Spooky Wreath

I made a Halloween Wreath last month and I brought it to Stamp Club to show everyone. But it was pouring rain when it was time to pack up and leave and my wreath got wet! Then I left it in the car that night so I could bring it in the house when it wasn't raining, but my boys used my car next and the poor wreath got thrown in the trunk and lost some of its flowers! So, I revamped it and used Stampin Dimensionals to adhere the new elements, it sticks better than glue dots form this kind of project.

I made a new "title" with my Wicked Cool set-just got it and love it!! 

And a new rosette in Rich Razzleberry DSP from the Wicked Fun DSP, which I had to add some Black Chunky glitter to with Crystal Effects. I did end up putting a bit of Crystal Effects in the base of the rosette to hold it in place. The glue dots let loose when it was hanging on the door. It is really stuck in place now! It just takes longer for the Crystal Effects to dry than a glue dot ;-)

Gotta love those eyeballs! They are made with the spider web stamp from Wicked Cool and 3 circle punches. The pupil is the Black Flourish Jewels. Love those jewels! And the lovely poofy bow from the Basic Black Striped ribbon.

 

  

Halloween Tree

Halloween is such a  fun holiday! I have to say the older I get the more stuff I like to do for it. Maybe because I am only working one real job and one play job, not going to school anymore, and 3 of my 4 kids are adults now! (The play job would be Stampin Up! lol) I decided to make a spooky little tree for a centerpiece on the kitchen table.

 I originally was making these medallions to leave at our favorite yards, kind of a little award for the best Halloween decorations. This was an idea I got from someone else's blog (I can't remember who, I'm sorry! It was a blog I only visited once). This little vampire is from the Fang-tastic set and was really easy to color. I used my blender pen and inkpads. For the vest I just followed the lines and it really turned out cute with minimal effort and expertise :-) The bat is double layered and I added some bling with the Black Jewels. I REALLY love those things. I only bought them to add to my Halloween Accessories kits, but I have found so many uses for them, I want them to stay forever! The bats are also in my Halloween Accessories kits-Basic Black card stock spirtzed with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, then punched out with the Bitty Bat punch.

And the little witchy-poo. Isn't she cute!  I really like how the Rhinestone Basic Jewels spice these up.

The ghosts are the body of the owl from the 2-Step Owl punch. I sponged the edges with Sahara Sand and the eyes are more Black Jewels. I used another almond can as the base. The paper is from the hostess DSP paper pack, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz with the edges sponged with the coordinating ink. There are 3 bats and 3 ghosts adhered to the can with Stampin Dimensionals. I also used some Raven Lace Trim to give the "tree" trunk a little more interest.

The tree is held in the can with crumpled up pieces of the brown packing paper that comes in all of our shipments from Stampin Up. If you need some, contact your demo. I bet she has some you can have ;) You could put some of that Spanish Moss stuff in the can to cover it, especially if you end up using newspaper instead of the brown packing paper.

I made the tree by gathering sticks from the yard and hot gluing them together. I adhered a bunch of bats to the branches in strategic spots to keep the ghosts and medallions from sliding too far down the branches.

• Stamps: Rang-tastic
• Paper: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Naturals white, Basic Black, Hostess level 1  In-Color DSP paper pack
• Ink: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Parfait, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Blush Blossom, Stazon Jet Black
• Other: 2-1/2" Circle punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/4" Circle punch, Bitty Bat punch, 2-Step Owl punch, 1/16" punch,  Black Flourish Jewels, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin Dimensionals, Blender pen, Sponge, Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Sticky Strip, Raven Lace Trim, hot glue gun with high temp glue sticks, Blue Diamond almond can, twigs from yard, brown packing paper or newspaper, crochet thread 

You can still get a Halloween Accessories kit in time to make some fun Halloween stuff!

Pink Tea

 Sounds strange doesn't it! I just had to make you think, lol! I found this awesome idea from Erica Cerwin and had to make one of my own. I think I will tweak it a little as I think it could be thinner, but what an awesome idea! The paper is retired, from SAB 2009 I think. But I have a ton of it and I must use up the stash! I have been dying to get my hands on the Morning Cup set and I got it on Monday evening. I made this that night :-) I think I may even be getting better at this whole coloring thing. You may have noticed I don't do a lot of it. It's not my favorite thing about stamping. I am never going to be a Copic Queen or a Prisma Princess, lol!

Inside you can put a long message and it has pockets that will hold a gift card and or tea packets, or whatever you can fit in these! Check out Erica's tutorial for the directions, she did an awesome job. I am not sure I like the color of the crochet trim with this card, but is permanently attached, so I will have to live with it.

• Stamps: Morning Cup
• Paper: Pink Pirouette, Cherry Cobber, Whisper White, retired SAB DSP
• Ink: Early Espresso, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette
• Other: Big Shot with Scallop Envelope and Tasteful Trim dies, Round Tab punch, 1-3/4" Circle punch, Corner Rounder punch, Scallop Edge border punch, Slot punch (retired), Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons (on the Clearance Rack!), Half Back Pearls from the Pretties Kit (on the Clearance Rack!), Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding ribbon, Victoria Crochet Trim, Blender pen, Pearls Basic Jewels, sponge, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

Football Thank Yous

This is the last week of football and I wanted to be "on the ball" and get the coaches each a little thank you. So I CASEd Carmen's project. Thanks Carmen for reminding me to get this done! And yes, the stamps are all retired, but just because they are retired doesn't mean they are expired! I will probably keep these sets for a very long time. I still have many uses for these.

The card is a 3x3 and very simple. I did pop up the main image for more detail. Inside I just wrote a short note to each coach. I didn't even use a sentiment so I would have plenty of room to write.

The box is two of the Big Shot XL Box #2 die cuts adhered back to back. I punched one handle, then adhered the boxes (unassembled, but all stamped) together, then punched the handle in the other side. Then I assembled the boxes and used dimensionals to adhere the image to the box.

• Stamps: Sporting, Just Football, Tiny Tags
• Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Whisper White
• Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
• Other: Big Shot with Box #2 die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Large Oval punch, Sticky Strip

Now to fill these with little bags of honey roasted peanuts and candy corn, and maybe a couple packets of hot cocoa and apple cider :-)

Anniversary Tree

 
It was Jan and Suzanne's anniversary yesterday! Happy Anniversary Jan and Suzanne! Jan is my aunt who lives in the mountains of California (do they have fall there?). She also makes custom furniture for sale. I thought a tree of love would be appropriate, plus I got to use my new stamps :-) I know their card will be late getting to them since I made it Monday night, but I am sure they will appreciate the thought anyway.

 
This was a very easy card to put together, and I really love it! I think I will make a couple to keep in my stash. My stash was seriously depleted lately! I don't tend to make a lot of extra cards. Most of them are made with something specific in mind. Or they get sold at work fairly quickly, lol.

My first thought for the inside of this card was "Love may not grow on trees, but it can grow as Strong as a tree. Happy Anniversary" Corny, I know, but I thought it sounded pretty good. Then I remembered my Occasional Quotes set and the saying in that set "Love begins in a moment, grows over time, and lasts an eternity." This sounded so much better and said pretty much the same thing. Plus I didn't have to try to make my handwriting look good, lol! Then to finish decorating the inside, I was digging through my scrap files and found some scraps of already cut out trims! Bingo Baby! Then I had to add a little "love" from Tiny Tags along the bottom  ;-) I hope they like it as much as I do!

• Stamps: Season of Friendship, Tiny Tags, I (Heart) Hearts, Occasional Quotes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
• Ink: Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, More Mustard, Early Espresso
• Other: 3/4" Circle punch, Heart Small punch, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding ribbon, Big Shot with Tasteful Trims die, Scallop Edge border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Wow, I really used 5 stamp sets with this?! OK, most of them were the different sentiments I used. I am not going to worry about it! 

 Then, cuz I loved how this turned out so much, I made 3 more! Minus the bow and without any sentiment. I think this card would work for a lot of occasions and for a guy too.

Don't they look great peeking out of my tin. I think this will be my "just in case" tin for in the car. I hate it when I need a card NOW and they are all at home.

Ok, one last photo. I had to decorate the envelope too :-) Now, I better go put this in the mail! I must have really liked this one, I sure have a  lot of photos of it (rolling eyes here).

Now, go stamp some stuff!!

Sweet Season Bag

Is Christmas in the air yet? I'm starting to feel the urge to play with my Christmas stuff! It has been sitting on my desk and waiting for me to get tired of the Autumn Spice stuff and the Halloween stuff. Well, it has my attention now :-) Don't you love these snowflakes? They are from the Northern Frost Decorative Strip Sizzlet. So cute!

 

And yes, this is yet another gift bag. I used a lunch bag (they do come in a pack of 100 you know, lol) I covered the front and back with card stock and decorated it all up. I put a handle through the top too. 

 More of the Tasteful trim die. If you don't have it yet, you really need to get this one! I keep finding more uses for it. It works well for cards and scrapbook pages as it creates up to 12" long strips of trim!
This also uses the new Deck the Halls DSP. Very traditional looking paper. I love the nostalgic feel of it.
I was able to create this using only one sheet of 8-1/2"x11" card stock and 1/2 sheet of DSP. The rest came from my scrap files. And those pearls are just the touch it needed to step it up. Maybe next time I would use a darker card stock to cover the bag, to better accent this DSP.

• Stamps: Sweet Season
• Paper: Naturals Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke
• Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke
• Other: Big Shot with Tasteful Trim die, Northern Frost die,  and Lots of Tags die, Wide Oval punch, Stampin Dimensionals, Pearls Basic Jewels, Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding ribbon, Velcro, Crop-A-Dile

The back and the flap are one piece and I punched 2 hole in that piece on the back near the fold to put the ribbon ends through, taped them in place on the inside with Scotch tape, then adhered the back onto the bag. I didn't have to use Sticky Strip, my Tombow liquid glue worked just fine.

Now, would you like me to come to your house and show you and your friends how to make this project? Contact me if you live in the Bemidji area and I'll get you fixed right up!

Cupcake Gift Bag

 Yes, I know. I am getting a little repetitive. ANOTHER gift bag! What can I say? I had a lot of birthdays to take care of in the last 30 days :-) Love that corduroy button? You can get some of your very own on the Clearance Rack for $3.99 while supplies last until Oct 18th! I tied a bow with the Chocolate Chip satin ribbon (retired) then tied it to the bag with crochet thread and the button. Worked like a charm, and it won't fall off. The bag is from Target and came in a pack of 12 for about $6. I was able to fit one of the Card Organizers that I made into it. And it coordinates with this card.

Here is the whole bag. I used a retied sentiment set here too. Sometimes you just have to ink up some old favorites.

• Stamps: On a Pedestal, Well Scripted
• Paper: Naturals White, Real Red, Chocolate Chip
• Ink: Blushing Bride, Real Red, Chocolate Chip
• Other: Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/8" Circle punch. 1-1/4" Circle punch, Chocolate Chip 1" satin ribbon, Real Red Corduroy Button, Stampin' Dimensionals, crochet thread, red and white tissue paper