Cutie Patootie!

Isn't she adorable? I got the "Greeting Card Kids" Stamp set a long time ago and colored this cute little witch just to test it out. I set it aside for several weeks and then right before Halloween I pulled it out and made this card. I'm not a big fan of water coloring but I do LOVE the way it looks! Maybe these will be the stamps to change my mind.... wait til you see the rest of the set. There is an image for Christmas, one for Valentine's Day and more! Last week I decided to try my hand at water coloring again and made a few different Christmas cards using this set. I'll be posting those ones soon so come back and visit my blog again!

Happy Stamping!

Okay, I know I said Holiday cards were coming soon..... and they are. I just wanted to show you this adorable witch hat that we made at my friend Heidi's last week.



And check out the inside:


Too cool, right?!
She is so talented! To see more of Heidi's wonderful projects you can visit her blog by clicking on the "Stampin King" blog link in my sidebar!

Happy Stamping!

Spooky Halloween Card

I'm back with the second project from my Monthly Hostess Club! This card was very easy to make and came together quickly.
Isn't the moon cool? To achieve that look I punched a circle out of a post-it and stuck it over my embossed stamped image. Then I sponged different layers of ink around it until I was happy with the way it looked. Let me know what you think!



All Supplies from Stampin Up:
Stamp Set- House of Haunts
Cardstock - Basic Gray, Basic Black, So Saffron
Ink - Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Misc. - Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, VersaMark Pad, Raven Lace Trim, Stampin' Dimensionals

If you live in the Conejo Valley and would like to join our monthly stamping club, send me an email and I'll let you in on all the details! Every member gets a FREE Stampin Up Catalog Idea Book. When it's your turn to host you will receive all the benefits that month, Including a FREE level 1 Hostess stamp set, a minimum of $15 in FREE Stampin Up product and a special gift from me! We meet once a month on a Wednesday morning at 10:30. You can also become a "Virtual" member! Interested??? Send me an email to learn more!

Right now I'm working on a basket of Holiday cards for the auction at my daughter's school so I am going to start posting some Christmas cards. Make sure you subscribe to my blog so you don't miss out! I hope to bring you lots of ideas and inspiration this holiday season!

Happy Stamping!

Monthly Hostess Club Begins!!!

Boy was I anxious to get this club started. A few months ago my friends were asking me to start a daytime stamping club. So after putting together all the details last month we finally got started. I have been a participant in monthly stamping clubs for a few years now but I have never RUN one! We are a very small group but we had a lot of fun creating two Halloween projects. The first one is this "fangtastic" treat box I CASE'd from fellow demonstrator Angie Kennedy Juda. To watch her video tutorial on how to make this box click here.



And here is the side view:



A few things I LOVE about this little treat box.... first is the sparkly bat! I have been putting him on almost all my cards and Halloween projects this year. You will fall in love with our Smooch Spritz after just one use. All you do is shake & spray! Voila! You can turn any paper into sparkly awesomeness! Second is that way cool spider web raised background. You'll be seeing a lot of that in my Halloween projects too! It's not a specialty paper, it's just a piece of Basic Black cardstock run through the Big Shot with the new Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.... Voila! (wow, I'm French now?) Another easy way to kick your projects up a notch!

Stampin Up Supplies used for this project:
Stamp Sets - Fang-Tastic
Cardstock - Whisper White, Roch Razzleberry, Basic Black, Certainly Celery
Ink - Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery
Ribbon - Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Grossgrain, Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta
Misc. - Spider Wed Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1-3/4" scallop circle Punch, 1-3/8" circle punch, Bitty Bat Large punch, 1/16" circle handheld punch, Stampin Dimensionals, Blender Pens, Silver Foil Smooch Spritz
Non-SU Supplies: 2" scallop circle punch, embroidery floss

We also made a spooky Halloween card. Wanna see it? I'll show it to you when you tune in tomorrow!

Happy Stamping Everyone!

Monster Birthday

Wow! It really has been forever since I've posted anything. Hopefully you will enjoy this Birthday card I made for my Husband's Goddaughter who has a birthday right before Halloween.



All supplies are Stampin Up! (except the googly eyes)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Old Olive, retired DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Stamp Sets: "Make a Monster", "Look Who's Turning"
Real Red grossgrain ribbon
Various circle punches to make the "8"

I made some other cards over the weekend too. I'll try to post them in the next few days. In the meantime... Thanks for stopping by & Happy Stamping!

The Blog Candy giveaway is finally here!

I know I promised this last week, but with the kids starting school and me putting the finishing touches on Thecardkitchen.com, it just got away from me! But, now that we are getting into a routine, I will be posting more regularly. So are you ready for the The Card Kitchen's first blog candy giveaway? I've assembled several doo-dads for you to use in your Halloween cardmaking or scrapbooking.


I'm not sure you can tell by the photo so let me tell you what's included:
2 lovely lilac top note die cuts
2 black larger top note die cuts for layering
4 "you make me smile" pumpkin embellishments
2 black haunted house die cuts
2 "BOO!" black die cuts
2 "Boo! black die cuts
6 black bats

I am sure you will have fun with this little pack of Halloween goodies... IF you are the winner! To enter the drawing all you have to do is subscribe to my blog and leave me a comment! If you are already subscribed, lucky you! You'll get 2 entries in exchange for leaving a comment!

The winner will be chosen by random drawing this Friday at midnight.

Thanks for visiting!

Free Card Recipe!

Hello everyone! I have been working on my website everyday trying to stock the pantry shelves and getting ready for my Grand Opening! Be sure to check out the changes I've made by visiting Thecardkitchen.com. Each month I'll spend some time in the kitchen creating a new card recipe. Card "Recipe's" will be available for purchase in the pantry section of the website. However, CK Club Members will get them for FREE. Here is the card I made for October:


Want to re-create this card? Join the CK Club and you'll recieve a list of ingredients and detailed step by step instructions with full color photos. Membership is FREE and in addition to a free card recipe every month, you'll recieve discounts and special offers available only to CK club members!

Latest Card Creations

Well, it was a very productive weekend to say the least! My mom and my sister came over on Saturday for a "day of scrapbooking" but I just couldn't get in the mood to scrap so I opted for stamping instead. Here are the cards I came up with:


I made this card for my daughter's friend who LOVES owls... and who doesn't just love owls? Especially this one with his great big eyes. I tried to use scraps of paper and ribbon that I had... which turned out to go with the new Dusty Durango cardstock and ink from Stampin Up! The owl stamp is from TPC Studio.











Another cute owl card! For this one I used Melon Mambo cardstock and ink, Bermuda Bay cardstock and ink, and the "All Holidays" stamp set... All from Stampin Up! The little owls in the circles are actually puffy stickers that my daughter gave me for my birthday. (I like owls too!) I think she found them at Borders Bookstore.












I know the kids aren't even back to school yet but I just got this new Sizzix die and I couldn't wait to use it. The back ground is So Saffron from Stampin Up!
and the gingham tie on the front is just a piece of scrap fabric I had leftover from an old craft project. Isn't it cute with the bats popping out over the house?













This wedding card was very easy to make and came together quickly. The bride and groom image is a stamp from Inkadinkado. The picture doesn't show it very well, but I embossed the image with the "frost" Versamark pad and I used white organdy ribbon to "fancy it up." The cardstock colors are Whisper White, Basic Black and Mellow Moss from Stampin Up!









I think this card "ROCKS!" When I got this stamp set from Inkadinkado I knew I wanted to use the guitar with a purple color so I chose Orchid Opulence from Stampin Up! I went shopping at the mall today with my daughter and a few of her friends and it seems that neon has returned! (So the color of this card it "so totally hip!") Now, if I could only find a stamp set with leg warmers and fingerless gloves......













My friend Cathy bought this cherry blossom paper at The Paper-Source and asked me if I could come up with a card for her. She wanted me to come up with something that was versatile enough to use different greetings. This is such a simple card layout and I think it would work well with any patterned paper you may have. I used Real Red, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede cardstock. The greeting is from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set, all from Stampin Up! I used a punch for the larger flowers then used foam tape to give it that 3-D effect.











This card is very similar to one that is featured in the Stampin Up! catalog. For mine I used Blue Bayou, Kiwi Kiss, Soft Suede and Whisper White cardstock, and the new "Extreme Elements" stamp set from Stampin Up! I didn't have the surfer stamp that they show on the card in the catalog so I used one from TPC Studio. SO many of my cards are girly... with flowers or sparkles and ribbon, I wanted to do a more Masculine card! think it turned out pretty good, what do you think?












As you can see I was a very busy bee! I'm hoping to get these listed for sale in the card shop in the next day or two. I am also working on putting together my very first BLOG CANDY giveaway! I know it will be Halloween themed but I'm still deciding on what to include. Be sure to check back soon... or better yet, sign up to get my blog updates via email, then you'll be the first to know when I'm doing a giveaway! The sign up link is in the right column!