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Halloween Cards & Projects

September 23, 2017

Spooky Night

The Spooky Night Suite, in the 2017 Holiday Catalog, is one of my favorites!! Surprisingly, there is not anything spooky about it. The suite is cute without being too cutesy. It has cats, witches’ hats, hooting owls, bubbly potions and a sneaky little rat.

Included in the suite is a cat punch. The punch measures approximately 2” x 2” and it coordinates with the stamp set and the DSP (designer series paper). And, this punch could be used for so much more than Halloween. He would be precious looking out of the window from the Hearth and Home Thinlits set. With our many products, there are so many possibilities, so let your creative juices flow.

The designer series paper has 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs. It is perfect for boxes, treat packaging, envelopes and traditional scrapbooking. Just think of the possibilities for those fans of the wizarding world! The owl can be stamped on the tree designer series paper. The coordinating colors are Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla.

The Vintage Crochet Trim has a spider web kind of feel to it, yet it is versatile enough to be perfect for your year- round projects as well. The Black Rhinestone Jewels……well, what can I say? They ARE great!! Both these embellishments are cute for Halloween projects, but also elegant on non-Halloween projects.

Here’s a cute project from Stamp Club using this set. Did you notice the little rat? How cute is he?

Stamps: Spooky Cat, Graveyard Gate

Cardstock: Cajun Craze

Ink: Basic Black

Punch: Cat Punch

Paper: Spooky Night DSP

Other: Black Rhinestone Jewels

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October 30, 2016

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Spooky Fun Baker’s Box

Happy Halloween! Tomorrow is the spookiest day of the year! We have over 100 trick-or-treaters every year, and we love it. We’re all stocked up on candy, so put on your costume and come on by our house!

This is our last Halloween project for this year. We made this Baker’s Box as our bonus project in my Cards & More classes this weekend.

Here’s the fixin’s:

Stamps: Spooky Fun

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Halloween Night Specialty DSP

Dies: Baker’s Box Thinlits

Punches: Triple Banner

Other: Halloween Night Baker’s Twine

If you’d like any of the supplies to create this project, please visit my online store at the link below.

I hope you have a Happy Halloween!

October 12, 2016

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Halloween Treat Box

Have you noticed these Clear Tiny Treat Boxes in the Annual Catalog? They are a good value…..16 for $7.50. And guess what? They will hold a K-cup, with room to spare for a few candy corn kernels! Yum, Pumpkin Spice coffee would make a sweet treat this time of year. Or, maybe a hot chocolate with a few mini marshmallows.

Here’s the fixin’s:

Stamps: Cookie Cutter Halloween, Jar of Haunts

Cardstock: Old Olive

Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Smoky Slate

Paper: Halloween Night Specialty DSP

Punch: Cookie Cutter, Decorative Label

Other: Clear Tiny Treat Boxes, Basic Black Bakers Twine, Aquapainters

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October 2, 2016

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Jar Of Haunts Swap Card

I recently participated in a card front swap with a group of demonstrators. If you’ve never been involved in a swap, it’s a great way to get card ideas. Participants make a set number of IDENTICAL cards and send them to the organizer who then send you back the same number of DIFFERENT cards. This is one of my swap cards.

I just love the floating eyeballs, don’t you? It’s hard to see in the photo, but the water has a touch of sparkle, added with the Clear Wink Of Stella brush.

Here’s the fixin’s:

Stamps: Jar of Haunts

Cardstock: Old Olive, Black, Whisper White

Inks: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Old Olive

Markers: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Halloween Night Specialty DSP

Dies: Everyday Jars Framelits, Hearth & Home Thinlits

Other: Halloween Night Bakers Twine, Wink of Stella

You’ll find the supplies for this card at my online store, which is open 24/7!

Thanks for visiting!

September 30, 2016

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WCMD Blog Hop Cookie Cutter Halloween Double Z

Welcome to our World Card Making Day Blog Hop using Stampin’ Up!® Products. You are currently visiting my blog – Jeanne Moss in the Bluegrass State of Kentucky, USA – and you will be hopping around the world today! The list at the end of the page will help you move along from blog to blog.

I made this cute little Halloween card to send to my friend, Vikki. When it’s closed, the characters all line up so that you only see the mummy, but when it’s open, you can see all the little trick or treaters!

Here’s the card when open.

And, here’s the fixin’s:

Stamps: Cookie Cutter Halloween, Spooky Fun

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Halloween Night Specialty DSP

Punch: Cookie Cutter Builder

Dies: Halloween Scenes Edgelits, Layering Ovals

Other: Aquapainters

Thanks for visiting my blog today, but don’t stop here! You won’t want to miss any of the projects made by my fabulous fellow demonstrators! You are at my blog – Jeanne Moss, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next on the list.

September 24, 2016

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Spooky Fun Side Step

My Stamp Club members were so excited to make this card! It’s called a side-step card, and I have instructions below. It’s a lot easier than it looks!

There are dies to make this type of card, but I think it’s much better to customize your card to fit your stamps and dies.

For example, I was doing this card for a class, and needed to be frugal with my Designer Series Paper. I wanted to use a piece that was 2″ X 4″, so I could get several from one sheet of 12″X12″ paper with no waste. This meant I wanted the left front portion of my card to measure 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. My measurements and instructions are for my card, but you can change them to suit your own needs.

Step 1: Put your card base (8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″) into the paper trimmer at 2 1/4″.

Starting at the top, cut from 1″ down to 6 1/4″.

Step 2: Flip card over and turn it so the cut that is 1″ from the edge is on the left. Score on the 3 1/4″ side at 1″ (this lines up with the end of your cut), 2″, 3 1/4″, 4 1/4′ (score this one all the way across the card), and 6 1/4″ (this lines up with the other end of the cut).

Step 3: Hold the card with the 2 1/4″ side on the left, and the 1″ score line at the bottom right. Fold the right side of the card back on the 1″ score line, forward on the 2″ score line, back on the 3 1/4″ score line, forward on the 4 1/4″ score line and back on the 6 1/4″ score line (accordion style). The left side will fall into place and fold in the center.

Here’s the fixin’s for the card we made:

Stamps: Spooky Fun

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie

Dies: Halloween Scenes Edgelits, Layering Circles Framelits

Other: Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stamping Sponge

If you have any questions about this card, let me know! And, if you’d like to purchase any of the supplies used, please visit my website for 24/7 shopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

September 10, 2016

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