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18 Oct 2016
17 Oct 2016
More Halloween Samples
I thought before I started sending out the Holiday Helper projects I would show you a few more Halloween things.
You can see the cards I made for my granddaughters here, and I also made them a couple of different treats.
I have used Shrinky Dink plastic sheets in the (long) past, but as soon as I saw the Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set I immediately thought of them again. So I stamped the images on the Shrinky Dink plastic sheets using Stazon Black Ink, coloured them on the back with permanent markers, punched out the images with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, then punched a hole in the top, and pre-heated the oven.
There are a couple of ways to shrink the plastic, you can use a heat gun, but I've had more experience putting them in the oven. It's also fun to watch the shrinking process - the images lay flat for a couple of minutes and then they start to curl up (in this case the head, arms, and legs curled up), then in a few seconds they lay down flat again - meanwhile they have shrunk to less than half their original size.
Here is what I made:
The tools and product I used are shown below.
Happy Stamping!
Product List You can see the cards I made for my granddaughters here, and I also made them a couple of different treats.
I have used Shrinky Dink plastic sheets in the (long) past, but as soon as I saw the Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set I immediately thought of them again. So I stamped the images on the Shrinky Dink plastic sheets using Stazon Black Ink, coloured them on the back with permanent markers, punched out the images with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, then punched a hole in the top, and pre-heated the oven.
There are a couple of ways to shrink the plastic, you can use a heat gun, but I've had more experience putting them in the oven. It's also fun to watch the shrinking process - the images lay flat for a couple of minutes and then they start to curl up (in this case the head, arms, and legs curled up), then in a few seconds they lay down flat again - meanwhile they have shrunk to less than half their original size.
Here is what I made:
The Shrinky Dink projects are great fun to do with your children or grandchildren - unfortunately mine are 3,000 miles away...
Along with the cards and jewellry, I included some chocolate bars and created packaging in a Halloween theme (the 'Good to the Last Bite' is from a retired stamp set - sorry!), but the Halloween Night Specialty Designer Paper is available in the 2016 Holiday Catalogue.
The tools and product I used are shown below.
Happy Stamping!
14 Oct 2016
Holiday Helper 2016 Starting Soon
Can you believe it? The Christmas Holidays are just around the corner!
I have a wonderful opportunity for you - I am going to be sending out 12 Days of Holiday Helper Projects that will not only put you in the holiday mood, but help you to enjoy a handcrafted holiday season!
With each mailing you will receive not only a picture of the finished project, but you will also receive a complete supply list with a step-by-step tutorial that shows you exactly how to do the project.
But you can only receive these projects by joining my special Holiday Helper mailing list, so be sure to sign up today!
You will begin receiving the daily mailings on Friday, October 21st, so be sure to sign-up before then.
Simply send an email to carolmatthews@ns.sympatico.ca with the subject line "Sign Me Up". That's all you have to do!
Here's a sneak peek of some of the projects:
That's all for now!
Happy Stamping...
I have a wonderful opportunity for you - I am going to be sending out 12 Days of Holiday Helper Projects that will not only put you in the holiday mood, but help you to enjoy a handcrafted holiday season!
With each mailing you will receive not only a picture of the finished project, but you will also receive a complete supply list with a step-by-step tutorial that shows you exactly how to do the project.
But you can only receive these projects by joining my special Holiday Helper mailing list, so be sure to sign up today!
You will begin receiving the daily mailings on Friday, October 21st, so be sure to sign-up before then.
Simply send an email to carolmatthews@ns.sympatico.ca with the subject line "Sign Me Up". That's all you have to do!
Here's a sneak peek of some of the projects:
That's all for now!
Happy Stamping...
1 Oct 2016
Happy World Card Making Day To You
Have you made a card today?
World Card Making Day is a relatively new 'day', even though cards themselves have been around for hundreds of years. But when I tried to find out how and when it started the facts were no where to be found!
It is celebrated on the first Saturday of October, and people seem to think it was started around 2010, but other than that it's a mystery... do any of you, dear readers, have more information?
Interestingly enough I just happened to have judged a collection of 4H greeting cards last night. Let me tell you - those kids are GOOD! I'm always impressed with the quality and creativity of their work.
And while I can't show you any of their work (copyright, privacy, and all that) I thought I'd share with you what makes a really good card.
1. Quality, heavy weight card stock.
2. Clean cuts and straight lines.
3. Balanced layout.
4. Clean, even, and straight stamping.
5. Papers and embellishments attached securely.
6. No excess glue left on the card.
If you have all of that even the simplest card will be beautiful.
Here are two cards I made for my granddaughters. They are both tri-fold cards, but with different measurements. The first was inspired by Connie Babbert.
The figures on this card are made and punched with the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set and the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. This has got to be the most popular set (along with Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set) in the Holiday Catalogue this year.
The Designer Series Paper is found in the Holiday Catalogue too. It's called Halloween Night and there's a Designer Series Paper Sale happening this month too! For more information on that, scroll down...)
The second card was inspired by Dawn Griffith and also uses Designer Series Paper and the the Stamp Set Spooky Fun.
Here is the Designer Series Paper promotion I mentioned above:
World Card Making Day is a relatively new 'day', even though cards themselves have been around for hundreds of years. But when I tried to find out how and when it started the facts were no where to be found!
It is celebrated on the first Saturday of October, and people seem to think it was started around 2010, but other than that it's a mystery... do any of you, dear readers, have more information?
Interestingly enough I just happened to have judged a collection of 4H greeting cards last night. Let me tell you - those kids are GOOD! I'm always impressed with the quality and creativity of their work.
And while I can't show you any of their work (copyright, privacy, and all that) I thought I'd share with you what makes a really good card.
1. Quality, heavy weight card stock.
2. Clean cuts and straight lines.
3. Balanced layout.
4. Clean, even, and straight stamping.
5. Papers and embellishments attached securely.
6. No excess glue left on the card.
If you have all of that even the simplest card will be beautiful.
Here are two cards I made for my granddaughters. They are both tri-fold cards, but with different measurements. The first was inspired by Connie Babbert.
The figures on this card are made and punched with the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set and the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. This has got to be the most popular set (along with Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set) in the Holiday Catalogue this year.
The Designer Series Paper is found in the Holiday Catalogue too. It's called Halloween Night and there's a Designer Series Paper Sale happening this month too! For more information on that, scroll down...)
The second card was inspired by Dawn Griffith and also uses Designer Series Paper and the the Stamp Set Spooky Fun.
The tree is cut using the cooresponding Halloween Scenes Edgelits Dies, and they are so fun! You'll see much more of this tree in upcoming Christmas cards too!
Here is the Designer Series Paper promotion I mentioned above:
And if you need some inspiration to get started on your World Card Making Day card, here are some project ideas from Stampin' Up!
Happy Stamping!
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