Glad you could join us for some holiday crafting with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals! You’ve probably hopped over from Naki Rager’s blog at My Stampin’ Blog. I’m stop number 18 on the Pals Hop, and I’m glad you hopped in! I’ll help you “hop along” from blog to blog where you’ll find great ideas for Stampin’ Up! projects featuring the new Holiday Catalog! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you’ll be back on track.
After the long, hot summers in the South, I always look forward to the Autumn and Winter holidays – the crisp air, the beatiful colors of Fall and the delicious treats around every corner. Halloween kicks things off in October, Thanksgiving keeps the party going in November and then Christmas (the matriarch of all holidays) finishes the year on a high note! For today’s project, I have focused on the first of the holidays, Halloween.
No one who knows me would ever call me Halloween-crazy. I don’t decorate my yard with gobblins and tombstones, and I don’t wear a Spongebob Squarepants costume to the grocery store on October 31. When I first saw Googly Ghouls in the Holiday Catalog, though, I was in love. These adorable characters truly embrace a child’s view of this holiday:
I mounted the ghouls on a long, slender card that would easily fit in a standard business envelope – the Basic Black base measures 9″x7-1/2″ and is scored at 3-3/4″ to make a 9″x3-3/4″ card front. I quite like the line-up of these ghouls, dancing along the long-stretched Gumball Green stitched ribbon.
Tips, Tricks and Reminders:
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Add a touch of color. While these characters would still be adorable in solid black, I wanted a pop of color for the witch and Frankenstein images. I stamped both characters in Basic Black and Gumball Green and then carefully snipped selected components out of the Gumball Green images to carefully glue atop the Basic Black images. A lot of snipping on this card, but a lot of fun!
- Set the mood. A simple orange moon accents the oh-so-spooky line dancers on this card, giving the characters a location and a perfect space to showcase the adorable…er, I mean…scary bat.
Come back tomorrow! To accompany the ghouls, I made an envelope with a Pumpkin Pie sheet of the Bold Designer Series Paper Stack that opens from the side. In tomorrow’s blog post, I will provide the step-by-step instructions for making this beautifully coordinated envelope that allows the ghouls to appear one-by-one as the card is removed from the side of the envelope.
Stamp sets: Googly Ghouls, Teeny Tiny Wishes Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, Bold Designer Series Paper Stack Inks: Basic Black, Gumball Green Accessories: Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, 3/16″ Corner punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Now hop along for more inspiring ideas from Kim Luithle’s blog at Kim’s Stampin Stuff, stop number 19 on the Pals Holiday Catalog Blog Hop! Thanks for “hopping” by!
- Lynn Hoyt at Cattail Designs
- Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards.com
- Debbie Pierce at Stampin Sunshine
- Jennifer Takacs at Stamped in Full
- Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin’ Affair!
- Cathy King at chattycathycardcreations
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
- Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
- Mary Fish at Stampin Pretty
- Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
- Diane Roberts at Scoreatfourandaquarter
- Claire Crotteau-Hutt at stamppaperscissors
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
- Nancy Gleason at My Stampin’ Space
- Naki Rager at My Stampin’ Blog
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Kim Luithle at Kim’s Stampin Stuff
- Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikkis Creative Corner
- Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Susan Lankford at Stamp and Scrap With Susan
- Nicole Watt at Impressions by Nicole
- Bobbi Mangas at My Therapy
- Angie Blake at Angies Musings
- Kris Kilcoyne at Kween Bee Kreations
- Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sunshine
- Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
Wonderful! Brian you are the next Mary Fish, very talented, a clean blog with daily posts full of details, information & inspiration. Love Frank’s green hair! (re think the Sponge Bob costume this year I think that would be a Scream!)
Patti – thank you so much! The greatest compliment anyone could offer my work is that it reminds them of Mary Fish’s projects – albeit a lie, Patti, a lie! I think I’m going to dress as a strawberry this year…Publix, here I come!
Brian, I couldn’t figure out how to make your replay window scroll to leave you a comment on your sweet halloween hop card, so…yes, neat size and I love the colors you used and I’m quite shocked that you are not going to the store dressed up as Spongebob this Halloween! LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Brian, super-cute card! I love these little guys, too
Thank you, Amy!
yes, they are dancing and having quite a party. looking quite dapper, too. love the cool card size.
Thanks, Mary! Funny how “standard business size” becomes “cool” but I quite like it, too!
I love your card, Brian. I too don’t ‘do’ Halloween but I had to get this set too! Who wouldn’t love Halloween with these adorable little creatures and their googly eyes.
And yes, I want to see to the pic of you in Publix in your strawberry costume. And don’t whimp out and send flat Brian in your place! LOL.
Nancy, Thanks for the comment! Flat Brian is retired in a bag in my closet – with lots of wonderful notes from great friends I’ve never met.
These kids are so spooky that I’m not sure I’d open my door! The card shape is different-like! Well done!
Thanks, Patti!
Appreciate it.
So cute! I too don’t do a lot for Halloween dress up but we do have a halloween kid here…born on Halloween……thanks for hopping!
I made this card in celebration of your birthday, Barb!
They’re doing the mash…………..the Monster Mash! Adorable!
Thanks, Linda! No one does adorable like you do!
Great use of color Brian! Anxious to see the followup post tomorrow.
Thanks, Ginger! I really appreciate it. I lost my tomorrow post and have fingers crossed that I still have my “measurements scrap piece” waiting for me at home. If not, I’ll be remeasuring everything tonight. :0
Such a fun little card! I like the detail of the paper piecing even if it is a bit tedious.
Thanks, Karen! I twas tedious, but I don’t mind tedious. I’m an accountant.
I love the simplicity of this and the fact that you didn’t even have to use any DSP.
All of the halloween cards I’m seeing lately have the “same-old” look to them. Loving this fresh look! Fun!
Thanks, Kris! I always buy the DSP but can’t ever find the right place to use it. I’m working on that, although I definitely agree it’s not always needed.
Shows my age but my first thought was they’re doing to Monster Mash… cute card, looking for the envelope tutorial tomorrow.
Thanks, Claire! BTW, they ARE doing the Monster Mash.
This is so cute, Brian! I particularly love the pops of green, especially baby Frank’s hair
Thanks, Jen! It was tedious, but I think it need that pop of green.
I’m with you, I’m not usually a Halloween person, but this card makes me happy!! And I love that they’re line dancing. Because what else would a mini monster do?!!
Thanks, Debbie! I didn’t set out to make them line dance – I just staggered them about the ribbon line. When I was done, I forced the line dancing activity upon them.
LOVE this card! Cute and happy-dancin kiddie-type halloween characters. And I really love the card dimensions! Reminds me to think outside the standard card box!–Terri
Thank you, Terri! I really appreciate it. I had a lot of fun with these characters.
As they say…location, location, location. The placement of these characters on the real estate really makes the card! And I love the size of the card. I never think to use that size. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks, Diane! After I had the characters set out over the card, I had a blank space in the corner. That’s when I added the moon.
. Appreciate your feedback!
Oh Brian…your card is so darn cute! Whatever you decide for Halloween, I hope you post a few pictures =) I wish I lived closer…I would love to stamp with y’all.
Thanks, Beth! Why wait until Halloween to act like a juvenile? I hope you do come to visit us sometime!
Totally cute! I love that stamp set!
Thanks, Angie!
Brian, this card is so darn cute. Love these characters and how you placed them makes them definitely look like they are dancing…how fun!! Nice job at cutting them all out…so worth it!!
Thanks, Mikki! I appreciate the feedback. It was a fun card to make.
That really is a cute card Brian! Looks like they can’t wait for the fun to begin. Now, I am hoping you have some kid in mind to send it to, who would get a kick out of it.
Thanks, Lynn! This one is going to my niece and nephews.
Brian I think your comment about a lot of snipping is a serious understatement! But the result is just beautiful…its all in the details! Love it!
Thanks, Shannon! I don’t hate to snip tiny, little pieces so I do it often. It’s my enjoyable way to earn a few wow points.
LOL…I’m going backwards in my emails right now…..Love this design..I have all of the components and this would be adorable for my 5+ year old great niece….fun, fun, fun! I’m not a great snipper but this one could be worth the effort…TGS everything!