September 2018 – Teresa's Stampin' Spot

Trick-or-Treat Halloween Blog Hop

Hi! Welcome to the Team Stamp It Halloween Blog Hop! You are sure to find tons of inspiration for Halloween Fright!

My project today is this adorable mini milk carton!

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Isn’t it adorable? I love the Toil and Trouble Designer Series Paper – perfect for all your Halloween crafting! In this project, I’ve paired the paper with the Seasonal Chums set in the Annual Catalog – don’t you love when you can use new products with existing ones already in your collection?

To make the Mini Milk Carton, you need a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/4″ piece of cardstock or Designer Series Paper.

Score on the 8 1/4″ side at 2″, 4″, 6″ and 8″.
Score on the 5 1/2″ side at 1 1/2″, 3 1/2″ and 5″.
Along the 5″ score line, make a tick mark at 1″ and 5″ along the 8 1/4″ side.
Use a ruler and a stylus to score diagonal lines between the 5″ and 3 1/2″ score lines from the 1″ tick mark to the lower left corner at the 3 1/2″ score line and the lower right corner at the 3 1/2″ score line.
Repeat above step for the 5″ tick mark. See picture for clarity: (Dotted lines are score lines, solid lines are cut lines)

Cut off the lower right corner that is 1/4″ by 1 1/2″. (Already removed in picture)
Create angle cuts on the top and bottom of the remaining part of the tab.
Cut up from the bottom to the 1 1/2″ score line at 2″, 4″ and 6″.
Fold on all score lines.
Place Tear & Tape along the tab and close the box.
Use Tear & Tape to seal the bottom.
Decorate as desired and use Baker’s Twine, Linen Thread or a Galvanized Clip to close the top of the box.

For the decorations, I used the pumpkins from Seasonal Chums. It is stamped in Jet Black StaZon on Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The stem is colored in Crumb Cake, the leaves in Old Olive and the face in Basic Black.

Here’s a closer view of the front and back:

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On the sides, I die cut bats using the coordinating Seasonal Tag Framelits from Basic Black card stock and colored with Clear Wink of Stella:

Halloween, Seasonal Chums, Mini Milk Carton, Treat Holder, Stampin' Up!, SU!, #stampitbloghop I used one of the new Galvanized Clips to keep the top closed after filling with Halloween Treats such as Dove Milk Chocolate Caramels and Reese’s Peanutbutter Ghosts. The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black ink on Crushed Curry cardstock and punched with the Classic Label punch. Black solid Baker’s Twine ties the tag to the clip.

I just love how this turned out and will be making a few more to give out to family, friends and co-workers.

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Painted Harvest with a Twist

Hi! Today I have a fun card using the Painted Harvest Stamp set. This is the second card I demonstrated during this week’s Tuesday with Teresa Facebook Live.

First twist – I changed up the color of the flowers from the typical yellow sunflowers. I love this color combination of Balmy Blue and Pacific Point. So pretty!

I saw this Side Board card by Deb Valder and knew it would be fun to make.

This card is the second card in this video:

Here is the PDF the dimensions for each of the pieces.

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High Cotton

Hi! Today I have the second card from Wednesday night’s Facebook Live. I love how this card turned out. I had seen a similar card on Pinterest by Cindy Stewart-Held and wanted to give it a try.

The cotton is stamped on the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper in Jet Black StaZon ink. I colored the cotton using the Stampin’ Chalk Marker.

The circles are made using the 2″ and 2 1/4″ punches.

The ribbon is the new braided ribbon in the Holiday Catalog. I love the frayed ends on this ribbon.

This card is the second one created in this video:

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A Taste of Country

Hi! Today I am happy to share the card from this past week’s Tuesday with Teresa Facebook Live! It features the Country Home stamp set and coordinating products from the Holiday Catalog.

I love this suite in the catalog – it is just perfect for fall! I colored the jug and flowers using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen for a soft look.

I also LOVE the detail of the Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder – especially on the Galvanized Metal sheet. It is simply stunning!

Here’s the video for the card:

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Toil & Trouble

Fun with the Cauldron Bubble bundle and Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper!

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This past week’s Tuesday with Teresa Facebook Live featured the Cauldron Bubble bundle and coordinating Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper to make these fun Diaper Fold treat pouches!

To make the holder, you need a 6″ x 6″ piece of Designer Series Paper! And then you can embellish any way you choose! I used the coordinating Cauldron Bubble Stamp set and dies to make these. Did you know, the dies cut some of the images perfectly from the Designer Series Paper as well as the stamped images? How cool is that!

Here’s the video showcasing this fold:

You’ll find the Cauldron Bubble bundle and Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper in my on-line store here.

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Fun With Paper Pumpkin

Hi! Today I have an alternative project for the July 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit! Thanks to Nancy for the idea that you’ll find here.

I love how these turned out!

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The kit makes 3×3 note cards – which are very cute – but I don’t typically use that size, so I took my supplies and am making Post-It Note holders that would be sure to brighten anyone’s desk!

Here are the directions:

Base: Cut a piece of cardstock 3 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and score at 2″, 4″ and 4 1/2″
Easel Front: Piece of Whisper White cardstock 3 1/2″ x 4″
Plaid backgrounds – Cut the tissue paper from the kit 3 1/2″ x 4″ – need 2
Cut the 3×3 note cards in half (need 1 per holder)

Fold on all score lines for the base. Use one of the plaid pieces and attach to the inside (where there are no folds). Attach the second plaid piece to the 3 1/2″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Attach this piece to the bottom only of the front of the base (the 3 1/2″ x 2″ fold section) It is easiest to apply your adhesive to the front flap of the base so that you do not go above the score line.

Here is a side view of the holder so you can see how the easel looks and how the plaid panel is attached at just the bottom:

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Use Tear and Tape and to adhere the 3″ x 3″ sticky pad to the inside of the base.

Stamp the border from the Paper Pumpkin stamp set in Soft Suede ink around all 4 sides of the Crumb Cake piece. Adhere one of the Vellum plaid pieces to the top. Adhere the fruit and leaf die-cuts. Wrap ribbon around the panel. Stamp a sentiment in Soft Suede ink to one of the Whisper White labels in the kit. Attach with dimensionals. Attach this entire panel to the plaid front piece using dimensionals.

Here is a front view:

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I hope you enjoyed today’s project! I am hoping these sell quickly at the craft fairs!

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Inky the Octopus

Hi! Back today with the card that was demonstrated this past week on Tuesday with Teresa – my weekly Facebook Live demonstration. This one features the Sea of Textures stamp set:

I used my big Post-It Notes to mask off the top and bottom of my Whisper White layer and sponge just the center with Mint Macaron and Coastal Cabana ink. The seaweed and coral were stamped in Tranquil Tide ink.

The octopus is stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink and die cut with the coordinating framelit. He is attached to the card using dimensionals. A quick and cute card for your Saturday morning.

Here’s the video in case you’d like more details:

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Throw Back Thursday – Halloween Style

Hi! Today I am showcasing a treat pouch made using some retired Halloween Products. I am working on some goodies for a craft fair and decided it would be good to use up some retired Designer Series Paper I had laying around.

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These little guys are from the Cookie Cutter Halloween Set from a year or two ago. I loved this set – they are just adorable. The diaper fold pouch uses a 6×6 piece of Designer Series Paper and is pretty easy to put together. These little guys will hold a mini candy bar – perfect for giving coworkers, friends and neighbors.

Here’s a closer look:

Cookie Cutter Halloween, Stampin' Up!, Treat Pouch

I’ll be updating this pouch to current product on Sept 10th’s Facebook Live – where I’ll also show you how to make it! Hope you’ll join me at 7:30pm EST over here.

I hope you enjoyed today’s little Throwback post.

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I’m in Love!

Hi! I am back today with one more card featuring the Touches of Texture Stamp Set and I AM IN LOVE!!! I loved it so much, I made 6 of them!

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In the last two posts featuring this set, I showed how to use the stamps to color the flowers. In this set, I used a Blender Pen and ink pads to color them and love the soft look this gave the flowers:

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To me, it looks like I painted the flowers. I chose to go back to the first card’s background for this one and add the flecking using a Crumb Cake marker and then running the piece through the Big Shot with the Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder.

To finish it off, I used two strips of Designer Series Paper from the Country Lane DSP Pack (this will be available tomorrow when the Holiday Catalog goes live!) A 1/4″ strip of Blackberry Bliss runs across the top of the 2 layers of Designer Series Paper.

Here’s the card in full detail:

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I think this is such a pretty note card set. I could easily add a sentiment if need be, but I thought a set of note cards that could be used for anything would be best.

What do you think? Do you love it as much as I do? I don’t typically make multiples of a card – so you can tell how much I loved this one that I went and made six!

Stay tuned – tomorrow the Holiday Catalog goes LIVE!! And, you can now redeem those Bonus Day coupons you earned last month!

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Stamp It – Fall Blog Hop

Hi! Today I am happy to be back hopping with my fellow Team Stamp It demonstrators!! You will find lots of great ideas to help you get ready for Fall!

Today’s card is brought to you by the Touches of Texture stamp set!

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This set is so fun to play with! I showcased another card with this set in this post.

I stamped the flowers in Soft Suede ink and then used the large splatter stamp inked in Crushed Curry over that. I then used the smallest splatter to add color to the flowers in Cajun Craze, Real Red, and Blackberry Bliss.

The Designer Series Paper is from the upcoming Holiday Catalog that debuts on Sept 5. It is called Country Lane and will be a must have for your Fall projects.

The Base of this card is Soft Suede measuring 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ and folded in half. The Very Vanilla layer measures 4 x 5 1/4″.

The sentiment is from the Banners for You Set stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink on Crushed Curry cardstock and die cut. The final touch to the card is the linen thread which is wrapped around twice before being tied into a bow.

If you’d like to watch a video – the second card in this one shows how I made the card:

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