Last Minute Halloween Treat Ideas!

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These Halloween treat ideas may be from years past, but they still work! Use your current paper and things or use your old retired things you are hoarding! 🙂 The trick or treaters won’t care!

Halloween Candy Bars

This is one of my favorite ideas and simple enough to do. Just wrap a chocolate bar in designer paper! Maybe add some ribbon or a tag if you are making it for someone special. You can use any size of candy bar!

Triangle Halloween Treat Box WIth Ghosts

These triangle boxes are so easy to make and I have made them for lots of occasions! Read my blog post HERE with directions.

Cute Halloween Treats

I always love making treats with chocolate nuggets! Just cut a strip of cardstock at 1 3/4″ x 5 1/2″. Score the paper at 2 1/4″ and 3 1/4″. This makes a little space so it will sit flat and so it will hold a nugget inside. OR just cover nuggets with strips of designer paper and put in a bag or box! A 1″ x 3″ strip should do it!

Witch's Boot with Candy

This witch’s book has been quite a favorite! Save a toilet paper roll or a paper towel roll and cut it down, wrap with designer paper, and add the triangular boot bottom! It’s easier than it looks. Directions on this blog post HERE.

Halloween Witch Trick or Treat Candy Treat Box

Nothing wrong with just making a little box or bag out of designer paper or cardstock and decorating it for Halloween! This one is from five years ago but you can update it easily! Read the blog post HERE.

Those are just a few ideas to spark your creativity for parties or trick or treaters Monday night! Have fun!

Go Astros Baseball Card

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In case you haven’t heard, the Houston Astros have made it to the World Series and the first game is tonight in Houston!! Woohoo!!! When you are a stamper and cardmaker, you make cards to celebrate all kinds of occasions so I made this Go Astros Baseball Card. It’s fun to make something different that is not our usual cardmaking occasions.

This card has just a Basic White card base, then a layer of one of the In Colors, Starry Sky. For the main top layer I used Pumpkin Pie, cut a little smaller than usual to allow more of the blue to show on the card front. Then I stamped it randomly with some little stars in the Alphabest Stamp Set. I only recently purchased this stamp set, maybe during the stamp sale. Even though I’ve had lots of alphabet stamp sets in the past, I was seeing some cute samples online using this stamp set.

There is also a small punch that goes with this Alphabest Stamp Set that makes it particularly appealing! It’s the Best Label Punch. The punched image is only 1/4″ x 3/4″ so you can see that it is quite small. But it is really fun to use with this alphabet stamp set. I’m looking forward to playing with this stamp set and punch a lot more and seeing what other ideas I come up with and checking out some ideas online!

For the baseball, I simply die cut a circle out of Basic White and drew on the lines with a Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker. If you want the curved lines to be shaped well, just use the scrap from the die cut and use that curve as a guide on the baseball to draw the curved lines.

The letters are all stamped on Basic White with Starry Sky ink, using the outline first. Then I went back and stamped the letters inside and punched out. It’s really fun using that little punch! Then I just adhered the letters in a haphazard fashion so I didn’t have to worry about anything being lined up and perfectly straight! It makes it more fun this way, too!

You could also pop up the baseball and/or the letters with Stampin’ Dimensionals, but I just glued mine down flat on the card.

The Houston Astros have been in playoffs and World Series before. I even got to go to a game with a friend who had tickets! One of the thrills of my life to walk into the stadium for a World Series game (although they lost that game!)! Also a thrill to have a one-up on my son-in-law who is a huge baseball fan who hadn’t been to a World Series game at that point, but now he has been with the Dodgers!

Here is another baseball card I made to celebrate the Astros, even using another alphabet stamp set several years back! If you have an alphabet stamp set, you can do a lot of things with it when you don’t have the proper greeting. But you can also use words like “Celebrate” or “Hooray” and others when you don’t have a baseball or World Series stamp or name of the team! Stars, in stamps or dies, are always great to use!

When you have unusual occasions like the Houston Astros being in the World Series, see what kind of card you can make with what supplies you have as I did with this Go Astros Baseball Card!

GO ASTROS!!

Twinkling Lights Christmas Tree Card

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Twinkling Lights Christmas Tree Card

Here’s a Christmas card idea with a pretty diecut Christmas tree, the Twinkling Lights Christmas Tree Card. I felt like I was missing out, not having cards with a Christmas tree on the front! I already purchased this pretty Lights Aglow 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper but I found I couldn’t do without a Christmas tree!

This card begins with a Cherry Cobbler card base, one of the coordinating colors of the Lights Aglow paper. Next, I layered a piece of Gold foil (if you want to “cheat”, cut a piece out of the middle of the Gold Foil to use later, it won’t show on the front of the card!) and then a print layer of the Lights Aglow paper.

The Christmas tree is die cut with the tree shape in the Twinkling Lights Dies. Actually, there are two dies to use. One cuts out the tree with the little punched-out dots to look like lights and the other cuts out the same size and shape solid tree. On this card, I die cut the tree out of the Lights Aglow patterned paper with the die that cuts the little holes but I also cut a solid tree out of Gold Foil to show through from the underside of the tree. They are adhered together.

The tree is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals with some Gold 1/4″ Shimmer Ribbon that is adhered back and forth on the back of the tree.

The greeting is stamped in Cherry Cobbler Ink from the Brightest Glow Stamp Set. I just cut the banner ends and layered it on a piece of Gold Foil. It is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

There are so many variations you could make of this same card with different colors and patterns of paper or using cardstock along with the designer paper. Everyone loves a Christmas tree for Christmas cards so if you need one, use the trees in the Twinkling Lights Dies to make a card like this Twinkling Lights Christmas Tree Card.

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Full of Love Note Cards

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Full of Love Note Cards

We often forget about making note cards, but it’s a good idea to have some on hand for when you want just a quick note to send someone, like these Full of Love Note Cards. I chose to use this easy stamp set and greetings to stamp on the Stampin’ Up! Note Cards & Envelopes. So handy to have!

Since I wanted to be able to color the images with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers and they bleed through the paper a bit, I stamped the images on Basic White cardstock and made them as a layer on the notecard. You can purchase the Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes in a package so they are ready to go! With 20 cards and 20 envelopes in the package, they are a good price. They can also be purchased in Very Vanilla and Kraft. The folded note card is 3 1/2″ x 5″ so I cut the cardstock I was going to stamp on at 3 1/4″ x 4 3/4″.

The stamp set I chose is Full of Love and is an easy stamp set to use. No extra expense needed for dies you can’t resist! Just stamp! If you didn’t want to color in, you could just stamp in a color and have them be monochromatic. I colored in with various Stampin’ Blends because I love to use those! Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen to soften would be perfect to and could be done without an extra layer. There are good sentiments in the stamp set to fit lots of occasions or you could use one from another stamp set.

Here is another note card I made a couple years ago, much the same way as these and even added an extra colored layer plus decorated the envelope flap with a piece of designer paper!

With this stamp set, you could even stamp the image and cut it into a rectangle or square using either the Paper Trimmer or dies, then mount it to the note card with a colored cardstock or designed paper layer underneath. Make them as simple or fancy as you want!

Just remember, everyone appreciates some “real” mail these days instead of constant junk mail and the people you know would love to hear from you! For a quick note, just pull out a note card and stamp it or have some already made up to send at a moment’s notice. When someone pops into your mind, or you need a quick thank you or even birthday card, just send a note card and get it done right away. You know you will make someone’s day when they find your card in their mailbox!

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Witchy Home Decor

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Witchy Home Decor

It’s time for some Witchy Home Decor! ‘Tis the season for decorating your home! Only 10 more days until Halloween! If you need a cute little decoration for your home or a little gift for someone, you’ve got to make something like this votive candle holder! It’s easy and you can make one in any style you like!

Look around your house and find a small votive holder that you almost certainly have in your house somewhere. If you don’t have an official votive holder, maybe you have a glass jar or a small glass vase. Then decide on what kind of decoration you want on the front of it.

I used the Best Witches Stamp Set, which I love for Halloween. I stamped the witch and her broom with Memento ink on Basic White cardstock and colored her in with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. You can choose whatever witchy colors you like! Or if you don’t have or don’t want a witch, use a pumpkin or black cat or whatever you have. Wrap a piece of designer series around the votive. Make it whatever width you want. Either you can join the ends in the back or you can join the ends in the front and then cover it with your main image. The witch I had to cut out by hand with Paper Snips because this stamp set has no dies.

Here’s one I made last year with the Cute Halloween Designer Paper. I just wrapped a ribbon around the glass votive holder instead of designer paper and I decorated each side. So easy and so much fun!

When your creation is finished just put a small candle inside, or better yet, a flameless votive for safety. You can change out the decorations on your votive holder for every season!

Fall Treat Bag with Pumpkin and Leaves

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Fall Treat Bag with Pumpkin and Leaves

I hadn’t made a little treat or gift bag for awhile so I thought it was time for one for fall. You could give it to someone for Halloween because it has a pumpkin or it would be great for Thanksgiving. Maybe a little treat or party favor for Thanksgiving dinner!

Start with a piece of cardstock or designer paper cut 6″ x 11″. Score it on the long side at 1″, 5 1/2″, and 6 1/2″. Turn and score on the short side at 1″ x 5″. Check the photo below to see how to cut off two corner squares and snip on the sides on the score lines up to the vertical score lines. You can angle your cuts just a little if you like so they fit a little better. Crease all the score lines and play with folding everything together so you see how it goes together.

Fall Treat Bag cutting diagram

I used a pattern in the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper to make this bag, but you could use a Garden Green cardstock or any color you like if you prefer. You could also make the bag with cardstock and add some layers or pieces of designer paper to decorate it.

Before you assemble the bag, it’s easier to have the pumpkin adhered to the front panel first. I used the Hello Harvest Stamp Set to stamp the pumpkin on Basic White Cardstock with Memento Ink, then colored in with Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. I added a touch of green also. You can play with whatever combination you like.

I also stamped two leaves with fall colors in the same stamp set. To ink up those stamps, I used Stampin’ Write Markers using fall colors like green, orange, yellow, and maybe some Cajun Craze. Just lightly color those markers on random areas on the stamp, breathe on the stamp to moisten it, then stamp.

The banner is also in the stamp set. I stamped it on Basic White and colored it with So Saffron Stampin’ Blend.

For all these elements, I used the Rustic Pumpkin Dies to cut out these pieces. You can glue down the pieces flat or pop some or all of them up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Since the top flap of the bag folds over, you need something to hold it closed. You could punch two holes and tie a ribbon through or use some kind of clip, whether an old Stampin’ Up! one or one in your desk supplies. I adhered just the top of the banner to that top flap and just used a Stampin’ Dimensional to hold the flap shut. It wouldn’t be too hard for the recipient to open it.

After you assemble the bag, just push in the sides, especially at the top a little bit to get it to close. Or cut off the flap and just have an open top.

Make this little bag even if you don’t plan to put anything in it or give it away! It will make a pretty decoration for fall sitting out in your home!

Remember to check the Clearance Rack, refreshed yesterday! Some great bargains you can be using now!

Rustic Harvest Fall Gourds Card

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Rustic Harvest Fall Gourds Card

If you are looking for an easy card to make for fall or even Thanksgiving, this Rustic Harvest Fall Gourds Card is a little different with the fall gourds and pumpkins. Change the greeting for whatever sentiment you want to express.

The card base is Garden Green cardstock. This card was cut at 4 1/4″ lengthwise down the middle of a full sheet of cardstock, then scored at 5 1/2″. I intended to make it a top-fold standing card, but the design on the paper seemed like it should go horizontally so I just gave in! The horizontal card opens on the side instead of the usual vertical style.

I loved the gourd design and hadn’t used it yet. I chose the green swirly paper as a margin on the top and bottom of the gourd design. Both patterns are in the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper. I cut the green swirly designer paper at 1″ x 5 1/4″. The gourd paper is 3 1/2″ x 5 1/4″.

In my Tuesday newsletter, I talked about a tip to color designer paper, shared by Patty Bennett, if you weren’t entirely happy with how it looked as is. So on this gourd paper, I added some more orange color to the pumpkins and some green to the leaves, plus a little green and brown to the acorns. I used my Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers to add this color. I’m sure you could use Watercolor Pencils or some other coloring method if you wanted to. I thought it was pretty as it was, but I like the added color even better.

To assemble this card, I first adhered the green swirly DSP to the top and bottom of the card leaving a normal margin, then I adhered the gourd paper on top of that.

The greeting is stamped from the Full of Love Stamp Set in Garden Green ink. I die-cut it with a small banner in the Stylish Shapes Dies. I designed it so the greeting would be way over to the right side of the banner so I could have it even with the left side of the card and I cut that side straight off. I popped up the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a finishing touch, I added one of the new embellishments, available starting Nov. 1st, in the Fitting Florets Collection. They are the Gold Adhesive-Backed Swirls. I thought this one gold swirl was just perfect to add in this space and great to be flat for easier mailing.

This Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper is perfect for fall for any cards in general but especially if you wanted to send cards for Thanksgiving or cards in this season of gratitude.

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Cottage Wreaths Christmas Card

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Cottage Wreaths Christmas Card

To make this card, I started off with the designer paper in the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper, a new release coming November 1st. It has lots of flowers so you wouldn’t think you could use it to make a Christmas card. But this Evening Evergreen plaid pattern is perfect for this Cottage Wreaths Christmas Card. I even made it easier than I originally planned on!

The card base is Evening Evergreen to match the designer paper. I thought about putting a layer of Real Red in between the card base and designer paper, but I didn’t. I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out a piece of Basic White and a layer of Real Red. My Basic White piece is about 2 5/8″ x 4″ and the Real Red layer is 3″ x 4 3/8″. You can just cut out rectangles with your Paper Trimmer if you do not have the dies or you can make yours different sizes.

I simply stamped the wreath and berries in the Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set on the Basic White. I originally thought I would of course die cut it, but then I thought let’s just stamp it. I inked the wreath with Pear Pizzazz ink BUT then I added some other greens with Stampin’ Write Markers. I think I used Garden Green, Old Olive, and Granny Apple Green. I just randomly and lightly added the marker on various leaves of the wreath, trying not to do all of them. This is a Distinktive stamp set so just inking up a stamp and stamping automatically gives that textured look to the image. I thought it worked especially well with this wreath. Then I stamped the groups of three berries around on the wreath in Real Red. They were a little light so I couldn’t resist just adding a dab of Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker to each berry.

The bow in the stamp set was also stamped on a scrap of Basic White and die-cut with the Country Wreaths Dies. I just glued it onto the bottom of the wreath. You could also pop it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is stamped in Real Red and is also in the Cottage Wreaths Stamp Set. The size is perfect for this card design.

To finish it off, I used a few of the Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I like a little sparkle but you could easily leave these off or use ones that are not red. You could also color plain rhinestones with a Real Red Stampin’ Blend Marker.

If you want fancier, then use the wreath die cut and leaves and go for it! You can purchase the stamp set and dies in a Bundle, the Cottage Wreaths Bundle.

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Framed Florets Greeting Card

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Framed Florets Greeting Card

You’re probably wondering where this paper, dies, and stamp came from on this Framed Florets Greeting Card! It’s something brand new, coming soon in November! It’s called the Fitting Florets Collection and it’s coming in the Spring Mini Catalog, the January-June 2023 Mini Catalog. I know! Who can think about the Spring Mini Catalog when we haven’t even had Halloween yet!! But Stampin’ Up! is releasing this Collection on November 1st for customers.

“Add just the right touch of elegance to any occasion, including Christmas and seasonal celebrations, with the sweet Fitting Florets Collection. From color schemes to sentiments and embellishments to dies, these unique products blend together so that your cards and crafts fit whatever occasion you might need. Send birthday wishes, express your gratitude, or spread Christmas cheer—with so many options to mix and match you’ll be set no matter the celebration all year!”

Yes, believe it or not, you can use some of these products for Christmas!

  • Fitting Florets Collection (item 163129)
  • Framed Florets Bundle (item 162407)
  • Framed Florets Photopolymer Stamp Set (item 161815)*
  • Framed Florets Dies (item 160623)
  • Framed & Festive Cling Stamp Set (item 160888)*
  • Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper (item 161814)
  • Gold Adhesive-Backed Swirls (item 161822)

*Available in English and French

NOW…The following products will be available for purchase in the Mini Catalog starting January 2023: Framed Florets Bundle, Framed Florets Stamp Set, and Framed Florets Dies.

The Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper, the Framed & Festive Cling Stamp Set, and the Gold Adhesive-Backed Swirls are only available while supplies last! (until January 4, 2023)

So if you want EVERYTHING, order the Collection early in November before anything sells out.

For this card, I used a card base of Blushing Bride. I diecut one of the frames, plus certain flower groups on the DSP can be diecut with one of the dies. The rest you have to fussy cut! The bottom pink flowers on the frame are all die-cut. The one above the greeting is fussy cut. The greeting is in the Framed Florets Stamp Set. I die-cut it with a banner die in the Stylish Shapes Dies. I also added a few Iridescent Ice Rhinestones.

The Framed and Festive Stamp Set has Christmas greetings. Unfortunately, it is not pictured here. Here’s an interesting feature! The Bundle, the Stamp Set, and the Dies are ALL named the same – Framed Florets Bundle, Framed Florets Stamp Set, and Framed Florets Dies! You won’t have to remember the name of the dies which is different from the stamp set and different from the Bundle name! They are the same!

So there is your sneak peek at this upcoming Collection for November! Always fun to have something new!

New Paper Pumpkin Kit For November!

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Paper Pumpkin Banner 3 Nov 2022

This November, Paper Pumpkin delivers this and more with its one-of-a-kind, holiday-themed crafting experience. This festive kit includes 12 fun, sparkly gift tags and (as always!) an exclusive stamp set—plus everything you need for a successful holiday crafting experience. 

This kit includes:

  • This month’s kit contains enough elements to create 12 tags—4 each of 3 designs. This all-inclusive kit includes printed die-cut paper pieces, twine, adhesive, and more!
  • Includes a Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Spot!
  • You’ll love decorating your gift tags with snowflakes and banner die-cut pieces on our Mint Macaron glitter specialty paper (a Paper Pumpkin exclusive).
  • Create festive gift tags for all your packaging needs this holiday season with classic Christmas colors and designs.
  • Finished gift tag size: 2″ x 3″ (5.1 x 7.6 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet

If you need unique Christmas packaging to round out your gifting, you will be able to purchase these exclusive North Pole Sacks add-ons in the Online Store under Paper Pumpkin Past Kits, for subscribers only. Available now.

Join Paper Pumpkin by November 10th to receive this kit!

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Full of Love Fall Card

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Full of Love Fall Card

I just recently ordered this stamp set because I kept seeing some nice, simple cards with this envelope and flowers. It reminds me of the “simpler” stamp sets we mostly used to have before dies and fancier images!

This is the Full of Love Stamp Set. It’s very simple with just two envelope images with flowers, a couple of extra little flowers, and some nice greetings that are perfect for loved ones or friends. Sometimes just simple is nice!

This card base is Crushed Curry cardstock since it is fall. Of course, you can easily make this card for spring or summer just by changing the colors. I stamped the envelope and flowers with Memento ink on Basic White cardstock. Then I die cut the image with the largest square die in the Stylish Shapes Dies.

You can use any coloring technique you prefer. I used Stampin’ Blends. My flowers were yellow, orange, and pink. But I wanted the big yellow flower to have just a touch of orange. If you don’t pay attention to what you are doing, you can grab the wrong marker and I was coloring the yellow flower with Cajun Craze instead of a light orange! The big flower was originally colored with Daffodil Delight, the orange flowers with Pumpkin Pie, and the pink flowers with a base of Natural Tones 1000 and a tiny bit of highlight of Flirty Flamingo. Believe it or not, you can use the Natural tones markers for things other than animals or skin tones! There was this nice pinkish shade and of course lots of shades of brown. I probably should have added a little shading to the envelope but I forgot.

Since there is no larger square die, I just cut an Old Olive square layer and then a larger square of Pumpkin Pie. The greeting is in the Full of Love Stamp Set and is stamped in Old Olive ink and die cut with one of the banner dies in the Stylish Shapes Dies.

After laying out the pieces of my card, the background looked a little plain so I decided to stamp the little group of three tiny flower shapes in Crushed Curry randomly on the card. Then I adhered all the layers and the greeting. I added a double-strand of Linen Thread tied in a bow and adhered with a Glue Dot to the bottom of the greeting since there was a little extra space there. I also added some Iridescent Pearls around the stamped envelope and flowers.

This is a good stamp set to have on hand when you want to do a little simple coloring and stamping. This set is also good to use on the Basic White Notecards and Envelopes. Those are great to have on hand when you want to write just a short note or message and just want some simple stamping to decorate the card.

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A Halloween Witch in the Pumpkin Patch Card

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This A Halloween Witch in the Pumpkin Patch Card is one that I had fun making and kept adding more and more to it! You could make something similar but with a lot less detail! You have to like coloring if you make this same card although you could use something other than Stampin’ Blends if you wanted to.

The card base is Pumpkin Pie with a layer of Basic Black. You wouldn’t have to use the extra black layer, but I think it helps the card front to stand out.

The real story of this card is the card’s front layer! It is a piece of Basic White. Of course, the basic information is easy….just stamp the images, cut out and color, place everything and adhere! The witch is from the Best Witches Stamp Set. She is stamped in Memento Ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends. I chose some colors that are a little different so just play around with your markers! This witch obviously has a little too much blush on her cheeks! After coloring the witch, I looked for the die set to cut her out, then remembered that there aren’t any dies! So I just cut her out with my Paper Snips! She is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and even a few Mini Dimensionals.

The first pumpkin I stamped and diecut with the Rustic Pumpkin Dies. It’s the pumpkin on the left that I set down low and trimmed off the overhanging bottom of the pumpkin in order to make it smaller. Then I stamped the pumpkin on the far right and planned to overlap that one with the die cut pumpkin. But then I thought, why not mask that pumpkin and stamp another one behind it?! I used various oranges and maybe some yellow and green on these pumpkins.

To give the witch some way to stand a little higher, I stamped the group of flowers in the Hello Harest Stamp Set in the left corner of the card. I colored the flowers and put some brown down around the flowers to look like ground and dirt for the witch to stand on!

For the sky, I stamped the little stars, colored them in with Dark Daffodil Delight, and then played around with the sky. I ended up using Smoky Slate first in just a scribbly way, then adding some other colors, like Petal Pink, Balmy Blue, and maybe some Pale Papaya. I think it ended up looking a little bit like a Halloween sky!

For the greeting, which I didn’t even think I had room for, I stamped “Best Witches” from the Best Witches Stamp Set on a scrap of Basic White. Then I just trimmed it by hand, cutting pretty close to the letters and cutting apart the words. I really like the way it fits on the card! I also had that stamped and colored little frog in the stamp set and the die-cut bat laying on my table so I stuck those on also! I really think the stamp sets that you can kind of build a little scene with are fun to play with!

If you like to color and make a Halloween night scene in the pumpkin patch, give this card a try!

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Abigail Rose Colored Flower Birthday Card

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I’m a later comer to the Abigail Rose Suite and Cottage Rose Bundle but it’s a really pretty, different set to use. There are all kinds of flowers to either stamp or color in on the designer paper, or die cut. So many possibilities! This Abigail Rose Colored Flower Birthday Card came together pretty easily!

The card base is Crumb Cake but I almost used Early Espresso. Either would work. Before adhering the Abigail Rose Designer Paper to the card base, I adhered a piece of the Gold & Vanilla 3/8″ Satin Edged Ribbon around the top and bottom on the side, then tied on a bow with another piece of ribbon. This ribbon is so pretty with the gold and I thought it looked good with the brown print paper.

The flower and leaves are stamped in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock. To easily and not perfectly color in the flower and leaves, I just used Sponge Daubers. I used Petal Pink Ink, a bit of Daffodil Delight for the flower center, some Gorgeous Grape ink for the tiny flowers, and Granny Apple Green for the leaves. Then I used a die to cut it out. Actually, I cut it out first, then colored it. Either way is fine. I popped this flower up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting is in the Go-To Greetings Stamp Set. This is a new set I just got recently that has multiple sentiments but in different sizes and styles so you always have something you can use! I stamped it in Early Espresso Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock then die cut with one of the Painted Labels Dies.

For a finishing touch, I added three Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots. I thought they would go with the gold on the ribbon.

You could also stamp this flower and leaves and color in with Stampin’ Blends, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen and ink, and more. Or even leave it plain for a different, monochromatic look!

Here is another card I made with the Abigail Rose Designer Paper and Cottage Rose Stamps. If you like the look of this Abigail Rose Colored Flower Birthday Card you may want to check out the Suite or Bundle in the Online Store HERE.

Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card with Banner

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Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card with Banner

This Hello Harvest Pumpkins Card with Banner turned out differently than the idea I had in my head when I started, but that’s what happens when you start looking through designer paper or different colors of paper or stamp sets. You never know for sure what you will come up with!

The card base is Soft Suede, after trying a multitude of different colors of cardstock! Then there are two layers of the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper. The yellow Crushed Curry pattern adhered to the Soft Suede card base is the reverse side of the layer of black and white acorns pattern! I had another black & white striped paper picked out to be the background layer but I liked this acorn pattern better. The acorn layer is 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ because I wanted more of the yellow to show.

The pumpkins are made with the Rustic Pumpkin Dies using Pumpkin Pie cardstock. These dies have a texture that transfers to the cardstock. I found that the texture would show better if I ran them through twice. The large pumpkin is made with the extra narrower piece adhered to the center of the large pumpkin piece. I also sponged some Pumpkin Pie ink around the edges of the pumpkin pieces and on top of the textured areas. For the little pumpkins, I die cut a narrow piece and then just trimmed it down, top and bottom, to make the two little pumpkins! The stems are diecut from Soft Suede. The vines are diecut from Shady Spruce and Granny Apple Green on the small pumpkins. I also sponged the little pumpkins but added some green ink because sometimes pumpkins have some variations of color on them.

The banner is stamped on the Crushed Curry Rustic Harvest paper, the same as the card layer. I first stamped the banner on Pumpkin Pie and sponged it but it was too much. The Crushed Curry banner looked better. Normally I don’t like things placed cockeyed, but since the large pumpkin is kind of tall and the banner is kind of large, I decided to place it at an angle in the corner! Sometimes you have to craft dangerously! Try something new!

Here is another fall card I made with the Rustic Harvest DSP with pumpkins. So many pretty patterns of paper for fall.

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