Motley Monsters

Freaky Friends

October 13, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

Wow…did you enjoy PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary last week? We had free tutorials, free subscriptions and introductions all week! Don’t miss out on joining us for some FABULOUS ideas using Christmas and Winter stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog! For only $29.95 US, you’ll get over 24 project tutorials with full directions and photos!

But, today I’m stepping away from Christmas and Winter themes to show you a card I made for a Fall Swap that I participated in. Freaky Friends is a stamp set that had to grow on me a little…but I’m really liking it now! I love the eyeballs in this set, I’ve used them here in the background!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Tangerine Tango, folded in half.
The 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Basic Black was embossed with the Large Polka Dots folder and then the eyeballs were stamped with White Craft Ink in some of the raised circles.
The tag is 2 x 3 3/4 of Whisper White and punched with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.
The witch was stamped on the tag with Memento Black Ink and colored with Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities Markers.
Boo to You from the hostess set, Good Greetings, is stamped with Tangerine Tango under the witch, and a 1/2 x 2 piece of candy corn DSP from Motley Monsters is added to the top. The tag is placed on the Basic Black layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Tangerine Tango Thick Twine was placed thru the tag hole and then untwisted to fray it.

Fun, isn’t it??? I really like how this turned out!

Have you stamped today?

September Tour de Freaks!

September 19, 2014 By Connie | 8 Comments

It’s time for the September Tour de Freaks…and it’s all about HALLOWEEN! You’ve probably just come from Cindy Elam’s blog. Weren’t her projects for Halloween fun? Make sure to continue around to all the stops!

Did you know that after Christmas, people spend the most amount of money on Halloween decorations, costumes and candy? Unbelievable! I’ve had a love affair with Halloween for years! Although I love making Halloween cards, I can’t say that I send many out. But I DO love to decorate for Halloween. I mix it in with my Fall decorations! And I also love to do little favors for Halloween!

One of my good stamping friends just moved several states away. She shares my love of Halloween, so I made up this little frame for her. Hope every time she looks at it she thinks of me!

It really was quite easy to do…the Motley Monsters Designer Paper did most of the work. I think I need to make one of these for myself cause it did turn out CUTE!

I cut out the section that I wanted to feature in the frame (LOVE that witch!), then adhered it to a layer of Gold Glimmer Paper, then backed it on a layer of Basic Black. My frame is a small white shadowbox about 6 x 8 in size.
To that, I added the saying “Witches Night Out” from Tee-Hee-Hee stamp set with Tuxedo Black on Pumpkin Pie cardstock, then punched with the Large Oval Punch, layered on Gold Glimmer Scallop Oval Punch and finally on the Basic Black Decorative Label Punch. I placed it in the frame.
Next I tied the Pumpkin Pie Chevron Ribbon around the outside of the frame with a bow. I added the EEK!, again from Tee-Hee-Hee stamp set, punched with the Word Window Punch and added to the bow with Linen Thread.

Next up is a card that I did using the stamp set, Freaky Friends. I paired it up with the Confetti Celebrations Designer Paper…I like how bright the patterns are in this package!

Here are a few details:

I colored the greeting from Mingle All The Way with my Blendabilities over White Embossing.
The monsters were stamped with Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Tuxedo Black Memento. Frankenstein was colored with the Old Olive Blendabilities Marker.
The background Rich Razzleberry was embossed with Delicate Dots Folder.
I punched the banners from Confetti Celebrations DSP and adhered across the top, adding Rhinestones colored with the Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities Marker between them.

Isn’t that a fun lineup of monsters??? It turned out pretty cute and I love how the greeting turned out! Continue on to Debbie Henderson’s blog...you KNOW she will have FANTASTIC ideas for Halloween!

CCMC321 Freaky Friends

September 18, 2014 By Connie | 8 Comments

This week we have a fun and unusual sketch challenge for you to try over on Create with Connie and Mary! Go really simple…or add more if you want like I did!

Here’s my card:

I used Stampin’ Up!’s Freaky Friends stamp set for mine, along with the Skinny Mini Alphabet! Wow…lining up the word on one block and stamping all at once really made it easy. I had to leave a “space” for the second O in SPOOKY, I used the Q and took it off before stamping. Then filled in the second O separately. Here are the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Basic Black, folded in half.
On the 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Tangerine Tango, I used two 1/2″ strips from the Motley Monsters Designer Paper and crossed them according to the sketch.
I stamped the SPOOKY greeting with the Skinny Mini Alphabet and Memento Black Ink.
I used the eyeballs and Memento Black randomly in the background, too.
I punched the Note Tag Punch from Sahara Sand cardstock and added a 1/2″ strip of the same DSP along the bottom. I stamped the cat above it with Memento Black Ink and colored the eyes with Crushed Curry Marker.
I punched the moon from Crushed Curry with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and sponged around the edges with Tangerine Tango Ink, then placed it in the corner of the Note Tag Punch.
I stamped the bat with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White and cut it out, then placed on the edge of the tag on the moon.
The tag was punched with the 1/8″ Circle and I added Hello Honey Ribbon tied with Basic Black Bakers Twine in a bow. I added the tag to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Make sure to go check out what the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary! All the samples are so unique and different using this sketch…I’m amazed!

We are in the middle of Week 3 of our Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Card “Create”tions 2014! We have done one week of Halloween/Fall card sets and last week and this week we are doing Christmas card sets! It’s not too late to join and you won’t miss anything…you can refer back to the projects 24/7 for up to a year! For only $19.95 US, you’ll get over 72 EXCLUSIVE card ideas not shown ANYWHERE else! So, stop by Create with Connie and Mary and sign up!

CCMC317 Tee Hee Hee

August 21, 2014 By Connie | 8 Comments

WOOHOO! My customers have been telling me they got their Holiday Catalogs, so time to break out some cards using the new Holiday Catalog products! They aren’t available until August 28th…but start making your list now! It’s time for the Create with Connie and Mary challenge this week and I pulled out the new Holiday Catalog Halloween stamp set, Tee-Hee-Hee to use. I love all the greetings in it! So clever! We have a fun sketch for you to try this week…pull out your stamps and play along!

And here is my card! Isn’t it FUN? I love the colors in the new Halloween DSP, Motley Monsters! I used a variety of the patterns on here!

Here are the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Bermuda Bay, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Basic Black on top.
I cut the Motley Monsters DSP into 1″ strips, then cut them into unequal portions and adhered them on front.
I stamped the witch costume with Tuxedo Black on Whisper White, then punched with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. I layered it on a 2 1/2 Circle Punch of Bermuda Bay and adhered it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I cut the Word Bubble Framelit from Crushed Curry, then stamped the greeting with Tuxedo Black inside the bubble and added it to the front. I also stamped the broom on Crushed Curry and hand-cut it out, then placed next to the costume.
Finally, I colored the rhinestones with the Coastal Cabana Blendabilities and placed them under the greeting for a little bling!

Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team this week over on Create with Connie and Mary and see what they did with the sketch! And, don’t forget…we are getting ready fo the new Holiday Card “Create”tions 2014…starting soon!

We are getting ready to start out NEW Holiday Card “Create”tions Edition later this month! We will be showing card sets featuring stamps and products in the new Holiday Mini! We will have one week of Fall/Halloween cards and TWO full weeks of Christmas/Winter cards! Sign up today over on Create with Connie and Mary…only $19.95 US for over 72 EXCLUSIVE card ideas using 18 different stamp sets!