Rustic Scarecrow Embellishments

Finished the Scarecrow Embellishments I was working on.... 

Wanted to have a base for the embellishment so I decided to pull out an old Sizzix steel rule die "Picket Fence" from the stash. Used recycled flat cardboard and cut out the fence pieces. Then cut out a backer piece from brown card stock to finish it off and make it more sturdy. Once the fence pieces were cut out and glued to the brown base pieces I used a dauber and brown ink and put the brown ink at the top, sides, and bottom of the fence pieces. 

Wanted some corn stalks for the front of the fence on one side so I used the dies from the Honey Bee die set "Farmhouse Fields Pumpkin Patch Add-On". Used yellow and green card stock for those. Sponged the green pieces using green ink and a dauber and then used liquid glue to put the green piece on the yellow piece. Set those aside to dry. 

Wanted to make a pumpkin for in front of the corn stalks and I wanted the pumpkin to be beefy and round looking. I used pumpkin colour card stock for the pumpkins but first I used three background stamps and ink to stamp that card stock. This way each pumpkin piece will have a stamped image on it to add more dimension to the pumpkins. Here is a photo of the stamped card stock before I made my pumpkin pieces:

I used a 7/8" circle punch and for each pumpkin I used three circles. Once all the circles were punched out I sponged the edges of them all:

Used liquid glue to put two circles next to each other and the front pumpkin piece was added using a large glue dot. I wanted to add leaves to the top so I used a small leaves die from my stash and cut those out from green card stock and then tapped green ink on those using a dauber. Cut out a stem piece from brown card stock scraps using scissors. Here are the items ready for assembly:

Here is one of the embellishments:

For the corn stalks I put those onto the fence front piece using thin tear and tape. For the pumpkin I put that on the fence, in front of the stalks, using the heavy duty foam mounting tape from the Dollar Tree. (At my store the heavy duty foam mounting tape is sold in the automotive aisle not the craft aisle). To add the scarecrow I used tear and tape on a couple of fence posts on the fence piece. Once they were all done I decided to add clear Wink of Stella to the leaves on the pumpkins and I also added it to the leaves by the sunflower on the scarecrow's hat for some sparkle and shine:

Here is a photo of the die set I used for this scarecrow from Waffle Flower - "Cheerful Scarecrow Die Set":

And the rest of the embellishments:

Fun project to put together and happy to use up more of my scraps as well as other die sets in the stash to make them. 

Scarecrow Embellishments

Recently bought the Cheerful Scarecrow Die set from Waffle Flower to make some scarecrow embellishments.  Whenever I buy a die set that needs to be assembled I always make a sample of the die set and tape it to the front of the die set so at a glance I will be able to see not only what the die set looks like but also the size. Here is a photo of the scarecrow the die set cuts out:

The completed scarecrow is about 2 1/4" high so I was happy I was able to use all scraps to assemble him. I think he is cute but rather plain. . .   so I went through my leaf dies in the stash and I found a die that cuts out tiny leaves so I cut those out of scrap green card stock.... but even adding the leaves did not finish his look.... so I pulled out the trimmer and cut thin strips of solid card stocks and that gave him a band for his hat. Here is a photo of one of the scarecrows I made showing the leaves and hat band added:

To add a little sparkle I put clear Wink of Stella over the center of the flower for his hat. For my scarecrow cream head/face piece I cut that out of speckled cream card stock. Used a golden yellow for his straw hair and various prints for the scarf pieces. His eyes and mouth are cut out of brown card stock and I used a darker gold card stock scrap for his triangle nose. Here is a photo of the scarecrows I have made using this die set and scrap card stocks:

This die set assembles quickly as the pieces layer together nicely. Lots you could add to him - sponging the edges for dimension, adding gems/bling to the center of his flower, etc.. He is a cute start for a cute Fall/Thanksgiving embellishment. 

Here is a photo to show the sample I made with the die set ready for storage when I am done:

Inside the packing is the die set on a magnet sheet with a project sample sheet from WaffleFlower showing a photo of the scarecrow on a project. Another fun project to help use up the scrap stash....

Gingerbread Embellishments

Made up some of the KSCrafts Gingerbread embellishments with their Gingerbread die set that I had bought off of Amazon earlier this year. This die set makes a small and a larger Gingerbread. Here is a photo to show the ones I have made so far:

The top photo shows the larger size and the bottom photo shows the smaller size. Here is a photo to show them next to other to see the size difference:

I was able to use scrap printed card stocks for the bows. To make these I die cut all the bodies out of kraft card stock and then cut them out of thin card board to put behind them to make them sturdy. I used a glue stick to put the kraft card stock onto the card board. The die set comes with a face die so you can die cut the gingerbread out and then put the face die on that to cut out the face. Since I was making multiples of these I decided to cut the size face dies out of scrap white card stock and those were my templates to place the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth on the faces:

With the face templates die cut I then cut out all the face dies using a brown card stock in both sizes. I placed the templates over the face area and used liquid glue to put all face pieces on. The smaller die set has two circle pieces for the pink cheeks which I die cut out of pink card stock and I used these circles on the larger faces but I thought they were too big for the smaller face. So I used the face die for the larger gingerbread man and I used pink card stock behind the eyes and cut out the eyes in the pink card stock and those fit as the cheeks on the smaller gingerbread man:

For the icing squiggles on the arms and head I used cream card stock to match some of the printed card stock bows and white for the other bows. I put the squiggles onto the gingerbread using liquid glue and once dried I used Diamond Stickles on those to add some sparkle. Added small sparkly red pom poms to the center of the larger bows and gems to the center of the smaller bows. Put all the bows on the gingerbread using Tear and Tape. 

These embellishments were easy to make since I made them assembly style and the thinner card board as the base makes them sturdy. I decided to add them to the front of the Ferrero Rocher and Lindor candy wreaths I had made yesterday for decoration:

An easy embellishment project to add to holiday projects ahead....

BOO Bags and treat holders for 2024

This post will show the different BOO Bags and treat holders I made this year. First photos show the Witch Shoe Jelly Bag die set from ScrapDivaDesigns.com. I used different foiled card stocks from the stash:

The pink, orange, and green totes have a spider bow on the front of them which is also from ScrapDivaDesigns. The holographic silver tote bag I used an old Sizzix Hello Kitty die from the stash and put her on the front and I made a purple spider bow for her as the holographic bag shows a lot of the purples in the light. Smaller treat holders:

Bat bag on the left is from My-Creative-Time.com and that is called the Treat Box Die and it comes with the bat and shadow piece for the front. I made a rosette to put behind the bat and I cut out a spider web with scissors from the spider web tulle from Dollar Tree to put behind the rosette. Added an orange card stock circle to put the black glitter foam bat on. The Tootsie Pop holder on the right is from MFT Stamps (My Favorite Things) that I have had in my stash for years.... ghost is a Cuttlebug die and I cut that out of white glittered card stock. 

The above photo also shows the Stamp Market cracker die in use and that holds 3 Hershey candy kisses. I picked up this cracker die from the Customer Yard Sale at Enchanted Cottage I shopped in October and I think I paid $3.00 for that die set.

These two photos show the Anna Griffin Trick or Treat Bag Box die I bought used off Ebay. I used the cat bow die set I had bought earlier this year by KS Crafts to put on the front of the bag. Used holographic card stock to cut out the spider web frame die for the bag fronts. 

Some of the bag fronts:

The "October 31st" die set is from My-Creative-Time. The large ghost is a steel ruled Sizzix die. The black scallop piece at the top and bottom of the bags were made using an old Spellbinders scalloped border die from the stash. Used a scallop loop die from Spellbinders to put behind the Oct 31st. The small pumpkin at the bottom of some of the bags on the right is made using a small circle punch and I punched out three circles and stacked those and free hand cut a stem to put at the the top. Added more of the Dollar Tree hand cut spider webs to the bag fronts. 

Sizzix rosette die used for the rosette on the tags. Added crinkled seam binding with a brad at the top of those tags. Now for some items I made for my PIC (Stamping Partner in Crime)"

My PIC is a purple person as it is her favorite so I always try to include purple items for her..... chocolate candies are great for BOO Day but so are craft items!! This policy envelope I made for her holds the limited edition BOO Embossing folder at My-Creative-Time and when they released it they said once it sold out it would not be restocked.... so I bought one for me and one for my PIC -- here is a photo of the folder:

This design is "BOO" and bats.... I had seen a few crafters use it on their projects and also one crafter used it on card stock with a white core and then she sanded it so also in the policy envelope with the folder are the two samples I made for her using my folder:

On the front of the policy envelope is a Spooky die set that I searched high and low for and ended up buying it off AliExpress as it was sold out every where right after it was released:

I had seen the original of this die from PhotoPlay but again it sold out immediately -- so I bought it off AliExpress and once it arrived I used orange card stock from the stash and cut that out. Used an old M Stewart bat punch for my bats and I hot foiled some Halloween words and cut that out using a banner die from Pink & Main from the stash to put across the Spooky die. 

This next smaller policy envelope holds the "31" die set from FranticStamper.com:

To make these envelopes I just measured the craft products I put inside them and made the envelopes a little bigger than the product and packaging:

I like the "31" as you can use different colour card stocks to inlay into the frame dies and each "31" will look different..... have already cleaned up the black and orange of it all and the craft room is taking on the yearly red and green look with a few turkey and pumpkins here and there for Thanksgiving on going projects..... 

Christmas Treat Holder Wreaths

Had seen this idea done last year at the end of the holiday season so I made sure to write it down in my notebook for future holiday treat holders and this is the first one I made this year:

First photo of the candy wreath uses the Ferrero Rocher chocolates:

I also used the Lindor Lindt chocolates:

To make these candy wreaths I bought the candies on sale at Walgreens and I had to buy the cellophane roll from Amazon:

I rolled out the cellophane onto the black craft mat and cut a piece 8" x 16". Leaving the cellophane flat I put 5 candies onto that:

With the candies laid out I folded over the cellophane to surround the candies. For my wreaths I used red and white twine from my stash and I cut 6 pieces of that to a 7" length. I tied the twine in the center and then worked my way out to each end, pushing the candies close to each other as I tied a triple knot with the twine between them:

Once all the twine was tied on I used a Dollar Tree craft clamp to keep the ends together so I could tie my red organdy ribbon around them to keep it closed. 

Here is the Lindor Lindt wreath:

with progress photos:

Very easy and quick holiday treat holder -- a pretty holiday ribbon could be used at the top of the wreath with small bells or a little tag stamped with a holiday greeting.... Other candies could be used - peanut butter cups as well as other round individually wrapped chocolates. Also the Lindor candies are available in assorted packs so you don't only have to use the candies in the red foil. 

For the tying of the twine in between the candies - I have a thinner red and white twine but you can buy the baker's twine in the candy aisle at the craft store and it will be thicker and the bakers twine is cheaper than the packs of twine sold in the paper craft section at the craft store. Instead of twine a thin ribbon or foil ribbon could also be used between the candies to make your wreath more fancy. I am not sure who this idea originated with but it is a cute holiday treat holder and simple to assemble. Could also be put on the front of a gift or hanging on a tree or used as a holiday place setting decoration. Happy I was able to finally make this treat holder for this holiday season. . .

Halloween Cards and a CAS!

Used the ATC Halloween stamp set from Whimsy Stamps for these cards:

I used the PaperTreyInk True Black card stock for the card stock bases and they are scored at the top. White card stock was used for the front. I used Gina K black ink to stamp the haunted house stamp and then used black in and stamped the background tree stamp over the house image. Trimmed these to the size I wanted for the card fronts. Set them aside to dry. Once dried I punched out a 3" circle from scrap white card stock for the mask over the haunted house and then sponged the top and sides of the card fronts with inks and then went over that with black ink. Set them aside to dry. 

Used the thin rectangle frame die set from Ellen Hutson to die cut the thin frame for the card fronts - two of the thin frames are black and one is a darker gray card stock. With the frames cut out I went back to the stamped card fronts and splattered white ink over them. Set these aside to dry. Once they were dried I used the Artist - Tac adhesive sheets (from Amazon) to put adhesive on the back of the thin frame pieces and then I put the frames onto the card fronts. Used liquid glue to put the card fronts onto the black card stock bases. Added the clear/holographic gems from SunnyStudios to the card fronts.

The above card uses the Faux Embroidered Pumpkin die set by Nichol Sphor/Spellbinders. For the card base I used pumpkin coloured card stock scored at the top. The spider web background was made using a the Spiderweb Background Better Press plate and I used it in my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil machine using holographic foil. I cut that to size and put it on the card base using liquid glue. Die cut the pumpkins with flowers from scrap card stocks. Sponged the edges of my pumpkins for dimension. The "BOO" sign is from the Spellbinders "BOO-licious" die set. Used foam strips to add the pumpkin with  flowers to the front of the card for dimension.

This card is a black card stock base scored at the top. Used orange card stock for the card front. Hot foiled the Spellbinders/Better Press Spiderweb plate onto black card stock using holographic foil. Cut that to the size I wanted for the card front. Used the thin rectangle frame die set from Ellen Hutson and cut out an orange card stock frame for the card front. Used the Artist - Tac adhesive sheet to add adhesive to the orange frame. I put the frame onto the spider web piece and then put these onto the orange card stock for the card front. Used liquid glue to put these onto the black card stock base. 

The ghost holding the pumpkin is a die set from Pretty Pink Posh. I used white glittered card stock for the ghost and scrap pumpkin card stock to die cut the pumpkin. Sponged the edges of the pumpkin for dimension. Used a mini bug punch and black glittered card stock for the bug on the pumpkin. Easy ghost to put together because the die cuts out the eyes and mouth so perfect placement each time.....

Now to the CAS card -- Bonnie K, (her blog is: bon2stamp.blogspot.com) sent me this cute Halloween card and it arrived yesterday:

The background is the Spellbinders Pumpkins and Ghosts Better Press plate.  Earlier in the Fall I had bought this same plate on sale at Spellbinders. I do not have the Better Press system with machine and inks and such but I know you can use their plates to hot foil which is what I used this same plate for. 

Her card is too cute not to CAS so here is my version of her card using the dies I have on hand:

Here is a photo of the card to show the holographic foil I had used to hot foil my background:

Happy to have such inspiration from Bonnie!! Love her witch hat more than mine but again I used what I have on hand. For my card I used purple card stock scored at the top. Hot foiled the holographic foil onto white card stock for the card front. Used liquid glue to add this to the purple card stock base. Used a spider die from the stash from a bow die set I have, used a witch hat die for the hat and I die cut that out of black glittered card stock and used scrap card stock for the belt and buckle on the hat. Added small purple gems to the card front.  A BIG thanks to Bonnie for such a fun card for Halloween and for sharing her talents with me on her card!