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

Friday, October 28, 2011

I'm a Slacker & the Spooky Trunk Award


So, I should have done a Copy Cat Thursday post yesterday.....and I forgot.  And then I remembered.  But it was late and I was too tired to go to all the work of turning on the computer and looking for someone's project to copy.  Next Thursday, for sure.....probably. ;)

But I have been crafty.  I'll post the two cards I made soon so stay tuned.

Tonight is the Trunk-or-Treat activity at my ward (church).  Those of us who were in charge this time decided to invite all those bringing their trunks and treats to decorate said trunks for a chance to win the Spooky Trunk Award.  I was put in charge of the prize and was excited to do something fun and different!

I got this cute caramel apple at my new favorite chocolate shoppe.  BTW, I didn't notice he had 3 eyes until I brought him home.  If I had noticed at the store, I would have asked for one with 2 eyes, but oh well, he's still way cute.  He's an alien mummy.  And yes, there is too such a thing. On Halloween.


I've been eyeing (not with 3 eyes) the Frame It stamp set from Stampin' Up! since July and decided to order it.  SO glad I did because the largest frame in the set made a super cute embellishment for the tag.  You can't tell in the photo, but I used a piece of a window sheet right behind the frame to make it look more like a real picture frame.  Looks great in real life!  And isn't that black rose great?  It's from Making Memories, but not sure which line.  I think it adds some spooky elegance.




And here's the prize all completed.  I hope the winner is happy with their 3-eyed mummy gourmet carmel apple! Had to get a Snickers one for the hubs.  He's a snickers freak fan!  It wasn't decorated but oh man does it look delicious....hope it's still around by the time he gets home from school tonight, heh heh heh.


Thanks for joining me at the Table today!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Sprinklers Today, Costumes Tomorrow

Good Morning!

Can you believe how fast this year is going?!  I was looking out my kitchen window this morning and saw the sprinklers watering my my nice green lawn and thinking that if I blink one too many times it's going to be Halloween! So I thought I'd share a Halloween card I made last year.  Another one of those that I hung on to because I love the way it turned out.  Totally copied it from last year's Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.  I didn't have a black flower-shaped button like in the original version, so I made my own button. :)



Thanks for joining me at the Table today!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Dressing up patterned paper


I remember as a child in elementary school loving the holidays because we got to do fun paper crafts. And I loved it especially when we got to use glitter. It was so fun smearing the glue on the paper, then pouring glitter on. And then when I shook the excess off to reveal my glittery design just made me all the more happy! I don't know if my mom ever felt this way, but once I started having kids, I HATED glitter. Hated that it got everywhere, hated that it was all over the kids, all over things it shouldn't be. So I stayed away from glitter for a LONG TIME. But slowly, over the last year or so, I've become enamored with it again. I'm loving how it gives dimension to projects, and when it catches the light just so....love it.

I have this adorable Halloween patterned paper from Stampin' Up! and it was just yelling at me to bling it up a bit. Of course, stripes are so easy to dress up. All I did was place Sticky Strip (much less messy than the white school glue!) down a few of the stripes, then spoon on some black glitter I have in my stash. (make sure you kind of press down on the glitter to really get it good and stuck on the Sticky Strip). Then shake it back in your container and PRESTO! You have awesome embellished patterned paper that you would have spent at least twice as much for in the store! And don't witches and black glitter just naturally go together?!

Stamps: Wicked Cool Clear - #120600; Wood - #118738
Ink: Basic Black - #101179
Markers: Old Olive - #100079; Rich Razzleberry - #120970; Pumpkin Pie - #105115
Cardstock: Whisper White - #100730; Basic Black - #121045; Pumpkin Pie - #105117
Specialty Designer Series Paper: Wicked Fun - #117400
Punches: 1 3/4" Circle - 119850; Scallop Oval - #119856; Oval - #119855
Sticky Strip - #104294
Black Glitter: In my stash