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Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Kit – Eek-A-Boo

Hello and happy September! With fall in the air, I’m making Halloween projects! It’s one of my favorite holidays, in fact, I’m fond of fall in general.

Today, I am sharing two projects created with the September Small Die of the Month kit from Spellbinders – “Eek-A-Boo.” This adorable die set is perfect for all sorts of Halloween crafting – cards, treat toppers, scrapbook page elements ..!

My first card features two trick-or-treaters – the ghost and skeleton boy.

I triple-cut the letters in the sentiment for extra depth and added the centers to the letters, cut from Whip Cream cardstock, for better visibility on the teal patterned paper background. Have you noticed how teal has snuck into the Halloween color palette?

On my second card I paired the devil with two ghosts on a vertical card. For one of my very first Halloweens, I dressed as the devil.

I used the ghost die to cut the ghosts and then I lined the die along the bottoms of the die-cut ghosts and trimmed off a little bit. I felt that the slightly shorter ghosts looked better on the vertical card. Again, I triple-cut the letters in the sentiment for extra depth.

For the background, I paired a dry-embossed panel with patterned paper.

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Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #400

Hello! Eek – it’s almost September and that means Halloween cards! I’m a big fan of Halloween. I loved trick-or-treating as a child, and I loved Halloween when my sons were young. I’m playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week.

I die-cut the hat and cauldron with the SugarPea Designs Hocus Pocus set. This set isn’t new, but it is new to me. I added bats, cut with dies in the Spellbinders Haunted Manor set. I used three pieces of patterned paper (I broke down and bought a pad!) from the DCVW Happy Halloween stack. The purple cardstock is SU Gorgeous Grape and the screaming green is SU Lemon-Lime Twist (now retired). The sentiment is from the SU Ghoulish Greetings (now retired). I use this set at least once every Halloween!

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Penny Black Fall Scene

Hello! With fall in the air (although today it’s warm here in the PNW), I am turning to richer colors in my papercrafting projects. Navy and orange is one of my favorite color combinations for fall, and that was my starting point for this card created with Penny Black supplies.

I pulled out a number of different Penny Black die sets that I’ve collected over the years. For example, the fence behind the grass is from a Halloween set.

The Trio of Trees set cuts one-piece trees. I cut the trees from the foliage color and then fussy cut the foliage from the trunks and added the foliage pieces to trees cut in the trunk color.

I’ve listed all of the supplies below, including SU cardstock colors. The one exception is the gold house that I cut from SU More Mustard, which appears to be a retired cardstock color (truth be told this may be the first time I’ve ever used it!).

Supplies: Penny Black Trio of Trees die sets; TE Sweet Potato Pie cardstock; Memento Gray Flannel ink

Spellbinders Sharyn Sowell Holiday 2019

Hello! I am on the Spellbinders blog today sharing two CAS Christmas cards created with die sets from the Sharyn Sowell Holiday Collection. I share tips and tricks in the blog post. I’d love for you to head over and take a look!

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Spellbinders Becca Feeken Holiday 2019 – Blog Hop + Giveaway

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Hello! I am delighted to be part of the Spellbinders Holiday 2019 Blog Hop showcasing products by Becca Feeken. My projects showcase products from 3D Holiday Vignettes. You should have reached me from the blog of Amy Rysavy. I’ve included a full list of participants at the end of my post.

As part of the blog hop, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog reader to be selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, September 1st, 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Tuesday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties and taxes.

My cards use similar designs and the same color scheme. The cards measure 4 1/2″ wide by 5 1/4″ tall. The Becca Feeken dies do all of the heavy lifting in these projects – their detail is just amazing!

On my first card I’ve paired the Santa Claus set with the Grand Snow Globe.

I cut the Grand Snow Globe frame from Whip Cream cardstock and backed it with light blue cardstock. I used the Grand Snow Globe pieces as a frame for my card, rather than to create a 3-D object; I trimmed the tabs from the sides.

I cut the front panel of the Santa Claus from Whip Cream cardstock to which I had applied Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I cut the star garland and ornaments from Brush Gold cardstock.

I heat-embossed with gold powder a sentiment on to cardstock colored with Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I placed the Santa piece into the Grand Snow Globe opening and taped it from behind.

I added the star garland piece to patterned paper, which I cut with the circle die in the set, and adhered them to a back panel.

I adhered the front panel to the back with foam adhesive and added the entire assembly to a card base. I then added the ornaments and sentiment.

My second card pairs Reindeer Prance with the Grand Holiday Cabinet.

I cut the Grand Holiday Cabinet from Whip Cream cardstock and backed it with light blue cardstock (cut with the outline die in the set). I used the Grand Holiday Cabinet pieces as a frame for the card; I trimmed off the tabs that are used if making a 3-D object.

I cut the front panel of the Reindeer Prance from Whip Cream cardstock to which I had applied Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I heat-embossed with white powder a sentiment on to cardstock colored with Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink.

I placed the Reindeer front piece into the Grand Holiday Cabinet opening and taped it from behind.

I added the snow/icicle/star garland piece to patterned paper, which I cut with the circle die in the set, and adhered them to a back panel.

I adhered the front panel to the back with foam adhesive and added the entire assembly to a card base. I then added the sentiment.

Thanks so much for dropping by! The next stop on the hop is the blog of Varada Sharma. I’ve included the entire list of blog hop participants at the end of the post.

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Blog Hop Participants:
Spellbinders
Becca Feeken
Hussena Calcuttawala
Bibi Cameron
Amy Rysavy
Jean Manis
Varada Sharma
Pam Sparks
Melody Rupple
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