Halloween Hello - Witchy-Poo!

I'll get you my pretties! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Whenever I picture a witch it's always the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz with her flying monkeys and her "I'll you my pretty! And your little dog too!" Having seen the movie dozens (hundreds?) of times, she's not really all that scary...more ridiculous than anything else.

Our little Halloween Hello witch is neither of those things. She's just CUTE! She's stamped in Staz-ON ink on a circle of Summer Starfruit which was sponged for a little extra dimension.

The layer of Basic Black Cardstock was stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and I added the sentiment in Whisper White Craft Ink embossed with White Embossing Powder.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Halloween Hello

INK: Staz-ON, Versamark, Craft White

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit and Basic Black Cardstock; Witches Brew DSP

ACCESSORIES: Punch, Embossing Powder, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

I want CANDY!!

Yeah...you know you sang it!!! Who doesn't want candy? :)

I just love, love, LOVE that "It's all about the candy!" stamp in this set. It's just so cute! I'm trying to figure where else I can use it. :)

For this card, I started off with a Pumpkin Pie base and added layers of Basic Black and Witches Brew Designer Series Paper. The little strip of Basic Black Cardstock hides the seam between the two different DSP's.

The candy was stamped in Staz-ON on Pumpkin Pie Cardstock and hand cut before being added to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

In order to stamp the sentiment in two different colours, I used my Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie markers right on the stamp.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Halloween Hello
INK: Staz-ON
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black Cardstock; Witches Brew DSP
ACCESSORIES: Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

It's all about the CANDY!!

It's true, right? Halloween is TOTALLY all about the candy!! The kids get excited and I hope that someone gave them Tootsie Rolls because that's the "mom tax" for taking them out. They're lucky with me...my hubby charges them Coffee Crisp bars - LOL!

Today's card is one I designed back in August, both for today's Paper Crafts Crew sketch and for the True North Swappers. I love swapping with these girls! We do a monthly theme and the card fronts I get back are ALWAYS top notch!

I started off with a base of Summer Starfruit Cardstock and then added a layer of Very Vanilla. My original design had a full piece of the Witches Brew Designer Series Paper, but I changed my mind and I'm glad I did!

I used my slaves children to cut out the squares using the Square Framelit Dies and the Big Shot. I actually stamped AFTER they were cut out...I was thinking of the children really...it would have taken them FOREVER to line up the images.

The last image on the right (wrapped candy), was fussy cut and put up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped my Happy Halloween sentiment using the direct to rubber technique (markers on the rubber instead of colouring the image after it's stamped - which would be impossible with this one since it's a solid image) with my Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive markers.

The finishing touch? A Summer Starfruit Ribbon of course! It's STILL not a colour I love, but I do like the way this card turned out.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Halloween Hello, Seasonal Sayings
INK: Old Olive, Basic Grey, Pumpkin Pie
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Summer Starfruit Cardstock; Witches Brew DSP
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Dies, Big Shot, Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Halloween Hello - Gone Batty!

From skulls to BATS!!

This little bat isn't scary at all! No teeth, so he can't bite you - LOL! He's one of my favourite images in this set because he's so darn cute! :)

I love the piercing detail on this card and really should use my paper piercing pack more often! I used it on this card last week and just LOVED the results! The piercing template above is one that in the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack. It has lots of lines, circles and basic shapes. Definitely a "must have" in your arsenal of fun toys tools.

The sentiment I used is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Staz-ON ink. If you don't have the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, it's another "must have" - it has a sentiment for EVERYTHING!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Halloween Hello, Teeny Tiny Wishes

INK: Staz-On

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit and Basic Black Cardstock

ACCESSORIES: Essentials Paper Piercing Pack and tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Halloween Hello - Skull

Have you seen this adorable stamp set in the Holiday Catalogue?

I know a lot of people go straight for the Christmas collections, but if Halloween is your thing, there's some goodies for you in the Occasions Catalogue too!

This week you'll get to see a collection of Halloween Hello cards. Maybe this is the year you decide to send Halloween cards? Maybe your little ones would like to wake up to a special surprise on Halloween morning? Whatever you decide to do this year, I hope you find some inspiration!

Skulls can be scary, but not this little guy! Way to cute to be scary!

I started off with a Very Vanilla Base and added a layer of Basic Black Cardstock. My Pumpkin Pie layer was stamped with images from the Gorgeous Grunge set being run through the Big Shot using the Chevron Folder.

I used a teeny strip of Summer Starfruit (STILL don't like that colour - even after almost 1 1/2 years!) and added three tiny silver brads as embellishment.

The skull was stamped on Very Vanilla Cardstock and hand cut before being adhered to the DSP/Cardstock panel. Halloween Hello was stamped in Staz-ON ink directly onto the Witches Brew Designer Series Paper.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Halloween Hello, Gorgeous Grunge
INK: Black Staz-ON
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black Cardstock; Witches Brew DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Chevron Folder, Silver Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!