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Out of the Box

I had a bit of free time this weekend and it had been on the back of my mind that I wanted to make Christmas treat boxes for the office. I discovered that I was able to buy a pack of sheets with all of the same pattern from Lawn Fawn, so I ordered a few of my favorite patterns. I selected Donner from the Perfectly Plaid Christmas collection, thinking it would make some adorable Christmas treat boxes. Most of the Lawn Fawn paper I've bought was in 6" x 6", which does not fit the Scalloped Treat Box die, unfortunately, The last time I was at the Bulk Barn store, I brought back a few different candies to sample. I finally landed on an assortment of Christmas Eggies, Christmas Mike & Ike and some jelly wreaths. I swear, the colors of those were made to match the paper perfectly, especially the Eggies, which could not have worked better.

The box has a little surprise when it's empty: I've added the back of the animals inside the box, which will show only once the candy is done, and I've also added a piece of green Bokeh in the Snow paper (the Pine Needle Twist sheet) to the side opposite the clear window so that we see the bokeh effect behind the critters. (Also to hide the corner tabs and make the finishing prettier).

A snowflake tag was created with the Winter Tiny Tags dies, spritzed with Vanilla Smooch Spray and stamped with the To and From stamp from For You, Deer. I used the Sweetheart twine on the bear boxes (with the image stamped in Gumball Green) and I used Wild Wasabi cotton twine on the deer boxes (with the image stamped in Poppy Parade).

At the last minute, I decided I wanted the critters to hold something Christmasy, so I pulled out the Christmas Like No Otter set and found a little present that was the right size.

My design didn't appear that intricate to me when I made my initial sample, but in the end, I ended up spending many hours on making my 18 boxes for colleagues and family members. That made me wonder the amount of time that Lawn Fawn spends on their own samples that they send out to stores who carry their stuff. (My local store always have a bunch of them and they are always pretty and quite intricate - somebody's doing a lot of coloring and die-cutting somewhere!)

Challenge inspiration: Simon Says Stamp Monday (party!) + Lawn Fawnatics #19 + Just Add Ink #391 + TGIF #139

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Christmas Like No Otter, For You, Deer (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Window Sheet
Patterned Papers: Perfectly Plaid Christmas - Donner (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Poppy Parade, Gumball Green, Tuxedo Black Memento
Dies: Christmas Like No Otter,  For You, Deer, Scalloped Treat Box, Winter Tiny Tags (Lawn Fawn),
Stitched Shapes Framelits (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Sweetheart Twine (Lawn Fawn), Cotton Twine (Stampin' Up!), Black Journaling Pen,
Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Vanilla Smooch Spritz
Candy: Christmas Mike & Ike, Christmas Eggies, Jelly Wreaths

 

An Order of Candy Corn

I'm working on a few last-minute treat boxes. I reached for the adorable mini-pizza boxes again. They take to ink really well, they're easy to assemble and they're roomy enough to accomodate nice-sized treats. I got the idea to use the How You Bean? Candy Corn Add-On stamp set for the top of this one. I had some glitter paper sitting on my desk, so I used some to mat the image in black glitter, and for the background behind the candy corn image, I had the idea of creating a word background by stamping the "candy corn" sentiment repeatedly in Daffodil Delight, Tango Tangerine and Smoky Slate. It turned out pretty cool!

The box itself was inked with Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink and spritzed with water to create a mottled effect. Tango Tangerine trim was added around the box.

inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #15 + Simon Says Stamps Wednesday + The Heart's Desire October

 

 

 

 

   

 

Supplies
Stamps: How You Bean? Candy Corn Add-On (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tango Tangerine, Basic Black Glimmer Paper
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide (Ranger)
Accessories: Mini Pizza Boxes (Stampin' Up!), Tango Tangerine Trim, Layering Squares Framelits Dies,
Stampin' Dimensionals, How You Bean? Candy Corn Add-On Dies (Lawn Fawn), Copic Markers

 

Spooky Gable Boxes

I want to bring Halloween treats for colleagues at work, so I pulled out some Halloween papers from a few years ago (Motley Monsters) and put together those two cute gable boxes using the Scalloped Treat Box die from Lawn Fawn. The reason I ended up with two boxes was because I apparently couldn't figure out how to die the two parts from the right side of the paper in order to get the same pattern on both parts!! I wanted the polka dots (the back has ghosts), so I cut a third piece to finish the first box. I was torn between the idea of doing a silhouette background with last year's Halloween dies or to handcut cute monsters from the Designer Series Paper. In the end, because I had a spare box piece, I decided to do both.

The silhouettes were die-cut with the Halloween Scene Edgelits out of patterned paper and cardstock. The cute pumpkins were handcut from one of the sheets of DSP.

When I cut the fourth piece to finis the second box, I somehow messed up again. I got frustrated and instead of wasting good paper, I cut the two sides out of the die-cut I had, leaving a little tab to add them to the bottom. (Usually, you just overlap the two bottoms together.) That worked out just fine and it salvaged what I already had. I die-cut two dotted scallop rectangles for each sides and added some handcut monsters. I did the same thing on the two other box sides, without the rectangles. I stamped "Taste at your own risks" on the front.

Those treat boxes were inspired by a few Halloween challenges online this week: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Hand Stamped Sentiments #275 and Naughty or Nice #44 (Spooky).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Mystérieux félin (Spooky Cat - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Basic Black, Cajun Craze
Designer Series Paper: Motley Monsters
Ink: Basic Black Archival
Accessories: Halloween Scene Edgelits Dies (Stampin' Up!), 1-1/4" Circle Punch,
Dotted Scallop Rectangles Dies (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Scalloped Treat Box Die (Lawn Fawn),
Stampin' Dimensionals

 

BooVille Milk Carton

This project was inspired by Naughty or Nice #44.

To make the panels on each side of the milk carton, I stamped on cardstock with a clear block inked with various shades of Distress Oxide ink. I let the ink dry and I handcut each rectangle. I added a bit of stamping on each of them using the same ink and the Fab-BOO-lous stamp set. I had picked shades that matched the BooVille papers from Doodlebug Design, but when came time to die-cut the milk carton, I realized that I needed a piece of paper bigger than 6X6, so I cut two sheets together before running through the Big Shot.

The little ghosts were stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with markers, than handcut and popped up on Dimensionals.

I popped two fun-sized candy bars in there then punched holes with my Crop-a-Dile before tying the carton shut with two pieces of purple fiber. (Those were sold by Making Memories back when I started scrapbooking and they've been in my stash forever.) Finally, I had some sequins that had been die-cut out of Champagne foil paper leftover from another project that I glued on each side of the milk carton.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Fab-BOO-lous Friends (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock: Whisper White
Patterned Papers: BooVille (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Distress Oxide (Black Soot, Broken China, Seedless Preserves,
Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, twisted Citron)
Sccessories: Bigz L Mini Milk Carton, Stampin' Dimensionals, Purple Fibers (Making Memories,
Sparkle & Shine Dies (Papertrey Ink), Champagne Foil Paper, Crop-a-Dile

 

Halloween Pizza Box

The mini pizza box, as adorable as they were, didn't make it on my first Holidays Catalogue order. I got them later and before receiving my order, I saw a project online where a stamper had used the new snowflake embossing folder on the cover. Not having seen the boxes yet, I was a little confused about how that could be done. (And the project was done by a German stamper, which didn't help me understand the details of how that had been done.) Once I received the boxes and realized that they come flat and unassembled, I could see how they could be run through the Big Shot. I will warn you, though: they're made of sturdy cardstock so using the regular Big Shot sandwich for embossing folder is not an option there. I had to pull out many options of various shims before I managed to figure out something that did emboss the cover. I had Halloween candy packaging in mind, so I gave embossing a try with the retired Spiderweb embossing folder.

I didn't want to leave the box stark white and I was first planning on using patterned papers, but then I got curious to see if the Distress Oxide inks would work well on the boxes. The answer is: they do!! Based off of an old ColourQ combo (#314), I combined Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves and Peeled Paint on the box.

Then inspired by both Lawn Fawnatics #13 (Fall Inspiration) and Stamp Ink Paper #118 (Anything but a Card) challenges, I used some of the new Lawn Fawn supplies to create a little Halloween scene. The moon was punched out of Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper and I added the little spider die over it. As I was die-cutting the characters, I spotted a teeny tiny triangle die in the set and was wondering what it was, so studying the stamp set, I spotted a super small candy corn image and decided to have my spider hold on to it. On a whim, I decided to stamp one more for the characters. (Hey, like it says in the other set, "I love you more than candy corn" so it makes sense that the little dude would be wiling to give his candy away. *wink*)

Then I decided to add a Happy Halloween sentiment to the box, but found "Surprise!" in a new French stamp set I have, so I went with that instead. A piece of polka dot grosgrain ribbon was added arond the box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Costume Party (Lawn Fawn), Messages d'amitié (Florilège Design)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black. Tango Tangerine, Old Olive, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Distress Oxide (Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves, Peeled Paint)
Accessories: Mini Pizza Box (Stampin' Up!), Blending Tool (Ranger), Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Copic Markers, 7/8" Circle Punch, Spiderweb Embossing Folder,
Village Border Dies, Cute Cobweb Dies, Costume Party Dies (Lawn Fawn)

 

Candy Graveyard

This project was not supposed to be complicated. I planned on doing a watercolor wash of an Halloween scene and layer the awesome new Detailed Gate Thinlits die-cut, which would do most of the work to make the project interesting since it's so intricate.

Although the project started that way (as a card), inspiration kept coming faster than I could put the project together, and I finally ended up with a treat box! Most of the images used were pulled from the Graveyard Gate, which is the stamp set offered in a bundle along with the Thinlits dies. I did reach for the Snowflake Sentiments bundle as well, though (which sounds counterintuitive for a Halloween project). I was looking for a way to hang a little sign on the gate with the "Open if you dare" sentiment and I spotted in the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits a mini tag, so I decided to use that instead, and I used the matching stamp set to stamp "for:" inside the tag. I lined the inside of the tag with Designer Series Paper, by running the die through the Big Shot a second time with the DSP and cutting the tag in half, keeping only the inside portion.

The adorable lock and key are part of the Thinlits set. I hadn't noticed those elements while shopping the catalogue, but I was happy to discover those when I opened my order. I think it can be used on love and Valentine's as well, paired with a "key to my heart" sentiment. Also, while looking for tag options, I noticed that the Home Sweet Home Framelits include a little bat, so on top of the stamped ones at the left, I die-cut one out of black glimmer paper (which we unfortunately don't carry anymore) and popped it up on mini Stampin' Dimensionals. (Have you noticed that new adhesive in the annual catalogue? It's really useful!)

When I added the gate to my project, I thought there might be a way to slide a lollipop or something underneath the gate (an idea to be explored later). Instead, I decided to create a pocket on the back of my scene - that's when the card turned into packaging. I was exploring ideas and finally decided to create a box bottom out of Tango Tangerine cardstock based on a sketch for measurements.

I drew inspiration for the colour combo from an old ColourQ challenge (#311) and In[k]spire Me challenge #318.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: L'entrée du cimetière (Graveyard Gate), Souhaits en rafales (Snowflake Sentiments)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Tango Tangerine, Kiss Kiss, Watercolor Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper
Designer Series Paper: 2011-2013 In Color Stack
Ink: Basic Black Archival, Tango Tangerine, Wisteria Wonder, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Layering Circle Framelits Dies, Circle Punches, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Aqua Painter Brushes,
Decorative Ribbon Border, Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies, Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits, Clear Wink of Stella,
Champagne Foil Paper, Black Glimmer Paper, Black Rhinestone Jewels, Pick a Pattern Washi Tape

 

Trick or Treating

I'm so stocked about how this one turned out, especially since I wasn't envisioning something so intricate when I first started crafting. I found some stamped images I had received years ago in a swap. The pile contained some really cute stuff, including some cute Stampendous Halloween images. I sat down and started coloring them with Prismacolor pencils, thinking I could make a card with them. Then the card became a Halloween treat bag after spotting a kraft bag I had left out on my desk, hoping to find a use for it.

Then, as I was trying to find design that would work, I thought I could do a house backdrop using the Little Town Border die from Lawn Fawn. That's when the ideas started coming and I found myself turning the whole thing into a little scene.

The sentiment at the bottom was sitting with the new Spooky Cat stamp set from the 2017 Holidays Catalogue. This might be my favorite sentiment from the set, because of the funny eyes and the sentiment, which reads "Not even scared." (I believe the English says, "Happy owl-oween." I find the French funnier.)

This was inspired by In[k]spite Me challenge #318.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Stampendous, Mystérieux félin (Spooky Cat - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Concord Crush, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Summer Sun, Basic Grey, Whisper White
Patterned Papers: Halloween Parade (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Lawn Fawn Dies: Stitched Hillside Borders, Stitched Tree Borders, Little Town Border, Road Border
Accessories: Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Prismacolor Pencils, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Black Rhinestone Jewels, Kraft Paper Bag, Large Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities Dies

 

Candy Corn-Inspired Treat

I found those lovely gumballs at my local Bulk Barn and thought if I got some orange, yellow and white ones, that I could slip them in the mini test tubes Stampin' Up! is currently selling in the color order of candy corn for a fun look. Well, I got home and gave it a try... only to discover that they're a really tight squeeze and that I had to push them down the tube. I suspect once they're down that the will not come back up, so that idea went out the window. I decided to give the clear treat box a try instead and it worked out better. I was keen on matching the cute box with the How You Bean? Candy Corn Add-On stamp set from Lawn Fawn, so I created a little tag out of the grey Bazzill cardstock I had leftover from my last project, using the tag topper punch Stampin' Up! used to carry. I used the Spooky Cat stamp set to add "Happy Halloween" underneath.

I tied Pumpkin Pie chevron ribbon around the clear box and tied the tag on it using grey and black twine (last year's Halloween Night Baker's Twine).

This fun candy packaging was inspired by the In[k]spire Me challenge #318 (Halloween and Harvest theme) and Lawn Fawnatics #13.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Mystérieux félin (Spooky Cat - Stampin' Up!), How You Bean? Candy Corn Add-On (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Grey Bazzill
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Chevron Ribbon, Halloween Night Baker's Twine,
Angle Tag Topper Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Copic Markers, Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

 

 

Foil Halloween Treat Bag

I'm still playing with the new 2017 Holidays Catalogue release. This treat bag showcases the Spooky Cat stamp set. The images are fun, but the French sentiments are even more awesome, so this one was a no-brainer for me. I really like the little potions included in the set, and the crooked witch hat (shown here).

I used the Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper again. It's hard not to get addicted, especially when making projects for festive occasions. The black rhinestones are also a new embellishment from the Holidays Catalogue. I predict those will be popular.

The sentiment reads, "A wicked yummy treat" and in the center "Just one more". (We don't really use the expression Trick or Treat in French, hence the change. This one just cracks me up! This is just a lie we tell ourselves every Halloween...)

The treat bag was created with the Gift Bag Punch Board. I'm getting better at using this thing without having to read the instructions one line at a time!

Inspiration: In[k]spire Me #318

 

 

 

 Colour Combo: Rich Razzleberry + Berry Burst + Old Olive + Tango Tangerine + Basic Black

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Mystérieux félin (Spooky Cat)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tango Tangerine, Shimmery White, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black
Designer Series Paper: Foil Frenzy, Merry Little Christmas
Ink: Tango Tangerine, Rich Razzleberry, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Gift Bag Punch Board, Berry Burst Crinkled Seam Binding,
Layering Ovals Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Basic Jewels, Home Sweet Home Framelits (bat),
Pick a Pattern Washi Tape

 

Watermelon Treat Bag

This cute little treat bag was inspired by both the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (Clean and Simple) and a Lawn Fawn video where they are decorating a scallop treat box to look like a watermelon. I liked the idea and wanted to give it a try, so I did a mini treat bag. I have the Scripty Aloha die, which is how I got the melon seed.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Designer Series Paper Stack: 2015-2017 In Color
Dies: Scripty Aloha (Lawn Fawn), Mini Treat Bag (Stampin' Up!)
Ribbon: Narrow White Taffeta

 

The Witch's Lair

The Lawn Fawn new release includes some die-cuts to turn the Scalloped Treat Box into Christmas or Halloween houses. While I didn't get the dies, I was curious to give the idea a try. I already have the Home Sweet Home Thinlits from Stampin' Up! which I suspected might work, size-wise, and sure enough they do. The only difficulty is that the roofing pieces are meant for a narrower house base, so I had to be creative with assembly to make it work. It called for an awful lot of Big Shot'ing and figuring out how to cut the pieces apart to keep the flow even in the roofing pattern. That's where the Lawn Fawn dies would have saved me a lot of time (say, if I was to make a series of those to give out), but for this one, the piecing worked great.

I was putting vellum behind the windows and before doing the same behind the door, I decided I would have the little witch peeking behind the door with her candy bowl, so I stamped, colored and die-cut her to glue in the door opening before adding vellum behind her. The bowl is peeking out, which is a cute way to draw the trick or treaters in. I also added her broom sitting against the window frame. Then I thought I could add her cat as well and pulled out Meow You Doin'? but the image was too big to be scaled properly. Then I remembered that Christmas Dreams as a sleeping cat as well, and this one was the perfect size! It looked a bit crowded on the front, so I added it to the side of the house, and placed a Jack o' lantern on the back. A enamel dot was glued as a door handle.

See those cute bricks I've added here and there? They're the leftover pieces from cutting the window frames. Recycling and adding fun details!

Finally, a tag was added to the house using the Fall Tiny Tags dies (another item from the new release). I tied it with grey and black twine and made sure to wrap the twine only around the front handle so that the box can be opened without unfastening the twine. The sentiment reads, "Eat at your own risk."

Kelly Marie showed how the Scalloped Treat Box can hold two electric tea lights so that you can light the house. I'll definitely give this idea a try if I can find where I've put my tea lights away!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Costume Party, Christmas Dreams (Lawn Fawn), Mystérieux félin (Spooky Cat - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Vellum
Patterned Papers: Beachside, Into the Woods (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Early Espresso
Lawn Fawn Dies: Fall Tiny Tags, Christmas Dreams, Costume Party, Scalloped Treat Box
Accessories: Home Sweet Home Framelits Dies, Copic Markers, Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Halloween Night Enamel Dots, Halloween Night Baker's Twine

 

Christmas Door Gift Tag

Lawn Fawn's new release includes a die called Shut the front door, which opens and closes. The first idea that came to mind was doing a gift tag, with the name of the receiver hidden inside. I paired the new Knit Picky papers with the older Snow Days papers. I found in one of my stamp sets one that says "welcome" to stamp on the mat, and it happened to be just the right size! I also glued a 3D wreath on the door  Boxwood Wreath Embllishments, p. 197 of Annual Catalogue). I used the Push Here stamp set at the bottom of the tag to invite the person to "look inside." The Fa La La La La Border die was used at the bottom and covered with glittery gel pen for a festive touch.

The inside of the tag reads "Merry Christmas" and "to: from:".

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Push Here (Lawn Fawn), Doux foyer (Home Sweet Home - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Silver Foil Paper
Patterned Papers: Knit Picky, Snow Day (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Early Espresso, Pool Party, VersaMark
Accessories; White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Boxwood Wreath Embellishments,
Shut the Front Door Die (Lawn Fawn), Fa La La La La Border (Lawn Fawn), Sparkly Gel Pen,
Ribbon, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Scallop Tag Topper Punch

 

Thanks for Poppin' By

Inspiration: Stamp Ink Paper #99 (Packaging) + Simon Says Stamp Wednesday (A Bit of Sparkle)

When I first saw the Cool Treats stamp set and was looking for out-of-the-box ideas on how to use it, I thought that the ice cream kind of looked like a popcorn image. Since we now have a popcorn box, I pulled it out and decided to go with it. I had some candied popcorn that I had found at my local Bulk Barn store, so I drew inspiration from the popcorn colour. I put the popcorn in a cello bag and sealed it with a piece of copper washi tape. (You'd think that this step would be straightforward, but it took a lot of fidgeting before I managed to line it up the way I wanted to and for the bag to sit at the right angle.)

A gold clip was added at the top and decorated with a bit of Peekaboo Peach ruffled ribbon. My sentiment was created by using the Brushwork Alphabet and Labeler Alphabet stamp sets.

 

 

 

 

 

Colour Combo: Pear Pizzazz + Wisteria Wonder + Peekaboo Peach

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Labeler Alphabet, Brushwork Alphabet, Cool Treats
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach
Accessories: Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape, Gold Clip,
Peekaboo Peach Ruffled Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Halloween Night Baker's Twine,
Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies, Cellophane Bag

 

Bunny Basket

My 4½-year-old niece has started to get a real interest for anything craft-related. Every time she comes over to my place, she looks at the projects I'm working on (paper crafts or needlework) and she asks questions and compliments my finished projects. She's been particularly interested in the 3D projects, asking to make her own 3D houses with the Home Sweet Home Framelits (she chooses the colors and embellishments, I put the house together) and she also discovered the Big Shot and now she's obsessed with the embossing folders.

Needless to say, with Easter coming up, I wanted to put something pretty together just for her, and since I was packaging a Easter bunny, I went for the basket die. I made sure to include all of her favorites: pink, bows, sparkle. The little bunny tail comes from the white pompon trim. I saw some other clever stampers do this trick and it pushed me over the edge and convinced me to get the white trim myself. (I still have the older pink, tangerine and yellow pompom trims and I prefered the colored versions to the white one - until I saw the little tail idea.)

This bunny basket was inspired by Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge (HIP HOP).

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Panier de Pâques (Basket Bundle)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Going Grey, Bazzill, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Patterned Paper: Bunnyville (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Basic Grey, VersaMark
Accessories: Lots of Tags Framelits, Berry Basket Bigz Die, Gift Bow Bigz Die,
White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basket Builder Framelits,
White Pompom Trim, Mini Stapler

 

Spring Flower Basket

My parents are visiting for Easter and my mom was asking about how I had done a my previous Easter Treat Bag. I grabbed the Gift Bag Punch Board and a scrap of blue cardstock and I started demonstrating how the punch board works. After assembling the gift bag, we actually kept going and I started pulling out images from the Basket Bunch stamp set and the bag finally ended up as a full-blown project! The little polka dot cello bag is even filled with candy and ready to hand out to my sister's in-laws, which will be joining us for dinner tomorrow night. My mom was pretty impressed with the resulting gift bag, so hopefully, they will be too! The design was actually inspired by the tic tac toe grid from Stamp Ink Paper #94 (flower + ribbon + light blue).

 

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Marina Mist + So saffron + Calypso Coral

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Panier de Pâques (Basket Bunch), Voeux mignons (Teeny Tiny Wishes)
Cardstock: Marina Mist, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Shimmery White, Vellum
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Marina Mist
Accessories: Gift Bag Punch Board, Kraft Rope Trim, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Classic Label Punch, Basket Builder Framelits Dies, Markers, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine,
Polka Dot Cello Bag, So Safron Taffeta Ribbon, Subtles Enamel Shapes,
Lots of Labels Framelits, Falling Petals Embossing Folder

 

Carrots from my Garden

I wanted to put together some Easter treat packages for the colleagues at the office and a couple of weeks ago, I got this flash of inspiration that the Popcorn Box has an angle shape that kind of looks like the top of a carrot. In my initial idea, I thought I could use Fringe Scissors to add some greenery on top of the box. But when I sat down and reached for the Basket Bunch bundle, which I was planning to decorate the box with, I discovered something VERY neat: the little greenery die-cut included in the Basket Builder Framelits dies collection is exactly the same size as the top of the Popcorn Box. Down to the last millimeter. I couldn't believe this lucky coincidence!

To give the box its carrot texture, I used the Timeless Textures stamp set on all four sides of the Pumpkin Pie box. The project was inspired by the In[k]spire Me challenge #295 (Easter) and Stamp Ink Paper challenge #94 (tic tac toe - bunny + ribbon + yellow), as well as from an old ColourQ challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

Colour Combo: Pumpkin Pie + Apricot Appeal + Pear Pizzazz + Sweet Sugarplum

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Panier de Pâques (Basket Bunch), Timeless Textures
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal, Sweet Sugarplum, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Apricot Appeal, Sahara Sand, Sweet Sugarplum
Accessories: Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Basket Builder Framelits,
Cello Bags, Stampin' Dimensionals, Blending Pen, Popcorn Box Framelits,
Ribbons (Apricot Appeal Grosgrain, Sweet Sugarplum Glimmer)

 

Chocolate Goodie Bag

I was playing around with the Gift Bag Punch Board, trying to come up with Easter packaging ideas. The color combo was inspired by an old ColourQ challenge (#76) and paired with the Basket Bunch stamp set and matching Basket Builder Framelits dies. I used the Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper from last year's Sale-A-Bration offering, which has a nice soft ombre look that works well with the Easter theme.

This is inspired by Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge (Hip Hop - with the bunny) and the Naughty or Nice challenge #37 (three die-cut Easter eggs + Easter theme).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Panier de Pâques (Basket Bunch)
Cardstock: Shimmery White, Early Espresso, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
Designer Series Paper: Perfectly Artistic
Ink: Early Espresso, VersaMark
Accessories: Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Basket Builder Framelits Dies,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Kraft Rope, Gift Bag Punch Board

 

Frozen Gift Box

I found some flavored Lip Smackers balms wrapped in a Frozen metal tin the last time I was at the store and knew it would be something my niece would enjoy, so with Christmas coming up, I worked up on putting together a matching wrapping. I found some Frozen-themed paper so I used it to make the top of my custom-made box. The bottom was made out of purple cardstock, stamped in VersaMark with snowflakes and I dusted Pearl Ex on them so they would be shiny. My niece loves everything that sparkles (which my sister keeps pointing out is something she totally got from me), so on top of the Pearl Ex, I also used sparkly ribbon and added sequins as well. I created a little tag and wrote her name on it with a silver pen.

I made sure to work on my packaging right away since the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge was Gift It. It also works well for the Naughty or Nice challenge #34 (A Christmas Carol vs. Frozen).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Endless Wishes, Hourra pour Noël (Oh, What Fun)
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss
Patterned Paper: Sandy Lion
Ink: VersaMark, Basic grey
Accessories: Sparkly Ribbon, Circle Framelits, Silver Cord,
Sequins, Handheld 1/8" Circle Punch, Pearl Ex

 

Bag Full of Cheer!

I let myself be tempted by the Gift Bag Punch Board when it came on sale during Stampin' Up!'s Holidays Extravaganza promotion. I wanted to give it a try when it came in, so I picked the Color Throwdown combo #421, the Stamp Ink Paper challenge #76 (Embossing), Create with Conie and Mary #435 (the sketch) and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (Anything Goes).

I paired three different stamp sets on this creation: It's a Celebration for the background (the fireworks), Here's to Cheers (the wine and glasses) and Love Sparkles for the sentiment (a new stamp set from the upcoming Occasions catalogue I received as a gift at the OnStage event). I used the Layering Squares Framelits to create two shapes. The embossed the background one with the Festive Embossing Folder, and I used two squares of different sizes for my main image. The sentiment was embossed in Silver powder on black cardstock, and Silver sequins were added to the background fireworks.

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Fêtons les Fêtes (It's a Celebration), Love Sparkles, Saison pétillante (Here's to Cheers)
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Basic Black
Ink: VersaMark, Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Metallic Sequins, Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gift Bag Punch Board,
Layering Squares Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Festive Embossing Folder

 

Christmas Flavours Gift Set

I'm trying to get ahead in my Holidays planning and this weekend, I worked on putting together and packaging my Christmas gifts for my two colleagues who are nice enough to sell my cards at the Quebec City office. I had bought chocolate for them, and when I saw an adorable packaing on Julie Davidson's blog, it got the wheels rolling.

I first packaged the chocolates using polka dots cello bags from a past Sale-A-Bration kit. I picked the new Candycane Lane DSP for one package, and the last bits of bery Bouquet DSP I had leftover after making Christmas cards with it earlier this year. I used the Pretty Pines Thinlits to decorate one package, and the Jolly Friends stamp set and Santa Hat punch to decorate the other. The Here's to Cheers stamp set and matching Cheerful Tags Framelits were also useful to decorate both the chocolate packaging and gift bags.

Speaking of gift bags, I did not have any existing gift bag on hand to put the gifts in, so I decided to make my own with matching cardstock and paper. That actually worked out better than I had thought. I used a 5" x 12" strip of Real Red cardstock, and scored the cardstock at 4-1/2" and 7-1/2". Then, to make the sides, I used matching DSP, measuring 3-1/2" x 4-3/4". I scored the two long sides at 1/4" and the bottom at 1/4" as well and cut out the two corners. Then, I scored a line in the center, from the top edge to the 3-1/2" mark, and then from there, I used a ruler and a stylus to add scoring from the end of my score line to the two corners, to make the bag fold. Before gluing everything together, I spritzed the red cardstock using the Seasonal Decorative Masks from the Holidays Catalogue (I absolutely love those and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll carry over to the next catalogue) and the Smooch Sprays we used to carry, I punched two holes on each side and used the Kraft rope trim to create handles.

The Christmas moose was also inspired by the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (Christmas critters) and the Naughty or Nice challenge #33 with the punched hat. Both projects were also inspired by Just Add Ink #337 Just Choose Two - Die-cuts and Designer Paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Jolly Friends, Saison pétillante (Here's to Cheers)
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake,  Real Red, Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Chocolate Chip
Designer Series Paper: Candycane Lane, Berry Bouquet
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red, VersaMark
Accessories: Kraft Rope Trim, Circle Punches, Seasonal Decorative Masks,
Smooch Sprays, Real Red Glitter Stampin' Emboss Powder, Cheerful Tags Framelits,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Glimmer Paper (Red, Dazzling Diamonds), Ribbons, Gold Clips, Santa Hat Punch, Candycane Lane Baker's Twine,
Polka Dot Cello Bags (SAB), White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Wild Wasabi Cotton Twine, Stampin' Write Markers

 

Halloween Popper

Inspired by Falliday Fest challenges (on Splitcoast Stampers) and Fab Friday challenge #98, I put together this Halloween candy holder. I pulled out some retired Halloween DSP and retired Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set.

The idea started with some old waffle paper from SU! I found in my stash. I still have quite a bit of the roll left because I've always struggled to find ideas on how to use it properly. Then I got the idea of making a candy wrapper and having the waffle paper come out at both edges. While my idea worked out perfectly, when came time to check this project on my Falliday challenge sheet, I noticed the project called for a card! Not a 3D project. Phooey! Thankfully, my work is not lost because this candy holder will fit in another category, but it's back to the drawing board for the first challenge.

The cute enamel dots used to embellish the candy holder are the Halloween Night Enamel Dots found on page 51 of the 2016 Holidays Catalogue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits
Cardstock: Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Wicked Fun, Frightful Sight
Ink: Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: 3/4" Square Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Write Markers,
Halloween Night Enamel Dots, Candy Wrapper Bigz L Die, White Waffle Paper,
Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon

 

Keep Calm and Eat

A friend and I will be going to London and I thought bringing her munchies for the trip could be a fun gift. I found some boxes Stampin' Up! used to carry that I got at a reduced price when the catalogue retired that were the perfect size. I filled one with nuts and trail mix, and the second one with candy. On the side of the box, I used a typewriter to add "the fun stuff" on the candy box and "the serious stuff" on the nuts one.

For the top of the box, I used a London stamp from Penny Black (that's going to come in handy later when I scrapbook my trip pictures) and remembered that we had the Carry On stamp set that had a sentiment that read, "Keep calm and eat a cupcake." Using markers, I shortened it to "Keep Calm and Eat." Those two stamps were just perfect for London!

I also found papers in my (vast) collection from Little Yellow Bicycle called The Escape, also centered around the travel theme. More perfect still, some of the vehicles on the papers are red double-deckered buses. I cut out the paper that had various stripes on it and kept the "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list" sentiment.

I am adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (Clean and Simple) because I kept my decorating of the boxes to just a bit of patterned papers and a touch of stamping, and to the Work It Wednesday SSS challenge (Stamp It)­.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: London (Penny Black), Carry On (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: The Escape (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Ink: Dapper Denim
Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Project Life corner Punch,
Treat Boxes, Pumpkin Pie Chevron Ribbon, Typewriter

 

Boos and Brews Treat Pocket

Looking at the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge #189 made me think of the Spiderwebs doilies Stampin' Up! was carrying last year. I have recently pulled a few Halloween items out of my stash to start making some seasonal projects ready, and those doilies were part of the bunch. With that in mind, I decided to go for a treat bag instead of a card, so I pulled out some square vellum envelopes I have and embossed one with the Brick Wall embossing folder. I then embossed a sentiment from the Seasonal Sayings stamp set (retired) in black powder, and added Doodlebug die-cuts that were recently purchased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Mots de saison (Seasonal Sayings)
Patterned Papers: Boos and Brews (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Basic Black Baker's Twine,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Boos and Brews Odds and Ends (Doodlebug Design),
Square Vellum Envelope, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, Spiderweb Doilies,
Washi Tape

 

Festive Tags

Inspired by Merry Monday challenge #212, I pulled out some gold-foiled papers and thought it would be a good opportunity to play with the Cheerful Tags Thinlits and the matching Here's to Cheers stamp set (available as a bundle for 10% off in the Stampin' Up! 2016 Holidays Catalogue). I have a work colleague who's commissionned me to make gift tags for her in the past, and for her last order, I've made a bunch of wine tags from scratch. When I saw these dies, I knew they would be perfect to make more wine tags even more easily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Saison pétillante (Here's to Cheers)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Patterned Papers: Yes, Please (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories: Cheerful Tags Thinlits Dies, Gold Foil Paper, Circle Framelits,
Stampin' Dimensionals, 1/8" Gold Ribbon, Metal-Rimmed Pearls, Gold Bow Clips,
Black Satin Ribbon, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gold Washi Tape

 

Wine Bottle Tags

Last year, a work colleague had asked me to make a bunch of little gift tags that she could use on hostess gifts to write a little note and her name. As we were discussing and she mentioned she sometimes handed out wine bottles, I remembered seeing pictures of tags meant to be hung on bottles, with a circle punched at the top. Out of curiosity, I grabbed some paper scraps and tried making my own template (see the original tag HERE), then I took pictures and showed my coworkers, asking her if it would be something that could be useful to her. She loved the idea and asked me if I could make 20 for her. I have been sitting on this order for a while, and I finally got inspired to start making some when I saw the Stampin' Royalty challenge #328 - Anything but a card. Once I started going, I just couldn't stop! The ideas kept coming and I decided to go with the flow while inspiration was coming easily.

Before starting, I pulled out  my retired Designer Series Papers and made a pile of collections I wanted to use. I also went through my stamp collection and pulled out everything that had a thank you sentiment and that I thought I could use on a tag. Then as I went through the papers, I selected stamps that would pair well, and I made a pair of tags with each paper pack, to save on time.

Here are the tags I've come up with so far. So, tell me: Which is your favorite?

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Essence de rose (Rose Wonder)
Designer Series Paper: Attic Boutique
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Rose Garden Thinlits Dies, Candy Dots, Banners Framelits Dies,
Project Life Corner Punch, Circle Punch

 

 Stamps: C pour toi (Tags 4 You)
Designer Series Paper: Attic Boutique
Accessories: Project Life Corner Punch, Circle Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Label Bracket Punch, Early Espresso Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Banners Framelits Dies

 

 

 

Stamps: Voeux pétillants (Starburst Sayings)
Specialty Designer Series Paper: Quatrefancy
Cardstock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Accessories: Melon Mambo Stampin' Emboss Powder, Starburst Framelits Dies,
1/8" Silver Ribbon, Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punches

 

 

Stamps: #coucou
Cardstock: Whisper White
Specialty Designer Series Paper: Quatrefancy
Ink: VersaMark, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Melon Mambo Stampin' Emboss Powder, Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punches,
Project Life Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Handheld Stapler, Daffodil Baker's Twine

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Des fleurs pour toi, Remerciements
Designer Series Paper: Urban Garden
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Grey Archival, Baja Breeze
Accessories: White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punch,
Project Life Corner Punch

 

 Stamps: Ce que j'aime
Designer Series Paper: Urban Garden
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Whisper White
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punch, Washi Label Punch,
Project Life Corner Punch, Kiwi Kiss Grosgrain Ribbon, Sequins

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Pile de souhaits (Sweet Stack)
Cardstock: Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Patio Party
Ink: Midnight Muse
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch,
Project Life Corner Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

 Stamps: Juste comme ça (You're So Sweet)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Designer Series Paper: Patio Party
Ink: Midnight Muse
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punch, Primrose Petals Satin Ribbon, Horizontal Slot Punch,
Project Life Corner Punch, In Color Dahlias, Stampin' Dimensionals, It's My Party Enamel Dots

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Médaillons séduction (A Round Array)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Summer Starfruit
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Tango Tangerine, Midnight Muse, Pool Party
Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch,
Project Life Corner Punch, Sycamore Street Designer Buttons, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

Stamps: Ça bulle (Just Sayin')
Cardstock: Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party Core'dinations
Designer Series Paper: Sycamore Street
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punch, Word Bubbles Framelits Dies,
Project Life Corner Punch, Sycamore Street Designer Buttons, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Candy Dots

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Du fond du coeur (From My Heart)
Ink: VersaMark
Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punch, Everyday Enchantment Designer Brads,
Project Life Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Window Frames Framelits Dies,
Early Espresso Stampin' Emboss Powder, Pearl Basic Jewels, Metallic Eyelets,
Everyday Enchantment Organza Ribbon

 

 

Stamps: Floral Wings
Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment
Accessories: Banners Framelits Dies, Circle Punch, Everyday Enchantment Designer Brads,
Project Life Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pretties Kit,
Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Old Olive Eyelets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Souhaits instantanés
Designer Series Paper: Nautical Expedition
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: White Cord Trim, Circle Punches, White Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Neutrals Candy Dots, Project Life Corner

 

 

Stamps: The Open Sea, Tous mes remerciements
Designer Series Paper: Nautical Expedition
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: White Cord Trim, Circle Punches, Banners Framelits Dies,
Project Life Corner, Large Numbers Framelits Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Élégantes réjouissances
Designer Series Paper: Pocketful of Posies
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Daffodil Delight Baker's Twine, Circle Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon,
Project Life Corner, Elegant Tag Topper Punch, Ribbon Slider Punch,
Crumb Cake Corduroy Button, Silver Square Brad

 

 

Stamps: Tous mes remerciements
Designer Series Paper: Pocketful of Posies
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Blackberry Bliss Satin Ribbon, Circle Punch,
Project Life Corner, Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Jolies pensées
Designer Series Paper: Etcetera
Ink: Night of Navy
Accessories: Circle Punch, Project Life Corner, Buttons, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Flowers, Banners Framelits Dies

 

 

Stamps: Belles tournures, Everything Eleanor
Designer Series Paper: Etcetera
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, VersaMark, Calypso Coral
Accessories: Circle Punch, Project Life Corner, Mini Library Clips,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Banners Framelits Dies, Navy Embossing Powder
Flowers, Banners Framelits Dies

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Essence de rose (Rose Wonder)
Cardstock: Striped Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Brushed Copper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, VersaMark
Accessories: Circle Punch, Project Life Corner, Pearl Basic Jewels,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Washi Label Punch, Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder
Rose Garden Framelits Dies, Striped Vanilla Satin Ribbon

 

Wine Tag - A Thousand Thanks

I managed to squeeze one last project out of my Junkitz paper scraps. (And if you're sick of those colors and patterns, I don't have any scraps left, so that's the last one, I promise.) As I said in my previous post, I was thinking of making a wine bottle tag and figured even without leftover cardstock, I could simply use a strip of patterned paper as my base. This is the first one I ever made and even though I've seen some online, I didn't bother looking up dimensions and simply eyeballed it.

(For those of you who might be curious, I wrote down the dimensions afterwards for when I make more. The base strip is 2-1/4" x 8". I scored the top at 2-1/4" and punched a 1-3/8" circle hole in the center of the square created by the scoring line. A tip to center the hole: punch out a circle in a piece of post-it not and adhere in the center of your square as a reference. Then, use your punch upside down to see where to punch.

I then rounded the corners with a punch and I notched the bottom to create a pennant shape. (The strip is just a little too wide for the Triple Banner Punch sold by Stampin' Up! so you might want to size the width down to 2" if you want to use the punch at the bottom.)

I looked through my sentiments to find something big enough to fill out the space and found an old retired hostess set that was entitled A Little Somethin'. For the scallop circle underneath, I used Pear Pizzazz cardstock and it looked a little bold against the vintage papers, so I used the Timeless Textures (sold in the current Occasions catalogue) to add texture all around the edges. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that new stamp set, especially the texture one that starts dark and fades out. It looks SO good on edges. Look at the striped card I created on this scrapbook page to see what I mean (click on the picture for a close-up). Underneath, I gathered some ribbon scraps that were actually lying on my desk and matched nicely. I added a bit of gold sequin trim at the bottom and a little inked banner (die-cut with the Banners Framelits) so that whoever is giving the wine bottle can sign his/her name.

The idea to make wine tags came after seeing some online and having a discussion with my coworker at the office who had ordered some little 3" x 3" gift cards from me. She likes tying them to her hostess gifts and such so she can sign her name and the hostess knows who the gift is from. Knowing she was using the card for that purpose, I mentioned I had seen those wine tags and wanted to try out making some and she told me she definitely wanted to buy some from me if I ever got into production mode. She didn't need them urgently, so I focused on replenishing my regular occasion card stash first after the Holidays were over but now I'm planning on making a few wine tags here and there when I have paper scraps leftover from projects, the same way I usually make a card when I finish a scrapbook page. I'm really happy with how this one turned out, so I'm looking forward to coming up with more!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Un p'tit quelque chose (A Little Somethin'), Timeless Textures
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz
Patterned Papers: Mom Collectionz (Junkitz)
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories: Circle Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch,
Gold Sequin Trim, Rose Red Seam Binding, Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon,
Banner Framelits Dies, Sponge Daubers, Circle Rounder Punch

 

More Halloween Treat Boxes

I had more candy to wrap, so I made a few more Halloween boxes this week. They appeared to brighten people's day when I distributed them at the office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dangerously Cute

You've seen me use these little boxes on a past Halloween project recently, and I was worried I wouldn't be able to fit anything in there except maybe a lollipop or something, but the Reese's Pieces solved that problem. With that in mind, I decorated a second box.

I've been trying out the Tear & Tape Adhesive Stampin' Up! added to its line this year and I'm very happy with the results so far. The tape has great hold but is also really easy and quick to use since you can just tear it up instead of using scissors. The protective liner is also really easy to grab hold of and pull off, which is not always the case with tape that kind of adhesive. Check it out on page 156 of the Annual Catalogue. At $8.50 (CAD) for 25 m, it's a great deal.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Fête d'Halloween
Cardstock: Very Vanilla
Patterned Papers: Black & Gold Halloween (Recollections)
Ink: Basic Black Archival
Accessories: Gold Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scallop Oval Punch,
Boutique Boxes

 

Arsenic Treat

ColourQ challenge #312 inspired a new Halloween treat package project. I looked through my Big Shot dies and decided to pull out the Petal Cone, which I hadn't used recently. This project came quickly together, using leftover pieces from the Pick Your Poison paper pack and quick accents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Délices délictueux
Cardstock: Vellum
Designer Series Paper: Pick Your Poison
Ink: Basic Grey and Basic Black Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories: Deco Label Punch, Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon, Black Lace Trim,
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Black Sharpie Marker, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Petal Cone Die, Darling Doily Thinlits Die

 

Frightful Night Basket

Another one of my World Cardmaking Day challenge was to create packaging for an upcoming Holiday. I chose Halloween and pulled out the Berry Basket Bigz L Die. I like how it looks paired with the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, which happened to fit with another one of my challenges, which was to use our favorite DSP. This one is my current favorite. The patterns are all really cool and modern and offer a grown-up take on Halloween, which I appreciate.

I used the Project Life Seasonal Snapshots 2015 stamp set (can't keep this one away) for the front and also to stamp two bats to add to the basket handle. I punched two circles out of the polka dot paper and used the googly eyes we used to carry a year or two ago. To create the scalloping on the handle, I simply die-cut the scallop border twice and lined up the pattern when gluing them down on a larger strip of Basic Black cardstock. I used the Fringe Scissors to add straw inside the basket.

The sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock and punched with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch. I handcut the center of a Spiderweb Doily and matted the stamped image with it. I lined up the back of the doily with a piece of Tangelo Twist cardstock punched with the 2" Circle Punch. At the bottom, I used the openings in the basket to thread a piece of Tangelo Twist Satin Ribbon (now retired, but available while supplies last in the Clearance Rack of SU!'s online store) and tied it in a bow. The remaining of my punched gold glimmer stars were added with the Precision Glue to the sentiment block.

Silver Cording Trim was wrapped around the handle and tied in each corners of the basket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Project Life Instantanés de saison 2015 (Project Life Seasonal Snapshots 2015)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist
Designer Series Paper: Happy Haunting
Ink: Basic Black, Tangelo Twist, Smoky Slate
Accessories: Berry Basket Bigz L Die, Silver Cording Trim, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Googlie Eyes, Tangelo Twist Satin Ribbon, Fringe Scissors, Stapler, Circle Punches,
Gold Glimmer Paper, Confetti Star Border Punch, Spiderweb Doilies