Any little or big monsters in your life would love to receive today’s card! The interactive Halloween card project I’m sharing today features pumpkins, cats, bats and a cute little witches hat. Plus it uses all the traditional holiday colors; Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Crushed Curry and Gorgeous Grape.
A black cat is the official mascot of Halloween but I chose Pumpkin Pie ink to stamp my snarky, fat cat so he would stand out more against the black background of the card.
Cutting/Scoring Guide
Thick Basic White = 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” scored at 4-1/4”
Designer Series Paper = two pieces 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” each (choose two coordinating patterns)
Basic White = 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”, 4” x 4”, 3” x 3”, ½” x 4-1/4”
Nothing says Autumn like a crate full of mums, apples or pumpkins. How about a crate full of snack mix? The project I’m sharing with you today is a paper crate embellished with fall leaves and filled with snack mix.
Boxes are one of the easiest 3-D paper project to make. The design for this crate starts with a 6″ x 5-1/2″ piece of embossed Early Espresso cardstock from Stampin’ Up!
Scoring & Cutting Guide
Score 6″ x 5-1/2″ piece of cardstock at 1-1/2″ and 4-1/2″ on 6″ side. Score at 2″ and 3-1/2″ on the 5-1/2″ side. Trim on red lines per diagram.
If you need a sweet treat holder for Halloween I’ve got you covered with today’s project! These triangular shaped boxes are fun to make and depending how you want to embellish them, they don’t require any special tools.
I used a die from the Basic Borders Dies from Stampin’ Up! to achieve those cute stitched edges but you don’t need them to create a candy corn shaped treat box. I explain how to get the look without using dies in this video tutorial:
You will need to make several score lines on an 4-1/4″ x 11″ piece of cardstock to create the box. In addition to the tips I shared on the video, here is a diagram that you may find helpful.
You will find that the triangular shaped box works for most occasions. Here are a few alternatives that I created for Halloween and Christmas:
I hope my Candy Corn Shaped Treat Holder has inspired you to create one of your own. I’m including a supplies list and a cutting guide below to get you started!
Cutting Guide
4-1/4” x 11” piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock
2” x 4-1/4” piece of Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper
If you like playing with lots of techniques when making a card, this one is for you! This autumn themed card uses non-traditional colors, has dry embossing, ink blending, die-cutting, distressing and splatters!
I’m late sending a birthday card to a special someone and the inside sentiment I chose for today’s card is coming to my rescue! The sentiment comes from the In Your Words stamp set from Stampin’ Up!
Sure, you can count sheep when trying to sleep, but the lambs in the Counting Sheep Stamp Set want to party! These fun, frolicking farm animals are ready for birthday parties and other festive occasions. Of course, you can also pair these darling sheep with greetings of your choice to use them for any occasion. They are ready to jump right onto your projects!
Create a fabulous farm life scene with the images in the Sheep Dies. Choose from a selection of sheep, then add a fence (even though there’s no way to contain this much fun). Complete the scene with party supplies so you’re ready to celebrate! Use these dies on any project you want to turn into a party.
Sale-A-Bration
The Counting Sheep Cling Stamp Set and coordinating Sheep Dies are part of the Sale-A-Bration promotion. For every $50 and $100 you spend, you’ll earn an exclusive Sale-A-Bration item for free! Depending on the amount you spend, you’ll be able to mix ‘n’ match the Sale-A-Bration items you earn. The Counting Sheep Cling Stamp Set is FREE with a $50 purchase and the coordinating Sheep Dies are also FREE during Sale-a-Bration with a $50 purchase. Here is my first creation using these fun new products.
Although I’m a dog lover and the critters highlighted in this product suite are the cutest, that is not why I purchased this suite. It was the sweet stocking images that attracted me.
Here is the card I demonstrated during today’s Coffee & a Card Facebook Live using the products in the Sweet Stockings Suite.
Today was the first day of school for my four grandchildren. Two were excited for the new year and two were a bit sad that summer had come to an end. I’m one of those people that looks forward to and enjoys back-to-school season. When the back-to-school bell rings it’s time to start creating pretty Autumn cards.
Nothing says Autumn like pumpkins so I chose the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle from Stampin’ Up! for today’s card. The new Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper paired perfectly with the bundle. All the pretty pumpkin images to stamp and coordinating dies in this bundle are perfect for all my fall paper crafting projects.
It was a refreshing change to use the deeper, regal colors Autumn reminds of of. For today’s project I used Cajun Craze and Bumblebee cardstocks and inks. And, because I did not stamp a sentiment onto the card front, I decided to make the card insert a little fancy by using a Scalloped Contours die-cut.
My mom has had some health problems and I’ve been acting as her care giver for the last few weeks. It’s a new dynamic for me and I’m having to rearrange my routines and schedule to meet her needs. Because my focus has been on her I’ve been having trouble finding my crafting mojo lately.
Whenever I’m at a stall creativity-wise I sometimes find it helpful to use sketches to get back on track. Sketches are like blueprints for card making. You can grab a pad and pencil to make your own sketch or find lots of them by googling “card making sketches”.
A sketch gives you a plan and once you have a plan you can start building your card. Here’s a sketch I came up with this morning to use during my Make-it-Monday Facebook Live.
As you can see, the sketch has all the card basics planned out for me. By looking at the sketch I already know I want to find some coordinating card stock and Designer Series Paper. I also know I’m going to add a die-cut and a sentiment tag to the card front. From here I can choose the different elements.
How Sketches Work in Real Life
Here’s a card I created using the above sketch. I always like to add a little texture to a project so I embossed the card front with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I then adhered two corodinating strips of Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper onto the card front. Next, I decided to use a die-cut for the 2.25″ x 3″ layer on the sketch and chose a die from the Scalloped Contours Dies to cut a stitched, scalloped rectangle. See how I improvised there?
A card sketch can be copied exactly or you may want to alter it. You will notice I took creative liberty and replaced the circle element from the sketch with a die-cut poinsettia I cut from Red Velvet Paper using dies from the Poinsettia Dies. Finally I heat embossed “warm wishes” onto the sentiment tag using a stamp from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set .
Video Tutorial
Sometimes looking at a pile of paper crafting products can stymie our creative efforts. I hope you can see how helpful a sketch can be as a jumping off point. Sketch out your plan first then elect the elements and finally, execute the plan!
The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog is live! To help us celebrate all the awesome new products Stampin’ Up! is giving us a month of Sale-a-Bration!
During Sale-a-Bration, you may earn a free gorgeous product with every $50 purchase from the Sale-a-Bration brochure! Click on the catalog images below and link to the online catalogs.
Is there anything better than a sweet, juicy peach? I am a peach lover so when I saw the You’re a Peach Suite in the Stampin’ Up! catalog I grabbed it. Just look at all those lush colors in that Designer Series Paper!
To begin with, the You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper is probably my favorite paper in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. And furthermore I was feeling fancy today and wanted to create a special card to go with my mood. My first thought was a fun-fold card and after doing some research I decided on a pocket card. I love how my card turned out.
One of the rules I set for myself when creating a card is that it should have at least one embellishment or some kind of trim on it. I rarely break that rule and in this case I wrapped a length of the luxurious Open Weave Ribbon in Pale Papaya around the pocket. Secondly, I added a sentiment tag to the front of the pocket using a die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. And thirdly, because I was in such a fancy mood, I embellished the tag with die-cuts and paper flowers. All those layers really give this card an elegant feel.
Finally, for the pocket card insert, I layered pieces of Pear Pizzazz, Pale Papaya and Basic White card stock. By leaving the top of the insert bare there is plenty of room to add a stamped sentiment or a handwritten note later.
As a card maker I look forward to any reason to send a handmade card to someone. Holidays are of course the best time to send a card. Remembering family and friends with some happy mail is the perfect way to stay in touch. Who wouldn’t love to receive this card in the mail?
The idea for a red, white and blue ice cream cone was my inspiration for this card. It’s not so far fetched to have a scoop of cherry, vanilla and blueberry ice cream is it? The Sweet Ice Cream Bundle by Stampin’ Up! was perfect for my card.
America is having a HUGE birthday party this weekend and I decided to create some themed party favors for it! These little treat boxes are so fun and easy to make. I’m filling mine with little poppers, champagne streamers and sparklers for the little one’s we’ll have here for the celebration! I’m also excited to have several of these to set around my buffet as holiday decor!
One thing I learned while making this project is that each part of the US Flag has a name. The blue square with white stars in the upper left-hand corner of the flag is called the canton or the union. Although not intentional, all the dies I used for the box had stitching on them. A happy accident that I love!
I grabbed a red and white paper straw that was stashed away and adhered a layered, stamped and embellished tag to it. There’s a secret tip I shared on the video tutorial that shows how I kept the sentiment banner upright in the box.
Video Tutorial
Paper Cutting/Scoring Guide
Box = 5-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock
Flag Panels = two 4-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ pieces of Basic White cardstock
Flag Stripes = three 3/4″ x 4-3/4″ pieces of Real Red cardstock
Flag Canton = 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock
Stars = 2″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock and 2″ x 2-1/2″ piece of Real Red cardstock
Sentiment Banner = 4″ x 2″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock, 3-1/2″ x 1-3/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock and 3-1/2″ x 1-3/4″ piece of Real Red Cardstock
I shared this Sailing Home Pop-Up Diorama card during this week’s Coffee & a Card Facebook Live and really stumbled through it. My listeners were so kind to stay with me until the end and I hope they were happy with the results.
Paper Cutting/Scoring Guide
Card Front = 8″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Bermuda Bay card stock scored at 4-1/4″ on the 8″ side. Fold on score line.
Card Insert = 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Bermuda Bay card stock scored at 1/2″, 4-1/4″, & 4-3/4″.
Middle Layer = 4-3/16″ x 5-7/16″ piece of Pool Party card stock scored at 1/4″ on both ends of 4-3/16″ sides.
Stamped Layer = 2-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Pool Party, 2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White card stock.
Sentiment Tag = 3-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Pool Party card stock, 3-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Basic White card stock.
Additional Card stock for Die-cuts = scraps of Whisper White, Sahara Sand and Soft Suede card stock.
It’s important to have the card stock measurements and score lines accurate to create this 3-D pop-up card but look at the result!
Did you notice the wavy water in the background? Watch my video tutorial to see how I was able to create the look of waves with just a scrap of card stock, ink and a blending brush. I mentioned that I had a little trouble assembling this card but edited all the goof-ups out of the video. The replay is a little choppy but it will explain correctly how to make this card.
Now that I’ve worked out all the kinks and know what I’m doing, I can’t wait to make more of these types of cards. I hope this encourages you to create your own diorama pop-up cards!
Peaches are starting to show up in the grocery stores here. I love a sweet, juicy peach but finding a good one is a bit tricky. Even though I haven’t braved purchasing any peaches to eat I have made the cutest slimline window card using the You’re a Peach Bundle from Stampin’ Up!
This card base is so fun to make and would make a great shaker card. I used rectangular dies from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies to create the card windows but circles or hearts would be fun too!
Cutting/Scoring Guide:
Card Base = 8″ x 8″ piece of Thick Basic White cardstock scored at 4″
You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper = 3-7/8″ x 7-7/8″
It’s been a week this week and it’s only Wednesday. I’ve been tired and just haven’t felt myself. The weather has been pretty dreary and my allergies have been a bummer. The worst of it is that my creative mojo has taken the week off. How do you get your mojo back? I just start making things and they are usually CASED from other creators.
CASEing is to copy and share everything. Today I copied a card featured in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I did not have the Designer Series Paper the Stampin’ Up! concept artist used in the catalog sample so I substituted the Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper when making my card.
Paper Cutting/Scoring Guide
Card Base = 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock scored at 4-1/4″ on the 8-1/2″ side.
Pansy Petals DSP = 4″ x 5-1/4″
Embossed Layer = 2-3/4″ x 4-3/4″
Shelf Die-Cut = scrap of Crumb Cake card stock
Stamped Images = 5-1/2″ x 3″ piece of Basic White card stock
Sentiment Tag = 1/2″ x 3″ piece of Soft Succulent card stock
