Halloween

CCMC578 – Wonderfully Wicked

September 12, 2019 By Connie | 1 Comment

Happy Thursday, again! We have a fun sketch challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

I decided to pull out Stampin’ Up!’s Wonderfully Wicked stamp set and Ornate Frames for this challenge! I love that haunted house designer paper in the Monster Bash DSP package, too!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top is a 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Basic Black Cardstock.
A 2-1/2 x 4-1/4 piece of Monster Bash DSP was added to the background.
The 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 piece of Whisper White cardstock was stamped with the spider web image from Wonderfully Wicked stamp set with Gray Granite Ink.
The bat an cat were stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White cardstock and hand-cut, then added to the Whisper White with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Wicked was stamped with Pumpkin Pie Ink on Whisper White cardstock and cut with the Ornate Frames die.
The frame around Wicked was cut from Pumpkin Pie cardstock with the Ornate Frame die. It was adhere together and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A crow from the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes was added to the top of the W.
Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the cat’s neck.

SUPER fun card, isn’t it? OK…check out the rest of the challenge team to see what they did with the sketch this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN – Trick or Tweet!

October 31, 2018 By Connie | 1 Comment

Happy Halloween!!!!

Tonight is Beggar’s Night in our area…unfortunately is supposed to rain ALL day!

I found this card when I was cleaning up a little and remembered that I hadn’t shared it yet on my blog. I made this for one of the swaps I participated in a couple months ago for the Holiday Catalog! Hard to believe that those of us going to OnStage will be viewing the new OCCASIONS catalog next week! Woohoo!!!

Hard to see from this photo, but it has a special feature…it opens from left to right (the fold is on the right!) and the front panel is shortened so that the DSP from the inside peeks thru to the front! I love it!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and scored at 4-1/4 to form the base card with the fold on the right.
A 1 x 5-1/2 strip of Toil and Trouble Designer Paper was added to the left (inside).
The 3 x 5-1/2 layer of Whisper White cardstock was stamped with the elephant from Trick or Tweet in Memento Black Ink and colored with Basic Gray, Basic Black Stampin’ Blends. The ground with Light Granny Apple Green Blends.
The pumpkin was stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White cardstock, colored with Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight Markers, then hand cut and added next to the elephant.
The bats were punched with the Spooky Bat Punch from Basic Black cardstock and two added to the top of the panel.
The Batty for You greeting from Trick or Tweet stamp set was stamped on Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and punched with the 1-1/2 Circle Punch and added to a 1-3/4 Circle Punch of Basic Black. It is adhered half on the front panel so that it hangs over the edge of the card.
An adhesive backed sequin adds a little bling!

Isn’t he sweet? Such a fun fold on a card! I’ll be using it again and again!

Hope you have a Happy Halloween Day!

Saturday Blog Hop – Black and Orange

October 21, 2017 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! Our design team theme is featuring “Black & Orange Cards” this week. Of course, since Halloween is SO close now, it was the obvious choice to use, right? But…I think not quite so obvious is the use of the Garden Girl stamp set! I love how she turned out!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 1-1/2 x 4 strip of Spooky Nights Designer Paper was placed at the bottom of a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.
The pumpkins from Spooky Nights Designer Paper were cut out and placed at the top of the DSP.
The girl from Garden Girl was stamped with Memento Black on Whisper White, then colored with the NEW Stampin’ Blends in Dark/Light Pumpkin Pie and Dark/Light Smoky Slate and Ivory for the skin.
The hat from Spooky Cat stamp set was stamped with Memento Black on Very Vanilla and cut out. The buckle colored with Dark Pumpkin Pie.
Don’t forget one of the small pumpkins was cut from the DSP and tucked in the basket.
Happy Halloween from Spooky Cat Stamp Set was stamped with Memento Black.
A few Black Rhinestones were scattered in the background.

I can’t wait to see what the Design Team did with the challenge this week! Next up is our Create website to find out more about our October Mini Session, then onto Mary Brown or go backwards to visit Melissa Davies!

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CCMC480 Pick a Pumpkin

October 19, 2017 By Connie | Leave a Comment

We have a fun sketch challenge for you to try over on Create with Connie and Mary this week! I combined the Pick a Pumpkin stamp set with the Spooky Nights Designer Paper to come up with my fun card! LOVE the colors, too!

Here’s my card:

The Stampin’ details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Basic Black, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pumpkin Pie, embossed with the Sparkle embossing folder.
The large circle from Layering Shapes Circles cut the Spooky Nights DSP, then the scallop circle cut from Lemon Lime Twist was adhered under it. It is popped on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The star pumpkin was cut from Cajun Craze and the outline pumpkin from Lemon Lime Twist with the Patterned Pumpkins Framelits and added on top of the circle.
A jack-o-lantern and witch hat were cut from the Spooky Nights DSP and added to the front.
Happy Halloween from Spooky Cat stamp set was stamped with Memento Black on Lemon Lime Twist and punched with the Classic Label Punch, then tucked under the pumpkin.
A Black Rhinestone was added to the hat band plus a few scattered in the background for a little bling.

Don’t you LOVE it??? I do!!! Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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Saturday Blog Hop – Awning Cards

September 16, 2017 By Connie | 4 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! Our design team theme is featuring “Awning special fold” cards this week! I first saw one done by my fabulous friend, Lorri Heiling, with a hut and mixed drinks and have wanted to try one for myself!

Here’s what I came up with using the cute potion bottles from Spooky Cat stamp set!

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cajun Craze Cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded to form the base card.
A 1-3/4 x 3-3/4 piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was scored at 1/4″ and placed at the bottom of a 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Very Vanilla cardstock. It was stamped with Happy Halloween with Memento Black Ink.
A row of the hash mark image from Spooky Cat stamp set was stamped above it using Soft Sky Ink for the “table”.
The potion glasses were stamped with Memento Black Ink on top and filled with Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay and Cajun Craze liquids.
The awning was made by cutting a 2 x 3-3/4 piece of striped Spooky Night Designer Paper and scoring across at 3/8 and 1-5/8″. Adhere the top scored piece to the top of the Very Vanilla layer, then bend out the center section.
The black awning piece was cut with the Home Sweet Home Thinlits from Basic Black cardstock (twice) and adhered along the edge, then trimmed to fit.
A witch hat from the Spooky Night Designer Paper was cut out and added to the bottom with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Isn’t that fun? OK…check out what the rest of the Design Team did with their Awning Card by taking our Saturday Blog Hop! Next up is our Create website to find out more about our September Mini Session, then onto Mary Brown or go backwards to visit Melissa Davies!

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Saturday Blog Hop – Pop-Up Surprise

September 2, 2017 By Connie | 3 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! Our design team theme is featuring “Pop-Up Surprise” for the inside of our cards this week! We’ll see what the Design Team did…more of a challenge this week!

I went back and forth on what to do…finally decided on a Halloween theme. Here’s the outside.

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 2 x 5-1/2 piece of Spooky Night DSP was added to the bottom, and the coordinating stripe pattern was cut 1/4 x 5-1/2 and adhered to hide the seam.
The cobweb and bats from Sweet Home stamp set were stamped with Memento Black Ink.
The hat was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Very Vanilla, the buckle colored with Daffodil Delight Marker, then cut with the Layering Circles Framelits. It was adhered to a larger Scallop Layering Circle cut from Basic Black and popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The fun is when you open it up…the moon, cat and hat all pop out towards you!

A 5 x 8 piece of Basic Black cardstock was scored at 4 and folded.
Approx. 2″ from each end, a cut was made thru the fold and reversed folded to create the pop-out.
The moon was cut with the Layering Circles from Daffodil Delight, sponged around the edges with Pumpkin Pie Ink and two of the bats stamped with Memento Black Ink. It was added to the pop-out.
The cat was punched from Basic Gray and the face added with Memento Black Ink and added to the moon.
The hat was cut from the Designer Paper an added in front of the moon.
At the inside bottom, a 1-1/2 x 5 piece of Spooky Night DSP was added to the bottom with a coordinating stripe DSP to hide the seam.
The “owl” eyes were stamped with Whisper White several times in the background randomly. The greeting was stamped with Whisper White Craft Ink above the DSP.

This was really fun to put together…I need to make more of these! OK…check out what the rest of the Design Team did with the Pop-up card theme on their cards by taking our Saturday Blog Hop! Next up is our Create website to find out more about our September Mini Session, then onto Mary Brown or go backwards to visit Melissa Davies!

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- Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
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Spooky Cat

August 7, 2017 By Connie | 1 Comment

Oh, I’m having fun with the Spooky Cat punch! It’s not just for Halloween! But, here’s my first Halloween card of the season using it!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Basic Black cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Gray cardstock, stamped in the bottom left corner with the image in Spooky Cat several times with Basic Gray Ink.
The fence from Garden Girl is stamped with Basic Gray Ink on Crumb Cake and hand-cut out and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Cat is punched from Basic Black cardstock and added above the fence.
The 2-1/4 moon was punched from So Saffron and sponged with So Saffron Ink. The little stars are from Wood Words and stamped with Basic Gray Ink on the moon. It is placed behind the cat on the front.
Happy Halloween from Spooky Cat was stamped with Basic Gray Ink.
The Black Striped ribbon from the Holiday Catalog is cut and the edges trimmed off. It is stapled to the front with a length of Black Mini Sequins.

What do you think? Love using a combination of Annual Catalog and the new Holiday catalog products! What some more ideas?

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Jar of Haunts again

October 24, 2016 By Connie | 3 Comments

Well, this card is a bonus. I originally had in my head that last Saturday’s Blog Hop was the theme of Spooky Halloween instead of Halloween Cuties. I had to re-do my card at the last minute! But…bonus is that I can show you the spooky one now! lol!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Old Olive cardstock, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock.
A 1-1/2 x 5 strip of spider web print in the Halloween Nights Designer Paper is placed along the left side.
The eyes were stamped several times randomly along the right side with Memento Black Ink, then colored with an Old Olive Marker.
Happy Halloween was stamped with Memento Black on Old Olive cardstock, then punched with the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch. It is layered on a 1-1/2 Circle of Silver Glimmer Paper, and then popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

A little spooky, isn’t it? I love it! Here are the products I used: