For this entry, I thought I'd include two designs I recently worked on. The first is a Halloween card with an homage to candy corn mmmm (Yes, I am one of the few that like those things hehe) and the second is a tribute to the Apple Harvest Season. Last year I went with my Mama on an apple pickin' adventure to Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, CA. For those of you that haven't been, it's definitely a good time. We dipped candles, churned butter, hiked a little bit, ate a lot of good stuff and of course picked a basket of apples to take home. The air is so crisp and clean up there. The fields are expansive and have the sweet smell of wet grass and wild flowers. There's berry fields, pumpkin fields, pear orchards, apple orchards, hay rides... it's amazing. It's a bit of a drive from Los Angeles... but well worth it. Oh and make sure to pre order your apple pies before you get there because they sell fast and they are HUGE with yummy buttery crust. I'm hoping to organize another trip this month.
This is my homage to candy corn hehehe! That sweet yummy treat that's made from Honey of all things (I just learned that last year if you can believe it) Deliciously sweet and sort of chewy. I guess I love them so much because they remind me of my childhood. I am however a traditionalist, and I only like the original flavor. I don't like the fancy schmancy green apple, or caramel apple flavored candy corns. No thanks, I'll pass.
This is another 5" x 5" square card with a chocolate brown card stock I got in a paper pack from Target. Actually, all the paper used to make this card came from the Target paper pack except the striped paper. That paper was an old scrap I have been holding on to, just waiting for the perfect opportunity to use it in a fun and interesting way. I used my Making Memories Slice machine to cut out the two frames for this card. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss both frames to give them texture. The bow is my signature touch of course. And there's my favorite little tree stamp. The candy corns were from a stamp that I found at the front register area of Michael's Arts and Crafts and bought for $1... yep that's right folks.. $1. Such a bargain! I used this magical glue pen that I got from the gals at Sparkle 'n Sprinkle to color in the candy corns and apply my Martha Stewart glitters to make them pop.
Oh side note - If you haven't checked out Sparkle 'n Sprinkle, you NEED to. They have opened my eyes to a whole new world of glitters, embossing powders, flocking, stamps and adhesives! Fantastical products... and inventive new ways to use adhesives. Pioneers in their field, I am a dedicated customer :)
Okay enough gushing back to the card. I used another $1 stamp from Michael's for the Trick or Treat font and applied white embossing powder to it. I heated the powder with my heat tool and the effect was perfect - stark (just how I had imagined) against the purple. Lastly I used a small Fiskars punch to cut the spiders out and apply my Sparkle 'n Sprinkle brushable glue to each creep crawly. I then added my Sparkle 'n Sprinkle Black Ice glitter which gave them a perfect glossy, glittery effect. I love this card, and I hope you do too.
This precious autumn harvest card was a joy to work on. The leaves came out crunchy in the end, just like the real thing. This is a 6" x 6" square card on chocolate brown card stock found in my paper pack from Target. I found this sweet apple patterned paper in my loose stack that I got from a monthly scrapbooking club I used to belong to. I cut that paper into a 5" x 5" square and used my teeny tiny glue dots to adhere the paper to my card. To jazz up the apples on the paper I outlined each apple and then colored them in with my Sparkle 'n Sprinkle handy dandy glue pen. I then applied my Ala Mode glitter to the paper and let it dry. This produced those irresistably glittery apples that make you want to grab one and take a big bite. After the paper dried, I cut a 4" x 4" square of light taupe cardstock and applied that to the card. Then I cut a 3" x 3" white square of cardstock which I used as my center to apply my rubber stamp to. The rubber stamp came from Stampin' Up. I'm not sure which set it came in because I bought a bunch of loose used stamps on eBay, but I liked the sentiment which coincides with the fall and Thanksgiving season. The leaves were so fun to make. I ended up making a bunch and saving them for future use. I used my Making Memories Slice to cut the leaves at 1". I then pulled out my Sparkle 'n Sprinkle brushable glue and brushed each leaf. I applied the glitter from my Ala Mode glitter pack and let dry. The final result was perfect - Vibrant and Crunchy fall leaves... The Autumn Splendor and Ribbon were the perfect finishing touches. It's apple season folks! Time to go frolic in the fields with your friends and family.
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