Is it a spooky Owl?

This is a very non-traditional Halloween card.  But this owl from the 'Still Night' stamp set is soooo cute I just could resist!!  

This is a card that everyone coming to my Halloween Treats classes will be making.  

I used the 'Itty Bitty Greetings', so everyone at the class can personalize it to something other than Halloween if they want.  Wouldn't this make a great guy card!

Check out how I used some vellum for the moon in the background!  And I also used my Champagne Shimmer (with rubbing alcohol) spray on the entire card to add some sparkle!

stamp sets:  'Still Night' & Itty Bitty Greetings'
card stock:  

• Soft Suede- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" (score at 4 1/4" & fold in half for card base)
• Early Espresso- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"; 3 1/2" strip (to cut branch out with framelit); 1/2 x 2 1/2" (to layer words onto)
• Crumb Cake- 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 (to emboss using the Woodland Embossing Folder); 1/2" strip (to stamp words onto & punch out using the Classic Label Punch)
• Very Vanilla- 2 1/2" strip (to stamp owl onto, color & cut out using the Framelit); 4 x 5 1/4" (for inside of card)
• Vellum- 2 1/2" strip (to punch out circle using the 2 1/4" Circle Punch)

ink:  Black Memento
Stampin' Blends:  Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Soft Suede
other:  Classic Label Punch, Burlap ribbon, Metallic (Gold) Pearls, 2" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Night Owl Thinlits Dies, Standard Platform, Woodland Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Champagne Shimmer w/Rubbing Alcohol

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I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
hugs-

SUSIE

'Spooky Sweets'

Here is a little Halloween treat pouch!  I added a little card in the inside for you to sign.  You can add candy or money or any little treat of your choice in it.  This is another one of my upcoming Halloween Treats projects. 

NOTE:  This is not the normal size of a card, but it will fit into our medium envelopes.  When all put together like this the finished size is:  3 1/4 x  5" .

stamp set:  'Spooky Treats' (for the outside words) & 'Takeout Treats' (for the inside words)
card stock:  

• Crushed Curry- 9 1/4" x 4 1/4"- score at 5"- then score 1/2" down both sides (the long way)- cut off that 1/2" strip on the 5" back side to fold in & make pocket; 2" strip (to punch out moon & stars); 2" strip (to punch out layered Circle)
• Basic Black- 2 3/4" strip (to punch out bats); 1 1/4" strip (to punch out Circle Tab)
• Whisper White- 2" strip (to stamp words onto & punch out); 4 1/2" x 3" (for inside pull out to stamp words onto & attach Circle Tab Punch to)

dsp:

• Toil & Trouble- 3 1/2 x 3"; 3 x 1/2"

ink:   Black Memento
other:  Spooky Bats  Punch, Twinkle Builder Punch, Black 3/8" Glittered Organdy ribbon, Circle Tab Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stapler

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I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!!

Happy Stamping!
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SUSIE

My Annual Halloween Treats Class projects!!

As promised, today is the day I told my customers I'd post all of my Halloween Treats projects!!!  

Check them out!  Here are the 11 projects for my upcoming Annual Halloween Treats classes!  Some of them are very traditional & some are not.  I used stamp sets & accessories from the Holiday & Annual catalog, plus the stamp set that came in my Paper Pumpkin kit this month too! 

Are you one of my customer that has signed up to come stamp with me & make these projects?  

So what do you think?  Which one is your favorite?  

Honestly I can say that I like them all!!  The Frankenstein box is probably my favorite- as my boys sure liked it!  The owl one is cool & very non traditional.  It is one of the cards that you could easily change the words & make it into a card for many different occasions.  On it I used the 'Itty Bitty Greetings' too- so you could make this a birthday card if you wanted to do so.  

This week kicked off my 12 days of posting my Halloween projects.  For the next 7 days I'll be sharing each of these projects individually, except for the 4 of them that I have already posted earlier this week & shared about.  So be sure you stop back by & find out more details about each of them!!!  

I hope you have a GREAT Thursday!!
Happy Stamping!
hugs-
SUSIE

A Frankenstein Halloween Treat!!

 Oh gosh.....the boys are gonna love this little Halloween Treat box!!  It was hard to photograph....but the spike in the back actually goes across the back & what you are seeing just the ends. I used the Classic Label Punch to add the spike!

This is another one of my upcoming Halloween Treats class project!  I used the cute Takeout Thinlits Dies that are on page 50 in the Holiday Catalog! It turned out pretty darn cute!!!  Another demonstrator shared a Frankenstein with this Takeout Thinlits Dies, during our share fair- when we were on our cruise in July.  So this is my version of her box. 

I did cut his 'hair' using my paper snips & his hair does go all of the way around on all 4 sides of the box. 

The box was alot easier to make than I thought it would be!  You cut 2 of them!  The Thinlit cuts & scores.....so all you have to do if fold it on the lines, add  your Tear & Tape & stick it together!

I then stuck these 2  together 1/2 boxes (as shown in the photo above this one)......see how I added some Tear & Tape to the bottom of the one, as it sits into the inside of the other one.

Frankenstein's eyes are made using the 3/4" Circle Punch & the 1/2" Circle Punch.  
Frankstein's nose is the 3/4" Circle Punch & roughed up the edges of it with my fingernail.

So what do you think of him?  I can't wait to see what the boys think of him when they see him after school today.

stamp set:  'Takeout Treats'
card stock:  Granny Apple Green, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Gray
Stampin' Write Marker:  Basic Black (to draw his mouth & scars with)
other:  Big Shot, Takeout Thinlits Dies, Magnetic Platform, Paper Snips, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Classic Label Punch, Tear & Tape

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Life is crazy busy here with kids, pigs & lots of stamping!!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Trick or Tweet'

Check out this cute little elephant!!  He has wings!!  I punched out a bat out- using the Spooky Bats Punch, folded it half & put it over his wings.

 This neat little box is another one of the projects for my upcoming Halloween Treats classes.  I think it turned out super cute!

I used the Lustrous White (shimmery) Mini Gable Boxes.  This box is 4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" & is the perfect sized treat box.  Check it out on page 193 in the Annual Catalog.  

stamp sets:  'Trick or Tweet' & 'Spooky Sweets'
card stock:  

• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip (to stamp Elephant on & cut out with Layering Circles Framelits)
• Basic Black- 3 1/2" strip (for Layering Circles Framelits); 1 3/4" strip (to punch out bat)
• Pumpkin Pie- 1 1/2" strip (to stamp words on & punch out with 1 1/2" Circle Punch)

designer paper: 

• Festive Farmhouse- 12x2"- score at 2, 4, 6 & 8"- wrap around box & adhere.  NOTE that there will be a little gap, so make that in front & your layered circle images with cover that up!

ink:  Black Memento
Stampin' Blends: Light Smoky Slate, Light Pumpkin Pie, Light Granny Apple Green
other:  Spooky Bats Punch, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Framelits, 1 3/8" Scalloped Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Gray Granite 1/2" Textured Ribbon, Lustrous White Mini Gable Box

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I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Happy Stamping!
hugs-

SUSIE

Today we start celebrating World Card Making Day!

 

Gather together & get excited to celebrate

World Card Making Day for an entire week!

Dates: October 1–7, 2018
Select products are 10% off.
All order types qualify for this promotion: customer, demonstrator, workshop, and online.

You can CLICK HERE to see the flyer with the discounted items available!  

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Contact me if you have any questions!

Halloween Pillow Box

This is a cute treat box that I made for my upcoming Halloween Treats Classes.  I used the Cauldron Bubble stamp set, coordinating Cauldron Framelits & coordinating Toil & Trouble DSP!!

Where did I get this black pillow box at?  Check out the Annual catalog on page 193.  It is actually a Kraft Pillow box that I used a sponge & my Memento ink pad & burnished it over the box to change the color of it!  Pretty cool huh!

This is what it looked like when I got it about 1/2 way done.  I loved the way it turned out!

stamp set:  'Cauldron Bubble'
card stock:  Mango Melondy, Whisper White, Vellum
designer paper: Toil & Trouble
ink:  Black Memento
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Cauldron Framelits Dies, Black Sharpie Marker to Color my Basic Rhinestone, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 1/8" Black Cord, Kraft Pillow Box, Starburst Punch, 2" Circle Punch

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I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Spooky Sweets'

Awhh.......Halloween is such a fun holiday to make projects for!!  I love Halloween!!  Of course it is the fall (my favorite time of the year).  Each year I host 2 Halloween Treats class that consists of cards & treats projects!  

This card is one of the cards that everyone at my Halloween Treats Class will be making! 

Check out the shimmer on it!  I used my Champagne Shimmer Mist/Alcohol spray!

It is hard to see in the photo, but I also used my Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder.  

stamp sets:  'Spooky Treats' & 'Trick or Tweet'
card stock:  

• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"(for front of card- adhere the 4 x 1 3/4" Crushed Curry piece & Pumpkin Pie pieces to the bottom of this & run through your Big Shot using the Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder); 4 x 5 1/4" (for inside of card); 2 1/2" strip (to stamp bats onto & punch out using the Bat Punch)
• Basic Black- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2- score at 4 1/4" & fold in half for card base: 2" strip (to punch out using 1 1/2" Circle Punch
• Crushed Curry- 4 x 1 3/4"; 1 1/4" (to punch out 1" Circle Punch)
• Pumpkin Pie- 4 x 1 3/4"; 1" strip (to stamp words onto & Punch out using Classic Label Punch)

ink:  Black Memento
other:  Starburst punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Punch, Classic Label Punch, Black Glitter Organdy Ribbon, Spooky Bat Punch, Big Shot, Standard Platform, Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Glue Dot, Mini Dimensionals, Champagne Shimmer, Rubbing Alcohol

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I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs-

SUSIE

Candy Cane

Check out these Candy Canes!!  This is another one of my inserts!!  Clean, simple & CUTE!  

I love this 'Candy Cane Season' stamp set with the coordinating Candy Cane Builder punch!  You know I'm a punch girl- so I LOVE IT!  And what makes it even better is this CUTE BOW goes with this stamp set & punch too!  Woo hoo!

stamp set:  'Candy Cane Season'
card stock:  Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White
ink:  Real Red
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Large Letter Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Candy Can Builder Punch

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I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!
Happy Stamping!
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SUSIE

A wreath!

Here is one of my winter inserts.  I used the 'Wishing You Well' stamp set.  This wreath is cute & the organdy bow is gorgeous!  

This too is a clean & simple insert.....but I like it alot!  

I shadow stamped the wreath.  What does that mean?  I stamped it & then lifted it back up & stamped again & again & again (without reinking it.  This was to give it a more fuller look & it also shows then more lighter & darker shaded of the Old Olive too.  

You can't tell by the photo, but I sprayed the Champagne Shimmer Mist with alcohol.  It shimmers & it really pretty!

I think it looks great on the plaque.  

stamp set:  'Wishing You Well'
card stock:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
ink:  Old Olive, Real Red
other: Red Rhinestones, Classic Label Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Large Letter Framelits

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Another Fall insert with the Daisy Punch!

For this fall insert I used my Daisy Punch & my Leaf punch!  It was so easy........yet such a cute "O" insert for my Wooden Plaque!

I really like this one too!  It is clean & simple & cute!  I love fall sunflowers......and that is what this reminds me of. 

stamp set:  None
card stock:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso
ink: None
other:  Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch, 1 " Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Layering Circles Framelits

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I hope you have a great Thursday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

A fall 'Farmhouse Christmas'!

Here is the fall insert I did for my HOME Plaque.  I made it using the 'Farmhouse Christmas' stamp set!  I think it turned out pretty cute too!! 

stamp set:  'Farmhouse Christmas'
card stock:  Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry
ink:  Black Memento
Stampin' Blends:  Light Pumpkin Pie, Light Cherry Cobbler, Light Smoky Slate, Light Basic Black
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Layering Ovals Framelits, Farmhouse Framelits Dies, Dimesionals, Glue Dots, Classic Label Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Here is what it looks like on the plaque!  

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Many Blessings'

At my team retreat last weekend I created "inserts" for them to make for a HOME plaque that I got for them.  This is one of the fall ones they all made!!  It is soooo cute!  It is the perfect "O"!!! 

Here is what the wooden plaques look like that I bought.  I cut out the H M & E, using Crumb Cake cardstock & our Large Letters Framelits.  I attached the H M E letters to the wooden plaque using my mini dimensionals.  

I added a velcro circle directly onto the wooden plaque & then put one on the back side of the "O" inserts.  That way the plaque can be interchangeable for many different looks.  

Originally I had planned to do inserts for different seasons.  But I just couldn't narrow down which Holiday Catalog stamp sets to use......there were just so many I wanted to use.  And so I kind of went crazy with ideas when I was creating the inserts for this project.  

I was also blessed that my sister-in-law, Sheryl from Pennsylvania got to come out to the cabins with us on Friday night when we made these plaques.  She got to stamp with us all evening & make all of the "O" inserts too for her plaque.  

Ok- so be sure you stay tuned.  This week I'll be sharing some more "O" inserts with you!!  I used several different stamp sets, framelits & layouts- using mostly Holiday Catalog stamp sets.  And I just think they all turned out stinkin' cute!   So you'll have to let me know what you think of them!! 

stamp sets:  'Many Blessings'

card stock: 

• Cajun Craze
• Crumb Cake
• Very Vanilla

ink:  Black Memento

Stampin' Blends:  Light Old Olive, Light & Dark Crumb Cake, Dark Cajun Craze, Light & Dark Daffodil Delight

other:  Big Shot, Standard Platform, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Starburst Punch, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

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I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Happy Stamping!
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SUSIE

'Falling For Leaves'

Oh wow!!  I love this 'Falling for Leaves' stamp set.  It is a very modern style stamp set.  I really like the font in the words here too.  

This is clean & simple card I did as one of the projects for my stamping retreat this past weekend.  I'm so glad that the Blackberry Bliss is back!!  I just love it!

This DSP is gorgeous!  It has a shimmer to it that is just amazing!

I shared yesterday the matching note holder that I created for it too.  You can CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT!

stamp set:  'Falling for Leaves' & 'Artisan Textures'
card stock:  Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss
designer paper:  Frosted Floral Specialty DSP
ink:  Blackberry Bliss
other:  Frosted (& Clear) Epoxy Droplet, 3/16" Braided Linen Trim, 2 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Detailed Leaves Thinlits Die

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I hope you have a MARVLEOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!

SUSIE

'Falling For Leaves'

I made a cute little note holder here.  This is the front of it.  

Check out the pretty Detailed Leaves Thinlits Die. 

And how about that gorgeous Frosted Floral Specialty DSP.  

Here is what it looks like when it is opened up!  I used a velcro dot to help hold it shut!  

stamp set:  'Falling for Leaves'
card stock:  

• Sahara Sand- 9 1/2 x 3"- score at 3, 3 1/4, 6 1/4, 6 1/2
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip to punch out words
• Blackberry Bliss- 3" strip to cut out detailed leaf image with framelit & Big Shot
• Vellum- 3 1/4" strip to cut out solid leaf image with framelit & Big Shot

designer paper:  

• Frosted Floral Specialty DSP- 3 x 1/2; 3 x 1/2

ink:  Blackberry Bliss
other:  Frosted (& Clear) Epoxy Droplet, 3/16" Braided Linen Trim, 2 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Detailed Leaves Thinlits Die

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE