Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Some great fall colors from ColourQ today! How cute is this hat that Arielle found?

These colors were just perfect for scrapbooking Eve’s pumpkin carving pictures. This was the first year that she did the majority of the carving all by herself. Didn’t it come out great?

I hope that you will stop back tomorrow for Day 2 of the Hanukkah Blog Hop. We’ll have new projects every Wednesday & Sunday until Hanukkah starts on December 9th. I can’t wait to see what everyone is showing tomorrow!

Have you seen these super cute candy corn witch’s legs, like the ones on Paula’s blog? I knew they would be just perfect for this week’s Dynamic Duos challenge!

I met the “dessert option” of the challenge with my Top Note Die. I used it both for the top and cut into quarters to make the shoes. I used the Extra Large Oval Punch (which used to be called the Wide Oval Punch) to shape the shoe.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Other: Top Note Die, Decorative Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, 1″x8″ Cellophane Bags

The best part was that while I was looking for those cello bags, I finally found my watercolor paper that had been missing for close to a year. Of course I did just order a new pack. Doesn’t always work out like that?

Today’s card combines two challenges — a sketch challenge from Pals Paper Arts and an animal challenge from SUO Challenges.

I didn’t use any stamps or ink on this card. Instead I used one of the super cute images from the Storytime Designer Series Paper. There are two whole sheets of these cute images that can be used to make some quick and easy and cute cards!

Paper: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Storytime Designer Series Paper, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper
Other: 1 1/4″ Square Punch

I am so happy that this great paper is available in a digital version as well.

Another classic sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, just my cup of tea!

Halloween is getting close, and we are about to start our “Boo Buddies” at work. Depending on who I get, and how well they know me, I just might have to slip a few hand-stamped goodies in there! Here is the card I came up with for this sketch.

Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, 2011-2013 In Colors Pattern Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Basic Black Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Basic Black Brad, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch

How cute is that little witch? I don’t know if she would scare anybody, but she sure is fun! I made the mat for her with two of the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circles.

Halloween is coming and ColourQ has some great Halloween colors this week to get you in the mood!

Only Orange is a retired from Stampin’ Up a few years ago, and Pear Pizzazz retired over the summer, but with My Digital Studio, you don’t have to worry about that! All of the colors live forever! I dug through the archives to find these super cute pictures of Eve at the Harvest Festival.

Supplies:

Background
Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Tangerine Tango

Embellishments
2011-2013 In Color Ruffled Ribbon\Ruffled Ribbon – calypso coral (re-colored to Only Orange)
2011-2013 In Color Ruffled Ribbon\Ruffled Ribbon – calypso coral bow (re-colored to Only Orange)
Glimmer Brads\Basic Black – glimmer brad

Stamps
Spooky Bingo Bits\Spooky Bingo Bits – pumpkin 1, Color = ONLY ORANGE 245,131,77
Calendar Basics Kit\Calendar Kit – pumpkin, Color = ONLY ORANGE 245,131,77
Calendar Basics Kit\Calendar Kit – pumpkin, Color = ONLY ORANGE 245,131,77

Punches
Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\2010 In Color Patterns – designer series paper\Pear Pizzazz Polka Dots
Basics\Rounded Corner Punch, Fill Color = 225,225,224
Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\2010 In Color Patterns – designer series paper\Pear Pizzazz Stripes
Basics\1.25 Circle Punch, Fill Color = ONLY ORANGE
Basics\1.25 Circle Punch, Fill Color = ONLY ORANGE

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Another great clean sketch from Freshly Made Sketches this week. I just love playing along with these!

It’s almost October, so I’m ready to start hitting the Halloween cards pretty heavily. This one came together very quickly! That cute circle is from the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit. It is 2″ in diameter and comes printed with everything you see there except for the bat. The finished card is 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.

Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

The self-adhesive Googly Eyes come as part of the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit and can also be purchased separately. Which reminds me — I need to get some more of those!

I have a private class coming up this weekend, and one of the things that the hostess wanted to make was a Halloween treat bag. I love making cute little Halloween treats, and they could not be easier with the Ghoulish Googlies Bundle! Available in either Clear Mount or Wood Mount, this combines both the Googly Ghouls stamp set and the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit — plus it saves you 15% as well! Here is the cute little bag I came up with.

Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Basic Black
Other: Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Printed 2011 In Color Brads, Labels Collection Framelits

The Ghoulish Googlies Designer Printed Kit is such a good deal! For only $7.95, it includes 20 printed double-sided tags: 10 ea. of 2 designs; 10 glassine bags with die-cut edges: ea. 3″ x 5″ x 1-1/2″; 50 adhesive-backed googly eyes (ea. 5 mm); and 10 pieces of Pumpkin Pie/Whisper White Baker’s Twine, ea. 8″ (color exclusive to this kit). Buy it with the Bundle, and it is an even better deal!

Really fun challenge over the Friday Mashup this weekend! I’ve always wanted to make one of these cool looking star burst cards, but they looked pretty tricky. Guess what? They’re not!

I used the tutorial that they linked to, and it was so easy! I also found out that the self-adhesive googlie eyes are just the right size for the super cute pumpkin in the Got Treats stamp set.

Stamps: Got Treats
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper
Other: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Basic Black Dotted Scallop Ribbon

I wish you a sweet new year if you are celebrating this weekend. Shana Tova!

Look at these great colors from Pals Paper Arts this week! Do they scream Halloween or what?

They gave me a great excuse to finally break out the Ghoulish Googlies Bundle. This has to be the cutest Halloween set ever! I love how the stamps are made for the googlie eyes to fit perfectly.

Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Regals Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, In Color 2011-2013 Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Other: Googlies, Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta, Wide Oval Punch

I love that there are bundles in the Holiday Mini — all the stuff you would buy together anyway, and at a cheaper price!

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