Halloween Bookmark Tags

Went through the stash and pulled out the Scrappy Boy Stamps Bookmark & Toppers die set for my Halloween tags. I wanted an oversize tag and these bookmark dies were the size I needed. Here is a photo of the die set:

Here is a photo of the three tags I have made:

This bookmark tag die set has the bottom bookmark base die piece, a layering die piece for the front of the bookmark as well as a few selections for the toppers for the bookmark. I wanted my tags to be sturdy so I used 110# weight black card stock for the base of the bookmark and then cut a second base piece and glued those to the black bottom base pieces using liquid glue. Went through my Halloween die sets, letter die sets, and hot foil sentiment sets for my tags. I also used various holiday card stocks from the stash for the front of my tags. I wanted layers and layers on these tags so I used lots of different items. First tag:

For this tag I used black card stock for the base as well as for the front of the tag. For the layering die I used a green spider card stock and used liquid glue to put that on the tag base. At the top and bottom of the tag I cut a piece of black and white spider web card stock and cut that in half and used liquid glue to put that on the tag front. Picked out the topper die I wanted to use and cut that out using a striped card stock. Used liquid glue to add that to the tag front. Using silver glittered spider webs on black tulle from the DollarTree I cut out one of the larger spider webs using scissors and glued that to the tag front. 

The ghost is cut out of white glittered card stock and I backed that with a black ghost for his eyes and to make him more sturdy. This ghost die is an old steel ruled die from Sizzix.  Set the ghost aside. For the "BOO" circle letters I used a die set from Frantic Stamper (who is closing its' doors this week):

"Typewriter Keys Alphabet" die set. You can cut this apart if you want but I left it in one piece and when I die cut it I get a full alphabet of letters and I keep the ones I do not use then in a little box for another project:

For this tag I used three different colours of typewriter keys I die cut and spelled out "BOO" I put those on the right side of the tag using liquid glue. At the bottom of the tag I used a pumpkin I punched out using an old Marvy face punch and a M Stewart solid pumpkin punch. I used a piece of orange washi tape and tore a piece of that and put it on the tag bottom. Put the pumpkin over the washi tape using liquid glue. Added a small date tag "Oct 31" to the top corner of the bottom of the tag piece. Used an old dollar punch from Michaels and punched out black glittered card stock bugs for my tag. Put the ghost on the front of the tag using pop dots. Tied ribbons from the stash to the top of the tag. Added small orange gems from the stash all over the tag. At the top of the tag on the tag topper I added a piece of torn "caution" washi tape and glued a bug near that. 

This next tag:

For this tag I used the Hero Arts Spooky Season Betterpress sentiment plates for my sentiment:

Used holographic silver foil to hot foil this:

Did all the layers as the first tag and this tag I added an orange rick rack strip that I die cut using the Rick Rack Strip die set from Catherine Pooler Designs:

I used a Halloween sentiment washi tape and put that across the tag topper "Happy Halloween". For the witch hat I used a punch from the stash and black card stock and punched out two hats and layered them using liquid glue to make them sturdy. Went through the bow dies in the stash and used a poofy bow die and cut the hat stash and bow from orange glittered card stock. Used the same spider tulle and orange gems from the stash. Again punched out more black bugs for the tag front and hat....

The third tag:

This tag is on a black card stock tag base and the front tag piece I used a dark gray card stock and glued that to the black tag base. For the layering piece I used a piece of orange card stock that has black spiders all over it. Used a cream and black spider webs card stock for the top and bottom of the tag. Used the word "spooky" I die cut from the Typewriter Keys Alphabet die set. I cut that out of white and backed those with a black card stock circle I punched out using a 3/4" circle punch. Glued the together and then sponged the edges using black ink and a dauber. 

Again under the pumpkin at the bottom I used a small piece of torn washi tape. The smaller ghost is white glittered card stock and I put him on the tag front using pop dots. Added orange gems and bugs to the tag front. On the tag topper piece on the top I used a Halloween sentiment washi tape and tore a piece of that for the tag topper "Trick or Treat". For all tags I tied trims and ribbons at the tag top. 

I really like all the die pieces in this bookmark die set so lots of different looks you can make using just the one die set. Here is a photo showing some of the typewriter words I made using scraps for other projects:

Lots of options with this die set as well. As well as a good use for scraps of card stocks.... Fun to work on a Halloween project using items from the stash and nothing new was bought and brought in for... Also more use of the holiday card stock stash.....

Patchwork Frame Card

For this card I used the 12 patch cover plate die from Tessler Crafts that I had bought at a stamp show long ago:

Recently placed an order for a 6x6 paper pad from Craftystampco.com which is her new "Lovely As A Rose" card stock:

I had shopped her booth at the stamp show in Fredericksburg, VA and bought her Sunflower 6x6 card stock and made two cards right away:

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Her card stock is really nice - she sells it in packs of double sided card stocks and each pack comes with a clear envelope to store it in. In fact I now store all my 6x6 in those envelopes:

Anyways -- her card stock is not shiny like many 6x6 card stocks are and it is a very nice weight and double sided and easy to work with. When she came out with the Rose print I ordered right away. Here is the card I made:

My card stock base is a light pink card stock, cut and scored at the top. First I cut out the patchwork frame from white card stock. Then I cut it out again using two prints from the 6x6 Rose collection. I used liquid glue to put the white frame onto a piece of white card stock for the card front. Used liquid glue and added all my patchwork squares. With that done I put this on the pink card stock base using liquid glue. (The extra cut out pieces can be used for a second card as well).

For the flower - Franticstamper.com is an online store that is closing its' doors this July 31st as Fran (the owner) is retiring. (All products in her store are now 20% off). With my last order she had enclosed a flower with center die set for free and I used that flower die for the crepe paper flower I made. Here is a photo of that die:

For the sample I had die cut the flower out of scrap pink card stock to show the shape. I took pink crepe paper from my stash and layered 6 pieces and die cut them all at once using the flower die. Crumpled them up in my hand and used a dot of liquid glue in the center to layer these. Added a pink gem from the stash for the center. For the leaves I used an EK Success punch from the stash and punched out two leaf pieces. Sponged the edges of those. Put the flower onto the card front using a large glue dot and tucked the leaves under the flower and put them on the card front using liquid glue.

The sentiment "you're the sweetest" is a hot foil sentiment from the Pinkfresh "Celebrating You" hot foil plate:

I hot foiled that onto white card stock using matte gold foil. This set has matching dies so I cut this out for the card front. I put the sentiment on the card front using liquid glue. Added pink gems from the stash for some sparkle:

Always like making patchwork cards as the card stocks make each one different. In the past I have used this patchwork die vertically and either way it adds to the card front depending on your prints and solids you use. Happy I shopped the "craftystampco" booth at the stamp show as I had never heard of her before this trip so happy to find her!

Spellbinders Essential Arch Card #2

Went through the stash for this card..... a few years back I bought the Tim Holtz Harvey Colorize die set on clearance for $4.49.  When I went through the Christmas dies this year I knew I wanted to use this die set and make a card using Harvey. This die set has 19 pieces to it but it is very easy to assemble your guard/nutcracker/soldier or whatever you make with it. Here is a photo of the die set packaging:

Many of the die pieces will tell you a colour to use or a layering number:

Before I started to die cut this set out I printed out a piece chart showing colours to use and which dies are for what. I keep this in the sleeve with the magnet sheet with the dies and the packaging from the die set:

Once again this is a good die set for using card stock scraps. Once I decided what I wanted to make for my card I did all the die cutting of my soldier. Did all the die cutting then sponged pieces and then assembled him using liquid glue. Wanted to use the arch die set again and for this card I used card stock from the stash and I used a larger arch die from the die set and cut out my arched card stock base, cut and scored at the top, using kraft card stock from the stash:

For the card front I used two arch dies and I looked for a holiday print in the stash:

Bought this "Dear Santa" by memory-place collection as a partial pad from the Recycle Creative Reuse store in Greenville, SC one trip long ago. I really liked this printed card stock and wanted to use it on my card front for Harvey:

Although I liked this print I did not like the blue buttons on the print so when I cut out my arched die card stock front I paid attention where these blue buttons would be on my card front. I die cut out a piece of the printed card stock for the card front as well as a red printed card stock scrap as a frame around my card front piece:

Used liquid glue and put the red frame on the printed arch:

Again using liquid glue I put these onto the arched kraft card stock base. For my sentiment I used a hot foil plate by Pinkfresh "Perfect Sentiments Holiday" and hot foiled that onto white card stock using shiny gold foil. Using thin foam tape I put Harvey on the left card front, covering up the blue button, and put the hot foiled sentiment to the right of him. Here is the card:

Harvey has built in dimension from the layers of this uniform and many pieces emboss when die cut so it is very easy to put these pieces together:

I added red gems from the stash for some sparkle on the card front. With this card being the arch shape I also used an arch die and cut out a stamped image for the inside of the card:

Happy to be able to get Harvey on a holiday card at last. Really like the arch dies as a card base, both scored at the top, and the side as a change from the rectangle cards I usually make... Plus using all stash items is always a good thing....

Spellbinders Essential Arch Card #1

 

Using one of the larger Spellbinders Arch dies I cut out a green card stock base with the score line on the side of the card. For the front of this card I used the This Calls for Confetti hot foil plate "Retro Stripe" from the stash using gold foil in the Glimmer Hot Foil machine. This plate foils perfectly every time in all colours. After that piece was foiled I cut it out using a smaller arch die in the set. For the greeting "Seasons Greetings" I used the hot foil plate from Pinkfresh "Perfect Sentiments Holiday" using gold foil on white card stock:

The poinsettias are from the Spellbinders "Poinsettia Spray" die set that I bought at the stamp show in Fredericksburg, VA:

For my card I used all card stock scraps so another good use for the scraps....I added gold gems from the stash to add sparkle to the card front. 

Brain Freeze or Ice Cream Face??

 

Suddenly last night our puppy Luke passed away. Top picture is him being photo ready at all times and the bottom photo is when Mom let him lick out her vanilla ice cream bowl and some of it splashed on his face and that made Mom laugh. Missing you so much it hurts sweet puppy... wishing for one more hug.... We cherish our 13 years with you and will always! Love, Dad & Mom & Sissy

One thing leads to another. . .

Recently sorted all the beads/spacers/jump rings/charms and that lead to this post.... Made holders for the beads using the small acrylic drawers from Dollar Tree that I was finally able to locate:

Now that the beads were visible and sorted and waiting to be made into some projects.... Upcoming project for this craft room ahead which I will post the last week of July but for now I used items on hand and made beaded pokey tools with a dangle:

I use the scribe pins from Hobby Lobby and although I had many on hand I wanted to make 4 more of the beaded pokey tools so I waited until the scribe pins were on sale and bought them for 40% off. I had all the beads, charms, spacers, chains, pins I needed so I pulled out the drawers of beads and began putting the beads and spacers on each scribe pin. I did not use adhesive yet in case I wanted to change out any of the beads.  Once all the beads/spacers were on the scribe pins I used E6000 adhesive and put the beads/spacers on each scribe pin. Let these sit over night so the adhesive set. For the dangles I used seed beads, charms, and plastic flower charms on each pokey tool. Here are photos of some of these close up:

For these three I used a bow charm at the top of the stack of beads. Some of the beads I only have one of so I tried to put together a pokey tool that would have that colour group:

To package these I used plastic earring backs I had on hand for the sharp tips. Then I used the longer snack bags from the Dollar Tree to put these decorated pokey tools in:

With that project done I decided to use up all the mini Post-It notes I had in the stash for Mini Post-It Note Holders. The pattern I used is from Sandra Ronald on YouTube. For my holders I only used double sided 6x6 card stocks. To make these I scored my full 6x6 sheet of card stock and then I cut them to the size I needed for the holders. This way I cut this one piece paper into 3 pieces but only had to score one time per sheet. Once all the sheets were scored and cut I creased the scored lines using the bone folder. Here is a photo of one of them cut and scored:

 

Added liquid glue to the two end flaps. Once dried I used a corner rounder punch for the four corners:

Added my mini Post-It note pad to each holder and I used small Velcro brand Velcro dots to close these:

Sorted them by prints to make it easier to add the gems to the fronts of the holders:

Used hot glue to add the gems from the stash to the front of the holders:

Full basket of Mini Post-It Note Holders ready to go:

Most of these mini Post-It note pads I bought at Ollie's awhile back. They are the Staples brand and Ollie's sold them in a package of 12 for $1.99. Happy to use up the mini Post-It note pads and more of the 6x6 card stocks in the stash as well as the stash gems on hand. Glad to use more of the items on hand for a project ahead..... Both the beaded pokey tools and the Post-It holders go together quickly and both are easy projects to make!