Wicked Cool treat holders

Well I had so much fun making the Pink Ink Chocolate Hope treat holders that I decided to whip up a few Spooky Halloween treat holders for the kiddies too ~ these would be so quick and easy to make up to send with the kiddies to school at Halloween or as 'favors' for a Halloween party.

Featuring the now retired Wicked Cool stamp set which was just to wicked cool to be retired but obviously I do not get to pick and choose what gets sent into retirement ~ but thankfully I am free to keep retired product for my personal stash!

Happy Stampin'

Margaret

Trick or Treat Vampire Bats

Spooky fun ..... Vampire Bat style! 

I had seen these litlte Bat samples all over the Internet and was exited to get to make one of these cool trick or treat bags as a sample at my upline Liz's class this weekend and see how easy they actually were that I thought what a cool project to make with the daycare kids for their trick or treat bags this weekend.

I tweaked the sample a bit by having the kids add some versamark via a brayer to the wings and than we heat embossed them hand over hand. As a result of little hands helping we got some embossing powder where it did not belong but that is ok I think it gives the wings that 'wet look' that bats have and well the crew loves playing with my Big Shot and other stampin materials - makes them feel grown up! 

The kids picked through my glitter brads to choose their favorite eye colors and helped with punching out some fangs using the small Pennant builder punch and of course the Dazzling Details to add the slippery vampire bat smile!

I also made up an encore offering of some of the spooky butterfly magnets and pins for the crew cause they were a hit last year!

Happy Stampin

Margaret

Spooky Cute Monkey Challenge

Fun with the A La Card Monkey this week as well ... click the link to check out how others were inspired!

Here is my take on the sketch ... making use of the Fright Night DSP and my Wicked Cool stamp set!

Of course being a punch addict - I love that the Owl builder punch can be turned into a spooky ghost and also that the Tiny Tiny tags boo makes an awesome mouth sentiment for him!

I wanted some brads for this section but realized I was out of the 'black' ones - so I made my own glitter 'brads' by using some Chrystal effects and black glitter!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving so many encouraging comments!

Happy Stampin

Margaret

More Spooky Luminaries

Another treat from our recent Halloween Stamp a Stack event ... these are so much fun to make.

This first one is a stamped Velum creation using the Wicked Cool stamp set and the Bitty Bat punch and a spider punch from another company...cause I am too lazy to cut out eight little itty bitty spider legs ;)

Here it is with the 'candle' lit ... using the flame-less battery operated candle!

With the candle turned off ...

A growing collection of luminaries ... some of them featuring the Spiderweb emboss technique on the vellum.

Chocolate Bar Bling!

At our October Halloween Stamp a Stack we took a break from cards and worked on Halloween projects for the upcoming festivities ... this is another one of the projects we made - Chocolate Bar Bling for those special Trick or Treaters in our life!

Another Wicked Cool theme using the colour combo of Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black alone with the Designer Series Paper aptly named Wicked Fun - cause it is!

Stamp sets used on this one are Wicked Cool and Batty for You on the chocolate bar pull! The Old Olive card stock was sprayed with the Silver Smooch Spritz to give it that glittery effect!

Peek-a-boo witches for this example strictly used the Wicked Cool stamp set.

Trick or Treat

with some Wicked Cool Fancy Favor Bigz Die trick or treat bags!

These trick or treat bags inspired by my 'Think Pink' fundraiser are that little bit extra spooky done in Rich Razzleberry and Black glittered accent papers and the Whisper White layer is also sprayed with the Smooch spray for some extra 'dazzle' ... cause you can never have too much dazzle!

Can you just image the little faces of the kids who get these spooky trick or treat bags?

Spooky Butterfly

I am loving the decorating of the Butterfly Bigz Die butterflies for embellishments... this one is stamped with the web from the Wicked Cool stamp set and embossed with Iridescent Ice, sponged with Whisper White craft ink and sealed with Chrystal Effects and embellished with some Rhinestones!

Made with a single layer these make a wonderful spooky embellishment for Scrapbook page or Halloween card and layered by gluing multiple butterflies on top of each other make a nice sturdy magnet or broach.

Traditional Spooky Banner

As promised here is the traditional paper crafted Spooky banner for my upcoming Halloween Stamp a Stack afternoon!

This project uses the Clear Scallop Square Bigz Die as the base of each panel and each panel is attached to the long strand of black satin ribbon and tie is made with our Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon!

S panel in Rich Razzleberry cardstock spritzed with Silver Smooch Spray and sporting our cute 2 Step Owl sitting on the branch from the 2 Step Bird punch. Letters are cut using the Timeless Die Cut set for the Big Shot.

P panel is using the Wicked Cool designer series paper and accented with the Wicked Cool Spider web stamp and a hand punched spider using the circle punch and some photo corners and our Bitty Bat punch in the opposite corner.

O panel with Old Olive cardstock and the Wicked Cool Witch Hat, Boots and bats stamps and spritzed with Vanilla Smooch Spray.

O panel in Basic Black cardstock embossed with Spider web folder and sponged with Whisper White ink and adorned with a couple punched spiders (not Stampin' Up unfortunately - but my hands are not so good for cutting out a spider by hand and we do not carry a spider punch yet).

K panel with Pumpkin Pie and embossed with the Polka Dot emboss folder and adorned with the Bitty Bat and a hand punched ghost using the wings from the 2 Step Bird punch.

Y panel with the Wicked Cool Designer Series paper and some more handmade ghosts using the 2 Step Bird punch.

Technique Tuesday classes - Wonderful Wheels

This month I had a request to show the Stampin' Around Wheels ... which was wonderful timing because in September both my upline and the Regional Conference I attended had showcased some new ways to think about the wheels!

The technique card we will be practicing on gives participants a chance to practice the 'framing' with the wheel.

Card number 1 ... I could not resist a little Halloween sample to show off the framing of the Stampin' Around Spiderweb wheel paired with the Wicked Cool stamp set and featuring Peach Parfait, Concord Crush colours.

Card number 2 showcases the Stampin' Around Wheel Very Vintage paired with the punch mask technique. Sentiment pairs the Perfect Punch stamp set sentiment and the Elements of Style sentiment which fit together layering perfectly with the Extra large and large Scalloped circle punches and 1 1/4 circle punch. Faux ribbon created with the Eyelet border punch and crimper. Colour combo is River Rock, Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist with some pearls for bling factor!

Trick or treat

Trick or Treat goodie bags for sale at the Run for the Cure ... options will be to buy them either empty to fill yourself or some will have either crayons and mini colouring books or some candies in them.

This project uses the Fancy Favor Bigz Die, Wicked Cool stamp set and the crimper to make the handle on the one bag and satin ribbon on the other with brads holding them in place!

The little spider accent on the one sample is NOT a Stampin' Up product but a stamp from another company...but I wanted a spider and did not have a Stampin' Up option at this point in my collection.

A Wicked Cool Halloween

More fun with Halloween treasures!

Here are some sneak peeks from the Holiday mini Halloween collection! The Spider web embossing folder - used on vellum card stock for that wispy spider web look, the Bitty Bat punch and the Black Lace Trim - very pretty ribbon. The Spider stamp is from Batty for You and punched with a 1 inch circle punch and the Witches feet are from the new Wicked Cool stamp set ... looking forward to some more playing with this set!