Halloween

Order Bags 

I used a variety of stamps for this project:

Inkadinkado

Recollections

Stampin' Up

Close To My Heart

Hero Arts

Cut out a 2" circle as a mask for the moon, rubbed Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango inks as a base, stamped with Staz-On black ink and finished off with some orange polka dotted black ribbon.

The largest bag can hold 12x12 size papers, medium holds 8 1/2 x 11 paper and smallest bag (lunch bag) holds ink pads, and accessories.

Sweet Dreams Baby Scrapbook Pages

Scrapbook Pages

December Baby Album Scrapbook Class

For this class you will need:

2 pieces 12 x 12 Background Card stock (tan)

4 Strips designer paper cut at 2 x 12 (stars)
4 Strips solid card stock cut at 1 x 12 (yellow)
4 Strips solid card stock cut from Cricut Elegant Edges at 1 1/2" page 26, Shift, Border (blue)
4 Scalloped photo mats cut from Elegant Edges at 4 1/2" (dark yellow) page 24, Shift
4 Scalloped photo mats cut from Elegant Edges at 4 1/4" (blue) page 24, Shift
4 Scalloped photo mats cut from Elegant Edges at 4" (yellow) page 24, Shift

1 Sweet Dreams cut from Cricut Cartridge Create A Critter, page 71, cut at 2 1/2", Phrase  (yellow)
1 Sweet Dreams cut from Create A Critter, page 71, cut at 2 1/2, Phrase (blue)
1 Moon cut from Create A Critter, page 71, cut at 4 1/2", Flip, Shift (yellow)
Stars cut from Create A Critter, page 71, cut at 3 1/2", Accessory, Shift, cut 1 yellow and 1 blue
1" Star punch, cut 6 each in yellow and blue

3 Clouds cut from Cricut CTMH Artiste Cartridge, page 70, 2 cut at 3" and 1 cut at 2 1/2", Accent 2

Lightly ink the edges of t stars, moon and clouds
Use pop up the blue "Dreams" over the yellow

Dimensionals, Needle tipped glue bottle filled with glue

Adorable Baby Scrapbook Pages

Scrapbook Pages

November Baby Album Scrapbook Class

For this class you will need:

12 x 12 Background Cardstock x 3

Cut from The First Few Years, page 69, Adorable, Phrase, Shift at 1 1/2”

1 Cut at 5 x 6 1/2

1 Cut at 3 1/2 x 4 3/4

2 Cut at 3 x 3

Solid color Cardstock cut from Sugar and Spice, Layer, BABY cut at 1 1/2”

Cut from The First Few Years page 69, Phrase, Shift, Adorable cut at 1 1/2”

Cut from The First Few Years, page 58, Shift, Girl cut at 2”

cut from Wrap It Up, page 33, Shift, It’s A Boy cut at 4”, cut off “It’s A"

Neutral Ivory or Cream Cardstock cut from Elegant Edges page 24, Frame, fit to page, 11” x 2

Cut from Art Philosophy page 45, Shift, Star cut at 3 1/2” x 3

Designer Paper (a) cut from at 8 14/16 square x 2

Designer Paper (a) cut from The First Few Years page 69, Phrase Adorable cut at 1 1/2” 

Designer Paper (a) cut from Art Philosophy page 45, Shift Star cut at 3 1/2” x 2

Designer Paper (a) cut from The First Few Years, page 58, Girl cut at 2”

Designer Paper (a) cut from Wrap It Up, page 33, It’s A Boy cut at 4” cut off “It’s A"

Designer paper (b) cut from Elegant Edges page 24, Oblong, Shift at 7.5”

Designer paper (b) cut from Elegant Edges page 24, Oblong, Shift at 5 1/2”

Designer paper (b) cut from Elegant Edges page 24, Shift, (Scalop2-s) cut 2 at 3 1/2”

Designer paper (c) cut from Art Philosophy page 45, Shift Star cut at 3 1/2” x 3

Ribbon, enough to make five little bows

Buttons two each in two different colors

Twine

Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Needle tipped glue bottle filled with glue

Order Bags

Fall Order Bags

Order bags for Fall, decorated with a scarecrow to stick in your potted plant, super simple to make with a few dies and punches. 

Head is the Stampin' Up Top Note Die cut twice for front and back.  His hat is also made from two Top Note die cuts.  Brim of hat is cut lengthwise, top of had is cut across then a half circle punch was used to put a little dip in the hat.  Bow is a piece of burlap.  Bird Builder punch for the bird.  Eyes are small oval punch and circles.  Nose is the Triangle punch.  Mouth is hand drawn.  Straw hair is made with strips of 1/4" card stock run through the crimper and crumpled up.  Stick is a long screwer with a pointed tip.

Stamp set is from Close To My Heart:  S1209 Fall Favorites

Thanks for taking a look, and Happy Fall Y'All!

Elements of Style

Just Because You Are Seriously Amazing

For this watercolor card I used Stampin' Up Elements of Style, embossed with white embossing powder and watercolor washed with Blackberry Bliss ink.  I used a piece of drywall tape pressed into the wet ink for different element to the card.  Background of the card was embossed in the Cuttlebug Madison embossing folder after rubbing the positive side with the Blackberry Bliss ink pad which kind of gives a lace effect.

Silver sequins and a watercolor paper tag stamped with stamps from Michael's $1 bin (Just Because) and SU August Paper Pumpkin "Seriously Amazing" Kit.

Stampin' Up Pleasant Poppies

Just Because, You're Awesome

I was playing around with glossy paper, white embossing powder and Stampin' Up Real Red and Certainly Celery ink pads.  After using the heat tool on the embossing powder, the paper began to crack and I really rather like the effect.

Papers are Real Red, Whisper White and Basic Black.

Wedding Gift Decorations

Wedding Gift Flowers and Tag

An upcoming Fall Wedding in the colors of Navy and White.  I could not find any curling ribbon in Navy at any of our local stores, so I decided to put the Cricut to work and made some Navy and White flowers for the wedding gift packaging.  I also made a tag with the Stamping Bella "The Couple" stamp and colored it with Copic markers.  I added a few sprays of pearls and a satin ribbon, done. 

Scrapbook Baby Pages - Family

Family

For our next workshop I designed the following pages featuring a Family Tree.

Design elements and the word Family all cut from the Cricut Close To My Heart Artbooking Cartridge pages 61, 67 and 72.  Paper is Stampin' Up and some scraps for the tree leaves.  

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon and Certainly Celery (Retired).

Scrapbook Baby Pages - Sweet Boy

Sweet Boy

Cricut Close To My Heart Artbooking scrapbook pages.

Our second scrapbook workshop featuring baby pages featured a Scrappin' Dreams template the positive space was used on the Sweet Boy page and the negative corners were used on the animal page.

Cutouts are from the Cricut Close To My Heart Artbooking Cartridge and the Cricut Lite B Is For Boy Cartridge.  Papers are Close To My Heart.

Halloween Workshop

Halloween Workshop

We had a great time at the Halloween Workshop assembling a table top Boo Banner; Matchbox Pop Up treat holder, M&M Matchbook, a brown bag and a Vellum bag for goodies and a very cute Kit Kat Owl.  Various papers and card stock, stamps, die cuts, punches and ribbons and twine were used.

Stampin' Up Order Bags

 Here are a few of the Thank You bags that contain  orders for this last week:

Stamp Sets:     Choose Happiness, Backyard Basics and Gorgeous Grunge

Inks:                Early Expresso, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Tempting Turquoise   and Lost Lagoon.

Accessories:   Buttons, thread, Ribbons, hole punch, watercolor brush, die cut.

Zentangle Halloween Card

Homework for one of my paper crafting clubs this month was to Zentangle the large Blossom Beauty by Stampendous and make something with it.  I had the Split Coast Stampers "Ways To Use It" WT494 in mind which was to go "Back To Old School" and use Chalkboard.  This is my entry for that Challenge as well.

Papers:            Stampin' Up basic black, whisper white and Tangerine Tango
Inks:                Stampin' Up Craft Whisper White and Zig Millennium .05 Black
Stamps:           Stampin' Up Bite Me (Spider) and Good Greetings (Sentiment)
                        Inkadinkado All Hallow's Eve (Corner Web)
Accessories:    Tangerine Tango Button and 1/4" black ribbon

Inside of Zentangle Card

Stampin' Up Twick or Tweet and Inkadinkado Halloween Stamp (Web)

August Paper Pumpkin Thanks

I used the August 2014 Paper Pumpkin kit to embellish my Thanks Stampin' Up order bags for this month.  

Large Halloween Match Box Pop Up Treat Holders

  This box is large enough to accommodate the pop up flying bats and some treats and a gift card or maybe even a little cash.  Super easy simple and fun to make.  Directions below the photographs.

How cute is this little Dracula Puppy Dog with the evil black kitty watching from above.  Too cute to spook!  

With a big ol' bat inside to protect the goodies inside.

And we can't forget SPIDERS, YIKES!

No bats in here, just more spiders.

Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, so to say, I took apart a larger box of Diamond matches and used it as a template, you remember the kind of matches Grandma kept in the kitchen to light the wood burning stove so she could cook up something yummy.

Box:  Stampin' Up 80# basic black card stock cut at 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 scored at 1 3/8 on all four sides.

Covers:  Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells Collections and K&Co. Halloween Designer papers including flocked spiders cut at 4 1/2 x 9 and scored at 1 1/2, 3 1/4, 5 3/4 and 7 1/8.

Inside pop up section:  2 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, 3, 4 and 5.

Inside treat section: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 with pop-ups or 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 for full coverage.

Rosette: 1 x 12 scored every 1/2"

Stampin' Up Bat Punch and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for "happy halloween"

Glittery spider by Recollections

Smooch Copper for the bat eyes

"Spooky" was computer generated

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Scrapbook Wedding Pages and Photo Wallet

Fall Wedding Pages 

These 12x12 Wedding Pages are very dimensional and were made to be framed.

4 1/2" x 9" Photo Wallet

Stamps:         Stampin' Up Elements of Style and Label Love

Papers:          Bazzill Admiral Blue, White and Authentique "Genuine Perfection"

Punches:        Stampin' Up Petal Flower, Round Tab and Artisan Label; Martha Stewart Hydrangea;     Punch Bunch Cherry Blossom

Die Cuts:       Ellison Designs Thick Cuts Leaves; Die-namics Leafy Flourish; Spellbinders Fleur De   Lis Squares

Accessories:  Pearls, Ribbon, White Thread, Brads, VersaMark and Embossing Powder