Tricia's Stamping Creations: September 2018

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Ink & Share Blog Hop Anything But a Card

Welcome to the Ink & Share September Blog Hop. This month we have been challenged to create anything but a card for our project and with Halloween just weeks away, I thought I would create a cute treat to share with you. You may have just visited Jo's wonderful blog or perhaps you are starting here with my blog. I hope that you will enjoy the projects we have to share with you this month and that perhaps it will inspire you to try creating something other than a card for your next project.

My Halloween Treat has been created using one of the Mini Pizza Boxes (item #144645) that can be found in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and I have decorated it by sponging the outside with Gorgeous Grape Classic ink. I just love this vibrant purple and I think it is a perfect color for Halloween. I stamped the cute puppy image from the Trick or Tweet stamp set in the 2018 Holiday Catalog with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a 2" Circle of Whisper White cardstock and colored the image with a variety of Stampin' Blends Markers. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the stamped image for a little bit of shimmer. I layered the Whisper White Circle onto a piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock that I punched out using the Starburst Punch.

For the sides of the box, I heat embossed the stars image from the Cauldron Bubble stamp set with Silver embossing powder. Then I added the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (item #147044) lightly to the sides with a sponge dauber for extra sparkle. It looks great with the Gorgeous Grape Classic ink.

I used a 3 1/4" square piece of the Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper (item #147531) for the top of the Mini Pizza Box and adhered it with some Snail Adhesive. I attached the image using Stampin' Dimensionals to the top of the box. Choosing a sentiment from the Cauldron Bubble stamp set, I heat embossed it with Silver Embossing Powder onto a scrap of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and using the Everyday Label Punch, I trimmed it to a smaller sized label. I cut a small piece of Black 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon (item # 147897) and attached it to the box. I then layered the sentiment on top of the ribbon with Stampin' Dimensionals.

To finish off the top of the box, I colored some small Basic Pearls with the Granny Apple Green Dark Stampin' Blend Marker and placed them onto the label. The black sequins are from the Metallics Sequin Assortment (item #144214) and were attached using Tombow Multipurpose glue. The final touch was a bow tied with the Black 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon.

The Halloween products in the 2018 Holiday Catalog are amazing and you can create so many wonderfully spooky treats with them. I can't wait to create more Mini Pizza Boxes using the Mummy Cat, Batty Elephant and the Spooky Bird from the Trick or Tweet stamp set. Combined with the designs in the Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper, there are so many amazing possibilities.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. I hope that you enjoyed my spooky treat box and hopefully it will inspire you to create your own fun projects for Halloween.

Now it's time to visit Sandra's blog and see what she has created this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Blog Hop Roll Call List to find your way. I hope you enjoy the rest of your creative journey.

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Friday, September 14, 2018

SBTD September Blog Hop Fall Florals

It's time to hop with the SBTD (Stampers By The Dozen) Blog Hop and this month our theme is Fall Florals. Now that September is here, we begin to see the leaves change color as Fall approaches and the flowers change from bright summery colors to warm, rich Autumn tones. I hope that you will be inspired by the projects in this blog hop and be encouraged to create your own Fall projects.

My card today does not feature what you would think of as traditional Fall colors. I chose to use Blackberry Bliss and Mint Macaron for my card design, colors from the Country Lane Designer Series Paper pack (item #147804) in the new 2018 Holiday Catalog. I just love the way these two colors look together. The card base was created from Blackberry Bliss cardstock and I added a layer of Mint Macaron cardstock that I embossed with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (item #143706) to add a touch of texture.

Next I added a piece of one of the papers from the Country Lane Designer Series Paper cut to 3"x4" and attached it to the Mint Macaron layer. I embossed a 1"x4 1/4" strip of Blackberry Bliss cardstock with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Folder and attached a piece of 3/16" Braided Linen Trim to the strip. I then attached this strip to the card front, covering the seam line.

For the sentiment, I punched out a circle from Whisper White cardstock with the 2" Circle Punch. Using the floral image from the Country Home stamp set (item #147678) I inked up the image with Mint Macaron Classic ink and stamped off once on a scrap of paper before stamping the image onto the circle. I then stamped the sentiment with Blackberry Bliss Classic ink over the top of the floral image, centering it in the circle. I layered the Whisper White circle onto a Blackberry Bliss cardstock circle punched with the 2 1/4" Circle Punch and attached it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. To finish off the card, I colored three small Basic Pearls with the Dark Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends Marker (item #147910) and attached them to the sentiment.

This clean and simple card design can be recreated using any of the beautiful paper designs in the Country Lane Designer Series Paper pack along with the coordinating cardstock to create beautiful Fall cards. You could create a variety of designs as a gift set for someone special.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope you have enjoyed my card and I hope it helps inspire you to create your own Fall cards. Now it's time to visit Courtenay's blog and see what she has to share this month. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way.