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Spooky, Spooky

Fran

October 9, 2014

Cards, Fall Fest, Framelit Dies, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Mingle All the Way

This little ghost is strolling through the pumpkin patch to wish you a Happy Halloween. The background is done with the double time technique using Mingle All The Way from the Holiday mini in White Craft ink. The ghost from Fall Fest is embossed with White embossing powder on Basic Black card stock and die cut using the matching dies. The pumpkins are stamped in Tangerine Tango on Whisper White card stock and die cut, along with a few leaves. More fun than spooky, but your trick or treaters will enjoy the fun look!

Supplies

Stamp Sets – Mingle All the Way, Fall Fest

Card stock – Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink – White craft, Tangerine Tango, Memento Tux Black, Old Olive

Etc – Fall Fest Framelit dies, Flag Punch, Neutral Candy Dots

The weather is turning fall-ish here! It makes holiday crafting easier when the weather is inspiring too! Hugs, Fran

Fran

October 8, 2014

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Holiday Helper Series

Project 1: Wonderful Wreath Card

Project 1: Wonderful Wreath Card

There’s no place like home for the holidays –
frosted window panes gently reflecting in the soft
glow of twinkling Christmas lights. A festive
wreath hung on the door. Children pressing their
noses up against the chilly glass to get a peek at
the falling snow. This Wonderful Wreath card
bundles up all of those cozy holiday feelings in
an envelope and warms those who open it with your
holiday wishes.

Project 1: Wonderful Wreath Card

Here is another card using the same Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set Bundles

Project 2: Alternate Wreath Card

Today I have a video to share. You can watch
the product video by clicking on the video below.

SUPPLIES USED:

Wonderful Wreath Framelits & Wondrous Wreath Stamp
Set bundle

1″ Square Punch

The holidays are just around the corner and I have a special series available just for you.
This is one of the 12 Holiday Helper Projects that will not only put you in the holiday mood,
but help you enjoy a handcrafted holiday season. With each email mailing, you will be able to download
a step-by-step tutorial that shows you exactly how to recreate this project. But you can only receive these
projects by joining my special Holiday Helper mailing list, so be sure to sign up today!

Holiday Helper 2014

For Email Newsletters you can trust.

Honey Bear

Fran

October 7, 2014

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This is Honey Bear – one of the newest characters in Karen Burniston’s Pop It Ups collection. Isn’t he cute? He’s wearing a party hat and holding his honey, ready for a party! Using Stampin Up’s Lullaby Designer Series paper, he’s done in Baked Brown Sugar and Early Espresso.

Inside is the newest Pop It Ups Happy Birthday pop up! All the pieces shown come with the die – easy!

Supplies

Stamp Set – Remembering Your Birthday

Card stock – Pistachio Pudding, Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink – Baked Brown Sugar

Etc – Honey Bear, Pop It Ups Props #2, Happy Birthday PopUp

Don’t you love these sweet characters? Head over to Karen’s blog to see the entire collection. Hugs, Fran

Tee Hee Hee Fun with Washi

Fran

October 2, 2014

Cards, Frightful Wreath, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Tee Hee Hee

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This Splitcoast Creative Crew Challenge is to make an ensemble using washi tape. I decide to continue on with Halloween and made a card and Gift Card Enclosure using Tee Hee Hee and Frightful Wreath along with the beautiful Color Me Autumn Designer Washi Tape. Here’s the card –

and here’s the Gift Card Enclosure –

The Gift Card Enclosures can be found in the main catalog and look like this on the other side –

You can find these projects, along with lots of other great ideas, in the Splitcoast Creative Crew gallery. Play along by creating a washi tape ensemble! Hugs, Fran

Motley Crew Challenge

Fran

October 1, 2014

Big Shot Fry Box die, Ghoulish Greetings, Gratitude For Days, Halloween, Holiday Mini

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Happy October! One of the Creative Crew challenges at Splitcoast this month is a Halloween/Fall Focus. I did a Fry box created with the Motley Crew Designer Series paper and Ghoulish Greetings. The Fry Box die is one of the easiest dies out there – die cut, adhere on the sides and decorate. I embellished the sentiment with googlie eyes on the sides and decorated the polka dot cello bag with googlie eyes too.

Not much of a Halloween fan or need a Fall treat? I flipped the DSP so that the just the leaves on the trees were showing and made a Fall Fry box.

The sentiment is from Gratitude For Days and the embellishment on the top is 3 Autumn Wooden Embellishments colored with ink pads and glued together.

I hope you’ll take some time to hop over to the Creative Crew Gallery for October and see all the wonderful creations. Want to play along? Create a Halloween or Fall project and upload it using CCREW1014HF in the keyword section. Hugs, Fran

Pivot Christmas Tree

Fran

September 29, 2014

Cards, Cheerful Tags, Christmas, Evergreen Tree Pivot Card, Holiday Mini, Katie Label Accordion

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Here’s a simple Pivot card using Karen Burniston’s Katie Label Accordion die, a die from the Evergreen Pivot Card dies and Stampin Up’s Under the Tree Designer Series paper. The paper is a specialty paper is very heavy – wonderful for these types of cards.

The sentiment is from Cheerful Tags.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Cheerful Tags

Card stock – Whisper White, Garden Green, Under the Tree DSP

Ink – Cherry Cobbler

Etc – Katie Label Accordion, Evergreen Pivot Card, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green buttons, Linen thread, Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities (to color the pearls).

Love the look of this DSP! Hugs, Fran

World of Dreams

Fran

September 25, 2014

Cards, Framelit Dies, I Love Lace, World of Dreams

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On this card I used I Love Lace on the background and then stamped the leaf design from World of Dreams. For the center image, I stamped some leaves in Crumb Cake and the main image in Early Espresso.

Supplies

Stamp Sets – World of Dreams, I Love Lace

Card stock – Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Etc – Oval Framelits

There are so many sentiments that you could use on this card – no to mention colors. Hugs, Fran

Project Life Stamp Your Own Cards

Fran

September 24, 2014

Dotty Angles, Framelit Dies, Project Life, Project Life Remember This, Snapshot

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Have you used the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelit die yet? (135785) These dies are fun to make your own Project Life cards. For this card, I used the Snapshot die – because photos are what it’s all about – and created a little card that fits perfectly into a pocket on my page.

Stamp Sets – Snapshot, Dotty Angles, Project Life Remember This

Card stock – Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay

Ink – Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Memento Tux Black

Etc – Project Life Cards & Labels Framelit, Arrow punch, Candy Dots, Crystal Effects

You can keep to the color pallet in the card sets or create your own. Hugs, Fran

An Open Heart

Fran

September 23, 2014

An Open Heart, Blendabilities, Cards

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Simple and sweet, this card features the Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities. The little bird is fussy cut and popped up which gives some dimension. This card will be featured in my Blendies class today.

Supplies

Stamp Set – An Open Heart

Card stock – Whisper White, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Ink – Memento Tux Black

Etc – Word Window punch, pearl, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities

Aren’t simple cards wonderful? Hugs, Fran

Brewing Up Fun

Fran

September 22, 2014

Halloween, Holiday Mini, Tee Hee Hee

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This little coffee cup is ready for Halloween! Wrapped in Motley Monster Designer Series Paper and decorated with Tee Hee Hee, this is a sweet treat for monsters and friends.

Supplies

Stamp Set – Tee Hee Hee

Card stock – Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Basic Black, Motley Monster

Ink – Tangerine Tango, Memento Tux Black

Etc – 4 oz coffee cup, Circle Framelits, coffee stirrer

Tee Hee Hee has some great sentiments for Halloween! Hugs, Fran