Halloween inspired card from KCS Design images

Today I am making a card using images from KCS Designs over on Etsy.  I used the same collection (different images) last month for a dimensional art journal page.  This time I am using the collections for a quick and easy card to show how versatile her images are to create with.

This card came together so fast and just goes to show you don't have to spend all day in your craft room to make one card (why yes, yes I have done that)!  I will leave links below for all the items I used for making this quick card.

I started out with 2 images from KCS Designs and since the ghost is a PNG I was able to layer them onto one another in my PAGES (you can do it in WORD as well). I resized them how I wanted and then I added a text box to the top (adding a gradient to the box and picked a font I wanted).  I found the saying on line and loved it so I typed it into the text box, sized it and lined it up to where I wanted it.

I hopped into my stash and grabbed two 6x6 papers and cut them down to an A2 card size (and the other slightly smaller) so I could layer them.  I added the card topper I just made and adhered it together.

I reached back into my stash, grabbed a stitched die set and die cut the word BOO! I used the same paper I used for the layering so it would be cohesive.  I added the spider and the tiny stars to the bottom and called it DONE!  I am not mad at it and it was super fast to put together.

ITEMS USED

1. IMAGES - CUTE HALLOWEEN GHOST & HARVEST LANE PAPERS = KCS DESIGNS (ESTY)
2. BACKGROUND PAPER, SPOOKTACULAR = BRASS & BLISS 
3. BACKGROUND PAPER, GINGHAM JEWEL TONES = SUNNY STUDIO
4. STITCHED ALPHA (BOO) = BRASS & BLISS

I hope I inspired you to get into your crafty space and make a spooktacular card the season.

Stay crafty!

Kimberly

Halloween Art Journal Page - Haunted 31 - KCS Designs Instagram Hop!

Hey guys I'm on the Blogger as part of the Design Team for KCS Designs by Kim, we are up on Instagram with a Hop and a chance to win a $25 gift card from her shop!  The hop is on September 23, 2026 starting at 8:am.  So come join us, let us know what collection you like the best and have a chance to win a gift card! Here is a link to my IG so you can hop along with us!

Today I am starting with another art journal page with lots of dimension, using a couple of Halloween collections.  The first one I used was from her HARVEST LANE PAPERS.  These background papers are perfect for a fall or halloween themed card or art journal page don't you think?

I then downloaded her CUTE HALLOWEEN GHOST collection.  These paired so perfectly with the background papers! I put the background papers in my PAGES and sized it to what I needed and then added the PNG file from the CUTE HALLOWEEN GHOST and sized it and arranged it down on the left corner by the pumpkins that were in the paper.

I really didn't have to do much after printing it, I added a spider web with a stencil and a light hand, stamped the clear bats and the smaller black bats that are flying upwards (she did have one bat on the background paper so those really went well with it).  I also added one more bigger bat from my stash.  

I found this scary tree that I had in my box of goodies for-EVER so when I saw that it was perfect for this page I grabbed it, cut it in half and put one on each side.  I found the numbers "31" that was Halloween themed and wanted to put that in the bottom right corner to balance the page.  

The last of the Halloween goodies I pulled where those cute spiders with googly eyes...EEEK! They were perfect for what I wanted to do to the outside to frame the page.  I also used my 2" hole punch and made a moon, shading it with some GATHERED TWIGS distressed oxides.

Before putting it all together I glued the background paper (with the cute PNG ghost) to a page in my book.  I then put a self healing mat on top and used the previous blank page of the book to add some distressed oxides in DUSTY CONCORD, SEEDLESS PRESERVE, GATHERED TWIGS, BLACK SOOT and then I took a cutting tool and cut the middle out of it and proceeded to tear it.  Then I used the same spider web stencil with some VERSAMARK ink and some HERO ARTS embossing powder in BLACK.  I LOVED how that turned out. 

 

I then put foam tape behind that and taped it down to my background paper.  I adhered all the Halloween goodies to the page and added the spiders and bling and then called it DONE!  I am not mad at it!

Thanks so much for hanging out with me today and I hope you head over to this month's KCS Design's Instagram Hop and get inspired!

Stay Crafty

Kimberly  

KCS Designs - Ethereal Fairies Dream

Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger  as a Design Team member with KCS Designs by Kim.  You can find all of her amazing designs over on Etsy.  Her downloads are so easy to print and fussy cut and add as a focal point to any art journal, card, tag or whatever you are making.  Here is a direct link to her shop and one to the fairies.

Today I'm using one of her Fairies from her Ethereal Fairy collection and isn't she beautiful!  These colors just called out to me, they are so soft and gorgeous I just had to use something from this collection.

I started off with a page out of my art journal.  This paper is super thick at 140lb and can take any medium I've thrown at it.  I got it off of Amazon, here is a link (no affiliation) but it's awesome to work with!

I pulled some CTMH inks in Journey and Shortbread and softly inked up the background.  I didn't want to do a heavy cover for this because the image is so soft.

After inking the background I printed the image and cut it twice with my Joy2 Cricut...oh that thing cuts so precise!  I then cut the wings off the second image so I could give the image a bit of dimension with some foam tape on the second pair of wings.  

I decided that I wanted to use some fine gold embossing powder on parts of her wing and while I was at it I wanted to cover the holes with a circle of gold embossing powder just to pull that gold over and balance the page.  I set the image aside so I could finish up the background.

I went into my stencils and grabbed my Tim Holtz HOCUS POCUS stencil, that is my favorite star stencil I have and works beautifully!  I used some CTMH ink in ALMOND to stencil the background.  I then reached for my DECOART word stencil and used the words INSPIRE and DREAM and stenciled them with glitter paste in TOPAZ from DIAMOND PRESS.  

I let that dry and then reached into my 49 and Market rub ons from the SUMMER PORCH ESSENTIALS, I loved that saying from and the colors were spot on.   I used a couple of more rub ons from that collection and then pulled some bits and pieces from the MOONLIT GARDEN cluster kit.  I love when 2 collections work so well together!

I placed her at the top right corner and adhered her down and added those second pair of wings for that added dimension.  I added all the bits and pieces from the MOONLIT GARDEN kit making sure to balance the page and then added some word strips from a very old sticker book called SIMPLE VINTAGE COTTAGE FIELDS from Simple Stories.

I am not mad at it, I absolutely love the colors Kim chose to use for her and the other fairies...so soft and gorgeous!

I hope I inspired you to get into your crafty space and do some art journaling or card making or what ever your crafty outlet is.  Don't forget to head over to her shop and take a peak at all the amazing images she has created!  

Stay crafty!

Kimberly

Tip Day Tuesday - Digi Downloads

Hey guys! It's Tip Day Tuesday👩🏻‍🎨

Today's Tip is all about digi downloads. I didn't even know it was a thing until the blog hop I joined! What is a digi download? It's a downloadable PDF file that you buy, say on Etsy (and pretty cheap I might add) to use for scrapbooking or card making.

What's the point of a digi download? 
Well, it's basically a stamp you don't have to buy or if you can't find that particular stamp by itself (think stamp sets that you would never use any of them but the one and only one that you want).
It will never go bad;You will never lose it; You will never have to go out and buy that special (expensive) pen/copic marker...as long as your printer has ink you are good;
No hours of coloring just to start over because you didn't like how it turned out - - because most of them come already colored for you (some only provide the black and white (think black stamp on white paper) but 90% of them that I have looked out have both; 
Last but not least...Once you downloaded, it's yours to use as many times as you want. 

You can print them in different sizes (depending on what you want to use them for -I used mine for the holiday card challenge - see my attached pic below). You can use different papers to print them on and then you fussy cut them and DONE! (ok, fancy word for cut it out of the paper).

I purchased mine from Pink Gem Designs on Etsay, she has the cutest stuff! 

So there you have it guys...Tip Day Tuesday!
What are you scraping today? 

Come on over to our FB page and Show us your stuff🤗🤗

happy Scrapping, 

Kimberly 

Digi Downloads and what are they?

Hey there Newbies,

I wanted to blog about something I recently came across and new nothing about, Digi Downloads. Digi is short for digital downloads.  I've never heard of them before and came across something on facebook about a sale that Pink Gem Designs was having so it peeked my curiosity so off I went to check it out.  

I was hooked!  All of the awesomeness that they call digi downloads was amazing.  They are designs (think, coffee, Christmas, characters...the cutest stuff ever) that are already colored in beautifully AND you also get just the outlined of the design so you can add your own flare if you want.  

Why did I fall so hard for digi stamps?  Well, they are already in beautiful color, they are cheaper than stamps, you don't have to buy ink for stamping and you can manipulate them (think, size, lighten or darken the colors, print multiples at a time)!  They are great for cards or layouts, including project life!

Once you purchase them for say .99 (they start about that price and go up) they are yours forever!  The one draw back...fussy cutting.  I hate fussy cutting (because I'm not that great at it, nor was I great at staying in the lines when coloring at pre-school😁).

I found a few places to purchase them (even on Ebay) but I made this card using a digi from Pink Gem Designs on Etsy.  I mean how cute is that and who doesn't appreciate a handmade card from the heart!

Well, there you have it...digi downloads.  I hope that you learned a little about them and how to use them.  To find out more about how I made this card click here.  

To shop for this digi head over to Pink Gem Designs Etsy Shop!

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Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly