Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a good start and that you had a chance to celebrate World Card Making Day on Saturday with some quality crafting time. I held my virtual Stamp-a-Stack event and it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning! Now I am working on SENDING cards all week long. When was the last time you mailed one of your handmade cards? If it has been a while, this is definitely the week to do it!
Now that October is here I am turning my attention to Halloween projects. I don't typically do a whole lot for Halloween, as it isn't a big thing in our house; however, because this year is so different from every other year, I am working on some fun cards and treat packaging to make Halloween a little bit special for the people in my life. The adorable owl images in the Have a Hoot Bundle are perfect for making fun and cute Halloween projects that aren't scary or gory. Check out these little cuties:
Here's an adorable Halloween gift set I made...
I absolutely LOVE all the Halloween plaid in the Plaid Tidings DSP pack (extra bonus: it's ON SALE in October!). It works perfectly with the adorable owls in the Have a Hoot stamp set.
I made the card as a fun fold, peek-a-boo design. I began with a Basic Black card stock base, embossing the front panel with the Cobwebs embossing folder. To create the front flap, I cut a 3-/2" x 11" piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock, added a 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Plaid Tidings DSP and then die-cut the largest circle from the Layering Circles dies to make the peek-a-boo window.
On the inside layers, I added a bit of silver Metallic Mesh ribbon behind a Mango Melody circle. It kind of reminds me of wispy clouds behind a full moon. I stamped the cute little scaredy owl in Memento black ink, both on the Mango Melody circle and on Whisper White card stock. I die-cut the owl and spider using the Peek-a-Hoot dies and popped him up on the circle. I added another cute little owl and jack-o-lantern and a sentiment from the Have a Hoot set. Both owls are coloured using Stampin' Blends.
On the inside of the card, I added a 4" x 5-1/4" Whisper White panel, on which I stamped another cute owl and sentiment in Memento Black ink and then coloured them using Stampin' Blends.
My little treat box is a 3"x 3" acetate box wrapped with a belly band of Pumpkin Pie card stock and Halloween plaid. I created my moon and owl in the same manner I did on the card, adding another circle die-cut from black glimmer paper for a bit of bling. The cute little bats on both the card and treat box were die-cut using the Halloween magic dies...such a fun DIY embellishment! Speaking of fun embellishments, check out the body of the little spider...I used an iridescent pearl to give him bling and dimension.
Here is the video in which I demonstrated this project. Measurements are included in the video description on my YouTube channel.
Thanks for stopping by today...I hope you have a fabulous week!
Happy Tuesday! Can you believe it is nearly the end of September?? The weather here has felt more like August the past week or so, but they tell us this is the end of the warmth for a good long time here in Southern Ontario. I'm not sure I'm ready for a long cold winter...it seems like we just had one a couple of months ago ;)
October is typically when I start my holiday crafting and this past weekend I spend some serious quality time with my favourite holiday suite from the August-December Mini, Poinsettia Place. I am SO in love with everything about this suite, so much so that I am launching a brand-new online class that features it!
To complete the projects in this class, you will need the following supplies:
Ready to order? Click the image above to place your order using the Host Code. The deadline to order is October 13th. Kits will be mailed out Oct. 19th. 2020.
Now, on to this week's project share...check out this beauty:
There is so much I love about this card, it's hard to know where to start! I used a colour scheme of Poppy Parade, Garden Green and gold, with a hint of Mango Melody. The background panel consists of Poppy Parade card stock, stamped with the poinsettia image in Real Red ink. I then embossed the stamped card stock using the Subtle embossing folder to add just a hint of texture.
The focal image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured using the Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends combo pack. I used the Dark Mango Melody for the centre of the poinsettia and the berries. The stamped images were die-cut using the coordinating Poinsettia Dies. The DSP panel is from the Poinsettia Place DSP pack and is layered on a brushed gold foil layer that I die-cut using the Ornate Borders dies. The sentiment is heat embossed in gold and die-cut using the Ornate Layers dies. I added some ribbon from the All The Trimmings Combo pack and some Gold Faceted Gems for a little bling. While it doesn't show in the photo, I also added a touch of Wink of Stella to the petals of the Poinsettia.
On the inside I added a Whisper White card stock layer on which I stamped another sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals set and another poinsettia, which I coloured in the same manner as the one on the front. I love adding little touches to the inside of my cards to reflect what is on the front.
Here is the video in which I demonstrate this card and two others using this gorgeous suite. Measurements for all three projects are included in the video description on my YouTube channel:
Thanks so much for stopping by today...have a super week!
