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Make a Bag of Bones Fun-Fold Halloween Card

Hey there, fellow cardmakers! We’re always on the hunt for cool new folds to jazz up our creations. Today, I’m super stoked to share this super easy-to-make card with you! You can totally customize the fold to match any occasion you’ve got coming up.

I used products from Stampin’ Up! Them Bones Suite for my card and oh boy, it turned out spooktacular! Check out this step-by-step video tutorial on how to create your own creepy-cool card

Cutting & Scoring Guide

Card Base = 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Thick Basic White Cardstock

Small Card Base = 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ scored at 2″ on the 5-1/4″ side.

Them Bones Designer Series Paper: 4 x 5-1/4″, 3″ x 4″, 1-3/4″ x 4″

Basic Black Cardstock = 3″ x 3″, scrap

Basic White Cardstock = two pieces 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ each.

———————— Supplies ———————— • Bag Of Bones Bundle (English) —— https://bit.ly/3PS6AZA • Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad —— https://bit.ly/33BmKPv • Them Bones 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper —— https://bit.ly/3LkZCtn • Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock —— https://bit.ly/2LxIk0z • Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock —— https://bit.ly/3iyayDn • Deckled Circles Dies —— https://bit.ly/3ZxqImY • Paper Trimmer —— https://bit.ly/2YyAEhY • Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine —— https://bit.ly/3hNoXfu • Bone Folder —— https://bit.ly/3bfwe4p • Take Your Pick —— https://bit.ly/3pTTOK9 • Stampin' Seal —— https://bit.ly/39XGVrX • Multipurpose Liquid Glue —— https://bit.ly/33UUbfM

How to Create a Bag of Bones Halloween Treat Holder

October is less than a week away and it’s time to get busy with our Halloween crafting! I’ve got a cute Halloween treat holder project to share with you today to get you started.

The Bag of Bones Halloween treat holder is large enough to hold a fun-sized candy bar or two mini Twix Bars.

The Glow-In-The-Dark Bats & Ghosts are adorable and here’s proof that they do, in fact, glow!

My VIP email subscribers will receive a step-by-step project sheet for the Bag of Bones Halloween treat holder tomorrow. If you would like to receive exclusive project recipes from me I would be happy to add you to my VIP list. It’s easy and it’s free. Sign up here: bit.ly/46mJUGi

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$51.25	$9.50	$12.50	$10.00
$10.00	$8.00	$4.25	$5.50
$128.00

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Make a Fun-Fold Halloween Card

It’s September and that means it’s time to start your fall holiday crafting! Halloween will be here before we know it so I’m busy getting started on those projects. I made this fun-fold Halloween Card today during my Make-it-Monday Livestream.

I used traditional Halloween colors and the Them Bones Designer Series Paper for the card base and all the layers. I used dies from the Tricks & Treats Dies to make the cute candy corn die-cuts for the front flap of the card.

I think my favorite thing about this fun-fold Halloween card is the buffalo check ribbon embellishment. I colored the Very Vanilla squares in the ribbon with a Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend. The sentiment tag with ribbon tie fills out the front flap of the card and adds some texture.

Cutting & Scoring Guide

Card Base = 6-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Basic Black Cardstock scored at 4-1/4″ on the 6-1/2″ side
Pumpkin Pie Cardstock = 5-1/4″ x 2″ and 2-3/4″ x 3-1/4″
Basic Black Cardstock = 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ scored at 1/2″ on one side
Basic White Cardstock = 4″ x 5-1/4″,
Scraps of Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze cardstock

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Product List

Tricks & Treats Bundle (English)	Tricks & Treats Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Tricks & Treats Dies	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
Them Bones 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Black & Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Large Check Ribbon	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Stampin' Dimensionals

Discover the Magic of the Holidays with Stampin’ Up!

The 2023 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog goes live today and it’s one of my favorite catalogs of all time! September is when we all start thinking of creating beautiful crafts for the upcoming season and the catalog has everything you need to make this one the most magical ever! Click on the catalog image below to view the catalog online:

The Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives received a holiday boost today as well! There are five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! Imagine the stunning Christmas cards and paper crafts you’ll be able to create with them! These gorgeous papers are while supplies last only. The Designer Series Papers and other online exclusive products are available in my online store here.

Product List

Silver & Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper	Shining Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Traditions Of St. Nick 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Delightful Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Tartan Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

Also, while you’re planning your holiday crafting projects, don’t forget about the fun, all-inclusive kits that are available.

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Christmas Everywhere Kit (English)	Festive Tags Kit	Christmas Gifting Kit
Cozy & Bright Kit (English)	Love, Santa Tag Kit (English)

What kind of holiday paper crafting projects are you planning? Will you be making handmade Christmas cards to wow your friends and family with? What about planning a Kit Together Party where you and your friends order a kit and then meet up to craft together? Whatever your plans are, I would love to help you prepare for the most magical holidays ever!

Learn How to Make a Tie-Dye Card Background

I used parameters from last week’s #craftroulettechallenge to create today’s card. Are you familiar with Craft Roulette? It’s a weekly live show featuring improvised crafting, special guests, community contributions, tons of prizes, and much, much more! The Craft Roulette wheel decides what the project will be and what elements to use. The parameters for this card were:

Project = A Lady’s Card
Colors = Candy
Element = Plant
Random = Tie-Dye

I’ve been wanting to try a new background technique using aluminum foil and water-based markers to create a tie-dye pattern and the Craft Roulette parameters encouraged me to give it a go! Watch the replay of my Make-it-Monday Livestream for a step-by-step tutorial.

Product List

Something Fancy Bundle (English)	Paper Florist Dies	Brights Stampin' Write Markers	Regals Stampin' Write Markers
2022–2024 In Color Stampin' Write Markers	Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Stampin' Seal	Mini Glue Dots	Stampin' Dimensionals

Make an Easy Interactive Card

I’m not monkeying around with today’s card! I used a wobble spring to adhere the monkey to the card front creating a fun, interactive card. The wobble spring causes that cute monkey to bounce on the card.

The wobble springs are not expensive and are fun to use on all types of projects! I purchased my springs from Amazon.

Product List

Little Monkey Bundle (English)	Little Monkey Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Little Monkey Builder Punch	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin' Seal

Learn an Easy Background for Your Handmade Cards

I recently learned a new way of cutting Designer Series Paper to create beautiful backgrounds for my handmade cards. All you need is a 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ piece of patterned paper and a paper trimmer. Once the created background is adhered to your card front you can embellish it however your wish.

Here is the first card I created using the technique.

I used both sides of the Designer Series Paper for the background of this Christmas card. Here is another card I made using the technique that only used one side of the patterned paper.

You can see how easy it is to adapt this card background for any occasion and use any products in your stash to embellish the front.

Cutting and Scoring Guide

Create an A2-sized card base.
First Layer = 5″ x 3-3/4″ piece cardstock.
Designer Series Paper = 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″

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Stampin’ Up! Annual 24-Hour Stamp Sale!

Do you find yourself staring at multiple stamp sets from the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and can’t decide which ones to get? You won’t have to stare for much longer because today only, you can get those stamp sets you’ve been wanting at a 15% discount! But you will have to act fast because this lightning deal goes away at 11:59 MT tonight!

Make a So Refreshing Double Z-Fold Card

So I did a thing. On Friday I was the guest crafter on Craft Roulette. The project we made was a Z-fold card. Here is the card I made during the show:

You may ask, “Why did you add the knitting sheep to your card?”. It doesn’t seem to make much sense, does it? Once you watch the episode you will understand. You can watch it by clicking on this link: https://www.youtube.com/live/n2l924Qdy08?feature=share

Making that z-fold card lit a fire under me to create a double z-fold card so that is what I did during today’s Make-it-Monday livestream. I used the So Refreshing Bundle from Stampin’ Up! to create the card.

Cutting & Scoring Guide

Card Base = 11″ x 4-1/4″ piece of cardstock scored at 2-3/4″ and 5-1/2″.
Double Z-Fold = 11″ x 1-1/2″ piece of cardstock scored at 2-3/4″ and 5-1/2″
Designer Series Paper = 4″ x 5-1/4″, two pieces 2-1/2″ x 4″ each, 1-1/4″ x 10-3/4″
Circle Die-Cut = 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Sentiment Tag = 5/8″ x 2-1/2″

Product List

So Refreshing Bundle	Stylish Shapes Dies	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad	Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Paper Trimmer	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals

Creative Ideas to Transform Your Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit

Here’s an alternative project I made using the June 2023 Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit. It’s a fun-fold card using elements from the kit. I loved the printed card bases in this kit! To find out more about Paper Pumpkin and how to obtain a kit click here.

I used parameters from last week’s #craftroulettechallenge to create the card. Are you familiar with Craft Roulette? It’s a weekly live show featuring improvised crafting, special guests, community contributions, tons of prizes, and much, much more! The Craft Roulette wheel decides what the project will be and what elements to use. The parameters for this card were:

Project = 2 Folds
Colors = Planter
Element = Happy Face
Random = An Old Product

I think I nailed it with my 2-fold fun-fold card, Calypso Coral color, old brad and baker’s twine and the happy face I stamped with the sentiment inside the card.

I’ll be a guest crafter on Craft Roulette this Friday, July 14, and would love for you to join us. Cheer me on and create your own project! Find out all about it by clicking on this link then plan to watch it Friday at 6:30 pm CT: https://craftroulette.live/

Video Tutorial

Bonus Days, Clearance Rack Refresh, New Online Exclusives & Paper Pumpkin Sale!

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Online Exclusives

Several new product offerings are available online and they are so fun! Online Exclusives are “while supplies last” and they are the cutest – some will sell out quickly! If you like something, it’s better to buy it now rather than later. Click on this link to see the complete Online Exclusives product listing: bit.ly/3XC0Khl

Clearance Rack Refresh

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Paper Pumpkin Kit 48-Hour Sale

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Make an Irresistible Blooms 3-D Flowering Watering Can

I made these sweet Irresistible Blooms 3-Dimensional Watering Can party favors for the attendees of my June Card Parties. I used the Irresistible Blooms Bundle and coordinating Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper to make the cans. The dies from the Irresistible Blooms Dies cut images from the paper so the only stamping I did on this project was the “hello” sentiment tag. I love it when Stampin’ Up! does that!

Cutting & Scoring Guide

Watering Can Base = 8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ piece of cardstock scored at 1/2″, 1-1/2″, 4-1/2″ and 5-1/2″ on the 8-1/2″ side. Scored at 1″ on the 4-1/2″ side.
Watering Can Spout = two 2-1/2″ x 3/4″ pieces of cardstock.
Watering Can Side Handle = two 3″ x 2″ pieces of cardstock.
Inside Platform = 4″ x 1/2″ scored at 1/2″ on both ends.
Watering Can Top Handle = 8″ x 1/2″

Video Tutorial

Product List

Irresistible Blooms Bundle (English)	Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English)	Irresistible Blooms Dies	Layering Ovals Dies	Double Oval Punch
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad	Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Ribbon Duo Combo Pack	Boho Blue Limited Edition Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Paper Trimmer	Take Your Pick	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals	Mini Glue Dots

Free Card Kit with Purchase!

During the month of June, when you place an order of $40 or more with me using Host Code M9CNUXG7, you will receive a free card kit! The card kit will include everything you need to complete three, beautiful multi-layer cards except adhesive, ink, and stamped sentiments.

Your free card kit will include:

An email with full-color card instructions
Three card bases, one embossed
Precut cardstock layers
Precut Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper
Cheerful Daisies die-cuts
Ribbon embellishment
Blank sentiment tags

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Simple Steps to Make a Cheerful Daisies Polaroid-Style Greeting Card!

A Polaroid-style card is a great option when I want to show off a beautiful designer series paper. The Polaroid frame is easy to cut when you use a stitched square die from the Stylish Shapes Dies from Stampin’ Up! The “frame” I cut for today’s project measures 3-1/2″ x 3-1/4″.

Product List

Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English)	Stylish Shapes Dies	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Stampin' Seal
Stampin' Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Everything You Need to Know About Making a DIY Matchbook Card

I’m using the parameters given in Episode 162 of Craft Roulette to create my project today. What is Craft Roulette? It is a live papercraft challenge show where the goal is to create a project that has been randomly selected by the spin of a wheel. You can catch live episodes every Friday night at 6:30 CT here: https://www.youtube.com/@CraftRoulette

Can you guess what the parameters from the show were by looking at my finished card?

If you guessed matchbook card, flowering field colors, a bird element, and a random wood grain you would be correct!

Cutting & Scoring Guide

Card Base = 11″ x 4-1/4″ Basic White cardstock scored at 4-3/4″ and 10″ on the 11″ side
Basic Black Cardstock = 4″ x 4″ and 4-1/8″ x 7/8″
Real Red Cardstock = 4″ x 3/4″ and 3-1/2″ x 1-1/4″
Designer Series Paper = 1-3/4″ x 3-1/2″
Crushed Curry Cardstock = 2-1/2″ x 1-1/2″
Basic White = 3-7/8″ x 1/2″ (sentiment tag), 3″ x 3″ (circle die-cut), and scraps for stamped images

I demonstrated my process for making this card on today’s Coffee & a Card Livestream. I mentioned in the video that I would probably add some flowers to better meet the Craft Roulette parameters and that is what I did using a stamp and die from the Playing in the Rain stamp set and dies.

Product List

Hey Chuck Bundle	Playing In The Rain Cling Stamp Set (English)	Playing In The Rain Dies	Stylish Shapes Dies	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Stampin' Seal	Stampin' Dimensionals