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Today is the last day for this unusual sale from Stampin’ Up! – Save 15% on stamps from Stampin’ Up! Just go through the Annual Catalog and the Holiday Catalog and pick out the stamps that you have on your Wish List! It’s pretty hard to decide which are the best ones! Here are a few you might get some use out of!
Order your stamps before midnight tonight (11:55 pm MT) to take advantage of the 15% off Sale!!
The other day I got this idea to use this background stamp to make this Trick or Treat Watercolor Wash Halloween Card. The Watercolor Wash is a large background stamp, and I colored it with several markers to make a multi-colored background. After coloring with markers, be sure to “huff” (or breathe) on the inked stamp to remoisten the ink before stamping. I thought using Halloween colors with the Watercolor Wash stamp would be fun and interesting!
I recommend getting these background stamps in the wood-mount version. I just think it’s easier to use them on the wood block. I think the really big stamps and the really little stamps are better wood-mounted, and you don’t have to do any mounting as they are all ready to stamp!
After stamping the background, I used the Howl-o-Ween Treat Stamp set for the “Trick or Treat” words, the pumpkin die-cut and the stamped spiders! It’s a fun Halloween stamp set plus comes with matching Boo To You framelits dies. You can also purchase the Bundle and save 15%.
Don’t forget about the very short Stampin’ Up! Stamp Sale, which ends on Friday, October 23!! That is tomorrow! All stamps are 15% off! Don’t miss out!
This Lovely As a Tree Christmas Card is one of the easiest and most beautiful Christmas cards you could ever make! With Stampin’ Up! having the 15% Off Stamp Sale this week,
October 19 – 23, I would like to encourage you to make sure you have this stamp set, Lovely As a Tree, in your collection. If you have been with Stampin’ Up! for many years, you probably DO own it. But if you are newer, you should know Lovely As a Tree is one of the most classic stamp sets Stampin’ Up! has ever sold! It has been around since 2001, I believe, which is around the time I started stamping. The fact that it is still in the catalog means that it is still very popular and still getting sales. This is a stamp set every stamper should own!
I saw the design of this card way back when I was first a demonstrator. The stamping is so easy on this card. Simply ink up the single evergreen tree and stamp. Then immediately stamp again right next to that tree. Since there is less ink on the stamp, that tree will stamp lighter. Then ink up the stamp again and stamp – and then stamp again without inking up. Continue stamping this way over the Very Vanilla card front until it is filled with trees. Stamp a greeting at the top. I used the greeting from the Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set.
One of everyone’s favorite embellishments back then, and probably still, was Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter. This doesn’t require any thought or expertise! Simply take the 2-Way Glue Pen and scribble on each tree from top to bottom. Shake Dazzling Diamonds Glitter all over the trees on the card front and dump off the excess. You will be amazed at how beautiful your Lovely as a Tree Christmas Card is now!
With the Stampin’ Up! Stamp Sale this week, you might be looking through all the stamp sets wondering which ones to buy, so I thought I might suggest the Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set so you can make fun cards like this Layered Letters Alphabet Spooky Halloween Card! I liked this alphabet stamp set when I first saw it, back when the new annual catalog was introduced.
This card starts with a 6″ x 6″ piece of Basic Black card stock, folded in half to make a 3″ x 6″ card. Sometimes this size is fun to make! I was in to adding a pop of pink (Melon Mambo) to my Halloween card, so I have a layer of Melon Mambo and then Cucumber Crush. I used the same ink colors plus Tangelo Twist. The black is the new Basic Black Archival Ink. For a little extra pizzazz I added some Happy Haunting Washi Tape just on the very edges of the Whisper White, top and bottom. Then I happened to think of adding some Googly Eyes to the O’s in Spooky! Every crafter has googly eyes in our stash, don’t we??!
Here are the new Stampin” Up! Weekly Deals! Only four items again this week.
Get the Bow Builder Punch just in time for Christmas packaging (it’s small) or cards and projects. Use the Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum for making Christmas cards or packaging. Washi tape is always fun for a multitude of uses (there are whole pages on Pinterest for washi tape ideas!), and if you need to do some filing for the new year when we all try to get organized again, you will be ready with the File Tabs Edgelits Dies! But you can also use them for making cards and projects!
(Or contact me and I can put your order in for you!)
There is no limit to how many discounted stamp sets can be placed on an order.
There is no minimum purchase required for this promotion.
Don’t forget to check the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals to add to your stamp order – and the Clearance Rack!
IF you want to go big, or go in with some friends to order stamp sets and anything else, put together a $300 order and get an extra 3% in Stampin’ Rewards! You can also add a Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription to your order (even if you are already a monthly subscriber) if you want to build up your order. Bonus Stampin’ Rewards good now through November 9th. Just a little extra in hostess benefits!
When my friend Nona sent me a photo of a similar Halloween project she had made with the round paper mache boxes, I absolutely loved it and had to make a Halloween Tower of Paper Mache Boxes myself! Since I didn’t have nor could find exactly the same decorations she had on hers, mine turned out a little differently, and yours will too if you make one also! I purchased some things at the craft store, I stamped the two greetings on the box, and some of the little trinkets I already had in my stash of Halloween decorations! The only problem was knowing when to stop, and that probably happened only because it was late at night! I might have added some ribbon or bows around the edges of the lids and maybe added a few more Halloween trinkets or stamped images, but, for now, I think it is finished!
I started with three round paper mache boxes and covered them with Stampin’ Up! designer series paper. As it turned out, I only used a small piece of the current Happy Haunting paper and used retired DSP for the boxes. It just depends on the patterns you are looking for and the quantity of paper you have. I needed a lot to go around the largest box on the bottom. I would advise you to think about your seams, which I forgot, but since “shabby” is okay on Halloween boxes, it didn’t really matter on this project! For me it was easier to use up some of my retired paper rather than the current, but for other paper hoarders out there, they would die to use up the retired paper that they might not be able to get more of if they used what they had! So whatever works for you!
I used good old Mod Podge for the adhesive for the paper on the boxes and applied the Mod Podge to both the box and the backside of the paper with a foam brush. It seems like there is some advantage in doing both the box and the paper, but I don’t remember that tip exactly. I knew I did need something that would provide some “movement” as the likelihood of getting the paper on perfectly straight on the first try was slim to none! I didn’t cover the outside of the paper with Mod Podge although I suppose you could.
After I had the boxes and lids all covered with paper, the fun began of decorating my Halloween home decor piece! I stamped the two Halloween greetings from the Witches’ Night Photopolymer Stamp Set and fancied them up with other Stampin’ Up! products and sponging. Other embellishments I bought at the craft store (you might find them on sale right now!) and some items I already had in my overly abundant Halloween decoration stash! Just play with what you have or what you buy and you will eventually come upon some placements and design that you really like. I used Fast Fuse Adhesive on most everything on the box, mostly out of laziness in not wanting to deal with my hot glue gun. Fast Fuse is REALLY sticky and I hope it will hold long term. I adhered the bottom of each box to the lid underneath it and all the trinkets to the lid. I suppose if you didn’t think it would get picked up or moved, you could get away without glueing things and therefore would make storage easier if you could store each box inside another, but I didn’t see any way around glueing the boxes together. The lids are not glued so I might be able to consolidate a little bit for storage.
Here is the project my friend made so you can see where I got the idea and perhaps provide even more inspiration for you to make your own!
If you are already a crafter, you might have some paper mache boxes in your closet or you can certainly buy them at the craft store. Then just gather some supplies and start playing and see what you come up with! You could also make a home decor project like this one for any other occasion, such as a birthday, a baby shower, Christmas, Easter, etc. My husband asked me if I made a Halloween cake!
You don’t always need to spend a lot of money at the store for fancy home decor. Often you can make something yourself for a lot less money, probably with things you already have on hand. And once you make it, it often becomes a very special decor piece to you and your family. Create your own memories for your household! I really like my Halloween Tower of Paper Mache Boxes Home Decor project and it looks great on my coffee table with my other Halloween decor!
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I got the idea the other day to make a Halloween card with two different stamp sets, Work of Art and Howl-o-Ween Treat, so here we have the Work of Art Howl-o-Ween Treat Halloween card! The Work of Art Stamp Set has been very popular since it was first introduced, and you can see how versatile it can be. Just change the colors and it can be used for almost any occasion. To make it work for Halloween, just ink the stamp with Halloween colors and add some Halloween images, such as the owl and hat from Howl-o-Ween Treat.
If you don’t like cutting out things, get the Howl-o-Ween Treat Bundle that includes the Boo To You Framelits Dies along with the stamps for a 15% discount! The framelits also cut the “Boo!” which I think is super cute to put on cards.
Even if you do not have “official” Halloween stamps, look through your stamp sets and see what you do have that you can use! You might find a “Happy Halloween” in a large stamp set of words and greetings. You might find a background you can use in Halloween colors. You might find a cat stamp that you make look “Halloweeny”. Just try it and see what you can find! If you aren’t into Halloween, make a fall call in a similar fashion.
HOT OFF THE PRESS: If you are in the market for some Stampin’ Up! stamps, wait until Monday and next week! Check back on Monday for all the details (because I don’t have details yet!)! Start making your wish list over the weekend.
It’s time to start thinking about Halloween treats so here is an idea with these Halloween Happy Haunting Sour Cream Containers! Sour cream containers have been around at least since I began stamping, but they are so popular and useful and easy that they are still around!
So easy to make! You can make the sour cream containers small or large. I’ve seen various sizes such as 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″, 4″ x 4″. 5″ x 5″, etc. On my samples, I used Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper cut to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, so the same size as a card front. If you use a rectangular size, you will put adhesive on one long size and at both ends. Use a strong adhesive, such as Fast Fuse or the new Tear & Tape Adhesive. No matter what size, you will put adhesive on three sides of the paper. You can use designer paper or card stock.
I used Tear & Tape Adhesive and since the backing on the tape is white, it wasn’t showing up well in the photo so I colored with some marker ton top of the tape strip so it could be seen in the photo. I would also put a full length of tape on each end rather than the pieces, but the pieces worked.
After applying the tape and removing any liners, fold the paper lengthwise into a roll, like a toilet paper roll. Then squeeze one end of the roll together. As cute as this project is, don’t forget to add your candy or gift inside before closing the other end!! After you have the contents inside, you want the other end of the container to NOT close in the same direction as the first end. Squeeze the opposite end of the sour cream container together so it will be going at a 90 degree angle to the bottom.
If you happen to have a Paper Crimper, you can crimp the ends of the container as I did, but this is not necessary. Another option would be to punch holes in one end instead of adding adhesive and tying some ribbon through so that the sour cream container can be opened neatly instead of ripped or cut open.
Next, decorate the sour cream container according to the occasion! I used the Note Tag Punch to make a small tag. I embellished the tag with some Happy Haunting Designer Washi Tape and stamping with the Howl-O-Ween Treat Stamp Set and the little spider web in the Witches’ Night Photopolymer Stamp Set. And for a finishing touch, I tied a little Gold 1/8″ Ribbon into a bow and stuck it on with a Glue Dot.
There are an infinite number of ways to decorate these Sour Cream Containers for any occasion! Use them for candy or small gifts. You can use plain card stock or stamp card stock, but for a quick and easy way to make sour cream containers, use designer paper which is already decorative. I hope my Halloween Happy Haunting Sour Cream Containers inspire you to try your hand at making these treat holders.
Here are the new Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for October 13, 2015 through Monday, October 19. Just a few things this week to avoid any backorder situations, Stampin’ Up! says. The buttons, pearls and seam binding ribbon are always good to have on hand for that finishing touch for a project. Sometimes you just need some little thing when you are creating and how good to pick up some embellishments at a discount?!
Speaking of saving money, don’t forget (like I do!) to check out the Clearance Rack before you finalize your order.
If you need a Halloween decoration, the Frightful Wreath Kit is available from last year and I remember mine was fun to make last year and everyone LOVED the beaded spider! So pick that up soon so you can make it for this Halloween!
As I look through the Clearance Rack RIGHT NOW – and it can change at any moment! – I can see several things I would recommend that you pick up for the upcoming holidays just to have on hand! Click on any item below for more information!
It’s been a weekend of watching baseball games on TV, and in honor of the Astros baseball game today, I have made this Houston Astros baseball card. It’s fun to have a winning home sports team for the city to rally around and enjoy! It’s been ten years since the Astros were in the baseball playoffs (I even got to go to the World Series game, thanks to my friend!) Today is Game 4 of the American League Division Series and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for an Astros win! We’ve also been watching the St. Louis Cardinal games (because when you are from St. Louis, you are always a Cardinal fan!) and we watched one of the Dodger games because our son-in-law is a huge Dodgers fan.
The Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set is perfect for a card like this when you want to express the name of a team or place or certain words. I have loved this stamp set since I first saw it! You just need to have an alphabet stamp set on hand for certain projects, and this is a good one. I love having the background shapes you can use for each letter – or not!
The baseballs were fun to make, and you can make any size. I used the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch because that’s what fit in the space on the card. I punched the baseball from Whisper White card stock, then I used the negative piece over the punched circle as the guide to draw the red curved lines on the baseballs. I used the Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker which has two ends, a brush tip and a narrow tip, to draw on the lines and stitching on the baseballs. Then I sponged a little Soft Suede ink around the edges of the baseballs. I loved the look of that. Sometimes sponging can add so much to your stamping! Use the Stamping Sponges by Stampin’ Up! or the Sponge Daubers to do any sponging around the edges of your stamped images.
Today is the last day for the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!
Be ready when your team is in a good position and you want to celebrate or support! I hope I have reason to make more Houston Astros Baseball Cards after today’s game!
This Howl-O-Ween Halloween card may look like Halloween exploded! Somehow I felt compelled to add a lot of things on this card for Halloween! And it all started with wanting to use the Happy Haunting Washi Tape! You never know what you will end up with when you start creating!
I applied the Happy Haunting Designer Washi Tape to the bottom of the card. Then I stamped the owl from the Howl-O-Ween Treat Stamp Set and the pumpkin and die cut them with the matching Boo To You Framelits Dies and of course, the Big Shot. I die cut the hat from the Black Glimmer Paper in the Holiday Catalog. Then I added some Gold Glimmer Paper to trim the hat with the band and punched a few stars with the star punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.
The stamped spider webs in the background are from the Witches’ Night Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Halloween stamp is from the And Many More Stamp Set. But I was liking the glitter and glimmer so I had to also die cut the “Boo!” in the Boo to You Framelits! I used a piece of parchment paper in between the Glimmer Paper and the framelit and it came out of the die perfectly! My best new tip!
There’s still time to order some Halloween stamping supplies to make this Howl-O-Ween Treat Halloween Card and lots of others!
Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack! Some good deals are to be had! Add them to your order!
This is another fun bra card to remind you that today, October 10, is the last day to order the October Paper Pumpkin Kit in order to help stamp out breast cancer with Stampin’ Up!
Paper Pumpkin is the monthly papercrafting kit that comes to you in the mail from Stampin’ Up! There is a surprise project in the box each month for you to make with all supplies included (except for some adhesive and scissors). You get a stamp set, an ink spot, a clear block to mount your stamps in your very first kit, and all the paper and embellishments you need, sometimes with supplies left over to use another time! It’s not always cards, but it’s always a surprise! And there is always a video you can watch in addition to instructions in the kit.
To show our support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re going PINK . . . or at least our October boxes are! And because we know our subscribers want to share the love too, we will be making a donation on their behalf to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
Stampin’ Up! will donate:
$1 for every active Paper Pumpkin subscriber.
Plus, an additional $1 for every new subscriber.
Together, we will make a difference!
Here’s how you can help:
Subscribe! If you’re new to Paper Pumpkin, click here to get started. Your first kit will arrive in a limited-edition pink box that you’ll want to hold onto forever-and we’ll donate $2 because you’re new!
Stay active if you’re a subscriber so we can donate $1 for you. Only those who receive the October shipment will be counted for the donation.
Remember, those who get the October kit will not only be donating to a good cause, but they will also get a one-time only, pretty pink Paper Pumpkin box! No one will want to miss it. Promise.
More About BCRF
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) advances the world’s most promising research to eradicate breast cancer. Founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, BCRF has raised more than $550 million to fuel discoveries in tumor biology, genetics, prevention, treatment, survivorship and metastasis, making it one of the largest non-governmental funders of breast cancer research in the world. This year BCRF has invested $58.6 million in research, to support over 235 researchers at leading medical institutions across six continents, including $11.6 million to the international Evelyn H. Lauder Founder’s Fund focused on metastasis. By spending 91 cents of every dollar on research and public awareness programs, BCRF remains one of the nation’s most fiscally responsible nonprofits. BCRF is the only breast cancer organization with an “A+” from CharityWatch, and has been awarded Charity Navigator’s highest rating of four stars 13 times since 2002. For more information, please visit: www.bcrfcure.org.
Mini spoiler alert! The October project inside the pink box is just as awesome as always, but we should probably let you know that it is not a pink project. That’s all we’re saying. 😉
Join Paper Pumpkin today and get the special October Kit in the pink box and help others while you stamp! If you like it, keep getting your subscription each month. If it is not for you, no risk, no obligation, just pause or cancel by the 10th of any month. You will not be billed until your kit ships each month.
Today I am going to give you some ideas on how to make a Bra Card! This is an idea from a long time ago and I haven’t seen it recently. I thought it might be fun to bring up the idea again with it being October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
To make the card base, fold paper in half and place Heart Framelit Die (I used the second largest die). The Heart Framelit Die is retired now but if you already own it you can use it or at least it will give you the idea! You can make your own heart shape just out of paper and trace around it. Anyway, leave the fold at the top untouched so that the card will open.
Next, cut a similar piece just out of one layer of card stock which will become the actual bra piece or at least the template if you want to keep it to make more.
With this piece, I folded it in half and then contoured it just freehand with my scissors in the bra shape I wanted. Nothing scientific about this, you know they come in lots of shapes so you can make it wide or narrow or straight or rounded, however you want. I used this piece for a template to cut out the pink card stock.
On the pink card stock, I stamped with Versamark the flourish from Everything Eleanor and then embossed with Stampin’ White Embossing Powder and the Heat Tool to look lacy. And I added a bit of Venetian Crochet Trim for a bit of lace. For the straps, I just cut two thin scraps. For the necklace, I drew on a silver chain with a Sharpie and added a Rhinestone Jewel.
You can make these bra cards with designer paper or plain card stock blinged up with rhinestones or pearls or embossing, both heat and with the Big Shot folders or with stamping a design. So many creative choices! Glue it on a larger card if you prefer!
Stampin’ Up! is helping in the fight against breast cancer by donating to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF.org) for each Paper Pumpkin subscription.
Stampin’ Up! will donate $1 for every active Paper Pumpkin subscriber by October 10th
plus, an additional $1 for every new subscriber.
To find out more about Paper Pumpkin or to join by October 10th, just click HERE.
If you need a special Halloween treat, maybe you can get an idea from this Howl-O-Ween Treat Candy Treat Wrapper. I put a few miniature candy bars in a 4″ x 6″ Cellophane Bag and folded it over. Then I wrapped the cellophane bag with a striped piece of the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (DSP). To decorate the wrapper, I stamped the skull and bones images from the Howl-O-Ween Treat Stamp Set. You can then cut these out or you can die cut them with the Boo To You Framelits Dies and the Big Shot. Stamp them in black with the new Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad. For the background I added just a piece of a Spider Web Doily. These doilies are quite large so it is perfectly okay to cut them down to a proper size. They will still look very spooky! And for a little pizzazz I had to punch a little Gold Glimmer star with the star punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.
You could also use this idea for a single candy bar, just make the wrapper larger. Then decorate with anything you have for Halloween! I love to make fun things like this for Halloween! Make something super simple for trick-or-treaters if you like or something more involved or fancier for a little treat for a friend or loved one!
Be sure to check the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack for some fall and Halloween things you could use now! As I write this, the Frightful Wreath Simply Created Kit is available. I made one last year when it came out in the Holiday Catalog and was quite cute with the beaded spider!
Also check the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!
Shop for all your Halloween craft needs at Stampin’ Up! Online!
Start making some fun Halloween treats to have on hand for the end of the month! Just wrap some paper around a cello bag of candy and decorate for a Howl-O-Ween Treat Candy Treat Wrapper!
