Carrie Stamps

A Little Grunge for Halloween

Hello there my stamping friends. Today I am sharing two Halloween cards made with a bit of grunge to give them a bit of a spooky feel. The other exciting thing about today's cards is that they are made using products from the just release Autumn Gathering collection from Trinity Stamps.

They have so many fun new products for Halloween, Fall and everyday that you are going to love! I have it all linked for you at the end of this post. But first take a look at my creations!

My touch of grunginess on each card is in the backgrounds. I LOVE creating backgrounds and new stencils made it so much fun. Watch the video below to see how I grunged up these backgrounds and put them together with new stamps and dies. 

If you can not see the video on your screen, you can check it out right HERE on my YouTube channel. 

If you would like more details on the HOP that this video is apart of and how you can enter to win our GIVEAWAY you want to click over to my YouTube channel and read the video description, it's an easy way to get some FREE product from Trinity Stamps. 

Now let's take a close up look at each of these cards. 

First of all I have to tell you how much fun it was making this background with the new Retro Diamond Stencil set and coordinating die, Argyle Stitch Background. Layers of splatter and strategic shadow blending turned this background in to something that just made me giddy! 

Tell me how darling that happy Dino is with that punny sentiment!!! I just love it!!! It's all from the Spookysaurus stamp set. Which BTW, is a 4" x 3" set, and that makes me happy because it is super affordable while still be totally darling! Super affordable means more money to buy more new crafty things, right! 

Now let's chat about that vintage moon! I love vintage things and so the face of this moon makes my inner 50's housewife smile! If you love it too, it comes in a Hot Foil set and in a stencil set!!! 

Now let's check out another card with that grungy feel. 

If you love PUNNiness this stamp set, Punny Mummy, is one you're going to love. The sayings are so fun in this set with two mummy stamps that I had to use three of them on my card.   Now let's get a little closer look at the background. 

This background is from another new stencil set, Color Swatch Stencils. Not only can you use this stencil set as a swatching tool, but it can make for some fun backgrounds too! 

The splatter layers on this card are just delish! There is shimmer and metallic going on right there!  Let me know in the comments if you like to splatter your cards. 

Now the moment you have all been waiting for... a look at the entire new release! 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Halloween Pumpkin House

Hello my stamping friends. I am back, sharing another Pumpkin House creation with you. I just had to make a halloween Pumpkin House before I complete move on to making Christmas cards. And as a little treat for you, I have made a short video sharing the making of this card. It is a different format of video than I normally do. It is quick and set to music, so be sure to let me know what you think. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also watch it on my YouTube channel. 

Now let's take a look at this card, with some cute little Trick or Treaters, from the Lawn Fawn Costume Party stamp set. 

This card was inspired by Episode #84 of Craft Roulette. If you are not familiar with Craft Roulette, it is a LIVE card making game show on YouTube. It airs every Friday night at 5:30pm MST. The host, Mary Gunn Funn has a guest crafter join her each week. They spin the wheel which selects 4 card making parameters. Mary and her guest then set to creating a card using those parameters. The parameters for Episode #84 are; Slimline Landscape Card, Orange background, Jar or Glass, 3 Layers

For my background I used two colors of Distress Oxide ink, Rusty Hinge and Spiced Marmalade.  After ink blending them I spritz the paper with with water for a splattered look. Then I spritz on some Jack O Lantern Distress Mica Spray. After that was all dry I added a layer of stars with the Fair Dust Stencil Paste and the Starry Night Stencil. 

Here you can see all the glass I used on my card, in the form of windows, which is vellum. And the same for the lanterns. My grass layer is Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink. I was die cut using the Slimline Grassy Hillside Borders die set. 

And here are my trick or treaters, from the Costume Party Stamp set. I just love this set and how darling these kiddo's are all dressed up. Finished out my card perfectly. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share this card with you and I encourage you to check out Craft Roulette this Friday night at 5:30pm MST for some serious stamping fun! And then you too can play along with the challenge! 

Here are all the supplies I used to make today's card. NOTE: the Distress Mica Spray Stains I used are a limited time offering from Tim Holtz, so they may not be available at this time. Check Ranger for availability. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Halloween Nightscape with Halloween Distress line

Hello again my crafty friends. Today I was up on the Trinity Stamps Instagram page with a LIVE demonstration. I created a Halloween Nightscape slimline card using some of the newly release halloween products from Trinity Stamps as well as the Halloween Distress release! 

Every year I have to make a green and black Halloween scene, with a green sky! And the Nightscapes stamp and die set is the perfect set for this years creation. 

If you missed the LIVE on Instagram, you can watch it right here.

To make the green sky on this card I started with the October Sky stencil set and used the mask of the moon on a piece of white card stock. Then I used Mica Stain Sprays to spray the sky. I used both the Bubbling Cauldron and the Holly Branch. After spraying on the stains I also splattered some on using the end of the spray nozzle. For a few darker spots of splatter I added in a little splatter of the Tree Lot Mica Stain Spray.  This spray is so very shiny! I love the look of it and that the shine and shimmer is built in to the the color! 

After spraying on the night sky, I picked up all the spray that was on top of the moon with a scrap of card stock to save for later use in this card.  With the stencil removed there is a giant WHITE moon. So I added a bit of Twisted Citron Distress Oxide in around the outside of the moon to bring down the intensity of the white. I stamped on a few bats from the Nightscape stamp set. AND, add a few die cut clouds from the Nightscape die set in vellum. You should also know the the Nightscape stamp set has images for making a Christmas night sky, a superhero flying over and fireworks. A great set for so many occasions. 

For the black layer of the card I stenciled on the trees from the October Sky stencil using the Crypt Grit Paste. It is a stone colored paste with black flecks in it. When it dried, the trees are a bit translucent and make for a great element that does not stand out too much and is just the right amount of spooky! The opening on the card front was made using the new Moonlit Town Cutout Die. It's a great die for all the options in the Nightscape stamp set. 

I also used the Empty Tomb spray to splatter on the black for a starry effect. And I could not forget an accessory, so I added a few Glowy Stars, that actually glow in the dark! 

Remember that excess mica spray I picked up off of my moon stencil and saved for later? That is what I stamped my witch on. I did not want her to have a white outline and stand out too much from this background, this way she has an outline that matches the background. 
 

The Happy Halloween sentiment I used is from the Shake Your Bones stamp set. I did not use it but the coordinating die set, has a die that bubble cuts this sentiment! So cool! 

You can still watch the video of me making this card even if you missed it LIVE. Just visit the Trinity Stamps Instagram page to find it. 

I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make this card for you below. Many of the Mica Stains and Pastes from Tim Holtz' holiday release have sold out, I linked what I could find. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Full Panel vs. Traditional Shaker Card

It's release day at Trinity Stamps and I am playing with one of my favorite dies from this release. And it is part of a YouTube hop! You are going to LOVE all the new inspiration in the projects you see today. 

You can check out ALL of the products in this amazing new release right HERE.

For my projects I chose to play with the new Slimline Skelly Die set. And when I first saw this skeleton die set I really wanted to make a rainbow skeleton!  And that is what I did today. I die cut the skeleton one time, but was able to make 2 shaker cards!!! One being a FULL PANEL shaker and the other traditional style shaker. You can check out the video right here and see these fun cards come together. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can watch it right HERE. 

The Slimline Skelly die set is very cleverly designed because it has a die that cuts out all the bones and it has a die that cuts all around the skeleton. As well as a few accent pieces for it; a hat, bow, and heart. At the end of this post I share two other cards I made using the skeleton die with the outline die. For these cards I ink blended a panel of white card stock with the following Distress Oxide colors; Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed and Salvaged Patina. This blended into a beautiful rainbow panel. I die cut the skeleton from this panel. I used the bones for my full panel shaker card and the negative panel for a traditional shaker card. Tell me what you think of a rainbow skeleton. I am loving how it turned out and think this could be used other times beside just Halloween. 

If you are not familiar with a Full Panel style shaker card it is very easy to create!  You just need to save up some cellophane type packaging material. The piece I used was the packaging from a pack of vellum. I cut it so it was larger than my card front panel. The panel is 3-1/4" x 8-1/4", the plastic is about 4-1/4" x 9-1/4".

Once your card panel is complete you lay it face down onto the plastic sheet, so it is centered. Cut off the corners of the plastic sheet, pretty close to the card front panel. Then using double stick tape you wrap and adhere the flaps of the plastic around the card front panel, only doing 3 sides. Do not pull it back too tight. Leaving one end open allows you to now add the shaker elements. I used the Oh My Stars Silver Holographic mix.   Lastly, fold over and adhere the third flap. Then you can adhere this panel down to your card as normal. 

I attached my full shaker panel to a scalloped border from the Slimline Scalloped Card Panel Die set, which also has the die I used to cut the black sentiment strip. The sentiments are both from the new Shaker Your Bones stamp set, which if you love skeletons, you are going to LOVE. It is stamp set of skeletons in all different poses and some punny sentiments. Like, "it's going tibia okay". 

If you look closely to at the background behind the skeleton in this full panel shaker cards you may be able to see some wispy clouds in a Metallic Frost ink. I stenciled those on used the October Night stencil set. 

Now let's chat about the traditional shaker card. 

I loved my ink blended rainbow panel so much that I could not just throw out the panel after die cutting it. I thought it would make a great shaker card panel. So, I adhered it to a window sheet and piece in the eyes, nose, ribs and pelvis bones. I added the bow and heart die cut from glitter paper, as I did on the first card as well. Then I lined the back of it with foam strips, add more of the Oh My Stars mix and backed that with another window sheet. Doing the sandwich method with the window sheets makes it so much easier to then add the shaker to the card. 

Since my original ink blended panel was only 7" long. I added a strip of glitter paper to the top and bottom of the card and this made the perfect spot to add my sentiments. 

You can really see all the shimmer I added to the rainbow panel in the picture below. That is good old Perfect Pearls mixed with water and splattered on.

I added some bling to my cards too, the Melanite Magic Rhinestones. They are black gems with an iridescent finish. 

I would love to know which card is your favorite! Leave a comment below to let me know, I so enjoy chatting with you. 

As this is part of a YouTube video hop you should check out my video for these cards and from there get the next stop on the hop. Be sure to like comment and subscribe as you hop a long for a chance to win one of two $25 gift certificates being given away to the Trinity Stamps shop. All the details about the giveaway are in the description box of the video. 

Below are all the supplies I used to make today's cards as well as the entire Autumn Impressions release. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Matchbook Shaker Window Card with Avery Elle

Hello my stamping friends. Today's card is part of a fun collaboration I did with my friend Lauren Taylor. Lauren and I have been following each other on social media for years, both loving each others style and recently started chatting more and are now on the Lawn Fawn Fans team together.  Recently Lauren saw the Glimmer Hot Foil backgrounds I was making with Opal foil and loved the look, so I sent her some backgrounds to play with. We then decided we should do a collaboration video. So, we are both using Glimmer Hot Foil backgrounds and an Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo stamp set (to two) to create a Halloween card. 

You can see my video below to see my creation come together. 

If you can not see the video above you can watch it here. 

You can watch Lauren's video right here. She made three adorable cards that you are going to want to check out! 

Now let's take a closer look at this Matchbook card.

This card measures 4-1/4" x 10-1/2", it is scored at 4-1/4", 4-3/4" and 9-1/2"

You then fold it just as if it was a matchbook. Staple the bottom 1" flap so that you can then tuck the front flap into it. I like to cover up the one inch flap with patterned paper so that the staples can not be seen from the front.  

This matchbook card has a shaker window on it, meaning the circle is cut into the card base so that you can see through the shaker to the inside of the card. 

Here is what the card looks like open and you can see my fun size bag of m&m's tucked in there. Such a fun way to give a Halloween card. 

I then used my leftover circles to make a tag. 

I just could not waste that fun paper and thought a tag to tie on to a bag of goodies would be lots of fun. I used the witch again, because there is just so many fun ways you can color her in! 

I had so much fun doing this collaboration with Lauren. A challenge always gets my creative juices flowing. 

 

You can watch the video where I made the background I used on this card and tag right HERE.

If you want to learn more about Gel Press Prints you can watch my videos on print making right here.

All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed and linked for you below. 

Etsy Embellishment Shop

 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Mystery Swap 5 - Honey Bee Barn & Camper for Halloween

Hello there stamping friends. I am thrilled to be back with another Mystery Swap with my friend Jen Hartsgrove of Katahdin Krafts!  Each month we decide on a theme and mail each other a mystery box of goodies to be used to make a card or project. This month we swapped die set and challenged each other to make a Halloween card. I sent Jen my Barn Scene Builder die set from Honey Bee and she sent me her Camp Trailer Card die set, also from Honey Bee. Before we mailed these off we both die cut pieces to keep and to send each other. This way you can see both of us make a card with the same things. We also send each other embellishments to use. It's so much fun!! 

You can see the fun in this video right here. 

Next you can watch Jen's video right here: https://youtu.be/kjibXWMVw1M

Let's take a closer look at the cards I made. 

Both cards are 6" x 6" to accommodate the size of the barn and camper. Both cards could easily be made into shape cards. But I wanted to have a little scene around mine and really wanted to try my hand at a light up card with the light packs that Jen sent me. 

Here's a close up look at the light up camper card. 

Jen sent me  the patterned paper die cut elements for this camper, several die cut campers from different patterned papers and these are the two that I chose. I LOVE polka dots and the tiny dots with the larger glittered dots on the black paper look so cute together. 

I had so much fun creating the night sky with Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide inks. I used a die cut circle from masking paper to create the moon . All the die cuts; branches, bats, pumpkins, and fence are items in my Mystery Box from Jen.  

Adding lights to this card was pretty easy to do with the light pack that Jen sent me. I did not have to fuss with copper tape and figuring out wiring. I linked the lights used below from Amazon.  I had to use two layers of fun foam on the back to adhere the panel with the lights to the card base as the battery pack is a bit thick. One of my layers of fun foam was a very thick piece and the other was a normal piece, so you may actually need three layers of fun foam or foam tape depending on the thickness of what you have. 

I added some cute things to the inside of the card. I felt I needed an extra layer on the inside of the card to make it more sturdy as the front of the card is quite heavy. The cat and pumpkin were from the Mystery Box, but he web and spider I die cut myself using Cute Cobweb from Lawn Fawn. 

Next let's look closer at the Halloween Barn Shaker Card. 

The elements I sent to Jen in her Mystery Box were, three prints of paper from the Fall-O-Ween paper pack from Spellbinders, bat confetti, wiggly eyes and glittery buttons. I knew right away I wanted to make a three window shaker with this barn. 

I added the bat confetti to the door, jack-o-lantern confetti to one window and orange and purple seed beads to the top window. I added wiggle eyes to the outside of each window, like so many halloween decorations I have seen. Reminds me of the Farmstead my kids go to, where you walk through the corn maze and pick and pumpkin and pet the animals and play games. 

I used the buttons and some thin cellophane (the packaging that the wiggle eyes came in) to make wrapped candy accents. These buttons are glittery and make such cute little candies. 

I used the second barn die cut that was part of my Mystery Box as a spot to write your personalized message on the inside of this card. 

Both cards were so much fun to make!  I loved making a light up card and those little button candies are just too cute!  

You can watch my video of the making of these cards right here. And catch Jen's video using the same items right here. 

All the supplies I used to make to day's card are listed and linked for you below. 

 

Etsy Shop for Shaker Elements

 

 

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop and visit my blog!  I love sharing my creations with you! 

Critter Costume Party

Hello my stamping friends. Today I am sharing my first video as part of the Not 2 Shabby design team!  

If you are new to Not 2 Shabby you can check out the shop right HERE.  

As a member of the design team I get to share with you a discount code!  Use code N2S10 at check out to get 10% off your order!  

I am playing with the Critter Costume Party stamp set, that is an exclusive set to the Not 2 Shabby shop. 

I wanted to include as many of these cute critters as I could on my card so I went with a horizontal slimline card. Are slimline cards your favorite thing right now, because they sure are mine!!! 

It's a fun halloween night with all the critters out and about. 

I used Black Soot and Wild Honey to ink blend my night sky and the hills as well. I spritzed the background with water and then with Liquid Stardust from Lawn Fawn. 

Here's a close up of these cute critters all colored up. 

The bee and the hedgehog have to be my favorite! 

To dress up my night sky I added some stars that I punched out from glitter paper and some gems from Honey Bee Stamps. 

And to go with it I created at shaker tag. 

I just had to use the sloth from this set, he is darling. And now I have a cute tag to put on a treat for someone special. 

Here are both projects. I hope that you are inspired to create and have some new ideas. 

You can see these projects being made in the video below. 

If you can not see the video above you can also see it here. 

You can visit the Not 2 Shabby Shop Here

Use code N2S10 to get 10% off your order at check out! 

Below I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make today's card: 

Critter Costume Party Stamp Set

Shop Scrapbook Pal for Copic Markers

Shop Shaker Elements Here

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Let's Go Nuts Episode One

Hello my stamping friends. It is a new month and time for new stamp set of the month. 

This month I am featuring the Lawn Fawn Stamp Set, Let's Go Nuts. A new stamp set that is all about squirrels. I love squirrels and think this set is so versatile. 

For this episode I am making a slimline card that has a Z-fold which has a Halloween scene. 

I was inspired to use some non-traditional colors by some recent creations some of my crafty friends.  I thought it was a fun twist on the traditional halloween card. 

Take a look at what the card looks like when we pull the z-fold out. 

These squirrels went in search for acorns to store up for winter and instead they found Halloween. So they are storing up their findings for winter.  

I used a few Lawn Fawn stamp sets for the images on this card, which are linked below if you want to check them out. I also used the Acorn House die set and Mushroom House die set to create my squirrel neighborhood. I had fun using the colors to create them and might have a hard time going back to traditional colors after this. 

If you want to create a slimline z-fold card you can with these measurements: 

Card Base: 9" x 8", scored at 4"

Card Front: 8-3/4" x 3-3/4"

Z-fold Panel: 9-1/4" x 3-3/4", scored at 4-3/8" & 8-3/4"

Watch the video below see how I put this card together. 

I also used some of the die cut leaves from Acorn House to adorn the inside of the card. Cute little leaves that could be used on so many projects. 

Now let's take a look at the making of this card in Episode One.

IF you can not see the video above you can watch it here. 

Below you will find all the products I used to make today's card linked for you. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Stay tuned next Tuesday for Episode 2. And if you have any ideas for me to try with this stamp set please leave a comment below and challenge me!  

 

Peek-a-Boo Coaster Shaker Card with Crescent Creation

Hello my stamping friends. Today I am excited to be participating in a hop to help celebrate the opening of the Crescent Creation Etsy shop. My friend Neha Tulsyan along with Geetanjali Murali opened this shop together. In the shop you will find elements great for shaker cards!  There are sequins, seed beads, clay elements and jewels. 

You can check out the stop right HERE.

Use code CARRIE10 at check out to get 10% off your purchase! 

There is also a GIVEAWAY for this Hop to help celebrate the opening of the shop, you can find all the details on how to enter at the Crescent Creation blog.

Now let's take a look at the shaker cards I made for the hop and the fun elements I got to play with to make them.

Look at all these fun shaker elements!  You know I LOVE a shaker card! So having fun new elements to use to make a shaker really inspires me! 

You can see the making of these cards in this video. 

The stamp set I am using for these cards is from Avery Elle, it is the Peek-a-Boo Coaster stamp set. I thought I a Halloween carnival was the perfect use for this stamp set. 

The first card is a full shaker card made with plastic sheets (formerly sheet protectors) and the Fuse Tool. Fusing plastic around the entire card makes the entire scene a shaker card. 

In this close up you can get a good look at the shaker elements. For this card I used the Halloween Clay Bits Mix and the California Poppy seed beads. The Halloween Clay Bit is a mix of halloween clay elements and Halloween confetti. I love the addition of seed beads to a shaker card, they add a fun sound and really help move the elements around the shaker. 

For the next card I went for a portrait card using the same stamp set and was happy that my coaster and critters fit on this style of card, as portrait cards are my go to. 

For this card the shaker is the moon. I changed up how I colored my critters and coaster, there are so many fun possibilities with these just in how you color them. 

To see how I made these backgrounds on these cards, using PanPastels check out the video.


The shaker elements I used on this card are the Halloween Sequin Mix and the Wild Indigo Seed Beads on top of a glittery moon. All the fun Halloween elements are in this mix, jack-o-lanterns, bats, spiders, ghosts, as well as traditional sequins in bright halloween colors. 

I also added some Metallic Gold Jewels all around the card to boost the look of stars in the night sky.  I love all the shaker elements I got to play with today, I know I will be using them again soon!  

You can watch the making of these cards in the video below. If you can not see the video on this screen you can also find it here. 

If you are new to my YouTube channel, you can subscribe here. I share several new videos a week, YouTube will let you know I have a new video if you click the bell next to the subscribe button. 

Now it is time to hop!  Be sure to stop by the Crescent Creation blog and leave a comment there letting them know your favorite embellishments from the shop. And all the details on the giveaway (a $25 shopping spree to the CC shop) can be found there. 

And hop along checking out what the other designers created with the fun elements from the Crescent Creation shop. Like, Comment and Subscribe as you watch the videos for a chance to win at $25 shopping spree to the Crescent Creation Etsy shop. 

Crescent Creation

Lisa Mensing

Katharine Kelly Wilkinson

Diane Warme

YOU ARE HERE ------------------- Carrie Rhoades

Jennifer Hartsgrove

 

All the supplies I used have been listed and linked for you below. 

Halloween Clay Bits Mix

California Poppy Seed Beads

Halloween Sequin Mix

Wild Indigo Seed Beads

Metallic Gold Jewels

(Use code CARRIE10 when checking out at the Crescent Creation shop for 10% off your purchase)

My favorite place to shop for Copic Markers

 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

Spellbinders Spider Web Corners Shakers

Hey there my stamping friends!  I am so excited today to be sharing my first Halloween creation for this year! I love the fun color combinations and fun images there are to play with this time of year!  And for some reason I love spider webs and spider images. BUT NOT THE REAL THING!!! So, I was thrilled to be creating with the Spider Web corner die set that Spellbinders just released!  It's a two piece die set with a great price point!  And I can mix it with all my other Halloween products, love that! 

I decided to make a shaker card with this frame set and a coordinating tag that is a shaker too. Take a look at these awesome die set!  You can also see these projects being made in this video. 

This die set links together to make the coolest frame!  

I adhered my die cut frame and connecter pieces to a sheet of vellum with an oval die cut from the center to make the frame for the front of this shaker card. 

To make my pumpkin glow I inked it up with a rich yellow, Summer Day ink and then inked only the edges with a Rock and Roll technique, with Tangerine Fusion ink.  This pumpkin is from the Hey Boo stamp set. Had to have this set because of the cute cat and spider in it, so, I will be using this set again soon! 

Behind my shaker is an ink blended and splattered background. It's perfect for my halloween shaker elements. Which are seasonal confetti I found at the Dollar Tree. But to make it even more special I added some Silver Shavings Glass Glitter to the mix!!! 

Now let's take a look at the tag. 

I used just the connector piece to make little halloween wrapped candies. 

The shaker tag was made using the Special Day Tag die set. I use this die set a lot. It has a lot of great dies, I love this tag because I can make a frame and create a shaker tag. 

On both of these shakers I hot foiled a sentiment because I got the new Spooky Greetings set for just this thing, adding glimmer hot foil sentiments to my Halloween projects!  
So, what do you think of using this piece to make candies??? 

You can see the making of these projects in the video below. 

 

If you can not see the above video on this scene, here is a link to view it on YouTube. 

Below I have listed and linked all the things I used to make these projects. 

 

 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, I love creating for Halloween and sharing it with you! 

 

Build-a-Treat House

I am back with Part 2 of Episode 2 featuring my die set of the month, Build-a-House! 

In part 2 I am making treat houses!  They are SO cute!  And easy to make!

Here you can see the card from part 1 of Episode 2, if you missed that you can find it here. And next to it the treat house, built with the Build-A-House die set and the Halloween Add On die set.  It's a box that holds 2 fun size candy bars, KitKat's in this case. I found some that have glow in the dark wrappers! 

I knew I wanted to make a few different color houses. I decorated them all the same, using the Tiny Halloween stamp and die set and the Costume Party Stamp and die set.

Two things I love to do to give these houses a halloween feel is to 1. add a dusting of black ink to the edges of the die cut pieces and 2. glue the die cut pieces to the house so that they are slightly crooked.

Now let's talk about the box that holds the treat.

The paper for the box measures 2-3/4" x 4".

Score the paper at 5/8" on both sides and at 1-1/2" on both ends.

Then you snip the small score lines on both sides to create flaps to glue the box together and sandwich it in between two die cut houses. This box fits two fun size KitKat bars exactly.  And the house then can stand up for a cute decoration too. There is room behind these houses for a bigger box if you want to put something different in these boxes. I think fun size Hershey bars would fit too.

I did not want to put too much work in to the back of the house, but you could add to it  as much as you like.

But it is the perfect place to add a sentiment and a hand written message if you like.

I used black glitter paper to accent my houses with dies from the Halloween Build-a-House add on die set. And I put the bat on the end of a strip of clear window sheet. So it looks like it is flying over the house.

For more fun I glued on the door so that it opens and stamped BOO from Tiny Halloween and put a bowl of candy from the Costume Party stamp set inside.

You can see the making of the Build-a-Treat Houses in this YouTube video.

Be sure to tune into my YouTube channel for more ideas with the Build-a-House die set. I will be bringing you a new episode every Tuesday in the month of October with this die set.

You can find all the products I used to make these houses listed and linked for you in the comments below. When you click and shop my links I do get a small percentage of the sale at NO cost to you. I appreciate your support so that I can continue to bring you fun new ideas on my blog and YouTube channel.

 

Build-a-House Episode 2

Hey there stamping friends!  Fall is underway and cooler temps are being enjoyed here in Idaho. And talk of costumes, pumpkin cookies, and parties being heard in my house. So, I was in the mood for a Trick-or-Treat card with the Build-a-House die set by Lawn Fawn.

In this episode I am making my first ever Reveal Wheel Card!  And I LOVE it!  Interactive, Shape and Shaker cards make me happy! So, let's take a look at this card and you tell me if it takes you back to your days of trick or treating.

In this scene I envisioned a typical American neighborhood with kids trick-or-treating. The mummy has his pumpkin bucket to fill with treats. And the dinosaur is thrilled that she got a FULL SIZED candy bar!  And you know this house has to be a good one to trick-or treat at, they have decked their house out for Halloween. They even have a fancy changing scene in the upstairs window. 

With a turn of the wheel the picture in the window changes.

This face is one that you can use on the pumpkin, instead of the one I used.  I love that the Costume Party stamp set gives you two faces to make you own Jack-O-Lantern.

All the images in the window are from the Tiny Halloween stamp set, except for the face above.  It's made to fit in the window, but can be used for so much more.  I used the little cat on the front steps of my house, he's adorable!

I did not stop there. I had to add a panel on the inside of this card because the front of the card is heavy with lots of layers.

I had to put this cutie on my card, isn't he adorable.  The sayings on this card are a mix of the Costume Party stamp set and Tiny Halloween.

You can see the making of this card in this video:

Be sure to click over and watch this on YouTube for a chance to win this card!  All you have to do is LIKE and leave a COMMENT there to be entered!

AND the WINNER of last week's card is..... Hope Jones! Congrats Hope!  I'll be in touch to get your card sent out to you right away.

All the products I have used have been listed and linked for you below. Thank you for your support, when you click and shop my links it helps to support my blog and YouTube channel, at no cost to you.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, tune in tomorrow for the second part of Episode 2, the Trick or Treat Box!

 

Build-a-House Episode 1

Hello! Happy October! Happy World Card making week! 

I am kicking off a brand new Stamp Set of the Month series today!  And to shake things up a bit I am actually doing a DIE SET of the month for October!  And that die set is..... Build-a-House by Lawn Fawn.

This is a versatile die set because you can make so many different houses with this die set for so many occasions. Lawn Fawn has two sets of stamp and die sets that you can pair with this house to make a Halloween scene or a Christmas scene.  Today I am going to be showing you the Halloween Add on and the Tiny Halloween stamp set to turn this house die set into a Haunted House card and Sucker Holder. And throughout this month I will be showing you lots of ideas with this die set. As always there is a video for you to watch the making of these projects. If you click over to my YouTube channel to watch is make sure to give it a thumbs up and leave a comment to have a chance to WIN todays card and sucker holder!

Let's take a look at the haunted house projects. 

I started by ink blending a background with Distress Oxide inks; Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot. I LOVE a green sky for a halloween card!  For the grass I used Black Soot. It's super fun to switch the night sky and grass colors up. And I love how bright the moon is!  I just  a circle to mask off the moon before doing any ink blending. For a finishing touch to the ink blending I added a dusting of the black soot around the moon mask. This really gives the moon some dimension. Both the background and the grassy die cut were splattered with water from a distress sprayer for that amazing oxidized splatter looks. The background also got a splatter of Sparkle Silk for added shine.

All the elements for the die cut house are from the Build-a-House die set and the Halloween Add on die set. I LOVE all the possibilities when combining these two die sets and using different colors of card stock and ink.

The cute little stamped elements peeking out of the windows are all stamps from the Tiny Halloween stamp set. As well as the bats flying over the moon and the spooktacular sentiment.

The adorable ghosts are also from the Build-a-House Halloween add on die set. I love that there are two different sized ghosts. Die cutting them in this Pretty Amethyst color really gives them the feel that they are translucent and adds to the Halloween color scheme of this card.

I took advantage of the fact that I could have the front door open on my card and stamped "EEK" repeatedly on the inside of the door.

Now let's take a look at the coordinating treat holder.

I die cut two houses for this holder but only decorated the front.  You could go all out and make the back of the house decorated too.

I made the front window an actual window so you could see in and get a peek at the treat inside, which is a Caramel Apple pop.

I used a different set of eyes in the doors window than I did for the house, because there are three sets of eyes in the Tiny Halloween stamp set, so why not!

And on the inside of this door I added the word "boo".

There is a middle piece between the front and back houses that hold the sucker in place. It measures 1-7/8" x 3", scored at 1-7/8" & 2-1/4".  Punch a hole in the center scored area for the stick of the sucker to go through.

The shorted end gets glued to the back of the front house piece. So that it does not cover up the open window.  And the larger side gets glued to the back of the back house panel, giving it more strength since there is nothing else glued to it. Easy as that.

I finished it off with a bat flying over the house, attached to a small strip of window sheet.  To keep the houses closed at the top a used a small piece of thin Velcro.

And how about a bit off gingham ribbon around the sucker stick to top off the cuteness factor.

Now it is time to take a look at the video. DISCLAIMER: The first half of this video was originally recorded on my Facebook page as a LIVE demonstration. You will notice that the video goes in and out of focus as Facebook buffers my live video. Sorry for this quality issue. It is not how I normally do my videos. But I love sharing my creations LIVE with my facebook friends.

Be sure to click over to my YouTube channel to watch this video so that you can give it a thumbs up and comment, then you will be entered to win todays card and sucker holder too! The winner will be announced on next Tuesday's video!

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you again soon for another stamping creation!  All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed and linked for you below. I do make a small commission when you shop my affiliate links, at no cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you fun projects like this. Thank you so much for your support, it mean a lot to me!!!

 

 

 

Tune in next week for Episode 2, a Reveal Wheel creation with the Build-a-House die set!

Trick Or Treat Die Cut Bags

Hello my stamping friends, welcome back to my blog and a BLOG HOP with Inky Stamper. Today I am using the Mini Double Bow by Inky Stamper and participating in a Blog Hop. All the projects in the hop feature product from the Inky Stamper line. AND, who's doesn't love a BLOG HOP with a give away!  All you need to do is leave a comment right here on this blog post. On Sunday 9/8/16 I will draw out two names and you will each win the Inky Greetings stamp set!

Now let's take a look at the die cut Trick or Treat bags I made.

This bag is such a great size. It is called the Card Carrier die because it can fit A2 sized cards.

The spider web die cuts a window into the gift bag. So you can see the fun treat on the inside!

On a sad note, I did not realize that this die set has been retired. So, below I have linked a similar die that could be used as I have used this one here.

The bow at the top of the gift bag is the Mini Double Bow from Inky Stamper. I LOVE that this die is a one piece die and I do not have a lot of small dies that I could easily loose. And I knew this little bow would look great on my favorite die cut bag.

I used the bow to die on the twine that hold the spider and tag.

The die cut pumpkins are from the Spooksville die set. I have used this die set so much and below you can see it on the other two Trick or Treat bags I made .

Isn't that Mini Double bow so cute in this Electric Lime!  The bats are also from the Spooksville die set.

That house! What a fun die, yes, also from the same die set.

You can watch how I made these bags in the video below.

And now you will want to follow along on the blog hop to see all the other cute things made with products by Inky Stamper. But before you go be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win one of two Inky Greetings stamp sets that I get to give away!

Chelsea Comer

Kim Hutchinson

Jenn Gross

Erica Thompson

 

Stephanie Rogers

Carrie Rhoades --- you are here

Jen Carter

 

Below you will find all the products used in today's projects:

Mini Double Bow Die by Inky Stamper

 

Spider Web Die (similar to the one used in these projects)

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Halloween Shaker Tags

Here's a fun way to gift a Halloween Treat. I wanted to give a NON sugar treat to my class of kids at our Co-Op that I teach at and a Halloween shaker tag makes this candy free gift so darn cute! 

I used some Halloween Confetti in my shaker. You can find all different kinds online or where halloween crafty things are sold.  Another way I like to use confetti is to put in inside a card, so when someone opens the card..... a fun surprise!  You will need some thin foam strips to put these tags together, I used this. 

I had a lot of fun playing with different color combinations for these tags.  The tablets and pencils I found at the Target Dollar spot, but also saw them at the Dollar Tree and Walmart. They seemed to be a common item this season. 

Or, you can use Halloween Sprinkles!! 

If you'd like to see how I made these shaker tags and how the pencil is attached to the tablet there is a video for you below.  

Which one is your favorite???

For your convenience I have listed all the supplies used to make these tags for you below. 

 

 

And here's a great pack of Halloween confetti if you want to make some shakers. 

 

And this is the amazing hole punch I used, that punches through almost anything, even a penny! 

If you have any questions about these projects feel free to ask. I love sharing my creations with you! 

Halloween night sky with the Gel Press

Today I am sharing one of the cards I created for The Gel Press Journey, a private facebook group for those wanting to learn about the Gel Press. 

This background is one from a post on 5 things you can do with prints you don't like. Originally this print was very purple with bits of green in it. It was just kinda boring. So, I decided to add to it and that is where the black comes in. 

To create more of a night sky I splattered Whip Cream Silk on it to create the look of stars. 

For the moon, I die cut a circle from the print and once mounted to the card base I filled in the moon with Journey Glaze to give it lots of shine. 

My favorite element on this card though has to be the tree. 

It's a die cut from the Spooksville Die set. The tree is cut from Pretty Pansy card stock. I then pressed it into a clear pigment ink pad and embossed it with my own homemade mixed embossing powder (3 parts clear embossing powder to 1 part Sparkle Dust - a very fine glitter). I added some Monster Eyes, bringing my little tree to life. 

I have listed all the things I used to make this card below: 

 

 

 

Find out more about my Gel Press 101 online class and my private group The Gel Press Journey HERE. 

 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Candy Corn Purse

From the informal poll I took on my facebook page, your favorite Halloween Candy is Candy Corns.  But there are a lot of Reese's lovers out there too!  

So, I created this cute Candy Corn purse just for you!  

I love the Eyes on You stamp set, it was the perfect set to dress up my little purse. Don't you just love the sentiment!  

I made this for the October edition of Coach Collective. A collection of 12 tutorials by 12 different designers. The theme this month is of course Halloween. There are a lot of great ideas that can be adapted to any occasion as well as some fun techniques for cards. Here is a sneak peek at all the projects. 

I love to give the Coach Collective away to anyone who shops my online store this month. 

You can find my store here: 

* Be sure to check out the Block Party Sale to get the clear blocks I mount my stamps to at a discount! 

Or if you'd just like to buy the tutorial you can do so for $15. Here is a link to purchase. I will then email you your PDF tutorial with in 24 hours. 

Please let me know if you have any questions about this project or the Coach Collective. 

Clear Bag Box

Time for a quick and easy project. A fun way to dress up a clear bag. 

It's a little box to put this clear bag (2-1/2" x 2" x 6") with a flat bottom and gusseted sides in. 

I have dressed mine up for halloween, because I found the cutest Kisses in halloween foil, I had to. 

Here's how to make this box, be prepared for super easy! 

Then you snip the sides to make the 4 tabs, that you use to glue this box together. 

Then you fill up the Clear Bag and it sits in the box snuggly, so it won't easily fall out. 

To dress mine up I used the dies from the Spooksville set. It's a great set of dies that you can add to most any Halloween stamp set. The sentiment I used is from the Eyes On You stamp set. 

Want you moon to shine and sparkle?  Die cut a circle from Rock Candy card stock. Press it into a Clear Pigment ink pad. Sprinkle it with a mixture of clear embossing powder and Sparkle Dust (I use a 3 to 1 ratio). Heat emboss it and you've got amazing sparkle! 

You may have seen me use this box on my Haunted House boxes featuring cereal and lip balm, if not here's a link to that post. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog, I love paper crafting and I love sharing my creations with you. 

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Halloween Scarecrow

Happy October! A new month means a new Stamp Set of the Month. This month I have chosen Happy Harvest. Every Monday night at 8pm MST, I will go LIVE on my facebook page to share a demonstration with this stamp set.  And if you purchase this stamp set HERE then I will send you and exclusive card kit made with this stamp set so that you can make your first card on me. 

Today I am sharing the card I made on my first demonstration on October 1st. Be sure to click over to my facebook page and leave a comment on this cards post for a chance to WIN IT! 

To dress up my scarecrow I stamped him on halloween colors of card stock and then cut out the pieces I wanted and dressed him up like a paper doll. 

I wanted to make the BOO, from the Snapshot Frames die set, really pop. So I painted this die cut with Sparkle Silk and then when it was dry, which only takes a minute, I covered the sentiment with Journey Glaze! It gives it a fun pearlized look. 

You can see the making of this card in the video below.  

I have linked all the supplies I used to make this card for you below.

 

 

If you are interested in more details about Carrie's Stamp School you can find them HERE. 

 

Thank you for taking time out of you busy day to stop and visit my blog. I love sharing my creations with you! Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 

Haunted House Boxes

The box I am about to share with is going to be one you make again and again! WHY??? Because it is EASY, takes little paper and it's versatile! Today's box is made to fit a clear gusseted bag with a flat bottom, found HERE.   Fill these bags with any treat or fun think you like, set them in this box and decorate the box as you like. 

For my boxes I went crazy with CEREAL and LIP BALM (again)!  

When I stumbled upon the Cereal flavored Lip Balms the pack I bought had Frankenberry!  Then I saw Frankenberry cereal when grocery shopping and that's when this idea was hatched. If you look closely at the box you will see a haunted house in the upper right corner. So that is what decorated the front of my box with and in the bag went Frankenberry Cereal.  The tag holds the lip balm. 

Here's how to make the box: 

Cut a piece of card stock to 4-1/2" x 4"

Score on all four sides at 1". Snip on the score line to make four tabs. 

Glue the box together, fill your Clear Bag with a goody and it fits right in. 

Then you can decorate the box to dress it up if you like. 

Like I did here, using the Spooksville Die set. 

And I couldn't stop there, because not only is there Frankenberry Cereal, there is Count Chocula and BooBerry Cereal. It just so happens that there is also all of these flavors in Lip Balm, thank you Amazon! 

The Lip Balm sleeve is a piece of Clear View Sheet. Here are the measurements: 

Lip Balm Sleeve: 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" 

On the 2-3/4" side score at 5/8", 1-1/4", 1-7/8", and 2-1/2"

Add a piece to the bottom so the lip balm does not fall out: 

5/8" x 1-7/8" score at 5/8" and 1-1/4"

Use White Liner Tape to adhere the sleeve together and glue dots to attach the bottom piece. 

These were just so much fun to make!  Stay tuned and I will show you what I made with the hershey kisses box in the picture above. 

Below you can watch the making of the Frankenberry Box. 

In this video you will notice me cutting small pieces to cover each window. Then a customer of mine, Becky Martin, suggested that I use one big piece to cover the windows. GENIUS! Here's how I did that on my other two houses. 

After die cutting the house, use the negative piece to trace on to the color of paper you want your windows to be, don't trace all the details, just a rough outline.  Cut this out, cutting on the inside of your pencil line and glue it to the back of the house. DONE, I love it, thank you Becky! 

Here are all the supplies I used: 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share all my fun with crazy cereal lip balm creations. Please let me know if you have any questions.