Saturday, October 17, 2026

Ghoul Friends

Midnight greetings, ghoul friends!  And tonight's card features ghoul friends as well:


Y'all know I can't stay away from the Monster Bash DSP, I get distracted every time I look through my Halloween paper stash and most of the time it wins and I have to make another spooktacular card.  I might have to try to scare up a third pack of this somewhere...

Stay spooky, friends!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Spooktacular Bash
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Thick Basic White, Monster Bash DSP
Accessories:  Ornate Frames dies, spiderweb accent, black rhinestones, Dimensionals

Friday, October 16, 2026

Shades of Orange

Mornin' y'all!  How's your week going?  It's been busy here but I still have a card to share today:


I got out some old favorite stamps for the Retro Rubber Challenge:


Fall Whimsy (the leaf) has been in my stamping stash for TWENTY YEARS so it's really, really retro, and Lighthearted Leaves is eleven years old.  I was really tempted by a stamp that says "Fall is my favorite color" but I only got it a few weeks ago so I went for the retro stamp instead : )  The leaf panel is polished stone, made with Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, and Tangerine Tango inks, I do love to trot that technique out every once in a while.  I was really inspired by the pic from Retro Rubber, that's what made me do everything in oranges!  I also CASEd this card by Brian King, though I kept mine simpler than his.  I was going to add some gems but it just seemed to want to stay as is.

That's it for now, peeps.  Have a great day!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Fall Whimsy, Lighthearted Leaves
Ink:  Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze
Paper:  Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Basic White, Glossy White
Accessories:  Tasteful Labels dies, Isopropyl alcohol for the polished stone technique

Scary Cat Says Boo

Midnight greetings, ghoul friends!  Ya know, I think this might be the year of the black cat for the Hex-Travaganza because I have another one tonight:


Thought I'd have a go at the Scary Silhouettes dies for the spooky branches and the cat, what do you think?

Stay spooky, friends!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Scary Cute
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, black marker
Paper:  Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP
Accessories:  Scary Silhouettes dies, Candy Dots

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Fox & Owl

Mornin' y'all!  How's your week going?  I am still deeeeep in the throes of fall and Halloween cards, are you getting tired of oranges and browns yet?  'Cause I have another fall card today:


I got out a bunch of retired stamp sets for the Inspired By... Challenge:


I'm a dollar short and a day late for the challenge but I'm posting my card anyway because I had fun making it and I love this inspo pic.  I love all those mugs, they can come live in my house : ) I especially like the owl and the fox, so I pulled out Fox & Friends, then added a leaf from Falling Leaves and a greeting from Give Thanks.  It barely shows up in the picture, but I stamped Flannel Plaid on the Cajun Craze layer in Versamark for just a little more coziness.  I used Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Copper Clay, and Pecan Pie for my colors and I'd really like to play around with this palette of oranges and browns again.

That's it for me today, peeps.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Fox & Friends, Falling Leaves, Give Thanks, Flannel Plaid
Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Copper Clay, Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie, Versamark
Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Stitched Shapes & Stitched Rectangles dies, Mini Dimensionals

Halloween Apparitions

Midnight greetings, ghoul friends!  I was in a fussy cutting mood when I made tonight's card:


I got Autumn Apparitions off eBay a year or two ago after I saw someone else use it on a blog post, but I don't remember who it was.  As you can see, we've got several fun Halloween images to play with and I had a go at using them all on a single card.

Stay spooky, friends!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Autumn Apparitions
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Thick Basic White, Wicked Fun DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

WIP Wednesday: Frankie

Mornin' y'all!  No card today because I've been busy with Ryan on fall break and trying to keep him entertained without screens, but I do have a WIP Wednesday to share of my cross stitch:


Cross stitch projects do look pretty creepy when they're missing eyes like this, ha!  And then once you DO have the eyes stitched in, he stares at you nonstop.  He needs his face filled in, and then there's some candy bits on the sides and the buffalo check on the bottom and Frankie will be done.  Well, there's also the thick black border but that's pretty quick and mindless.

That's it for now.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies:
Stamps:  none
Ink:  none
Paper:  also none, unless you count the chart
Accessories:  fabric & floss : )

Toil & Trouble

Midnight greetings, ghoul friends!  Let's switch it up a bit and have a witch for tonight's card, shall we?


Instead of using Cauldron Bubble with the coordinating Toil & Trouble DSP (which also has lots of images you can die cut that are already colored in, you might remember them from my what's cookin' card), I stamped my little witch and her cauldron, then colored them to match the Halloween Spells DSP for a different look.  Who knew Pool Party could work for Halloween?

Stay spooky, friends!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Cauldron Bubble
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Pool Party
Paper:  Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Halloween Spells DSP
Accessories:  Cauldron dies, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals