Halloween Printer's Tray Remix: Take Three

Hooray, it's Friday!  I'm so excited for the arrival of the weekend since we have a lot of things planned, including running in a 5K for Aidan's school and getting family pictures taken.  Today I'm sharing the last project I made using the extra pieces from the halloween printer's tray kit.  This is a scrapbook page that will be perfect for this years halloween page (see I'm already ahead of the game and will just need to add pictures).  I started with Basic Gray for the base of the page and stamped bats in the top right corner and spider webs along the bottom using the Wicked Cool stamp set.  The black pieces are added pieces and are the mats for pictures.  All the other designed and solid pieces (including the super cute hanging bats) are from the tray kit.  The white tag was left blank for journaling.

 

In the top left corning I used all the little flag pieces to create a banner with a piece of Lucky Limeade baker's twine (bows were tied on each of the ends for a finishing touch).  The gray polka dot paper was from the kit and was scored at every 1/4" with the Simply Scored to create the lolly.  I added a More Mustard button to the center which mimicks an element from the printer's tray.

I stamped the cauldron from the Toxic Treats stamp set with Basic Black in on Very Vanilla cardstock, punched it out with the 1 3/8" circle punch and matted with an Old Olive scalloped circle (it's attached with dimensionals so it pops and it's easy to slide the picture under the element).  The numbers were cut with the Timeless Type die set (retired) and More Mustard cardstock. 

 

The finishing touch was to add lots of rhinestones for the bat's eyes and in the center of all of the spider webs.  Now I have to confess something, when I finished the page it was missing a label and I struggled to decide what I wanted to use, in the end I used a die (non-Stampin' Up!) that had the perfect font for the "Spooky" label.  You know I use mostly SU! products but when you have something else that works in your stash you make it work.

 

I love how this page turned out it's so fun and I can't wait to add the pictures of my little pirate.

 

Take care and have a great weekend!

 

Diana



Halloween Printer's Tray Remix: Take Two

Good morning friends!  I'm glad you're back and I'm so happy we're halfway through the week.  Today I'm sharing the second project I made with extra pieces from the halloween printer's tray it.  Today it's another card.  I started with an Old Olive cardbase and ran it through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka dot embossing folder.  Next I added a strip of Tangerine Tango chevron paper layered with the black striped piece.  I stamped the "Trick or Treat" words from the Toxic Treats stamp set in Old Olive ink.   

 

I wrapped a piece of Tangerine Tango Scalloped Polka Dot ribbon around the striped piece and tied a knot.  Next I added the hanging spider with dimensionals and added two rhinestones for it's eyes.  This is another clean and simple card and I loved how quickly it came together by using the pieces of the kit. 

 

I have one more project to share with you and I guarentee you'll love it so make sure to check back at the end of the week.

 

Happy Wednesday!

 

Diana

Halloween Decor, MDS2 Style!

Happy Friday!  I have a lot of fun decorating for the holidays (all holidays) and especially enjoy making decor items for Halloween.  When I saw this new subway style Toxic Treats digital dowload for MDS2 I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  The great thing about this download was that all I needed to do was open up a new project with the file and send it to the printer, so easy.  With the new stamp coloring tool in MDS2 you could easily change the colors of any of the words in the image to match any color in your house.  Next I found a really cool frame that helped add to the antique nature of the decor.

I also decided to add a decorative accent to the corner.  I used the Toxic Treats stamp set and stamped the cauldren in Tangerine Tango and stamped over with the gate image in Basic Gray.  I punched the image out with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and matted with a Tangerine Tango circle punched out with the 2 1/2" circle punch.   Next I took a 2" strip of designer paper from the Houndstooth and Harringbone DSP pack and scored it every 1/4" inch and accordian folded it to create a lolly.  I decided to add several different types of ribbon in layers for lots of texture, I used Basic Black 3/8" taffeta, Basic Gray/Black Striped Satin, Tangerine Tango Scalloped Polka Dot, and Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim ribbon at different lengths for perfect ribbon tails.  The final touch was some sparkly rhinestones.

 

This project turned out just like I pictured and works perfect with some of my other decorations.  You've got to try making hybrid projects with MDS2 which will make easy work for any project you have!

 

Enjoy!

October Stamp-a-Stack Samples

Good morning peeps!  Hope you're having a great week.  I'm so excited for this month's stamp-a-stack class, there are some great cards for every occasion.  Class is this Sunday, October 14 at 2:00 PM, please RSVP by Friday to reserve your spot.  Make sure to let me know if you're interested in the Christmas card add-on option when you register.

 

Hope to see you Sunday!

Diana