Halloween Scrapping

So I finally had a chance to get some Halloween pictures scrapbooked. My niece and nephew were Toy Story characters. Julie was Jessie and Michael went as Buzz Lightyear. They were just two cute! The ghosts were made with the adorable owl punch! This punch is truly versatile!

Here are the ingredients to make the pages:
Ink: Whisper White
Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, Peach Parfait, Concord Crush, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Border embellishments and buttons from a local craft store, Black Brads, Peach Parfait Stitched Poly Ribbon
Tools: Owl Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Sponge Daubers

Since I finally developed some Halloween pictures, I was able to fill in the page I made over a year ago. Click here to see the original page with no pictures.

Here are the ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Set: Scary Skeleton
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Cast-a-Spell designer series paper, Basic Black and Whisper White Accessories: Wide Grosgrain Old Olive Ribbon, Old Olive Buttons Tools: Big Shot, Simple Letters and Numbers Sizzex and Sizzex Circles #2

Tuesday Night Scrap Night

Come stamp with me!

Want to learn how to make cards or scrapbook?

No inspiration?

Don’t know where to start?

Come to my Tuesday night stamp and scrap night.

I have two options for you!

Option 1: Just bring your paper and accessories and leave your tools at home. Free usage of all my tools, stamp pads and stamp sets. It is FREE!

Option 2: Two in one deal! Make a double 12x12 Halloween scrapbook layout and when you are done stamp and scrap rest of the night away. The fee will be 10$ to make the scrapbook pages!

With both options, I am here for you to help you create cards and beautiful scrapbook pages. One on one instructions. Get assistance with your last minute holiday projects!

Tuesday, November 30th 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Come anytime between 4-11, you can come late or leave early.

Location: Totowa, NJ

So leave work and come on right over. We will order dinner around 7 pm, so please bring some cash if you are interested in purchasing dinner.

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!! I hope you have a great day filled with lots of holiday treats and surprises.

Here's my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: From the Crypt, Full Calendar

Ink: Concord Crush, Basic Black

Paper: Love Letters Designer Series Paper, Newsprint Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Concord Crush

Accessories: Black Brads

Tools: Diecuts from a local craft store, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border

House of Haunts

The best thing I love about this Halloween card is the heat embossing. It's a little hard to see in the card, but I love the way it shines in person.

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: House of Haunts

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Love Letter Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Basic Black button from a local craft store, Black Taffeta Ribbon, Black Embossing Powder

Tools: Circle Cutting System, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun

Halloween Treat Holder

So here is a little treat holder for the Halloween holiday made with thre retired Night & Day specialty designer series paper.

Ingredients to make the treat holder:

Stamp Sets: From the Crypt

Ink: Concord Crush, Basic Black

Paper: Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Cello Bag

Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Sizzex

Halloween Boo to You

Here is another Halloween project coming your way. Cany you believe we only have 4 days until Halloween.

Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Sweet Pea and Night & Day Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Black Buttons, Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Word Window Punch, Moden Label Punch, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Circle Cutter System, 1/4" Circle Punch, Double Circle Punch

Halloween Bling

Can you believe Halloween is around the corner! The Inkredible colors are perfect for the holiday. They are: Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie. This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is Bling, so I put rhinestones in my trim border. Here is the holiday gift bags I created for my niece and nephew to put their holiday goodies in.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:

Paper: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum, Basic Black, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Newsprint Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Rhinestones from a local craft store, Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Sizzex, Double Circle Punch, Bat Punch, Word Window, Sponge Dauber, 1" Circle Punch, Star punch from a local craft store.

Spooky Milk Carton

This week you will be seeing a lot of Halloween projects. What can I say I am getting a lot of Halloween goodies ready for family and friends. So here is a milk carton.

Here are is the treat holder and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Wicked, Graveyard Gala

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Tools: Milk Carton Die, Sizzex, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

Halloween Inspiration Challenge

Two of this week's challenge incorporate Halloween projects. Papercraft Star challenge is a Halloween photo from Martha Stewart Living. Stampin' Royalty also has a Halloween challenge. Here is a treat holder that I made to hold a pack of gum. Take a 3 1/2" x 11" piece of paper. Score at 3", 3 10/16", 7", 7 10/16"

So here's the treat holder and the ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Paper: Love Letter Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and Brads, Velcro

Tools: Decorative Label Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Crop-a-dile, Wide Oval Punch

Happy World Card Making Day

I am so excited, it is World Card Making Day. So many exciting things happening on the Paper Crafts and the Moxie Fab World blogs and Facebook pages! Lots of giveaways, project inspirations, blog hop and contests. So check it out.

Teri Anderson posted a great challenge on the Paper Crafts Facebook page. The challenge is to make a thank you card using orange and yellow. There is a great prize. Lots of ribbons and embellishments. The ribbon is SU satin ribbon. So get those creative juices going and post your creation on the Facebook page.

Here's my orange and yellow creation. I was inspired by Creations by Patti's candy corns. I love how the Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper coordinates so nicely with those colors. I made a variation of the 2-4-6-8 box and a thank you card. The box dimensions are a little crazy otherwise I would share them with all of you.

So pull out your paper, ink, embellishments and tools and get make a homemade card for someone you love.

So here's my card and gift box and the ingredients to make them:
Stamp Sets: Got Treats, Three Little Words
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Dusty Durango Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Crop-a-dile, Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot, Scallop Squares Duo, Corner Rounder

Stampin' Royalty Wicked Challenge

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is to make anything but a card. So here's my candy holder made with paper towel roll. Yes, I took a empty paper towl roll and put some designer series paper around it. On the bottom I glued a scallop circle punch. I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue to keep it together. The top I cut a strip of wide grosgrain ribbon and attached it to the sides with black brads. I have to say my favorite new Sizzex die is the Tasteful Trim Bigz Die. It has four beautiful trims you can just die cut!!!

So here's my candy holder and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Love Letters Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Black Brads and Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Jumbo Scallop Circle Punch, Bat Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Circles #2 Sizzex, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die Sizzex, uni-Signal Gel Pen

Pals Paper Arts Halloween Challenge

In the next couple of months I have a feeling there will be a lot of jumping between holidays. Moving from Halloween to Christmas and back. This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is Halloween! So I found another punch that layers great with the new Decorative Label punch.

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Love Letters Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Button

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Circle Sizzex, Big Shot, Circle Scissors Plus, Bitty Bat Large Punch, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Paper Piercer, uni-Signal Gel Pen

Happy Halloween

We go from Christmas to Halloween with today's post. I am loving the Crushed Concord paired up with the Basic Black and Very Vanilla.

So here's this week's iheart2stamp sketch and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: From the Crypt

Ink: Basic Black, Crushed Concord
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Newsprint Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Neutrals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Crushed Concord stitched-Poly Ribbon
Tools: Horizontal Slot Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Boo Wall Hanging

This week's Stampin' Royalty challenge is a photo inspiration right out of the 2010-11 Idea Book and Catalog. On page 175, you will see these gorgeous pennants made from our Patterns Designer Series Paper Stacks. How great is it that you can get coordinating Patterns Designer Series Paper in every color!!!! The paper stacks are packaged by color family. You get 40 sheets of 2 double-sided designs for only $19.95

So I drew my inspiration from the photo from the pennants. I made my pennants with cutting out triangles and then layering them on top of pinking hearts punched out borders. How great is this. I learned this trick from our demonstrator exclusive magazine, Stampin' Success.

So here's my Halloween wall hanging and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Poppy Parade Stiched Poly Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Googlie Eyes, Chipboard Coaster from an online store, Black Brads

Tools: Timeless Type Sizzlets, Big Shot, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Crop-a-dile, Bitty Bat Large Punch, Double Circle Punch (retired), Scallop Border Punch

Halloween Scrapbooking

So here comes another Halloween project. This week's i{heart}2stamp sketch totally inspired me to scrapbook.

So here's my page and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Got Treats, Wicked Cool

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired), Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Basic Black

Accessories: Old Olive Striped Ribbon, Old Olive Buttons

Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circles Sizzex, Clear Circle Sizzex, Scallop Circle, Double Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Sizzex, Border Punch and Die Cutting Machine and Cartridge from a local craft store

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge

I don't know why but it seems like the Taylored Expressions sketch always makes me reach for my Wicked Cool stamp set. My friend Colleen would be impressed with me, I actually used a ruler for this card! I used the ruler to make the draw the black box around the card. I may have to do this again. It was really easy and it really gave a great touch to the card.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Night & Day Designer Series Specialty Paper (retired)

Accessories: Basic Black Brad

Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Mat Pack, Ruler

September Open Workshop

Back to school, means Halloween is on it's way. Here are some great Halloween projects we will be making at this month's open workshop:

Photo brag book to put pictures of your little ones
Halloween treat box, completely inspired by this month's edition of Scrapbook Etc.
Halloween card

You will get to use 3 of our fabulous circle punches and learn how to heat emboss!

Stop by Monday August 27th or Tuesday August 28th
at 7 p.m.
and make these fabulous projects.

Location: Totowa, NJ
Workshop Fee: $20
Place a 40$ order or more and your class fee is waived.

Please RSVP as soon as possible for all events so that the card stock is ready for everyone to start stamping when the event begins.

Can't make it to the event? You can now purchase these 3 projects already assembled for only 30$ that includes shipping & handling. Email me today and request your assembled September Open Workshop projects be delivered to your door step.

Featuring products (in order as they appear on this entry): Sweet Centers, Love Letters DSP, Wicked Cool

Wicked Cool Milk Carton

Okay so one of my favorite stamp set is the Wicked Cool. I love this great Halloween stamp set. My friend Colleen let me borrow the milk carton die so I made this great little milk carton treat box.

Ingredients to make this project:

Stamp Sets: Wicked Cool

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Paper: Love Letters Designer Series Paper, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Wide Oval Punch, Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Sizzex, Big Shot

Taylored Expresssion Sketch Challenge

I decided to try the Taylored Expressions sketch this week. I just got the new Halloween stamp set Wicked Cool and I couldn't wait to try this great sketch with this stamp set. How fun is this set. I love all the great images in this set!

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Wicked Cool

Ink: Basic Black, Peach Parfait

Paper: Love Letter Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Basic Black Button, Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch