Pickle Post #32 - AMuse Blog Weekly Challenge

Hi there! It's time for a new challenge on the AMuse Challenge Blog!

This week's challenge, hosted by our very own Carla, is to dry emboss on your project.
Easy peasy, right? So I hope you get creative and enter the challenge this week for a chance to win AMuse Studio goodies! Who doesn't love free goodies? No tricks, just treats! So please enter your creations!

You don't have to use AMuse Studio products to participate, but if you own some, we would love to see them used in your creations. Remember - you must be 18 or older and live in the U.S. to qualify to win the AMuse prize of the week. Here is what I created for the challenge - it's a colorful twist on Halloween! :)

My 'Pick of the Patch' Card: 
This card was planned to be part of last week's AMuse color challenge, but it just wasn't coming together right. Maybe I needed to get closer to Halloween to have the right inspiration! :) The pumpkins and sentiment tag are stamped with pigment ink. The faces are embossed with white embossing powder. The pearls on the tag are colored with Copics. The card base is embossed with a nifty impression plate that is two sided - diamond pattern on one side, woodgrain on the other. Double the fun!

Stuff I Used (All AMuse Studio Products): 
Stamps - 'Happy Jacks', 'Mad for Plaids' (zig zag border)
Cardstock - Vanilla, Kraft
Ink - Bubblegum, French Roast, Grass
Other Stuff - Harl/Woodgrain Impression Plate, White Embossing Powder, Versamark Ink, Pearls, Copic Marker E59

Thanks for stopping by today! Leave some love for the team on the challenge blog too!

Pickle Post #31 - Happy Halloween!

Hi there and Happy Halloween!

I wanted to create more cards for today, but this one took a little more time than I thought it would.
It's all about the details! :) I really LOVE the way it turned out and I hope you like it too!

My "Happy Halloween" Card:
I started out using this adorable 'Night Things' stamp from Penny Black. I stamped it a few times and cut out the spider, cat and owl so I could pop them up. I colored all of them with Copics. That perfect background paper from Cosmo Cricket's Matilda paper pad. The sentiment is stamped on a die cut rectangle that I inked with gray and black distress ink. The ghost has a crinkly tissue paper layer glued on top to give him dimension - it was so hard to photograph it so you can see how cute he looks, but I tried!
Stuff I Used: 
Stamps - Penny Black 'Night Things', The Girls Paperie 'Toil & Trouble' (sentiment)
Cardstock/Paper - Cosmo Cricket 'Matilda' 6x6 paper pad, Creative Memories Purple CS, AMuse Studio Vanilla CS
Nesties - Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles
Other Stuff - Black Soot & Pumice Stone Distress Ink, Diamond Glaze, Stampin' Up Dimensionals
Lotsa Copics -

I hope you enjoy a safe and super fun Halloween! Thanks for stopping by!

Pickle Post #30 - OWH Benefit Fundraiser Blog Hop

Hi there and welcome

You should have arrived here from Sandy's blog - wasn't her card adorable?! 

Today is a special day because this blog hop kicks off a benefit for Operation Write Home!!  For those of you who aren't familiar with Operation Write Home, they are a non-profit group that collects handmade cards (over a million, so far!) to send to those in the armed forces deployed overseas. Beautiful cards are created by creative crafters like you and me so those serving overseas can communicate with their families and friends back home. OWH is a fantastic organization!

In order to send the thousands of cards that will go out during the holidays, OWH needs extra funds for shipping - about $13,000! - and that is where two digi designers would like to help. :)

Katlyn of KnK Designs has teamed up with Deedee Anderson to create 7 digi sets that are perfect for your OWH cards - or any cards, for that matter!  ALL of the proceeds for these sets (minus PayPal fees) will be donated to OWH - EVERY BIT OF IT!  You can buy the sets separately or in a bundle at KnK Designs HERE- and they are ADORABLE!

If digis aren't your cup of tea but you still want to help, you can donate directly to OWH HERE. I hope you will support such a worthy cause and bring smiles to the faces of many heroes and their loved ones this holiday season!

And what's a blog hop without some candy? :) 
K 'n K Designs has wonderful prize packages for 2 lucky winners! Your comment will enter you into the prize drawing and the winners will be announced Monday, October 24th!  So be sure to leave a comment on each blog so you have a chance to win!

Here is one of the cards I created using the Juniper Bunny digi offered at KnK Designs:
My bunny and the surrounding scene is colored with Copics and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I layered the card with some fun paper from My Minds Eye. The heart circle is a cute stamp from Bo Bunny and for the finishing touches - AMuse Studio cherry bakers twine and a handmade red heart button by Jane Beljo.

Now hop along to your next stop at Carol's blog - she has some fabulous creations to share! Don't forget to pick up all of those cute digis at KnK Designs!

Thank you so much for hopping by today...and for supporting OWH!

Pickle Post #29 - Spooky Fun Cards with Copics!

Hi there! Sorry I have been kinda absent from the ol' blog!

I started my new job and my schedule has been crazy, so I am tired and lacking creative energy. Last week was orientation - hit the snooze button please LOL! My brain hurts from all of the Power Point presentations and computer stuff and processes! :) Too much sitting and thinking...but it's nice to have extra money to save for my big trip to India with Hubby in the spring! 

Last weekend I was able to go to a Copic crop at my LSS and renew my coloring mojo a bit! I also got to meet one of my fabulous blog buddies, Jan and her talented friend, Dagmar. Talk about fun! I felt like I have known them forever and I can't wait to color with them again soon! It was a lot of coloring for me in one day - there was a shadows and shading class with Jennie Black plus airbrushing galore make and takes included in the crop. I was pretty wiped out by the end of the day, but we made some super cute Halloween cards I wanted to share.

My 'Little Witch' Card (design by Kelly Wann & Danielle Johnson):
This card had a lot of steps but it turned out SOOOOO CUTE! The base was layered with designer paper. The little witch and sentiment were stamped on vanilla cardstock. I airbrushed the edges of the background with Copics, leaving a 'moon glow' center to highlight the image. I sprayed the airbrushed area with a Mini Mister filled with colorless blender. It blended the ink together and gave a speckled effect. The witch, cat, pumpkin and broom were colored with Copics. Gold Stickles made the stars sparkly.

My 'Goth Girl' Card (design by Danielle Johnson):

This card background was also airbrushed and the images were colored with Copics. Not a whole lot of shading because the images are small. Not fancy, just fun! It was much easier than the first card!

Supply lists were not given to us, but I know the names of some of the stamps we used:
Impression Obsession - 'Little Witch'
Inkadinkado - 'Goth Girl' and 'Freaky Halloween' sentiment

I am part of a fun blog hop later this week and I am catching up on my coloring projects, so stay tuned for some pickleicious new stuff. Thanks so much for dropping by today!

Pickle Post #28 - AMuse Blog Weekly Challenge!

Hi there! Happy Monday! It's time for a new challenge on the AMuse Challenge Blog!

This week's challenge, hosted by our very own Sherry, is to use stamps to create a custom background.
Easy peasy, right? So get creative and enter the challenge this week for a chance to win AMuse Studio goodies! Who doesn't love free goodies? So please enter your creations!

You don't have to use AMuse Studio products to participate, but if you own some, we would love to see them in your creations. Remember - you must be 18 or older and live in the U.S. to qualify to win the AMuse prize of the week. Here is what I created for the challenge.

My 'Autumn Blessings' Card:
I wanted to create something simple but elegant for this challenge. I embossed the french roast card base with a woodgrain embossing plate. I used Versamark Ink and latte pigment ink to emboss the leaves on latte cardstock. To make them pearly, I used Satin Pearl embossing powder. The sentiment was stamped with french roast pigment ink. I used vanilla twill ribbon to finish my card. I think it's rather pretty! :)

Stuff I Used (all AMuse products):
Stamps - 'Autumn Beauty'
Cardstock - French Roast, Latte
Ink - French Roast Pigment Ink,Versamark
Other Fun Stuff - Woodgrain Embossing Plate, Satin Pearl embossing powder, Vanilla twill ribbon

We are gaining lots of support and fabulous followers on the challenge blog - we would love for YOU to come join the fun this week! Thanks for stopping by today!
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