Category: Special Projects

Got Halloween Treats?

Big Shot, Big Shot Milk Carton Die, Got Treats, Halloween, Holidays, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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Do you still need a few Halloween ideas?  How about Got Treats on a Milk Carton? 



Die cut the Milk Carton and then run it through the Big Shot with the Dotted embossing folder.  (You want to die cut before embossing.)  The pumpkin is stamped twice  and layered to make him pop.  Mine is held together at the top with a mini library clip.  No doubt these will be torn apart to get at the candy – but I tried!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Got Treats
card stock – Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White
Stampin Write Markers – Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Etc – Dotted embossing folder, Milk Carton die, mini library clip, Old Olive 1/8 ribbon

***My post yesterday about my Sweets for the Sweet Christmas card class has a partially wrong date!  The class is on Thursday, December 1st at 10 or 7!  Sorry for the confusion!

Poinsettia Candle

Big Shot, Big Shot Blossom Party, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects
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I found some nice – but plain – candle holders on sale for a dollar each a few years ago and tucked them away.  (I believe this is called “hoarding!”)  In a effort to “use things up” I pulled them out and found that the candles match the Berry Bouquet Designer Series paper!  So this is what I did with them –


I used Crystal Effects to glue the paper down – and then Mod Podged over it when it was dry. 



(The candles look odd because I didn’t unwrap them!)  Then I used the Blossom Party die to make poinsettias –



I think I might have to add some glitter – hhhmmmmm – just a thought!  It’s amazing how much I want to change when I’m posting projects.  Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Hybrid Halloween

Halloween, Holidays, My Digital Studio, Special Projects
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This is a very fast and fun project!  It took me longer to soak the label off the bottle than to create the project.  The Halloween label was made in My Digital Studio – Pick Your Poison Embellishments (125614) – or you could use the Pick You Poison Quick Accents (124263).  I used the actual Pick Your Poison DSP around the neck – but it’s also available in the digital download.


(I think I need to replace the spice drops with black jelly beans!)  The bottle is a vinegar bottle – I love finding cool bottles!  The medallion is a 3/4 x 11 piece of Basic Black scored at 1/4.  The “all seeing eye” is the small oval and a 5/8″ circle with (another) “googlie” eye in the middle. 



So cute – so fast!  Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Pumpkin Magic

Big Shot, Halloween, Holidays, Special Projects
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We did some decorating for Halloween over the weekend and I discovered an old porcelain pumpkin filled with some very sorry looking artificial flowers.  The pumpkin was cute- the flowers were not.  So I got out some (a lot!) Basic Black card stock and old Halloween DSP and refilled the pumpkin with spooky black flowers!




The flowers are all on bamboo skewers that are painted black





Supplies
Big Shot Dies – Daisy #2, Leaves #2, Blossom Party, Island Floral
Punches – Fancy Flower, 1, 1/2 and 3/4 inch circles
card stock – Basic Black, assorted Halloween DSP
Etc – bamboo skewers, black paint, glue gun

So my little pumpkin has a new look!  Do you like it?  Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Halloween Wrap

Batty For You, Big Shot, Big Shot Top Note Die, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Holidays, It's a Wrap, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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Still working on a few more candy holders for a Halloween party.  This one is the same idea as the one I showed here.  It uses Batty for You on the front and the Holiday Mini It’s a Wrap Holidays to wrap the candies. 




Supplies
Stamp Sets – Batty for You, It’s a Wrap Holiday
card stock = Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Pick Your Poison DSP
Ink – Basic Black
Stampin Write Markers – Basic Black,Pumpkin Pie
Etc – Top Note die, googlie eyes , 1 3/8 – 1 1/4 and 1″ circle punches, labels

It’s a beautiful day here today.  I hope to get outside to enjoy it – and hope you have a great day too!  Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Halloween Treat Box

Big Shot, Big Shot Daisy #2 die, Halloween, Holidays, Out on a Limb, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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Here’s another idea for using the bat clips (the bat punch is in the clearance rack!) for Halloween treats.  I used Out on a Limb from the Holiday Mini and Pick Your Poison Designer Series paper to decorate some gable boxes and added the clips at the top.



On some I did the spiders and on some I did the bats.  The entire box is spritzed with Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black and the top piece has scalloped Basic Black in a “roof” sort of look. 



The flower is made with the Daisy #2 die –



Then I added the clip –



Supplies
Stamp set – Out on a Limb
card stock – Basic Black, Pick Your Poison DSP
Ink – Basic Black
Stampin Write Markers- Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Etc – Scallop border punch, Bat punch, clothes pin, Web embossing folder,Bold Bright button, Daisy #2 die, spritzer, gable box

Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Bring on the Cake – and more!

Big Shot, Birthday, Party This Way, Pines and Poisettias, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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Here’s a birthday scene created for my neice – and I hope she’s already recieved it since I’m going ahead and sharing it!  This crazy card uses so many sets it even makes me blush!  But I’ll try to walk you through it.  The front is created with, mainly, the super fun Big Top Birthday Designer Series paper and Bring on the Cake stamp set.  Since I really don’t own any sets that go with this paper – I paper pieced images from the paper itself. 


The little clown and stong man are cut from the DSP and popped up on dimensionals –



The strong man’s “thingie that he holds up” has card stock circles applied over top and covered with Crystal Effects – and there is Crystal Effects on the clown’s buttons. 



And then the inside!



It’s hard to photograph because the balloons are on the now retired spiral (cut from acetate) from the Table Setting die.  They “float” up as you open the card. 



There’s a pop-up banner, some flowers, clouds – well, just lots of stuff!  The birds holding the Happy Birthday are from Easy Events – the banner from Pines and Poinsettias – the words from Teeny Tiny Wishes!  Pennant Parade is on the pennant, the ballons are from Party This Way- just lots and lots of stuff! 



How crazy is this?  Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Bat Clips

Halloween, Punch, Special Projects
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I am so excited to see the Bat Punch in the Clearance rack (instead of gone for good!)  I’ve been making these little clips for a Halloween party – and if you hurry – you can too!  The original idea was shown using die cuts and chip board but I just used the 7 punches in Basic Black card stock- stacked together with Tombow Multipurpose glue – with an embossed bat on the top. 



They are very sturdy when finished –



Stamp class this morning and evening – gotta run!  Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Musical Tree

Christmas, Punch, Special Projects
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Here is my musical paper tree.  I used some retired Designers Series paper and you could also use paper made by wheeling the Music Notes wheel on Very Vanilla card stock and distressing it a bit with Crumb Cake ink.  The tutorial for making these trees can be found on Splitcoast.



I put Cherry Cobbler roses on top –



And little, tiny blooms throughout made with the Boho Blossoms punch (6 each of the small flower) –



I ended up sticking the pot in the oven for a while last night to get the pigment ink to dry.  I really should think before I paint!  Enjoy – Hugs, Fran