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:
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Oct 12, 2015 | Halloween |
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!
I 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
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Thanks for stopping by today.
Sep 30, 2015 | Cards, Halloween |
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!
This 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 –
The 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
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Sep 29, 2015 | Cards |
I’m really excited about this card – I love how it turned out. And after creating this one I decided I want to work on a whole series! I’ve actually made 3 of them already. But this is my first one and it is so stinkin’ cute!!
This card came about after I saw a reclaimed wood project on Pinterest and thought that I could take the idea and create a card. I liked how the brim of the hat went outside the base of the wood so I wanted to incorporate that into my card AND still have it fit inside the envelope. So I went with a skinny card! The card base is 3″ wide instead of the normal 4-1/4″. The brim of the hat is 4-1/4″ wide – so once you add that piece it’s the perfect width for the envelope.
I wanted the look of real wood planks so I cut my strips and stamped them with the Woodgrain background stamp. My card base is actually Early Espresso. I attached the “wood planks” to the card base and left just a hair of a gap like you would see with real wood.
Here is more detail on the wood planks – they are 3/4″ x 2-3/4″ – the hat pieces are Soft Suede and the face is Crumb Cake. Both are stamped with Soft Suede ink.
The candy corn nose is just strips glued on a piece of Whisper White card stock – I used Hello Honey and Pumpkin Pie. Then punched them out with the Tree Punch – just the top of it. I decided to go around it with a Black marker to give it a finished edge. The nose is added on with a dimensional.
For the eyes you can use different things for the white – I used Candy Dots on this one – from the Neutrals set. There are also the white Epoxy dots, or punch card stock – but I like the dimension of the dots.
I thought he turned out really cute! My Stamp Club members and my KSU club got to make this card and it was very popular with everyone. I also brought it as a swap for the Getaway Trip this past weekend. Greg and I had a wonderful time on the trip and we wanted to Thank You for the support this past year. I’ll post more about the trip on another day.
Come back again to see another card in the series. I’m hoping to create more.
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.
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.
Thanks for visiting today!
