As The Ink Dries

Happy Halloween!

Do you have big plans for this spooky night?  This will be the first Halloween in our new community and I have a feeling it is going to be a busy night!  We have never lived in a house that got a lot of trick or treaters so this will be a new experience for us.  One of the neighbors estimated that we will get about 100-150 visitors!  I am looking forward to seeing all the costumes and also getting these 2 big bags of candy out of the house.

My friend Linda sent me this adorable Halloween card and treat.  She is so thoughtful and always surprises me with some fantastic stamped treats.

She used the Peekaboo Frames die for the"Os".

Here's looking at you!

Cute treatholder with a yummy chocolate too!  Thanks so much Linda!  I loved it all.  Have a happy and safe Halloween!

CPC Witch's Hat Treat Box and Pop Up Card

Make this super cute witchy treat box and matching pop-up dangling spiders card that will surprise the recipients!  This great Halloween gift will be sure to capture their attention and bring a spooky smile to their face!  Makes a fun club or class project too!

 
 This spooky fun project comes to you designed by Monika!

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CPC Spa-tacular Halloween Party Ensemble

Wouldn't it be  such a treat to have a Halloween Spa Party?   A nice pampering evening might just do the trick and help keep my mind off of all the Halloween candy in the house.  This fun idea and project was created by Julie Edmonds.   

This is just one of 10 great projects that you will have access to when you subscribe to the month of October at Craft Project Central.  Subscribing this month will be all Treats and no Tricks!

I See You!

Sorry for the lack of posts these past few days.  We took a mini getaway to the Oregon Coast.  We had one glorious day with sunshine and blue skies.   It was so beautiful and we went for a long walk on the beach.  It truly did this island girl good to see the Pacific Ocean and hear the waves.   The next day was a totally different story.  It was rainy, windy and gray.  Oh well, it is still beautiful just not as pleasant to be out and about. 

I am starting to get in the fall frame of mind.  Here's a little treat box with a little surprise.

Are you ready for the surprise?  Here's looking at you!

 

I found these eyes at the store and I knew I needed to find a way to package them for a fun trick or treat surprise.   Be on the lookout for more eyes since I bought a bagful!

Here's what I used to make this little treat box.
Stamps:  Wicked Cool, Delightful Dozen,  Tiny Tags
Ink:  Black Stazon, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Groom DSP(sorry this is retired. It was mixed in with my Black cardstock), Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie
Big Shot: Candy Wrapper die, Scallop Square Duo, Peekaboo Frames
Punches: 1" Square punch, Jewelry Tag
Ribbon:  Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly ribbon

I know  I am going to really enjoy using the new Peekaboo frame die.  Stay tuned for more ideas!  If you want to make some of these fun treat holders and need some supplies,  you can shop online in the comfort of your own home   here.  Have a great one and stamp with you soon!
 

No Leaves on a Tree for Halloween

Yup, I de-leafed  the tree and turned  it into a spooky tree for Halloween.

Stamps: Leaves on a Tree,  Wicked Cool (bats), Delightful Dozen (tiny pumpkin), Tiny Tags (boo!)

Ink: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Big Shot:Spider Web TIEF
Extras: Black grosgrain ribbon, sponges

What do you think?  Hope you like it.  I am still working on the winter scene and as soon as I get it done I will share it with you.  So, what do you think of this one little stamp?

 

Here's Looking at You!

I found these candy eyeballs at the  store and knew I wanted to make a little holder for them.  Here is what I came up with.

 
Yes, I am looking at you!

Stamps:  Web from Wicked Cool and sentiment from Seasonal Sentiments in the Holiday mini catalog
Ink:  Vanilla Craft ink and Black Stazon
Paper:  Black and Pumpkin Pie cardstock
Extras:  1/8" Black  taffeta ribbon, 3/4" circel punch, and a mini glue dot to hold the eye in place

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Meet Frankie and Frances

Remember this Frankie?  I wanted to make  a mini   Frankie before I ate all the candy from the gigantic bag of Halloween candy I bought.   I know what am I thinking buying my Halloween candy so early?   What are the chances there will be any left by the end of September!?!

 
Stamps:  Tiny Tags (cutest little BOO! )
Paper:  Concord Crush and Pear Pizzaz
Ink: Black pad, Black marker and White gel marker
Punches:  Decorative Label( Holiday mini page 25), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack(pg 200-01), 1/4" circle or the medium "eye" from the Owl punch, My Way  punch(retired, sorry!)

If you haven't purchased the Decorative Label punch yet (see how I said yet cause I know you will want this punch!) You can also make these cuties with the Curly Label punch.  Have a great Friday!

 

Still Batty for You!

Here's another cute way to package some Haloween treats. 

Stamps:  Batty for You
Ink: Basic Gray
Paper:  Basic Gray, Black, and Whisper White
Big Shot: Milk Carton die, Spider Web embossing folder ( NEW! Holiday mini catalog)
Punches:  Bitty Bat punch, Scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches
Extras:  Mini Library clip (this is holding the mik carton closed) Black grosgrain ribbon, teeny tiny red rhinestones (Thanks again Mary!)

I cut the milk carton out and then ran it through the embossing folder.  I don't think this was a good project to show off the embossing folder but not to worry I will be showing you more ways to use the folder in the near future.  The milk carton is a perfect size to give someone a small treat or two. 

Have a great day and stamp something cute and tell me about it!

Friend Good

What would we do without friends?  Yesterday Gail G a fellow SU demonstrator came by and she brought me this "good" treat.

It is Frankie's face wrapped around a chocolate bar.  Here's what she used to make him.

Stamps:  Smarty Pants pg 143 (why don't I have this one?)

Paper:  Lavender Lace, Old Olive, Black, Brushed SIlver for his bolts, and Glossy White.

Ink: Basic Black for shading around the edges, Black marker

Punches:  1" circle punch for his eyelids, nose, & whites of his eyes.  3/4" circle punch for the pupils, and for the bolts at his neck.

So cute, right?  Thanks Gail!

 

Stop Eyeballing My Candy!

I saw this little spider in the stamping magazine SU demonstrators receive every month. The spider was part of a project created by Krisitine Burns that was chosen as a winner in the monthly art contest.  So cute right?  Except that spider better not think about eating my candy!

Stamps:  Haunting Hill Jumbo wheel, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Pumpkin Pie and Black cs
Ink:  Black jumbo ink cartridge
Extras: Big Shot Bag with Scallops, 3/4"(head) & 1 1/4"(body) circle punch, photo corner punch(spider legs),SU Word Window punch, SU Modern Label punch, googly eyes.