Colour challenges are a lot of fun, but I often end up scratching my head as I begin.My starting point is generally a stamp set, not a colour set, so it throws me off a bit. CI #193 isn’t a traditional set of Halloween colours, but after a few false starts, I got them to work.
Stamps: Spooky Halloween
Color Palette: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Memento Black
It’s a small detail, but I cut off the cat’s paw and arranged it on top of the broom because the original looked unnatural. And there’s Stella on all of the Memento Black elements, because every Halloween card needs a little sparkle!
Here’s the INKpiration photo – how do you think I did? I had fun, and in my book, that’s the most important thing.
Everyone needs a friend who loves Halloween. Around here, we know that Robbie will never disappoint:
Robbie puts so much love into the things she makes, and Halloween is her jam, er, Jack-o-Lantern! And there are no yucky candies in there either. No ma’am, those are the Real Deal.
She’s also our Hand-Sanitizer source. I’m not usually the “hang-it-from-my-handbag” girl, but I am making an exception for this blingy, swingy little ghost!
Thanks, Robbie – you make me feel like a kid again! 👻
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Light up the Christmas season with this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit! With traditional Christmas home designs and warm Christmas wishes, spread the light of Christmas with a gift box. Plus, you can get the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes Add-On to take your Christmas crafting even further (available while supplies last). Are you ready? Subscribe HERE by November 10th.
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The Trick or Treat bundle features lots of cute Halloween images, but the secret bonus is that the dies include a treat box. I can never get enough packaging options! 😁
Stamps: Trick or Treat
Color Palette: Basic White, Pebble Path, Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath
Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss Machine, Trick or Treat dies, Deckle Rectangle dies, 23-25 In Color DSP, Moody Mauve Textured Ribbon, Pebble Path Jute Trim, Stampin’ Dimensionals
A soft pink isn’t exactly a traditional Halloween color, but then again, this little ghost doesn’t look like the Scary-Boo sort and Bubble Bath seems like just the right shade for her “Boo”A soft pink isn’t exactly a traditional Halloween color, but then again, this little ghost doesn’t look like the Scary-Boo sort and Bubble Bath seems like just the right shade for her “Boo”.
Everything was cut with one pass through the Big Boss except for the treat box, and the DSP is just the right weight to send through with two sheets at once. This little project goes together quickly!
(I know, I say that a lot. It’s a big deal when I find something quick and easy, because I tend to operate under the “more is more” umbrella a bit too often.)
All ready for Halloween treats – but I can’t buy those until the morning of the 31st. And I have to buy something I don’t especially like, for reasons I think are pretty obvious. When do you get your Halloween treats?
If you need a quick gifting solution for Trick or Treat, shop the Online Store.
One of the best decisions I have made was to become a part of this Stampin’ Up! community as a demonstrator. There are just a few more days to Join Your Way! Choose to spend $64.35 and select Stampin’ Up! product valued at $125 – OR – choose $168.75 in Stampin’ Up! product for just $99. Either way, shipping is included. This offer ends October 31st. (All prices in USD).
Our September – December Mini Catalog is available. Let me know if you need a copy, or shop online HERE!
Light up the Christmas season with this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit! With traditional Christmas home designs and warm Christmas wishes, spread the light of Christmas with a gift box. Plus, you can get the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes Add-On to take your Christmas crafting even further (available while supplies last). Are you ready? Subscribe HERE by November 10th.
Paper Pumpkin subscriptions deliver ready-to-go projects to your doorstep every month, but you have ultimate control to skip or cancel 😱 if you decide it’s not for you. Stampin’ Up! also features an exclusive collection of kits that don’t require a subscription. Visit the Online Store to see what’s available.
Don’t you love a big, round pumpkin? I’d prefer to look at one all month versus a jack-o-lantern, so I chose Hello Harvest for my October 2022 DIY calendar:
Stamps: Harvest Hello
Color Palette: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Basic White
I took a chance and stamped the pumpkin with Cajun Craze ink. We recommend Memento to work with Stampin’ Blends because it doesn’t run, so I had to be careful not to overdo my brush strokes over the stamped portion of the image. I was feeling a little rebellious 😉
I inked up the leaves and then stamped them off. I chose the ones I liked best to die cut and added them with the swirly bits. The pumpkin is on dimensionals, and a few gems add some sparkle.
I began with Daffodil in the belly of the pumpkin to get that warm glow, then worked my way out with Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze. This is a very satisfying image to color – I recommend it!
Please take a moment to see what my dear friends Crystal and Cheryl have done for October 2022. We really enjoy sharing these calendars with you every month, and we hope you enjoy seeing them!
The 2023 DIY Template is now available! It’s just $5 and you may use it to make as many calendars as you like. It includes a page of covers, 12 monthly calendar blocks (4 to a page), and a set of cutting instructions. The blocks are designed to be cut to 3 1/2″ square.
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Be sure to subscribe by October 10th for your Craft Escape in a box! The October kit is perfect to get ready for (dare I say it??) Christmas. It makes 9 festive cards and envelopes so you’ll be ready. But wait, there’s more: the November kit will make tags that coordinate with these cards!
Paper Pumpkin subscriptions deliver ready-to-go projects to your doorstep every month, but you have ultimate control to skip or cancel 😱 if you decide it’s not for you. Don’t miss this kit!
Our Mini Catalog is packed with new designs and products to inspire and delight. There’s something for everyone, and one of my favorite Do-Not-Miss-This products is our Embossing Additions Tool Kit with all the tools you’ll need for perfect results.
I am a word nerd. (Yes, I WORDLE.) So when I discovered the collective noun for bats is CAULDRON, I had to tell everyone I knew. Well, I started out by telling my family in our group chat, and now I’m telling all of you, so I think that’s everyone!
Stamps: Design a Treat
Color Palette: Black and White
Accessories: Big Boss, Design a Treat dies, Perfectly Penciled DSP (and a few sheets of retired B&W), Amber Gems, Tear n Tape (TnT)
Those Amber Gems from the Rustic Harvest Suite give the perfect spooky stare, don’t they? And that cute little tag is not only part of the Design a Treat dies, but there are THREE of them!! And since our Basic White card stock is a little lighter weight than standard card stock, you can cut two at once – which means I was cutting 6 in one crank of the Big Boss!!!
It just so happens that two Hershey Nuggets fit perfectly inside these little boxes. They’re sturdiest when assembled with a little bit of Tear n Tape on the flaps. I experimented with card stock and with dies for the boxes, and while card stock closes more securely across the top, the DSP is much cuter. I cut the batty tops from card stock, and they sit quite firmly across the top, keeping it closed. The advantage of using that batty top is that there’s no adhesive, so the box doesn’t have to be ripped open to enjoy the contents.
I really did make a Cauldron’s worth – this isn’t even half! They’re a single Big Boss cut to produce (run the batty bit at the same time) and they assemble easily. They’re a perfect table favor, office treat, or Halloween decoration. Find them HERE and you’ll have your own Cauldron in a FLASH 💥 (Don’t forget the TnT)
The 2023 DIY Template is now available! It’s just $5 and you may use it to make as many calendars as you like. It includes a page of covers, 12 monthly calendar blocks (4 to a page), and a set of cutting instructions. The blocks are designed to be cut to 3 1/2″ square.
Contact me to make your payment – I use Square to invoice, and you don’t need an account to use it.
It’s WEEK THREE of the September Weekly Deals! The Online Store has all the details. This week’s deals are offered through September 21.
Be sure to subscribe by October 10th for your Craft Escape in a box! The October kit is perfect to get ready for (dare I say it??) Christmas. It makes 9 festive cards and envelopes so you’ll be ready. But wait, there’s more: the November kit will make tags that coordinate with these cards!
Paper Pumpkin subscriptions deliver ready-to-go projects to your doorstep every month, but you have ultimate control to skip or cancel 😱 if you decide it’s not for you. Don’t miss this kit!
Our Mini Catalog is packed with new designs and products to inspire and delight. There’s something for everyone, and one of my favorite Do-Not-Miss-This products is our Embossing Additions Tool Kit with all the tools you’ll need for perfect results.
You know that friend…the one who always knows? I have a friend like that, and she’s in one of my regular stamping groups. She always has little favors for every holiday, but since we’ve been meeting and stamping on Zoom she hasn’t been able to share them. Yesterday I found a package in my mailbox:
Oh, da cute!!! Some is current, some is retired, but there are just so many goodies and so much detail. LOOK:
LOOK. AT. THE. TIC. TACS.
Oh. Emm. Gee. They’re just adorable!
Way before Covid and Pandemics and Masks and ALL THAT, Robbie was the Queen of the little bitty hand sanitizer. I’m sure she must have had to stand in line for hours, days maybe, to get these for all of us. But that’s the kind of friend she is, and you’d better believe I will be using this gift!
Inspired to send a little box of hand-made love? Find all the crafty supplies you need right HERE.
The Curvy Keepsake die in its first form (slightly larger than this one) was one of my favorites, but I confess that it was expensive to fill a big batch of them with treats (I like expensive chocolate, lol.) This Mini Curvy Keepsake die is perfectly sized for exactly ONE Ferrero Rocher. Did I say it was perfect?
We have Googly Eyes!! And not just white ones, but green ones and orange ones and purple ones!!! Be still my heart.
This guy is really fun, too. But trust me, really, when I say you NEED the Stamparatus for him. Solid images, especially solid black images, almost require being stamped more than once. Now I don’t know about you, but my eyes aren’t sharp enough and my hands aren’t steady enough to pull this off. But I can do it with the Stamparatus!
I think it’s hilarious that the mummy is giving the side-eye to the left and Vampy is doing it to the right. What a pair.
If you’re ready to invite these two spooky guys into your home (say it like the old wild and crazy guys skit from SNL), shop HERE.
It’s always exciting when a new catalog goes live, but this Holiday catalog is really something special! There are great new products, fantastic kits, and truly something for every crafter.
I love that this video features all of the markets Stampin’ Up! is in, although truthfully, I’m just not quite ready for Christmas music! Planning, yes – the music, well, check with me in another 6 weeks. But let me show you some of my favorites – you can click on your favorites for the details:
Spooktacular Bash Suite #153485Gather Together Bundle #153036Peaceful Boughs Bundle #153033Tiny Keepsakes Bundle #152390Toile Tidings Suite #153329Come to Gather Suite #153484Joy ofGiving Tag Kit #150700Still Scenes Bundle #153023
Oh, I could go on and on!! Click each image to go straight to the details! And make a note of the Joy of Giving Tag Kit, because I’ll be offering events locally to get together and assemble these gorgeous tags!
Do you have room for a little more excitement? Buy 3, Get 1 Free is back! A select group of Designer Series Papers are part of this great deal – and they’re gorgeous, easy-to-use designs you’ll reach for over and over again:
Shop HERE to get started with your papers – and make note that the Pressed Petals Specialty DSP is included in this offer!
Doesn’t seem like that long ago when September and early October were all about costumes. There were a number of years when the costume had to come from Disney du jour. There were sessions with the tape measure, trips to the fabric store, and hours spent behind the sewing machine. As the kids got older, their costumes needed to reflect their growing maturity and the home-made Disney costumes became a thing of the past. Sweet memories.
The Pocahontas Ensembles
Now the sweets come from packages. My kids’ candy never looked this good! It’s simple, though I’m not sure I would have done this for 3 classes of 25 kids!
Gimme a break...Gimme a break...
Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat Bar!
Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie card stock
Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie classic ink
Holiday Best Level One Hostess and Itty Bitty Backgrounds Stamps
The Maui Stamper 