Pillow Boxes

Here are a couple of kraft pillow boxes decorated for Halloween. 

I used the roller in black ink on the first box and gorgeous grape ink on the second.  These boxes are kraft colored so it really helps to go with the theme coloring them.
The wicked die cut is cut from silver glossy paper on both boxes.  I ink sponged granny apple green ink on the first one.
Hope you like,any questions, let me know.  These are both from the Holiday Catalog samples.
May you and yours have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Until next time,

Inky Hug,

Alicia

Wicked Invitations

Here's another cute idea for an invitation to a Halloween party.  It has been awhile since I have been to a party, but the ones I used to attend were always so much fun.  I dressed up as "Elvira" and had fun doing different versions of her through the years.

Anyways, here is the invite, which is embossed with the stylish scroll embossing folder on black glossy paper. 

The wicked and spider die cuts were cut from Gorgeous Grape card stock.  It is always fun to see
what can be made with stamps and die cuts.

Until next time,

Inky Hugs,

Alicia

Wonderly Wicked

I actually only bought one Halloween set in the Holiday catalog this year, the Wonderfully Wicked stamp set and dies.  I just loved the wicked die cut. Since I have been busy with cards for my swaps at On Stage, I only made four things with it.  This is the first one:

Isn't it cute?? Getting some treats in that would be fun!  This is copied directly from the catalog.  It was easy to put together with the mini pizza box.  The paper for the background is from the Monster Bash collection.  The wicked die cut is from white glitter paper colored with Gorgeous Grape ink. The cat is from the stamp set. Hope you enjoyed. 

Until next time,

Inky Hugs,

Alicia

Halloween Decor

Hi all!  I'm back.......

Well, it is that time of year again for the ghosts and goblins to come out!  I have been fairly busy on the craft front getting ready for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Stampin Up OnStage event here in November.  I swap cards with other demos and it is a chance to meet them and get all kinds of cards and gifts.

Well back to the heading..the Decor.  Since we don't live in a house that is easy to trick or treat at, I just decorate outside with Halloween and Fall together.  After Halloween, I take all the "Halloweeny" stuff down and leave the Fall decor.  Inside I decorate a table in our foyer for Halloween.  Most everything on the table is handmade by me through the years.  Love looking back at what I was "into" from year to year.

Here is a picture o this year's display:

  Will be back tomorrow with a few of this year's Halloween creations for you.  Until then,

Inky Hugs,

Alicia

Shabby Chic

I did another project with the Needlepoint Nook Suite.  This includes a  a 8x8 card box and 4 matching cards.  The DSP is so pretty and of course, it is double sided so you can use it so many different ways.  I made the box. There are many videos on U Tube on how to make one so I wont go into it here.  The cards are all using the same basic colors and designs.  There is a die cut that embosses to look like embroidery stitches that I love. I used it on all the pieces.  The colors used in the card stock and ink were-very vanilla ,rich razzleberry, powder pink, blushing bride, old olive and granny apple green. I love the saying in this set.  It says:  People like you make the world a better place.  Thank you all for looking.

 

 

Well, that pretty much completes what I did crafty over the summer.  Getting ready for Fall and Halloween.  Hope to show you some of those creations soon.  Take care.

Until next time ,

Inky Hugs,

Alicia

Needlepoint Nooke Suite

I almost didn't order this suite but the more I saw things that were made with it, the more I knew I was going to.  It reminded me of when I was a young girl, my Aunt would do different types of embroidery and she would bring things for me to do it with her.  I still have one of the pieces that I did and it is still in the hoop!

So the cards I made go into the Acetate Card Box.  I used the same colors and elements on all the cards. I used a Poppy Parade stitched piece of DSP for the cover on the box. The flowers on all the pieces are stamped with poppy parade and crushed curry.  The leaves are old olive ink then die cut and attached with dimensionals. The cards use the basic same color scheme.  Turned out cute,right?
This idea came from one of my favorite blogs, Stampin Hoot.

 

 

 

 

 Until next time,

Inky Hugs,

Alicia

Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder

Told ya!  I couldn't quite get enough of the Magnolia Suite.  Today is the last of what I have done with this suite this summer.  This was a fun one to do.  This embossing folder is sooo pretty on its own.  Emboss anything, any color card stock or foil paper.  It just stands alone in artistic beauty.  But I added some color with the Stampin Blends to give it some more demension.

The card base is Petal Pink card stock with a piece of old olive card stock underneath the piece of embossed white card stock.  I then lightly colored the petals with petal pink stampin blends.  The leaves are colored with old olive.  I added some shine with the shimmer pen.

Enjoy!

Until next time,

Inky Hugs,

Alicia