technique but with the little Vampire, 'The Count'.... I love these guys!



I added googlie eyes to both as well as white Signo pen for the bat's eyes.   The cardstock is Black and Pumpkin Pie and the Counts cape is coloured with a purple marker.

Hope you enjoyed today's share!  Have a happy weekend!

Hugs ~ Judy

Monday, September 13, 2010

Loving the Newsprint DSP!

I love this card...it's a total case from Jen's blog.  I found it when I was blog surfing ages ago... blog surfing is one of my favourite things to do!  When I was putting this card together, I found it needed just a little something extra so I added the background circles with Crumb Cake ink. 

I used an old retired set but when we did this at my last class, I wanted to use something current so I cut out the circles with fun foam with the Circle Bigz Die, added the green tombow glue to the back and mounted it on a clear mount (once it was dry) and there you have it...instant stamps!  The button is from the Sizzlit button die.  I popped it up on a dimentional and added household twine to it

 
The large star is also from the Star Bigz Die and once it was cut out I embossed it with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder.
The sentiment is from the Level 3 Hostess set 'Occasional Quotes'.  It's a bit hard to see...I pierced it on both long sides and distressed it all around with our distressing tool.  This was a really fun and easy card to make!  Hope you like it!
Thanks for sharing your time with me!
Judy

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Artistic Etchings

Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend!  It's been raining here today and was so cozy to be tucked up in the house!

Here's a card I made.... I love this set and colours!  I loved making this ribbon flower too, it was so easy and I love making them!  I saw a card similar to this one at an upline meeting and thought it was so pretty! I added the large flower from the Blossom Party Big Shot Die using the Newsprint DSP and placed it behind my ribbon flower. 

What I used: 
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Newspaper DSP
Stamp Sets:  Artistic Etchings, Charming, Winter Post
Ink: Crumb Cake and Early Espresso
Assessories:  Blossom Party Die, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Half back Pearl

Hope you like my latest card! Thanks for stopping by!
Judy

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Happy 40th Anniversary....to us!

Yesterday was a such a special day for us, Gary and I celebrated our 40th anniversary!  I've been trying to find a picture of us together and although the quality of this one isn't super great, I think it's a great shot of us at our daughters wedding. 

I don't know where the time has gone!  We've had lots of love, laughter and adventures throughout our marriage.  We've had crazy times and truly special times! We are so lucky to have 2 grown kids with wonderful lives of their own and family and friends who make our lives complete. We've learned a lot along the way and have created so many wonderful memories!  We're looking forward to many more years having fun together!



And just for fun....here's a picture of our wedding day!  We were married on September 4, 1970 and my wedding boquet had the same flowers that my Mom had on her wedding day!  Yellow roses and white carnations. Oh my...didn't we look young?  LOL!!  I guess we were young way back then! 

I hope you've enjoyed this little peek into my world!  Thanks for stopping by and sharing your time with me!

Wishing you all love, happiness and good health....those are lifes real treasures!

Hugs ~ Judy

Thursday, September 2, 2010

My Easy Card Layers

Hi everyone, well I just don't know how to get a document into my blog, so I've cut and pasted my chart for you!

This is a handy chart I made to keep on my craft table and it makes it really easy to cut the layers for my cards. When I first started making cards I used the guessing game method which resulted in a lot of work, crazy dimensions and lots of wasted cardstock and time!

It’s pretty easy to make any size card and mat the layers so they’ll look great….just use increments of ¼”….it’s really that easy! You can add as many or as few layers as you like, although the small cards usually only need 1 or 2 layers.

Also when you want to mat something on your card, stamp your image first, then measure it and cut.  Add layers to your image piece by adding increments of 1/4" all around for each layer.  To give you an idea of what I mean, here are a couple of my favourite cards here and here.  See what I mean...1/4" layers and it looks great!

**Just a note: Irregular size cards, including square or small cards may require extra postage...check your post office first before you pop it in the mail!

Standard card size Card 
The Medium white and coloured envelopes will fit this size (page 171)

My fave...side fold or top fold: (5 ½”x 4 ¼”) card base.
Alternate cut for this size ....side fold or top fold: (4 ¼” x 11) card base.

Layers
• Layer 1 – 5 ¼” x 4”
• Layer 2 – 5” x 3 ¾”
• Layer 3 – 4 ¾” x 3 ½”
• Layer 4 – 4 ½” x 3 ¼”

2” x 2” Square Card (2” x 4”) card base

Layers
:• Layer 1 – 1 ¾” x 1 ¾”
 • Layer 2 – 1 ½” x 1 ½”

3” x 3” Square Card (3” x 6”) card base
 #107309 Envelope will fit this size

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
• Layer 3 – 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”
• Layer 4 – 2” x 2”

4” x 4” Square Card (4” x 8”) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 3 ¾” x 3 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 3 ½” x 3 ½”
• Layer 3 – 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”
• Layer 4 – 3” x 3”

4 ¼” x 4 ¼” Square Card (4 ¼” x 8 ½”) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 4” x 4”
• Layer 2 – 3 ¾” x 3 ¾”
• Layer 3 – 3 ½” x 3 ½”
• Layer 4 – 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”

4 ½” x 4 ½ ” Square (4 ½” x 9”) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”
• Layer 2 – 4” x 4”
• Layer 3 – 3 ¾” x 3 ¾”
• Layer 4 – 3 ½” x 3 ½”

4 ¾” x 4 ¾ Square (4 ¾ x 9 ½ ) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 4 ½” x 4 ½”
• Layer 2 – 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”
• Layer 3– 4” x 4”
• Layer 4 – 3 ¾” x 3 ¾”

5” x 5” Square Card (10” x 10”) card base
#107289 Envelopes will fit this size

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 4 ½” x 4 ½”
• Layer 3 – 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”
• Layer 4 – 4” x 4”

5¼” x 5 ¼” Square Card (5 ¼” x 10 ½”) card base
#107289 Envelopes will fit this size

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 5” x 5”
• Layer 2 – 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”
• Layer 3 – 4 ½” x 4 ½”
• Layer 4 – 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”

5 ½” x 5½ ” Square (5 ½” x 11”) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
• Layer 2 – 5” x 5”
• Layer 3 – 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”
• Layer 4 – 4 ½” x 4 ½”

5 ¾” x 5¾ Square (5 ¾ x 11 ½” ) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 5 ½” x 5 ½”
• Layer 2 – 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
• Layer 3– 5” x 5”
• Layer 4 – 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”

6” x 6” Square Card (6” x 12”) card base

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 5 ½” x 5 ½”
• Layer 3 – 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
• Layer 4 – 5” x 5”

3” x 6” Long Card (6” x 6” card base)
#107286 Envelopes fit this size

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 2 ¾” x 5 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 2 ½” x 5 ½”
• Layer 3 – 2 ¼” x 5 ¼”
• Layer 4 – 2” x 5”

3 ½” x 7” Long Card (7” x 7” card base)

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 3 ¼” x 6 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 3” x 6 ½”
• Layer 3 – 2 ¾” x 6 ¼”

4” x 8” Long Card (8” x 8” card base)
This size will fit into an A10 or legal envelope

Layers:
• Layer 1 – 3 ¾” x 7 ¾”
• Layer 2 – 3 ½” x 7 ½”
• Layer 3 – 3 ¼” x 7 ¼”
• Layer 4 – 3 x 7

If you'd like to print the layer list out just highlight it, copy and paste it into a Word document and then all you need to do is print it out...you'll have a handy layer guide too! Well, there you go...hope it helps you as much as it's helped me!!  It’s my very own little cheat sheet....enjoy!



Thanks for stopping by and sharing your time with me ~ Judy

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Happy September!

Hi! 

Happy September everyone!  Just a quick share of my vintage calendar for you today{g} I can't believe it's September already....it always seems that this is the real start of the year, I guess it's because it's back to school for the kiddies and that means back to routines! 

I love the approach of the Fall, it's one of my absolute favourite times of the year.  I love the cooler nights and changing colours, the falling leaves.  I love the crisp but warm days and I love the hint of spice in the air...it's probably the chysanthemums!  I love to smell the changes in the air, you can actually smell when the rain is coming or the snow which hopefully we won't have to smell for a long, long time!  LOL!!

Once again I made my vintage calendar and it's a total case from our local scrapbook store.  I just fell in love with it and Jesse (such a doll!) let me take pictures of it.  The papers and images are Crafty Secrets as well as the calendar.  The ribbon is our Old Olive Satin and the gold elastic is now retired.  The little key I've had for ages in the depths of my stash of goodies!

Hope you like it and have a fabulous and fun month!
Thanks for stopping by ~ Judy