Oct 29, 2015 | Halloween, Holiday catalog 2015, Paper Pumpkin |
It’s almost time for Halloween and trick or treating! I finished up my September Paper Pumpkin kit and mailed those sweet treats off to my boys – well to the two that are out of state and have the other one here to be picked up. I included enough for them to give treats to their roommates too. Did you see these?
Last night was my Paper Pumpkin Craft night – a couple of the girls worked on the September kits and a couple of us worked on the new October Kits. I have everything stamped and was working on assembling the cards – I need to finish that up. If you are local to me and want to join us for a fun night out be sure to look for the next date on my calendar. I’ll be posting on my website and on Facebook.
Now here is a fun Halloween card for you –
This style card is fun to make – I’m not sure what to call it. I was calling it a window card but maybe it should be a peek-a-boo card since the inside peeks through to the front. Can you see the front of the card has a section cut out and that has been replaced with a piece of window sheet.
On the inside is the Designer Paper that peeks out. I added the BOO! cut from the Black Glimmer paper to the front of the window sheet. I used the Among the Branches bundle for this card. Embossing with the Woodlands Textured Embossing Folder – it is VERY POPULAR!!! And adding the little eyes peeking out among the branches. Yes I will admit when I first saw the stamp set and read the name it didn’t make much sense to me. About a day later I had that AHA! moment and realized why it was called that. The little elements from the stamp set go among the branches of the embossing folder.
Here is a list of all the supplies:
Product List
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you come back again.
Oct 21, 2015 | Big Shot, class, Holiday catalog 2015 |
He’s here. The third card for my “Reclaimed Wood” collection. I have more ideas to work on but this is the third one – a Snowman. The other two – the scarecrow and Frankenstein I’ve already shared. This one I actually created two versions – one I used for my Christmas Card Stamp-a-stack that I had last week and the other was a slightly stepped up version that I did for a swap group. So let me introduce the Skinny Snowman –
Isn’t he fun! And you might never guess where the eyes and nose come from or the trick for the mouth so I’ll tell you! I used the Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies – the little decorative pieces for the details on this snowman. There is a little strip with tiny pumpkins – snip off the stem and ta-da you have some tiny oval eyes! Then the little strip with the trees – snip off the trunk and then you get the little pointy nose! I also used the snowflake element to decorate the hat. To create his smiley mouth I used my Project Life Journaling pen and traced one of my button containers – it was just the right size and shape to give him a big smile.
This is a skinny card – the base is 3″ wide – Basic Black and then I cut Whisper White strips which are stamped in VersaMark ink with the Hardwood Stamp – it is really light and in real life looks like white-washed wood. The brim of the black hat is a 4-1/4″ wide strip – so once you add that the card fits perfectly in our medium sized envelopes.
Here is my stepped-up version.
Can you see the difference? It’s not easy to see on the photos but I added some embossing. I stamped snowflakes on the top of the hat and embossed with clear embossing powder. The brim of the hat is embossed with the Hardwood stamp. Here is a closer look:
it just dresses him up just a bit. But I left that off when I held my Stamp a Stack class because I wanted to simplify it for them – they had a lot of cards to make that day. You could simplify even more by leaving off the Jolly & Bright from the top of the hat.
Here is a list of all the supplies:
Product List
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Don’t forget about the stamp sale going on this week – through Friday!
Thanks for visiting today.
Oct 20, 2015 | Halloween, Holiday catalog 2015, Scrapbook Pages |
Are you gearing up for Halloween? My boys are grown now so I don’t have anyone to dress up in a costume – except perhaps my dogs. But they would not like that at all. I’ll have to go on the search for some old Halloween photos that I haven’t scrapped yet and add them to this fun scrapbook layout. I was a vendor at a scrapbook crop earlier this month and designed this layout as a mini-class for the croppers. All my seats were full!
I used the Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set and the coordinating Boo to You Framelits. I also used the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, the Spider Web Doilies and Black Glimmer Paper. A couple of little details that I included –
- The BOO! and the Witches Hat are both cut from the Black Glimmer Paper
- The eyes on the owl are punched from the Star print designer paper – same as the strip used on the page.
- I used the Very Vanilla Thick Baker’s Twine – took a piece and untwisted the 3 main strands. Then I used one on the little Pumpkin Bucket Handle and the other two around the witches hat.
A layout all ready to add fun photos from Halloween – if not from this year then from a previous year.
Here is a full list of supplies – click on any item and it will take you right to my store:
Product List
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Thanks for visiting today! Don’t forget about the STAMP SALE! It’s only this week Oct. 19 – Oct 23. All stamps are 15% OFF.
Oct 14, 2015 | Big Shot, Halloween, Holiday catalog 2015 |
In September I had my Fall Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. I love to hold these retreats and spoil those that come with fun little surprises throughout the weekend. To start the event I like to have some type of container that serves a couple of purposes. One it has their name on it so they know where their crafting spot is when they arrive – and it’s a fun little welcome. Plus since its a container it can hold some basic supplies that they need to carry around when we do our make&takes. And it’s cute and fun! For this years Fall retreat I found some fun containers at a local store – black little cauldrons! I decorated them up by adding a cute little tag.
I used the Howl-o-ween Treat Stamp set and the Boo To You Framelits to make this cute tag. The owl is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and the little pumpkin in Bermuda Bay. I had wrote everyone’s name on their little pumpkin. I also added the “hello” from the Greetings Thinlits which I stapled across the owl. The tag is tied on with Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’s Twine. And the eyes – I added some wiggle eyes – these are old ones from Stampin’ Up! that are self-adhesive – but you could use the new FIne-Tip Glue Pen to add some regular ones from the craft store.
Inside each cauldron I added a Pen that I lined with some of the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, a bottle of the new fine-tip glue (we used that for our make&takes), a piece of Stampin’ Sponge, and a floss threader. As they moved around through the weekend they could stick in their paper snips and snail or anything else they needed to carry around to the make&take tables.
These little cauldrons would be fun filled with treats for the kiddos this Halloween too – or for a teacher’s treat or party favor. See what other little containers you can find and add a fun tag too.
It was a fun weekend! Here is a picture of our little fall group.
Thanks for visiting today!
Here is a Stampin’ Up! supply list of what I used on my cauldron:
Product List
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Sep 16, 2015 | Halloween, Holiday catalog 2015 |
At Stampin’ Up! events one of the best parts aside from seeing all our friends and making new ones is the ideas that are shared. This idea was one that was shown on stage this year at convention. I came home and tried this idea and it is super easy – you could whip up a whole stack of these in no time using some great new products from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog.
- Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set & Boo to You Framelits bundle (I LOVE THE BUNDLES!)
- Spider Web Doilies
- Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper
- Basic Black Archival Ink
You’ll also want the Sketched Dots bags and ink from the regular catalog. I used Crushed Curry and Tangelo Twist ink.
To create the bag cut a mask from the cardboard backing from the Designer Paper so that you can cover a section of the bag. Use your ink pad to pull ink across the bag, buff off the excess with a tissue. Move the mask and do the next color.
Stamp and cut your images and then decorate the bag. Fill with something yummy!
Thanks for stopping by today. I’m busy preparing for my Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat which is this weekend. Lot’s to do – I hope to add some more posts over the next few days but we shall see how much time I have.
Sep 2, 2015 | Holiday catalog 2015 |
The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is Live and the products are available to order!
If you didn’t get yours in the mail or pick one up at one of my classes send me an email so I can get one to you. It’s filled with great products for the fall and winter holidays. Here are a few things I wanted to point out so you don’t miss them.
- Pages 4,5,6 and 7 show case our four new holiday kits – one for cards, one for tags, a wreath and a witches hat. All would make great classes – grab a few friends, give me a call and we will get your private class on the calendar.
- Bundles!!! Don’t miss them – you save 15%! There are 16 bundles scattered throughout the Holiday catalog.
- The new Precision Base Plate on page 14 – a steel plate for improved performance with the detailed dies and fine cuts.
- Archival Stampin’ Pads – finally our new Basic Black and Basic Gray ink pads are here – page 19!
- Hello December 2015 – a brand new card collection to document your December – page 36-37.
- Fine-Tip Glue Pen – page 43 – this is going to be a hot product – perfect for adhering small embellishments and intricate die cuts.
- Two new Hostess Only stamp sets – page 51 – exclusive products you can earn free when you host your own party.
There a bunch of great new stamp sets, dies and accessories – so grab a drink and sit down to browse the catalog.
Shop the Holiday catalog HERE.
Thanks for stopping by today!
This style card is fun to make – I’m not sure what to call it. I was calling it a window card but maybe it should be a peek-a-boo card since the inside peeks through to the front. Can you see the front of the card has a section cut out and that has been replaced with a piece of window sheet.
