Frank & Friends Banner - Queen & Co

 

OMG I had the best time creating this fun banner with the Frankie & Friends Kit from Queen & Company.  They characters are the cutest ever and the colors are amazing.  

My favorite season is fall and I just love Halloween.  Is this was right up my alley.  

The kit provides you with everything you need to create 3 foam shakers of each character, a paper pad, a stamp set and the dies to cut it all.  It's pretty incredible.  If you are a spooky fan, head over to the Queen website HERE and check it out.  You'll fall in love with Frank.  I promise.  My two faves are Frank and the mummy.  I think. I really like the bat and ghost too. 

What is your fave? 

I used Foundation Dies to create the bases of each panel.

I also used the Outline Dies and  Solid Paper Pad.  I have decided that I can NEVER EVER create with Queen products without those Outline Dies!!!  ha

Scroll to see all the panels and where I have hung this in my house.  I had not yet decorated for Halloween in this pic but I have now! 

Spider Fest - Queen & Co.

Good morning!

If you can read this then you are Blissfully UNAWARE of what is CREEPING UP behind you!  It could be a spider.  It could be a spider created with Lollies and Epoxy Dots.  If it is, you are lucky!  This Fright Fest Halloween Shaker  from Queen & Co., is so fun and creepy.  

A colorful background makes the black web and its tiny spiders pop off the page!  I used a mixture of toppings to include the ones included in kit.  I used a ruler to create the web that extends directly to my Epoxy Dot spiders.

For my second card, I wanted to create something girly with the web.  Using girl colors, pink and purple Toppings and Pom Poms, it is perfect for the the girl that loves Halloween.

I created my own spiders for this fun card too.  I used Bubbles and Pom Poms with a coordinating colored pen for the legs.  

Go grab the Fright Fest Halloween Kit.  Create your cards with ease, since everything is included in your kit.  Or you could add a few additional items like I did.  

Mary-Ann Maldonado
Supplies used:
Fright Fest Halloween Kit
Bubbles
Toppings
Pom Poms
Lollies
Epoxy Dots

Holiday Cards - Queen & Co.

Hey there!
Welcome to October!  We wanted to start this month off with a twisted view of Queen & Co.'s,  Window Shaped Shaker Set.  I am here to share two cards that I created with the Window Kit and I really thought outside of the box for these!  Is it Halloween already, or winter? Nope, not yet!  Just wanted to get you inspired to think ahead for your holiday cards.

For my first card, I turned one of the window panes into a tombstone!  It did not take much effort, other than trimming out the panes of glass to have a clear view, and added my own typed sentiment inside two of the windows.  

After I completed my Tombstones, I recut them in black to create a shadow, to make things spookier!  The thread you see is meant to mimic spiderwebs.  

I filled my center tombstone with lots of Toppings.  Some that came with the kit and lots of Pops Toppings.

It was really fun to mix all the colors to create a fun shaker.

For my second card, I went more wintery.  I used just white and red and splattered paint on the entire card to replicate snow.  The placement of Starbursts, which look a lot like Pinwheels, also help convey the snowy theme.  

I thought it would be fun to use vellum for my glass, to get the fogged window look and added white Iridescent Bubble Toppings to replicate snow that has formed between the panes of glass.  If you come from New England, you know exactly what I am talking about!

I hope you will dig out your Windows Shaped Shaker Kit and think about the upcoming holidays or occasions.  They can literally be used for anything!  

Have Fun!
Mary-Ann

Bug Jar Kit - Queen and Company

Good morning Q&C friends.
Mary-Ann here!  I was so excited to receive the Bug Jar Kit in the mail from Queen and Company.  I have so many ideas!  It perfectly coordinates with the Love Jar Kit, it just adds additional embellishments for it.  I had to do something with the black and yellow bees!  Wouldn't you?  

I started with base colors that would match my tiny bee ToppIngs.  I decorated with a few bees and lightly filled the jar with coordinating Toppings.  

For my second card, I stared with wanting to create a blanket for a picnic but it turned into this instead!  It looks like my jar fell over, releasing all of the beautiful ladybugs.  

The clouds are from the Nested Cloud Dies.  To cover my glue dots from the vellum, I carefully placed Starbursts and Epoxy Dots.  

Thank you for stopping in today.  Hope you are having as much fun with these two kits as we all are!

Mary-Ann Maldonado
Bug Jar KitLove Jar KitEpoxy Dots
Starbursts
Nested Clouds
Paper Pads:  Delightful Dots, Halloween Hoopla, Heart Throb, Stripes
Pop Toppings
Bubble Toppings
Yellow Twine

Shaker Cards - Queen and Company

Good morning Q&C fans!
I have two new shaker cards for ya!  I gotta tell you it is really fun to be given a die set and told go to town!  There is so much versatilely to these sets.  No rules, just plain creativity.  I was assigned the Circle Shaped Shaker Set.  The set includes dies and the coordinating Foam Shapes.  9 foam shapes to be exact and 3 different size circle dies.  The Stamp Set that is included has several different themes.  Making playing with this set, super easy and fun. 

I decided to create a card based in the stamp sentiment: Something for the happy couple.  I looked through my older die/stamp stash for something I could make two of, representing the happy couple.  I found this fun Flamingo that came with a palm tree.   

After layering the papers and creating the shaker, I filled it with coordinating Jewel and Pop Toppings, Iridescent Toppings and Pearlies.  Adding a few stationary Metallic Bubbles in gold.

Supplies used:
Heart Throb Kit
Picture Perfect 6x6 pad
Metallic Bubbles - Gold
Circle Shaped Shaker
Toppings: Pops, Iridescent Bubbles, Pearlies and Jewels.

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For my second card, I wanted to incorporate the Sunburst Die with the Circle Shaped Shaker.  I first blended my base paper with a few colors representing the sun.  After cutting out the Sunburst Die, I layered the Circle die on the Sunburst and re-cut with my Big Shot.  Leaving a Circle background, showing the pretty blended colors.  

I filled the Circle with various Confetti Toppings and Iridescent Bubbles.  Tied a yellow Sparkle String bow and that was all!

Supplies used:
Circle Shaped Shaker
Sparkle String - Yellow
Sunburst Die
Toppings: Confetti, Iridescent Bubbles, Tiny Bubbles

Thank you for popping in today.  I hope you are inspired to use other dies along with your newer ones.  It is a fun technique.

Mary-Ann Maldonado

It's Your Day - Queen & Co

Morning!

Today I am on the Queen and Company Blog creation cards.  YUP!  Cards.  

I used the Shaped Shaker Balloon set with the new matching Clear Stamps- Balloon!  

They even have new Toppings that you will not want to miss.  

Love Card - Queen & Co.

Good Morning!  

Today is my first post over on the Queen and Company blog. 

 I have created a card using their newest card kit, Heart Throb Shaker Card Kit.  It is super cut and is actually $5.00 off right now.  I hope you will stop over and say hi.  

Merry Christmas - The Rubber Cafe

Good Morning,

Today I have a Christmas card over on The Rubber Cafe blog.  I would love for you to stop by!

Pick me Up Shaker card - TRC

Today is my last post for the month over at The Rubber Cafe.  It has been a fun month, since Fancy Pants was included in the kit.  Or you can buy it over at Paper Issues with 20% off if you use my code: Mary-Ann  They have to be one of my favorite paper lines out there.  So, I created another shaker card. Once you figure out how to do them, they are super easy.  Head on over  to the TRC blog for explicit details on how to recreate this card.

See you again really soon!

She Believed She Could - Double Shaker Card - TRC

I am pretty excited to be sharing this cute card today over on The Rubber Cafe blog.  It is not often I have a wicked cool idea but we were asked to try and create shaker cards with this months Creative Cafe Kit of the Month.  I decided to punch out the tires of the bicycle and create a double shaker card.  I love how it turned out and hope that you do too.  

The beautiful papers that I used here are included in your kit but they are from Fancy Pants Design.  The collection is called True Friends.  I love it.  Everything about it.

Tata,