Oct 16, 2009 | Designer Series Paper, Stamps |
This Halloween card was another swap card from convention. When I get home I’ll update with the creator – I don’t have that with me right now. This is a gate fold card that opens in the middle. The Skull image is on a piece that is attached only to the right side of the card. And tucks under the spider to hold it shut.
The stamp set is From the Crypt and the skull is embossed with Black. You could create the white part of the skull with a white gel pen, or use a bleaching technique. You could probably even “paint” on white craft ink. The little spide accent was also embossed in black.
Inside the card are the Spooky Treats rub-ons.
It is a really dreary day here in VA. But we stayed inside at the Craftsman Classic Arts & Crafts Fair. we walked around through all the vendor booths and did a little bit of shopping. We came home and stamped a little and now we are headed to dinner at the Melting Pot – I’ve never been there before so I’m looking forward to it. Have a great rest of the day!
Oct 15, 2009 | Big Shot, Circle Scissor Plus, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, Lovely as a Tree, Scrapbook Pages |
Today I wanted to share a scrapbook layout from last month’s class. This was actually a layout I made at least a year or more ago – but I updated it to use the new Autumn Meadows Designer Series paper and colors and changed the accent pieces, stamp sets, etc. So it looks completely different.
The left page has the pockets with the tags that pull out for hidden journaling or extra photos. You could add more if you needed.
I doodled around the edges with a chocolate chip marker and did alot of sponging. The stamp set is Lovely as a Tree – it is good for so many things. I plan to add my hiking pictures from our fall break mini vacation to Red Top Mtn.
It looks like the rain followed me from Georgia to Virginia. But it is cold here and I didn’t bring that along – it was at least warm at home. Time to go to the craft room and start stamping!
Have a great day!
Oct 14, 2009 | Halloween Frights, Stampin' Up! Events |
I’m going to share a few Halloween cards this week – these are not cards that I created but cards form the swaps at convention. I am out of town and I uploaded the pictures to my blog so that I can share them with you while I’m away from my computer but I forgot to write down who the creator was. I’ll have to come back and add that when I get back home. Or if you know who it is then leave a comment.
The first one is the Halloween Frights card. This was a card that we made at the Shoebox swap that I particpated in at convention this year.
The stamp set is Halloween Frights on page 24 in the Idea Book & Catalog. It is a stamp set with a variety of small stamps – you could mix and match them to suit your needs. This is a fun card – I’m not sure what to call it – but I think of it as a peek-a-boo card. The cat image is actually attached on the inside of the card and peeks through the hole punched in the front. The 1-3/4″ punch was used to punch the hole. The other elements are on 1-1/4″ circles, framed in 1-3/8″ circles and scallop circles.
The colors used here are Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black. The picture I took isn’t very good because it was raining again in Georgia when I took them. We were close to flooding again on Monday and more rain was supposed to come today – but I’m away from home (in Virginia) – so I don’t know if it is actually raining or not.
Today is an exciting day – first I’ll have my phone interview with Stampin’ Up! for the December issue of Stampin’ Success magazine. Then tonight I am going to Christina Crawford’s Stamp Camp. She was #32 Demonstrator of the Year this year. It should be fun! And today and the rest of the week I get to spend with my sister-in-law, Stephanie, stamping in her craft room. What fun!
Have a wonderful day!
Oct 13, 2009 | Big Shot, Decor Elements |
Last week I had a workshop featuring the Definitely Decorative catalog and Decor Elements – I did not showcase any stamping for this one. As I prepared for my workshop I decided to create a sample book using pictures that I had taken of the samples at convention/leadership, pictures shared by other demos, pictures from the demo website and pictures from my own home. I was just going to print them and put them in an album but I decided to do it more creatively so that the guests could see some other Stampin’ Up! items in use.
So I pulled out my Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Top Note die – what did we ever do without them. I cut a bunch of Chocolate Chip card stock (it is quickly disappearing again). I also cut up an old Decor Elements brochure to make the cover.
On each page is a photo example of the Decor Elements being used. The guests at the workshop found it helpful to flip through this little book and see other examples besides the ones in the catalog itself. 
I also cut out the “step by step” instructions that are shown in the catalog – there are 3 little photos for applying the Decor Elements and also 3 little photos on using thestencils. I added these to the front and back of my sample book.
I used my Crop-A-Dile to add a hole so that I could put them all on a ring. Then tied a piece of our Double-Stitched Chocolate Grosgrain ribbon on it.
It seemed to be a helpful little tool and I have it stored in my box to use for next time.
Thanks for stopping by today. I’m off by myself to Virginia for some girl time. I plan to post from there throughout the week.
Oct 12, 2009 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Stamper's Club |
It’s a Halloween Test Tube Project!
This idea is floating around all over the stamping blogs and yahoo groups right now. When I was out shopping the other day I found these Halloween Test Tubes in the seasonal candy aisle – they have gummy eyes, finger or brains in them and they come in green, orange and purple- which made them the perfect match to the Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper. After seeing so many other people make test tube holders I thought I would try my hand at it too.
Now I wanted something quick – I didn’t want to cut and measure a box – so I pulled out my Big Shot Die-Cut machine and the Box #2 Bigz XL die and thought I would adapt that to this project. I turned the box up on its end and punched a hole in one side with the 1″ circle punch – which just fit my test tube inside – a tight fit so it holds it secure. The box is folded up and then wrapped with a piece of the Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper.
On the back I added a piece of Basic Black card stock to give it some support (and that’s what everyone else seems to be doing too!). A little piece of DSP to dress it up.
I stamped the Trick or Treat image from the hostess set – Holiday Best – the pumpkin is the same as the one in the paper. That was punched with the Wide Oval Punch and then layered on the largest label from the Matchbox Die that was cut out in Black. The wide oval by itself didn’t look right to me so I added that label behind it and it seemed to do the trick.
This was one our projects at the Stamper’s Club meeting Friday night. It was pretty quick and easy since we used the Big Shot to cut our box for us.
Sorry I didn’t post over the weekend – it was another busy one and I’ll tell you more about it later.
It is raining again here and there is another flash flood warning…
Have a great day and stay dry!
