Celebration Tidings

 Happy Tuesday! I hope you had a good weekend and that your week is off to a great start. Things here are hectic, as usual, as I try to balance the demands of teaching in a pandemic and my Stampin' Up! business. Some days there just aren't enough hours...thank goodness for a very understanding family who pick up the slack on household chores when I'm too busy!

Last weekend I had a chance to play with the Celebration Tidings bundle and had great fun designing cards and treat packaging. The great thing about this bundle is that it includes images and sentiments for all of the fall holidays, making it super-versatile. Check out the bundle below...

Here is a shaker card and coordinating treat holder I made using the bundle and the Plaid Tidings DSP from the same suite...

The treat holder uses two different-sized labels from the Celebration Labels dies. I embossed the larger, Basic Black label using the Cobwebs embossing folder and then cut slits using a craft knife that allowed me to slide a treat-sized chocolate bar between them. The smaller label is cut from Plaid Tidings DSP and is adhere to the front of the larger label to conceal the hidden treat. I added a full moon punched from Mango Melody card stock using the 2" circle punch and some little black glittery bats I die-cut using the Halloween Magic Dies. The sentiment is from the Celebration Tidings stamp set and is stamped in Memento black ink on a die-cut stitched rectangle. I added a little silver foil spider web, cut with the Peek-a-Hoot dies, and a little stamped and die-cut spider. Such a fun way to package a simple Halloween treat!

As much as I love the treat holder, I think I love the shaker card more! Who wouldn't love to receive this fun card filled with glittery black bats and colourful sequins? I used the Celebration Labels dies to cut my window and lined the back of the shaker with more of the same pattern of Plaid Tidings DSP. The sentiment is the same one I used on the treat holder, but this time I layered it on a strip of Mango Melody card stock before adding  more little stamped and die-cut spiders. My favourite part of this card is that gorgeous metallic mesh ribbon...I love the sparkle it adds...just like a spider web!

Here is the video in which I demonstrate these projects. Included in the video description on my YouTube channel are all of the measurements for both projects:

Thanks so much for stopping by this week. I hope you have a spectacular day!

Product List

Celebration Tidings Bundle (English) [155201] $63.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $12.00
Black Glitter Paper [153518] $8.25	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75	Window Sheets [142314] $6.75	Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $15.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder [153578] $12.25	Halloween Magic Dies [153565] $42.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00
Peek-A-Hoot Dies [153573] $46.00	Metallic Mesh Ribbon [153550] $11.00	Sequins For Everything [153556] $16.25

Hallows Night Magic

 Happy...um...Wednesday? I know, I'm a day late posting this week. I don't know about you, but lately it just feels like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. This past weekend was our Thanksgiving here in Canada, but I spent it in my studio prepping for my upcoming virtual retreat. I did manage to cook turkey dinner for my family, but beyond that, I didn't really come up for air. Sometimes having two jobs is HARD! Now that the retreat prep is (mostly) done, I can refocus on projects for this week's live video which is all about HALLOWEEN! 

I'm featuring the Hallows Night Magic bundle this week and will showcase some fun cards and treat holders all week long. I'm not normally one to send Halloween cards, but given that things will look very different this year, I am planning to send several more than usual. Check this out...

I have often said I am not one who usually buys Halloween-specific products from our catalogues, but this year's suite is soooo PRETTY I couldn't resist. I am not a fan of scary or gory Halloween products, but these pretty bats and beautiful papers are something I can get VERY excited about! 

I used several patterns from the Magic in This Night DSP pack on this card. There are just soooo many pretty patterns to choose from in this set, I couldn't use just one. Bonus: this pack is part of this month's DSP sale...get it at 15% off until the end of October!

To create a sort of spider web effect, I layered some Metallic Mesh ribbon over a strip of black DSP to go behind my sentiment label...I love the effect of this! The sentiment label itself is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured using Stampin' Blends in Light Cajun Craze and Light Pretty Peacock. Soooo pretty! The bats are stamped in black ink on Pretty Peacock card stock and then die-cut using the Halloween Magic dies. 

On the inside of the Basic Black card base, I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped another sentiment from the Hallows Night Magic stamp set as well as a partial image from the sentiment label I used on the front of the card. I added a little spider from the Hallows night Magic as a little accent next to the sentiment. 

I also designed a fun coordinating Pocket-Bac holder to give along with it...because we ALL need more hand sanitizer in our lives these days, right? The larger label die in the Halloween Magic Dies is the perfect backdrop for  a full moon and more pretty bats. And how about that vellum spider? Don't you love the pretty iridescent pearls for his body? Bling like that makes even creepy spiders look pretty!

The Magic in This Night product suite strikes the perfect balance between traditional Halloween imagery and beautifully intricate patterns with a fresh colour palette of Cajun Crazy, Pretty Peacock, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black. It has so much to offer, even for those of us who aren't huge Halloween fans. You can see more of this suite, including both of these projects,  in my video below. All of the measurements for both projects are included in the video description on my YouTube channel:

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous week!

Product List

Hallows Night Magic Bundle [155188] $63.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $12.00	Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154895] $12.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $12.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.50	Magic In This Night Designer Series Paper [153517] $15.75	Peek-A-Hoot Dies [153573] $46.00	Metallic Mesh Ribbon [153550] $11.00
Iridescent Pearls [153549] $10.25

Have a Hoot for Halloween

 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!

Product List

Have A Hoot Bundle (English) [155208] $69.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $12.00
Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $12.00	Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $10.25
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $12.00	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $12.00	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $12.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder [153578] $12.25	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $48.00	Halloween Magic Dies [153565] $42.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $48.00
Black Glitter Paper [153518] $8.25	Metallic Mesh Ribbon [153550] $11.00	Iridescent Pearls [153549] $10.25	3-1/8" X 3-1/8" (7.9 X 7.9 Cm) Acetate Card Boxes [150428] $8.25