"The Holidays Are Here Again" - Stampin' Pretty Pals Sept. 2015 Blog Hop

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers -

It's the 2nd Wednesday of September, which means we forego Ask Wendy Wednesdays for the monthly Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop --  so here we go!!

 

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for September.  This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog.  We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Papercrafts by Patti, #3 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

 

 

 

With Halloween right around the corner, I thought we might have a little fun today with a "fancy fold" (as I call them) card called a Bendi Card.  This card is so cool -- almost like a diorama.  It consists of three basic pieces -- the back, and two front pieces which create the "curve" outward.

 

You can create your "bendi" card to open and have more "scenery" on the inside along with your message; or you can do it like I did where I kept all the fun on the outside including the message.

 

I incorporated a number of our fabulous new Halloween products in this design -

Happy Haunting DSP

Sweet Hauntings stamp set

Witches Night stamp set

and the Among the Branches stamp set

 

I also used the beautiful new Spider Web Doilies - I carefully cut one apart, and used to create my little fence.

I also used our fun new Tree Builder Punch from the Annual catalog to create my spooky forest

How fun is that!! 

 

And my little Jack-o-Lantern was created using the Extra Large Oval Punch, a little free-hand cutting, and the spooky eyes from the Among the Branches stamp set

I incorporated sequins from our Metallics Sequins collection for some sparkle and fun.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my fun project today!  I didn't make it as detailed as I could have; some Bendi cards can be very detailed.  That's another project for another day  😉

 

The next stop on the Blog Hop today is Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat.  I know you'll love what she has in store for you!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

PALS HOP LINE-UP:

1. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
2. Jennifer Michalski at Stampin’ Serenity
3. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
4. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
5. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
6. Ronna Butt at www.cardstockcastle.com
7. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
8. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
9. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
10. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
11. Lisa Pretto at InkBIg Academy Stamps!
12. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
13. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
14. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
15. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn
16. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
17. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
18. Sue Becker at www.rnrstamping.com
19. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
20. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
21. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
22. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
23. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!