Bag of Bones

Pick of the Patch Halloween Goodie Bags

November 1, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

I put some little goodies bags together for the grandchildren. Not much…just something different than all the candy they would get!

I used the scenic print from Them Bones Designer Paper and added a Pick of the Patch pumpkin, some punched bats (with Rhinestone Jewel eyes) and the Cutest Halloween Punch Bundle from last year on the clothespin clip! Inside were some Halloween Scratch Off ornaments, a fidget pop toy, fidget water bead stretchy toy, a flute, eyeball glasses, Halloween pencils, plus a Bag of Bones decorated notepad and mini pens! I personalized it with their initial on the notepad and a banner with their name and decorated clothespin to help close the bag!

Here are the decorated notepads…I didn’t get a photo of all of them, but they were basically the same.

Supplies:

Stamps: Pick of the Patch, Cutest Halloween (retired)
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black
Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black, Pebbled Path, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Them Bones Designer Paper
Accessories: Bag of Bones Dies, Alphabet A La Mode Dies, Pick of the Patch Punch, Cutest Halloween Punch (retired), Bat Punch (retired), Wood Clothespins (retired), Rhinestones Jewels, Adhesives

The playful critters in Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS CREW BUNDLE will certainly brighten your day! Stamp and cut out the whimsical bear, snowman or reindeer, stamp a holiday greeting on their sign, then add finishing touches with the candy canes, Santa beard, evergreen trees and more! This CHRISTMAS CREW BUNDLE will give you fun tools to create festive holiday cards and tags. We've combined the CHRISTMAS CREW BUNDLE with the classic colors and patterns in the TIMELESS CHRISTMAS 12 X 12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO Advent Treat Box ideas for a total of 6 tutorials, all full of handmade charm. See more details HERE!

Deck the Halls, and your Christmas cards and scrapbook pages, with festive wreaths and evergreen sprigs using the NOEL TIDINGS BUNDLE. The berries and pinecones can be tucked around the greenery, then add a label with a merry greeting! This NOEL TIDINGS BUNDLE will give you the tools to add some sophistication and charm to celebrate the Yuletide. We've combined the NOEL TIDINGS BUNDLE with the gold tones in the NEUTRAL NOEL 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO cute tree or package ornaments for a total of 6 tutorials, perfect for elevating your class or craft time! See more details HERE!

The PAINTED PUMPKINS BUNDLE will bring a seasonal look to your crafting with a variety of pumpkin shapes, vines and leaves, and a fun picket fence to cut for a background! It's like Pumpkin Spice lattes in stamp form! (Available for preorder now, customers on Sept. 1st.) The Painted Pumpkins Masks make coloring and shading quick and easy, plus the cute greetings can be added for the perfect message! We've combined the PAINTED PUMPKINS BUNDLE with the cheerful color palette in the PAINTED PATCH 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO additional enhanced fun fold card projects (total of 6 tutorials), perfect for enhancing your class or craft time! See more details HERE!

Saturday Blog Hop – Glitzy Halloween

October 28, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Glitzy Halloween”…lots of shimmer and shine for this haunting Halloween season!

PICK OF THE PATCH with BAG OF BONES

I combined two sets for today’s glitzy card! The Silver Metallic Paper and More Dazzled Glitter Paper, plus Sparkle Gems really make it pop!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pebbled Path cardstock was embossed with the Basics Crosshatch Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive) and added to the front.
The fence from Bag of Bones Dies was cut twice from Basic Black cardstock and adhered to the front along the bottom.
The tombstone was cut from Silver Metallic Paper and from Basic White cardstock. The inside of the Basic White tomb was hand-cut and stamped with the greeting in Memento Black. It was sponged with Pebbled Path Ink around the edges, then adhered to the Silver Metallic Paper tomb. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The moon was punched with the 1-1/2 Circle Punch (Online Exclusive) from More Dazzled Gold Paper and adhered to the front.
The bats were cut with the Bag of Bones dies from Basic Black cardstock and added to the moon and background.
The pumpkins from Pick of the Patch stamp set were stamped with Pumpkin Pie Ink on Basic White and punched/cut then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The stem and vine were stamped with Copper Clay Ink and punched/cut and added to the pumpkins.
A trio of Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems were added to the background.

Too bad it is so hard to see how shiny and glimmery this card is! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Bag of Bones, Pick of the Patch
Inks: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Copper Clay
C/S: Basic White, Pebbled Path, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Silver Metallic Paper, More Dazzled Paper
Accessories: Bag of Bones Dies, Pick of the Patch Punch, 1-1/2 Circle Punch, Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Spooky Forest

October 21, 2023 By Connie | 1 Comment

This week’s Create with Connie and Mary blog hop theme is “Spooky Forest”! I love the tree die in Aspen Trees and combined it with the new Bag of Bones Dies! I also added a spooky night sky by blending inks on Basic White cardstock!

BAG OF BONES

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Misty Moonlight cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded to form the base card.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was colored with Lot Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy and Blackberry Bliss Inks using the Blending Brushes and added to the front.
The moon was punched with the 1-1/2″ Circle Punch from Basic White cardstock and lightly brushed with Misty Moonlight Ink, then stamped with the single bat in Memento Black Ink. It was adhered towards the top of the night sky background.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Black cardstock was cut with the Aspen Tree Die and adhered on front of the night sky layer.
The tombstone from the Bag of Bones Dies was cut from Basic Gray cardstock and stamped with the Bag of Bones greeting in Memento Black Ink.
The pile of bones was cut from Basic White cardstock and adhered at the bottom of the tombstone. The tombstone was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The skeleton was cut from the Them Bones Designer Paper and added behind the tombstone with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Glow in the Dark Bats were added to the background.

My oldest grandson will get a big kick out of this card for Halloween! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Bag of Bones
Inks: Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Blackberry Bliss, Memento Black
C/S: Basic White, Basic Black, Misty Moonlight, Basic Gray, Them Bones Designer Paper
Accessories: Bag of Bones Dies, Aspen Tree Dies, 1-1/2 Circle Punch, Glow in the Dark Bats & Ghosts, Adhesives

IM302 – Bag of Bones

October 16, 2023 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. Here is a fun Halloween wreath to inspire you!

BAG OF BONES

Of course…what else could I use besides the Bag of Bones skeleton for my card today…and I used the new Wishes All Around wreath with it, too!

Details:

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Let’s Go Fishing Designer Paper was added on top.
- The wreath was cut with the Wishes All Around Dies from Basic Black cardstock and added to the front.
- Some of the greenery and the hat were cut with the Dies from Real Red cardstock and layered over the wreath.
- The skeleton was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and cut with the Bag of Bones Die. The legs were slightly bent and adhered as if he is sitting on the wreath. The hat was added to the skeleton.
- The rose from Bag of Bones was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Real Red Stampin’ Blends, then cut and added to the hat.
- Boo to You was stamped with Real Red Ink on 3/4 x 1-1/2 Very Vanilla cardstock, trimmed like a tag, and added to the hand.
- Some white Sparkle Gems were added to the wreath.
- The Black & Very Vanilla checked ribbon wastied in a bow and added with Mini Glue Dots.

SOOOO adorable!!! So happy with how it turned out! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Bag of Bones
Inks: Memento Black, Real Red
Blends: Real Red

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Real Red, Thick Very Vanilla, Let’s Go Fishing Designer Paper
Accessories: Bag of Bones Dies, Sparkle Gems, Black & Very Vanilla Checked Ribbon, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Melissa Davies 2023

September 16, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. For the next several weeks we will be “Casing the Designer”. Each week we have picked a designer and will select a card she designed. We will use the Colors and Layout of her design and recreate our version using stamps/bundles from the September-December Mini Catalog!

This week we are “Casing Melissa Davies”! Here’s her Halloween card that I chose to case.

BAG OF BONES

And here’s how I updated her card using the new Bag of Bones Bundle! And I was actually inspired to do the split background from another Christmas card she made, too! Since my skeleton was white embossed on black and wouldn’t show up on black DSP, I used the three colors of candy corn for my background instead. I also reversed the focal image placement so it made sense for my skeleton.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Basic Black cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of polka dot Brights 6×6 DSP was added to the background.
1-3/4 x 4 piece of Basic White, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight were laid together, then cut with the Scallop Contour Die, then assembled on the DSP.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on the Pumpkin Pie layer.
The skeleton from Bag of Bones was stamped with Whie Craft Ink on Basic Black cardstock, then embossed with White Embossing Powder and cut with the Bag of Bones Die, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The hat and boots were cut from Crumb Cake cardstock and added to the skeleton.
The bats were stamped with Memento Black Ink in the upper right corner.
A trio of black Sparkle Gems were added to the background.

This card just makes me SMILE! I’m going to mail it off to my oldest grandkid for Halloween…he’s a big fan of country music! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Bag of Bones
Inks: Memento Black, White Craft Ink
C/S: Basic White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Brights 6×6 DSP
Accessories: Bag of Bones Dies, Scallop Contour Dies, Sparkle Gems, Adhesives