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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Pumpkin Creations

It's a tradition to carve our pumpkins *on* Halloween because they are at their best for all to see!  We actually cleaned out the pumpkins on the 30th this year because school got in the way of having time to do it all before going out trick-or-treating.

So this year, my oldest son decided to try his hand at an owl design.  It was one of those glow designs -- where you chisel off the rind, but leave the soft pulp behind.  He had help from his Daddy with the sharp chisels and drill bits to get the eyes out.  But I think it turned out awesome!


This one was created by my youngest, who did it all by himself!  He took his pumpkin and design across the street to his friend's house and carved it there!  He calls this "Cosmo Cat".



I always seem to choose those dastardly advanced ones.  And then start it an hour before I have to be somewhere.  Good thing Troy let me use his chisels on pumpkins (and not wood!) - because I think it did just a fabulous job!  I got the design from X-Acto, but I changed it up a bit of course.  I don't have the patience to transfer the design.  I tend to use it as a guide and draw it in as I remember it.  Maybe that's how I can call it my own, I suppose.  :)



There's a Lego knight standing in front, to the right.  My boys chose the frightened ("freaked out") face for him.  I suppose I'd be too if I had that thing flying over me!  

Hope you had a fun Halloween!!



Happy Halloween!

This is my last Halloween idea for 2012.  It's so simple - and so cute!  I wish I remembered to take pictures of all of them.  This is just one of the many I made--very easy and assembly-line oriented to make for and send to all my nieces and nephews.



Supplies for this are: 
Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Basic Black and Very Vanilla CS, Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper
Stamps:  Googly Ghouls
Ink:  Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories:  Googly Eyes, Silver Mini Brads
Other:  Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, square punch (to make banner ends), 1/8" circle punch (for brads), dimensionals
 
Even the picture looks creepy!! 

I hope you have a wonderful Halloween celebration - and enjoy the creativity of the costumes, decorations and yummy treats! 

Monday, October 29, 2012

Who's That Peeking in My Window?

We're coming up on the last few days to get those Halloween cards made!  Many of mine are arriving on rather wet doorsteps -- to many of my family and friends in the wake of this horrific storm!!  We are keeping you in our prayers -- particularly overnight when it's hard to stay calm and get a nice, peaceful rest.  Stay safe.

In the meantime -- take a look-see at this latest CASE'd card.  I have since colored in these freakish ghoulies and added a few googly eyes for effect.  But it was a fabulously fun card to assemble!  It's still available in the Holiday catalog, and I've made so many different types of cards with this single set.  I just love it -- as do my boys!  Any time I can get them crafting is a great day indeed!


For this creation, I used the 1 1/4" square punch, and used the postage stamp punch for the border edge and window edges.  The spider web was dry embossed, and everything is raised up with strategically placed dimensionals.  I used Lucky Limeade twine for the drop-in spider (ain't he cute?).


Googly Ghouls
1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon
So I'm going to be switching gears after Halloween to some degree.  I still have cards to make for various events, but I'm going to work on some quilting projects for Christmas gifts.  I am looking forward to sharing those with you soon!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Sell-a-Stamp Spooktacular!


Sell-a-Stamp Spooktacular! 
All Stamps 15% Off
One Day Only!!

Don't miss this ONE DAY EVENT and receive 15% off almost every stamp set we sell!!


Sell-a-Stamp Spooktacular!!
Just Announced!! 

This Monday, October 29th, Stampin' Up! is having an amazing event!!!!!  Almost all stamps will be 15% off!!!!!  Here are the details:
  • Starting at 12:00 AM (MT) and ending at 11:50 PM (MT), almost every stamp we sell will be 15% off.
This means all stamps in the current catalogs including:
    • Background stamps
    • Personalized name stamps
    • Cookie press stamps
    • Single-image stamps - MORE IMAGES HAVE BEEN ADDED!! 
This promotion DOES NOT include:
    • Hostess sets
    • Bundled stamp sets (already discounted 15% in Holiday catalog) 
    • Digital stamp brush sets
There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can orderPlus, I can win prizes for the number of stamp sets I sell!  So, let's do this together!! 
You can place your order directly ONLINEon Monday

OR
 
EMAIL ME your order this weekend
 and I will place your order for you on Monday! 


Start making your wish list now!  With a minimum $150 order, you can make it a party and earn hostess benefits!
Please let me know if you have any questions!!!!!  
You can place your order HERE on Monday, October 29th!

 

Those stamp sets you have been wanting but waiting to purchase or maybe make great Christmas gifts - THEY'RE ON SALE ON MONDAY!!
 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Flippin' for Halloween

Today's card was inspired by Dawn Griffin.  I am getting more confident taking someone's idea as inspiration, but then changing it up to make it my own!  

This is another one of the cards I thought I'd do with the Enrichment class.  But after making several of them with my kids, I think that the assembly would have been too difficult for them.  Stamping, punching, and detailing are all definitely up their alley though!

So here's the front of the card, closed up. I used the spider from the Googly Ghouls stamp set, and the color sets were Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.  I used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder on the black half--with the bumpy side down.  I liked how that mimicked the black polka dot ribbon and details around the spider.






Here is the inside of the card -- the flippin' part.  Just a simple silver brad holds it all together!  The sentiment is from Wacky Wishes -- a hostess set.  Of course you can contact me to find out how you can get your very own!

Hope you enjoy this spooky series!

Perfectly Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Wacky Wishes
Googly Ghouls
Basic Black 1/2 Inch scallop Polka Dot Ribbon

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Going Batty

Today was card making night with my boys.  They have not really done any stamping, so tonight was learning the basics (don't cram the stamp into the ink pad), clean-as-you-go (so you don't put an elbow into the ink pad), punching and embossing (watch those fingers!).  They actually did a fair job in making bows, but they needed to use the entire roll of ribbon to do so!

All in all, they had fun, didn't lose patience, and proved to me that I chose the right type of cards for their age group to teach at school.

Over the next few days, I'll show you what we made.  You can make these too!  Just contact me to find out how!

This was their first card - they daubed the basic gray CS with classic black ink with a circle to mask the moon.  Then they practiced stamping bats (from Googlie Ghoulies) on the basic gray CS and on the whisper white inside liner, and stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the page in craft white.  They assembled the layers on the basic black CS, then added googly eyes (their favorite part--as they're already sticky on the back!).  They opted not to do the white accent lines--and it looks great!