Halloween Build a Banner Simply Created Kit

 

On Page 31 of Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog, it reflects the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit.  I've been eyeing it for the longest time, waiting patiently for an opportunity to make a Halloween banner!  Halloween is my favorite stamping occasion.  I just love the colors and the content - it's just fun!  I finally got to make my banner - and here it is!  I LOVE IT!  I am hoarding the refill packs reflected on Page 29 of the holiday catalog so I can make banners for the rest of my life!  Ha!  The colors I used are Gumball Green, Basic Black, and Rich Razzleberry.  Instead of using the spritzer that comes with the kit, I used sponge daubers to get nice, dark colors!  I also used the Rosette die for my rosettes!  THIS WAS FUN!

Halloween Hello Card

Here is a super-cute Halloween card that I just had to make!  I love how it showcases candy corn - my favorite Halloween candy!  Well, I take that back.  I love all the chocolate candy at Halloween, but candy corn rates right up there at the top.  This card was designed by Julie Wadlinger and I offered it at my September Camp Wannastamp.  All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!  If you'd like to order these great products, just visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The card recipe is below:

Recipe:

Paper:  Very Vanilla - 11 X 4-1/4; Very Vanilla - 5-1/4 X 4; Very Vanilla scrap; Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper - 4-3/4 X 3/4" (Basic Black); 4-1/2 X 3/4" (Pumpkin Pie); and 2-3/4 X 3/4" (Summer Starfruit)
Stamps:  Halloween Hello
Inks:  Basic Black; Basic Black Marker; Summer Starfruit Marker; Pumpkin Pie Marker
Miscellaneous:  Big Shot Machine; Chevron Embossing Folder; Stampin' Dimensionals; SNAIL Adhesive; Paper Snips; Large Oval Punch; Rhinestone Jewels

Best of Halloween Card

Here's another great card for Halloween.  Can't you just imagine how you could use this same technique for practically any image?  Love it!  This cute card was designed by Jackie Susnik.  I offered it at my September Camp Wannastamp.  It is so simple and so perfect - my kind of card!  All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!  To order these supplies, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The recipe is below.

Recipe:

Paper:  Whisper White - 11 X 4-1/4; Whisper White - 4-1/4 X 3.  Once this panel has been stamped, cut off 1-1/4" from the top, and then cut all pieces right down the middle at 1-1/2".  Simply piece them back together like a puzzle!
Stamps:  Best of Halloween
Inks:  Basic Black
Miscellaneous:  Paper Trimmer; Stampin' Dimensionals; Rhinestone Jewels; Paper Snips; Stamp-a-ma-jig; Tangerine Tango Candy Dot

Bootiful Occasions Card

Isn't this a fun card?  I love everything about Halloween stamping - the colors, the content - all of it!  This adorable card was designed by Andrea Walford.  I offered it at my September Camp Wannastamp.  This ended up being everyone's favorite!  The middle of the boot is all sparkly and blingy with Dazzling Diamonds - SO CUTE!  All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!  To order these fun products, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The recipe is below.

Recipe:

Paper:  Elegant Eggplant - 8-1/2 X 5-1/2; Wisteria Wonder - 5-1/4 X 2-1/2; Old Olive Designer Series Paper Stack - 4-1/4 X 1 and 3-3/4 X 3/4; Whisper White - 3-1/2 X 2
Stamps:  Bootiful Occasions
Inks:  Elegant Eggplant; Old Olive
Miscellaneous:  Alphabet Press Embossing Folder; Big Shot Machine; Paper Snips; Stamp-a-ma-jig; Blender Pens; Rhinestone Jewels; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; 2-Way Glue Pen; Old Olive Button; Elegant Eggplant Button; Mini Glue Dots; Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon - 3" long; Craft Scissors

Six-Sided Sampler and Halloween Hello Card

Wow!  If anything says Halloween, THIS card does!  This cute card was designed by Sharon Burkert.  I offered it at my September Camp Wannastamp - and it was a big hit!  It's so much fun to make using the Hexagon Punch!  All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!  To order these amazing products, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The recipe is below:

Recipe:

Paper:  Whisper White - 11 X 4-1/4; Pumpkin Pie - 5-1/4 X 4; Basic Black - 5-1/8 X 3-7/8; Whisper White scrap; Pumpkin Pie scrap; Crushed Curry scrap; Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper Stack - 3-7/8 X 1-1/2; Basic Black - 3-7/8 X 1/4
Stamps:  Halloween Hello; Six-Sided Sampler
Inks:  Basic Black; Crushed Curry Marker; Pumpkin Pie Marker; Crushed Curry
Miscellaneous:  SNAIL Adhesive; Alphabet Press Embossing Folder; Big Shot Machine; Hexagon Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals; Paper Snips; Rhinestone Jewels

Halloween Easel Art

I've really gotten into "easel art" lately!  Easels are so much fun because you can decorate your canvas (or card stock) for any occasion or holiday and display it on a shelf.  This adorable easel art was designed by my recruit, Candice Marcella.  Isn't it fabulous?  I simply added extra bling because I love extra bling!  I offered this easel art at my September Camp Wannastamp - and now my customers are hooked, too!  I'll share some of my other easel art with you soon!  All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!, except for the canvas and the easel.  To order these fun products, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The recipe is below.

Recipe:

Paper:  Whisper White scrap; Basic Gray scrap; Summer Starfruit scrap; Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper - 2-1/2 X 1-3/4
Stamps:  Tags 4 You; That's the Ticket
Inks:  Basic Black; Summer Starfruit; Pumpkin Pie
Miscellaneous:  Black Easel; Black Canvas; Ticket Duo Builder Punch; Chevron Border Punch; Label Bracket Punch; Chalk Talk Framelit; Stampin' Dimensionals; Mini Glue Dots; SNAIL Adhesive; Rhinestone Jewels; Paper Snips; Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape

Halloween Bash Label Card Thinlits

Stampin' Up!'s new "thinlits" are really fun to use!  It's nice to have a card that swings so you can have one image on the outside and a different image on the inside.  It's a nice surprise!  This cute card was designed by Sue Dyas and I offered it at my September Camp Wannastamp.  Everyone loved experimenting with something new!  All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!  To order these products, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The recipe is below.

Recipe:

Paper:  Basic Black - 5-1/2 X 6; Very Vanilla scrap; Pumpkin Pie scrap
Stamps:  Halloween Bash; Halloween Hello
Inks:  Basic Black
Miscellaneous:  Label Card Thinlits; Big Shot Machine; Bone Folder; Decorative Label Punch; Scallop Oval Punch; Large Oval Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals; Rhinestone Jewels; Paper Snips; Witches' Brew Designer Washi Tape; White Stampin' Chalk Marker

Card Base Pop 'n Cuts Die Treat Box

My friend Leslie Carmon shared this super-cute box with me - and it all begins with the Card Base Pop 'n Cuts Die.  When you can create things from a die other than what it was intended for, that versatility makes the die a really good bargain!  This little box holds quite a bit of candy - or whatever you want it to hold - and you can never have too many boxes!  I offered this box at my September Camp Wannastamp. All supplies used and shown are from Stampin' Up!  To order these products, visit my 24/7online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net and click on "Shop Now."  The recipe is below.

Recipe:

Paper:  Basic Black - 11 X 4-1/4 - score at 1-1/2", 2-1/2", 4-1/2", 6-1/2", 8-1/2", and 9-1/2"; Basic Black - 3 X 2-1/2 (you'll need two of these for the sides of the box; Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper - 12 X 1; Pumpkin Pie scrap; Summer Starfruit scrap; Very Vanilla scrap
Stamps:  Halloween Hello
Inks:  Basic Black
Miscellaneous:  Card Base Pop 'n Cuts Die; Big Shot Machine; Simply Scored Scoring Tool; Sticky Strip; Paper Snips; SNAIL Adhesive; Scallop Circle Punch; 1-1/4" Circle Punch; 1" Circle Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals; Rhinestone Jewels; Large Oval Punch; Craft Scissors; Bone Folder; Black Taffeta Ribbon - 5" long; Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon - 5" long

Beach Sampler

Hello!  Yesterday and Friday I met with my super-fun customers to stamp beach samplers to add to our growing collection!  I love this sampler and it might become my favorite so far (although I'm still really attached to the winter sampler)!  I've posted the recipe below, for those of you who would like to make one.  To order these products, visit my 24/7 online store at www.pennythomas.stampinup.net.  A beach sampler can then be sitting on your mantel, too!

The picture above is the original sampler I designed; however, the fun part about offering a sampler event is that your customers will change some of the squares, so then you'll want to make another sampler to incorporate their changes!  Most of the gals wanted to add more Coastal Cabana throughout the sampler, so the pictures below will show you my attempt to copy some of their squares!

Either way, whether you like the extra Coastal Cabana or you like it without, the samplers all turned out to be beautiful and we had such a wonderful day stamping together!

Recipe:

Paper:  Crumb Cake - 8 X 8; Coastal Cabana - 6 X 6; Sahara Sand - 5-1/2 X 5-1/2; Crumb Cake scrap; Coastal Cabana scrap; Very Vanilla scrap
Stamps:  By the Tide; By the Seashore; Postage Collection; Tape it (for the nautical banner); Netting background stamp (retired)
Inks:  Everything was stamped in Early Espresso and sponged in Soft Suede; Coastal Cabana; Early Espresso Marker for the faux stitching
Miscellaneous:  1-3/8" Square Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals; Stampin' Sponges; Paper Piercer with Mat; Paper Snips; Basic Pearl Jewels; Big Shot Machine; Chevron Embossing Folder; 1" Circle Punch; 3/4" Circle Punch; Linen Thread; Big Shot Timeless Type Alphabet (retired); Neutrals Candy Dots; SNAIL Adhesive; Shaker Frames; Clear Window Sheets; Small Brown Florida Bay Starfish (which I ordered online from QualityShells.com)