Happy Halloween!!!!

I almost forgot to post these grrrrreat pictures of my little guy and the card we made together for his Grandma and Papa.

Here you see his "normal" face while modeling his card:

I think this might be a pirate face? Maybe?

And...the scary face. I just couldn't decide on one.

And finally, the card.

He was so excited to make this and give it to his fantastic grandparents ( love you Mom and Dad!)

 I just hope he keeps stamping with me for at least a little while longer!

Wicked Cool

Welp, this wraps up my Halloween posts. I hope to post all of my fall/Thanksgiving stuff this week so next week, I'll be moving on to Christmas! Is everyone else as excited as I am????

This is the card we made at club last week featuring the Wicked Cool stamp set, which I love.

One thing I've notice this Halloween, is that it's all about the bling. From glitter to shimmer paint to rhinestones, I hardly see any Halloween projects that don't have a bit of the old sparkle and this card is no exception!

For marital reasons, I try to limit my glitter use to Christmas only, so it shows how dedicated I am to my club ladies that I risked jeopardizing my 9 year marriage for them. And you know what? I'm not sure my glitter hating husband even noticed!!!

This card is a 4 1/4" square. It's a size I make pretty often because it gives a different look from the regular A2 card, but still fits in an A2 envelope. Win win!

Here's the inside.

I used:

*Wicked Cool stamp set

* Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black and Whisper White card stock

* Black Stayz on ink

* Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight markers

* Rich Razzleberry 5/8" grosgrain ribbon

* Basic Rhinestones

* Scallop Square punch

* Liquid glue and Dazzling Diamonds

Little Witch!!!

I can't even really explain why I like this little witch so much, but from the moment I saw her, I was in love!!!

I made the little bag first, then I thought I should make a coordinating card, and then I made the little box for club. I probably had way too much fun with this project. Oh well!

Here is the little box we made at club. The pattern I used is a 2, 5, 7, 10 box that I slightly modified.

After following the tutorial, you might see how you could make the box without the flap, or a little bit shorter than specified, which is what I did. I actually made two of these little boxes from one sheet of card stock. What I did was:

- score my card stock at 2, 5, 7, and 10 inches (just like the tutorial),

- cut it in half lenghtwise at 4 1/4" (not like the tutorial)

- score that side at 2"

At this point I follow the rest of the instructions for cutting the flaps and completing but it turns out to be a lot easier than that whole flap nonsense!

If you have questions, email me or leave a comment. I'm happy to help!

And then it just needs decorated however you like. I love making this box because it only takes a half a sheet of cardstock and you don't need anything fancy to make it. Just a cutting blade and scoring tool. Yay!

Inside the box I used a:

*Medium size cello bag from Stampin' Up! that I stuffed full of taffy. Yum!
(Sorry club ladies!!!)

Here is the matching card I made.

And then last bu not least, the sweet little baggie I made using a Mini Lunch Sack. Love these!

For the words on the bottom I used:

*Word window Punch and Modern Label Punch

For all of the Projects I used:

* Greeting Card Kids (witch), Wicked Cool (bats) and Teeny Tiny Wishes (words) stamp sets

* Black Stayz On and Pumpkin Pie Classic ink

* Crumb Cake (color formerly known as Kraft), Whisper White, Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie card stocks

* Stampin' Pastels and Blender pens

* Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta ribbon

* Circle Scissors plus (to cut the circles)

* Perfect Polka Dot and Square Lattice impressions folders

Halloween Party (Part 2)

So after sleeping (a little) I feel much more able to post all of this!

For this whole post I used:

* Wicked Cool and Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set

* Basic Black and Whisper White, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry

* Black Stayz On ink

* Frost White Shimmer Paint

* Spider Web Impressions Folder

When I used other supplies I'll post them below the pictures.

I took this candy bowl to club last night so the ladies could all take a treat. I hope they liked them!

Here's what was in the bowl:

York Peppermint Patties

I used:

* Lots of Tags sizzlits dies

*Wide Oval Punch

*Black Satin Ribbon

I used:

* Lots of Tags sizzlits dies

* Rich Razzleberry 5/8" grosgrain ribbon

* Linen thread

I used:

* Word Window and Modern Label Punch

* Black Satin Ribbon

Here is the card I made with the Web folder. I LOVE it. And I love the antique brads!

There is another of this same card below without the shimmer paint.

I used:

* Rich Razzleberry 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

* Antique Brads (LOVE!!!)

* Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black markers

Same card but without the shimmer paint on it. I think its still super cute, but I like the web with the shimmer paint better. You?

Halloween Party! (Part 1)

I know I haven't been posting much lately but I assure you, it's not because I have not been stamping! I've been going a little crazy in the Halloween department, and over the next week, you should see what I mean!
Today's post is the first half of the Halloween Party stuff I've made. I'm not actually having a party, but if I was, I would totally use all this stuff!

It's times like these that I'm glad I have a bright green table.

Here's a bottle of Jones Soda, decorated to look like witches brew. I love it!

I used a strip of 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" card stock (that I textured with the spider web folder) to cover the label and then just added ribbon and a tag. Very simple.

Close up of the tag.

My wall is shockingly boring. Sorry.

This was so easy to make! I just went to a craft store and picked up this inexpensive frame, took the backing out and adhered the decor element to the glass. I added some ribbon for extra fun, but it's not necessary.

Here it is on my green table again. Ah, life is so much better in color isn't it?

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post where I'll list all the supplies I used to make these fun projects!