Spooky

Stamps Used: 

 "Spooky", Hat, Spider Web and Bats are from MC-26 (Spooky)

Kitty is from MC-27 (Pumpkin Kitty)

Dog is from MC-32 (From Our Home)

Happy Trick or Treating!!!

Whenever I'm stuck for an idea, I end up going through some old projects...drag them out, dust them off and try them again.  Is that cheating?  Oh well...here's one from awhile ago...maybe it'll give you a creative spark!!

It's a candy bar card...pull the ribbons apart to reveal a surprise!!!

Click here to go back to the original post...it's super easy and fast!!!

One more thing...I know I'm so behind, but for those of you haven't seen the entries and results from Ben Franklin's Stamp Aloha Card Making Contest, click here to see all the wonderful entries and winners!!! (you may have to scroll down to see all the entries).  It's sure to INSPIRE you!!!

Gift Bag? Card?

A little of both!!  Looks like a gift bag from the outside:

Open it up and there's space for a greeting and a note on the inside (along with some treats!!):

I used a 3" x 4" cello bag to fill with treats...then just staple under the top and bottom tabs.  Use velcro to close and add a handle!!!

Stamps used:  C125 (Elliot the Pirate), B129 (Vampire Baxter), 705 (Trick or Treat) and A127 (I Vant)

oops...almost forgot the pattern...click here.  Have a great night!!!

Just a Couple More...

I got stuck on the "floating" pattern from yesterday and had to try it with some other stamps.  This time I also added a little box for some goodies.  Click here for a pattern.

It turns out better if you put the box together first, and wrap the stand around the box for a snug fit.  Hope you give it a try...it's fun!!!

Halloween Night

Here's the last of our new Halloween clings...it's called Halloween Night (MC-28).  Click here for a very simple pattern to make this treat bag:

Here's a view from the side.  To close the bag, I used double stick tape to hold the top edges together, then ran it through my paper crimper...punched a hole and tied a ribbon.

You can even use the owl after Halloween...just pair him up with other stamps...2 mushroom stamps are from CL-2 (Happy Thoughts) and flower stamp is #B104 (Flower Border).

All Dressed Up!!

Hope your new week is off to a great start!!!  Just a quick card I made using Emi (MC24 - Tea Time) along with the witch's hat and spider web stamp from MC 26 (Spooky)...greeting is from MC-27 (Pumpkin Kitty):

Pumpkin Kisses

Made a bunch of Pumpkin Kisses using the pumpkin face stamp from our new cling set, MC-27 (Pumpkin Kitty).  They're tiny, but you can make a whole bunch of these in one night in front of the T.V.

Cut 3-1/2" square pieces of orange tissue paper and stamp your pumpkin face like this:

Then simply wrap the tissue around your kiss and tie with a ribbon.  I haven't gotten around to using MC-28 (Halloween Night) yet...but, here's a card I received from Lianne at Cute Stuff using those stamps to make this adorable card:

Hope you have time to sneak in a little stamping tonight!!!

Meeses

Can't remember what cartoon it was from...but back in the day I know someone called them "Meeses"...leave me a note if you know who I'm talking about!!  Anyway...just wanted to share some fun wrappers for a bunch of Macadamia Roca candies:

These stamps are from our new Halloween cling set, Happy Trick or Treating (MC-29)

Hope you're all having a fun weekend!!!

It's Halloween Time!!

Hello There!!  Seems like summer is barely over and our attention is turning once again to the holidays.  This year we've come out with 4 fun new cling stamp sets for Halloween.  Before I show you the new sets, I want to share a little project using our new Pumpkin Kitty set:

I never can seem to find the right sized bag for the projects I have in mind, so here's a simple pattern.  Just cut along the solid lines and fold along the dotted lines.  Stamp your greeting on the center panel (mini pumpkin is from MC-29-Happy Trick or Treating):

Flip piece over and apply double stick tape to the backside as shown:

Bring side edges together and tape to form center back...then fold small bottom tabs in, folding large tab last and adhere.  I used a Marvy (pink) scalloped oval punch to make the top flap (folded in half as shown):

Glue half the scalloped oval to the back top edge of the bag, and hold shut with a piece of velcro:

Now....here are our four new sets:

 

 

I'll be back tomorrow with more Halloween ideas!!

More Mixin' and Matchin'...

Happy Aloha Friday!!! I was playing at mixing and matching more of my new cling stamps today and was reminded of paper dolls...remember those? Maybe I'm dating myself. Anyway, today's projects involve making some simple goodie bags. The first uses Elliot in a Halloween theme. I colored the flags black and orange and glued them down only by the 2 end flags...that makes it look more like it's really hanging in the corner there. I used the "extra hand" stamp to let him hold the pumpkin:




Then I switched things up...I stamped 2 hand stamps and now Elliot is holding the banner. I hand-lettered the "hello" on the banner. Maybe you could use it to label the bags with names (only up to 6 letters though).




Thanks for stopping by!!!

As Simple As It Gets

For those of you who need to make a bunch of Halloween goodies for next week, and haven't started yet (I know you're out there!!)...here's a super simple, fast and easy project (Why does the right lollipop look deflated? lol):


I cut two 6" x 6" pieces of tissue paper and stamped #A151 (Pumpkin Face):



Then just wrap it around a Tootsie Roll lollipop and you're done!! Can't get any simpler than that...you can even let the kids get involved with making them for classmates!!



Have fun!!!

Trick or Treat

Happy Wednesday morning!! I've been trying to draw some new designs, but nothing has been working out quite right...don't you hate when you're trying to create and that happens?? Anyway...instead of getting frustrated, I thought I'd try to get my creative juices flowing with some stamping. I've been meaning to use my "Little Monster Pals" stamp for a Halloween project. Just by adding stamp #708 (Pumpkin Basket)...they've been turned into little trick-or-treating monsters!! I combined them with my trio of trick-or-treating word stamps to get this:


I used my 2 Marvy tag punches (pink and blue), with a foam dot in between for dimension. Here's a closer look at each panel:







The measurements for this card is 2-3/4" x 6-1/4"...score at 2", 4" and 4-1/4". Of course, you'll need something to put the card in...click here for a simple template for this "flapless envelope/box":



Fold up the card and it slips right in. I kept the outside decorations simple using stamp #701 (Pumpkin) and a place to address the "envelope". Then I got carried away and had to make one using some belated birthday stamps:



I used a Martha Stewart scallop border punch...if you punch out a border, make sure you punch it out first and then measure your card size to 2-3/4" x 8-1/4". Score at 2", 4", 4-1/4" and 6-1/4". Here's a closer look:









With that extra 4th panel, you'll need a little wider box...click here for a template.



ok...it's back to the drawing board for me...wish me luck!!!