Purrrrrrrfect Halloween

Hi all, Madge here for a very late wonderful Wednesday!  “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get”.  Oh this is soooooo true.

Today I’m using a Kraftin Kimmie image called Kreepy Kitty.  I wanted to keep the image simple and use distress inks to bring the white background to my choice of colours.  My image appears more purple IRL, however my camera picked up blues.

I stamped the image onto Xpress it with Black Tuxedo Memento Ink, coloured it with copics, and cut it  out.  The background is Xpress it shaded with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Dusty Concord, Dried Marigold, Stormy Sky).  I then stamped a tree branch, tore and distressed the edges. I added some gold mica chips to give the appearance of leaves in the moonlight. The distressed paper was mounted onto a retired SU cardstock (Marigold Morning) and adhered to Black Cardstock. The sentiment was treated the same.

Simple and easy.  Hope it gave you an idea of how this kitty can be used – quick and easy.

You’ve still got a week to enter the October OCS Fall Challenge for OCS free stuff. We love to see what you come up with! 

~ Rubber hugz ~

Hallowe’en Treat Bag Holder

This will be a very quick tutorial on how to construct the little treat bags shown here.  I'm in such a mess and still have to pack to get to Vancouver for the weekend............eeeeeek!!

Materials needed:  
6” x 6” piece of  designer paper
Two (2) coordinating pcs of C/S -- 4” x 1 1/2”
Two (2) 6” pieces narrow ribbon.
4 brads
Double sided tape and glue
thin piece of velcro (for closure)
Scor Pal or scoring tool

Directions:

• Score 6” DP at:  2.5” and 3.5”  - rotate 90 degrees.
• Score at: 1” and 5”.
• Valley fold all score lines.
• Working with one of the 2 1/2” scorelines………  Fold the top right corner down to meet the vertical scoreline – work your bone folder to make a nice crisp creases –

 

• You will now have fold lines that resemble two intersecting V’s.
• Fold matching top and bottom of bag.
• Pinch center folds together to form a triangle.

• Apply a small piece of d/s tape to each inside corner.  Fold flap over and adhere to body of bag.  Put aside for now. 
• Score 4” x 1 1/2” pieces in half lengthwise at 3/4”.  (If you cut a little wider you can border punch the edges).
• Adhere strips to top of bag.  Punch holes at each of 4 corners and add handles.  I used 1/4” strips of suede paper.  (ribbon)  Add Velcro Closure and treats.
• Decorate front as desired.

Hallowe’en Treats Galore – YNS

Hi all, Madge here for another Wednesday – have you ever had a day where you want to scream at the top of your lungs “Stand in line and take a number”!!!!! 
Well, the last 24 hours have been that day.
My remedy for all my stress??  CHOCOLATE!!!!!  Today, my little project will do just that!!
I’ve chosen to showcase YNS (Your Next Stamp) stinkin’ cute “Happy Hallowe'en, Spooktakular, Spooky Hello and Trick-or-Treat for my little treat bags.   These spooky little critters are ALL available at OCS.
I chose Capella DP from the Cappella collection…….but while perusing the OCS store, I saw paper that would be absolutely perfect…. Take a look!!  
Coloring was simple and quick using markers and Distress inks. 
   
The bags have velcro closure topped with a floral punch. The Spider is the closure tab for the little bag with the sentiment underneath.   The self adhesive backing for the velcro showed through the floral punch,  so I added copper glitter – stuck down perfectly!! 

“Spooky” was stamped on Vellum and fussy cut it to pop it on top of the DP……kind of ghostly!??

Sentiments were added to the inside of the little treat bags. 
These little bags (Tutorial will follow) are so quick and easy to make up and the little YNS images available at OCS, fit perfectly!! 







Hope you enjoy looking at them………..  I’m off to enjoy some chocolate…..LOL              ~ Rubber hugz
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Troublemaker – Kenny K

If you’re lookin’ for trouble…..you’ve come to the wrong place…..lol 

I have come to adore the images from Kenny K.  They are so “magna”  {From the Japanese, literally meaning "whimsical pictures"..} 

Today, I’ve chosen the Kenny K  “Troublemaker” image available at OCS. 

The OCS Challenge blog for the month of October is Halloween or Autumn.  I’ve been showcasing Halloween for the last couple of weeks, so for the Autumn theme, I chose Autumn colors.  Papers are by Basic Grey; MS border punch; Spellbinders Deckle; Flower, Marianne Creatable die.  Sentiment: Club Scrap. Stickles  Ribbon:  Wide Seam Binding. Pearls (colored with E19)

Copics used:  Skin:  R00; R20; E11 Hair:  E13; E17; E19; E04  Hoodie: Y26; Y28; Y32  Pants:  YG91; YG93; YG95  Shoes:  YG91; YG93/ E57; E77; E59   Misc:  R81; C1; C4                                      

 

Hope you enjoy!

~ rubber hugz ~

Troublemaker – Kenny K

If you’re lookin’ for trouble…..you’ve come to the wrong place…..lol 

I have come to adore the images from Kenny K.  They are so “magna”  {From the Japanese, literally meaning "whimsical pictures"..} 

Today, I’ve chosen the Kenny K  “Troublemaker” image available at OCS. 

The OCS Challenge blog for the month of October is Halloween or Autumn.  I’ve been showcasing Halloween for the last couple of weeks, so for the Autumn theme, I chose Autumn colors.  Papers are by Basic Grey; MS border punch; Spellbinders Deckle; Flower, Marianne Creatable die.  Sentiment: Club Scrap. Stickles  Ribbon:  Wide Seam Binding. Pearls (colored with E19)

Copics used:  Skin:  R00; R20; E11 Hair:  E13; E17; E19; E04  Hoodie: Y26; Y28; Y32  Pants:  YG91; YG93; YG95  Shoes:  YG91; YG93/ E57; E77; E59   Misc:  R81; C1; C4                                      

 

Hope you enjoy!

~ rubber hugz ~

Wicked Sweet – YNS

Hi all, Madge here for another wonderful Wednesday at One Crazy Stamper.  I just can’t get enough of the sweet Hallowe’en images from Your Next Stamp at One Crazy Stamper!  They are just so darn cute!

I’ve chosen Wicked Sweet for today’s card.  I tore this card apart because it was photographing very dark – then I masked the image and sponged in the moon – it gave the gloomy papers just the right “pop”.  Since I am out at the lake, I didn’t have a “stash” to dive into to change anything.   The boys are doing some much needed dock repair……….ahem…………………major dock repair.  Just like replacing a zipper in a pair of pants – takes longer than to actually make the pants! 

OK back to the card.  I stamped the image, colored it with copics……………assembled the card, then decided that it needed a big Yellow Harvest Moon……..  easier to do when the card is not assembled!!   Then I shaded the white with Concord Distress Ink.  The background paper is a brayered piece from 100 years ago…….. it fit in perfectly – the ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Hope you like my Sweet little “Wicked”…..lol

~Rubber Hugz ~

YNS Elle Loves Sunflowers

Hi all, Madge here for another wonderful Wednesday.  I have chosen stamps from YNS called Elle Loves Sunflowers and Autumn Harvest. These are available from OCS.

This card will be for a little girl’s 10th Birthday and will have to be mailed thus I tried to keep it to a reasonable thickness.  I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #207

Supplies used:  Copic Xpress It cardstock; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copic Markers; Spellbinders Labels 4; Distress inks (Spiced Marmalade); Copper Stickles; Glossy Accents and Misc. DP’s from Basic Grey and SU. Be sure to drop by the OCS blog for the challenge and enter your name into the drawing for oodles and oodles of free stuff – all to celebrate the opening of the OCS store with the same awesome service as the OCS online.

~ Rubber Hugz ~

Magnolia Mingle – Tilda

Hi all,  I’ve been trying to catch up on some loose ends for mailing and DT obligations before time gets ahead of me.  What a gorgeous fall we are having here in BC!!  Our time at the lake is being extended!

I have created an Easel card featuring “Tilda with Watering Can”.  I love this little image because of her pinafore!!! 

W-a-y back in May, I stamped a couple of dozen of this one image to “practice on”.  Of course some of them turned out to my satisfaction – and had been stamped soooooo close together – they had to be cut  out…….. (a lot of little ridges).  Here is one that I put together as an easel card for my first Magnolia Mingle. 

The papers are from DCWV’s Far East Stack which I happened to pick up at Homes Sense for $6.99!!  48 sheets of “8” x 8”!! I love deals, and deals that I actually LOVE are the best…..lol

I’m pleased with it.  Hope you’ll leave a comment as to what you think?

 

YNS Apple Pie Kid

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year – the colors, the smells, the abundance of sweet, juicy, crisp Okanagan APPLES – mmmmmmm.  I’ve chosen a sweet little stamp set called Life is Great (aka: Apple Pie Girl) – from YNS available at One Crazy Stamper The image was stamped onto Xpress-It Blend cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers.

I chose to do a “pull tab” card, (measuring 5” x 5 1/2”) which is a fun card for such a fun little image.  The oven mitts, (and sentiment)are part of the stamp set and were stamped onto double sided paper.  To get the opposite mitt, I cut the mitts out then flipped them over. The dots, were a mistake – They are the hot glue / metal discs (I forget the name of them, but as soon as I put one down, I knew that there was no going back.

The Martha Stewart punched borders were sponged with Fired Brick, along with the oven mitts.  DP is from stash. 

Hope you enjoy my little “Apple Pie Girl” and will join in on the OCS Celebration challenge to win prizes galore!

TREATS from YNS

Get ready for surprises and prizes  galore on the OCS blog this month for the launch of Lora’s Brick and Mortar store in Bolton, ON. 
One of the numerous stamp companies that is being showcased is YNS (Your Next Stamp) September Releases.  The DT has had the privilege of working with the fall releases thanks to the generosity of Lora at OCS.
So many fun images!!!  So many ideas!!  So little time!!  And an Easel Box it was!!  Filled with hidden treasure!  CHOCOLATE!!Here is what I came up with. I used a single 8 1/2” x 11” piece of cardstock for the box (tutorial to come).  
All stamps are from OCS’s, YNS (Your Next Stamp) September’s releases. 

The final “treasure??  CHOCOLATE.  $2 worth at Dollarama.
See the spider and the bat??  They are Cuttlebug die cuts – the spider is perched on a web made from the stretchy net the candy came in (a tiny version of the bags onions come in).  No self respecting Black Widow would be dull in color so glossy accents came to the rescue -- on the bat, spider and pumpkin.
I have patterned paper in my craft room that would make most Scrapbooking Stores pale in comparison, but I love to create DP from cardstock.  Yep, I’m strange!  A circle was cut to use as a mask for the moon and those yummy distress inks from Tim Holtz (Spiced Marmalade; Dusty Concord; Mustard Seed and Black Soot) were sponged to give the sky affect.  The same was done for the “Happy Hallowe’en” and “Trick or Treat”.  A Martha Stewart border punch made the fence in a flash.
Til next time,          ~ rubber hugs, inky wishes ~

Isabelle with puppy – Sara Kay – Stampavie

Hi all, Madge here for another wonderful Wednesday showcase.  I’ve chosen to use a wonderful little summer image of Isabelle with puppy by Sara Kay for Stampavie.

I love these images as they are loaded with so much detail. 

I wanted my image to literally “pop” off the page – so I cut out the main image and layered it onto the same stamped image, leaving all the fussy details in the background.   The background was pre-colored by sponging with Tim Holtz Distress Inks  (Broken China and Peeled Paint).  I added highlights for the grass and flowers.

I had colored this image a while back, so the search was on for the DP’s to match.  I found them in my 6 x 6 stash from “A Walk in the Park” collection.

Supplies used:  Xpress It blend cardstock; Memento, Tuxedo Black ink; Copic Markers; Tim Holtz Distress Inks; EK Success Border Punch; DP’s from “A Walk in the Park;  Flowers and Ribbon from stash; Misc SU Cardstock.

OCS is only days away from opening an actual Brick and Mortar Store!!!!!  That means LOTS more “STUFF”………Prizes will be given away to celebrate!!!!  Become a follower of OCS and there will be wonderful surprises in store for some persons!!  And there is still the opportunity to join the OCS challenge for the month of August “Fun in the Sun” to win additional free stuff!! 

Til next time.

~ Rubber hugs, inky wishes ~

Banjo Maya – La La Land Crafts

And a Wonderful Wednesday to all.  Madge here, with a La La Land Crafts image called Banjo Maya.    I must admit, this one had me stumped – but here is what I came up with. 

I stamped the image onto Xpress It blend cardstock (especially for copics), and dug in with my copics. C0; C1; C4, W0; BV23; BV25; BV29; BV31; R00; R95; Y18; G07; and BG24.

The Designer Paper is from a Bo Bunny “Ad Lib” 6 x 6 pad which I thought my Maya needed to brighten her up. 

 

I decided to make a run for crazy colors to change her from drab to “fab”!  lol  When I got finished with the pleats on her dress, I thought she looked drab, so I drew in some polka dots and colored them to match the paper.   Excuse the pun – but Cow-a-bunga!  Just what Maya needed.

Supplies used:  Xpress It Cardstock, copic markers, SU Cardstock, BoBunny DP, Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and Circles dies

Thanks for looking, and don’t forget to get in on the Fun in the Sun challenge at One Crazy Stamper for the month of August