September SOTM Blog Hop

This is the first month I am participating in the SOTM Bog Hop!!  I am SO Excited to do this!!!  If you found me you have successfully made it from Lori Brown's Blog.  Here is my take on our newest stamp.... it is PeRfEcT for HaLlOwEeN!!!  You could use this for so much... I am thinking wrappers for treats - watch my blog they will be posted next ;}  So here is my card take....

Now if you do not want to see my directions for this hop on over to Mary Eisen's Blog.  Wow! Hers is GREAT!!! 

Materials used:

September SOTM: Thriller D1442 (set of 9 used 3)

Holiday Red Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad Z2127

Smokey Plum Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad Z2147

VersaMark Ink Pad Z891

Black Embossing Powder Z670

Black X5671, Desert Sand X5671 and Smokey Plum 1291Card Stock

Black Bitty Brads Z1218

TomBow Mono Adhesive 1514

Craft Heater Z555

Craft Tray 1764

Micro-Tipped Scissors Z534

Sponge Z697

My Acrylic Spritz Cleaner 1778

3-D Foam Tape Z1151

Piercing Tool Kit Z1114

Wishes Card Confidence Program Book 9003 (page 78)

How To: 

I used a 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" card of Smokey Plum with a fold at the side as my base. Using Smokey Plum ink and a wedge from the sponge I distressed the edges of the card base.  (Okay, I got a great idea ... thanks Tresa Black.... use a paper binder clip to hold your sponge and you will not get ink all over your hands :) - gotta love it!! Questions contact me and I will send a picture of all of mine.) I cut out and randomly stamped the heart from "Thriller" with Holiday Read and Smokey Plum on the Desert Sand Card Stock and distressed the edges with Smokey Plum.  I used the Versa Mark and 2 of the stamps from "Thriller" stamp set to stamp the black background piece, I covered it with the black embossing powder over the craft tray - tapped the excess embossing powder off.  I then used the craft heater to emboss the background. Then I stamped the same skull stamp from the "Thriller" set on Smokey Plum paper, used the black embossing powder over the craft tray, tapped off the excess and returned the leftover embossing powder to the jar.  I then embossed the skull and cut it out of the plum paper.  I used the Holiday Red and stamped the skull on Desert Sand paper cutting out only the heart.  I placed the Bitty Brads on the corners of the Desert Sand paper with the random hearts and attached it to the Smokey Plum base using the TomBow.  Then I placed the bitty brads in the Black embossed paper and attached it using the TomBow.  Using small pieces from the foam tape I attached the Smokey Plum skull and the Holiday Red stamped heart.  Tada!!  Finished in less than 15 minutes!!!  Great card to send to my niece and nephew :) 

Now hop on over to Mary Eisen's Blog.

Triple Play National Stamping Month

HURRY!!!  The Triple Play Kit is only available until September 30th!!!  I LOVE these new stamps and I am extremely excited about the mini stamp pads in Hollyhock, Sunset, Desert Sand and Indian Corn Blue - these are REALLY handy to have around.  I am not a big mini-album person so I made one into a mini-album that I will give to a friend after the campagin and made the other two mini-album kits into 6-card kits which I will be giving to my first two bookings this month!!!  Here is my take on this really fun kit!! 

You can look at the side bar to see the mini-album in the Hollyhock color :)  If you would like to know how to order this amazing kit for FREE - email me!! Or call!  I would LOVE to fix you up!!! 

Working on a card with our August Stamp of the Month

I did this card today for my mother's birthday (hope she doesn't get an early peek at it)!  I LOVE this August Stamp!!  You can get it this ONLY this month!! 

Hey of you haven't gotten your papers....

You need to hurry to the AMAZING SALE we are having at Close to My Heart!!!  This is AWESOME!