Choose Happy Halloween Card

Welcome to the October Stampers Dozen Blog Hop! Thanks so much for joining us! Be sure to visit all of the participating stampers. See the list of links near the bottom of this post.

This month, we feature handmade cards and projects created with the color combination of Black, Gorgeous Grape, and Pumpkin Pie.

To me, these colors say Halloween. I immediately thought of the brand-new Halloween Spells 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. Find this online as part of Stampin’ Up!’s brand-new scrapbooking release.

See this post for another card that uses this Halloween-themed paper.

I paired this patterned paper with Stampin’ Up!’s Choose Happy Stamp Set. This set contains a variety of words and images geared toward all four seasons.

Choose Happy Halloween Card

Here are some details to help you get started:

  • Gorgeous Grape Card Stock base measuring 8/12 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
  • Basic White Card Stock panel measuring 5 1/4 x 4
  • Eight pieces of Halloween Spells 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper measuring 1 1/4 x 1 1/4
  • Basic Black Card Stock measuring 2 1/2 x 2 1/2
  • Basic White Card Stock measuring 2 3/8 x 2 3/8
  • Create word block and pumpkin image with stamps from the Choose Happy Stamp Set
  • Stamp pumpkin and sentiment with Memento Black ink. Color pumpkin with Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
  • Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems

This is a super fun layout. Try it with other Designer Series Paper and stamp sets.

Here’s a Thanksgiving card using Stampin’ Up!’s Changing Leaves Bundle and the Splendid Autumn 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper

How to Video

In this Facebook live replay (10/15/2024) from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step directions for creating this card.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you love this project and “sketch.” Please let me know if I can help you in your paper crafting journey.

Kim

List of Participating Stampers

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Changing Leaves Two-Tone Congrats

Who doesn’t love the beauty of the fall? So gorgeous with the changing colors of the leaves and the vibrant regals. I’ve tried to depict that fall season with today’s post and featured card.

I use Stampin’ Up!’s Changing Leaves Bundle and the Autumn to Remember 12 x 12 Card Stock.

Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder Bundle
  • Find the Changing Leaves Bundle as one of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Exclusives. You won’t find this in a catalog, but it’s available in the online store. It’s been a hugely popular bundle and just recently came back into stock.
  • The Autumn to Remember 12 x 12 Card Stock is just one of the new releases in the scrapbooking line. You receive two sheets each of Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, and Petal Pink two-tone card stock. I love this paper because of its white core; it lends itself to many techniques, as you’ll see today.

Changing Leaves Two-Tone Congrats

Here are some measurements and details to help you get started:

  • Mossy Meadow Card Stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
  • Cajun Craze layer measuring 5 1/4 x 4
  • Crumb Cake layer measuring 5 x 3 3/4 embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Powder
  • Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso two-tone card stock embossed and die cut with the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
  • Blending brushes and ink: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, and Blackberry Bliss
  • Sentiment from Something Fancy stamped in Cajun Craze
  • Natural Tones Linen Thread (Cajun Craze)
  • Faux Glass Dots (Cajun Craze)
  • Add some pizzazz with Wink of Stella

How to Video

From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I share step-by-step directions for creating this card in this Facebook Live replay from 10/8/2024.

See this post for a free tutorial using the Changing Leaves Bundle.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you enjoy this project. Please let me know if you have questions about it or other stamping projects.

Kim

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Splendid Autumn Card Sample

Raise your hand if you’re a collector of Designer Series Papers. Count me in, too! I love all of Stampin’ Up!’s papers, including it’s double-sided patterned designs. Not only do I love collecting the paper, but I love using it, as well.

For today’s card, I’m sharing a simple Designer Series Paper (DSP, for short) technique that works really well with the “scenery” designs.

The current “scenery” paper includes the Meandering Meadow, Thoughtful Journey, and Splendid Autumn 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper.

Here’s a peek at the Splendid Autumn:

Cutting Directions

Here are some measurements and information to help you get started:

  • Wild Wheat card stock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
  • A 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 piece of your choice of Designer Series Paper. I used the Splendid Autumn 6 x 6 DSP for this first card.
  • Cut the DSP in strips at 1 1/4, 1, 3/4, and 1/2
  • Space these pieces out and attach to a piece of Cajun Craze card stock measuring 4 1/2 x 3
  • Pop this up on card front
  • Stamp sentiment with Cajun Craze ink on a piece of Crushed Curry card stock measuring 4 3/4 x 1/2. Find the congrats sentiment comes in the Sweetly Scripted stamp set, one of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Exclusives.
  • Pop up the sentiment on card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Add gems!

Here’s another card using this cutting technique with Stampin’ Up!’s Thoughtful Journey 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper.

Splendid Autumn Card Sample How to Video

Be sure to watch the video below — a Facebook live replay from October 1, 2024, to see how this card comes together. From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I give step-by-step directions for its creation.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you’re inspired to use some of the DSP that’s in your craft room.

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Please let me know if I can help you in your paper crafting journey.

Kim

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Alphabet A’ La Mode for Halloween

Alphabet A' La

When I hold my monthly in person stamping classes in my home in Mesa, Arizona, I love to give each stamper a fun treat packet.

This month, I created these cute little Boo! treat packets as my gift to them. I used the Alphabet A’ La Mode Dies. The dies let you spell any sentiment you want. And, once upon a time, Stampin’ Up! sold the clear boxes that measure about 3 1/4 x 3 1/4. I found some extras in my stash and decided to create something fun for Halloween. And, I filled them with Reese’s Peanut Butter ghosts!

These DIY treat boxes are perfect for those special trick or treaters, kids, nieces, nephews, and grandkids, too!

If you don’t have access to these clear boxes, the current Scalloped Gift Card Boxes would work, as well.

Alphabet A’ La Mode for Halloween Treat Box

Here are a few details and measurements to help you get started:

  • Alphabet A’ La Mode Dies with Granny Apply Green, Pumpkin Pie, and Gorgeous Grape card stock. Tip: Apply Adhesive Sheets to the back of the card stock before die cutting. I die cut all the pieces and then mixed and matched the letters.
  • Basic Black card stock die cut with circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies.
  • Halloween Spells 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper cut at 3 x 3. (Pieces of the Simply Zinnia Designer Series Paper — the Pumpkin Pie stars and Gorgeous Grape — would work well, too.)
  • Black & Very Vanilla 3/8″ Large Check Ribbon colored with Stampin’ Blends. I used both Gorgeous Grape and Pumpkin Pie.
  • Gems: The Gorgeous Grape gems from the Glossy Dots Assortment work, as do the Granny Apple Green gems from the Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs.

I hope you enjoy these cute little Halloween treat boxes. I know my stampers appreciated them this month.

Do you love this Halloween Spells Designer Series Paper? See another post here to view a Halloween card fun fold.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Please let me know if you have questions about this or any other stamping projects.

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Kim

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Halloween Spells Fun Fold

Halloween Spells Fun Fold

Raise your hand if you’re a Halloween fan? If that’s you, I have a fun fun fold for you today using Stampin’ Up!’s new Halloween Spells 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper and the Choose Happy Stamp Set. I just love the coordinating colors in this patterned paper: Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, and Pool Party.

And the Choose Happy Stamp Set includes a variety of word builder sentiments that help you create cards all year long.

The Designer Series Paper is part of the brand-new scrapbooking release and the beginning of offering many more memory keeping products. See the brochure here. It’s filled with brand-new Scrapbooking Kits, stamp sets, two-tone paper, and more.

Halloween Spells Fun Fold Measurements

Here are some measurements to help you get started. Be sure to watch the video below to see how this card comes together.

  • Pumpkin Pie card stock measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
  • Halloween Spells Designer Series Paper measuring 12 x 4. Score at 3 1/4, 8 1/2, and 11 1/4.
  • Front flap: Pumpkin Pie card stock measuring 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 and Basic White 4 x 2 1/2
  • Stamped images from Choose Happy Stamp Set in Black Memento and colored with Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
  • Inside: Basic Black Card Stock measuring 3 3/4 x 5 and Basic White 3 1/2 x 4 3/4
  • Black & Very Vanilla 3/8-inch Large Check Ribbon colored with Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends and Linen Thread
  • Glossy Dots Assortment (Gorgeous Grape)

See the inside of the card when it’s open.

Two other cards created with the Halloween Spells 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper.

How to Video

From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, (Facebook live replay 9/17/2024) I offer step-by-step directions for putting this card together.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you enjoy this project and imagine the possibilities for using this fun fold with other stamps and patterned papers. Please let me know if you have questions about this project or any other stamping-related inquries.

Kim

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