Oct 23, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Halloween, Holiday Catalog 2013, Washi Tape |
I figure I better get all my Halloween ideas posted really quick – Halloween is just around the corner!
This card featuring the Toil & Trouble stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog was one that I made last month for one of my card classes. The idea came from Melissa Davies.
Here is what I used on this card –
- Toil & Trouble stamp set
- Delightful Dozen stamp set
- Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie card stock
- Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie classic ink and Jet Black StazOn ink
- Witches Brew Washi Tape
- Whisper White Bakers Twine
- Circle Framelits Collection and the Big Shot Die Cut machine
I’ll look through my projects to see what other Halloween stuff I haven’t shared.
Oct 17, 2013 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Thinlits |
Our Christmas themed project for the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat was a trio of Christmas boxes. All ready to fill with special treats or gifts. All of the boxes are food safe if you want to bake something yummy to put inside.
For the big XL box this is what we used –
- extra large gift box
- Season of Style Designer Paper
- Gift Bow Die
- Be Merry single stamp
- Cherry Cobbler 1″ ribbon
- Frosted Finishes Embellishment
- Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
For the window box this is what we used –
- Decorative Window Box
- Season of Style Designer Paper
- Gift Bow Die
- Cherry Cobbler 1″ ribbon
- Perfectly You stamp set
- Rhinestones
- Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
- Hearts a Flutter Framelits
For the long box this is what we used –
- Tag a Bag Box
- Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stock
- Cherry Cobbler 1″ ribbon
- Season of Style Washi Tape
- Expressions Thinlits
- Label Love stamp set
- Artisan Label punch
And for all of them the basics like the Big Shot for the framelits, ink in Old Olive and/or Cherry Cobbler, etc.
Most of the supplies for these projects can be found in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog.
Thanks for stopping by today. I’m off for a long, long weekend of scrapbooking with a house full of new friends.
Oct 14, 2013 | Cards, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Thank You |
Our “Thanksgiving” themed project for the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat was this fall themed Thank You card set.
The whole set includes 4 cards with lined envelopes and a cute decorated bag to hold them all.
This bag idea came from a swap I received at convention. I used the Burlap Ribbon to add a handle to the bag. The button was sewed to the front with Linen Thread. The back was attached with a brad. You just slide the handle to the side to get the cards in and out. It makes a nice little gift for someone. The front of the bag is decorated just like the front of the cards.
Each card was on a different color base to match the colors in the Sweater Weather Designer Series paper. The paper was used to line the envelopes.
I really love the whole set. I hope you love it too!
Thanks for visiting today!
Oct 12, 2013 | Banner Kit, Halloween, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
The Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat theme this fall was “Tackle the Holidays”. So our first holiday was Halloween. The project was this BOO Banner made with the Simply Created Banner Kit.
I probably need to take a new photograph with it hanging up – this one is lying on my dining room table and you can hardly see the black glittery punch art spider hanging off the bottom. And we cheated just a little when we made this one – Cindy had one of the accessory kits for the banners – the Halloween one and it had the big Bat in it. We needed 12 but didn’t want to buy a kit for each person and increase the price or our retreat. So instead we traced the one that Cindy had and made a template for everyone to trace and cut – a bit more work but the effect was the same. We covered the bat with the 2-way glue pen and black glitter and it was done.
Here are some more details on how this banner came together –
- Using Sponge Daubers and Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black ink stencil the polka dots on one banner piece and the chevrons on another. The dot stencil you can line up with the two grommets at the top of the banner.
- Use the alphabet stencils and the mask to stencil a ‘b’ and and ‘o’ in black.
- For the center banner cover it with the mask stencil so that you have just the large circle open. Use a spritzer filled with Crushed Curry ink and rubbing alcohol (20 drops of ink refill). Spritz the circle. Let it dry for a minute and before removing the stencil use a sponge and Summer Starfruit ink to sponge around the edge of the circle to add some depth.
- Trace and cut out the bat. Cover with 2-way glue pen and black glitter. Attach to the banner.
- Create the pumpkin. Three xl-Oval punches in Pumpkin Pie – sponge the edges with Pumpkin Pie Ink. Layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A hand cut piece of black for the stem. Old Olive punched from the Boho Blossom punch for the leaves. A little piece of Linen Thread tied around the stem. Attach to banner with dimensionals.
- create the Spider. (I really need to get another picture so you can see it better.) The body is the Mosaic punch, the head 3/4″ circle punch, the legs are the Chevron Punch each one cut in half to make them thinner, plus a thin strip for the web part. Glue all the pieces together. Then cover with the 2-way glue pen and black glitter. Attach to the back of the banner so it is hanging down.
- String all the banners on a piece of Jute.
- Add ribbon to the jute on each end. Summer Starfruit and Basic Black ribbon.
Let just say there was black glitter everywhere and I am very glad we did this project in my craft room and not in the dining room or kitchen table.
Now go make your Halloween banner – it will be here soon!
And to see a stepped up version of this banner that Cindy made for one of her Artisan team projects – look here.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Oct 6, 2013 | Christmas, Holiday Catalog 2013, This & That |
Have you seen the Season of Style This & That Planner in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog?
I wasn’t sure about it just looking at it in the catalog. But I bought one any way and it is really nice!! I’m so glad I got it. I’m working on filling in my calendars – there are 4 months – that gives me Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan! Or you could start with Nov and go through Feb. Or use it for more than one year – Nov/Dec for 2013 and Nov/Dec for 2014. You can customize it for the way you want to use it.
At the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat one of the optional projects was to decorate this planner – since the inside already has all the pre-printed pages we just added the decorations to the front cover. This design was based on the one shown at Convention over the summer.
Here is what was added to decorate the cover –
- a piece of the Season of Style Designer Paper stack
- a Cherry Cobbler piece cut with the large scallop circle in the Circles Framelits die set
- Cherry Cobbler’s Bakers Twine tied around the cover and into a large loopy bow – TIP – cut a notch on the side of the cover to slide the twine into so it doesn’t slip out of place.
- a half-piece of the Season of Style Designer Paper stack – cut into a flag
- three paper doilies layered together
- Expressions Thinlits “Merry” cut from Gumball Green card stock – TIP – use wax paper between the die and the card stock and run it back and forth a few times to get a really good cut on all the details
- a bitty star punch of Cherry Cobbler card stock with a small rhinestone
- a banner stamped with the word “Christmas”
And I thought I would list for you what all the pages are inside the journal.
- a pocket page – with 2 envelopes
- calendar section – with 4 months of calendars
- cards section – 4 pages for card lists and 4 grid pages for designing the cards
- decor section – 6 grid pages for design ideas
- gifts & packaging section – 4 pages for family gifts and 2 grid pages, 2 pages for friend gifts and 2 grid pages, 2 pages for neighbors & such gift ideas and 2 grid pages
- Entertaining section – guests, menu, to do and shopping lists for 3 events plus grid pages for each
- a pocket page
All the pages are thick and sturdy and the front and back cover are chipboard.
Get it soon and put it to use! You can order it in my online store along with the coordinating Washi Tape and Stickers.
Oct 5, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Halloween, Holiday Catalog 2013 |
World Cardmaking Day is this Saturday, October 5, and to celebrate Stampin’ Up! is holding a contest you won’t want to miss. After all, what’s not to love about a holiday dedicated to card makers worldwide?!
There are two ways to enter:
- E-mail a photo of a card, or of you making a card, made with Stampin’ Up! product on World Cardmaking Day to [email protected].
- Post a photo of a card, or of you making a card, made with Stampin’ Up! product on World Cardmaking Day on Instagram. Mention us by typing @stampinup and use the hashtag #wcmd2013 in the description.
This contest is open to everyone-demonstrators, customers, friends, spouses, children . . . you get the idea. However, there are a few conditions:
- You must be over the age of 18 to win a prize.
- You can enter as many times as you wish, but each entry must feature a different card.
- Contest will last all day on October 5, from 12:01 AM to 12:00 PM. (that’s Mountain Time)
- We will randomly select 100 winners from our North American markets to receive a Paper Pumpkin Kit (valued at $19.95 US/ $20.95 CA)*, and we will select 50 winners from our South Pacific and European markets to receive the Naughty and Nice Rotary Stamp and Season of Style Designer Washi Tape.
A selection of pictures will be posted to Stampin’ Up!’s World Cardmaking Day Pinterest Board and the winners announced in a later current update.
*Quebec winners will receive the Naughty and Nice Rotary Stamp and Season of Style Designer Washi Tape (valued at $14.95).
Here is a card idea for you
A quick card using the Halloween Happiness single stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. Here’s how it was made:
- Cajun Craze for the card base
- Old Olive layer embossed with the Chevron Embossing Folder and tied around with a piece of Old Olive ribbon
- Cajun Craze layer cut with the Label Framelits
- Whisper White layer stamped with the Halloween Happiness stamp – use Stampin’ Write Markers to ink it up – Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango. Huff and stamp. Then cut out with the Label Framelits.
That’s it! Have fun making cards today!
