Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts

Friday, October 03, 2014

Boo-tiful Paper Pumpkin Halloween treat bags

  • Paper Pumpkin kit makes cute treat bags
  • Sign up for the Oct 5 Card Class

I'm having fun with my Paper Pumpkin kit this month, making these cute treat Halloween treat bags.  This year's monthly kits include more product for the same price and often refills are available.  I've already purchased two more refills for my September kit so I'll have plenty of treat bags for little buggers stopping by our home during All Saints Eve! 

Check here if your interested in signing up for  My Paper Pumpkin   For more ideas on how to use this month's kit to create even more Halloween projects, check out over 20 ideas for Paper Pumpkin on Pinterest.

 
 
September 2014 - Paper Pumpkin Boo-tiful bags.  Click for larger image
 

October 5 Card Class

 
Reminder: Still time to sign up for this Sunday's Card class. Sunday, October 5, starting at 1:30 pm.  Sign up now!

Here's a look at the 8 cards we'll be making.  Everyone needs a stash of general cards to have on hand for different occasions.  Spend a fun afternoon with snacks, chats, and making these cards. 






This collection of cards uses a variety of the new designer papers, the new In-colors, and new rubber stamp sets, polymer set, which I'm beginning to favor more and more, and new punches, dies, and embossing folder. 
 
Here's a close up of one of the cards we'll make.  This raised flower card is made with vellum, new ribbons and designer papers. The center is a silver Candy Dot base brad painted gold with a marker to match the gold dots in the designer paper, and then the brad was embellished with a pearl center.   
 
Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die
 
Start by using Pink Pirouette and a brayer, Brayer ink onto white velum card stock.  Once dry, we'll use the Flower Frenzy Bugz L Die to cut the flowers.  The velum card stock can be creased from just about the center of the flower to the tip of the petal with a bone folder and then pinch the velum card stock together, which gives it a slightly raised effect.    The big shot die let you cut several flowers at once.  Next, all four of the cut flowers used to make one flower fit into the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder for a single run through the embossing machine.  Before mounting on the Pink Pirouette base layers, attached the flower to the Whispers White layer so the brad back was hidden. 

For more card ideas, look at a few more July 2014 swaps and card samples from the convention display boards on the photos link in my Meetup site.  Also, sign up to register for this class on my Meetup site at this link to ensure you're first to hear about new classes.   The Meetup site has been down over this week end, so check back at this Meetup link if you're unable to get in the first time.

Recipe: 

  • Stamps: You can add a sentiment of your choice inside  No stamping on the card front.
  • Ink: Pink Pirouette
  • Paper: Lullaby DSP, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, White Velum Card Stock
  • Accessories: Candy Dot Brad Bases, Pearl Basic Jewels, Blushing Bride ¾” Chevron Ribbon
  • Tools: Brayer, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder, Fancy Fan Textured Impressions embossing folder, Big shot Die-Cutting machine, and Magnetic Platform, Textured Boutique Machine, Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Bone Folder
 Do you want to know why I'm able to do classes this year, even with a very busy work schedule?   It's because  Stampin’ Up! is making it easier and easier for demonstrators and customers to get projects done quickly – just what we need with our busy schedules and lack of storage space for all our supplies.  Check out previous posts to see some of the Halloween kits and winter watercolor kits available for a short time.  These on page 36 and 37 of the new Holiday Mini catalog, if you’re one of my regular customers.  If you need a copy of the catalog, download a copy here.
 
 

Sign up on my mailing list to be notified of these upcoming classes:


· Early October  – General cards
· Late October – Treat bags
· November – Gift tags & gift boxes
· December – Last-minute Holiday cards and tags
· January – Valentine’s Day
· February – Thinking of You
· March – Graduation gift giving
· April - Mothers’ Day card
· May – Father’s day cards



Enjoy!

 
Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

 

 


Sunday, October 21, 2012

Toxic Treats Holloween card and November card class

  • Toxic Treats Halloween card 
  • Free Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you buy Christmas Bundles 
  • November Class

Working on Halloween projects...Love this time of the year!  It has been such a busy fall that I haven't had much time to spend crafting--training clases on the East Coast, and my nephew's wedding in Minnesota, and a trip to the Mall of America with my 90-year-old mother and tons of nieces and nephews, brothers, sisters and their families.

 Here's a fun card, as you're getting ready for Halloween.




This card uses:

Stamps: Toxic Treats 127901-c; Etruscan Elegance Jumbo Wheel 127868
Inks: Staz-on Black
Papers: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Extras: Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Spider Web textured embossing folder, Standard Cutting Pad, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine.


Don't miss this October promotion!




http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/donnaross/promotions
Read more:   http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/donnaross/promotions


Upcoming November Class


Check out projects from the November class.  Lot of die cuts, both dry and heat embossing, special gift packaging, digital designing, and other holiday ideas!


Interested in more info or to register for this class, visit http://www.meetup.com/NW-Houston-F-M-1960-Spring-CardMakers/  

Check out the news items just added to the Clearance Rack.  If you are a digital scrapbooker, you'll enjoy the savings on a number of Content CDs  http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=493

 

Enjoy!

Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator





  



Friday, September 09, 2011

Holloween Favor Baskets


Although it is still 95 degrees during the day in Texas, the evenings are beginning to cool down and I'm really getting into the mood for fall projects.

Here are two Halloween treat baskets using Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set.  The treat baskets were cut using the Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die in the Big Shot, The handle was punched using the Ribbon punch.  Click photo for a larger image.



Visit my Online Store to buy the supplies to make this project
 
Recipe:
 
  • Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits (123944 w, 123946 c), Delicate Doilies (122590-w; 122592-c) 
  • Paper:  Calypso Coral Texture cardstock, Wisteria Wonder Textured cardstock, Whisper White, Basic Black
  • Ink:  VersaMark, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder 
  • Accessories: Lace Ribbon Border Punch (122362),Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die (123126), Scallop Square Punch (119884) 1-3/4" Circle Punch(119850), 1" Square punch(124094), Black Embossing Powder (109133), Powder Pal (102197),  Big Shot Die Cut machine (113439), Heat Tool (100005)

Earlier this week I showed you samples of Halloween accent bottles using the Pick Your Poison Quick accents.  Great for Halloween decorating!  Look how well they coordinate with these little treat baskets.  Wouldn't they make great favors baskets for a Halloween party, for trick-or-treaters, or to fill with treats for your co-workers?  The Pick Your Poison self-adhesive Quick Accent labels apply quickly to bottles and jars turning them into great accents for the setting up a Halloween theme.  Click the photo for a closer look.
 


The Pick Your Poison Halloween Quick Accents are also available as a digital Download (125614) for use with My Digital Studio software , which means you can easily make multiples of the same label if you want to use them on your baskets, rather than a stamped image.  I love that Stampin' Up! makes it so easy to switch up how we use the wonderful design elements created by the Stampin' Up! artists.  I've said it before, but I believe the images get better every year!
 
If you're in the Houston, TX area, check out my upcoming class using these products from the Holiday Mini Catalog.
 
Let me know if you have any questions about any of these cards.
 
Enjoy!







Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Register for classes:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
 
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Spooky Bingo Bits make great Cello Bag Toppers

  • Order Tangerine Tango Stampin' Embossing Powder for Halloween projects, now!
  • Frightful Sight Halloween Designer Paper special: buy 3, get one free*

The best Holiday Mini Catalog I've ever seen from Stampin' Up! will be released in just a few days -- Sept 1.  I've been playing with more of the sets and products available early to Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  Click to enlarge images.




These are the new 1" X 8" narrow cellophane bags available beginning Sept 1.  Aren't they perfect for filling with rows of treats like gum balls, mints, chocolates, red hot cinnamon discs, Boston Baked Beans, Hot Tamales, Red Licorice Twists, Jujubes, colored pencils, marbles, or anything long and narrow.  The toppers I made use the Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp set from the main catalog along with the new 1" punch offered Sept 1 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  Love these new holiday products!!  While I'm now ordering most of my stamp sets in clear mount, for sets like this, I prefer wood mount.  Yes, it takes up more room, but I think it saves time when you are stamping several pages of images at one time, like I did with this set (see photo below)

To order any of these Stampin' Up products on-line at my store, shipped direct to you address, click here.

  • Recipe:
  • Stamps:  Spooky Bingo Bits (123944 w, 123946 c)
  • Paper:  Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black
  • Ink:  VersaMark
  • Accessories:  1" square punch (124094- avail Sept 1), Narrow cellophane bags (124134 - avail. Sept 1),  Scallop Square Punch (119884), 1-1/8 square punch (non-Stampin' Up!),  Black Embossing Powder (109133), Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder (123106), Heat Tool (10005), Embossing Buddy (103083), Powder Pal tray(102197), Red Sticky Strip tape (104294)

I stamped and matted two images so that both the front and back side of these bag toppers were finished off. Here is a close up of some of the addition images I matted, ready to use as bag toppers or on cards.  And there are many more images in the set that I can't wait to use on other projects.




  I like stamping and embossing these smaller images.  I believe they retain their sharpness better when embossed.  Which makes it especially nice that Stampin' Up! offers Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder!  I completely missed this new embossing color in my first new catalog order.  Then I realized I already owned it since I had ordered it out of the Summer mini catalog!  Yeah!!  Click to enlarge photo, and take a look at the images on the left embossed with Tangerine Tango embossing powder.






Another new embossing color I'm anxious to break open is the new Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder.  Paired with the Frightful Sight Designer Series Halloween Designer Series Paper, it will make sophisticated Halloween cards in non-traditional colors.  But for now, I'm going to work on a card to go with these toppers.  Check back soon!

Hope you have as much fun working with these new products as I did.  Be sure to sign up for my to have my web site updates automatically sent to your email address, so that you'll receive the link to download the Stampin' Up! Holiday mini catalog as soon as it is released Sept 1.  Look for the "Subscribe via email" link in the right hand column of my web site.


Enjoy!





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Donna Ross
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator
Register for classes:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs - including the Summer mini catalog

*Buy 3, Get 1 Free promotion ends Aug 31.  Mix and Match the Designer Series Papers Packs you want.