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Create a Mini Halloween Bat Treat Box 

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By Jessica Lin

Skill: Beginner
Time: 20 minutes

– Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Halloween is right around the corner and today I have a really quick & easy treat box idea for you. If you are interested in making mini treat boxes and dressing them up for Halloween, Christmas, or Easter, just keep reading!

Step 1:
Die cut a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock with Design a Treatbox die from Stampin’ Up. Fold along the score lines to create a mini treat box.

Step 2:
Die cut a piece of black cardstock with the bat wing die from the same set. Then spritzed it with a generous layer of Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Frost. The shimmer spray really adds a whimsical touch to the bat wings! You can compare it with the die cut in the back without the Sheer Shimmer Spray. Doesn’t it look so different?

Step 3:
Then I added a smiley face to the tab of the treat box with irRESISTible Pico Embellisher. The fine-tip nozzle was so easy to use to create fine details.

Step 4:
Die cut the box labels with mint patterned paper and white cardstock. The “trick or treat” sentiment is from Mama Elephant’s Meowlloween Extras set. I stamped it with Brilliance Starlite Black ink pad.

Step 5:
Since this is a mini treat box (holds 2 Hershey kisses), no tape or glue is required for the box assembly. Simply fold along the crease lines and hold it together with the flaps’ openings. This no-glue project is ideal for mass production and you could create many party favors in a short time!

Once the box is assembled, adhere the label dies to the front and slide the bat wings die between the top tabs. You could also create Christmas or Easter treat boxes with the other dies in this set.

Imagine Supplies:

Other Supplies:

  • Stampin’ Up! – Dies – Design a Treatbox
  • Stampin’ Up! – Tool – Mini Cut & Emboss Machine
  • Mama Elephant – Stamps – Meowlloween Extras

Learn How to Make a Fun Treat Bag!

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By Tracy Fear

Hello Friends! Tracy here and today I am excited to share with you  how to make a fun and easy little gift/treat bag!

Tracy

Skill: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes

Art Supplies

Stamping Platform
6×6 Pattern Paper
Plain Paper for Stamping
Scissors
Scoring Board
Hole Punch
Coloring Medium of your choice!

Imagine Products
VersaFine Clair in Twilight
Stazon Ink in Spiced Chai

Other Products Used
6×6 Pattern Paper, double sided of your choice
120lb paper in white and Kraft
Paper to stamp on
Coloring medium of your choice
Misti tool
PVA Adhesive

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED TO RECREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR

Any Inks any combination of background stamps and feature stamps

To learn how to create your own little treat bags click here!

Purrfectly Bewitched Halloween Card

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By Ceal Pritchett

Hey there crafty friends! It’s Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a Halloween card with you.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Time: 30 Minutes

Directions:

Gather your supplies. You will need a Halloween themed stamp set, a stencil, white and black embossing powder, some markers if you have a line art image and three Halloween colors of ink.

Step 1:
Ink Blend a purple ink (VersaFine Clair Purple Delight used) on a third of the panel.

Step 2:
Ink Blend an orange (VersaFine Clair Summertime used) ink over the second third of the panel.

Step 3:
Ink Blend a yellow (VersaFine Clair Cheerful used) ink over the bottom third of the panel.

Step 4:
Place a stencil over the blended panel and add black (VersaFine Clair Nocturne used) ink over the stencil.

Step 5:
Stamp a spider web in the corner using black ink and then emboss with black powder.

Step 6:
Stamp, color and cut out the image and add to the front of the card.

Supplies:

Imagine Products

VersaFine Clair – Nocturne, Summertime, Cheerful and Purple Delight
Memento Markers – Angel Pink, Pear Tart, Sweet Plum and Gray Flannel

Other Products
Meowgical stamp set – The Rabbit Hole Designs
Meowgical Coordinating dies – The Rabbit Hole Designs
Stencil – Tim Holtz

“You’re the Coffee to my Morning” Card

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By Katy Ingram

Hello Friends! Katy here with another quick project. I love trying new things with my inks and in this video I realized something great about using VersaFine Clair Inks with my BetterPress System and Shimmer Cardstock, you know the one that has a coating and is very smooth.

This particular cardstock is very hard to stamp with any kind of pigment ink because it never really dries. However; using the Betterpress System and pressing the ink into the paper it’s like it forces the ink to absorb. The best part, no smudging!

I personally don’t make coffee themed cards regularly, but I know others do and I hope this gives you some inspiration if you are a coffee card maker.

Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.

Skill: Advanced
Time: 15 minutes

Art Supplies

Imagine Products

• VersaFine Clair: Pinecone and Acorn
• Delicata Ink-Rose Gold

Other Products Used

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• Kat Scrappiness Coffee Background Die https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Altenew Gilded Marble Press Plate https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Double Sided Adhesive 1/2 inch https://amzn.to/4m9cKlc
• Rose Gold Pearl Cardstock https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Letterpress Paper https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6
• Betterpress System https://ldli.co/e/p34dnm6

Introducing OMG Ink!

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Omg ink!

We have a new ink line—It’s the OMG Inkpad!

We are introducing a new ink line that is in-trend for 2019 with its very unusual color names! This incredible edible inkpad is resistant to heat, cats, food stains, cheesy sentiment stamps and to actual cheese. This ink stamps well on cards, metal, acetate, walls, shoe soles, souls, cars, and the couch—but not on cheese!

See the range of colors offered in this very #hashtagable ink!

BBQ Sauce is a fantastic ink choice for blending with inks like Pepper or Chicken Flavoring.

 

This Purple People Eater is long haired and long-eared, and is great for stamping on creatures with only one horn.

This Used Car ink also has a slightly mildewy fragrance for an added effect (which occurred naturally when we mixed the color)!

With the Dirty Windshield ink, you are sure to fog up any of your shaker windows with a very nice inconsistency.

 

 

Learn How To Craft A Beautiful Card With Feathers

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by Elina Stromberg

Learn How To Craft A Beautiful Card With Feathers

I hope you will soon get the chance to try the new StazOn Pigment inks. They are amazing! Like the standard StazOn inks, StazOn Pigment inks work well on various surfaces, they dry quickly and are super easy to use. Beautiful and bright colors are opaque and ‘juicier’ than the standard StazOns, giving you a crisp image every time.

I was curious to test the new inks on a bit glossy, non-paper surface, but instead of going for an acetate sheet or a glass jar I remembered a pack of feathers I had purchased several years back. What if I decorated the feathers with stamped patterns to give them a fun and interesting look?

Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour

Directions


Step 1

Gently bend the feathers and separate the barbs by pulling them towards the quill until you have reached the look you want.


Step 2

Place the feather on a folded paper towel. This soft surface will ease the stamping over the hard shaft in the middle of the feather. Stamp patterns on the feather, using pattern stamps and ink colors of your choice.


Step 3

Add a hint of white with a gel pen. Let dry. StazOn Pigment ink will dry very quickly, but the gel pen color may need a few minutes for drying.


Step 4

Cut a diamond shape from black cardstock. Cutting lines drawn on the back of the cardstock will help in cutting a symmetrical shape.


Step 5

Tape the black diamond shape on a piece of grey/monotonous patterned paper. Glue the feathers on top. Using Tear It double sided tape mat the card front on a piece of matching color cardstock and adhere on a folded card base.


Step 6

Stamp the sentiment text “Congrats” on a paper strip and glue on the card. I used another stamped feather on a different card layout, and even if that design is even simpler, I think the card looks quite nice!

Supplies

Imagine
Other
  • Craft feathers
  • Pattern stamp of your choice (I used a stamp from ‘Mini Textures’ set by Carabelle Studio)
  • Letter stamps by Studio Calico
  • White gel pen
  • Tacky glue
  • Cardstock – Black, white, red, patterned grey
  • White/green folded card base
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Paper Towels