Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Blast from the Past

Hi everyone. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog today. If you scroll down a bit, you'll see that my last stamping-related post was back in March. Crazy, huh?! I couldn't believe it'd been that long since I posted. I did go through a stamping drought for most of the summer, but this past month I was able to get a few cards done. Unfortunately, for my wallet anyhow, I couldn't resist a few of the Papertrey Ink releases while I was in my drought. Ha! At least I had plenty of new supplies to try out when I got my mojo back. As far as posting, I think my main problem is taking the time to take a picture, edit said picture, then write a blog post. When I took pictures of the cards below for this hop I went ahead and snapped a few of other completed cards. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of posting more frequently soon.

Anyways, back to the reason for this post: Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop. I think this is such a great idea. It gives you that push to break out those old, forgotten sets and there is always such great inspiration all along the hop. And it gave me the much-needed motivation to post! Ha. Since Halloween is just around the corner (hard to believe eh?) I decided to use the Trick or Sweet set and create a duo of cards. I originally intended to make it a trio using the pumpkin cuppie as well, but I didn't get a chance to get the card put together in time for the hop. So a twosome it is. I stamped the vampire and frankenstein, colored them with Copics and then cut them out. The cardstock (Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse, & Plum Pudding) and patterned papers (Halloween Prints) are from Papertrey Ink. On each of the card bases, I stamped two images, the treat bag and ghost, from Papertrey Ink's Tiny Treats: Halloween set. The sentiment is also from this adorable set. Basically just two simple, flat cards- perfect for easy mailing! Please excuse the poor photos. My camera seems to have dust in the lens so there is a black dot that appears in every shot. I had to zoom out and then crop close to get a picture without the dot.





Anyways, that is all from me this time around. Thanks again for stopping by. Be sure to check out everyone's blog that is involved in this hop below. You won't be disappointed! :)

Here are the entries from the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past blog hop! Stay tuned for details on how you can sign up for the customer blog hop next month!

1. Taylor VanBruggen  21. Tangii Crain  
2. Cassie Trask  22. Jami Sibley  
3. Tracy Clemente  23. Tori Wild  
4. Pattie Goldman  24. Sankari Wegman  
5. Regina Mangum  25. Karen Giron  
6. Jen Tapler  26. Carole Chesser  
7. Jessica Diedrich  27. Melissa Sauls  
8. LeAnn Jolliff  28. Michelle Single  
9. Julia Aston  29. Jessica Willison  
10. Monika Davis  30. Lynn Put  
11. Kelly Braund  31. Ashley Newell  
12. Lisa Hjulberg  32. Danielle Lounds  
13. Meri McLaughlin  33. Chris Loritsch  
14. Amanda Mason  34. Charmaine Ikach  
15. Maggie Haas  35. Natalie Houston  
16. Rebecca Ednie  36. Lesa Smaligo  
17. Joan Ervin  37. Bronwyn Velazquez  
18. Lea Lawson  38. Terri Trotter Earley  
19. Tanja Hartmann  39. Radha Thijm  
20. Jodi Collins  

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15 comments:

Lea L. said...

These are super cute! Great job!

♥♥♥Lea

Taylor said...

Such fun little cards! I'm so glad you came out from hiding to participate in the blog hop! :)

Cassie said...

Hehe, those are so cute, Amanda ;D

Julia Aston said...

What fun Halloween cards! love those SPOOKY cuppies!

Punkydoodle Papers said...

What cute little guys! Love 'em! Welcome back to the stamping world!

Anonymous said...

Welcome back to stamp land!! :) This is one of my favorite sets--- Adorable and great layout for them!

Joan Ervin said...

Those little spooky cuppies are my favorite Halloween stamps....tooo cute!!!!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Super cute halloween cards!

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Jodi Collins said...

These are SOOOOOO cute!

Ashley Newell said...

What super fun cards! So perfect for Halloween!

Regina Mangum said...

SO cute! I love those little cuppies!

FibreJunky said...

I'm sorry you've had a stamping drought, but awfully glad you're back for this hop! Hope to see you back next month with more cute cards!

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

What cute cards, I just love Cuppie!

Chris L.

Natalie said...

Spooky Cuppie, fun cards!

Melissa Sauls said...

What fun and spooky Halloween cards! LOVE Halloween and love what you did with your cards!