Halloween Blog Hop - Crafty Colaborations

Hello Stamping Friends,

Halloween is certainly upon us and will be here rather quickly. Today we are hopping through some great Halloween creations and you surely won't want to miss out on these ideas.

I did some thinking outside the box since I really don't have any current Halloween sets. I used the Year to Celebrate stamp set and Halloween colors to make my card.

Party horns can be used for any type of party, right?  Gorgeous grape, pumpkin pie, and lemon lime twist are great Halloween colors and the stripes and polka dots just add to the festive atmosphere. I just hope these horns don't make noise. LOL

What really makes this card is the layers. By now, you know I love adding layers to my cards. I believe the extra layers just bring the card together and gives a nice, completed

look to your end result.

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Sisters in Stamping Trick or Treat

Hello Stamping Friends,

Back with the Sisters in Stamping and this week we are sharing with you some great Halloween/Trick or Treat treats with you. Whether you need to make a few or a lot, now is definitely the time to get started with your crafting of Halloween projects. Just under two weeks before the big day.

Nothing says you are special to me like a nice box of chocolates. Wouldn't you agree? I used one of the great boxes that Stampin' Up! carries and covered it with the cute Halloween paper. I used one sheet but used one side for the bottom layer and the other side for the top layer.

For the front, I punched a cat from basic black cardstock and added a gingham bow to his neck. I also added some blue gems (I know, I've been using them a lot) for eyes and finished it off with a Halloween greeting stamped in white craft ink. I stamped the happy off and slanted on purpose. I didn't want everything straight. It's a Halloween treat, after all.

My treat contains chocolate. Why? Because it makes everything perfect, if you ask me.  I used snack size milk chocolate bars and wrapped them with the cute Halloween paper in the mini catalog. I finished each bar off with some black/white gingham ribbon.

This is not difficult to make at all, so you can make multiples of them rather easily.  Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more treat ideas.

Trick or Treat?

Remember to Create!

Hello Stamping Friends,

Another week has passed us by. I hope you have had a fantastic week and even squeezed in a little crafting. This month is flying by, Halloween is less than a week away and that means the month is over.  Don't blink because it will be gone.

This week for Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing some Halloween treats with you. Be sure to head over to the blog to see what the others created. There are some cute projects.

Here is my sweet project. I don't particularly care for scary Halloween themes so I decided to go with a sweet little jack-o-lantern that anyone would be sure to love.  What did I make? I made a bag-o-lope. Say what? Yep, it's a bag made from an envelope. We all have plenty of envelopes around so there's no excuse not to try it. 

First, you want to stamp your envelope. Way easier while it's flat, trust me. 😉 For my envelope I stamped it and then took the black stampin' write marker to make additional plaid on the buffalo check. Once you have it stamped to your liking, you will score it evenly on three of the four sides. For this particular bag, I scored it at 1/2" on the three sides. I cut the envelope down to 4 1/2" and sealed the flap before trying to "open" the bag." 

I fold the scored edges back and forth a few times to make it easier to shape the bag. Then you will pop the sides and the bottom in. You will need a little adhesive on the triangle pieces that are extra from the sides to attach to the bottom of the bag.

Then just make a cute little tag and attach it to the bag with a dimensional. Oh, yeah, you need to fill it with some spooky crinkle paper and treats before you give it to anyone. An empty Halloween treat would be a not so nice trick to play.

This is the back of the bag. It's difficult to see in the picture where the flap of the envelope is but it's really there. It's between the third and fourth vertical black lines. I just wanted you to see that it totally doesn't look like an envelope any more.  Pretty neat, right? This is certainly an oldie but goodie. I made these almost 19 years ago when I first started with Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping for more Halloween treat ideas. You still have time to make a few treats for your little Trick or Treaters.

Product List

Harvest Hellos Bundle (En) [153037] $35.00	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $8.75
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $8.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $7.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $9.50	Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack [149485] $9.00
Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00

Stampers Dozen Blog Hop - Holiday Edition

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's that time of the month again. Time for great ideas from the Stampers Dozen. That's right, it's blog hop day. And today, you are going to love what we have to share with you. You got it, a sneak peek at some of the fantastic offerings you will be able to purchase from the Holiday catalog when it debuts on September 1st. There are so many awesome things you are going to want to have a get together so you can earn some of it for free. Contact me today to get your date set.

I decided to go with a Halloween theme today. I absolutely love how this card turned out. It's super quick, so if you're short on time or you need to make a bunch, this is a perfect card for that. There is not one stamped thing on here. It's all paper. Told you quick and easy, plus minimal products but an awesome looking card.

I used the Spooky Night designer series paper, three different designs. You got it, even the cat was simply punched out using the new cat punch from the designer series paper. Pretty cool, huh?  So I started with the basic black base, then a layer of very vanilla, and then cut two different designs from the designer paper to make the background. I just continued the patterned, minus the orange designer paper for the smaller square that becomes the focal point with the cat.

To cover the seams of where the two papers meet I used the fun new black and white striped ribbon. Love the polka dots and stripes together.

So what do you think? Great card, that's both quick and easy?  Hope you like it.  Remember to keep hopping.

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Happy Halloween

Hello Stamping Friends,

Happy Halloween! What a fun day to dress up as a favorite character. That's how we do it here in our house. No scary stuff, ever!  Willy Wonka is my all time favorite movie. I'm so glad my husband and youngest son obliged to dress up as Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket. When I mentioned it, I honestly didn't think they would be so willing, but I sure am thrilled with the end result.

I thought I would share some quick projects with you in the spirit of the day. A card and some treat bags.

Both projects use the Cookie Cutter Halloween set. Love how versatile and fun this set it. the card literally only has 2 stamps on it. The greeting (from September's Paper Pumpkin kit) and the little Dracula. The key to the rest of the card is the layers of cardstock and designer series paper. It makes a real difference. I love the little bit of pizzazz the pumpkin pie glimmer paper adds to the finished project.

These treat bags were made by my daughter for her students at the dance studio. Didn't she do a great job on them. I think she likes some glitter too. She carefully outlined the round tag with some glitter. (I love it.)

She used 4 of the images to make her tags all a little different. The skeleton is so cute with the little orange bow, isn't she?   Of course, to finish these off and make them awesome she added some googly eyes. They make a huge difference.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a safe and happy Halloween. See you soon.

A Little Sneak Peek of What's Coming Very Soon.

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's a gorgeous Friday out there today. I hope you get to enjoy the sunshine doing whatever you love. Here on the mountain there's even a nice little breeze while the sun is shining bright. I'm soaking up each moment because I know what's right around the corner: snow and freezing temps. Both of which I am NOT ready for.

This week at Sisters in Stamping we are giving you a little sneak peek of what's coming very soon in the Holiday Catalog. Let me tell you, the holiday catalog is jammed packed with great new stamps and accessories for this crafting season. It's going to be difficult to make a small wishlist with what's coming. I have already ordered a good amount and there's still some things that I want that I didn't order. Doesn't that spell trouble?

I've made a few cards already using the Holiday catalog items for swaps that I joined. Can't wait to see what the other demonstrators create using these great products. Today, I decided to share with you a Halloween card, since that is the first of the holidays that are coming up.

This fun card was made using the Sweet Home bundle (stamp set and thinlits). The home in the thinlits actually makes a cute little box. I just used the front portion of the box to make the house for my card. The coordinating washi tape and glitter paper just makes this card that much more fun.

I can foresee little houses for Christmas and congratulations on your new house in my future.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping to see more sneak peeks.

Product List

Sweet Home Photopolymer Bundle [143516] $53.00	Halloween Night Designer Washi Tape [142026] $8.00	Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper [142029] $5.00
Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper [142022] $13.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.00	Perfect Plum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101889] $8.00	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105117] $8.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad [126963] $6.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $6.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00