Over the Top Spooky

Today I have another treat holder to share with you.  This one is made with the new Candy Wrapper die in the Holiday Mini.  It's a bit over the top, because I just couldn't stop adding stuff, but you could definitely simplify it to mass produce if you wanted.

I know...OMG!!!!!  So, I started with a half sheet of Basic Gray cardstock, cut it with the Candy Wrapper die and then embossed it with the Spider Web embossing Folder.  I will say that at this point it was cute, but I decided to make it extra special to give to someone extra special!

I gently rubbed wome White craft ink over the embossed web to give it some dimension.  Then I smooched it with Silver Foil Smooch and finally spritzed it with my Basic Black Marker and the Color Spritzer Tool.  The ends of it are tied shut with some Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon and there's a piece of Raven Lace Trim (aka Lingere Lace *wink*) that I placed in the knot (it's not really tied, and can be pulled out if I want).

So, again, at this point it's cute...even cuter than before...but I still thought it needed a little something else!

I punched out a bat (love the Bitty Bat punch!) and then punched around it with the Wide Oval (so the bat is in the middle of the oval).  This piece is smooched, again with the Silver Foil which creates a fun effect on the Basic Black cardstock.  Then I punched an oval out of the Wicked Fun DSP so that the "spooky" would show through the oval shape and stuck it behind the bat.  The whole thing is put on a Decorative Label punched piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.  It was punched out of Rich Razzleberry and sponged around the edges with Rich Razzleberry ink.  That whole piece is also attached to the box with more Stampin' Dimensionals.

Wow!  Yep, it's over the top for sure, but I love it.  It's definintely not a mass producable project, but it works for someone special!

Have an inspired day!

Wicked Fun Halloween Treat Holder

I held my No Tricks, Just Treats class last week and the ladies made 4 different kinds of treat holders.  I themed my class for Halloween, but all the projects could easily be switched up for any occasion!  I'm not going to show you all the projects today...we'll start with one!

This first one is so simple.  I doubled up with the project and used it as a Make & Take at Janet's workshop a couple weeks ago and then again for this class.

It's made with the scalloped tag from the Two Tags die.  Do you have this die yet?  If not, YOU NEED IT!!!!  This has got to be one of the most versatile dies we have!

So, it's a pretty straightforward treat holder.  You want to do your embellishing on the top and only attach it at the top so that when you fold up the bottom, it will tuck under and stay there!  That black brad is one of the Glimmer Brads.  You can find those in the Holiday Mini.  I *heart* those brads!!!  They're so sparkly.  Hmmm...maybe I'm part bird with my love of sparkly shiny things lately!

Ok, on with the project.  Here's a shot of it open.

There's a chocolate covered with the Wicked Fun DSP.  The chocolate is a Swiss Chocolate that I purchased from Costco.

Well, have an inspired day and see you tomorrow with the second project in my Countdown to Christmas!

Superb Savings!

RUN...don't walk...to the Clearance Rack in my online store!  From October 5-18, Stampin' Up! is having a Clearance Rack Blitz and selling stuff for up to 80% off.  Trust me, you don't want to miss this!  They're adding over 200 discontinued items to the Clearance Rack and some will be up to 80% off their original prices.  Products are available while supplies last and all sales are final.  WOW, I'm feeling a little light headed over the excitement!!!!

So, what are you waiting for?  Head on over to the Clearance Rack right now to place your order!  Don't forget to select me as your demonstrator so you can receive preferred pricing!

Fabulous Fall Project

I have so much to share with you I almost don't know where to start!  There's definitely going to be a LOT of posts in the next couple of weeks FULL of Fall, Halloween and Christmas projects and then there's all the World Card Day projects to share.  Hang on to your hats ladies!  We're going to have a full couple of weeks!

Today I'm going to share a ridiculously easy, but fabulous fall project.  I got the idea from my upline when I attended the Mini Convention a few weeks ago.

Isn't it awesome!  I purchased a 3 wick candle from one of those big box stores and then put the whole swirly pattern from the Black Flourish Designer Jewels in the Holiday Mini on it.

I highly recommend that if you do this project, you use the transfer sheet included in the package of rhinestones!  I'm not going to get into the why...let's just say that my first attempt ended up with a sticky clump of rhinestones (that ended up in the garbage) and a frustrated Lisa!

I think this would make a beautiful centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner or any other special fall occasion...you could even put rhinestones on both sides of the candle so it looks pretty from both sides.  Mine is on my sideboard in my dining room.  And, to dress it up a bit, I stuck it in the middle of the ribbon wreath from this post.

There you have it!  A ridiculously simple but fabulous fall project.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think

Have an inspired day and see you tomorrow.

The Event

No, not the new show on NBC (although so far it has me hooked!), I'm talking about The Event this weekend...World Card Day-Stamp Out Breast Cancer.  Were you there?  If you weren't, you MISSED OUT!!!  We had a blast and have already started talking about next year.  Mark your calendars ladies because you don't want to miss it next year.  The first Saturday in October!

Ok, so I had a lot of late nights last week prepping for this event.  We cut so much paper and ribbon and packaged everything up for all the participants!

That last picture was only a small portion of all the stuff we cut!  It was a long night, but we had fun doing it! We were so excited to get everyone started stamping and having fun.  We had some delicious food for the day...muffins, soup and sammies, veggies & dip, pumpkin dip (made by my friend Sherri!) and gingersnaps (super yummy!), delicious muffins (courtsey of Tara)...you get the idea!  Check out the yummy cupcakes Heather made and our little candy bar.

YUM!!  Seriously, those cupcakes were to die for!  The room was ready and the silent auction stuff was all set out.

See those little pink boxes at each spot?  Those were made by Sherri for all our participants to dill with candy and treats throughout the day.  They were a big hit!

Now all we needed was some crazy excited stampers!  Everyone was encouraged to wear pink and I was so excited to see how many people did!  It was great to look across the sea of pink stampers in the room.  We stamped, laughed, played some silly games, gave away A LOT of prizes, and raised some $$$ for a great cause!

I will be sharing the projects from the day over the next couple weeks...the ladies did 21 projects throughout the day!

Have an inspired day!