Cookie Cutter Halloween

Halloween is just days away! Do you send cards for Halloween? It's definitely not a top "card sending" holiday, but sometimes it's fun to give a little spooky hello!

For this month's card night, one of the four cards we made was a Halloween (or Fall-themed) card using the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set and I paired it up with the Halloween Night Specialty Paper and Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper. I also used a stamp set called Spooky Fun for the sentiments and some of the added bats and spider.

Stamp Sets	Cookie Cutter Halloween, Spooky Fun, Timeless Textures
Ink	Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Paper	Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Halloween Night Specialty Paper, Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Cookie Cutter Punch

You can even get a set perfect for your Christmas crafting with the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and coordinating punch. Purchase as a bundle and save 10%!

Friday Favorites ~ Howl-o-Ween Treat

It's FRIDAY!! Oh, and the day before Halloween, which means lots of candy and treats ~ oh my! I like to give a little something to the teachers each holiday. This year for Halloween I found these adorable "mummy" candy bowls at Target and thought it would be cute to put some Fall-colored candies in them and wrap them up with a fun tag attached.

Here's an up close picture of the tag. I created the tag using Happy Haunting DSP and the Triple Banner Punch. I pulled out my FAVORITE stamp set (at the moment) called Howl-o-Ween Treat (which I won while at Convention!) and stamped the owl using Basic Black Archival Ink. I thought it would be cute to have him holding a little pumpkin treat bag, so I inked that up in Tangelo Twist and cut that out, too. The "Happy Halloween" sentiment comes from the And Many More stamp set which I cut out using my Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine and the Bitty Banner Framelits. The ribbon is retired, but for these kinds of gifts it's the perfect time to use up my retired stash! :)

Isn't this set adorable? I didn't get to use it much this year since I was lacking in my Halloween inspiration (and lacking in time), but I'll hold onto it for next year! Click HERE to see what else I created using this set!

 Head on over to the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog to find out what is on a few of our other designer's favorites list right now!

Holiday Catalog Countdown - Halloween!

The Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration gals are counting down the days until the new Holiday Catalog is released ~ on September 1st! Today we are sharing all things HALLOWEEN! There are so many fun things from the catalog that we want to share with you, so be sure to click the banner above to head on over to see what the other designers have created.

I chose to showcase some of the new Halloween DSP called Happy Haunting. I also used the stamp set I won at Convention called Howl-o-Ween Treat. I hand cut the witch hat with Paper Snips, but only because I don't have the coordinating Framelits...yet! Yes, those are in the catalog, too! I also showcased some of the yummy NEW Black Glimmer Paper. The cute little "BOO" is from another set in the catalog called Happy Scenes. I punched it out using the Bitty Banner Framelits.

I love the contrast of the three colors ~ Basic Black, Tangelo Twist, and Very Vanilla.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Control Freaks Tour - 2015 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek

Yippee!! Are you ready for another Control Freaks tour?! This time around we are sharing with you some of the awesome new goodies from the upcoming 2015 Holiday Catalog. This catalog is not going to disappoint you! There are so many products that meet so many different styles! As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I was able to pre-order some of these new products and I am so excited to share with you two projects I created for the next upcoming holiday ~ Halloween!

If you have already been following along on the hop, you should have just come from the fabulous Patty Bennett's blog. If so, you're in the right spot!

First up is a Halloween card I created using the Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set. Isn't that owl adorable?! This set even comes with its own coordinating Framelits (which I don't have quite yet, so I used my handy Paper Snips to cut this little guy out). Another sneak peek is the fabulous Happy Haunting Designer Washi Tape I used this set of three washi tape to create the strips across the front of the card. And...do you see that Black Glimmer Paper behind the owl? I am in love! I am so happy to see black glimmer in this coming catalog! The "Happy Halloween" sentiment actually comes from the And Many More stamp set. I cut it out using the Bitty Banner Framelits. I thought it would be cute to have the owl look like it was holding the banner. I attached it using Dimensionals on both sides.

Up next ~ this is a cute little bag I created using an idea I learned about while at Convention last month. One of the main stage demonstrators showed us how to make a gusseted bag using our Tag a Bag Gift Bags. These are fun to create if you want a bag that has a little bit more space to fit some things inside. (Please note: The chevron print bags I used are no longer available. However, Stampin' Up! now carries the plain Kraft Bags that can be fully colorable, stampable, and customizable. I just didn't have any of those yet, so I improvised!)

I am not sure if you can tell, but the handle is actually made using washi tape! How cool is this?! This is another idea I learned while at Convention. To create the handle simply lay washi tape sticky to sticky. Voila! I attached the handles using a stapler and then covered it up with a strip of the new Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper. I also added a smaller strip of Black Glimmer Paper. And...the star of the show is the new fun Spider Web Doilies you see on the front of bag. The "trick or treat" image is also from the Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set. I used the Circle Framelits to cut it out and attached to the front. The little spider is also from the same stamp set. I punched it out with a 3/4" Circle Punch and attached it to a Clothespin. I also added a little bit of the Sliver Thread peeking behind the spider. This little bag reminds me of my kids' trick or treat bags.

Want to learn how to transform these bags?

On the bottom of the bag trim off 1-1/4".
(I also trimmed off the top of the bag to make the edge straight across, as well.)

Fold up from bottom about 3/4".

Fold the two sides out into a point.

And then fold both top and bottom to meet in the middle and tape closed.

This creates a larger size bottom of the bag.

Such cute things to make using these Halloween goodies! Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you felt a little bit of inspiration. Next up is the one and only Stamper Camper, Mary Brown. Keep hopping along to see what she has to share with us...as well as the rest of the Control Freak crew!

2015 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek ~ from Convention!

Today is a big day for Stampin' Up! demonstrators. We get to pre-order from this year's 2015 Holiday Catalog!! For those demos who attended Convention we had the opportunity to order some select products, but I decided to just wait until August 4th when all demonstrators could could order anything in the catalog! I sat down yesterday afternoon to start making my wish list...

... but don't worry this was just the beginning of my list. I ended up filling up that entire page! I have already placed my order and hopefully it will be on its way very, very soon!

In the meantime while I wait, I thought I would show you some inspiring things I got to see at Convention from this new catalog.

Disclaimer: The camera I brought ended up not being kind to me, so I apologize for the picture quality. It was taking horrible pictures and the batteries died within a day. I decided to just use my phone for the rest of the trip, which also wasn't great. Hindsight...I should have just brought my nice camera along! ;)

{Seasonal Snapshot 2015 Card Collection, Stamp Set, and Accessory Pack}

{Hello December 2015 Card Collection, Stamp Set, Album, & Accessory Pack}

{Square Pillow Box Thinlit Dies and A Little Something stamp set}

This project uses the new:

Square Pillow Box Thinlit Die

Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Acorny Thank You Stamp Set

Gold Cording Trim

{Thankful Forest Friends stamp set}

 This project uses the new: 

Square Pillow Box Thinlit Die

White (inked) Glitter Ribbon

Into the Woods Designer Series Paper

Thankful Forest Friends Stamp Set

 {Sparkly Seasons stamp set & Seasonal Frame Thinlits Dies}

 

New Halloween goodies!!

And, look! I won the Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set!!

{Witching Decor Project Kit}

Eek! They had me at Black Glimmer Paper!

And the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper is to die for!

See those black Spider Web Doilies? They come pre-cut in a pack of 24!

{Lighthearted Leaves stamp set}

 {To You & Yours Shaker Cards Project Kit}

I wish I would have taken a picture of them all put together!! ADORABLE!

{Season to Season Wreath Project Kit}

New Winter goodies!!

{Snow Place stamp set...and matching Framelits!}

{Perfect Pines stamp set... and matching Framelits!}

Sorry about the bluriness! This is the last picture my camera took before it died on me and I just had to share this cute little deer. It's actually cut out of the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper. The stamp set is called Cozy Christmas. So vintage-y! And that cute poinsettia button is new, too in the Home for Christmas Designer Buttons. And so are the Enamel Dots!

 

This is a little make n take "card front" we created using the same DSP and stamp set as mentioned above. We fussy-cut the Santa!

The project uses the new: 

Real Red Pompom Trim

Sparkly Season stamp set

Seasonal Frame Thinlits Dies

Red Foil Sheets

This project uses the new: 

Joyful Season stamp set

Season of Cheer Designer Washi Tape

Gold Glitter Ribbon

This project uses the new: 

To You & Yours Too stamp set

Snowflake Elements (sponged with white)

 This project uses the new: 

Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set

Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies

Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

Workshop make n take using the new stamp set (that we were given!) called Your Presents.

They also gave everyone a pack of the new DSP called Season of Cheer!

Now..the funny thing is that this doesn't cover everything! There is still more that I haven't shown. Crazy, huh? I hope to share with you my new holiday catalog haul once it arrives in the mail. 

Here are all the goodies I came home with from Convention...

And the cute purse we all got! It's wool, so I think I will save it for the Fall/Winter months!

Hope you enjoyed taking a peek all of the new things! 

Are you excited for September 1st? That's when everyone who is not a demonstrator can order! If you would like a Holiday Catalog, just let me know and I'll get one in the mail to you! Contact me at stuckonstampin@gmail.com if you have any questions!