Eerie Halloween Tag Treat Box

Hello Crafty Friends!

Halloween is next week...do you want to make a treat box for the special trick or treaters on your list?  Feel free to hop on over to the Quietfire Digital blog for the info to create this sweet treat box.

Totally digging that spooky tree!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a creepy, crafty day.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"Wicked" Halloween Treat set

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today is my day to post at Quietfire Design and I am sharing a sweet Halloween treat set.  The set used stamps from the ghoulishly great Halloween Wicked stamp set:

The stamp set is huge!  The Twelve Days of Halloween is awesome, too.  Such a great set!

Here are some photos of the Halloween Treat set:

 The patterned paper used on the card and treat bag is from Graphic 45's Rare Oddities.

 Closeup of the "Something Wicked".

 The wrapped treats!  Scale of dragon...Wool of bat...Eye of newt...

The treat bag with goodies enclosed.  :)

For more photos, hop on over to the Quietfire Design post.  Oh- and if you like the stamp set used then you are in luck because it is 50% off right now!  Woo-who!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!
Kathy Jo

Candy Corn Halloween card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Sharing another Tim Holtz Blueprint Halloween card- candy corn!  Yummy!  Candy corn is my favorite Halloween treat and I definitely needed to make a wee card using the candy corn blueprint stamp.

The image was stamped on water color paper and colored using Distress Inks and a watercolor brush.  It was die cut using the Memory Box stitched square and mounted onto an orange postage stamp die cut (Spellbinders).  

A 4x4 tent fold card was created using black card stock.  Tim Holtz' Halloween paper was cut to size and mounted as shown.  The Tim Holz "trick or treat" metal embellishment was secured with orange/white twine and liquid glue.

The inside is more TH patterned paper and the Happy Halloween sentiment from the Stampers Anonymous Mini Blueprint Halloween set.

Isn't that candy corn just the cutest image?  I never would have thought to dimension a candy corn and seeing the image for the first time made me smile.  So sweet!  (pun intended)

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Halloween
Simon Says Stamp Monday, Halloween

Tim Holtz Halloween Blueprint Pumpkin

Hello Crafty Friends!

My last post I shared a frightfully feline Tim Holtz Blueprint Halloween card.  The card in this post uses a blueprint pumpkin from the same stamp set, more Tim Holtz papers and dies.  More Halloween crafty fun!

The image was stamped on watercolor paper and colored using Distress Markers and a watercolor brush.  It was die cut using a Memory Box' stitched squares die.

The Halloween die is from the Tim Holtz Handwritten Halloween die set.

The patterned papers were cut to size and distressed using Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  The lace was mounted and light blue/white gems adhered.

Although the card has dimension, it will be easy to mail.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the card.  :)
Have a great day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday, Halloween

Tim Holtz Blueprint Frightful Kitty Halloween card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Recently I picked up the Tim Holtz Happy Halloween Blueprint stamp set, the Handprint Halloween die set and the Materialize paper pad.  Oh- those purchases have made me very happy and busy in my crafty room!  Today I would like to share one of several projects created using the goodies.  

The cat drew my attention right away as it reminds me of my tuxedo cat, Pepper...minus the orange checkered shirt.  :)  The image was stamped on watercolor paper and colored using Distress Markers and a watercolor brush.  It was die cut using Elizabeth Craft Designs' Stitched Circles.

The Halloween is the negative of the Halloween die cutout.  The seam binding was dyed using Distress Stain and water.

The inside is more of the patterned paper and the sentiment from the same stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed the frighteningly feline Halloween card!
Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp, Wednesday, AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday, Halloween

World Card-Making Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to our World Card-Making Day Blog Hop!

Happy World Card-Making Day!  

The Quietfire Design Team has made some cards and assembled some cool projects to share with you - and there are some prizes to be had!  Hop on over to each of the designers listed at the bottom of this post and leave a sweet comment on their World Card-Making Day blog post.

 For my card I used a couple of the stamps from the Halloween Wicked stamp collection.  This stamp collection is HUGE and I am so having fun making projects using this set:

Here is a closeup of the "12 Days of Halloween":

To the left of the stamp are some black feathers and a jeweled embellishment:

The inside is the frightful "BOO".  All papers used inside and out are from Graphic 45's An Eerie Tale collection.

I have more projects created using this stamp set so feel free to pop in this month to see them.  :)

Now, the details on the Blog Hop:

To be eligible to win a prize, you must leave a your comment on the blogs before midnight on Sunday October 2, 2016. Prizes will be announced shortly after. Here is where you will visit this weekend!

Selma http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.ca/
Robyn http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.ca/
Diana http://yourstrulybydiana.blogspot.ca/
Yogi http://yogiemp.blogspot.ca/
Kathy Jo http://daisysanddaffodils.blogspot.ca/
Teresa http://victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.ca/
Suzanne http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.ca/

Thanks for stopping by!  Good luck on the Blog Hop!
Have a Happy, Crafty Day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, AG

Halloween Tag- EEK!

 Hello Crafty Friends!

You know what I love about crafting?  Getting lost in a project- just letting the ink, product, dies, colors, materials lead you to an end.  Sometimes that end is a completed project and sometimes the end is just a desire to create and learn about your own inner creativity.  And many times the end is the realization that all you created is an unusable mess and ends up in the recycling or garbage...but I won't get into that in this blog post.  :)

Last weekend I grabbed some new stencils I purchased (Tim Holtz' Halloween text and Shattered) and ended up an hour or so later with this colorful Halloween tag.  The tag base had Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves and Hickory Smoke randomly applied.  Next I used the Shattered stencil, Versamark and clear embossing powder.  Distress Stain in Picket Fence was applied and wiped off the embossed areas.  The background looked like a wicked spider web.

 Script paper from Tim Holtz' paper pad Regions Beyond was torn, Distress inks (Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain) applied on the edges and adhered to the tag.

 "EEK" from the Halloween stencil, paste and Distress Glitter (Shabby Shutters) was applied to the cut out frame from the Regions Beyond paper.  Tissue tape was applied to the corner of the tag.

 I cut out the owl eyes from more of the paper and glued to the inside of a random metal box embellishment.  Clear Crackle and more distress ink (Vintage Photo) was used on the eyes.

 I dyed a piece of burlap using Hickory Smoke ink.  Scrap pieces of ribbon and seam binding were also dyed and placed on the tag as shown.  The final step was using Distress Inks in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain along the tag edges.

The spooky, creepy, Halloween tag was completed.  Too fun!

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the tag...I know I enjoyed making it.  :)
Have a happy crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This tag is entered into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Monday, Love this Technique (using crackle with distress ink and using Picket Fence stain over embossed areas)
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
My Sheri Crafts, Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon, Metal Embellishment, Stencil)
Brown Sugar, AG but card
Creative Fingers, AG
Crafting With An Attitude, AG
Crafting Musketeers, Autumn Colors
Our Creative Corner, Autumn Colors

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 207- Spooky Colors

Hello Crafters!

Guess what time it is?  Totally Gorjuss Challenge time!  This week's challenge theme is Spooky Colors.

This is the first card made since I returned from vacation. :) I told myself that I would not use Graphic 45 paper again since I used it on my last several cards...but I could not help myself!  The star paper just called out to me and said "Kathy Jo!  Use me for your card base".  (Star paper seems to be intelligent paper so I did as it asked.)  The paper was cut using Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight and Labels Eight dies.

The stamped image is from Recollections cling set Haunted.  It was heat embossed, windows chalked in and Stickled.  The moon was also chalked as was the background. 

The owl in the corner was fussy cut from G45 paper.  All patterned paper was G45.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your spooky projects at Totally Gorjuss!

Hugs,
K-Jo

This card is entered into the Crafting Desert Divas Halloween Linky Party.

Craftin' Desert Divas Challenge- Halloween

Hello Crafters!

Today starts a new challenge at Craftin' Desert Divas: Halloween!  Yay!  This challenge is too fun and I look forward to seeing all your Halloween projects!

For the design team card I went to my Graphic 45 paper again and made this card.  You may think I am going a little overboard with the Graphic 45 collections lately.  Well, I rearranged my craft room for better work flow and to better access my most often used or favorite product.  My Graphic 45 treasures were so difficult to get to before the rearrangement and now it is super easy.  I am making up for lost time and just going full steam ahead with Graphic 45 cards.  :)

Here is a close up of the candle that I fussy cut and popped using cut pieces of foam tape:

On the original G45 sheet, the candle's flame was straight up.  I wanted to capture the gasp of the gentleman by leaning the image and also leaning the candle flame towards the gasp.

I really like the two pumpkins and had to fussy cut them to add to the card.  They look too nice! 

I am still travelling so I probably am not responding to your comments or visiting the blogs I follow.  I will return soon and will be visiting your cool crafty blogs!

Hope to see your Halloween projects on Craftin' Desert Divas!

Thanks for stopping by!
Halloween Hugs,
Kathy Jo

My Card Is Featured on the Graphic 45 Blog!!!!!!

Hello everyone!

Great news: my card is featured on the Graphic 45 blog today!  Woo-who!!!!!!!!  I was totally surprised and happy to see it on the blog!

Here is the link if you want to pop over!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great night.  :)

Totally Gorjuss Challenge card- Stars

 Hello Crafters!

Last week's challenge at Totally Gorjuss was amazing!  You would not believe all the gorgeous Christmas cards posted.  There will be a lot of happy Christmas card recipients this year!

Starting today is a new Totally Gorjuss challenge: stars.  There are so many fun ways to make paper projects with stars and I cannot wait to see all the entries!

For my DT card I thought I would do something different for me: a Halloween card.  Earlier this week I made my first wedding card and now my first Halloween card.  Call me a daredevil.  ;)

The background paper came from various sheets of Graphic 45 paper pads: Place in Time, Steampunk Spells, Happy Haunting and Christmas Past.  The purple background with stars came from the Christmas Past pad...so cute!  The cat and spider stamps are Graphic 45's Halloween stamp set SC0579.  (The spider stamp was too cool to not use!  Fussy cutting was kinda tricky but well worth it!)

Black paper was die cut using Spellbinders Branching out for the base.  Shimmer black card stock was die cut from Opulent Ovals to make the frame around the scared kitty.  I applied Stickles as shown and made purple highlights on the cat as a reflection of the night sky.

On the bottom left corner I made a ribbon jumble and added a Halloween paper stamp.

This inside is a continuation of the outside with more Halloween delights!

Hope to see your star creation at Totally Gorjuss!

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your comments!  I really do appreciate them!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is also entered in the following challenges:
Craftin' Desert Divas, AG with Sentiment
Card Making Mamas- Halloween
2 Creative Chicks, Halloween
Cuttin' and Stampin', Halloween
Really Reasonable Ribbon, Halloween
V's Sweet Ideas, Halloween
Sister Act Card Challenge, AG
TTCRD, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG