Ooo! Boo!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by mauistamper

So Scary!!

(NOT)

Googly Ghouls (retired)
Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie card stock
Black Staz-on ink
Pumpkin Pie FFIP
Blender Pen
Self-stick Googlie eyes (retired)

I’m sorry about the retired stamps and the Googlie eyes – these monthly calendar cards were done as a class in January of this year, and this stamp set was current back then! Those Googlie Eyes were one of the best ideas the Home Office had, and these goofy characters are my favorite Halloween images ever. So sad they’re both retired.

Today is the last day for Early Bird sign-ups for ACCE – Anne and Crystal’s Christmas Extravaganza! Save $5 PER CLASS by signing up today for one, two or three fantastic classes!

Cards class: 4 standard cards, 4 gift enclosures, $10 BYO adhesive

Packages Class: 2 Boxes, 2 gift card/money cards, and a box-in-a-bag, $20 BYO adhesive

Multi-media class: A canvas creation that will take your mad crafting skills in brand new directions! $25 includes ALL supplies

This is a VERY simplified version of what you can do. We are REALLY hoping you’ll join us for this one – it’s going to be amazing!!!

Booo Spideys

Posted on September 28, 2012 by mauistamper

Still playin’ with the spiders from the Googly Ghouls stamp set. These are decidedly un-scary spiders. I think it’s the lack of hair (as in hairy legs) and teeth.

Googly Ghouls stamp set
Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Gray card stock
Staz-on Black ink
Tangerine Tango, Basic Black and Rich Razzlberry Stampin’ Write Markers
Color Spritzer
Crystal Effects
Black striped satin ribbon

Solve one problem, start on another – my photo is really washed out. I need to change my “photo studio” set-up, mostly because it’s nothing of the sort. But that rant is for another day.

I am really crazy about that new black striped ribbon from the Holiday Catalog. It is shiny, luxurious, and can cross between elegant and spooky. It has that softness you need for a card. Doesn’t it seem like Stampin’ Up! has really gotten the ribbon texture thing DOWN lately? They’re all so easy to work with. I think the product design people need some high fives.

Couple things about this card…I just eye-balled the alignment of the spiders but if you really want them straight, use that trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig. I extended the spider-silk line up the card with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker and you can too. Use a light touch – I used a ruler to keep me on the straight road. And (I ask myself) WHY DON’T I USE CRYSTAL EFFECTS MORE OFTEN??? So, so awesome! You just have to plan ahead and allow time for it to dry. (*lightbulb moment: this is why I don’t use Crystal Effects more often.) You may not be able to see it in the photo but it is on those spideys and it makes them pop!

Googly Spidey

Posted on September 7, 2012 by mauistamper

The Maui Stampers met last night for a team meeting. We worked REALLY hard on a sales project for the first, oh, 20 minutes…and then we had to take a goodie break because we were at Peggy’s house, and she had prepared some yummy treats for us! (I shoulda taken a picture, but then you’d be hungry and my goal is to make you want to stamp, not to eat.)

Once we were fortified, we went back to her dining room and made cards. This is the one Crystal brought for us to do:

Googly Ghouls stamp set
Basic Black and Tangerine Tango card stock
Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP
Staz-on Black ink pad
1 1/4, 1 3/8 and 1 3/4 inch circle punches
1 1/4 inch square punch – for the flags
Spider Web TIEF
Champagne Mist shimmer spray
Stampin’ Dimensionals

I am a fan of spiders AS LONG AS THEY STAY OUTSIDE. Spiders do not belong inside my house. They can be as big as they want if they stay outside, and we have some pretty big spiders in Hawaii. I am NOT a fan of poisonous spiders. We have a few poisonous one here but fortunately they seem to stay out of my way. However, when we were visiting my beautiful oldest daughter in beautiful Perth, Australia, she discovered a NOT so beautiful Red-Back Spider living inside one of the chairs in our condo. That chair was immediately evicted from the condo. Apparently the Red-Back is one of a number of lovely, extremely deadly spiders that live in Australia. It’s a really, really nice country, but it does seem to have more than a fair share of Things That Can Kill You.

Well. And now you know how I feel about spiders! None of the above applies to rubber-stamped spiders, so this happy fellow is welcome in my house.

Want to be a Maui Stamper? Join the fun by September 16th and this cool project with all the supplies except the ink will be part of your Starter Kit!

Thank Goodness for (self-stick) Googlies!!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by mauistamper

Am I the only person who is incredibly grateful for self-stick Googlie Eyes? I can’t tell you how many times I have stuck my fingers together with Tombo (the Wonder Adhesive) in the attempt to put Googlie Eyes on a project. Maybe I’m a klutz, or maybe I’m just too stubborn to dig out the tweezers, but I am very happy to have a sheet of peel-and-stick Googlie Eyes 🙂

The Ghoulish Googlies Designer kit makes perfect Halloween luminarias – as long as you put a battery operated tea light inside instead of a real wax candle! I ran the bag through the Big Shot with the new Chevron TIEF (Textured Impressions Embossing Folder) and used a little Champagne Mist Shimmer paint to sparkle it up, thought it doesn’t show well in this photo. It was quick, easy and fun, and the kit includes supplies for 10 bags, tags and twine, PLUS a full sheet of Googlie Eyes. Just add stamps and you’re set!