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A Spidery Halloween

I need to get a few more Halloween cards created to send off to my sons, nieces and nephews. Everyone is high school and college age so cutesy won't work. They want edgy or spooky.

If you are like me you have lots of DSP. The holiday specific DSP can stack up due to its limited creating life, although SU does a nice job of adding some patterns that are year round. In an effort to use up some of the older DSP I used a combination of old and new Halloween DSP and stamps. The Licorice Lice piece is from Halloween DSP two year's ago (I can't believe that). The sentiment came from a monhtly Photopolymer stamp set when SU was just introducing Photopolymer stamps.

The color combination is Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Very Vanilla. And my inspiration came from the Freshly Made Sketch this week by the very talented Cindy Hall, such a great versatile sketch.

Bite me is not a term I would ever use yet with the spiders and their webs it worked. A nephew in high school will love this.

And here is the inside...

I think this card turned out fun. I would love to hear your thoughts. 

Michelle

 

Treats for the Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for October where we are celebrating an early Fall season by sharing Halloween and Autumn projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies.  We hope you enjoy our creations!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine, number 9 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

For those who follow me regularly, you know I have two sons in college. I love sending them care packages. Our younger son loves homemade Chex mix so I whipped up a batch over the weekend and decorated the container. Of course he needs a card to go with the package.

 

The container was fun and easy to decorate. Two 2" bands of DSP wrap around the container. The Spider Web Doilies were the perfect backdrop for my skull and cross bones. Definitely spooky enough for a coed. The sentiment is from the Tags 4 You stamp set*.  A piece of retired Stampin' Up Chevron Ribbon added a splash of color. 

*Note: I did not realize this was a retired stamp set until typing tis post as I was confusing it with the Tag Talk stamp set that is current. You can easily substitute the Trick or Treat from the A Little Something stamp set..

I just love the Happy Haunting DSP. These little ghosts are just screaming out to me. Of course the card included a little fast cash for a movie or a burger out.

The next stop is Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs, number 11 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

Michelle 

 

Blog Hop List

1. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'

2. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards

3. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat

4. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose

5. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping

6. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Habit!

7. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn

8. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom

9. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine

10. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo

11. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs

12. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper

13. Ronna Butt at www.cardstockcastle.com

14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp

15. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin

16. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty

17. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity

18. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully

19. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky

20. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery

21. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards

22. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie

23. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts

 

 

Happy Haunting for TGIF Challenge

I just got the Cheer All Year stamp set this week and I could not wait to ink it up. So when I saw this week's TGIF Challenge I know just want I wanted to create and submit for the challenge.

Check out the sketch:

The doily I used is the center of the new Spider Web Doilies. You get 24 for only $4.50! The DSP is the new Happy Haunting DSP. Many of the patterns, such as the one I selected, can easily be used beyond Halloween. 

The spider and sentiment are from the Cheer All Year stamp set. I stamped the spider in Versamark and heat embossed him in Black Emboss Powder. Then I fussy cut him out. I did this twice and glued the spiders together to give him more weight. Then I covered him in Crystal Effects to make him standout even more.

He is sitting on a half of a Stampin' Dimensional. 

I had a lot of fun with this challenge. I follow many of the Design Team members for this challenge so I am excited to submit my card.

Thanks for stopping by. Remember you can shop any time by clicking here or on any of the items listed below in the product listing.

Michelle

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Paper Pumpkin Halloween Treat Bags

Stampin' Up continues to up the fun factor with My Paper Pumpkin.  The September kit included six burlap treat bags and accessories to make fun Halloween Treat Bags.

Here is photo of everything included in the kit.  

I could not wait to put it all together.  Here are my finished treat bags.  

I adore these.  I think the burlap bags make them more masculine and perfect for sending off to our college aged sons.  Who doesn't love a treat in the mail?

So have you been sitting on the sidelines watching everyone else have fun with My Paper Pumpkin?  Isn't time you subscribed to get some fun in your mailbox?  Click here to subscribe today and enter Michelle Gleeson as your demonstrator.  Remember there is no long term obligation, you can cancel at anytime.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Cheers,

Michelle

 

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Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #220

When I saw this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge the first thing that came to my mind was a large Harvest Moon.  

So I followed my vision to create a very different card from my normal style.  Sometimes it is fun to simply experiment and try something new.  

I took a piece of standard white photo paper and using a piece of Stamping Sponge (I cut them into quarters for easy handling) I lightly dabbed it onto my Mossy Meadow ink pad.  Then I swiped it onto the lower edge of the photo paper.  I used circular motion when adding the Mossy Meadow and I think it gave the feeling of the wind blowing the grass

For the sky I cropped a 2 1/2" circle from a post-it note and placed that on the photo paper.  Then I took another piece of Stamping Sponge and swiped Daffodil Delight across the top section to create the setting sun.  After completing the Daffodil Delight I then used Tangelo Twist and Cajun Craze to add more depth to the sunset.  Once I thought I was done with the sunset I Lifted the post-it note off the photo paper.  Then I lightly swiped Daffodil Delight over the large sun.

The new Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set provided the house, tree, bats and the sentiment for the card.  The house was colored using Stampin' Up Blendabilities Markers.  I used Crystal Effects over the windows for added texture, you can see it a little in the photo below.  The photo paper was mounted on a standard A2 Basic Black card base.

This card was fun to create and for a few minutes I felt like an artist with her canvas and paints.  

I can't wait to see what you do with this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge!

Cheers,

Michelle

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:  Please click on images below for more details or easy, on-line shopping 24/7!

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set

$15.95

Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies

$21.95

Holiday Home Photopolymer Bundle

$31.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$5.95

Crystal Effects

$6.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

Paper Snips Scissors

$9.95

 

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Pals Paper Arts #177

Halloween is almost upon us so I thought I would sneak in one more Halloween themed card from this year's Holiday catalog.  Using the Pals Paper Arts Challenge Sketch #177 as my inspiration I created this card to send to my dad in Arizona. 

Here is the sketch by Nicole Watt:

This card leverages the bold colors of the Witches Brew DSP. Then a stamp from the Halloween Bash Stamp Set becomes the focal point. I am very pleased with how this turned out. 

The patterns in the Witches Brew DSP are not just for Halloween.  They are bright and whimsical; great for many card making occasions.

Are you ready for Halloween?  Will you dress up to go to work or simply answer the door when the kids come by?  I would love to hear from you.

Cheers,

Michelle

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