Goodbye Batty!

For several years now, this has been one of my favorite Halloween Sets... I'm super sad to see it go and it will definitely be keeping a place on my shelf for future Halloween projects. I love the cute little sayings and creatures and it works perfect with the circle and scallop punches to add some fun to any Halloween project. Check out the projects below (click on the captions to see original posts). As you can see I've had a lot of fun with this set. If you would like to add this set to your collection you only have until May 31 to order it!

Batty treat bag

Frankie Treat Bag

Fun little centerpiece!

Faux Metal Technique

Fun little Trick or Treat bucket!

Treat can... adorable!

"Sour cream"  shaped treat holder

Tic Tac Bats!

Just a fun Halloween Card

Teeny tiny bucket treats!

Here is an image of the whole set. You can order this by contacting me or through my website until May 31. It is available only in Wood mount.

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Faux Metal Technique

Today is my Monthly Technique Class and we're going to make the card above! This month one of the techniques is Faux Metal... yep, that is not a real metal embellishment... It looks real though, doesn't it? I used the skeleton image from the set Batty For You to make the faux metal shape. Here's a close-up:

To make the rest of the card, I cut out the white shape using the top Note die (still my favorite die) with the big shot. Then I stamped the Hello Doily stamp on it using pumpkin pie ink. The Happy Halloween on the bottom of the shape is from the set House of Haunts. Then I added some black satin ribbon across the middle of the card. For a finishing touch I also punched out a strip of black using the Lace Ribbon Border punch! I love how this turned out... do you think it's a little vintage looking?

I made another Halloween card using the Faux metal technique last year too. You can check it out here.

stamps:Batty for you, House of Haunts, Hello Doily
ink: pumpkin pie, basic black
paper: basic gray, basic black, whisper white
other: scallop circle punch, circle punch, Top Note Big shot Die, black satin ribbon, Lace Ribbon Border punch, Pewter embossing powder

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Lollies for Halloween!

Ok, I'm not sure what these are really called but I've been calling them "lollies" They're a cool accordian folded circle that you can make using the new Simply Scored tool from Stampin' Up! This tool is really awesome! It is a big plate with grooves in it that you can use the evenly score and is making any project I do with folds in it a breeze!

Here are some more lollies I made for Halloween! Sorry about the flash... these were hard to get a photo of because they were so tall I couldn't take a photo of them where I usually take my pictures.! I made 3 of them in different sizes and put them in a vase with Halloween candy corn! Isn't it cute?



Here's what the Simply Scored tool looks like:
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Some Frankensteins!

Here are a couple of Frankenstein treat holders! Both of these are made using the XL Fancy Favor big shot die! The first one I used rich razzleberry cardstock and rolled bats on it using the Bring on the Bats wheel. Then I created a Lolly using the new Simply Scored tool to add on the front. The Frankenstein image is from the stamp set Batty for you! to make the ribbon, I cut a piece of the thick striped grosgrain in half to make it thinner. I like how this also gives it a rough frayed look.

The second one I drew a face on the fancy favor shape using a black marker. The eyes are punched out using the 1/2" circle punch. For the hair, I cut out angled pieces from the edge. The ears are made using the round tab punch.

stamps:Batty for you
paper:lucky limeade, rich razzleberry, whisper white, basic black, basic gray
ink:black, lucky limeade rich razzleberry
other: Fancy favor die, simply scored tool, ribbon

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Halloween Treats!

Wow! It's Oct 10th already... I'm behind on bloggin! Guess I've just been too busy creating! Here is a pic of all the cool projects we made at my halloween treats class last week. Aren't they cute?

Here are close-ups of each one:

the first is a candy holder made using the two tags big shot die:



Next, is a stick filled with m&ms... mmmmm... Aren't the mini cello bags from the holiday mini the coolest?


Here I showed a trick to make the candy wrapper die big enough to fit a full size candy bar. This one looks really cool but was the trickiest for most of my stampers that night! I used the First Edition paper and stamped the tree on it to make it look spooky! I love how versatile this paper is!
Here's a close up of the tag:


This bat is made with two milk carton die shapes attached together!


And last, but not least, I showed everyone how to make these fun "lollies" and attached one to the front of the bag cut out using the fancy favor die.


I'm not going to take all the time to write up all the materials but please contact me if you have any questions on what I used to make these!

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Sweet Treat Bucket

Only a week until Halloween!! Here's what I had as Hostess gifts for my fabulous hostesses this month. I had these cute pails that I thought would be perfect for a little lollipop bouquet. I put some foam blocks into the bottom so I would have something to stick the them into and then I decorated some flat lollipops by stamping images from the set Batty for You and punching them out with a circle punch and layering them with punched out scallops. Aren't they cute? Then the big square in the back is using the Sweet Centers stamp set and a sweet treat cup filled with reeses pieces...yum! Then to finish it off I used some shredded paper (found in the wrapping section) to cover up the foam.

I also did a couple mini versions that I gave away as door prizes. They're mini buckets that are only a few inches tall and so adorable! These were made just the same way except I only used 3 lollipops to fill them.


stamps: Batty for you, Sweet Centers
ink: pumpkin pie, black, old olive, perfect plum markers
paper: pumpkin pie, black, old olive
other: Buckets, Thick stripe Grosgrain ribbon, lollipops, circle punch, scallop circle punch, candy, foam, shredded paper.

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Tiny Treat Tin

Here is a great way to recycle and make a cool gift. This was a little can of fruit, now it's a super fun treat. All you have to do is take off the bottom (don't open it the usual way with the tab) by using a safety can opener on the bottom. You need a safety can opener to leave the smooth edges. Then you wash it with soap and water....make sure you get all the sticky fruit juice out, and dry it. Now you're ready to decorate. Embellish with patterend paper (I used Cast-A-Spell paper) and ribbon. Add a tag if you'd like. I stamped this with the pumpkin from the Batty for You set. Then when you're finished, turn it upside down and fill with your favorite candy. Then use a thin line of Crystal Effects around the edge and place the lid back on. Let dry. After a couple hours you have a cool new treat. The recipient gets to open it by popping open the top and will be amazed at your creation!

stamps: Batty for you
ink:pumpkin pie, basic black
paper: Cast-A-Spell Designer paper
other: fruit tin, black grosgrain ribbon, circle punch, scallop circle punch

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Sour Cream Container for Halloween

Happy October 1st! Now it's time to get in the swing of Halloween. I'm not sure why I like Halloween so much, I think a big part of it is just that there are so many fun little treats you can make! Today I'm starting out with a cute little sour cream container. This is made from a quarter sheet of card stock so it doesn't take a lot of materials and they're super cute! This one I used patterened paper (Cast-a-Spell Designer Series paper) and I love how it turned out. To make this, you roll the paper into a tube, taping the short ends together, then you shut the other ends together in opposite directions....after filling with candy, of course! I use the red sticky strip that Stampin' Up! sells to seal mine closed. This tape is the best ever for keeping little boxes shut.

I embellished the little container with a stamped image from the Batty for You stamp set. Not sure if you can read it but it says "bad to the bone." I love this stamp set. It's so cute! I used a couple of different sized circle punches to punch out the layers and then framed it with a scallop circle. Then the whole thing is tied on with a piece of pumpkin pie grosgrain.

stamps:Batty for you
ink:Basic Black
paper: Cast-A-Spell Designer paper
other: pumpkin pie grosgrain, Sticky Strip, candy

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sweet spooky treats!

Happy Monday! It was such a beautiful weekend here, in the 70's and 80's that I didn't even take time to stamp! Can you believe it? We spent some time doing stuff outdoors instead...but here's a few treats I made last week that I haven't shown you yet!

The first one is a treat holder that I made using the sizzix pillow box die. Stampin' Up now sells some of these die-cuts along with the Big Shot die cut machine so I thought I'd better give it a try. But since I'm on a budget and already had a cuttlebug, I had to make it work in that machine instead of buying a new one. It took a few trys and I broke one well-used plate for my cuttlebug but I finally figured it out. I think the little pillow box is super cute! For the tag, I used my ever-popular scallop punch and the owl from the halloween frights set!


The second treat is an idea I found off some other blogs but I just had to copy it because it's so cute! I found the test tubes at Michaels and filled them with reeses pieces (Yum), and stamped a tag for them. For these tags I used the Batty for you set!

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Tic Tac Bat!

TGIF, right? I'm so glad it's friday. This has been one long week for me at work and I'm excited for the much needed weekend. Besides, it's supposed to be super warm out this weekend here!

Today I'm sharing one of the halloween treats I recently made. Here's a close-up of the tic tac holder. I just think these are really adorable!! I even found some orange tic tacs to put inside. Basically it's just a book-style wrap around the tic tacs, which I adhered in using sticky strip. Then decorate as you'd like. I used Batty for you and added on some little google eyes!

stamps: batty for you
ink:basic black, pumpkin pie
paper: basic black, pumpkin pie, Ghostly Greetings designer paper
other: google eyes, pumpkin pie grosgrain ribbon, scallop and circle punches

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Spooky Treats Class!

I just finished preparing the projects for my spooky treats class this week! (I know, kind of last minute, but I work well under pressure).

We are going to make the following items in the picture:

• Tic Tac treat holder
• Mini box with york peppermint patties
• Test tube with Reeses pieces
• Mummy and Frankie mini Hershey bar wraps
• Mini-Popcorn slider

I'm so excited about Halloween and think these projects turned out super cute!! If you live nearby and want to attend, send me an e-mail!

Meanwhile, I have to vent...my husband and I both love Halloween and already started decorating for it. He put up a really cool graveyard in our front yard with gravestones and a fence with orange lights on it. Well, some disrespectful neighborhood kids went by and knocked it all down! Can you believe that? He was so mad. I just think it is so rude for someone to ruin something that is just for fun like that!! Anyway, it's fixable but just annoying that it had to happen, don't you think?

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Halloween Treats!

I just love Halloween! I thought these would make the cutest little treats. I started out with a small piece of black card stock and used the corner notch punch on all four corners and a hole punch on each end. I Then attached it to the bucket with orange grosgrain ribbon tied through the holes. For the scallop, I used the SU scallop punch on pumpkin pie cardstock, then the small hole punch to punch holes in all the scallops. I stamped the spiders from Batty for You on white cardstock using black and pumpkin pie markers to ink them. I had to stamp this a bunch of times... the letters on the wording on these stamps are so close together I kept getting too much ink on them and then they would look smooshy, but i finally got results I was happy with. I punched them out with the circle punch and layered them over the scallop. Then I attached that piece to the bucket with a dimensional dot.

For the inside I put candy in small cello bag, tied with pumpkin pie grosgrain and black gingham and used the Halloween stamp from the Party Punch hostess set stamped on white. Then I used the two sizes of tag punches to layer it .

Here are some close-ups of the two designs I did:



stamps: Batty For You, Party Punch
paper: pumpkin pie, whisper white, basic black
inks: pumpkin pie, basic black
other: grosgrain and gingham ribbon, corner notch punch, scallop punch, 1/16" hole punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, tag punches, cello bags, candy

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Happy Halloween!

Since it's September now I've been starting to think about fall and my favorite part of fall is Halloween! I know it's early for some but I couldn't resist using my new Halloween set! For this card I made the base with pumpkin pie paper, then made black scallops with the slit punch. the middle is done with the Polka Dots and Petals set...I love just using the circles and dots from this set, they're so versatile. I then stamped the images from the Batty for You set on white and punched them out with the 1 and 1/4" circle punch and framed them with scallop punch. I thought it turned out so cute!

stamps: Batty for You, Polka Dots & Petals
ink: River Rock, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
paper: pumpkin pie, river rock, whisper white, basic black
accessories: pumpkin grosgrain, gingham ribbon

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