Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Hmmm . . . It's been a crazy week already!! We skipped a Monday blog post . . . because I simply took Sunday off!! And that's the way it is!! LOL I didn't get out of my jammies the entire day; and I spent my time puttering with a fun sewing project instead. I didn't touch anything that had to do with stamping, card making, or anything remotely related - LOL I just took a break from it all!!
And then yesterday we had a BIG day as Stampin' Up! kicked off it's 30th Birthday Celebration. 15% off select stamp sets is NEVER a sale to be missed. Sorry if you didn't get in on the deal before it was gone! Not to worry ~ I'm sure Stampin' Up! has more fun up its sleeves for this season!
Here's my fun sewing project . . .
I am having a grand time with this adorable Halloween placemat and coaster set.
And since Halloween is like less than 10 days away, I thought I'd better get on it if I wanted to enjoy them yet this season!! Yikes! So they are all put together. The coasters are all down - so now . . .
. . . it's just the "quilting" with the pretty sparkly and metallic threads on the Jack-o-Lantern placemats that I'm working on. And then we're done!! Kind of fun!!
Another fun Halloween project today!! I wanted to CASE the cute baker's box in the 2018 Holiday Occasions Catalog; at the same time, I've had an idea in my head to create a card to go with it.
So today, we're having a focus highlight on this fun suite of products, and this cute set that I hope you'll agree is adorable!
This fabulous box, made using the new Baker's Boxes in the Holiday Occasions Catalog, is super fun to create!
I spritzed the box with a mixture of 70% alcohol and many many drops of Gorgeous Grape Re-inker (LOL)
After letting it dry a little, I took a paper towel and rubbed the remaining color around - it really came out cool looking.
The spider webs on this box are actually attached from the inside so they show through the window, which is a cool effect.
And I stamped these cute critters and colored them all with my Stampin' Blends - so fun!!
Here's a close-up of some of the fun details . . .
Silver Metallic Thread and Metallic Sequins.
I had a lot of fun designing the coordinating card.
I wanted to emulate the "round" center of the box to the card - and created this with the largest Layering Circles Framelit and some Vellum.
The spider webs are cut from Black Foil and attached in the center of the card before layering the Vellum circle over the top.
But the most fun for me on this card was creating the background layer.
I embossed the Gorgeous Grape cardstock with the Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
Then I brushed Versamark light over the raised impression using a sponge;
and then I literally brushed Silver embossing powder on with a paint brush so I could achieve just a light silver embossed look to the background - it really looks cool!
The inside of the card is fun too.
Again, I sponged Versamark around the edges, and then dipped them in Silver Embossing Powder and heat setting.
Then I added some fun stamping - cuteness abounds!!
I told you!! . . . LOL
Lots of Halloween fun and inspiration for your upcoming holiday. We'll have a little more to play with at the end of the week, so stay tuned!!
Have a fabulous week everyone!
Until Next Time . . . Puppy Hugs!
