Welcome to Team Stamp Its September Blog Hop. Thanks so much for joining us! This month, we feature cards and projects sporting a Halloween theme. Be sure to comment on each post. You could win a Birthday Organizer Card Kit. You’ll find a ton of inspiration for your Halloween crafting from these talented stampers.
Patchwork Pieces Halloween Card
Today, I share a “spooky” card using a variety of Stampin’ Up! products for my Halloween creation.
Here is a list of the ingredients:
Pumpkin Pie cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Basic Black cardstock layer measuring 5 1/4 x 4 and embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder
Two pieces of Them Bones 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper die cut with one of the Patchwork Pieces Dies
Have you had a chance to page through Stampin’ Up!’s brand-new September-December 2023 Mini Catalog? (If not, click this link to view a PDF.) The catalog features great paper crafting product geared toward fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, winter, holiday, Christmas, new year’s, and more.
Today, I share a fun fold easel card using the Pick of the Patch Bundle (buy the stamp set and the punch as a bundle and save 10 percent). Find this bundle on page 51 of the holiday mini catalog. I love this bundle because it offers sentiments perfect for other uses. See this post for a free tutorial offering step-by-step directions for creating a fall card.
Pick of the Patch Easel Card
Use these measurements to help you get started. Be sure to watch the video at the end of this post to see exactly how this Halloween easel card comes together.
Pumpkin Pie Card stock card base: 8 ½ x 5 ½ scored at 4 1/4 and 2 1/8
Two Basic Black card stock panels measuring 5 1/4 x 1 7/8
Them Bones 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper: 2 pieces measuring 5 x 1 5/8and a square cut from Stylish Shapes Dies
Pumpkin Pie card stock strip: 2 pieces measuring 2 x ¾
Basic White and Basic Black card stock die cut with square from Stylish Shapes Dies
Feel free to adapt this layout. Use the stamps and papers you have in your stash to make your own fun fold easel card.
Easel Card How to Video
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For those who love Halloween, Stampin’ Up!’s Bewitching Bundle offers a fun combination of stamp set and Witch Hat Builder Punch. Find the combo in Stampin’ Up!’s July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. In this post, I offer a free tutorial for making a cute Halloween greeting card as well as a video where I create the card and a treat packet. Be sure to read to the end to see all of it!
Bewitching Bundle Free Tutorial
Please enjoy this free card-making tutorial.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
STAMPS – Bewitching Bundle (159857), Best Witches (159860),
PAPER – Basic Black (121045), Vellum Cardstock (101856), Basic White Cardstock (159276)
INK – Pumpkin Pie (147086), Memento (132708)
OTHER – Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Chic Dies (158815), Black & White ¼” Gingham Ribbon (156485), Classic Matte Dots (158146), Blending Brush (153611), Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154897), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)
Cutting & Scoring:
Basic Black – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” and folded in half, 4” x 3”
Vellum Cardstock – 3” x 3”
Basic White Cardstock – 5 ¼” x 4” (2), 3” x 3”
Ribbon – 16”
Instructions:
With the Blending Brush, apply a layer of Pumpkin Pie ink to the left-hand side of one of the Basic White cardstock pieces measuring 5 ¼” x 4”. Stamp the Best Witches sentiment with Memento ink in the bottom right corner.
Die cut the Basic Black 4” x 3” card stock with the crosshatch image from the Chic Dies. Glue to the card front on the left-hand side, on top of the blended ink.
Die cut the Vellum Cardstock with the 2 ½’ circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies.
Stamp the witch’s hat on the 3” x 3” Basic White cardstock with Black Memento Ink. Color image with Pumpkin Pie Blends. Punch with coordinating punch.
Put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the hat and center on the vellum circle.
Turn the circle over and place Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of this piece and add to card front on top of the black, Chic Dies piece.
Glue this whole piece to the Basic Black card base.
Wrap the ribbon around the card front and tie a bow.
Add black Classic Matte Dots to card front.
Adhere remaining Basic White piece to the middle of the card.
Bewitching Bundle Peekaboo Treat
Click here to see another idea using Stampin’ Up!’ Peekaboo Treat Bags. Look for the Peekaboo Treat Bags in Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog. You get 10 bags – five white and five craft — for $6.
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I have this crazy goal: I want to actually use some of the great crafting goodies I buy! Seriously! When Stampin’ Up!’s 2022-2023 Annual Catalog came out at the beginning of May, I bought the Dots & Spots Die. (That’s the die that makes the dotted background; the one that almost looks like cheese.) It looks cool, I thought. I should be able to do something fun with that. But, it sat there and sat there.
This last weekend, I made my way into the craft room and played with paper and that die specifically. Click here to see a fun, summer-themed card made with this die.
And then I thought: why not Halloween? I had just received the Bewitching stamp set and coordinating Witch Hat Builders Punch. Perhaps I could use all of these elements together.
Thus, the card above came to life.
Dots & Spots Die for Halloween
Here’s a quick recap of how this card came together:
Pumpkin Pie card base
Basic Black layer measuring 5 1/4 x 4 run through the Dots & Spots Die (attached to card front with just a little of glue strategically placed between the dots).
Layering Circles dies for the scallop circle
Stylish Shapes Dies for the black circle
Stamp dotted witch’s hat with black ink on white card stock, colored with Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends
Pumpkin Pie banner with Stylish Shapes Dies
Finished with a bow created with black baker’s twine
Do you love the Dots & Spots Die? Get it free during this last month of SaleABration (through August 31, 2022, or while supplies last) with a minimum $100 purchase before tax and shipping. Click here to start shopping and choose this as your free item.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I appreciate it. I’ve been a demonstrator for nearly 12 years, but I’ve been creating handmade greeting cards with rubber stamps, ink and paper for more than twenty-five years. I’d love to help you find as much joy in making a card as a I do.
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Welcome to Team Stamp It’s monthly blog hop! Thanks for taking the time to join us. Today, we share Halloween- and fall-themed, handmade greetings cards and paper crafting projects. I hope you find inspiration as you visit each blog on the hop using the list at the end of this post. Be sure to leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win a Lots of Happy Card Kit.
My card features a host of products and a fun technique, most importantly the rubbing alcohol and Stampin’ Blends technique. I love the results this technique produces. See this additional blog post for other examples of this.
Rubbing Alcohol and Stampin’ Blends Technique
Here are some basic directions to achieve this cool background.
Scribble or color with your choice of Stampin’ Blends on a piece of Stampin’ Up!’s vellum.
Pour some 91 percent Isopropyl Alcohol into a small container.
Dip a paint brush into the alcohol and drip and/or touch the liquid to the colored markings.
Watch it do its magic or use a straw or your breath to move the colors around.
Let it dry.
Once the vellum is dry, I adhere a piece of Stampin’ Up!’s Adhesive Sheets to the back of the vellum.
I remove the adhesive backing and attach it to a piece of card stock. The example above shows Basic White.
For today’s card, I die cut the piece with a layer from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
Use the piece any way you like!
Playful Alphabet Halloween Card
I also used a few other products to complete this design:
Here’s a quick video to help you understand the process.
Remember, visit all of the blogs on the hop and leave a comment with the hashtag #stampitcontest. You could win the Lots of Happy Card Kit.
Congrats to last month’s winner: Linda Danis
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