Category: Halloween

Halloween Treats that are Easy to Make!

10/8/2021

These little Halloween treats are easy to make and perfect for handing out to trick-or-treaters or giving to friends. Each one has a mini candy bar tucked inside. Plus, they don't need a lot of fancy supplies to make them. It's basically just stamps, ink, paper, and a little ribbon. I used the Clever Cats stamp set, but you could use other Halloween stamps. Your kids, grandkids, or neighbors will smile to find these in their trick-or-treat buckets. Be sure to read all the way through to see ideas for using these ideas for other holidays as well. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Make some fun handmade treat bags for your favorite trick-or-treaters this Halloween. These little treat bags hold fun-sized candy bars. Get the cutting dimensions to make your own treat bags!

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Easy Fun Fold Card with Patterned Paper

9/15/2021

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You know that I love fun fold cards with patterned paper. And I have another great fancy fold card idea for you today! It works with all sorts of patterned papers and images and I've made sample cards for all occasions. We made this card for this week's Mystery Stamping event. So, if you'd like to know how it's made, pop over to my Facebook Group. You'll find the replay over there with the step by step instructions. On y go! Let's get stamping.

Halloween Card Idea

Halloween is right around the corner, and here is another quick and easy Halloween card that would be fun to send to someone. I love this little cat peeking out of the jack-o-lantern. (We'll be using this adorable stamp set for the September Card Class & Game Night!) The Cutest Halloween patterned paper provides a gorgeous background for this fun fold card.

Cutting Dimensions for this Fun Fold Card Idea

Cardstock: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” & 7 ¾”
Cardstock: 3” x 3”
Coordinating Cardstock: 2 11/16” x 2 11/16”
Patterned Paper: 3 ¼” x 5 ½”
Patterned Paper: ½” x 5 ½”
Patterned Paper: 1” x 5 ½”
White or Vanilla cardstock: 2 ½” x 2 ½”
White or Vanilla cardstock: 3” x 5 ½”

Fun fold Halloween card with a cat and jack-o-lantern. This great fall card uses the Cutest Halloween patterned paper and Clever Cats stamp set.

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Elegant sympathy card idea with a fancy fold. This handmade sympathy card has stunning touches of silver on the Peaceful Place patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

Sympathy Card Design

Nobody likes making sympathy cards, but it's always nice to have a few on hand when you need them. The Peaceful Place patterned paper provides the perfect serene backdrop for an elegant sympathy card. The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. Change out the sentiment and this would also be a beautiful - and easy - Christmas card idea.

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Floral Thank You Card Idea

I know this card looks a little more spring than fall, but y'all, I cannot get enough of the Pattern Party patterned paper. It's just too gorgeous! If you want to get your hands on this gorgeous paper, you have to host a workshop or class or place your own $150 order. But it is so worth it!

I also used the Delicate Dahlias stamp set that is available for FREE during Sale-a-Bration! I can't get enough of these beautiful flowers either. With a photorealistic inside and a separate outline stamp for the outside, it is so versatile. If you haven't already, check out my video on the different looks you can get with these stamps.

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Thank you card idea with the Delicate Dahlias stamp set. This floral card also uses the Pattern Party patterned paper. Get these stamps for FREE during Sale-A-Bration 2021.

Fun-fold Christmas card in soft colors. I love soft pink and mint green for Christmas! This card uses the Whimsical Trees stamp set and Whimsy & Wonder patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Card Design with Soft Colors

My last fun fold card sample is a Christmas card because while it's still warm and sunny, it's never too early to start working on making your holiday cards! This one is very easy to make and beautiful too. The Whimsy & Wonder patterned paper has shiny iridescent accents. It's so gorgeous in person!

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A Quick and Easy Card Idea for Any Patterned Paper

8/11/2021

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I love this quick and easy card idea because it lets you show off both sides of any patterned paper. Plus, it's so simple to make. I've used some NEW stamps and papers from the August-December Mini Catalog and the Fall 2021 Sale-A-Bration brochure to make these fun card samples! So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Create these super quick and easy handmade cards with a little patterned paper and some rubber stamps. These card ideas for halloween, winter, birthdays, and whenever can be made with any scrapbooking paper. Supplies used are from Stampin' Up! #SimpleStamping

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Easy Halloween Treats

10/29/2019

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We don't get tons of Trick-or-Treaters at our house, so I wanted to make something a little special for the ghosties and ghoulies who knock on our door. However, not very many is still a fair number, so I needed the treats to be quick and easy. I came up with these little packages that fit two mini packages of starbursts. I was able to finish off 30 or so in just a couple hours.

I cut strips of Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black cardstock that were 8.5" x 2.25". Then I scored each strip at 4" and 4.5". Because the strips were 8.5" long - the width of a piece of cardstock - I only had to make one cut for each strip.

I slipped each end of the strip through my Tailored Tag punch in order to create a pointed end on each side. You can see how this works in this photo from a previous project.

I folded the sides up and stapled two mini starburst packages inside. Then I punched a hole at the top and closed it up with a piece of grosgrain ribbon from my stash. Instead of tying a knot directly, I used a second, skinnier grosgrain ribbon from my stash and tied a knot around the wider Old Olive ribbon.

To finish it off, I added a piece of 2" x 3" patterned paper to the front and a "Happy Halloween" greeting. For a few of them, I also added a pumpkin stamp that I pulled from my stash.

Quick and easy and ready for the kiddos to come knocking!

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A Wicked Birthday

9/16/2019

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Today I participated again in the TGIF challenges. This time, it was a sketch challenge. I love sketch challenges! I find that instead of being a challenge, they make card making easier. This week's sketch is pretty basic and leaves lots of room for creativity. But I kept my design pretty simple.

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For my card, I used the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper from the 2019 Holiday Catalog. This paper has so many fun and creepy images with lots of amusing details - like the titles of the books.

I cut the books on the left of the card from another sheet of the paper that looks like library shelves full of spooky, creepy books. I scored a line between the books and then folded them and rolled the books slightly. Although it's hard to see in the photo, I wanted the them to look like individual books with raised spines. To help them keep their shape, I cut apart mini dimensionals and placed them under the books, then I put a thin line of liquid adhesive where the edges of the books are. This raises the inside of the spine while holding the edges down to the paper and gives each book a curved spine.

Since the "Wicked" die cut overlapped the books, I had to put dimensionals on it as well. This required quite a bit of finesse as the type is fairly thin and I had to cut the already small mini dimensionals into smaller pieces.

I also popped the little spider on a dimensional and added a line in black to make it look like the spider was hanging off the words.

Since I can never seem to make just one card, I made a second, very similar card, using different patterns from the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper. I cut the spider from some green glitter paper I had in my stash to give it a little glitz.

I had a lot of fun with this week's sketch challenge. It was a wicked good time!

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