KEEP CALM and CARRY....GARLIC?

I know Halloween is 2 months away but I actually have an itch this year to make lots of fun hand made decorations.  This has also been a great bonding experience with my son too! He is all about making things spooky.

When it comes to making specific hand made items, I have learned you have got to make due with what you have, hence the packing tape on the back of this board to hold the ribbon on. Haha!

Now, I wish I could take full credit for this, but I got the idea from a local craft store.

 

Here is a glimpse of what my door will look like on Halloween Night!

 

A photo of the back.

 

 

 

Materials:

 

• Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge (wood - 130514, Clear - 130517), Tiny Tags (retired),
•  Wicked Cool (retired)
• Paper: Modern Medley: 8 1/2" x 11" (126926)
• Basic Black (121045) (Letters)
• Ink: Stazon Jet Black (101406), Real Red(126945)
• Tools and Accessories: Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlits
• 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon (retired)
• Stamping sponges - Sponged the edges (101610)
• Piece of 1/4" Wooden board (cut by my husband) 8 1/2" x 11"
• Black flat spray paint

*Baker's Tip: I used Tombo(110755) to adhere the DSP to the board.

 

 

 

Summer Silhouettes

The Stampin' Up! theme this year is "Be the Difference." After attending convention I really got to see and hear all the wonderful things Stampin' Up! does for others. I came home and wanted to be a difference too. As a mother of 3 young boys, I don't have much time. So, I have vowed to mail out one card a week for the rest of the year. Even brightening someone's day is making a difference.

If you can't tell by now, I love to get inspiration from other blog challenges. This week I took the layout from Create with Connie and Mary and combined it with a color challenge over at Fab Friday.

 

 

 

Materials:

 

• Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Sweet Essentials
• Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe - 8 1/2"x 5 1/2"
• Crumb Cake - 5 1/4" x 4 "
• Whisper White - 4 3/4" x 2 1/2" (Stamp image first then cut the 2 1/2" side down to 1 1/4". Next cut your two strips into 3" x 1 3/4")
• Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Crumb Cake 

 

Papaya Collage

Well after finally ordering the stamp set Papaya Collage, I realized I should have went with my gut and ordered it sooner. I held off because I heard it was hard to work with, but I love a challenge!

 

So, here is my card inspired by the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.

 

 

Materials:

 

• Stamps: Papaya Collage (wood - 132055, clear - 126612)
• From My Heart (wood - 132007, clear - 126557
• Paper: Basic Black - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" (121045)
• Smoky Slate - 5 1/4" x 4" (131202)
• Bermuda Bay - 5 1/4" x 3/4" 131197)
• Neutrals DSP Pack (Smokey Slate Chevron) - 5 1/4" x 2" (130132)
• Ink: Whisper White Craft (101731), Bermuda Bay (131171), Smokey Slate (131179)
• Tools & Accessories: Dimensionals (104430), Basic Rhinestone (119246)

*I hand cut the frame, inside and out, then put it on dimensionals. I used and x-acto knife for the inside. It was pretty easy.