Halloween Card

 

Happy Thursday!! Sorry I haven’t been active on here for a little bit. 2020 has been a rough year, especially with the coronavirus. I injured my toenail and it has to be removed as well as having dental surgery. My son also broke his finger during the same time. We are both on the mend thankfully and I hope to get in my craft room again!

This card was so much fun to make. I started off using Tim Holtz oxide inks for the background. The images are by Lawn Fawn, which I colored using copics. I took my embossing pen and used glow in the dark embossing powder for the fox, tombstones, and windows. 

I also did the eclipse technique using a Taylored Expressions caps lock “happy”die (letters are attached together so they are always the same distance apart). I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!🎃 

New Video!

Hello Everyone! I am so excited to be bringing a video to you today. It has been a long time since I uploaded anything so I am glad to be doing it again. I guess I just needed a long break to get back into things. 

 But now it appears I have forgotten the best camera position and editing skills..lol. I promise the videos will keep getting better! I figured out how to add music so that's a plus! 

This card is a simple Halloween Interactive Card using stamps and dies mainly from a company called Inky Antics.

SUPPLIES USED: 

• Tim Holtz Oxide Inks in Wilted Violet, Chipped Sapphire, and Faded Jeans and Black Soot
• Gink K black ink (copic friendly)
• Versamark ink pad for embossing
• Storm Cloud- Lawn Fawn Cardstock and Basic Black by Stampin Up as well as Neenah Classic white crest 80lb
• Blender Brushes
• Recollections Twine
• Basic Grey Magnets
• Inky Antics Mummy & Drac stamps
• Lawn Fawn Push Here stamp
• Inky Antics Creepy Coffin die
• SSS Fine white detail embossing powder
• Lawn Fawn liquid stardust
• Copic Opaque White
• Teflon Bone Folder (SSS) 

Check back soon for another video!  Have a wonderful week!

Halloween and Scrapbooking

Hello!!

 

Are you excited about gaining an extra hour of sleep?!  We have had such a great weekend so far.  Actually it feels like a long weekend because Brent was off Thursday and Friday.

 

They rescheduled trick or treating to November 1st, due to bad storms, rain, and lots of wind.  I am so happy..it would have been miserable going out in it!

 

Here is a picture of Aiden, he wanted to be a ninja this year.

 

 

We couldn't find his monogrammed fabric bag so we opted for a larger Halloween gift bag, until the bag broke.  Luckily it was when we were walking back ;)

 

Even got to stop at the local fire station.  Aiden was excited they had their ladder extended as high as it could go and all the lights flashing.  He loved it!

 

I also did some scrap booking today.

 

 

 Using the new Pink Paislee Color Wash collection

 

Teresa Collins- You are my happy collection

 

Crate Paper Collection

 

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

Pumpkins!

Heres my cutie carving his pumpkin (well...mommy and daddy pretty much doing it LOL)  He hated the inside of the pumpkin.

Love this kid!   He is such a fun person!  I love this age so much.

Halloween Card

Hello!

Happy Wednesday.  I cant believe its only Wednesday...feels like it should be Friday already!!  This will probably be pretty short.  I need to take Aiden to preschool here in a few min and then come home and work on orders galore!

I hope today goes well for him.  Today is the first day of actual preschool he is wearing his big boy underwear, we usually put him in a pull up, but not anymore.  I hope it goes okay! 

Here is another Halloween card I created a few nights ago.  I love this stamp!  I cannot find my mini pom poms for the cheerleaders pompoms or the clowns hat, oh well it still worked out.  There is glitter on them anyways.

Love this ribbon...so fun, sparkly and 3d!

Well, gotta drop Aiden off at school!

Halloween Card and Video

Hello!

Hope your weekend was nice.  It was Brent and I's 5 year anniversary. We ended up staying home since Brents mom wasnt feeling well at all and we wanted her to feel better instead of watching Aiden...and getting him sick ;)

I have set aside some time each night to do something crafty for personal crafts....however, the first night was cleaning my scrapbook room but still..it felt nice!  Its all clean and I even created a LOOOONG video tutorial/show you how I made a card.

Seeing how its 20 min of me just rambling on and talking, you can tell I havent done a tutorial in a while and missed them obviously.

Here is the Halloween card I am creating for my cousin and Aiden and my nephew Carson.  Love this Northwood Stamp. 

(I cannot take credit for the card layout/idea....recreated based on their card sample)

Love this card!  I used acetate to make the window...really look like a window! 

And in case you have 20 min of your life you dont mind ever getting back (ha-ha)

Also..be sure to listen around the 13:15 min or so...Aiden has something adorable to say to me!  He melts my heart!



Aiden and candy

Hey Everyone,

I have been busy working on some more custom Etsy orders. I was asked to do gender neutral baby announcements and here is what I came up with. I was so happy when they loved them so much they ordered more than what they asked for so they would have some for future kids ;)

I did a version like this for Aidens baby announcements but used brown and blue.

I am hoping to get done with Christmas shopping here pretty soon. Christmas is in 50 some days...hard to believe. I really cannot believe its already November. Thats crazy! Where is time going?! I am proud to say that I am officially finished shopping for my sister, got started on my mom, and I know what I am getting Aiden. I am trying to slowly filter in gifts since Brent and I have really stepped up our saving habit for to hopefully be able to purchase some land here in the future!

Before I go I just wanted to share an adorable video of Aiden and getting some candy from his grandma. And NO he will not eat all of it ;) In fact she will more than likely get more than 1/2 of it back lol

Halloween Blog Hop!!

Hey Everyone!

Happy Halloween!!!! I am so excited to be apart of the Blackleaf's first ever Halloween blog hop and you probably can guess the theme......HALLOWEEN!!!

If you came here from the main Blackleaf blog than you are on the right track!

Also...dont forget to leave a comment at every stop along the way for a chance to win ALL the digi Halloween stamps you will see today throughout the blogs!! How fun is that!?!

Here is my project using just two of the many stamps that you can win. I printed them off and colored using my copic markers. I made the witch's feet into a mini 3x3 thank you card and the hat into a favor bag for a yummy bag full of candy!

I hope you enjoyed my projects! Your next stop for the hop is the wonderful DT member Chris's blog!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!!!

Early Halloween

Isnt he the cutest little cow you have ever seen!?! We celebrated Halloween early with my family since Halloween is usually so busy with us. This way we are completely free to go to Brents parents for Halloween. Plus Aiden gets to wear his costume TWICE ;)

He actually left it on believe it or not and he looked very cute next to my cousin who was a farmer and Carson my nephew was a fireman.

This post is a little later than I wanted it to be but this morning we had tornado warnings, severe thunderstorms and wind advisories...yes in October!! That is crazy Indiana weather for you!

Tonight we are going to look at some land we kinda like...the best thing about it is its still in our same city but out in the country. Brent and I LOVE where we live, we just want a bigger house and more land! This land already has a pole barn on it so that could be cool!

Doesnt Feel like October!

Hey Everyone!

Happy Saturday! It sure doesnt feel like Fall here in Indiana yet. Its abou 70 degrees still. We have been really wanting to take Aiden to a pumpkin patch but it just doesnt feel right LOL.

Maybe it will get cooler here soon and we can get one before Halloween?!

We have been super busy this week and this weekend too I should say.

We have looked at several houses and one even had a panic room/bomb shelter down in the basement...it was pretty creepy!

Tomorror we are celebrating an early Halloween party with my family. Can you guess what Aiden is going to be this year??! He was a pirate last year!

I also have been busy working on custom orders on my Etsy. This time it seems like Barney cupcake toppers are the popular item. I have had two orders this week!!

Here is what they look like!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Check back soon as I hope to get some coloring in soon!!

Halloween Things and some great news!

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope everyone's weekend went well so far. Ours has flown by..dont they always though?

I have so much to do today..I have a custom order I need to finish from Etsy and also keep making things for the craft show I am in October 16!

I have some exciting news......if you are familiar with the certification classes Copic does, they announced they will do ONE intermediate class and the rest will start next year. This one happens to be in Chicago and is taught by Marianne Walker (she certified me the first time!)

You had to "try out" since seats are so limited and even if you were a "big name" in crafting they wouldnt just use that...so everyone did the same color test............

AND I WAS ACCEPTED!!!!!!

I am so excited!!

Anyways..here are some more Halloween diecuts I have been working on for my Etsy store!

Hope you have a great Sunday (GO COLTS!)

Fall Mood

Hey Everyone,

I apologize upfront if this post is short..so to make up for it I will post lots of pictures of projects I have been working on! We have our first open house today so we need to be out of here pretty soon!

Aidens party was a blast yesterday. I think everyone had a great time! Of course I missed my nephew being there and Brents grandpa but other than that everyone came and had some Pablo cake. I cant wait to show you the pictures as soon as I get them uploaded and edited!

Aiden was of course very spoiled (isnt he always?!) We appreciate our family and everything they do for us. A BIG Thankyou to my grandparents for letting us have the party at their house...again ;)

I have been in the Halloween mood so here are some projects I have created for my Etsy store, which of course is up and you can purchase these at!

Some tags..they are very 3d in real life and have glitter on them

Dirty Mummy card..with my MS spider web punch that my mom and I got SUPER cheap last year...love it!!

Thanks for looking and come back soon for more projects and pictures! GO COLTS!!!

As promised...

Here is a little tease photo of my adorable pirate!

We had such a hard time getting him to look at us...he was so into the leaves on the ground and the fact that there are like 4 people take pictures lol.

He just melts my heart! I cannot believe he he is almost 14 months..where oh where has time gone?!?

Not much crafting done today...actually none. Mr. Aiden kept me pretty busy today and I had to bake yummy cupcakes for Brents job....of course I had to make a few extras for here at home too ;)

Well I am off to watch survivor (dvr'd it) and go to bed..as it is 12:30 in the morning already..TGIF!!

Video 4---Early Halloween for us..

Hello Everyone,

Can you believe the weekend is already over...where or where did time go?!
We had such an eventful weekend..lots of family time :)

Saturday- we all went to the Indiana Railway in French Lick for a 2 hour train ride that had a robbery on it (it was planned..not an actual one haha) It was so much fun!! Aiden did SO SO SO SO SO (can you tell how well he did lol) GOOD!!!!!! NO crying except a little whining when we went through a dark tunnel and it lasted for at least 1 min or two..pitch black! I was so happy I got out and did something since I had to miss scrapbooking with the girls (boo!)

Sunday- Brent had to work so tonight my side of the family celebrated Halloween a little early...Aiden was the cutest pirate! My nephew was an adorable cowboy..too bad he was crying...I think he has caught that sick bug..poor thing..and my cousin Katie was Cleopatra..very pretty!! Wasnt there for too long and now were home waiting on Brent to come home to end the weekend :(

I did get another video done...all about treasure making! What do you think of Vimeo??

Video 4 from Scrappin Ashley on Vimeo.

Ill post pics later of my cute pirate :)