A Kept Life

Friday, September 21, 2012

WMSC #116 - Lantern

Can you believe it's Saturday already? It's been a busy week for me! My hand cramps are recovered from all the zig zag rosettes I made earlier in the week for the Cross Country Senior Night, and so now its time to play!! My son has another meet this weekend and he is doing great. His last 5k he ran in 17:21 !!! I hope he he does well this weekend too - if he makes Varsity I told him I'd buy him another Letterman's jacket since he is at a new school now.

The sketch this week is by the house mouse/mistress herself....... Ms. Claire Brennan! This sketch is a great way to show case your favorite Waltzingmouse Stamp! I just had to ink up the new Bright Season set. I had fun trying different things like distressed backgrounds, but settled on this clean image stamped on white. I just loved how my eye kept going back to the clean colors of the flame. I stamped the flame and rays of light in three different colors and they seem to just pop against the black lantern.

The little tab seems like an obvious place for a sentiment but I actually put a pull tab there instead. I stamped and cut it with the new opera tags on kraft, added a leopard print gem and attached it to a little pull tab with a brad. I think this would be a neat way to insert a little gift card using the "for you" sentiment on the little tab.Here's the finished card

Thanks for having a look. Make sure you check out the inspiration provided by the other Mischief Makers and perhaps Mrs. B. herself!

Jeanne

Supplies Used: Finished Size: 5x7"
Stamps: Waltzingmouse French Country, Halloween Party, Bright Season, Opera Tags
Dies: Waltzingmouse Opera Tags, Spellbinder Fancy Framed Tags One, Labels 25, Cheery Lynn Nautical Wheeler Doily
Print Paper: Recollections (Michaels)
Solid Paper: Papertrey Stampers Select White, True Black, Kraft
Eyelet, Leopard Print Gem: Paper Studio
Markers: Copic
Ink: Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Momento London Fog
1/4" Gingham Black by Offray, Silver Twine, Hug Snug Seam Binding Black

Tuesday Morning Sketches #164 - Puppy Love

Happy Fall Y'all! Mary from Serendipity Stamps just got a new baby! To congratulate her on this new addition to the family I made this card featuring a stamp called Leaf Pets. I followed the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I colored up the puppy on the stamp to look like Mary's new baby Suzy! I kept the little white boots and the stripe down her face. I liked the sentiment "Let's be friends forever" to wish Mary years of fun and love with her new girl I know what a comfort this companion will be to her and her family! This stamp with the falling leaves is perfect for her new fall puppy!

Thanks for having a look! If you want to congratulate Mary on her new girl you can pop her an email at serendipity@serendipitystamps.com

Hugs!

Jeanne

Supplies Used: Finished Size 5" x 7"

Stamps: Serendipity Leaf Pets

Paper: October Afternoon Campfire Collection, Solids Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Stampin Up More Mustard

Dies: Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Classic Scalloped Ovals

Markers: Copic

Seam Binding Hug Snug Lipstick Red

May Arts 1 1/5" Natural Burlap Stripe Edge WIred

Twinery Marashino

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Serendipity Blog Challenge - Halloween

It's time for another Serendipity Blog Hop Challenge! This time is was to make something Halloween! That is easy to do with the big selection of Halloween Stamps available at Serendipity Stamps. You can see them here. The special of the week? 20% off the Halloween category stamps now through September 26.

I made a few quick projects. The first this simple witch in the window. The only coloring is the moon.

Next I made a few tags - if you don't have treats you are bound to get tricks so better to be prepared with some goodies on hand!! For these I simply stamped the images in Momento and colored them up with Copics. The bows look big and floofy because the ribbon is wired - so you can shape it as you like.