Bag of Bones Halloween Card

Hello October!  Today I have a Halloween card for you using the Bag of Bones bundle from the September-December Mini.  You'll find it on pages 48-49.

Sometimes when I can't seem to get an idea, I pick up one of Stampin' Up!'s catalogs.  They are full of beautiful samples.  I look at favorite samples and imagine them in different colors or a different stamp set or with a little of the layout changed.  That's how I can up with my card today.

Compare my card to the one on page 62 of the mini.  I changed the color of the background paper slightly, I definitely changed the stamp set.  My focal piece is a circle instead of a square, but lots of the features of the card are the same.  What do you think?

My base is Basic Black measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Score and fold at 4 1/4.

On a piece of paper, I actually used typing paper, cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, adhere alternating strips of Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze.  I didn't measure any of the strips.  I did start with a piece of each color with a 4 1/4 inch width. It really doesn't matter how long your paper is.  Cut the strips with each being a little wider at one end.  You'll only need 4 or 5 of them depending on how you cut.  I used Seal to adhere my paper.  Glue seeping out would have spelled disaster when adding embossing powder.

Stamp the skletons in Versamark ink after using an embossing buddy all over the layer.  Add white embossing powder from the Basics Embossing Powder pack.  Heat with a Heat Tool.  I'll let you in on a little secret.  I had a mess up.  It's hidden underneath my saying layer!

Cut out the large panel with the Deckled Rectangles dies.  Adhere with dimensionals.

I'm using the Black and White Gingham Ribbon on this card.  It's found in the annual catalog.  I used the Dark Cajun Craze Blend to color in the white of the ribbon.  Layer the ribbon in a zigzag fashion.  I added just a little dash of Seal and used that  to adhere.

Stamp the saying in Cajun Craze and cut using the Deckled Circles dies.  Cut a larger circle from Cajun Craze cardstock.  Add some dimensionals to the saying and add over the ribbon.

I used two kinds of embellishments on this card.  Why not?  I used the Classic Matte Dots and the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

Thanks for joining me for a part of my day.  I am a Stampin' Up! independent demonstrator.  Let me know if I can help you.  Did I mention that you can also get Glow in the Dark paper and Glow in the Dark Gems?  Check for availability.

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Product List

Bag Of Bones Bundle (English)

[162219]

$51.25

Bag Of Bones Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162216]

$20.00

Bag Of Bones Dies

[162218]

$37.00

Deckled Circles Dies

[162286]

$37.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon

[156485]

$7.00

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154879]

$10.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$31.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Adhesive Backed Solid Gems

[161300]

$8.00

Classic Matte Dots

[158146]

$7.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$10.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$10.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Foam Adhesive Sheets

[152815]

$8.00

Abundant Beauty Masks for a Fall Card

If you look on page 47 of the September-December Mini, you'll find the Abundant Beauty Masks.  Don't overlook these tools.  With the masks and Blending Brushes you can make beautiful sunflowers or any color flower, snowflakes, autumn leaves, or a fantastic background.  The possibilities are endless.  Today I'm sharing an autumn card that I think you'll love.

The base of this card is one of the new In Colors Wild Wheat.  It measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 with the score line at 4 1/4.

Cut a piece of Very Vanilla to 4 x 5 1/4.

With Blending Brushes color this layer with Wild Wheat and Old Olive.  Go lightly tapping off the excess ink on you Grid Paper.  Blend the two colors together as you go from one color to the other.

Now place the leaf mask over this layer.  The mask is larger than the layer.  Tape the mask in place.  I just tape right to the Grid Paper.  Use Wild Wheat, Old Olive, and Cherry Cobbler ink and blending brush to ink in all the places on the mask.  These colors will be darker.  Move to different colors in different areas.  It's great for a leaf to have more than one color.  When you are done, sprinkle some dropets of water over the surface and just allow it to dry.  This adds additional interest to the background.

Use the Wild Wheat jute from the 2023-2025 In Color Jute Trim.  Separate the strands.  Run this around the card and tie into a knot.  Make a bow of Linen Thread.  I used a bow maker that I got online to make a triple bow.  Add this bow by tying the strands around the center of the bow.  Do all 3 pairs of the strands.  

Stamp the saying from So Sincere in Cherry Cobbler ink on Wild Wheat cardstock.  Cut this out with the smallest tag from the Tailor Made Tags.  Add the tag under the bows with a glue dot and then use dimensionals for the rest.

Add 2023-2025 In Color Dots to embellish.

For the inside of the card, add another saying from So Sincere.  Add some color to the corner and use the masks to add more leaves.

I think you are really going to want to check out the Abundant Beauty Masks!  Thanks for taking a look at my card for today.  I am an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  If you need supplies and you don't already have a demonstrator, please give me a chance to earn your business.

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Product List

Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

[162331]

$10.50

So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162283]

$24.00

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$22.00

2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim

[161637]

$8.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

[161620]

$8.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$9.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$9.00

Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad

[161651]

$9.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Wild Wheat 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161725]

$10.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$10.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Paper Florist Dies Fall Card with the All About Fall Designer Series Paper

 

I wish I could get everything from the September-December Mini, but I just can't.  I'll bet you experience the same thing.  I love the Autumn Leaves bundle, but it just wasn't in my budget.  I wanted to make a fall card, so I started looking at the products that I do have.  I found the perfect leaf in the Paper Florist dies.  That is a set of dies that stands alone in the back of the annual catalog.  It does not have a stamp set with it.  I'll be using one of the leaf dies from this set.

The base of this card is Thick Basic White.  It's cut 4 1/4 x 11, score and fold at 5 1/2.  This woodgrain paper is from the All About Autumn 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper from the new mini.  All of the products from the mini are available for everyone as of September 6th!  Add a sheet of the paper cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 to the front of the card.  I like to use the Multipurpose Glue because it gives you a few seconds to get it just perfect.

Cut leaves from Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Copper Clay, Crushed Curry, and Cherry Cobbler.  I used a total of 12 on the front of the card and one inside.  I needed 2 of each color and 3 of some of them.  I didn't do this on my sample, but I have a great idea to make everything so much easier.  Use the Adhesive Sheets on one side of the cardstock.  Then, the leaves will be stickers and so easy to apply.  Just trim around the card where parts of the leaves extend out beyond the edges.  It's perfectly fine to let some of them extend.  Somehow it makes it all look more real.

Now run some of the Linen Thread around the card 2 times.  I usually just let the ends meet in front and secure them with scotch tape.  Make sure the tape is behind your sentiment layer.

The stamp set is called Hope You Know.  It's in the annual catalog.  Stamp in Copper Clay on  Basic White cardstock.  Cut it out with the 2nd smallest circle from the Deckled Circles dies.  Cut a circle of Copper Clay using the 3rd smallest circle from the dies.  Adhere together and then add to the card front with dimensionals.  Make sure that the circle covers the scotch tape.  

Add a bow of Linen Thread with a rolled up glue dot.

Embellish with the Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

I had a strip of the woodgrain left over so I used it on the inside.  Add a leaf as well.  The saying is from the Hope You Know stamp set.

The idea is simple.  The finished card is very pretty!  I hope you'll try it.  Thanks so much for checking out my post today.  If you need anything, please let me know.  I love to share.

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Product List

Hope You Know Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161409]

$24.00

All About Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162178]

$15.00

Paper Florist Dies

[161284]

$37.00

Deckled Circles Dies

[162286]

$37.00

Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins

[161627]

$7.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$10.00

Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161721]

$10.00

Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad

[161647]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

$10.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Fall Frame Using the Paper Florist Dies and Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper

I have another frame for you today all ready to greet the fall season.  This frame uses the Paper Florist dies, Cheerful Daisies dies, and the Dainty Delight dies.  I had seen several frames online for spring by Gail Ellis.  She is an inspired creator.  Check her out if you don't know her.  I decided I wanted to make a frame for fall.

 

This was so much fun!  It is time consuming, but if you like that, you will have a ball!  It would be difficult to go through and tell you how to make all the flowers.  I just can't make a video right now.  I have my granddaughter Sagan and she takes priority.  I had a lot of shadow in my picture with the frame, so I made a picture without the frame.  You can see it much better this way.

Colors used are Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze with pad, Cherry Cobbler with pad, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink with Flirty Flamingo pad, Pecan Pie, Copper Clay with pad.

Those mentioned with a pad had some blending to enhance the flowers.

The vase is cut from the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper.  I cut out the pattern myself.  There is a bow around the vase using the 2023-2025 In Color Jute trim.

Add the flowers with glue dots, Multipurpose Glue, dimensionals- whatever seems to work best at the time.

I have another one using a different pattern of the designer paper.

Which do you like best?  The flowers are the same in this one.  I just changed the designer paper.  The frame is 8 x 10.  It's a cheap one that I've had a long time.  Please excuse the shadows!

Thanks so much for joining me today.  Go play around with those dies.  If you don't have them, you just might want to think about that!   Let me know if I can help!

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Product List

Paper Florist Dies

[161284]

$37.00

Cheerful Daisies Dies

[161296]

$34.00

Dainty Delight Dies

[160674]

$36.00

Earthen Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161503]

$12.50

2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim

[161637]

$8.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$5.50

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$10.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$10.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$10.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$10.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$10.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$9.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$10.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$10.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$9.00

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161717]

$10.00

Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161721]

$10.00

Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad

[161647]

$9.00

Small Blending Brushes

[160518]

$12.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$66.00

I'm Nuts About Squirrels!

Hello! Hello!  I'm using the Nuts About Squirrels stamp set today.  It's such a cute stamp set.  You can find it on page 50 of the annual catalog.  I have  a lot of squirrels around our house and they are fun to watch.  

The Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper is perfect for this card.  My card base is Crumb Cake cut to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and folded.  I have a layer of Early Espresso cardstock cut to 4 x 5 1/4.  The pine cone paper measures 3 7/8 x 5 1/8.

Stamp the branch just off of the page to the left and stamp it again reaching to  the other side of the front.  We'll cover up the ends in the center.

The greenery paper is also from Painted Christmas.  Cut it to 1 3/4 x 5 1/8.  Glue it to a piece of Early Espresso that is 1 7/8 x 5 1/8.  Glue this to the card front just a little to the left.

Stamp the two squirrels on Basic White using Early Espresso ink.  Color with blends.  I used the Crumb Cake combo, Soft Suede combo, and Light Petal Pink for the ears.  You will have to cut out these squirrels with your Paper Snips.  Add with dimensionals.  The top squirrel will cover the fact that there is no branch there.

Stamp the saying in Early Espresso on Basic White. Cut out using the Stylish Shapes dies.

Put some Linen Thread behind the circle and add the circle with dimentionals so that the top squirrel looks like he is stepping on it.

Here is the inside of my card.

Thanks so much for giving me a little part of your day.

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Product List

Nuts About Squirrels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156475]

$17.00

Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156292]

$12.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$9.25

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$9.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$8.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00