A Hauntingly Good Halloween Party!

Hello crafty friends!

The newest release from Sweet November Stamps, Halloween Party, has arrived, and it is filled with the cutest costumed critters ready for a little spooky-season fun!

There are four new collections in this release, each featuring its own Halloween party scene. You’ll find a piñata scene, a party decorating scene, an apple bobbing scene, and a pumpkin carving scene. Every collection is packed with adorable little critters dressed up and ready to celebrate.

For today’s card, I chose to create with the new Halloween Party: Decorating digi collection. This set includes the two sweet little owls, a pumpkin-lighting skunk, and four different spook-tacular banners for your critters to decorate with.

I decided to use the spiderweb banner for my scene and had so much fun building the whole nighttime background around it. I wanted the web to have a magical Halloween glow, so I added some fluorescent Copic airbrushing around the banner. I love how that soft glow helps the spiderweb stand out against the deep blue and purple sky.

Of course, the little critters were all colored with Copic Markers too. I absolutely love the richness and depth that Copics bring to a scene like this, especially with all of the warm browns, bright oranges, deep blues, and pops of purple and green. The colors really help bring these sweet Halloween characters to life!

I finished everything off with the perfect “Have a hauntingly good birthday” sentiment. I love that this card still has all the fun of Halloween while working perfectly for a spooky-season birthday too!

The entire new Halloween Party release is available now in the Sweet November Stamps shop, so be sure to check out all four adorable party scenes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope these little party animals inspire you to create something fun, colorful, and just a little bit spooky! 🎃🦉🕸️✨

~ Ally ~ 

Stay Cozy with Frosty & Festive

Hello crafty friends!

There’s something about a sweet little snowman that makes a winter card feel instantly cheerful, and today’s card features one of the adorable new snowmen from the Frosty & Festive Collection from Catherine Pooler Designs!

This new release is packed with so many fun winter crafting possibilities. You’ll find everything from snowmen and birds to fabulous sentiments, beautiful forest-inspired fronds, and some really fantastic new cover plate dies. There are lots of pieces that can be mixed and matched for Christmas cards, winter cards, and those cozy projects that can carry you well beyond the holiday season.

For today’s card, I reached for the new Frosty Friends Stamp Set and coordinating dies. This set includes four sweet little snowmen, snowy accent images, and four adorable greetings. I couldn’t resist this little guy all tangled up in his colorful Christmas lights! I stamped him, colored him with my Copic Markers, and die cut him before adding him to the front of my card.

I wanted the background to stay soft and frosty, so I created a simple snowy landscape using Cotton Candy Ink. I gradually built up the color with three layers of ink, making each layer a little heavier and deeper than the one before it. I love how the different intensities of pink create the look of rolling snowy hills while still keeping the whole card light and whimsical.

To carry the wintery feel up through the rest of the panel, I stamped several of the snowflakes from the Jolly Jingle Stamp Set using Cotton Candy Ink. The tone-on-tone pink snowflakes are subtle, but they add just enough detail to make the background feel wonderfully snowy without taking attention away from my little Frosty Friend.

For one final touch of sparkle, I splattered the entire panel with the new Sparkle Gold Shimmer. Those tiny flecks of gold add such a pretty bit of shine when the light catches them and look especially lovely against the soft pink and white background.

I finished the card with the sweet “stay cozy” sentiment, keeping everything clean and simple so that adorable snowman could remain the star of the show.

The entire Frosty & Festive Collection is available now in the Catherine Pooler shop. If you love cute winter characters, versatile sentiments, snowy elements, and beautiful dies, there are so many fun goodies in this release to play with!

You can shop the new release here:
https://shop.catherinepooler.com?aff=49

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope this little pink snowy scene inspires you to pull out your favorite winter stamps, add a little sparkle, and create something cozy! ❄️💕✨

~ Ally ~ 

Pulling Strings for a Happy Halloween

Halloween is creeping closer, and that means the Sweet November Stamps Halloween release is almost here too! I couldn’t resist getting into the spooky spirit a little early with this eerie little card featuring one of the new wonderfully creepy Creepy Dolls.

There are three dolls in the collection—Kelly, Jackie and Wendy—and for today’s card I chose Kelly Doll with the Strings. There is something about her dangling marionette-style pose, cracked porcelain face and those wonderfully creepy details that makes her perfect for a Halloween card. I love how she looks as though she has just appeared onstage for her own spooky little performance!

I colored the entire scene with Copic Markers, keeping Kelly’s dress in bright blues with pops of vivid green. I also worked in some of my fluorescent orange Copic Markers to create a subtle glowing effect throughout the background. That extra bit of eerie warmth really helps set the mood and makes the whole scene feel like it is lit by some mysterious Halloween stage lights.

The finishing touch was the perfectly playful sentiment, “Pulling Strings for a Happy Halloween.” It ties the whole marionette theme together and adds just the right bit of humor to this delightfully creepy card.

I had so much fun coloring Kelly and bringing her spooky little stage to life. She’s eerie, quirky and just the right amount of creepy—exactly what I love for Halloween! Keep your eyes peeled because the new Sweet November Stamps Halloween release is coming soon! 👻🎃

~ Ally ~ 

Raking Up Some Fall Fun with Sweet November Stamps

There is just something about crisp autumn days, colorful leaves and all the fun activities that come along with the season! For today’s card, I pulled out the adorable “Fall Gathering” stamp set from Sweet November Stamps. This sweet set was released last Fall and features six little girls and guys enjoying all kinds of autumn adventures. It also includes fun scene-building extras like leaves, squirrels, chipmunks and a pumpkin.

I decided a slimline card would be the perfect way to showcase several of these cute kiddos together. I started by creating a subtle patterned background on my card base, stamping the individual leaf images and the tiny acorn all over in a soft neutral ink. I love how this adds just a little extra detail without distracting from the colorful characters.

Next, I added my slimline frame from Waffleflower and placed a different kiddo into each of the windows. From raking leaves to pushing a wheelbarrow full of colorful foliage, each little scene has so much personality! I also tucked in the fun “Let’s Rake Up Some Fun!” sentiment from the stamp set near the top.

Of course, all of these sweet characters were colored with my Copic Markers, using lots of warm and cheerful Fall colors. I kept the rest of the card fairly clean and simple so those adorable images could really shine.

Such a happy, playful Fall card and a fun reminder that sometimes revisiting an older favorite stamp set is just as inspiring as playing with something brand new! 🍂🍁

Have a great weekend!

~ Ally ~