Stamping Art With Heart

Halloween Candy isn't just skittles and chocolate.  You can make your own Halloween Candy to treat your favorite crafter or to file for your own future use.  Card Candy is typically made from scraps of card stock, or leftover project ideas.  This one is made from some of my favorite Stampin' Up! Halloween stamp sets. 
Click for a brief TutorialSU gives us so many great choices for this holiday.  This Card Candy was made using Batty for You, Carved and Candlelit, Booglie Eyes, and All Holidays.  These can all be found in Stampin Up's Fall-Winter Collection.  Just click on the photo in the left margin to browse.  Click the image to see a short tutorial and tips for creating your own Halloween Card Candy.

I finally was able to get to making some of the great projects that we got to see at Convention '07 in Denver! 
Two Lanterns hung from Black Organdy Ribbon - attached with a black bradShelli Gardner showed a great Halloween display and one of the items was a garland that she created using many different lanterns made from Stampin' Up!'s Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper.  These were so easy to make from a half sheet of 12x12 DSP.  You simply cut the 6x12 piece into 12 one inch strips that are each 6" long.  Then, using the "just gotta have" Cropadile from Stampin' Up! punch a hole in each end of the stack of 6" strips. 
Close Up of Lantern & Batty for You CharmUsing the black Gingham Ribbon, thread it through each end and secure with a knot at the top and bottom, squooshing the lantern to your desired height.  I've added little double sided charms onto the tails of these Jack-o-Lanterns that were created with the Batty for You stamp set.  Bitty Boos Too and Booglie Eyes would also make great charms to be added to the bottom of these lanterns.
The Cropadile Makes punching a hole through the 12 layers easy as can be!  If you would like to receive by mail an envelope containing all the supplies you need to assemble one of these lanterns, just leave a comment below!  Be sure to include your email address so that I can contact you.  I'll draw a name from those comments left and send out the lucky winner's envelope on September 12th!

In the previous Idea Book & Catalog, Stampin' Up! had a Designer Series Paper called Recollections, which coordinated with the Wild Rose Stamp Set.  In the current Fall Winter Collection you can find a reworking of this product on page 171, and it's called Porcelain Prints Designer Series Paper.  It is the same print as before, but in updated colors to coordinate with the new InColor Classic Ink Pads and Card Stock.

Nearly Complete, and SO EASY!I covered this plain wooden frame that I bought at a craft store with the Designer Series Paper.  First I gave the inside edge a light coat of craft ink which I applied with a Sponge Dauber, then covered it with the Designer Series Double - Sided Paper.  I distressed the edges with a sanding block, used the Direct to Paper technique with the Craft Ink to distress it even further.  Later, I will attach some accessories, maybe a bit of Hodgepodge Hardware or Jumbo Eyelets (p 188-189), additional stamped images, and/or our ribbon found on pages 190-191.

I have admired the Touch of Nature Stamp Set since it came out, but didn't buy it myself until I
Artist Unknown but so appreciated!saw this bit of Inspiration in Denver at the Stampin' Up! Convention.  The Touch of Nature Stamp Set is so detailed and beautiful, and this caused me to place my order right away.  Now I can't wait to come up with some framed art to enhance my home!  I took the photo at an angle, without my flash, so that one could see the extent of layering and depth within the frame.  Wow!

by Rebecca BernzweigIronically, my friend and upline, Rebecca Bernzweig used this set for her swap!  Here is her rendition.  I love the way she used the Pure Color Pencils to add elegance and interest.  The actual sewing on the card also adds so much.

I couldn't let the day pass without sharing with you that yesterday was my husband's and my 20th Wedding Anniversary.  Isn't it funny how it seems like forever, but also like the wedding took place just a few years ago!  I guess four kids ranging in age from 9 - 16 are daily reminders of how quickly the time passes.  I am certainly counting my blessings.

Happy Anniversary to us!Here is the Anniversary Card I made for my husband.  I CASED it from a swap I received at Convention with minor color changes.  The designer's name is Loydean Wood.  I think she made a great card.  I used the Wild Wasabi Textured Card Stock, and the Brocade Background Designer Series Paper.  The little bit of bling comes from the Ice Square Rhinestone Brads.  This Illuminations Stamp Set is great!  I bought it with the intention of using the "Joy" and "Hope" images to create some Christmas ornaments.  I want to try to figure out how to combine the "Thanks" image with a "give" spelled out from the Rough Edges Mini Alphabet and use that for place cards for Thanksgiving... Lots of plans!