Rustic Harvest, Artistically Inked, Friendship Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Catalog

Today I found another fun card using the "Rustic Harvest" Designer Series Paper (DSP). I'm still not sure why I bought this package of DSP but I need to make sure I use it! I'm sure I won't use it up but at least I can make a few cards I like from it and today's card is one I do like. You can see the original card here. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Crumb Cake card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White and taped it to the inside.

Then I cut a 2" x 4" piece of DSP from the "Rustic Harvest" 12" x 12" package and I taped it to the left side of the card, making it equal on the top, side, and bottom.  

Then I cut a 3" x 4" piece of DSP from the same "Rustic Harvest" package and I taped it to a 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and that was then taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Artistically Inked" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut them using a die from the "Stylish Die" set. I set the word piece in place using Dimensionals.

I tied a black Baker's Twine bow and glued it to the left side of the word piece and I fussy cut a leaf from the DSP and with a dot of glue, I stuck it to the upper corner of the word piece and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make. I do like how it turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's friendship card,
Wanda

Rustic Harvest, Art Gallery, Masculine Birthday Card, 2022 Stampin' Up! Fall Mini

Today's card was found here on Pinterest. I was looking for a card to make using the "Rustic Harvest" Designer Series Paper (DSP) and I saw this one. It did involve some fussy cutting, but I was up for the challenge

Here's how I made the card. First I fussy cut three pumpkins and some leaves. I fussy cut around the vines. That part I didn't like but I survived it! LOL  Then I cut the card stock.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the inside.

Next I cut the DSP from the "Rustic Harvest" 12" x 12" package. It measured 4" x 5-1/4" and I taped it to the front of the card.

Then the top two layers were cut. The Basic Black piece measured 4-1/8" x 2-7/8" and the Basic White piece measured 4" x 2-3/4".  

The pumpkins and leaves were fussy cut and the one pumpkin with the vine was the worst to cut because the vine was kind of winding around a bit. But I cut it out and was happy with the way it looked. 

I set the second and third pumpkin on top of the Basic White piece to see where the words would go. The words are from the "Art gallery" set and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink.

Next I taped the Basic Black piece to the Basic White piece and began adding the pumpkins and leaves. I set the piece in place on the front of the card using Dimensionals.

I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock on the inside and the card was done.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. It's not only great for a fall Thanksgiving type card but a masculine birthday card as well.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda

Scary Cute, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Catalog

When I saw this card on Pinterest I just knew I had to make one. I love finding kid friendly Halloween cards. This one was just too cute to pass up. You can see the original card here.  

The base of this card is folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the inside and for the top of the card.  And a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the layer on top of the card base.

I die cut a circle using the 2-1/8" die from the "Layering Circles" die and I set it on top of the smallest Basic White piece. I took my Blending brush and scrubbed on some Daffodil Delight around the circle.  Then I scrubbed on some Pacific Point ink and I did get some on the Daffodil Delight (on purpose!). And then Night of Navy ink was scrubbed on the outer area.

I die cut the tree and bats from the same "Scary Cute" bundle using Basic Black card stock. 

I took a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock and cut the ground freehand. 

The words are from the "Scary Cute" set and were stamped on the ground piece using Versa Mark. They were then embossed with white embossing powder. I always have trouble getting the words straight when I use white on a dark background. Once the words were done I taped the ground piece in place.

Then I stamped the Frankenstein boy from the same "Scary Cute" set. I used black Memento ink to do that.

I glued the tree and bats in place.

And for the final touch, I took my white gel pen and added some stars to the sky. And the card was done.

This was a very fun and quick card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's kid friendly Halloween card,
Wanda

Snowman Magic, Lights Aglow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Mini Catalog

Tonight I thought I'd make a quick card.  We are in the process of having new windows installed in this old house. I look forward to the house being warmer this winter but it's so disruptive to have it done. Moving everything away from the windows. Not such a big deal until you get to my workroom.  I need to downsize!!  LOL  But a week from today it will be long over and I'll be happy! And it will be quieter. I say quieter because there's still noise outside because our streets are being totally redone. Each day brings a new noise! Proposed deadline is the beginning of November, so that's winding down too! Maybe the new windows will be quiet and I won't hear the noise from the street as much!! Anyway, let's talk about today's quick and simple card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock. This card was cut in half on the short size so once it was cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". 

I cut a 2-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of gold foil card stock and a 2" x 5-1/2" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Lights Aglow" 6" x 6" stack. There's some really pretty papers in that stack. I taped the DSP to the gold foil piece and then I taped that to the front of the card about 3/8" from the left side.

The words are from the "Snowman Magic" set and were stamped using Versa Mark and then embossed with gold embossing powder. I die cut them with the second largest stitched circle die from the "Stitched Shapes" die set.

The gold foil layer behind it is from the "Layering Circles" set. I used the 2-11/16" die. I taped the two layers together and then I set them in place with Dimensionals.  As I look at the card I think that little snowflake could use a crystal rhinestone, so I'll be adding one once I'm done posting this.

This was a fun and quick card to make. I like the layout, it's simple yet effective. You can use up some scrap pieces of DSP with this layout. Or you can make a lot of cards with one sheet of DSP. A 12" x 12" sheet would give you 12 strips to make 12 cards. I may dig out some retired DSP and make our Christmas cards with it so I can use up some of it. I have SO much in my stash.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Snowman Magic, Christmas Card, 2022 Stampin' Up! Fall Catalog

I found a fun card using the snowflake frame die from the "Snowman Magic" bundle. I thought it was clever how the die was cut twice and used one on top of the other. That was what caught my eye about the original card. You can see that card here. 

This card was easy to make and very quick too.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Night of Navy card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. When I cut the full sheet, I cut it on the short 8-1/2" side.  So once it was cut it measured 4-1/4" x 11". I added a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside.

Next I die cut the snowflake frames. I cut a piece of Balmy Blue and Basic White card stock at 3-1/2" x 4-3/4". Then I cut a piece of Night of Navy at 3-3/4" x 5".  And next I cut a piece of Balmy Blue card stock at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  

The words are from the "Snowman Magic" set and were stamped using Night of Navy ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut the piece using the second largest stitched square in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. 

Now to assemble the card. I glued the two snowflake frames together. I set the Balmy Blue one down on my worksurface. Then I added glue to the back of the Basic White piece and made sure it was the opposite of the Balmy Blue piece and I set it on top. I set it aside to dry a bit.

I glued the Bamly Blue layer down and then the Night of Navy down on top of it.

The word piece was laid on top and the snowflake frame was laid on top of that for placement. Once I got the word piece where I wanted it, I held it in place and removed the snowflake frame. I used my fingernail and "drew" a line on the side and bottom of the square so I could see on the Night of Navy piece where it was going to be set. I taped the back of the word piece and set it in place, lining up the side and bottom following the lines I "drew". 

Then the frame piece was glued on top. Crystal rhinestones were added to some of the snowflakes in the frame and the card was done.

It's SO pretty. I think I'd like to try another card sometime using the double frame and maybe adding the snowman or something fun!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Christmas Card,
Wanda 

Lights Aglow, Christmas Card, Split Circle Technique, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Mini Catalog

Today's card was a lot of fun to make. I have been having fun with the "Split Circle" technique. I found a card on Pinterest and I thought it would be fun to use the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I have to make it into a Christmas card. You can see the original card here. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock, I textured it using the snowflake die in the "Wintery 3D" embossing folder set. I glued this piece to the front of the card.

Then I die cut the circles using paper from the "Lights Aglow" 6" x 6" stack. There's some mighty pretty papers in that stack. One side they are embossed with gold and the backsides are not but are just as pretty. I used the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th largest stitched circles in the "Stylish Shapes" die set. And I cut each circle in half. You need to cut two large and two small of each color and the middle one is the same for the top and bottom piece.

Next the circles were taped together and glued in place on the front of the card.

I die cut a couple of gold foil leaves using the die from the "Forever Fern" set. I glued then in place on top of the line of the light green half-circle.

The words are from my computer. I used the Lucinda Handwriting font and the RGB code for the Evening Evergreen color 73R 90G 83B.  I printed them out and cut them 1/2" x 3-7/8".  I should have set the strip on the card using Dimensionals instead of gluing it in place.  It could stand a bit of depth.  But all in all I like it and I think I would make this card again. I may make a few for Christmas cards this year. They don't take a lot of DSP to do it.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Christmas Card,
Wanda

Scary Cute, Halloween Treat Holder, Weekend Project, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Mini Catalog

I found this fun coffin treat holder on Pinterest and I clicked through the link to see if there were any instructions.  I did find them but I also found them hard to follow.  It could be that I was just too tired to think straight but I tried a couple of times and then just figured it out on my own. You can see the original instructions here. 

Here's how I made it. The Basic Gray card stock was cut at 8-1/2" x 2-3/4".  This piece was scored at 4", 4-1/4" and 4-1/2". It was folded in half for the cutting part.

On the top edge I marked both left and right at 3/4". On each side, one inch down I placed a mark. And on the bottom I marked each side (on the fold) 1/2". I cut the top corners off first, following the side and top markings. Then I cut the bottom one using the same side marking to the bottom marking on the fold. Now it looks like a coffin, right?  

Next is the inside piece that holds the treat. I could not for the life of me figure out how the piece was made. So here's how I made mine. I took a 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic Gray card stock. I scored it on the short side at 3/8" on the left and the right. I turned the piece to the long side and I scored it at 1-7/8" and 2-3/8".  I clipped the small side pieces and snipped the edges to allow for the piece to fold in nicely. Did you notice I fell off the track scoring?  It's easy to hide, just make sure you cover that part or put it to the back! Once the pieces were cut I stamped them using the dotted image from the "Color & Contour" set because I didn't have any other spotted looking image. It did the job. I stamped it with Basic Gray ink.

Now to assemble, I glued the sides of the treat holder together and then I glued it to the inside of the coffin. Glue was added to the bottom and the back.

I die cut the haunted house from the "Scary Cute" bundle using Basic Black card stock and I glued it on the front of the holder. I added a Crushed Curry moon too.

For the front I stamped the little Frankenstein boy from the same set using black Memento ink on Basic White card stock. I fussy cut him out. Then I die cut a stitched circle, it was the 3rd smallest in the "Stitched Shapes" die set. I took my Blending brush and scrubbed on some Night of Navy ink. The Basic Black circle behind it was the 4th smallest in the "Layering Circles" die set. I taped the two circles together. I set it in place on the front of the treat holder using Dimensionals.

The words are from the same set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White using black Memento ink. I die cut them with the cute die from the same "Scary Cute" bundle. I set them in place using Dimensionals.  

I added a few Basic Black card stock bats that are also part of that bundle.  Those I glued in place.  And the treat holder was done.

This was fun and pretty easy to do once I figured out how to make the holder part. 

I apologize for how this post looks. Blogger must have been having issues. I had a lot of problems downloading the phots.  I've never encountered this before and this is what I ended up with. I had to run with it because I needed to get this posted.  I hope they fix the problem soon.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Halloween treat holder,
Wanda

Snowman Magic, Christmas Card, 2022 Stampin' Up! Fall Mini Catalog

Here's another card I had fun making. I had gotten a package of DSP and several coordinating colors of card stock from Terri when I had placed an order. I ran across it when I was moving some stuff on my worktable. I did not say I was cleaning up my worktable, I said I was moving some stuff.  We all know the table needs to be cleaned but not today!!!

I was looking through the colors of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) and they were so sparkly. The sheets have gold embossing on them. I turned them over to see what was on the back and I saw the snowflake piece. I don't remember what was on the other side of this piece, once I saw the snowflake I was hooked. The DSP is from the "Texture Chic" 12" x 12" package. I had received six 4" x 6" pieces. So here's what I did with this piece.

I took a piece of the Soft Succulent card stock that was in the package and I folded it in half.

Then I took a piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Winter 3D" embossing folder. It's a thinner folder, as in not as wide as the other ones, so I had to run the card stock through the Big Shot twice. I just moved the card stock over just enough to get the image all over it but trying not to show a line where I joined the two embossings.  I think I did a pretty good job because I can't see where I met the first run with the second run. I glued this piece to the front of the card.

Next I cut the DSP at 2-1/4" x 4-1/4" and a piece of Evening Evergreen (that came in the package) at 3" x 4-1/2".  I taped the two pieces together and then I glued it to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Snowman Magic" set and were stamped using Evening Evergreen ink. I die cut them using the second largest stitched circle die from the "Stylish Shapes" die set. And for the layer behind it, I die cut the 2-11/16" (second largest) circle from the "Layering Circles" die set. I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the circle was set in place on the front of the card. 

I added a tiny crystal rhinestone to the snowflake in the circle and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock to the inside and the card was done.

This was a very fun, quick, and easy card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Best Witches, Kid Friendly Halloween Card, Split Circle Technique Stampin' Up! Fall Mini Catalog 2022

I had so much fun making this card. I was looking on Pinterest and saw a card that used the "Split Circle" technique so I thought I'd see if I could make one using a Halloween motif.  And here it is. I think the green background could use something more but other than that I like it. Maybe I'll add a few black bats, I don't know but it does need something. You can see one I made by clicking here. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer and a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Granny Apple Green Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Brights Collection 6" x 6" stack. I taped that on top of the Basic Black piece.

Next I die cut the circles using the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th largest circles in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I counted the circles being the largest one was number 1. 

I used Highland Heather DSP from the "Brights Collection" stack. Pumpkin Pie from the "Gingham Cottage" 12" x 12" stack, and Basic Black from the "Black & White Designs" 12" x 12" package. You need to cut 5 circles. The center one can be used for both the top and bottom split. You need to cut one large and one small of the Highland Heather and Basic Black ones. After you die cut them you need to cut them in half. After I die cut mine, I folded the scrap piece in half to find the center of the circle. I placed the circle back inside the piece and then marked center on the top and bottom lightly with a pencil. After they were cut I assembled the circle halves and taped them together. Put them together before you tape them or you could mess them up.  Yup, speaking from experience here!!

I die cut the second to the last circle using a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I colored it in using Gorgeous Grape ink and my Blending brush. 

The frog is from the "Best Witches" set and was stamped using black Memento ink. I fussy cut him out and colored him with both light and dark Granny Apple Green Blends pens. I set him in place on top of the Gorgeous Grape circle using a Dimensional.

The words are from my computer. I didn't have a current set with just "happy halloween" so I used my computer and I colored the words using the RGB code for the Pumpkin Pie color. I used Comic Sans MS font, bolded. I die cut the words using the ribbon ends die from the same "Stylish Shapes" set. I set the words in place using Dimensionals and the card was done. But like I said, the background needs something. Black dots. Stars. Bats.  Something.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Halloween card,
Wanda

Happiness Abounds, Hues of Happiness, Stampin' Up!

Here is another one of the cards I made from the "World Cardmaking Day" kit that Terri had sent me. I didn't get a chance to make them all. There were three in the kit. I will make the last one in the next few days. It was fun and different for me. I'm not one to do a lot of "fun folds" type cards. Mostly because those purchasing my cards don't care much for them.

This card has a flat base. It's a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic Black card stock. The front flap part is cut at 2-1/4" x 5-1/2".  It's folded in half and a 2" x 4" piece of Basic White card stock is added to the inside. You can stamp on it before adding it. I just left it blank, there's not a lot of room to write on a layout like this.

The front has a 2" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Perfect Penciled" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the front of the flap. Then I taped that flap piece to the the Basic Black base. It's about 1" from the left edge.

The flower is from the "Hues of Happiness" DSP and was die cut with the matching die. I also die cut a Basic Black piece to go behind it for stability. I set the flower on the front and I gently ran my fingernail over the back of it along the edge of the flap so I could see where not to add Dimensionals. I added the Dimensionals and set the piece in place on the front. 

Leaves were die cut and set in place under the flower and the card was done. 

It's a very quick and easy card to make. And I'm thinking that it's a great way to use up some of those strips of DSP I have.  Though I think I would use the layout but not make the flap part. I'd just cut that front piece at 2-1/4" x 4-1/4" and use a folded half-sheet of Basic Black for the card.

This was a fun card to make!  I can't wait to find some time to finish the last one.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's fun fold card,
Wanda

Snowman Magic, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up! 2022 Fall Mini Catalog

This card was not what was in my head when I started out. But this is how it ended up and I'm sharing it with you anyway.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. This card opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Balmy Blue for the layer and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the top of the card. 

I had die cut the tree using the die from the "Snowman Magic" bundle. I used the diamond glitter paper with a double-sided sticky sheet behind it so I could make it into a sticker.  The Basic White piece of card stock it's on measures 3" x 1-3/4" and the Balmy Blue layer measures 3-1/8" x 1-7/8".  I set the tree in place about 1/2" up from the bottom edge of the Basic White piece. I taped the two layers together. Then I taped the ends of some pretty "Iridescent Trim" to the back. As I look at it I think I should have wrapped the trim around it all the way to the bottom to give the illusion of snow. I don't know.  What do you think?

I set the tree piece on top of the card front for word placement. The words are from the same "Snowman Magic" set and were stamped using Balmy Blue ink. 

There was a little snowflake die in the set so I die cut a glitter paper one and set it in place using a custom cut Dimensional.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the tree panel and it was set in place on the front of the card.

It's an okay card but not what was in my head. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Happiness Abounds, Hues of Happiness, Art Gallery, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Today I needed a thinking of you card and I ran across this one on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. The lady showing the card was showing 10 of them she made using this layout. It's a fun, easy, and quick layout.  I also have a fun and NEW tip/technique for you too, so stay tuned.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Gorgeous Grape card stock. This card opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Fresh Freesia card stock for the front and a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the inside. I taped the Basic White piece to the inside. Every time I do that before I finish the card I hear Clint Eastwood in my head saying "Do you feel lucky, Punk?". A couple of times I've gotten the card flipped over and then the Basic White piece is behind the front of the card but most of the time I get it right! So, today this "punk" felt lucky!! LOL 

I did click through the Pinterest Post and found some measurements. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Hues of Happiness" 12" x 12" package as well as the flowers and leaves on the front of the card. I cut a strip that was 1" x 2-3/4".  And I cut a Basic White piece that was 4" x 2-3/4".  I taped the DSP strip to the left on the Basic White piece. 

The piece was set on top of the card for placement of the words. The words are from the "Art Gallery" set and were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink.

Once the words were stamped I taped the Basic White piece in place just above them. 

I tried to find out what was used between the DSP and the Basic White part of the piece but had no luck. So here's where the fun tip/technique comes in. I took a 1/4" x 2-3/4" strip of Diamond Glitter paper and I peeled the backing off it. Then I took my dark Highland Heather Blends pen and colored the backside. My first thought was to color the front but I didn't want glitter bits on my pen and I didn't want to ruin my pen. So peeling the backing off allowed the ink to bleed through the paper and give it the appearance of being Highland Heather. A fun tip/technique. Please feel free to use it or pass it on, but I do ask that you give a link back to my blog.  I let the strip sit for a few minutes so the ink dried and then I glued it on top of the Basic White strip, butting the left side to the right side of the DSP.

Next the flower die cut flower from the "Hues of Happiness" DSP package was added using Dimensionals and the leaves from the same set were die cut and set in place using glue. 

I added some Wink of Stella to the flower and the card was done.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see today's card and new tip/technique,
Wanda

Hues of Happiness, World Cardmaking Day, Stampin' Up! 2022-2021 Catalog

Sad to say I did not get to play along with Terri Gaines yesterday on "World Cardmaking Day" I had chores to do and you know if you don't get your chores done you don't get to play. But I got my chores done early enough today that I had time to watch the video and play along. Terri had set her customers packets of card stock and Designer Series Paper (DSP) to play along. I didn't have the stamp set she used so I used a flower image I had on my shelf. Here is a link to Terri's video on how to make this card and two others. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. The front was cut off at 2-1/2" leaving 3" on the left side.

The DSP is new to me, it was in the kit that was mailed to me. It's called "Perfectly Penciled" DSP. There's penciled flowers on the backsides of what you see here.  Terri had us cut the dotted piece at 1" and it was already cut at 2" x 4". That strip was taped to the left of the card and then the lined piece that was also cut at 2" x 4" was taped on next. 

She had stamped a flower but I didn't have the set she used so I used a flower from the "Hues of Happiness" DSP. I die cut it and die cut the leaves to go with it. Terri did give a nice tip, she had colored her stamped image in using Blends pens and they bleed through the back of the card stock. So she die cut a Basic Black piece and taped the stamped piece on top. So that is what I did here, I die cut the flower and then I die cut a Basic Black piece. I did mine that way more for the stability because the DSP is a lot thinner than card stock. I taped the flower to the Basic Black flower shape and the piece was set in place using Dimensionals. Make sure you don't get the Dimensional on the inside of the card. What I do is I set my image where I want it and I hold it in place while I run my fingernail lightly along the edge of the card behind the image. It leaves a light line that I can see and know not to cross over with Dimensionals or tape. Nothing like taping your card shut! And yes, I've done that before, once or twice. LOL

So once the flower was set in place, I added the leaves. Then a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White was added to the inside and the card was done.

It was fun and quick but I'm still sad I wasn't able to play along yesterday. But better late than never. I'm not sure how I'm going to decorate the other two cards in the kit but I'll figure out something as the week goes on.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see my World Cardmaking Day card,
Wanda

Scary Cute, Halloween Fry Box Treat Holder, Weekend Project, 2022 Stampin' Up! Fall Mini Catalog

I have not made a fry box in a long time and after making that cute Halloween box on Thursday, I thought I'd try another type of candy/treat holder.  I found my fry box here. You just copy it over to your computer and set it up in your word processing program and print it out. First I printed one out on copier paper to see if I liked the size. That pattern is designed to resize to what fits your needs. My fry box measured 2" across the bottom front. It was the perfect size for my project. You can get a copy of the fry box here. 

I ended up tracing my fry box onto a piece of Basic White card stock. Once I printed one on copier paper, I realized those score lines would show and I didn't want that. And I thought about making a Basic Black fry box but you can't print it out because you won't be able to see the lines.  So I used the copier paper one as a template.  After tracing the box, I cut it out and then scored the side lines using my ruler and stylus on a piece of thick Fun Foam. You need a foam backing to score or you won't get a nice score and the piece will be harder to put together.  Be careful not to push too hard or you could poke through the card stock. And no, I didn't poke through mine.  Not this time anyway!  LOL  I did trace over the line a few times to leave a deep mark on my card stock. Once the scoring was done, I folded the box but didn't glue it.

I set the front of the box on my worksurface with some scrap copier paper under it. I cut a couple of strips of copier paper and taped it down over the front sides on my worksurface. I also made a template for the bottom part of the box. I traced over the arched score line on a piece of scrap paper and I taped that over the bottom part of the box.  Now I was ready to scrub on some color! I used my Blending Brush to do that.

The first color I used was Daffodil Delight. I covered the whole area with it. Then I added some Crushed Curry. The next color I added was Cajun Craze. I tried to keep this color above the Crushed Curry color. The ground was next, I took Old Olive ink scrubbed a bit in the grassy area. Then I added some Mossy Meadow to the very bottom part. And for the upper part of the sky I used Night of Navy.  And the front was ready to be decorated.

The haunted house from the "Scary Cute" bundle was die cut along with the bats, using a scrap piece of Basic Black card stock.

Then I die cut the moon using a scrap piece of Crushed Curry. 

The pieces were glued in place and then the fry box was glued on the sides. The bottom of my fry box didn't line up nicely, it hung over the base a bit so I just snipped it off when the glue set up. When you glue the sides, glue the front to the back, it gives it a nicer look. 

I added a little package of Oreo cookies (2 cookies in this package) and the box is ready to give to someone. I got the little pack of cookies at The Dollar Tree. There are 4 little packets in one package. 

This was a fun and quick little project to do. I am going to keep this in mind for December!! 

I hope you have fun making this project.

I thank you ever so much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Halloween gift fry box,
Wanda