Happy Halloween!

 

Happy Halloween!

Today I'm sharing some Halloween Test Tube Candy Box Holders that I created! I'm linking them up to the current "Anything Goes" Challenge at Simon Says Stamp :)

These were so much fun to make!!!!

I started out with a template that I found on Lisa Somerville's site (www.lisasomerville.com), but it turned out to be too small for the particular test tubes that I had purchased at Michaels. So, I revised the box template to fit my needs. They're a bit different from Lisa's but still super cute!!!

I decorated the boxes and filled the tubes with Halloween candy :) I left the back panel of the boxes blank so there was room to write in "to/from" and a short message.

Thanks for visiting!

Have a spooktacular day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Haunting (Essentials By Ellen), The Last Bite (Essentials By Ellen)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Flirty Fuchsia and Twilight (Catherine Pooler), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts), Holographic (Ranger)

Cardstock: Orange Zest, Green Parakeet, True Black, White (Ink To Paper)

Dies: Happy Haunting (Essentials By Ellen), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), circle from Pinked (Avery Elle)

Patterned Paper: old stash scraps from Doodlebug and Bella Boulevard, black and orange stars from Owloween Stew 6x6 Mini Paper Pad (Jillibean Soup)

Glitter Pen: Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer (Nuvo)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Tape (3M), Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn)

Other: Scoring Board (Martha Stewart), Stylus, Bone Folder, Test Tubes (Create It by Michaels), Halloween Candy  

 

Congrats. You Did It!

 

Popping in really quickly today to share a card I made for the current CASology Challenge. This time around the cue word is "sunset."

Here's my card:

I layered up the Cloud Stencil from MFT and one of the Masking Rectangle Stencils from Taylored Expressions. Then I blended Scatttered Straw, Carved Pumpkin and Barn Door Distress Oxide Inks (Ranger) to create a sunset background for the airplane silhouette.

Mailing this off to our oldest nephew who just got his wings!!! He's now officially a Naval Aviator with the US Marine Corps!!! We're so proud of him!

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Midnight (Concord and 9th)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah); Kraft and Enchanted Evening (Ink To Paper)

Distress Oxide Inks: Scattered Straw, Carved Pumpkin, Barn Door (Ranger)

Stencils: Cloud (MFT), Masking Rectangles (Taylored Expressions)

Dies: You Move Me (MFT), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Connect Glue (Gina K) 

Thanks

Happy Saturday! Today I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

 

These Leaf Silhouette Dies from Papertrey Ink are an oldie but goodie :) I chose an earthy color palette for this first card (Ocean Tides, Soft Stone, and Canyon Clay). I'm really loving that combo!

This layout was so super fun that I just had to make another card in a different color combo. For the second card I went with a brighter look:

Which one do you like better?

Thanks for visiting!

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! We're doing our snow dance around here! Hoping for big snow after midnight tonight and through Monday morning! Would definitely help a lot with all of the fires that are burning here in Colorado.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Playful Animal Friends 2 (Pinkfresh Studio)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: White, Soft Stone, Canyon Clay, Ocean Tides, Smokey Shadow, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Royal Velvet (Ink To Paper); Sunflower (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Crimped Frame (The Greetery), Leaf Silhouette (Papertrey Ink)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Connect Glue (Gina K) 
 

 

Sending Hugs and Get Well Soon

Today I'm playing along with the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

I love the little critters in Lawn Fawn's Get Well Before 'N Afters set! So cute!!! My neighbor girlfriend, Kim, fractured her patella (yikes!) and is recovering from surgery, so I'll be delivering this to her mailbox very soon. Hoping it makes her smile :) She's an avid hiker and is already going stir crazy just one week out of surgery, so I added a sentiment inside:

My dad also had surgery earlier this week (for carpal tunnel), so I made another card to snail mail to him. The layout is the same, but I changed up the images :)

 

Hope he likes it!

I had so much fun making these cards!!!

Thanks for visiting! And please pray and send positive energy to our state of Colorado. The fires are still burning and growing. It's really scary! They've even closed the National Forests in our county and surrounding counties in an effort to keep people safe and prevent more fires from starting. The forecast is predicting snow for us for this weekend, so everybody do your snow dance!!! We need moisture!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Get Well Before 'N After (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Copic Sketch Markers: YG11, YG13, YG17, E00, E30, Y32, Y35, YR04, R24, YR24, YR27, W1

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Cardstock: White, Simply Chartreuse, Canyon Clay (Ink To Paper), SnoCone (MFT)

Patterned Paper: Knock On Wood 6x6 Inch Petite Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn), Into The Woods 6x6 Inch Petite Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Get Well Before 'N After (Lawn Fawn), Scalloped Circle Stackables (Lawn Fawn), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn), Grassy Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn), clouds from Stay Salty (Essentials By Ellen)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Connect Glue (Gina K), Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Thin 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives) 

Pinkfresh Studio WCMD Challenge #2 - Thank You

Hello there! Did you see all of the fun challenges Pinkfresh Studio is hosting in honor of World Card Making Day?!?!!! Today I'm playing along with Challenge 2 - Thank You.

I absolutely ADORE all of the sweet images in the Playful Animals 1 and 2 stamp sets by Pinkfresh Studio!!! Sooo super cute!!! Here I used them to create a couple of mini thank you cards (measuring 3 3/8" by 2 1/8"):

I love having little cards like this on hand and ready to go :)

Hope you're having a fabulous day!

Thanks for visiting!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Playful Animal Friends 1 (Pinkfresh Studio), Playful Animal Friends 2 (Pinkfresh Studio), Dream On (Pinkfresh Studio)

Ink: Buttercup, Parsley, Evergreen, Mushroom, Cranberry, Marmalade, Eggplant (Concord and 9th); Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up); Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: White (Ink To Paper), Kraft (Recollections)

Dies: Nesting Card Templates (Lifestyle Crafts)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn) 

You've Been Boo'd

 

Hello there! Today I'm playing along with the current Just Us Girls Challenge: Plaid.

I recently stumbled upon a tutorial by Julie (The Paper Pixie) for making these super fun Halloween Door Hangers! I was so excited to give it a try! Here's how it turned out:

I love these!!! And they're so much fun to make! The compartment measures 3" x 3" x 2" so it can hold a variety of treats :)
 

Like Julie says in her tutorial, these would be great to hang on neighbors' doors as little Halloween surprises!

With that in mind...I made some more...same template, just dressed up differently ;)

I'll call these my "adult version" (see "treat" idea in the photo below). After all, kids aren't the only ones who enjoy Halloween :)

You can find Julie's tutorial by clicking HERE. I'd highly recommend her blog and YouTube channel. She creates loads of clever projects!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!!!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

"You've Been Boo'd"

Stamps: Happy Haunting (Essentials By Ellen), The Last Bite (Essentials By Ellen), Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Flirty Fuchsia (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: White and True Black (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Day Of The Dead 12x12 (Pebbles)

Dies: Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn), Happy Haunting (Essentials By Ellen), outer circle from Burst (Avery Elle), inner circle from Small Standard Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Tape (3M), Connect Glue (Gina K)

Ribbon: Halloween by Celebrate It (purchased at Michaels)

Embellishments: Enamel Stars (Jillibean Soup)

Glitter Pen: Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Pen (Nuvo)

Other: Scoring Board (Martha Stewart), Stylus (Cricut), Hole Punch (We R Memory Keepers), Bone Folder, Clear Nail Polish, Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

"Pick Your Poison"

Stamps: The Last Bite (Essentials By Ellen), Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Marmalade (Concord and 9th)

Cardstock: White, True Black, Limeade Ice (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Hocus Pocus 12 x 12 (Pebbles)

Dies: Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn), Halloween Bits (Reverse Confetti), Spider Web Border (There She Goes), outer circle from Burst (Avery Elle), inner circle from Small Standard Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders) 

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Tape (3M), Connect Glue (Gina K)

Ribbon: Halloween by Celebrate It (purchased at Michaels)

Other: Scoring Board (Martha Stewart), Stylus (Cricut), Hole Punch (We R Memory Keepers), Bone Folder, Clear Nail Polish, Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

 

 

Smile

Hello there! Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. The theme this time around is "Anything Goes"---YAY!

I recently came across Paula Dobson's tutorial for tea bag and coffee holders on YouTube and decided to give it a go :) Here's how it turned out:

Lawn Fawn's Love You A Latte stamps and dies were perfect for dressing up the little holders, which were very simple to put together :) I tied the tops together with some jute twine and a felt leaf (I've literally been hoarding these things for YEARS!!! Time to put them to use---ha!)

I decided to make mine tea and chocolate square holders. The tea bag is in the front pocket and the chocolate is in the back pocket. Here's a look at the back:

 

I also inserted a small blank piece of cardstock in the back as a place to write a message. My color combo came from the contents of the package. Here's a look at all the pieces:

These were so much fun to make that I ended up creating a bunch more!

I REALLY wanted to use the to-go cup in the stamp set, so that sparked the idea of making a few more without the tea and chocolates (to use as gift card holders):

I still put a blank piece of cardstock in the back pocket as a place to write a message (and you could still put a chocolate in there too---why not, right?!?!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Love You A Latte (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Kraft and White (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Crosshatch - Oyster 12x12 (Martha Stewart), Winding Leaves - Oyster 12x12 (Martha Stewart), Gotta Have Gingham 6x6 Inch Petite Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn)

Copic Sketch Markers: B93, B95, E31, E33, YR16, YR18, Y32, Y35, W1

Dies: Love You A Latte (Lawn Fawn), Tag Stacklets 2 (Taylored Expressions), reinforcer from Basic Set (Mama Elephant), Large Classic Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Leaf Embellishments: Autumn Leaf Felt Assortment (Creative Impressions)

Twine: Jute (May Arts)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Connect Glue (Gina K), Foam Tape (3M)

Other: Hole Punch (We R Memory Keepers), Tea Bag And Coffee Holder YouTube tutorial by Paula Dobson