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Stamp sales are the best sales, and this one is no exception! Save 15 percent off retail on stamp purchases October 19-23. Now is the time to purchase those stamps on your wish list, be sure to take advantage of this limited-time sale!

  • Dates: October 19-23, 2015
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Fun Halloween Treat Containers

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.

caldroun EI 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.

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Here is a Stampin’ Up!  supply list of what I used on my cauldron:

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Quick & Easy Witches Broom Treat

Take Two!!

Yes I wrote this whole blog post was at the very end and apparently pushed something that made the whole thing disappeared!  I couldn’t even find it saved as a draft.  GRRR!  So I’m writing again.  Which means I will probably not give as much detail as I did the first time.  Anyway the project I wanted to share was this cute Witches Broom Treat.  It is really easy to make using our Fringe Scissors!

witch-broom EI used individually wrapped twizzlers – the red ones because those are the ones I like to eat.  You just need a strip of the Happy Haunting Designer Paper.  I put a score line across it where the “bend” is between the top fringe and the bottom fringe of the broom.  Along that score line on the back of the paper put a piece of Tear & Tape.  Then use the fringe scissors to fringe both sides – but DON”T cut through the tape – just up to it.  Then take of the backing on the tape and wrap it around the twizzler sticking it to itself as you go around – wrap as tight as you can.  Fluff out the fringe.  For me these actually stand up!

I finished with a tag made from the Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 stamp set and the Tags & Labels Framelits.  I tied my tag on with a strand from the thick Baker’s Twine – the whole thing was too thick for my liking so I pulled it apart – just untwist it.

Here is a full list of Stampin’ Up! Supplies that I used:

Product List

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Thanks for stopping by today.

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“Reclaimed Wood” Skinny Frankenstein

Are you ready to see one of the Scarecrow’s friends?  Yep – yesterday’s scarecrow has a friend already.  I made this one for my Happy Haunting Hands On class that I had earlier this month.  Here is Frankenstein!

wood-franky2 EThis guy is made from Old Olive card stock – the card base is 3″ wide leaving space for his bolts to stick out the side and still fit in the envelope.  The Woodgrain stamp is stamped with Old Olive Ink – this time the planks are 3/4″ x 5-1/2″.  His hair is a piece of black card stock and again I used the Tree punch – just the tip – to cut his hair.

Then I needed to add all his parts –

wood-franky EThe eyes of course are punched circles – white and BLACK GLIMMER paper!  His bolts and his nose are actually from the Boo to You framelits.  The bone cut in half created the bolts – I used the Silver Foil for those.  The nose is the pumpkin pail with the handle cut off – it makes a funky shaped nose – I did sponge the edges with Old Olive ink and put it on with a Stampin’ Dimensional.  His mouth is a strip of black and then another piece that I snipped with the Fringe Scissors so the pieces were all a bit different. Finish with the black marker for some scars on his face.

I hope you like him!  I’ve already completed another card for this series and have ideas for several more.  I’ll be working on those soon.

Here are all the supplies for Frankenstein. (I’ll go back and add them for the Scarecrow).

Product List

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