Stampin' Up! Frightful Sight DSP - Halloween

I'm glad you came back today to see my next Stampin' Up! feature for this week.  It is a Halloween card made primarily with Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio (MDS).  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) used for this card is the Digital Frightful Sight DSP (the non-digital Frightful Sight DSP is on pages 22 & 185 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog 2011-2012). 
I chose the spider design from the DSP for the first card layer, and I enlarged it through MDS to get larger spiders on the DSP.  That's one of many things I love about MDS - you can manipulate the items to fit your needs! 

The second card layer is a spider web that I drew by hand.  The spider hanging from the "trick or treat" greeting is one that I cut out of the DSP and embellished it with Crystal Effects.

The frightful cat (lol) is from the MDS Cute Cats Stamp Brush Set, which is unavailable.  (That is one of the great things about Stampin' Up!'s MDS - once you've downloaded a item, it's available for use forever - it NEVER retires!)  And, that little bell around the cat's neck - isn't is so darling?  It is a Stampin' Up! Mini Jingle Bell from the current Holiday Mini Catalog.  (I think most stampers think of only using the bells on Christmas items.)  I attached the bell with Stampin' Up!'s White Baker's Twine that I rolled on my Basic Black Stampin' Pad to turn it black.  Isn't it so cute?  I also used the twine for the string that the spider is hanging from.

The cat's hat is from MDS Jack of all Trades Stamp Brush Set, which I enlarged slightly and embellished it also with Crystal Effects.

Last, but not least, the greeting is from MDS Spooky Things Stamp Brush Set (unavailable) that I also manipulated to the size I wanted and punched it out with the Modern Label Punch and matted it with the a cut-out from the Stampin' Up! Movers & Shapers, Punch Windows.

This picture provides you with a closeup of the frightful cat.   I really love my cat! ***  As usual, don't waste time searching for catalog numbers to purchase items for this or any other project.  Click on the product links above and you'll be taken directly to my 24/7 on-line store for buying Stampin' Up! goodies!



If you haven't purchased Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio, you are missing out on a product that makes stamping and scrapbooking so very easy.  Buy it today!  I promise you'll love it!

Come back tomorrow to see my next holiday feature. 

God's Blessings!

Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

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Stampin' Up! Greeting Card - Blue Chateau DSP - Breast Cancer Awareness

Good morning and thank you for stopping by to see my Stampin' Up! projects.  I hope you enjoy them.  I decided that this week's posts will focus on Breast Cancer Awareness, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  Don't forget to come back for each feature.

Have you tried the Stampin' Up! Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper (DSP) yet?  If you have, you'll agree with me that the designs are so pretty, especially the Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette design that I used on this card.  The design in person looks like a shimmery gold. 

Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this card would meet a need for a card to give to someone who currently is struggling with breast cancer.

The card was made from a 11" x 6-1/4" piece of Pink Pirouette Cardstock, and the fold of the card is called "Gatefold".  After folding the card, I cut the Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper into sections to match the card panels and attached them with Sticky Strip.  For decorations, I used the butterfly stamp from the Creative Elements Stamp Set (love, love this stamp set) to stamp twice the butterfly image onto a piece of the DSP.  Then I cut out the butterflies, decorated them with Basic Pearls, and adhered them to a frame made with the Designer Frames Embossing Folder.  To create the scallop border on the two front pieces, I used the Scallop Edge Border Punch.  The card inside includes images from the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Set.

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Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

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Zentangle Pumpkin

10-9-11 UPDATE:  I just discovered that my Zentangle® Pumpkin was featured as an article for last weeks' "roundup" on a Certified Zentangle® Teacher's website, Tangle Harmony!  I don't know the teacher, but what an honor to be featured!  This is so exciting!!

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My project share today is another Stampin' Up! Greeting Card featuring the art of Zentangle®!  The main element on this card is the pumpkin which I drew and included several Zentangle® patterns.  I hope you like it as much as I do.  I'm really getting into tangling, and I think it adds a nice touch to Stampin' Up! products.  Have you tried tangling yet?

If you have an interest in learning the art of Zentangle® to include on your Stampin' Up! crafts, google the word "zentangle" and you'll find lots of patterns.  Unfortunately I can't instruct you on the patterns I used on both the pumpkin and sentiment, but I certainly can share the Stampin' Up! products that I used.  Speaking of Stampin' Up! products, did you know that Stampin' Up! rubber stamps were listed in the October 2011 issue of the Creating Keepsakes magazine as one of the TOP 10 MUST HAVES?  Gosh, did they ever get that right!!

Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Always Thankful   (page 19 of the Holiday Mini Catalog)
Cardstock:  Peach Parfait, Old Olive, Basic Black, and Whisper White
Ink:  Peach Parfait, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze, and Basic Black
Accessories:  Antique Brads, Brads-Neutrals (Basic Black), Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Leaves #2 Die, and Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon

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Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

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Stampin' Up! Autumn Splender

Thanks so much for stopping in to browse my Stampin' Up! greeting cards and other paper crafts.  You may have noticed that I've not posted any projects for several weeks.  There was a family tragedy that took all of my time; therefore, I was unable to complete a project for posting.  I do apologize for my unavailable, but I'm sure you'll understand.

Now to my Stampin' Up! greeting card that features the wonderful leaves of the Autumn Splendor Stamp Set.  This card also features the "Against the Edge" technique with a small amount of Zentangle®.

 Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  Autumn Splendor,  God's Blessings (the sentiment), and Borderlines

Classic Stampin' Pads (Ink):  Certainly Celery, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze, and VersaMark 

Cardstock:  Whisper White, and Cajun Craze 

Designer Series Paper:  Well Worn

Accessories:  Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Against the Edge Tutorial 

Instead of providing the exact instructions for my card, I am providing instructions for the technique used to produce the card.  Try the technique; it's so cool and it is from http://patstamps.com.

1.  Ink a long word, tall flower, or similar stamp and vertically stamp the image one-third of the way in from the right side of your cardstock that will be the top layer on your card.  (For my card, I used a stamp from the Borderlines stamp set that I inked with VersaMark and embossed the image with gold embossing powder.)

2.  Stamp the image again on a large Post-it® note, assuring that the left side of the image is at the top of the Post-it® note.  This will be used as a mask; therefore the sticky part of the note will be needed.

3.  Trim off the right side of the image on the Post-it® note to create a mask.

4.  Place the mask over the stamped image on the cardstock, aligning the images.  (This is why the sticky part of the note needs to be on the left side.) 

5.  Choose another long stamp, such as a detailed background stamp and stamp the image onto the right side of the cardstock and onto the Post-it® note mask, but not on the left side of the cardstock.  (For my card, I used a leaf stamp from the Autumn Splendor stamp set and the masking technique.)

6.  Remove the mask and finish the card as desired.

For the above card, I used a Zentangle® pattern on the upper-right and lower-left sides of the sentiment.  I am really loving the Zentangle® art!

 Leave a comment about what you think of the "Against the Edge" technique!

God's Blessings!

Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in FL

 

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