Thursday, September 26, 2019

Halloween Slider Card - Spellbinders Small Die of the Month



DIY Halloween Slider Card - Spellbinders Small Die of the Month - September and Past Dies

 Spellbinders Small Die of the Month for September is still keeping me smiling and busy with it's festive and playful possibilities.  It's one of those obsessive dies I can't put down. 

The card presented today pairs the Small Die of the Month of September with a wonderful die from Festive Wreaths Slider Card - Large Die of the Month Club June19 (still available while supplies last - so hurry!).
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              Small Die of the Month Membership 
      Festive Wreaths Slider Card - Large Die of the Month Club
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 Simple Alterations to make additional characters

The set comes with the dies to make the ghost, skeleton and devil.  As I was happily knee deep in paper and die cut pieces, I realized I could create numerous trick-or-treaters with just a few alterations. The ideas are limitless. 

The witch's dress is made from the ghost die.
  The witch's hair is made using two ghosts, cut apart and then pieced together. 
The witch's cauldron is made from the ghost body cut in half and then rounded at the bottom.  
The witches brew is made from the many circle pieces cut by the word " Boo" etc.



The images below show the slider card pulled open.  My card slides open to reveal some dancing skeletons joining the  celebration around the bubbling cauldron of green brew. 

When the slider is open, it can be used as Halloween decor because it can stand on it's own. 




Meet More Costumed Characters
Here are some links to other projects made with September's set:
Patriotic Slider Pop-up Card     Patriotic Slider Pop-up Card       Patriotic Slider Pop-up Card


Remember....
These original die sets are only available through the club.  Each month features a fresh, unique die that can only be found at Spellbinders.   

  Never Lose a Small Die Again
Are you always losing your small itty bitty dies?  They can be on your workspace one moment and gone the next...blink and they disappear. 

I have no idea how this happens but this cool tool will prevent those crazy disappearances. 


 It's Spellbinders  Main Attraction Tool, made specifically for keeping those tiny dies on your craft table, safe from die losing catastrophes.   
   Tool and Accessories Main Attraction

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Halloween Pumpkin Shaker - Home Decor - Buttons Galore and More

Halloween Jack-o-lantern Shaker Home Decor

Time to pull out those Halloween decorations and enjoy the season.  Why not add a new decoration to your classics with a fun shaker. 

I've been making card shakers all summer and now it's time to set my sights on home decor for Halloween and autumn. Something about this time of year, with Halloween approaching, really gets me energized. Thus the jack-o-lantern shaker decor was born.  
This adorable jack-o-lantern was made from a thrift store find.  It is a simple glass jar (jelly jar sized) and the lid was idea for adding shaker material.  

I painted the lid and cut black fun foam facial features.  Black cardstock would work as well, but I wanted the  features to have dimension. 

Because I chose foam, I did make sure to use a durable glue that will adhere to glass.  My choice is Beacons 3-in-1 because it's long lasting durability far outlives hot glue (which I rarely use).  

Shaker Mix Time
Time to add the shaker mix and close up in able to move on and add the finishing decorations to the lid.  

This is filled with festive Marmalade sequins from Buttons Galore and More.  
Sequins - Marmalade

The top of the shaker was gussied up using raffia, flowers, floral berries and some cool Candy Corn 3D buttons also from   Buttons Galore and More.  

Candy Corn 3D Buttons


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Sequins - Marmalade 
Candy Corn 3D Buttons




Patriotic Slider Pop-up Card








Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Anniversary Card Using Creative Embellishments Chipboard and Maja Design Papers



Hello friends. Today I'd like to share an anniversary card I created for my parents, using the Celebration collection from Maja Design.  

My parents will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this week so I needed to create a special card but not overly frilly and embellished.  I thought the Celebration collection was a perfect fit because the beautiful patterns are very neutral yet eye catching and gorgeous. 

Here are the papers I used from the collection:
Welcome and Good Times (A and B sides of paper)




My parents are very earth natural people so the browns from the collection will be nice.  
The card was embellished using chipboard from Creative Embellishments. The chipboard words sum of the essence of their 60 years of marriage - a family filled with love. 

The chipboard Frames Together Frame Set was backed with lace to set is apart from the paper layer underneath. 

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One last close up of gorgeous Maja design paper layers on this card.  - 

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Candy Corn and Boo Shaker Cards for Halloween


Hello friends.  
 Have you seen the new shaker designs from Creative Embellishments?   
They celebrate everything cool about Autumn, Halloween, and all things spooky.  

Today I am showcasing the new shakers: 




My first card is a deliciously fun candy corn shaker card - featuring Creative Embellishments - Candy Corn Shaker.  I painted the chipboard with white acrylic paint, then inked some shading using Distress Inks in Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade.



Next I filled the shakers with some delightfully bold shaker sequins from Buttons Galore and More:
Marmalade Sequins, Sunset Shimmerz and finally white Marshmallow sequins.  

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Sequins - Marmalade
Marshmallow sequins


Candy Corn 3D Buttons



The paper collection used is from Doodlebug Design ( Pumpkin Party).  
Doodlebug Design - Pumpkin Party Collection - Halloween - 6 x 6 Paper Pad


Boo Halloween Shaker Card
The is the second card made using a few different products combined into one bootiful Halloween shaker card.  

The chipboard shaker is Creative Embellishments - new Boo Shaker  and was painted with orange acrylic paint, and backed with Authentique's Twilight paper collection.  


The final adorable embellishments are the sweet trick-or-treaters created using Spellbinders dies. 

Adorable Trick-or-treater Dies

My sweet trick-or-treaters are from Spellbinders Small Die of the Month for September.  This is one of those obsessive dies I can't put down.  The ideas keep coming and each idea makes me smile thinking of all the adorable Halloween costumes that can be made with this exclusive die set.
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 I filled the shaker with Buttons Galore and More's Creepy Sparkletz shaker mix and topped with a little 3D button shaped like a ghost from Buttons Galore - a darling finishing touch. 
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              Buttons Galore - Creepy Sparkletz SPK154
Boo Buddies 3D Buttons
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Papers used on this collection are spooktacular and from Authentique - Twilight collection
Authentique TWILIGHT 12 x 12 Collection Kit twi011



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Sequins - Marmalade
Marshmallow sequins
Marshmallow sequins


Candy Corn
boo shaker
Candy Corn 3D Buttons
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Buttons Galore - Creepy Sparkletz SPK154
Boo Buddies 3D Buttons
Authentique TWILIGHT 12 x 12 Collection Kit twi011


Creative Embellishments Shakers

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Doodlebug Design - Pumpkin Party Collection - Halloween - 6 x 6 Paper Pad