Good morning, and happy Wednesday!!  It's almost October, which means Halloween!!  I LOVE Halloween cards!!  Here's a fun one for you to try!

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SNOWFLAKE SPLENDOR SUITE You may want to grab a cup of cocoa and a cozy sweater before you sit down to create with the Snowflake Splendor Suite! This stamp and die bundle will help you create a blizzard of snowflakes for the perfect storm of winter crafting. The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper complements the stamps and dies with hand-painted, watercolor snowflakes in lots of icy purples and blues. The tutorial I'm sharing changes up the colors and design for a bit of rustic glamour and a little tweak to the standard card size. Happy Stamping,

Tammy
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I love this clean and simple card!  Isn't the birdcage beautiful?

Measurements:

• Sahara Sand: 8 ½” x 5 ½” , 4” x 2 ¼”
• Basic Black: 2” x 4 ¼”
• Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper: 2 ¼” x 4 ¼”

Instructions:

1.  Fold Sahara Sand card stock in half to create card base.
2. Using Stampin' Sponge, ink Designer Series Paper with Sahara Sand ink pad.
3. Run strip of Basic Black card stock through Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with die from Birds & More die collection. Glue behind the Designer Series Paper.
4. Cut a piece of Vanilla ribbon to measure 5”. Swipe Black Stazon ink pad across front and back of ribbon. Adhere across front of Designer Series Paper along the bottom edge. Glue to front of card.
5. Place 4” x 2 ¼” Sahara Sand card stock onto Stamparatus. Place birdcage onto card stock and pick up with Stamparatus plate. Ink with Black Stazon and stamp down, Repeat until desired darkness. Clean stamp and ink with Versamark and stamp. Remove card stock and sprinkle with Clear Emboss Powder; shake off excess and set with heat tool.
6. Place card stock back onto the Stamparatus and repeat step 5 with spider and sentiment images. Trim top of card stock so that piece measures 3 ¾” x 2 1/8” (this trims off the blank area above the spider line).
7. Glue stamped piece to 3 7/8” x 2 5/8” and place on card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
8. Colour three large rhinestone jewels with Dark Smoky Slate Stampin' Blend Marker and place on bottom left of card.
9. Stamp cat and 'boo' inside of card with Black Stazon in pad.

I can't believe it's almost October, and we're still in the 90s!!  I'm ready for the cooler autumn weather!  (not winter though!! haha!!)

Here's a fun Halloween card--to help you get in the fall mood!

Here it is open:

Measurements: 

• Pumpkin Pie: 5 1/2" x  7" --  score at 4 1/4"; 2 1/4” x 2 1/4"
• Basic Black: 2 1/2” x 5 1/4”; 1 1/2" x 5 1/4"; 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"; 1 1/2” x 3 1/2"
• Whisper White: 4” x 5 1/4"; 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"; 1 1/4" x 2 1/2"
• Magic in This Night DSP: 2 1/4” x 5”; 1 1/4" x 5”

Instructions:

• Fold Pumpkin Pie card base on score line
• Adhere 2 1/4" x 5” Magic in This Night DSP to 2 1/2" x 5 1/4" Basic Black and adhere to card front flap
• Adhere 1 1/4" x 5” Magic in This Night DSP to 1 1/2" x 5 1/4" Basic Black and adhere to 4” x 5 1/4" Whisper White for inside of card
• Score 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" Basic Black at 3/4" – fold on score line. Adhere 3/4" flap to back of 4” x 5 1/4" Whisper White
• Adhere 4” x 5 1/4" Whisper White to inside of card
• Adhere the flap from step 4 to 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Basic Black
• Adhere 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" Pumpkin Pie to Black square
• Stamp Happy Haunting with Memento on 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” Whisper White
• Stamp two spider webs with Memento on 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” Whisper White and two more on the 4” x 5 1/4” Whisper White
• Stamp pumpkins with Pumpkin Pie – once on 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” Whisper White and twice on 1 1/4" x 2 1/2"
• Stamp face on all three pumpkins with Memento
• Ink stem with Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker and leaf with Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker
• Use Paper Snips to cut out the two pumpkins on the 1 1/4” x 2 1/2" Whisper White.
• Adhere stamped Whisper White square to Pumpkin Pie
• Attach two pumpkins with Dimensionals

Have you seen the Magic in this Night Designer Paper?!  It's a great "Halloween" pack on one side, and the other sides are beautiful gray and black patterns!  Take a peek at this card:

Measurements:

• Basic Gray 11 x 4¼ score at 5½ card base, 1½” Circle
• Basic Black 5¼ x 4, 2” Circle
• Magic In This Night Designer paper 5-1/8 x 3-7/8
• Black Glitter Paper 4 x 1
• Whisper White 5¼ x 4 inside
• Black Glittered Organdy paper 12” and 5”

Instruction:

1. Stamp the Happy Birthday on to the 1½ Basic Gray circle.
2. On to the Whisper White cardstock stamp 3 flowers at the bottom.
3. Color the flowers with the light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends
4. Adhere the Whisper White cardstock inside the card.
5. Assemble in this order on to the card front: Basic Black, Magic In This Night designer paper, in the center black glimmer paper, Basic Black circle and the Basic Gray circle on top the black circle using dimensionals.
6. Fold the 5” ribbon in half and adhere with glue dots.
7. Make a bow out of the 12” ribbon and adhere on top of the folded ribbon with glue dots.