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Woot-woot!! It's time again for another........
I love to go back, because after all retro is good. Right? Don't the best of the best always come back around. Hello? The 80's!!!! LOL!! Seriously they do. I've been itching to make some Halloween cards and the hop was a perfect excuse to get one in.
My card is a true blast from the past, as it uses some patterned paper from one of the very first Key Ingredients kits! How retro is that? LOL! All images are from Taylor's very first stamp release back in 2008! This set is called Trick or Sweet and is still one of my favorites. I used my beloved Martha Stewart web border punch and a web embossing folder from Cuttlebug for my card. The rest was pretty simple.
As always Taylor issues an optional challenge for the Blast from the Past blog hop and this time it was a sketch created by the amazing Sankari Wegman. Naturally I had to play along as I am hopelessly addicted to sketches.
Here's a close up of Mummy Cuppie with his *sparkle*. As I always say everything is better with some sparkle, right?!
I was having so much fun using my older TE stamps that I even combined Taylor's sketch from Friday - TESC121 for my 2nd card. The stamp is another one of Taylor's first stamp releases. This set is called Sweet Celebration. I thought it went perfectly with this month's Key Ingredients kit. Don't you just love this patterned paper? It's from KI Memories. The cardstock included in this kit is so bright & cheery that it screams summer.
I borrowed Taylor's idea about using stickers to compliment the card. I've had these birthday cardstock stickers from Doodlebug FOREVER. I turned them into balloons to keep with the theme of a birthday card. Do you like it?
Here's a close up of the cake. I used my colorless blender pen to add the dots to the cake.
Well as they say, that's all folks. I hope you enjoyed my cards showcasing Taylor's stamps from the past.
Very cute. Love the Halloween card.
Posted by: Shelby | July 20, 2010 at 08:20 AM
OMGosh - I am absolutely in LOVE with your Halloween card! How cute is that? Love the spider web border and all the sparkly goodness on the mummy. The balloons on your party card are so creative and all the polka dots in the cake - yummy!!
Posted by: Karen Giron | July 20, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Haha, great cards, Tracy ;D
Posted by: Cassie | July 20, 2010 at 09:00 AM
OMG!! i love this card very cute i might have to use your idea lol
Posted by: melissa | July 20, 2010 at 09:01 AM
These are both so fabulous!! I am totally partial to the Halloween card...the embossed and punched cobwebs are fab!!
♥♥♥Lea
Posted by: Lea Lawson | July 20, 2010 at 09:07 AM
Darling cards! I love them both!
Posted by: Ashley Nguyen Newell | July 20, 2010 at 09:08 AM
These are totally and utterly FUN Tracey! LOVE them both but that Halloween card makes me smile! FABULOUS!!!
Posted by: Jodi Collins | July 20, 2010 at 09:32 AM
How FUN! I love both cards! For your Halloween one, I just love those papers, especially that embossed spiderweb one! For the bday cake one, i think it was GENIUS of you to make dots on your cake :). STELLAR job~!
Posted by: corinne | July 20, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Hahahha, wow! I love both of these! They are just too cute! Awesome job.
Posted by: Tangii Crain | July 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Such a cute card...love the elements you used on it!
Posted by: Tina W. | July 20, 2010 at 11:32 AM
What fun cards! I adore both! The first one is so cute, that lil cuppie is just too much! and such a sweet second card! Love the lil bows too!
Enjoy your Tuesday :)
hugs, margie
Posted by: margie c | July 20, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Wow both cards are fabulous and so fun! Love all the details on both!
Posted by: Harriet Skelly | July 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Fabulous cards! Love the cute cuppies you used... great colors and lay-outs. :o)
Posted by: Monika Davis | July 20, 2010 at 01:37 PM
so super fantastic on both cards, tracy!!! taylor is so lucky to have you on the blog hop with these darling gems! love the sparkly mummy and all of the hallowe'en details on the 1st card, and am partial to the "balloons" and polka dot cake on your 2nd card:) great job, tracy!! tfs:)
Posted by: Tinla | July 20, 2010 at 03:07 PM
sweet cards! I love the sentiment balloons on the 2nd one!
Posted by: Donna | July 20, 2010 at 03:52 PM
GREAT cards! Love the Halloween mummy! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | July 20, 2010 at 05:19 PM
I think you are right, great minds do think alike!! I could not stop laughing (in a good way) when I saw that we both used the web edge punch and the greeting coming out to the side on a piece of paper cut practically the same! AND, it was halloween related! Super cool card. I love the colors, I love the embossed web...I totally love it!
Posted by: Rosie | July 20, 2010 at 07:29 PM
Both cards are just great!! I think I have to like the birthday one more, I just love birthday cards LOL :) More sets that need to go on my wishlist!
Posted by: Kristie | July 20, 2010 at 08:23 PM
Both of your cards are fabulous! I love the Halloween one--love the embossing and the Doodlebug (one of my favorite companies) paper! And the birthday one is wonderful as well--love the balloons!
Posted by: Chris L. | July 20, 2010 at 09:04 PM
These are BOTH FABULOUS.. Amazing detail!!!
xx Sarah
Posted by: Sarah-Jane Kale' | July 20, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Oh how fun!! Fabulous cards!
Posted by: Danni | July 21, 2010 at 11:20 AM
They are both wonderful!!
Posted by: Carole (FibreJunky) | July 21, 2010 at 05:41 PM
Your Halloween card is ADORABLE!!!!! I LOVE your little mummy cuppie and what a perfectly spooky punched border!!! Love your sweet little birthday cuppie, too...your coloring is absolutely beautiful!!!
Posted by: Joan Ervin | July 21, 2010 at 06:49 PM
Not sure how I missed the challenge. I did my card today and when I went to post it to the linky, it says it's closed. Anyways, here is my card: http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/2010/07/5-more-cards-done-today.html
tamara_bennett7@hotmail.com
Posted by: Tamara Bennett | July 21, 2010 at 06:55 PM
A double treat!!! I also recognize that past TE KI kit!!! Bravo!!!
Posted by: Lisa Hjulberg | July 21, 2010 at 07:39 PM