Fun Frankie

Hi Stampers!

I made this Frankie box to hold M&M's. I picked out all the green ones to match Frankie's skin tone 😁. 

His face is actually made from the Gingerbread dies. I used the circles that are used to cut peppermints. I traced the ornament die for the smile. I added a few scars with my Stampin' Write Marker.

I have made many Frankie boxes for a long time. I made one similar to this years ago. The box style is called a 2, 4, 6, 8 box. It measures 2" x 2" x 3.5".  However, you can make it taller.

Start with a piece of card stock 8.5" x 5.5" for a box this size. Always score on the 8.5" side at 2, 4, 6, and 8". On the 5.5" side score at 2". Fold and burnish all score lines. Cut the bottom up to the horizontal score line. You'll want to cut the small rectangle shown in the template. Place glue on the 1/2" flap and bottom tabs. Frankie's hair is a 1" x 8.5" piece of Basic Black card stock that I cut V's into.

If you want a taller box, cut you card stock 8.5" x however tall you'd like your box to be. Score at 2", 4", 6", 8" along the 8.5" side and 2" on the other side to make the bottom.

Hope you make lots of Frankie's for all the little monsters in your life.

Until next time,

Cute Halloween One Sheet Wonders

Hi Stampers!

I said I would not hoard the new Cute Halloween 6" x "6 Designer Series Paper. I used 4 sheets of the cutest paper from that pack. Who am I kidding, they're all cute-it's even in the name Cute!

I cut all my paper the same using a template but cut it wrong. 🙄 It doesn't matter though, I just trimmed all the papers to fit the cards. I plan on making another set with different paper and once I get the measurements correct I will share a template with you.  There are no mistakes in stamping, just opportunities to embellish as the saying goes. In this case, I just kept trimming 1/16" off at a time! I used Mono Adhesive on the DSP to give me time to align the rectangles since they had such a small boarder.

Here is the inside of the card.  I took a 1" strip of the Cute Halloween DSP and put it on the inside of the card. The verse is from A Wish For Everything and the cute little spider is from Festive and Bright stamped with Tuxedo Black.

The card stock is Highland Heather and Pumpkin Pie. I love that all of Stampin' Up! products coordinate with each other.

If you don't have a demonstrator and need a catalog please contact me and I can get one to you.

Until next time.

Mini Treat Bags

Hi Stampers!

Halloween is in the air with the new mini catalog that was released August 3, 2021. I LOVE the Designer Series Paper. #iwillusemyprettypaper #loveitchopit 

I was wise with my purchases. I split packs of Designer Series Paper with a fellow demonstrator. That way I have less paper to NOT HOARD! 😂

Holiday catalogs mean gift giving to me. I start thinking Halloween and Christmas gifts for friends and coworkers.  Here is a great gift idea for coworkers. A mini treat bag. It will hold something small like a Hershey Kiss or a Dove Chocolate Square. No worries if you have many coworkers because two of these mini treat bags can be made from one sheet of 6"x6" DSP (Designer Series Paper).

You want to start with a 3"x 4 1/2" piece of DSP. One the 4 1/2" side score at 1", 2", 3" and 4".  I remember the measurements by just counting 1, 2, 3, 4.

Next score on the 3" side score 1". 

 Cut on the thick lines and add adhesive to the half inch tab and the square tabs. I used Tear & Tape. Mono Adhesive would also work very well on this project.

Once your box shape is made pinch the top.  I added the chocolate and used a mini stapler to keep it closed. One of the boxes I added a 1/2 strip of Basic White card stock stamped with a spooky spider.  Depending on your design, the strip could be up to an inch wide. I loved this cute DSP (Designer Series Paper) so much I couldn't cover it up!

Until next time,

 

Monster Munchies

 

Have you seen this set in the Holiday catalog?  As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted it for my daughter and my best friend.  Both are in second grade.  My friend is the teacher-not a student.  The second grade class hosts a Halloween party every year.  It never has junk food, It's all healthy food with gross names.  They have things like Swamp Soup (a green vegetable soup).  As soon as I saw the stamp that says "Spider Cider"  I knew I wanted that for apple juice boxes.  I made some very basic ones to show my friend.  (I made them very basic because second graders do not appreciate the fact you took time to cover their little juice boxes.)  A second choice is using the top note die as a bag topper.

Hi Stampers.  School has started and it is getting cooler out.  It is only part way through September and I am just getting ready for Halloween .

I do have  family members who do appreciate home made items. Grandparents!  Grandparents love home made items. No, I won't be giving the grandparents prune juice boxes!  My daughter has pretty young and hip grandparents.  My father in law is a celiac-which means he cannot have anything with gluten (wheat products).  This limits his diet quite a bit.  Not only does it mean he cannot have bread, most cereals etc.  It limits his adult beverages too.  Recently we have found a hard cider that is gluten free and he loves it.  Yep CIDER.  He is getting ADULT SPIDER CIDER as a gift this Halloween.

It isn't only the children who can enjoy Halloween parties/events.

Until next time,

The Perfect Man

Frankie has been seen all over the web for several years now.  He has been cards, gift bags, post it note holders you name it. So of course I had to show my new stampers how to make a Frankie.

Here are a few of the Frankie's we made at our September stamp club.  I didn't get a photo of the "Elvis" Frankie. Bummer.  (Maybe Gail will bring it to work so I can get a photo.)  Did you see the Frankie that is up front in the center.  You might think one of the gals forgot to put a mouth on it.  Or that I got carried away taking photos, I snatched the card right out of the hands of someone.  Nope!  I was told he was the perfect man-he doesn't have a mouth!  We laughed really hard at that one.  We have so much fun when the husbands aren't around. LOL  (Just kidding dear,  you know I love you and would starve without you.)

So if you want to make your own perfect man; it's super easy.  A card base and then scraps for his hair.  His eyes are just the 1",  3/4" and 1/2" circle punches.  This card is great for using up all those scraps of white, black, and olive green.

Until next time,

Spooky Spiders Are In My House

Ok, Ok, so they're not all that spooky.  They're sort of cute actually.  This is a close up of one of the spiders.  It's a Halloween card with a little bling. 

The spider eyes are rhinestones that have been colored with a permanent green maker.  Isn't that a cool little trick.  Now I can have any colored rhinestone I want.  (I have an entire bucket full of permanent markers-wide tip, skinny tip-you get the idea.)

The other part of the bling on this card is actually sprayed onto the card base.  I took some all purpose shimmer paint and mixed it with rubbing alcohol in a small travel spray bottle.  My measurements were very scientific.  I poured some alcohol into the small bottle.  Next, I took the "stem" of the sprayer and dipped it into the shimmer paint.  Stuck it into the alcohol and repeated the process a second time.  I think the scientific term I used at my stamp club was "blop".

I had bought the Frightful Sight DSP and I used it on the inside of the card.  I just love the little creepy spiders crawling all over the place.  I stamped Goblin Greetings on Whisper White cardstock and punched it with the Decorative Label punch. 

This was a fun, quick card the ladies enjoyed making at stamp club.

On a side note.  I will probably be posting only once a week for awhile.  I seem to have bitten off more than I can chew.  I am taking two classes for my job, teaching regular school during the day, adult ed once a week (Christmas cards-Yippee my favorite!)  Needless to say, my time to be at home and sit in-front of my computer is very limited.  So for a while the blog will have to come near the end of my to do list.  Should anyone ever tell you to take Human Biology online because "it's easy" is a liar! Hahaha.  Oh well, I might as well get the hard classes over with first. Right??

Until next time,

Mini Me

Here is a basket of Frankenstein and Dracula Hershey Bar and Kit Kat Bar wrappers from the craft fair. It was very tempting not to reach over and eat one myself!

Big Stars at the Craft Fair

Here are the two biggest hits at the craft fair. I always make Frankie every Halloween. Dracula was new this year. They are filled with a dozen "eyeballs". I found the cutest truffles wrapped in fail that looked like eyeballs. I sold almost all of these. And now I have to make some more before my next craft fair on Saturday. I am hoping they will be a big hit again considering Saturday is also "Ghostport" day.

I had many mixed emotions at the craft fair. I mean, it's sort of sticking your neck out and sometimes it feels like if they don't like your work, then you aren't a good crafter. Which part of me knows that is completely silly to think that, but still.

The first people to come in came over asked my all kinds of questions. They knew I had used Stampin' Up! products, commented on how they had never thought to use some of the products the way I had. Did I go to Splitcoaststampers....on and on and on. And they didn't buy a thing :( Ok so in my heart I knew they were like me, collecting idea for later. Which I am glad they liked my things and they probably will case me.

Then a bunch of people came to my table to see my girlfriend who makes wire wrapped jewelry (totally awesome stuff she make with beach glass, wire & beads). And she made rings while the customers waited. She had people waiting in line for these rings! So she was selling rings like crazy, I had sold a photo of my mom's (she is a great photographer who has never had a photo class in her life and doesn't think her photos are good enough to sell-yeah right people were drooling over her photos) and at this point I had only sold one peppermint patty snowman. Woopdie doo.

Well a little later in the day my stuff was selling like crazy too. Not much of the Christmas items went, but lots of Halloween items. And in the end I was happy and proud of the things I made and sold.

August VC Rocks Swaps

I joined two swaps in August during the last bit of VC Rocks. My favorite holiday to make things for is Christmas and I love when I worked in the elementary school because the young children love Halloween. So guess what two swaps I joined? You guessed it!



The tricky part of these swaps was the fact so many colors from Stampin' Up retired, it was hard to find enough card stock in current colors that I had. I only see my demo once a month since we live so far from each other. (But stamp club is a great excuse to go see old friends where we used to live.)

Not only will a receive great swaps in return, but my Christmas card was the first one the hostess received so I got $20 of FREE Stampin Up product!!!! I couldn't believe it. So I am getting the new dress for the BAB! I will be having a ball with that!

Happy Stampin

Trick or Treat or Should I Say " Drat that Demonstrator!!"

Isn't he just the cutest? I'm not sure if my demonstrator was giving me a treat or a trick! My mantra was I don't need the bears for my DD, I dont need the bears for my DD, I dont need the bears for my DD. Guess what is now on my wish list.

My demo also had a metal sheet framed with magnetic BABs in different outfits. Basically--- paperdolls. Drat that demo! I talked to the Grammie that is a stamper as well and we may go in on it together for Christmas. I will have to ask the other Grammie is she will buy some paper and the magnetic sheets. I guess it has been a good thing that the company I work for doing banquets has been busy-of course I havent saved a dime LOL!

Today is Columbus Day and DD is at daycare & I have the day off. I figure if I have to pay for it if she goes or not; she can go. Not only have I caught up on laundry but I installed my keyboard shelf to the bottom of my desk giving me a few more inches of work space. Then I worked on making my "punch book" which I have been wanting to do since this summer when Shelly Hopps
taught me her one of her many ideas. I also want to have an inventory since there are so many punch projects out there. Heather and Ellen are great sources for punch ideas along with so many others. A girl has to get the most from her punches!

Happy Stamping