S.T.A.R.S.--Sharing The Art of Rubber Stamping

Getting Ready for NEXT Thanksgiving Just a Little Early...

Again, I'm so sorry & quite embarrassed to be showing you this stuff when it is so far past the actually holiday!  BUT, I wanted to share them with you because I know you'll be able to use these ideas & that you can file them away for next Thanksgiving!!

For my November Gifts from the Heart Club, we made these two each of these 4 cards and a cute little card holder.  Enjoy...

The above card was inspired by Brenda Keenan's beautiful card HERE. (Just scroll down a little.)

I was inspired by Karen Giron's sweet & simple card HERE to make the above Season of Friendship card.

The above design was inspired by a couple other cards I have made using Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set & the Top Note Die.  You can see one of them HERE.

I saw this cool Falling Leaves card by mindydecor8 HERE and was totally inspired to CASE it!

 

 

Here are a couple of beauty shots of the little box/bag we made for this class!  I can't seem to find where I saw this bag...certainly I didn't come up with this box on my own did I?  Hmmm?  Maybe! 

 

 

 

FYI:  The Jumbo Eyelet on the sides of the box serve no function or design purpose.  When I was making the box, I wasn't sure if I wanted the handles on the sides or the front...well I tried the sides first & I didn't like it.  I didn't want to waste this perfectly good box, so I just rolled with it!  Some times you gotta do what you gotta do!  Maybe you could use these same designs for some cool Valentine's Cards....hmmm?  Maybe I should do that too!!  Have a super New Year!!  Erin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Getting Ready for NEXT Halloween just a little early...tee-hee!!

Or should the title have been...Happy Belated Halloween Ideas?  I still have a couple more Halloween & Fall Ideas to show you that you'll just have to file away to use next year!  Tomorrow, I'll show you the Fall/Thanksgiving Ideas!  Life has just been going by so fast these past couple of months...WOW!  I've also got some really cute scrapbook pages to show you from my last two months of my Simply Scrappin' Club...so stay tuned & thanks so much for your patience during the VERY SPARSE posting over the past  couple of months!

Halloween Pennants

 

I got the idea to make these little pennants using the Stampin' Up! Pennant Bigz XL Die from HERE on  Patty Bennett's Inspirational Blog last year at about this time (of course Patty had her Halloween stuff posted way BEFORE Halloween).  Since I have the slightly smaller Stampin' Up! Alphabet Simple Letters Bigz Dies, I thought it would be fun to come up with a little longer greeting.  You could easily do this to make little pennants for Thanksgiving, Christmas, & more! (I did, & I'll post those a little later).

Paper Pumpkins

I was again inspired by Patty's Blog to make these cute little pumpkins that were featured at one of her group meetings.  You can see the post here & then scroll down a little.

Spooky Treat Mini Buckets

I picked up these mini-buckets from The Dollar Spot--they came 2 for $1.00.  I used the Spooky Treats Rub-Ons & the FABULOUS 1 1/4 inch Striped Grosgrain Ribbon...YUMMY!

Large Trick-or-Treat Buckets

Although the picture doesn't look like it, these buckets are much larger than the mini buckets shown above.  Now, which one doesn't look like the others?  Which one doesn't belong?  I purchased the center bucket last year to have on display & to hold Halloween candy.  This year when the "Spooky Expressions" Decor Elements came out, I just knew they would be adorable on orange buckets...do you know how hard it is to find orange tin buckets that these little guys will fit on??  Luckily I found these 2 buckets at a local store...they were 90% off in the clearance section from the 2008 Halloween season...unfortunately, I have THREE kiddos & 2 buckets just doesn't quite cut it!  So, after I made these, I carried around the third pumpkin face to try to find a match...no such luck.  So when I unpacked my fall/halloween stuff, I was thrilled to find the above center bucket...whew!  I'm still going to keep my eyes open for another orange bucket, but for this past Halloween, these three buckets served my kiddos just fine!
 

I hope you were able to get some chuckles from this Halloween post at Christmas time, & that you will be able to use these ideas in about 9-10 months!  Tee-Hee!! :)  Erin

 

  
 

More Last Minute Halloween Fun!

Here's a couple more Halloween Goodies for you all!

Gift Card Holder

 

I used the Sizzix Basket & Blooms die to make this flat Gift Card Holder.  I put sticky strip along the perforated edges & across the bottom, decorate & voila!

Candy Corn Favor Tin

You can get these little favor tins in the wedding/baby section of just about any craft & discount stores.  I loved how the Candy Corn stamp from the Sweet Treats set fit perfectly inside the circle punch!  YUM!

Sweet Centers Card

Just wanted to make a simple card with the Sweet Centers Stamp set.

Coaster Mini Photo Display

Okay, so there aren't any photos in here yet, but there will be!  So quick & easy to make!!

I do have a few more items to show you, so stick around!  Erin

To place your order for these FUN Halloween items, to check out the Deal of the Week, to shop the Clearance Rack or any other Stampin' Up! products (like My Digital Studio), just click on this link & then click on the "SHOP NOW" button in the top right hand corner under my name! 

Last Minute Halloween Treats

I know there are a lot of you who are super prepared & had your halloween treats made weeks ago, but I bet there are a handful of you who might put things off (like I do) and might need some last minute creative inspiration!!  Tee-Hee!  I actually made these last month, believe it or not, for my Open House, but put off taking pictures because I had also made some Thanksgiving & Christmas things that I wanted to show you in one swoop, but alas, those projects haven't been completed yet, so I wanted to show you these things while there was still a slim chance of these ideas helping someone out!  Without further ado...

Halloween Hershey Bars

I was able to use a 6x6 piece of the Cast-A-Spell DSP to wrap around a standard Hershey Bar.  I put two strips of Snail Adhesive side by side across the full edge of the DSP to make sure it would stay stuck!  I did a belly band on the first card & used the Sizzix Two Tags Die to make the "spooky" tag on the second bar.  I'm not normally a scary, spooky kind of Halloween gal, but I was making these for my Open House and for a couple of ladies who wanted to do a Halloween Treats class.  While I was making these, my then 8 year old daughter walked in & said "EEEEK...Why are you using skeletons?  You should be using pumpkins!!"  Well, at least these skulls are smiling...right??  If you don't like the wrapper sticking out on the ends, the tuck inside very easily.

Halloween Kit Kat Bars

I LOVE making these wrapped Kit Kats!  They are just so cute & VERY EASY to make!  I made some last year at my Open House, and you can see them PLUS a quickie tutorial on how to make them by clicking HERE .  I also have a link to Diana Gibbs' blog where I first saw them! 

Halloween Votive (aka...Candy Holder)

 
 
  
This is really TWO gifts in ONE!  First, you get YUMMY candy corns in a cute container, and THEN, when you've eaten all the candy corn (about 2 minutes later), you can then use this as a little votive holder!  How cute!

I've had a lot of fun using the Spooky Treats Rub-Ons on these projects!

I hope these projects have inspired you to pull out the Cast-A-Spell DSP (that you bought just after the new catalog came out) & make some fun projects!  I have a few more Halloween things to show you tomorrow, so stay tuned!!  Erin

To place your order for these FUN Halloween items, to check out the Deal of the Week, to shop the Clearance Rack or any other Stampin' Up! products (like My Digital Studio), just click on this link & then click on the "SHOP NOW" button in the top right hand corner under my name! 

Holiday Mini Catalog--Control Freak Style--Part 6

Wow...can you believe I still have MORE swaps to share with you from the Control Freak Holiday Mini Catalog Swap??  I do!

Made by Pam Findlay

  
 
  These are still made by Pam Findlay.  I just thought you might want to see more detail shots.  Just click on each picture to see it larger.

Made by Sharon Howard

 Made by Shona Watson

Still Made by Shona Watson...isn't this clever!!

Made by Stephanie Leider

Made by Wendy Weixler

Made by ????  If this is your card, please let me know...there wasn't a name on the back!  I want to give credit where credit is due!

I have one more card that I will show you tomorrow!  It deserves a post all by itself...in fact, it is quite possibly the COOLEST swap I have EVER received, and you all know that I have received some pretty cool swaps!  

Have a SWEET day!!  Erin

PS...Did you know that TODAY was the FIRST DAY that you could order the My Digital Studio???  I have been working on a MDS project that I can't wait to show you soon! 

***Starting today & through the month of October Stampin' Up! is running a Deal of the Week and a special My Digital Studio New Demonstrator Kit.  Click here to find out more information!

***I know you guys like getting great deals...are you sitting down??  Stampin' Up! has just started a "Clearance Rack" where you can get deeply discounted retired merchandise.  It will pretty much be a first come, first served type of thing!

To place your order for you My Digital Studio, to check out the Deal of the Week, to shop the Clearance Rack or any other Stampin' Up! products, just click on this link & then click on the "SHOP NOW" button in the top right hand corner under my name!
 
 

Holiday Mini Catalog--Control Freak Style--Part 5

Let's continue the parade of Holiday Mini Catalog Cards I received from the most recent Control Freaks' Swap:

Made by Julie R. Buhler

Made by Kathy Strubel

Made by Katy Clark

Made by Lisa Martz

Made by Mary Beth Brown

Made by Melanie Schulenberg

I just LOVE these cards!  It gets my creative juices pumpin'!!   Erin

PS...If you live in the Oklahoma City Metro Area, I'd love for you to come to my Open House on Tuesday, September 29th at 7:00pm.  Club members can come early at 6:30pm to have first look at the retired Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets & Accessories that I am selling!  We will make a couple of FREE projects, eat some yummy snacks, visit over the Idea Book & Catalog & the Holiday Mini Catalog, look at Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas samples & more!  Please contact me ASAP to RSVP!!

To place an order please click here and then click on "SHOP NOW"!

 

Holiday Mini Catalog--Control Freak Style--Part 4

 Made by Jan Tinklenberg

Inside of Jan Tinklenberg's fantastic card!

Made by Joey Hartman

Made by Judy Di Scipio

Made by Julie Dinn

Made by Julie Dinn (No, this isn't a type...Julie made 2 sets of swaps.  One was for her & the other was for her very good friend & fellow Control Freak, Liz Shultz, who couldn't participate this round because she was moving.  Julie didn't want her to miss out on the swaps...what a great friend!)

These Holiday Mini Swaps just make me want to buy EVERYTHING!!  How about you??   Erin

PS...If you'd like to place an order, please click HERE, and then click on SHOP NOW!!

Holiday Mini Catalog--Control Freak Style Part 3

Are you ready for some more STUNNING cards??  Well, wait no longer, here they are:

Made by Cindy Major

 

Made by Connie Babbert

Made by Dawn Olchefske

Made by Erin Blair

Made by Gretchen Barron

I hope these wonderful swaps I received from the Control Freaks will inspire you to pull out some of your stamps, ink, & paper and make a card or two!  Have a super day...Erin

Click here if you would like to place a Stampin' Up! order & then click on "SHOP NOW" near the top right corner!

Holiday Mini Catalog--Control Freak Style Part 2

  Let's continue the fun with more FABULOUS swaps from the Control Freaks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made by Adele Heffern

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made by Ann Walker

 

Made by Annette Jensen

Made by Barb Mullikin

Made by Cindee Wilkinson

Stay tuned for more Holiday Mini Catalog swaps tomorrow!!  Erin

To place an order, click HERE!

Holiday Mini Catalog---Control Freak Style

This week I'll be sharing with you the FANTASTIC swap cards I received from my Control Freaks!  Today I'll show you mine & all the versions that I made.  Enjoy!

I used the new Pumpkin Patch stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog.  I am proud to say that I used EVERY single stamp in the set on each card.  There are 2 greetings, I used one on the outside & the other one on the inside.  I stamped the grass stamp multiple times to make the nice soft cushy grass you see above.  The colors I used were Pumpkin Pie, Eggplant Envy, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, and Shimmery White.  I stamped the pumpkin faces & the greetings in Basic Black Craft Ink Pad & embossed them with Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  I used the Scallop Square Clear Bigz Die for the card front & back.  For the back of the card, I scored across the top where the first scallop goes in and then I attached Sticky Strip just above the scored line & then attached the front to it.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Stay tuned this week for a delightful feast for your eyes!  Erin

PS...Yesterday, the Tour de Freaks started.  Go HERE to Julie Dinn's Beautiful Blog to start the tour and to see all the beautiful fall creations.  I am so excited & honored to be able to join the Tour for October & November.