Frankenstein

IM304 – Frankenstein Cracker & Treat Box

October 30, 2023 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. Here are some yummy Halloween cupcakes to inspire you!

CRACKER & TREAT BOX

I’ve had this Cracker & Treat Box Die for a long time but have never used it! I was inspired by Pinterest to make a Frankenstein out of the box!

Stampin’ Details:

- Cut the Cracker & Treat Box from a 5 x 5-1/2 piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. Fold on all the score lines.
- Cut one end of a 1 x 2-1/2 piece of Basic Black with a jagged edge using scissors for the hair. Adhere behind the front end of the Cracker & Treat Box.
- Draw the stitched eyebrows with the Black Marker.
- Cut the Oval tag in the Cracker & Treat Box Dies from Basic White cardstock, then trim off the tag end and cut in half lengthwise for the eyes. Adhere under the eyebrows.
- Punch two 3/8″ Circles (retired) from Basic Black cardstock for eyes and 1/8″ Circles (retired) from Basic White cardstock for highlights. Assemble and adhere.
- Punch 1/4″ circle (retired) from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and sponge Lemon Lime Twist ink on top for nose. Add to front with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
- Cut rectangle tag from Cracker & Treat Box Dies, stamp Boo greeting from Bag of Bones with Lemon Lime Twist Ink.
- Adhere the box together by overlapping the two end panels with face towards front.
- Fill with treats and tie each end with a bow using Black Baker’s Twine Essentials and add the tag.

This was so quick and easy to make! I’ll make them for my grandkids this year! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Bag of Bones
Inks: Lemon Lime Twist
Marker: Black

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories: Cracker & Treat Box Dies, 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1/8″ Circle Punch, 1/4″ Circle Punch, Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, Adhesives

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Fall Fest Frankenstein

October 4, 2014 By Connie | 3 Comments

Since we are getting ready to start the Holiday Collection PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary tomorrow, I’ll be showing lots of Christmas Cards over the next few weeks since our Collection is using Holiday and Winter stamp sets. But, I’ve had this idea in my head to make for a while, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to make a last Halloween card and show my Frankenstein made with the Fall Fest Pumpkin and Framelits!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Basic Black, folded in half.
On the 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Old Olive, I embossed the top portion with the Lucky Stars Folder.
I cut a pennant from the Party Pennants Bigz Die from Basic Black cardstock and added it to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped the Halloween Street image on a 1 1/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White with Tuxedo Black Ink. Then on a scrap piece of Whisper White, I stamped it again with Old Olive Ink and cut out the Happy Banner to adhere over the black one.
The large pumpkin from Fall Fest was stamped with Old Olive on Whisper White, then stamped the face with Tuxedo Black on it.
I cut the large pumpkin from Basic Black cardstock with the Fall Fun Framelit then used my Paper Snips to cut a jagged line of “hair” off the top and adhered it over top of the Old Olive one.
I hand-drew the scar lines with Basic Black Marker. I also hand-cut two bolts from Brushed Silver cardstock and adhered them on the sides.
I added a couple highlights on the “hair” with a White Gel Pen, and used the Sahara Sand Marker along the ground for a shadow.
I punched the pumpkin image with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and added it to the pennant with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I colored the Rhinestones with Old Olive Blendabilities and added a trio of them to the circle.

Isn’t it fun? I love how it turned out! I think I’ll make a few more of these for my Halloween cards this year!

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Scallop Envelope Die meets Frankenstein!

August 25, 2008 By Connie | 2 Comments

The first day I received my Big Shot Kit, I noticed that the Scallop Envelope Die looked like Frankenstein’s head at a certain angle! I immediately sat down and made one. I cut the sides of the envelope so it looked more like the bolts coming out of the side of his head and placed some mini brads there, too. Well…that is as far as he got. His head is almost too big for a standard sized card. Last week, I showed him to my upline, Candy, and she thought the verse, "Friend. Good." would be perfect! I agree! So I ended up finishing the card, making it a little longer style. Simple, but cute.

A few days ago the subject of Frankenstein came up on SUDSOL and someone’s husband saw the same thing I did. Too funny how minds think the same. So, here is my version.

His face is made with Green Galore cardstock. I used the large and small ovals for his eyes. I trimmed small slivers of Basic Black cardstock for the mouth and eyebrows. I used 1/4 and 1/2 circles for his pupils and nose. Basic Gray was cut for the bolts on the side of his neck. I hand drew the scars on his face with a Black marker.

I wrapped Basic Gray taffeta around the Whisper White layer and stamped, Friend. Good. from Smarty Pants with Basic Black. I think this will be a fun Halloween card to give someone!

I’m going out of town to do a couple classes over the next couple days. I may or may not get to post tomorrow. If not, I’ll be back on Thursday. Have a great week!