Happy Halloween Megapost

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

I guess I'm still a slacker, since it is Halloween evening and I still didn't post all my Halloween stuff for this year. If you are looking for a VERY last minute Halloween idea, here goes:
The colors for all three projects are Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Old Olive.

Don't eat too much candy!

Halloween 2-4-6-8 Treat Box

This is a favorite little treat/gift container of mine. It is so simple and quick to make, and doesn't require any special tools. You can make a short container like this one with a 1/2 sheet of card stock, or make a tall skinny one if you use a whole sheet. Here are the directions:

Start with an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of cardstock. Cut it in half to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" for a short container as shown above, or use the whole sheet for a tall one. Measuring along the 8 1/2" side, score the card stock all the way across at 2", 4", 6", and 8". This should leave you with a 1/2" piece at the one edge, which is your "tab" to apply adhesive on later. Then, turn your card stock 90 degrees and score one line 2" from the edge. Then using scissors, snip the first four score lines from the edge of the paper to the intersecting score line. These are now your flaps for the bottom of the box. Use the scissors to cut off the 1/2" x 2" piece, which is the only waste. Stamp your box as desired and then assemble with a strong adhesive along the 1/2" tab. (I like to use Sticky Strip here.) Fold the bottom flaps in and adhere. Then pinch two sides in and squeeze together. Use a hole punch to punch two holes and run ribbon through to tie the box closed. That's it!

For this Halloween box, I used Basic Black card stock and embossed the Batty wheel with Versamark and clear powder. The tag is from the Eat, Drink, and Be Scary set and was inked with Black, Pumpkin Pie, and Green Galore markers and layered on a Green Galore tag.

Happy Treating!
Brycia

Fright Night Page

Wow, has it really been this long! Yikes! I'm sorry!

Well, here is something appropriate for the season... made after Halloween LAST year, but still all current stuff amazingly!

Sets used are: Eat, Drink & Be Scary and the Taffy alphabet. The colors are Lovely Lilac, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie (DSP paper, card stock and ink), and Basic Black. Journaling was done on strips of card stock on the computer.

Happy Fall!
Brycia

Halloween Nursery Necessities

Remember those little hints of what to expect from my "It's Not Just for Babies" class back on October 8th? Yesterday was the last of my classes, so now I'll show you the rest of what we did...

This card was very simple, but shows how a change of colors can change the mood of a card. Just visualize this same card with Bashful Blue, Whisper White, and So Saffron... change the "boo" to "baby" and you have a cute, traditional baby card. But, using the Halloween palette changes everything:

On this I used Pumpkin Pie ink and card stock with the Polka Dot background, Basic Black and Kiwi Kiss, and More Mustard for the moon. The "boo" is embossed in white using the Schoolbook Serif Alphabet.

If you have done a Halloween project with a "non-Halloween" stamp set, I'd love to see it! Please post a link to it in the comments below. It's great to see how we can stretch the use of our stamps!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Happy Haunting 2007

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since October 27th! November just flew by with our two week family trip to Australia, and then the Christmas rush when we got home. Sorry about that!

Anyway, this is a page that I did for my scrapbook clubs in November and December. The base is Pumpkin Pie which I wheeled with the Batty Jumbo Wheel using Versamark in a blank cartridge. I added some Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper and Batty for You accents, all mounted on Basic Black card stock. The title is stamped on Basic Black with Whisper White Craf Ink using the Well-Worn Alphabet and the year is Short Order Numbers. I added a Jumbo Eyelet and a bit of Black Gingham in the upper left-hand corner to finish it off.

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Batty in Black

Boooooo.......! We were "Booed" tonight! Halloween is such fun!

This Batty Wheeled card is the last of my 2007 Halloween Spirits... an unusual one, since I don't often use non-Stampin' Up! supplies. For this card I die cut a white Sizzix ghost and mounted him on diminsionals above a piece of Basic Black card stock texturized with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I wheeled the Batty Jumbo Wheel in black over More Mustard and tied it all together with a bit of Black Gingham ribbon and an "S" clip from the Hodgepodge Hardware Kit.

Happy Haunting Everyone!
Brycia

Batty for You Circle Punch Closure

This card design was popularized at the 2006 Stampin' Up! Convention and is still a favorite of mine. Basically, just take any size card and score the top 1 1/4" in from the edge and fold it back over the front. Then use a 1 1/4" circle punch and punch half way over the fold to create the notch. Attach an image stamped on a 1 1/4" circle layered to a 1 3/8" circle punch to the inside of the card using dimensionals positioned just slightly over the edge of the notch to hold the card closed:

There are so many possibilities with this design. It is easy and fun when you are bored with a "normal" fold card. And, it is a great way to show off all those little images and circular stamps that are so popular now.

For this card I used Batty for You and three designs from the Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper. The base card is a 4 1/4" by 11" piece of Whisper White folded in half. The only stamping is the little spider in Basic Black. I used the 1 1/4" circle and 1 3/8" circle punches as explained above and some black brads, Black Gingham, and Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon add a bit of detail.

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Batty for You with Basic Gray

Another Spirited card... This is the project my stamp club made last week.

I used five punches on it: the Scallop Circle, the 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" Circles, the Round Tab, and the Spiral. The base card is a 4"x12" piece of Basic Gray Textured card stock folded in half to form a 4"x6" card. Then I added a 1 1/2" strip of Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper, and a 1/2 strip of Basic Black The ghost is from Batty for You and the "Boo!" is the Rough Edges Alphabet. I also used a large circle Metal Edge Tag behind the focal point, and some Black Gingham, and Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon, a silver brad, and a regular paper clip to add a bit more detail.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Carved & Candlelit Boo

October already... time for stamping those ghosts and goblins!

This simple card uses Carved & Candlelit, All in a Row and the Big Deal Alphabet. The base card is Kraft, with Basic Black and Always Artichoke layers on top. The inks are Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke and Basic Black. A bit of linen thread added to the stem finishes it off.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia