Happy Halloween !!!

On this Halloween Day I have a card and a Candy Corn treat box to show you.

Hope everyone had a Fun Halloween!!
Stay tuned for a Christmas idea marathon. I have 4 cards ready and will be posting one a day starting Nov. 1st.

Family page two

As promised I got the corresponding page done, well almost done. I ran out of my Opaques Mocha for the flowers across the top but maybe if I hadn't told you it would have stayed my secret. Anyway I hope you like it.

Supplies:
Magnifique Level 2 papers
Pacifica, Lagoon, Chocolate Inks
D1438 Circle of Love stamp
C1422 Unity stamp 
E1016 Friendship Alphabet

Z1333 Opaques Mocha
Z1327 Blue/Green Sparkles
Z1331 Foundry Metal Flourishes Assortment
Z1096 Embroidery Floss Neutral Assortment
Z1316 Cocoa ribbon

"Family" Updated...

I am using the Magnifique paper line making a scrapbook layout. I wanted to make a layout to add pictures of Family that we just had a visit from.  This paper is so pretty with a few new colors in the papers. It has Pacifica, Lagoon and Sky. I used all but sky in this page. I don't have the picture on yet but when I do I will re-post with the page completely done.

See how pretty it is?? I have used a combination of techniques in making this page. I did stamping with some second generation and using the water brush to add some color. The strip that looks pleated is actually just a series of strips of paper all cut in the same spot on the paper and lined up under each other. The ends were slightly rolled up and inked with Chocolate ink. There also are some new embellishments in the gems and Opaques Mocha collections. The flowers and corners are from an Antiqued Copper Foundry Flourishes. Lot's of fun new things to use to make exciting projects. I also added some stamping to the base page giving another area of interest. Finish it off with some stitching. The final step is adding your picture. I got my picture so am updating my post here with it. We were blessed with company from family that we haven't seen in a number of years. From the visit of my husband's  two sisters this was one of the photos.
The stamps sets used were Circle of Love, Unity. Both are very nice versatile stamps.
I will also be back to show you the corresponding page. Check back for that.
Supplies:
Magnifique Level 2 papers
Pacifica, Lagoon, Chocolate Inks
D1438 Circle of Love stamp
C1422 Unity stamp 
E1016 Friendship Alphabet
Z1333 Opaques Mocha
Z1327 Blue/Green Sparkles
Z1331 Foundry Metal Flourishes Assortment
Z1096 Embroidery Floss Neutral Assortment
Z1316 Cocoa ribbon

Another project using the Passages Paper

This is a fairly easy card using two embellishments to make it special.
The round embellishment on the journal block is made with a 1 1/4" circle punch. It is a folded technique which can look totally different depending on what papers are used. CTMH papers are all double sided which works very well in making these. If you're interested in a pictorial tutorial on how to make these leave me a comment and I'll make one up to post.
The other technique to make this card special is the Ribbon Folding using a sheer with satin edged ribbon in this case. Ribbon always adds a nice touch, don't you think?
The stamp set used for this card is "Happy Journey"
I'll be back tomorrow with a Scrapbook layout. See you then.

Passages

Passages is a really beautiful paper line. It is a great choice for Heritage pictures. I decided to try it with some vacation pictures when my Granddaughter took a trip with her parents to one of Arizona's most beautiful area called Sedona. It is known for it's Red Rock color. It has  beautiful  streams at the base of the mountain

Supplies are mainly from the Passages WOTG Kit.
Cocoa Ribbon Roub
Mini Medley Pewter embellishment
Cocoa Ink
1 1/4" circle  Punch

Hope you enjoy it. The next layout I am going do is the Magnifique paper line. Watch for it. See you then.

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