GOING BATTY TREAT BOX

How about this little cutie?  I saw this bat in the SCS gallery and knew I wanted to make one too.  What I didn't know was how easy it would be!  If you want to make your own sour cream container, here is the SCS tutorial. 

Every year we have a few trick-or-treaters that I like to make something special for. I'm pretty sure this is what I'm going to make for them this year.  The wings are holly leaves from a Sizzix die. It seriously doesn't get any easier than this!

I don't have a face stamp so I just used a white gel pen to hand draw it.   All those hours of doodling in high school has finally paid off!   LOL!  

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SUPPLIES
STAMPS:  None
PAPER:  Bazzill Raven Monochromatic
INK:  None
ACCESSORIES:  Big Shot; Sizzix Holly & Berries die; ScorTape; Fiskars paper crimper; white gel pen; hole punch; Honeydew twine from The Twinery; ribbon from my stash
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:   4 3/4" wide (wing tip to tip) x 2 1/2" deep x 4 3/4" tall

GHOSTLY GREETINGS LUMINARIA

As I shared in my last post, I have a series of Halloween projects that I'm posting today.  This is the first luminaria that I've made, and it definitely won't be the last!  There is an awesome tutorial on SCS if you want to make one too.  This is another that would be perfect for a Christmas project!

Nesties were used to cut the coasters and DP.  The bats were cut out, VersaMarked, sprinkled with Heat N Bond powder, heated just until melted, sprinkled with Our Craft Lounge's Crafty Sparkles then heat set one last time.  Love the shimmer when they are done and the glitter really clings to the Heat N Bond powder.

The ghosts/pumpkins are from the OCL set called Ghostly Greetings.  They're super cute and color up really quick...always a plus!  They were stamped on white card stock, colored with Copic markers, cut out then popped up on foam.  The pumpkins have Crafty Sparkles glued to the eyes, nose and mouths.

Copic coloring:

Girl Ghost: V15, V12, C3, C1, C00, 0, YG23, YG21   Ghost with pumpkin: V15, V12, C3, C1, C00, 0, YR16, YR15, YR14, YR12, E25, E23, E21, T2   Small pumpkin: YR16, YR15, YR14, YR12, E25, E23, E21, T2   Outlines: 110




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SUPPLIES
STAMPS: OCL's Ghostly Greetings
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Jubilee Monochromatic, Cloud 9 Design Halloween Fun Collection Chitchat
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers; Big Shot; Nestabilities Standard Circles Small, Classic Scalloped Circles Small; Sizzix Sizzlits Bats Decorative Strip, Stampendous Stamp N Bond Powder; OCL Eyeliner Black Crafty Sparkles, Cosmo Crystals Crafty Sparkles; heat tool; VersaMark; Honeydew twine from The Twinery; ribbon from my stash; paper snips; Zip Dry glue; SU Dimensionals; crafting coasters I got from a friend; non-stick craft mat; sponge; Fiskars paper crimper; Quickie Glue Pen; Crop-A-Dile
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: 4" wide x 4" deep x 4" high

BOO BANNER

Hey there, I've been having a blast making Halloween projects!  There are a couple more I need to post, but I think they will be perfect to decorate my office at work.

The banner was created with the Shapeabilities Pennants and Lacy Pennants dies from Spellbinders.   This is the first banner that I've created and let me just say...F-U-N!   I'm already thinking ahead to Christmas!   Ha!  

The "B" is a Sizzix die that was cut out, VersaMarked, sprinkled with Heat N Bond powder, heated just until melted, sprinkled with Our Craft Lounge's Crafty Sparkles (love their glitter!) then heat set one last time.   Sounds like a lot of work, but it really isn't and you can't beat the end results!   That shimmer is amazing!   The bat is also a Sizzix die and was done the same way.   The moon is a circle punch and is the back side to one of the designer papers. 

The ghosts and pumpkin are part of the OCL Ghostly Greetings stamp set.   The images were stamped on white card stock with black ink, colored with Copic markers then cut out.   Crafty Sparkles were glued onto the pumpkin's eyes, nose and mouth.   Twine and ribbon from my stash are knotted to keep the panels together.   The B, moon/bat and ghost/pumpkin are all popped up on foam.

Copic coloring:

Girl Ghost: V15, V12, C3, C1, C00, 0, YG23, YG21 Ghost with pumpkin: V15, V12, C3, C1, C00, 0, YR16, YR15, YR14, YR12, E25, E23, E21, T2 Outlines: 110

Thanks for stopping by! 



SUPPLIES
STAMPS:   OCL's Ghostly Greetings
PAPER:   Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic, Yam Monochromatic; Cloud 9 Design Halloween Fun Collection Purple Stars, Polka Dots, Chitchat
INK:   Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES:   Copic markers; Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Shapeabilities Nested Pennants, Nested Lacy Pennants, Classic Ovals Small, Lacy Ovals; Big Shot; Sizzix Sizzlits Bats Decorative Strip, Sizzlits Round-a-bout alphabet; VersaMark; tweezers; Stampendous Stamp N Bond Powder; OCL Eyeliner Black Crafty Sparkles, Punk Purple Crafty Sparkles, Cosmo Crystals Crafty Sparkles; heat tool; Quickie Glue Pen; Honeydew twine from The Twinery; ribbon from my stash; paper snips; Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue; SU Dimensionals; adhesive; Quickie Glue Pen; 1 3/4" circle punch
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:   Approximately 15" long x 6" high

MRS. FROSTY

Hey there stampers, I hope everyone had a nice (long) holiday weekend!  When I got back from camping, I received the MFT newsletter saying they were looking for a guest designer for their October release.  The challenge was to "Rip & Roll".  I know I missed the challenge deadline, but since I also received the Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses die while I was gone, I decided to play along anyway.  I couldn't wait to try them out!

This card uses one of the new Our Craft Lounge singles called Mrs. Frosty.  The new line of singles are awesome!  There are two other singles that coordinate with Mrs. Frosty, but I'm only using her today.  My snow lady was stamped on white card stock with black ink then colored with Copic markers.  It was cut out with a Nestability and while it was still in the die, it was sponged with a pinkish peach ink.  For the "rip" portion of the challenge, I cut an extra Nestie the same size as the other, then ripped two pieces that I've used as layered snowbanks.  The layers were popped up with foam.  Stickles were applied to the edge of the paper where it was ripped and also on the shadowed area of the snow lady.

Three sizes of snowflakes from the Die-namics Let it Snowflake set were cut from white card stock and also Stickled and set aside to dry.  For the "rolled" portion of the challenge, three flowers (two big and one little) were cut from white card stock with the Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses die.  The edges were sponged with the same ink as the sky then spritzed with Glimmer Mist.  They were rolled up, shaped and adhered to the centers of the snowflakes.  Small dots of Glossy Accents were dabbed on the roses to look like dew.  The wired ribbon is from my stash and was colored with the R11 Copic marker to match my snow lady.  Love it!  The background panel was made with an embossing folder.  I guess that's about it.

Copic coloring:

Snow lady:  B63, R0000, BG10, 0, R30, Y11, Y00, E25, E23, E21, YR15, YR00  Apron, bonnet, muffler:  R12, R11, R000

Thanks for stopping by!
 



SUPPLIES
STAMPS:  OCL's Mrs. Frosty
PAPER: Neenah Solar White
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Blush Blossom
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers; Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large, Big Scalloped Ovals Large; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Pearl; Diamond Stickles; Glossy Accents; sponge; Zots; Crafter's Pick glue; Big Shot; Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses, Let it Snowflake dies; Sizzix snowflake embossing folder; ribbon from my stash; Stamp-a-ma-jig
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:   A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

BLOG HOP - FALL FUN

Hey there stampers, if you came from Amber's blog, you've come to the right place!  How about the last two days of Our Craft Lounge's sneak peeks?  Pretty awesome stuff, huh?  My first post was all Halloween, and yesterday's was a Christmas theme so today I'm going back to fall?  I know, I know, I've got my seasons all out of whack!  I'll get it figured out again...but until then, I want to share this cool project that is all fall. 

Today's project uses three of the new singles: Fall Scarecrow, Fall Sunflower and Simply Fall.  All three are must haves!   There are lots of pics for this project so kick back and enjoy!  My buddy Cami gave me the idea of doing a tissue box cover.  I found this tutorial on SCS and couldn't wait to give it a try.  OMGosh...it was so much fun!  I know I say that a lot, but come on, look at it...FUN!

I recently bought some new dies from My Favorite Things and Papertrey Ink and couldn't wait to try them out.  The grass is from MFT and the clouds and fence are PTI.  I've been looking for a fence die for a while and haven't really found the right one.  Most I've seen are just too small or too big, but not this one!  In fact, all three dies are the perfect size for card making, or in this case, tissue box making!  *grin*

All of the images were stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic markers before being cut out.  The fence panels were cut out then embossed with a woodgrain embossing folder before being lightly sponged with brown ink.  The sunflowers, fence, grass, pumpkins...uh, pretty much everything...were all layered. 

The leaves were all shaped before they were attached.  Before the clouds were adhered, they were Sparkly Fluffed.  If you haven't used this fluff before, it's awesome!  It's fuzzy to the touch and has little pieces of glittery stuff in there so it really sparkles.  The best part...it comes in a couple dozen different colors!

I left the box itself pretty basic because I wanted my focal point(s) to be the images and not the box.  There are a couple little clouds on the top of the box too.

Copic coloring:   

Scarecrow:  B97, B95, B93, B91, YR24, YR21, E37, E35, E33, R08, R05, R02, E77, E74, E71, E70, YR30  Apples/basket:  R08, R05, R02, YG17, YG13, YG11, E47, E44, E43, E25, YG05, YG23, N6, N4, N2  Sunflowers:  Y19, Y18, Y17, Y15, Y11, YG25, YG23, YG21, E87, E81  Pumpkins:  YR15, YR14, YR12, YG17, YG13, YG11, E29, E25, E21  Leaf #1:  R39, R37, R35, YR65  Leaf #2:  YR07, YR04, Y17, Y11  Leaf #3:  YG25, YG23, YG21  Outlines:  110

Just one project to share today...but tons of pictures!  Don't forget, OCL has blog candy to give away.  All you have to do is leave comments on all the designer's blogs and over at The Lounge (that's where you will find the complete list of participants for the last three days too).  If you "like" OCL on Facebook, you will get an extra entry.  Oh, and my favoritest craft store ever, Memories of Time, carries the entire line of OCL products.  All of the new stamps are already in the store and ready to be shipped!

Your next stop is Lori's blog.  Click to go to Lori's blog or click to return to Amber's blog.  Have fun and good luck!  The winners will be announced over at The Lounge on Saturday.


Thanks for stopping by!   

SUPPLIES
STAMPS:  OCL's Fall Scarecrow, Fall Sunflower, Simply Fall
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Ocean Breeze Smoothies, Lime Crush Smoothies
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Walnut Stain Distress Ink
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers; Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Nestabilities Classic Ovals Small; Scor-Pal; Score-tape; Papertrey Ink Picket Fence Die, Cloud 1 & 2 Die Collection; Big Shot; Tim Holtz Sizzix woodgrain embossing folder; My Favorite Things Fresh Cut Grass Die; sponge; 2-way Glue Pen; Zip Dry glue; OCL Sugar Sparkly Fluff; Glue Dots; computer mouse pad; stylis; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  4 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" deep x 5 1/8" 

SNEAK PEEK - HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Hey there stampers, it's day two of Our Craft Lounge's Sneak Peeks.  How about the designer's projects from yesterday...weren't they awesome!?!  If you weren't able to join us, it isn't too late to go back and leave comments.  With every comment you leave Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on the designer's blogs and over at The Lounge, you will be entered for a chance to win blog candy!  If you "like" OCL on Facebook, you will get an extra entry, but you need to make sure you let them know you did it.  Now let's get busy and talk paper crafting...yesterday's post focused on Halloween but today it's all about Christmas, baby! 

For this card, I'm using this cool single called Vintage Ornaments. I totally love it!  The image was stamped on white card stock with black ink and colored with Copic markers.  I couldn't get the color I was looking for when I was coloring the ribbon so I mixed and matched some BGs with B95 and B91 and it was just what it needed to tone the color down.

I also don't usually push highlights with a Colorless Blender, but it seemed like the thing to do to get the shiny spots on the ornaments.  The image and sentiment (seriously LOVE that script!) were sponged then layered on black card stock with some new BasicGrey designer paper.  Twine was wrapped around the panel and the sentiment was popped up.  Rhinestones complete the card.

Copic coloring:

Ornaments:  YG17, YG13, YG11, R29, R27, R24, R22, Y28, Y26, Y23, 0  Ribbon:  BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10, B95, B91  Beads:  B000, C3  Shadow:  B63, T2, T1, T0  Holly and berries:  YG17, YG13, YG11, R24

SUPPLIES
STAMPS: OCL's Vintage Ornaments
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; SU Basic Black, Baja Breeze; BasicGrey Nordic Holiday Lift Ticket DP
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Baja Breeze
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers; Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Nestabilities Standard Circles Small, Standard Circles Large; sponge; Caribbean twine from The Twinery; Bazzill Blackbird rhinestones; SU Dimensionals
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

This next project is a tag that uses two more of the singles:  Frosty Flakes and Mr. Frosty.  Who can resist a cute little snowman???  Not me, that's for sure!  I cut the Nestie ornament out and with the die still in place, stamped Mr. Frosty (I wanted to leave the white embossed border free of ink).  I stamped another snowman on a sticky note and cut out a quick mask.  The snowflakes stamp from Frosty Flakes was used to create the snow in the background.  The snowman and snowflakes were colored with Copic markers before the sky was sponged.  I knew it could be done but have never colored on ribbon myself...until this project anyway.  Easy peasy!  I'll definitely do it again to get perfectly matched ribbon for my project!

Three snowflakes were cut then layered and attached with a brad in the center.  Lastly, twine was tied to the top of the tag and Stickles were applied to the big snowflake and snowman.

Copic coloring:

Snowman:  BG10, B63, C2, C0, C00, E27, E24, YR04, YR02, Hat:  C7, C5, C3, C2, C0, R27, R24, R22  Scarf:  R22, T4, T2  Snow/snowflakes:  BG10, B63
SUPPLIES
STAMPS: OCL's Frosty Flakes, Mr. Frosty
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; SU Baja Breeze; vellum card stock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Baja Breeze
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers; Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Nestabilities 2010 Heirloom Ornament, Shapeabilities Create a Flake One; sponge; Caribbean twine from The Twinery; Bazzill brad; Diamond Stickles; ribbon from my stash; Zots; Sakura Clear Glaze pen
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  4" x 5 1/2"

I guess that's it for today.  I hope you are able to come back tomorrow for the OCL blog hop!

Thanks for stopping by!