Society of Stampaholics

Pretty Pun'kin'

I haven't been here in six years. *gulp*

As I was tooling around in my posts que, I discovered a number of posts I suspect may never have been published. (Surely this cannot be correct, right?) But, just in case, they weren't. I'm publishing this one now because this is such a stinkin' cute pun'kin'! 

Take THAT, Mr. Easter Bunny!

Here's what was in my draft that was to have been published 10/28/2012 (for heaven's sake!):

This is also my latest card for Outside the Box, the Memory Box Design Team's blog. 

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1. Make 4.25" x 5.5" card using Licorice; round corners.
2. Cut Jack'o'Lantern cardstock panel (4" x 5.25") and round corners. 
3. Using VersaFine Black Onyx ink, stamp Halloween Collage (G1395) repeatedly on the J'o'L panel and adhere to card.
4. Stamp Great Pumpkin with VersaFine Black Onyx ink on mango ginghampatterned paper; cut with Great Pumpkin die and color outer edge around pumpkin with black marker.
5. Color pumpkin's stem with green and brown markers.
6. Die cut Perkiy PumpkinFace 
7. Cut graveyard landscape to 5.5" width and stamp sentiment with embossing ink; sprinkle with embossing powder and heat.
8. Adhere ghost to back of graveyard using thinnest dimensional foam, then attach to card front using thicker dimensional foam.
9. Coat circle with embossing ink; sprinkle with embossing powder and heat (see tip below).
10. Adhere moon to card.
11. Adhere bats to card using dimensional foam.
12. Adhere bling and clean up 'cuz you're finished!     

T I P

Take a scrap piece of cardstock - about 4"-6" long and adhere your circle to the end of it. Now you can apply the embossing ink and powder and be able to hold your circle by its "handle" so you don't burn your fingers when you heat emboss it! 

S U P P L I E S

All supplies are by Memory Box unless otherwise noted. 

Cardstock: Licorice, white; Patterned Paper: Nightfall; Stamps: Gothic Halloween (B1886); Dies: Ghost Trio (98376), Graveyard Landscape (98375), Swooping Bats (98409), Nestabilities circles; Ink: Ranger Distress embossing ink; Other: Ranger Distress Ultrafine Silver Embossing Powder; gems, dimensional foam 

2016 Hero Arts Hostess Alumni Blog Hop

 W E L C O M E,   H E R O   A R T S   H O P P E R S!

As you know, the Hero Arts Hosti have been busy playing, and today marks the second of a two-day blog hop featuring fabulous stamps from the new 2016 release and winter catalogue!

 

 

I'm extremely fortunate to be sandwiched between two British beauties: Sally Sherfield and Cathy Andronicou!

 

LAST HOP STOP FEATURED:

The fantastic and fabulous card art of Sally Sherfield!

 

 

S U P P L I E S:

Cardstock: Canyon Clay, Plum Pudding, Stamper's Select White, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink); Stamps: Halloween Trimmings Stamp & Cut, Zig Zag Background (Hero Arts); Inks: Canyon Clay, Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink), Wilted Violets (Ranger), Onyx Black VersaFine (Tsukineko); Pen: Zig; Accents: gems (Mark Richards), hemp (Hemptique); Adhesives: Stick-It Double-Sided Adhesive, Tombo Tape Runner

 

I N S T R U C T I O N S:

1. Make 4¼" x 5½" card base from Canyon Clay cardstock.
2. Cut 4" x 5½" Summer Sunset cardstock panel and stamp sentiment with Harvest Gold ink.
3. Stamp candy corn with Canyon Clay ink; stamp spider and web with Onyx Black ink.
4. Draw line from web to spider.
5. Stamp Zig Zag Background with Wilted Violet ink on white cardstock for mat and trim to 4⅛" " x 5½".
6. Layer and adhere stamped image panel to mat and then to card.
7. Apply Stick-It Double-Sided Adhesive to Plum Pudding cardstock and die-cut sentiment.
8. Remove Stick-It backing and adhere die-cut sentiment above and to the right of the stamped sentiment so the latter is like a shadow.
9. Adhere gems.
10. Tie hemp into bow and adhere; place gem in bow's center.

 

P R I Z E S   F R O M   H E R O   A R T S

In addition to seeing some great inspirational ideas, Hero Arts will be awarding the following prizes:

• One $25 shopping spree to the Hero Arts online shop (winner will be randomly-drawn from comments left on the participating Monday blogs and Hero Club Blog);
• One $25 shopping spree to the Hero Arts online shop (winner will be randomly-drawn from comments left on the participating Tuesday blogs and Hero Club Blog);
• One bonus prize of pre-selected product from the Hero Arts online shop (again, winner will be randomly-drawn from the  Monday blog comments and Hero Club Blog); and
• One bonus prizes of pre-selected product from the Hero Arts online shop  (again, winner will be randomly-drawn the Tuesday blog comments and Hero Club Blog).

Leave a comment at every stop each day to boost your chances of winning! (Please leave your comments by 11:59 p.m., PST, on Sunday, October 30, for a chance to win.)

(Also, word on the street is that some of the Hosti are offering prizes on their blogs, so there are even more goodies to win!)

 

NEXT HOP STOP FEATURES:

The tremendously and uber-talented Cathy Andronicou!

 

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - Run & Hide

Hey there!

I hope everybody is enjoying all these tags - I worry some of you are sitting there wishing I'd move on to another topic. Well, I'm almost done, I promise - lol!

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45, and this is another one with a trick to go with the treat!

First the Treat:

And then the Trick:

Okay, it's not that tricky, but it's kind of a surprise. (Just nod your head and agree.)

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Cardstock:green; Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers, and Die-Cuts; Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: .25" satin ribbon; Other: office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, score board, bone folder, hole punches

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, brush edges with black marker, and adhere to tag (order: checks, purple paisley, border sentiment strip).
3. Re-punch hole and edge with brush marker. 
4. Cut frame and matching sized panel from green cardstock and attach to one another with pearl brad.
5. Adhere green panel to tag.
6. Fussy cut figures from patterned paper and adhere.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - An Eerie Tale

Hello, 'weenies! (That's short for Hall-oweenies, btw.) Do you have your costumes ready? Are the fake blood and traditional gore tastefully arranged on the front lawn? If not, chop, chop! (No pun intended - lol!)

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45. These two lines are distinctive but they play well together!

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Cardstock: orange-red; Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers; Ink: VersaMark (Imagine Crafts); Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: gems, pumpkin and star veneers (Jillibean Soup); Embossing Powder: Pewter (Ranger); Other: office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape, foam dimensional tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, craft knife, glass cutting board, score board, bone folder, heat tool, hole punches

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers (black floral to cover, checked panel, and frame - will require cutting away interior with a craft knife).
3. Swipe external sides of black floral paper with brush end of marker and adhere.
4. Trim to fit as needed and re-punch hole.
5. Re-swipe sides and edge hole with black ink.
6. Adhere checked panel and frame.
7. Cover pumpkin and star veneers with embossing powder, apply powder, and heat. Repeat until veneers are coated thoroughly.
8. Cut and adhere orange-red cardstock to back of pumpkin before adhering it and stars to tag.
9. Cut tag from patterned paper, punch hole, thread with hemp, and adhere.
10. Cut fairy tale panel from patterned paper and trim with postage-edge scissors, then adhere with foam dimensional tape.
11. Adhere gems.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - Sleeping Beauty Bewitched

Hello, everyone! Got your Halloween goodies purchased for the tricker-treaters?

Eaten it all yourself and need to go buy some more?

(This is why I wait until the 31st to buy the candy!)

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45! (Yes, I'm on a kick - I just couldn't stop playing with this stuff!)

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers, die cuts, chipboard, and stamps; Ink: purple, embossing; Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: .25" satin ribbon; Other: black embossing powder, border die, office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, hole punches

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, brush edges with black marker, and adhere to tag (order: checks, purple "Rare Oddities", orange checkerboard, purple diamonds).
3. Die cut vine border and adhere.
4. Re-punch hole and edge with brush marker. 
5. Cut illustration panel, apply foam adhesive tape on three sides and adhere to tag to form "pocket."
6. Cut paper into "mini-tags", round corners, stamp journaling lines, and adhere die cuts. 
7. Thread ribbon through chipboard mini-tag.
8. Insert mini-tags into pocket.
9. Emboss pumpkin on panel and adhere with foam dimensional tape.
10. Adhere gems.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - Hansel & Gretl

Good morning, card makers, and welcome back!

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45. (Surprise, surprise - *giggle*!)

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers, Stickers, Chipboard Elements; Inks: embossing, purple, brown, red; Accents: pearls, bat veneer (Jillibean Soup), button; Die (Papertrey Ink), twine (Hemptique); Embossing Powder: Platinum (Ranger); Other: alphabet stamp, flower dies, tag punch, office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, heat tool, hole punch

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, edge sides with black marker and ink edges.
3. Adhere patterned papers (order: green "rare oddities", red paisley, black ruler, purple scrollwork).
4. Re-punch hole and edge with ink.
5. Re-swipe sides and edge hole with black ink.
6. Cut picture, adhere to back of chipboard frame, and adhere frame to tag. 
7. Die cut flowers, ink edges and adhere.
8. Cover bat veneer, button, and pearls with embossing powder, apply powder, and heat; adhere.
9. Punch ting tag, stamp "H", apply embossing powder, heat and adhere.
10. Adhere sticker to note flap.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - Eat, Drink, & Be Scary

Hi, All! Is the air getting crisp for anyone yet? It's finally starting to feel a bit brisk around here in the mornings. (Good news for the menopausal - ha!)

I'm serving up another Graphic 45's Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale tag for you today!

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers; Ink: green, black; Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: gems; Other: office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape, Multi Matte Medium (Ranger); Tools: paper cutter, scissors, foam ink applicator, hole punch

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Line sides of tag with black brush marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, line external sides of patterned papers with black brush marker and adhere to tag (order: plaid, green "rare oddities", tan paisley, decorative "box" trim).
3. Stamp spiders and adhere gems to centers.
4. Adhere gems and cut-out "charmed" to tag.
5. Cut "story" square, adhere gems in corners, and adhere to tag.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah