Boo Box Bats

 

Hello! I'm just popping in with a quick Halloween project I made for my kids. I recently purchased the Boo Box die namic from My Favorite Things when it was on sale, and I have to say this thing is so fun! It was super simple to quickly die cut and assemble these little treat boxes. I used traditional colors for the bat, and just added google eyes. I cut the base from True Black card stock, and it is very sturdy and actually holds quite a bit of candy. I'll have these at the boys' places at the table when they wake up on Halloween morning as a fun surprise. 

Happy Halloween!

SUPPLIES

Dies: Boo Box die namics (MFT)

Card Stock: True Black, Stamper's Select White, (PTI), red, pink (generic)

Other: google eyes

Garden Lattice Card

When I first saw The Greetery's Square Dance die I thought it looked a lot like a garden lattice and couldn't wait to try making a card around that theme. I finally had a chance to play with it and make that happen! 

I cut the Square Dance die from white card stock and also white fun foam to go behind it and give it some thickness and dimension, like a real lattice would. I splattered the card stock lattice with some weathervane ink and then used liquid glue to adhere the two layers together. This was adhered to a white card stock base that I had blended Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks onto, trying to create the lovely green glow of a garden in the background. 

Going with a garden theme, I used the watering can from Sprinkled with Kindness and filled it up with blooms! The watering can itself is stamped in Soft Stone, Pumice Stone and Weathervane inks. 

I used all three flowers from the Budding Beauties Summer set. The hydrangea blooms are stamped in Almost Amethyst and Blueberry Sky inks, and the greenery is done in Leafy and Parakeet inks. 

The peonies were stamped in Pink Pirouette and Hibiscus Burst, with the leaves stamped in Cactus and Garden Green. 

Lastly, the daisies were stamped with Soft Stone, Bright Buttercup and Garden Green for the stems. 

I had my husband's aunt in mind when I made this card. She recently gifted us some lily bulbs from her garden, that were originally from her dad's (my husband's grandfather's) garden. I'm sending her this card as a thank you for such a special gift. 

Thank you for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Budding Beauties Summer, Sprinkled with Kindness (The Greetery)

Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Garden Green, Almost Amethyst (SU!), Hibiscus Burst, Blueberry Sky, Green Parakeet, Soft Stone, Bright Buttercup, Weathervane (PTI), Cactus, Leafy (The Stamp Market), Pumice Stone, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron (Distress Oxide)

Dies: Budding Beauties Summer, Sprinkled with Kindness, Square Dance (The Greetery)

Other: white fun foam

Joy Wreath Card

I'm in the Christmas mood today! I've been seeing so many beautiful wreath cards lately that I was inspired to try making one with my own supplies. 

The greenery in the wreath was die cut from Handsome Hunter card stock using The Greetery's Botanicuts Pine Bough die. I cut it multiple times and ended using mostly the small branches with a few of the larger ones that had been trimmed a bit shorter. That allowed me to layer them in a nicely shaped circle. 

The gorgeous bow at the top is die cut with the Fit to Be Tied die using Pure Poppy card stock. Both the pine bough branches and the bow were splattered with white paint to give them a snowy look. 

This "Joy" sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's set called Sending Joy. I used the matching die and embossed it in gold. 

Finally, the wreath and sentiment were adhered using liquid glue to a background panel covered in shiplap. This was done using the amazing Shiplap Builder dies. I seriously love this die so much and you will definitely be seeing it again! Once all of my shiplap pieces were adhered to the card base, I splattered them with Ground Espresso distress oxide ink. 

I really like how this turned out and look forward to sending it out once Christmas gets closer! 

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Sending Joy (PTI)

Paper: Rustic White, Pure Poppy (PTI), Handsome Hunter (SU!)

Ink: Ground Espresso (Distress Oxide), Versa Mark

Dies: Sending Joy (PTI), Fit to Be Tied, Botanicuts Pine Bough, Shiplap Builder (The Greetery)

You've Been Boo'ed!

 

It's that time of year again, when little ghosts go around our neighborhood under the cover of darkness and leave anonymous treats for all the children. Does your neighborhood participate in the You've Been Boo'ed tradition? Ours does, and last night our house was Boo'ed! I'd seen the ghosts popping up on neighbors' doors, so I was ready with goodie bags when the time came. Of course I wanted to dress them up with some homemade tags, though, because that's what stampers do! :) 

I used the Booed stamp set (retired) from Neat & Tangled, which of course is just perfect. It was embossed in white and layered nicely on a Tag'd die from The Stamp Market. The spider web, embossed in silver, is from Papertrey Ink's Corner Adorner: August stamp set.  Some black and white baker's twine finished it off. I think it turned out super cute and loved how it looked on the treat bags. 

Thanks for reading!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Booed (Neat & Tangled), Corner Adorner: August (PTI)

Paper: True Black (PTI), Pumpkin Pie (SU!)

Ink: Versa Mark

Dies: Tag'd (The Stamp Market)

Other: white embossing powder, silver embossing powder, baker's twine

Praying for You

I made this encouragement card for someone going through a difficult time health wise. Ever since I bought The Greetery's Pitcher-esque stamp set I have been itching to fill it up with some lovely fall branches, and this was the perfect opportunity. 

I started by die cutting and stamping the pitcher. It is a three step stamp, but I omitted the first step so the highlights would remain white. Steps two and three were stamped in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap distress oxide ink respectively. The sentiment, from Papertrey Ink's set Keep it Simple: Praying for You, was stamped onto a strip of vellum using Onyx Black ink. The vellum is wrapped around the card front and adhered on the back. 

I used both Autumn Sketches and Budding Beauties: Autumn to fill up the pitcher. The maple leaves were stamped with Summer Sunrise and Pure Poppy inks. The wheat was stamped in Scattered Straw and Creamy Caramel, and the berries were done in Pure Poppy, Scarlett Jewel and Citrine inks. 

The background was done using the Shiplap Builder dies. These are amazing! I am sure to get a lot of use out of those. I hope this card brings some encouragement to the recipient.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful week!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Pitcher-esque, Budding Beauties: Autumn, Autumn Sketches (The Greetery), Keep it Simple: Praying for You (PTI)

Paper: Rustic White, Vellum (PTI)

Ink: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Scattered Straw (Distress Oxide), Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Scarlett Jewel (PTI), Soft Suede, Creamy Caramel (SU!), Citrine (The Stamp Market), Versa Fine Onyx Black

Dies: Pitcher-esque, Budding Beauties: Autumn, Autumn Sketches, Shiplap Builder (The Greetery)

First Day of School Crayon Box Cards

 

These are the back to school cards I made for my two boys this year. My oldest son went back to school the first week of September, but my youngest just started today! 

This card is for my oldest son, who is now in 2nd grade. I used Honey Bee Stamp's awesome Small Crayon Box Card die to make this! SO fun! The die has everything you need to cut both the crayon box, and the individual crayons that fit inside. The red label for the crayon box is a die from Honey Bee Stamp's Brilliant Day die collection. The sentiment, from Papertrey Ink's School Days set, is embossed in white. 

I cut the crayons from a rainbow of colors and stamped each crayon with a fun school related sentiment. I pulled out nearly all of my school themed sets to find enough different phrases! I used Teacher Tickets, School Days, and School Time Additions (retired), all from Papertrey Ink. To give the crayon tips and ends some definition from their labels (since they were cut from the same colored card stock) I actually went over them with my Zig Clean Color markers in closely matching colors to darken them. I think it really helped them pop. I also hand drew the black lines on the labels to resemble Crayola labels. 

And here is the card I made for my youngest son, who just started Pre-K today! This time I stamped the sentiment in green ink directly on the crayon yellow box for a more vintage look. 

The labels are very similar, but of course I used "Preschool" instead of "2nd Grade". Both boys loved their cards and thought they were very cool! Wishing them both a wonderful school year!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Teacher Tickets, School Days, School Time Additions (PTI)

Paper: Summer Sun, Garden Green, Real Red (SU!), all other colors generic

Ink: Garden Green (SU!), Versa Mark, Versa Fine Onyx Black

Dies: Small Crayon Box Card, Brilliant Day (Honey Bee Stamps)

Other: white embossing powder, Zig Clean Color markers