Which Witch

So, as promised, here's the project that my children "ordered" for their teachers for Halloween!

Awesome!!!  I was fidling with a traingle box proejct for my Countdown to Christmas and it hit me that it would make a great witch hat!  It was at that point that my Christmas project came to a screeching halt and I switched gears to Halloween!

I smooched my witch hat with Silver Foil Smooch Spray.  The strip is from the Wicked Fun DSP and the buckle was made from More Mustard cardstock which was smooched with the Gold Glow Smooch Spray.  I added some bats for interest (and they are lightly sponged with Whisper White around the edges).  The bats are just attached with Tombow on their bodies so I could bend their wings up a bit.  The box is tied shut with some of the Raven Lace Trim.

Have an inspired day!

Happy Jack

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!  I hope you're all enjoying your turkey and all the fixin's...I know I am!

Today I have a quick and easy project for you.

I punched a series of circles (1 3/4", 1 3/8" & 1 1/4") from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and sponged them with Tangerine Tango ink.  I stamped a Jalck-O-Lantern face on the smallest circle and then layered them together.  There is one of the biggest circles on both the front and back of the sucker.  The stem is a tiny scrap of Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta and the leaf is one of the ends I cut off the ribbon that I tied around the stick.  I used Certainly Celery Taffeta, but in the class I did I had the girls use Old Olive Taffeta and it looked MUCH better!

I love how simple, but cute this project is and I can totally see it as a bunch of different characters...Frankenstein, Dracula, a Mummy, Santa, Rudolf, the Easter Bunny, a flower and so much more!

My children also love these, and have "ordered" them to give their classmates for Halloween!  Tomorrow, I will show you what they "ordered" for their teachers...LOL!

Have an inspired and thankful day!

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!