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Wicked Cool Wishes

*Featuring the retiring Frightful Sight DSP, satin ribbon, rhinestone brad, Pinking Hearts border punch, Pear Pizzazz seam binding*

 

I am sharing another out of season card today, but knowing that Wicked Cool wasn't retired, I got it with hostess benefits on my latest order and I wanted to ink it up. I also have the retired Frightful Sight papers that I wanted to put to good use, hence the card you see today.

While this card uses retiring papers and ribbon, it also showcases some new products! If you look at my sentiment at the bottom, it was white-embossed on Rich Razzleberry cardstock using the new Bitty Banners set and cut using the matching Framelits. I can already tell this is a new item I am going to get a lot of mileage out of. I held the sentiment in place with a purple rhinestone brad.

The main panel was also created using two new Framelits from the Apothecary Frames set. I added white brads on the bottom label and I handstitched the outside of the top one using black embroidery thread. I then added the hat image from the Wicked Cool set, embossed in black and colored with markers.

The whole design was inspired by the iSpy sketch #16 and to mimick the rounded panel, I used the largest Framelits from the Apothecary Frames set and I slipped the paper in so that only the top part would be under the cutting edge of the Framelits. That allowed me to cut only the top part of the part and not the bottom. I then stamped the cobwebs and embossed them with white powder so that they would pop up on the paper, and I added Dazzling Details to make them sparkly.

I used the adorable boots from the stamp set, embossed them in black, colored the striped socks with markers and added them to the card, then I hid the seam with a strip of Brushed Silver cardstock punched with the retiring Pinking Hearts border punch.

As a last minute addition, I grabbed one of the hat pins sold in the previous minicatalogue, tied a piece of Pear Pizzazz seam binding on top and added a Cajun Craze button from the Regals kit held in place with black embroidery thread. A matching envelope was made out of Designer paper using the Simply Scored and Diagonal plate.

 

 

 

Inspiration: iSpy sketch #16

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Wicked Cool, Bannières Bitty (Bitty Banners)
Cardstock: Going Grey, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Brushed Silver
Designer paper: Frightful Sight
Inks: Versamark
Big Shot: Apothecary Frames Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits
Accessories: Embossing powder (White, Black), Rhinestones, Black embroidery thread (DMC),
Dazzling Details, Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pinking Hearts border punch,
Simply Scored and Diagonal plate, Rhinestone brad, Neutrals brads, Pear Pizzazz seam binding,
Hat pin, Regals Designer buttons, Rich Razzleberry satin ribbon

 

Halloween at the Office

I made this page a couple of weeks ago when I printed a new batch of pictures. These pictures were taken at the office one year when the people from my department all decided at the last minute that we would dress up for Halloween. It was decided during the week, so we didn't have much time to get ready. I looked through my wardrobe to find ideas and found that I still had my sister's medieval dress with me.

The page was inspired by a Page Map sketch and came together pretty quickly because I used coordonated papers and some Halloween chipboard I had (the stars, the heart on the owl and the banners). The "boo," "eek," and the witch are black glittery foam stickers from Making Memories. The sparkly letters, silver sparkly stars and smaller silver letters are also Making Memories stickers.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Patterned papers: Bo Bunny
Stickers: Making Memories
Clear Crackled Paint: Ranger
Marker: Stampin' Up! (Basic Black)
Ribbon: Basic Grey
Chipboard: Bo Bunny
Stamps: Calendar Alphabet & Numbers
Ink: Stampin' Up! (Cajun Craze)
Eyelets: Unknown

 

Cute Spooks

Can a Halloween card be cute? 'Cos I think this one is! It makes me smile every time I look at it. It was another try for publication from last year that I forgot to post (hence the out of season post).

The crackled vellum piece was a lucky accident. I had die-cut a piece of vellum using the Top Note die, then I ran it though the Big Shot again using a Houndstooth embossing folder and when I pulled it out of the folder, the vellum started to crack and break! Although I initially thought, "Oh, no...", I then realized that it looked kind of cool and Halloween-y so I decided to go ahead and use it that way!

For the background, I punched a border with the Pinking Hearts punch and added some Champagne glass glitter on a strip of Sticky Strip along the edge of the Rich Razzleberry Designer paper.

The skull and journaling die-cuts were both from a Halloween die-cut set, and I simply added a stamped sentiment on the journaling spot, in Basic Grey ink.

 

 

 

  Color Combo: Peach Passion + Rich Razzleberry + Basic Grey + White

 

Supplies
Stamps: Cosmo Cricket
Designer paper: Brights Designer paper pack (Rich Razzleberry)
Cardstock: Basic Grey, vellum, Bazzill
Accessories: Champagne glass glitter, Houndstooth embossing folder,
Pinking Hearts border punch, Top note die, Halloween die-cuts (Making Memories)

 

October Tour de Freaks - Wrap It Up!



 
 
 
 

Psst... If you are reading this post on October19th, please note that we are getting the tour ready and testing the links to make sure everything is working. The official tour begins on the 20th, so if you cannot make the whole round tonight, hang in there with us!

   

Welcome to our October Tour de Freaks! This tour is brought to you by the Control Freaks Stampers members and if you have been following the tour, you should have gotten to my blog by clicking on the link provided by the wickedly wonderful Wendy Weixler on her blog. If you are just starting out, make sure to visit all twelve blogs that are part of the tour today by following the links provided at the bottom of each post. Our theme this month is Bows, Boxes and Bags for the Holidays! So without further ado, here are the fun projects I would like to share with you this month!

 

 

My first project: Holiday Boxes

Project info: I am totally loving those new kraft boxes sold in the minicatalogue. They are inexpensive, easy and fast to put together and decorate and they are a nice size, too. I started with the Christmas one, which was inspired by the Christmas box SU! sent all new recruits last July, and then I got inspired to do a Halloween version, quickly followed by the Easter and Valentine's Day versions.

   

 

   

 

Supplies
Stamps: Gift Givers, Mes lapins (Everybunny), Étoile de Noël (Pines & Poinsettias), Fine Flourish
Cardstock: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Designer papers: Holly Berry, First Edition, Just Add Cake, Frightful Sight
Inks: Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade
Big Shot: Houndstooth embossing folder, Tasteful Trims die
Punches: Decorative Label, Full Heart, Circle Tab, Scallop Ribbon, Circle Tab, Circle
Accessories: Buttons, On Board chipboard accents, Black glitter, Heat 'n Stick, ribbons,
Pearl Basic Jewels, Markers, Cherry Cobbler embossing powder, Kraft boxes (Holidays mini), baker's twine,
Silver glimmer paper, pinking shears, glimmer brads, Pewter embossing powder, Vintage trinkets, blending pen

  

 

 

My second project: Rosette Box 

Project info:  The rosette was first intended to go on the Christmas kraft box and I couldn't make it work like I wanted, so I put it aside. Then, I used the last piece of a brad container and noticed that my punched circle was just the right size to cover the lid, so this cute little container was decorated in minutes. The rosette was created using two punched scallop circles that were scored between each scallop and glued together and the center was decorated with a vintage brad inserted in the center of a Berry Bouquet wasabi button. 

  

 

  

 

Supplies
Cardstock: Early Espresso
Designer papers: Holly Berry
Accessories: Vintage brad, Holly Berry button, Scallop Circle punch, Simply Scored tool,
Chocolate Chip Polka Dot Scallop ribbon, Stampin' Stack container

  

 

And now, don't walk, but run to see the wonderful creations Robin Spinner is sharing with us next this month!

 
  

Halloween Packages

These Halloween boxes were made for the third October Creative Crew challenge (see the challenges detailed here) and also with my upcoming Halloween Treat Boxes class in mind. Since I loved a whole bunch of stuff from the Holidays mini and have to stay on a budget, the Pick a Poison papers and matching die-cuts hadn't made it on the list during the first round. When I put together my class schedule, though, I realized they would be the perfect elements to use for a Halloween box class and ordered them.

I am so glad I did. I don't think the picture in the mini really shows those papers and accents to their full potential. Their colours are slightly faded, giving them a slightly vintage look that looks just awesome. Of all the classes on my fall schedule, this is the one I am the most excited about! (The class is on this upcoming Friday, October 7th, and I have enough supplies for one more person to attend, if anyone is interested!)

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Douce douzaine (Delighful Dozen)
Cardstock: Basic Grey
Papers: Pick a Poison (Holidays mini)
Ink: Markers
Big Shot: Milk Box die, Two Tags die, Treat Box die
Accessories: Vintage brads, Pick a Poison Deco Accents, ribbons, markers, rhinestones,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Oval punch, Scallop Circle punch, Circle punch,
Long cello bags, Crop-a-Dile

 

Tour de Freaks - Mini Mania!

 
 
 

Psst... If you are reading this post on the 19th, please note that we are getting the tour ready and testing the links to make sure everything is working. The official tour begins on the 20th, so if you cannot make the whole round tonight, hang in there with us!

   

Welcome to our August Tour de Freaks! This tour is brought to you by the Control Freaks Stampers members and if you have been following the tour, you should have gotten to my blog by clicking on the link provided by LeeAnn Greff on her blog. If you are just starting out, make sure to visit all thirteen blogs that are part of the tour today by following the links provided at the bottom of each post. Our theme this month is Holidays Mini Preview! So without further ado, here are the fun projects I would like to share with you this month!

 

 

My first project: Spice Cake Suite

Project info: This project was made with the Spice Cake bundle that SU! put together from the 2011 Holidays mini. I really love that collection - the colors are just gorgeous! One of the accessories is that collection is big jumbo buttons. And I mean big - they are 1-1/2 in. in diameter. Demos were having a conversation and wondering what to do with those and I suggested using them to make a little shaker, since we are also getting circle dimensional adhesive in the mini, meant to quickly put together shakers. I decided to put my own idea onto paper, so if you look closely, the button is covered with a shaker filled with glass glitter.

Here's a tip: I used our window sheet both on top and at the bottom of the shaker, to contain the glitter and avoid having it fall into the button holes, while still seeing the button through the shaker.

The Spice Cake collection includes Designer fabric, which I used to create the big rickrack border (which was die-cut with the Tasteful Trims die) and to tie a knot on two of the buttons. I used the acorn from the Gently Falling set to decorate my shaker, along with a little bit of linen thread.

   

 

   

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Gently Falling
Cardstock: More Mustard, Pear Pizzazz
Designer Papers: Spice Cake
Inks: Soft Suede
Big Shot: Tasteful Trims die
Accessories: Spice Cake fabric, Spice Cake buttons, Circle shaker dimensional adhesive,
Window sheet, Linen thread, Champagne glass glitter

  

 

 

My second project:  Halloween Stocking

Project info:  I was so excited when I saw the stocking die! You even get the cuff and patches as well. Making a cute stocking has never been easier! This is the first chance I've had to play with it and I thought it'd be cool to make an Halloween stocking on which I could slip treats. I used the Frightful Sight papers (currently on promotion) and I handdrew some points to come down the cuff. The hanging spider was handcut directly from one of the papers from that same pack.

Another exciting addition in the minicatalogue is the Silver glimmer paper! I know you all loved the red version and now we have silver as well, which is exciting. I used it to add trimming cut with the Tasteful Trims die. Notice how I also used the negative part of the rickrack die-cut around the toe and heel patches.

The "bouh" (which is in French, in case you are thinking I can't spell properly...) was added with the Timeless Type alphabet dies.

  

 

 

Supplies
Cardstock: Old Olive
Designer papers: Frightful Sight
Big Shot: Stocking die, Timeless Type alphabet dies, Tasteful Trims
Accessories: Circle punch, glimmer brad, Old Olive satin ribbon, Silver glimmer paper,
Big Shot adhesiveg sheets

  

 

 

 

And your link back to the next stop: Lisa Martz's blog! Enjoy the rest of the tour!