PIC's Birthday - - -

Yesterday was my PIC's (stamping Partner In Crime) birthday. Here are photos of things I got for her and I dropped this all off to her house with a bakery layered chocolate cake since she likes her chocolate:

Some of the things -- Honey Bee Stamps reverse tweezers, their Seed Packet die set, miniature MISTI things, I bought her the glue sticks that are super strong and work really well, bought her the stamp conditioner/eraser to condition new stamps from Altenew.  Gave her her own Ginger Bread Bow die set and I gave her a couple of those bows I made so she knows what it looks like made up:

Gave her some cash so she can buy fabric or whatever supplies she would need since she makes the beautiful fabric ornaments. I also made her one of the signs for her craft room that I had made for my craft room and also one for my DSD and her craft room. My PIC is a purple person so I used purple for her but the camera did not capture the right colour but it is purple:

Her Mom passed away earlier this year so I tried to make this a little extra special for her since it is her first birthday without her Mom.  I hope she likes it all and can use it in her projects! 

Shopping and hauls.....

Took a day trip yesterday to Greensboro and my DSD was with me. We shopped at the Reconsidered Goods used craft items store there and I found a lot of new to me items for the craft room and my total was $14.00:

This photo shows the Paper Sweeties Banner stamps with matching dies on the left, a generic card base die under that. I picked up a Heartfelt Creations stamp and die set for $2.00, and the die on the lower left is an older Gears die set also from Heartfelt Creations and that was $1.00. This next photo:

The far left die set is a cake stand and various decoration dies from IO Stamps. The center die set is from MFT (My Favorite Things) and that is their Snowflake Window die set that was $1.00. The far right gold die set is also from MFT and it is a fireplace die set that is a few years old. Standing behind the dies is a pack of the sticker/gems from the Dollar Tree in a larger size and that was 50 cents. This next die was the best of the lot as far as money savings:

This is a 3 piece die set from Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson and I paid $2.00. On the back you can see the original price sticker for $17.99 and this die set is from 2017:

So that was a fun stop .... off to Hobby Lobby as DSD makes vinyl projects and their vinyl was on sale. We left there and headed to the Paper/Crafting Studio and I picked up some new inks and some new dies and stamps. 

The Catherine Pooler  Swirling Leaves hot foil plate was on sale for 30% off and I also picked up the Fall Leaves hot foil plate from Hero Arts. Also the round ring die from LDRS. Picked up some odds and ends for the craft room as well:

We also ran into Walmart as I wanted to pick up a Wilton rotating cake turntable for stencils so am looking forward to trying that out. I paid $11.96 for the model I got but they certainly had fancier ones to buy as well.... hoping to use that in the next day or two.... We had a yummy lunch at Olive Garden and headed home....

In the mail yesterday came my latest order from A Colorful Life Designs -- I love her holiday stencils for this year but as budget allows I only bought three:

This is her Heart Nose Deer stencil -- I put a piece of gray card stock behind it for the photo. Cute deer and I plan on using it for cards and tags. 

This is her Snowflake Grid stencil and I liked it because it is not too busy for a snowflake background.

The last stencil I ordered is her Christmas Postmark stencil:

Certainly a fun day and lots to add to the craft room for projects ahead.... YAY

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.....