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Playful Ghosts

CSF Saturday Blog Hop – Halloween Time

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It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop.  This is our second week of Halloween card ideas!  Since there are limited Halloween stamps this year, I decided to make some spooky trees with the Frosted Forest Dies!

PLAYFUL GHOSTS & FROSTED FOREST

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Gorgeous Grape cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of pumpkin polka dot Halloween Spells 12×12 Designer Paper (Online Exclusive) was added on top.
  • Another 2-1/4 x 5 piece of stripe Halloween Spells DSP was cut into a banner and added over the DSP.
  • The Stylish Shapes Circle was cut from Basic White cardstock and Blending Brushes used with Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Inks to make the sky.
  • The trees from Frosted Forest Dies were cut from Basic Black and added to the circle.
  • The bat from Playful Ghosts was stamped on the circle with Memento Black Ink.  The circle was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The greeting from Playful Ghosts was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Gorgeous Grape cardstock and cut with the circle in Stylish Shapes Dies, it was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A trio of Black Sparkle Dots were added in the background.

 

Can’t wait to mail this off to one of my grandkids!  OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Playful Ghosts (Online Exclusive)
Inks:  Memento Black Ink, Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Basic White, Halloween Spells 12×12 Designer Paper (Online Exclusive)
Accessories: Frosted Forest Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Sparkle Adhesive Backed Dots, Blending Brushes, Adhesives

Hurray for spring! You can celebrate with Stampin' Up!'s new SPRINGTIME SCENES BUNDLE by stamping ladybugs, leaves and flowers on your paper projects in a rainbow of colors! The circle borders and cheerful sentiments add just the right touch of whimsy! We've combined the SPRINGTIME SCENES BUNDLE and the DELICATE DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER that will give your projects a hint of bronze foil shine!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 small home decor projects great for stamp camps or retreats! See more details HERE!

How fun is Stampin' Up!'s new EASTER BASKET BUNDLE that allows you to weave your own paper Easter baskets in the colors and styles you choose? Then add one of the whimsical bunnies, chicks or Easter eggs and a cheerful greeting to further personalize your springtime creation! We've combined the EASTER BASKET BUNDLE and the EASTER JOY 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER that will give your projects a hint of metallic foil shine!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 darling Easter Favors for your table or to give to family or friends! See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

CSF Saturday Blog Hop – Pop up surprise

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It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. It’s a new month and we will be doing fun-folds this month!  This week’s challenge is Pop-up Surprise…something that has a pop-up on the inside!

PLAYFUL GHOSTS

I just got this Playful Ghosts on my last order.  It really is a cute Halloween set! I would have LOVED some dies to go with it…with a few extras!  Oh well!  It worked SO well for today’s pop-up surprise card!

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pumpkin Pie cardstock, scored at 2-1/8″ from each end to form the gatefold card.
  • Two 2 x 5-3/8″ pieces of Flowering Zinnias DSP were added to the front panels.
  • I scored the 4 x 8 piece of Flowering Zinnias DSP at 2, 4 and 6.  Then scored diagonally on each end to form an X from the center to each of the ends.

  • The straight vertical lines were Mountain folded and the X’s were Valley folded, then folded together to create the pop-up mechanism as shown above.
  • A 2-3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was added to the center diamond.
  • The 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 piece of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the pumpkin ghost and colored with Pumpkin Pie Combo, Daffodil Delight Combo, Light Lemon Lime Twist, Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.  It was added to the Pumpkin Pie piece.
  • I stamped Boo with Memento Black Ink on 3/8 x 1-1/4 strip of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and cut a flag end and then added to the ghost.
  • The two side triangles were adhered to the inside of the base Pumpkin Pie card approx. 1/4″ from the edge on each side panel.  This creates the pop-up when the card is opened!
  • A couple bats were stamped with Memento Black Ink at the top.
  • The 1 x 11 Pumpkin Pie cardstock belly band was wrapped around the closed card and adhered.
  • I cut the second from smallest Nested Essential Die shape from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and the smallest from Basic White cardstock and adhered together.
  • The Happy Halloween greeting was stamped with Gorgeous Grape Ink towards the right.
  • The witch ghost and pumpkins were stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock and colored with Light Basic Black, Highland Heather Combo, Pumpkin Pie Combo, Light Lemon Lime Twist, Dark Daffodil Delight and Light Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends, then hand-cut and added to the Nested Essentials piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  It was adhered to the belly band with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A trio of Purple Fine Shimmer Gems were added to the Nested Essentials label.
  • Some bats were stamped on the front DSP panels with Memento Black Ink.

Isn’t that just SO cute!  And the pop-up surprise is perfect for Halloween!   OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Playful Ghosts
Inks:  Memento Black, Gorgeous Grape
Blends:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade
Cardstock: Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape, Flowering Zinnias 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, Scoring Tool, Adhesives

Hurray for spring! You can celebrate with Stampin' Up!'s new SPRINGTIME SCENES BUNDLE by stamping ladybugs, leaves and flowers on your paper projects in a rainbow of colors! The circle borders and cheerful sentiments add just the right touch of whimsy! We've combined the SPRINGTIME SCENES BUNDLE and the DELICATE DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER that will give your projects a hint of bronze foil shine!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 small home decor projects great for stamp camps or retreats! See more details HERE!

How fun is Stampin' Up!'s new EASTER BASKET BUNDLE that allows you to weave your own paper Easter baskets in the colors and styles you choose? Then add one of the whimsical bunnies, chicks or Easter eggs and a cheerful greeting to further personalize your springtime creation! We've combined the EASTER BASKET BUNDLE and the EASTER JOY 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER that will give your projects a hint of metallic foil shine!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 darling Easter Favors for your table or to give to family or friends! See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

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