Fall Frolic Day #5

Welcome to the 5th Day of the Fall Frolic Online Event! Today I’m going to share with you the last of my Halloween Ideas. This one isn’t a 3-D, but rather a Halloween Card using the Sweet Centers line. No Halloween idea is complete without some candy, so these fit perfectly!

This card featured the "Sweet Centers" Line on pages 6 and 7 of the Holiday Mini Catalog. The first component to this line is the "Sweet Centers" stamp set. This stamp set allows you to put the Sweet Treat Cups center stage and become part of the image. To create the entry way for your Sweet Treat Cup, you’ll need the 1 3/4" Circle Punch. This punch is sized perfectly to just pop the Sweet Treat Cup through the hole! The Holiday Movers & Shapers Die Set also has a 1 3/4" Punched Die so that you can place this size circle anywhere you want on a card without having to worry about the punch reaching. And when it comes time to mailing out your delightful Sweet Treat cards, you’ll want to put them in one of our Padded Envelopes, designed just for standard sized Sweet Treat Cup Cards!

ALY’S HELPFUL HINTS:

• Stampin’ Up! has designed this stamp set fabulously so that once you’ve punched out the center of the cardstock to create an entry way for your Sweet Treat Cup, you don’t just have a scrap punch out circle, you have an additional element for your card! The one shown here is the "EEK you’re sweet!" greeting. Of course, I did want it in a different color so ended up stamping that image twice.
• Sticky Strip is the perfect adhesive solution when adhering layers that hold the weight of the Sweet Treat Cup!
• The delightful accents at the top of the card were created with the Word Window Punch and Black Brads! A simple yet striking accent to any card.
• Try tying a simple knot in the center of the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon – it’s not as bulky then your typical knot or bow!
• Have a hard time getting bold stamped images to stamp solid instead of blotchy? Try this tip:

Remember these coasters that I made at Christmas Time last year? I took a plain version of these, the raw tiles I purchased at my local Lumber Store for just .15 cents a piece, and laid it on on my stamping area.

Then I put my cardstock that I wanted to stamp on down on top of the tile, and used this hard tile as my Stamping Surface. Whenever you are working on a table that has any kind of give to it (even if it doesn’t look like it has give, if it’s not tile or hard wood, it gives!) it’s going to make it more difficult to get crisp, bold images. This is an easy way to make your stamping surface more durable! 

WHAT WAS USED: Sweet Centers Stamp Set (116521), Sweet Treat Cups (116802), Sweet Treat Padded Envelopes (116911), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (112004), Basic Black Cardstock (102851), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (105117), Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink (105216), Perfect Plum Cardstock (101889), Perfect Plum Classic Ink (101437), Cast-A-Spell Designer Series Paper (115677), Vintage Brads (109109), Linen Thread (104199), Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (115616), Word Window Punch (105090), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (104401), 1 1/4" Circle Punch (104403), 1/16" Circle Punch (101227), Sticky Strip (104294) and Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

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Don’t forget about this week’s Deal of the Week! You only have until Monday to take advantage of these fabulous savings!

Have you entered to win the 2nd Blog Candy Giveaway Yet? The deadline has been extended! To enter to win the Hemp Twine and Linen Thread, you have until Thursday! View the Fall Frolic Day #3 Post for Details.

Fall Frolic Day #2

Welcome to Day #2 of the Fall Frolic Event! Today I’m going to share with you an adorable little pumpkin card.

Both pumpkins and the leaf image come from an oldie but a goodie, the "Autumn Harvest" Stamp Set. These images just scream for Aqua Painters, so I decided to try something new. Watercoloring on Colored Cardstock is what makes these pumpkins so smashing!

ALY’S HELPFUL HINTS:

• To spice up your pumpkins, just give an Aqua Painter/Classic Ink swipe where you want your shaded areas to be. With the colored cardstock underneath, watercoloring these pumpkins to perfection is very simple!
• Hemp Twine tied in a bow around the stem is what adds the perfect extra touch to pumpkin number one.
• For less rubbing stress, you’ll want to apply your RubOn before stamping the tone on tone background. Don’t worry, the ink will resist around the RubOn and you can still stamp wherever you desire — but if you apply the RubOn first, it’s going to be stubborn sticking over top of the Classic Ink.
• 6" x 3" Cards are the perfect size to hold money and checks! This particular card started with a 3" x 12" piece of cardstock before being folded in half – that way, you can tie your ribbon around the card without it’s fold getting in the way.
• This snazzy way of tying a ribbon was done by threading through the Slot Punch!

WHAT WAS USED:

Autumn Harvest Stamp Set (110372), Autumn Harvest RubOns (115731), Old Olive 12×12 Cardstock (106544), Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (105117), More Mustard Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (100946), Old Olive Classic Ink (102277), Really Rust Classic Ink (102549), Hemp Twine (100982), Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (109051), Horizontal Slot Punch (105089), Corner Rounder (109047), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430) and Aqua Painter (103954)

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Have you entered to win the first Blog Candy Giveaway Yet!? To enter to win the Silver Elastic Cord, you have until Monday! View the Fall Frolic Day #1 Post for Details!

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