Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Penny Black Halloween Gate

Hello! Today I am sharing a Halloween card created with Penny Black die sets, including several from the new Autumn Extraordinaire release.

I die-cut the 51-656 Halloween Gate from black cardstock (it’s a coated cardstock I got from Stampin’ Up several years ago).
I die-cut the 54-463 Winter Trees tree from black cardstock. I die-cut the bird (in the same set) from orange cardstock.
I die-cut the 51-654 Carved Cuties from orange and black cardstock (stems) and backed the openings with black cardstock.
I die-cut the smaller pumpkins with the 51-360 Pumpkins & Leaves set.
I die-cut the yellow moon with a circle die.
I created the card background with patterned paper and adhered the die-cut elements.

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Spellbinders – Christmas Cascade Collection

Hello! I am sharing a preview of two cards I created with the recently-released Spellbinders Christmas Cascade Collection. I would love for you to head over to the Spellbinders blog for all of the details! In the post, I share details of each panel and my design decisions.

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Reverse Confetti – Multi-Step Cacti

Hello! Today I am sharing a “Hello” card created with Reverse Confetti supplies. The Multi-step Cacti images are created with three stamps each: the solid image, the detail, and the outline.

For the cactus on the left, I stamped with Mowed Lawn, then Pine Needles, and finally Jet Black. I cut the image with the coordinating die.
For the middle cactus, I stamped with Peeled Paint, then Archival Olive, and finally Jet Black. I cut the image with the coordinating die.
For the cactus on the right, I stamped the solid image with Lucky Clover, the detail with Library Green, and the outline with Jet Black. I cut the image with the coordinating die.
The flower is stamped with two stamps: the solid image and outline.
For the pots, I cut stencils with the coordinating dies and colored cardstock through the stencils. I then stamped the images in Archival Black and cut the images with their coordinating dies.
For the background, I colored white cardstock with gray and blue inks (to create a horizon line). I stamped the Best Sentiments sentiment and cut the cardstock with a circle die.

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Elizabeth Craft – Halloween Bird

Hello! Today I am sharing a Halloween card created with Elizabeth Craft Design die sets.

I die-cut the Winter Bird from cardstock colored with Distress Inks and assembled it.
I die-cut the branch from the same set.
I die-cut the witch’s hat and bat with dies in the Halloween Accessories set.
I stamped the Taylored Expressions sentiment on to an ink-colored circle.
I added the assembled pieces to patterned paper on which I colored the corners.

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Spellbinders Sparkling Christmas

I recently wrote a guest post for the Spellbinders blog in which I shared holiday cards that combine two of my favorite techniques–die-cutting and foiling–using products in the Sparkling Christmas Collection. For all three cards, I used a color scheme of red, green, and gold. With this collection, you’ll create elegant and distinctive holiday cards.