A different edge, outside your comfort zone, with the UnstampaBelles

The UnstampaBelles October challenge is Outside Your Comfort Zone with the twist of a different edge. You can make whatever you like without using any stamps.

I ended up trying my hand — literally, as I get hand cramps with this kind of fine work — at hand-embroidered string art. I bought template from Helen at Let's Create. It's worth it, but it takes forever! I made fairly CAS card for a Halloween Wedding anniversary.

Be sure to check out the fabulous projects by my teammates and hope you'll join us this month at UnstampaBelles!


Thank you for visiting,

Halloweenniversary

My brother-in-law's wedding anniversary is October 31st, so I always enjoy making them a Halloween-themed anniversary card. I used these same stamps for their anniversary card last year, but I couldn't resist using them again in a new way.

I was inspired by the current One-Layer challenge at Less is More; I always find it very challenging, and since the twist is to use 2 of something, this stamp set seemed like a perfect fit. For once I can handle all that white space! 

I tried my hand (again) at the Color Combo at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, although the dark silver came out really bright in this photo. I heat-embossed the skeletons in black and painted in the details with Liquid Pearls.

Challenges/Inspiration:

Less is More: CAS + One Layer Card + 2 of something
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Color Coordinates (the silver looks darker IRL...got really shiny here!) / 2nd entry

Thank you for visiting & for inspiring my crafting,

Halloween Wedding Anniversary

My brother-in-law married his wonderful wife on Halloween last year, so I had some fun with their Halloween/Anniversary card!

The card base was cut from an October Afternoon paper, using the Circle Flip-its Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die on my BigShot.  The spiderweb doilies are from Bird's Cards, and I designed the banner in SCAL. Both were cut on my Silhouette electronic die-cutting machine.

I made the corner embellishments by folding black lace seam binding over white paper, and adhering only one side, with Glossy Accents. Then I was able to fit the corner onto the card. I added Prima flowers with gold brads to two of the corners.

The skeletons are from a Studio G set, and heat-embossed in black on a shiny white paper. I cut the image out with a Spellbinders die. I colored the hat and hair bow with a silver Elmer's gel pen, and used a white Sakura glaze pen for the bowtie and skirt. I used a ZIG glue pen to fill the skeletons with glow-in-the-dark glitter.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Digi Darla Challenge: Anniversary (of any kind)
Stamp n Doodle: Black and white

Thank you for visiting,

Shakin' it up for Dia de los Muertos

I so fun much making a shaker card with these cute stamps, that I had to try it again with this lovely sketch from Addicted to Stamps.

I'm also entering this into the Halloween challenge at Drunken Stampers.

Inspiration:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #14: Sketch

Drunken Stampers Challenge #76: Halloween

Stamps: Studio g, Queremos Pastel set from Dilo En Español

Paper: Recollections, Core'dinations

Tools: Fiskars papercutter & deckle scissors, stamp block, MS detailing scissors, Marvy heat tool, awl, Cricut, SCAL, Sizzix Texture Boutique & embossing plate

Other: ZipDry glue, Recollections adhesive rhinestones & micro beads, Versamark inks, Copics, Sakura & Elmer's gel pens, Studio g ribbon, Shake It set from Impression Obsession, Stampendous, Recollections & Speedy the Cat (from Mark's Finest Papers) embossing powders, flowers from Sandra