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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

We Create Orange You Spooky Blog Hop

Welcome to the October 2019 Orange You Spooky Blog Hop!!! We generally hop on the first of every month, and this month we are creating projects using some of the many "orange" colors from Stampin' Up! My projects feature products from the Monster Bash Suite in the recently debuted 2019 Holiday Catalog. {scroll to the bottom of this post for ALL product purchase links}

I took a few different kinds of Fun Size and Bite Size candy bars, wrapped them in the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper, and decorated them with 'creepy' and 'spooky' greetings from the Spooktacular Bash stamp set. I also used the coordinating Ornate Frames Dies for some fun frames and scrolly embellishment.

In the pictures above and below, you can see how I used the Timeless Label Punch (with Basic Black Cardstock) behind the greeting, to look like a tombstone! I actually cut each punched piece in half and was able to make two two tombstones from one punch. The greetings were cut out with little tags from the coordinating Ornate Frames Dies.

As I mentioned, all the candy bars are wrapped in Monster Bash Designer Series Paper. There are 6 different double-sided designs in each package - I've only shown two of the designs on my candy bars. TIP: if you glue the DSP to itself instead of to the candy bar wrapper, you can just slide the candy bar out of the sleeve to eat it. This is actually kind of a dangerous tip...because you can replace the candy bars so easily. 😳 Just don't make these while you're snacky!

In the pictures above and below, you can see the detail of the scrolly frames peeking out from under the monster "pictures" that I cut from one of the sheets of the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper. This preprinted paper is so cute - and everyone who sees it just loves it, so do yourself a favor and STOCK UP on this paper while supplies last!!!

Stampin' Supplies: Spooktacular Bash BUNDLE (Stamp Set + Dies), Monster Bash Designer Series Paper, Basic Black Cardstock, Calypso Coral ("orange") Cardstock, Crumb Cake Cardstock, StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad, Timeless Label Punch, Tombow Liquid Glue, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Simply Shammy (to clean stamps), Grid Paper.

Click the image below to hop to Libby's spooky creations...

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Spooktacular Bash Bundle	Monster Bash Designer Series Paper	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Timeless Label Punch	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Snail Adhesive	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Simply Shammy	Grid Paper

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - Bone Appetit

Welcome to our September 2019 #APaperPumpkinThing Blog Hop. Each month we share alternate projects using Stampin' Up!'s Paper Pumpkin Kit! Our Paper Pumpkin kit this month is called Bone Appetit. It came with supplies to make 20 adorable Halloween treat boxes! I added just a few supplies to make the card, and turned the box inside-out so I could ink it up with Gorgeous Grape to coordinate with the card.

Right now I'm having issues with the camera I regularly use for blog pictures, and I've had to use my cell phone. My cell phone pictures don't seem to capture color accurately, so I'm just going to leave one picture of my projects until I get that issue resolved. You can see the products I used in my Stampin' Supplies section near the bottom of the post, but one thing you might not be able to see well is the detail of the Clear Wink of Stella...I brushed it over the white bones on the hand so they would glisten!
Right now I'm having issues with the camera I regularly use for blog pictures, and I've had to use my cell phone for now. My cell phone pictures don't seem to capture color accurately, so I'm just going to leave one picture of my projects until I get that issue resolved. Below is a picture of how the projects look if you make them according to the kit directions.

You can watch a replay of a livestream VIDEO of me unboxing and assembling this month's kit according to the package instructions, on my Facebook Business Page by either clicking the image below, or clicking HERE.

Stampin' Supplies: September 2019 Bone Appetit Paper Pumpkin Kit, Gorgeous Grape Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock & Stampin' Write Marker, Black Organdy Glitter Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Clear Wink of Stella, Simply Shammy, Grid Paper, Paper Snips.

NEXT UP: Jeanna Kay!
If you have any problems navigating the hop, there is also a Blog Roll listed below for your convenience.

SEPTEMBER 2019: BONE APPETIT BLOG ROLL

As of last night, BOTH the Bone Appetit FULL KIT, as well as the Bone Appetit Kit REFILL, are available on the PAST KITS page in my Online Store. All PAST KIT products are available only while supplies last, so you have to grab them as soon as they are released! Remember, the Refill Kits include the consumables only...meaning they do not include the stamp set & ink pad from the Full Kit. By the way, you're gonna have to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to buy whatever's available on that PAST KITS page, so go ahead and sign up HERE to get your email address in the system first!

Looking for an easy, beautiful, inexpensive Christmas Card Kit?? Make sure you SIGN UP no later than 11:50pm MT on October 10th to get the fabulous holiday card kit! Then, stay subscribed to get the coordinating Holiday Tags in November!!!

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Bone Appétit Kit	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad	Clear Block D
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon	Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush	Simply Shammy	Paper Pumpkin Grid Paper	Paper Snips

SEPTEMBER Monthly Perks Code: CDEMPAD6
(if your order total equals or exceeds $150, please do NOT use the Monthly Perks Host Code...you will have earned Stampin' Rewards of your own!)

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Third Thursdays Blog Hop: Holiday Catalog Goodies

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is Holiday Catalog Goodies! Posts will feature Stampin' Up! products or projects from the Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalog. For my project today, I decided to package up some quick little "goodies" using the Wonderfully Wicked stamp set!
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

Now, I do have a disclaimer...the 2"x8" cello bags that I used for this project are RETIRED from our product line. If you are looking for a substitute, I recommend our 3"x6" Gusseted Clear Bags.

I generally don't use product I can't sell to you, but I wanted something to fit this allergy-free candy I bought. These chocolates are pricey specialty bars, so I didn't want to put more than one in a packet. I will give you a couple of links where you can find the 2"x8" bags, and these are not affiliate links, I'm just helping you out.

PAPER MART - After you go to this page, you'll need to use the dropdown to change the width to 2" and the length to 6" (you trim them to 2" x 5" so you don't need the entire 8" length for this project). When I looked, it was $9.60 for a box of 1000.

NASHVILLE WRAPS - The smallest they have that will work is their 2"x10" bags, but the good news is that you can buy just 100 of them if that's all you need, for $6.25.

So, the whole point of this project for me, was to create something quick and simple. I only used one color of ink, the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, and to get the spider web to come out lighter, I stamped it off TWICE before stamping on the cardstock topper. Like I said above, I trimmed my 2"x8" Cello Bags down to 2"x5" for this project.

My sample uses regular Whisper White Cardstock, but I highly recommend the Thick Whisper White Cardstock because I feel like it's a little bit less smooth, and the black ink is less likely to smear on it because it will dry a little bit faster. I cut the cardstock for my toppers to 2"x4", and scored them at 2" so they fold over the clear bag with a 2"x2" area for stamping. If you'd like to use our 3"x6" Gusseted Clear Bags, you might want to make your toppers 3"x6" and then score them at 3" so you can fold them over the bag and have a 3"x3" stamping area.

The last little "trick" I used was to make the little package re-closeable with Metallic Brads. But, I only wanted to use one brad for each topper - there's me being stingy again - and that was not enough to keep the bag from sliding around, especially if my placement ended up a little off-center because I didn't want to punch through an image I had stamped. So, to keep the bag in place, and the topper centered over it securely, while still making it re-closeable...I only put SNAIL Adhesive on the inside BACK of the topper. Then I laid the bag onto that, folded the topper over, and then punched a hole and put the brad through. That way, once you open the brad and remove it, you can flip up the topper and the bag is actually open so you can dump out the candy.

This is perfect if you are making a bunch to give away, and then you have leftover. It allows you to take the candies back out without having to rip open the packages! If you do craft fairs, this is an excellent way to package your perishables. Plus, if the person doesn't like the exact candy you used, they can remove it and put in their own. Lol, or if you get peckish, you can dig into your stash for a quick energy boost and then refill them later!

Stampin' Supplies: Wonderfully Wicked Cling Stamp Set, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Whisper White Cardstock, Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, Smoky Slate Cardstock, 2"x8" Treat Bags (RETIRED), Metallic Brads, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer (RETIRED - for cutting & scoring), 1/4" Hole Punch (optional).

September 2019 Third Thursdays Blog Roll: Holiday Catalog Goodies
Kimberley Morris
Jan Musselman
Anne Marie Hile
Angie McKenzie
Tatiana Tobin
Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Wonderfully Wicked Cling Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	3" X 6" (7.6 X 15.2 Cm) Gusseted Cellophane Bags	Metallic Brads	Snail Adhesive

SEPTEMBER Monthly Perks Code: CDEMPAD6
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