Category: Harvest/Halloween

Pals Blog Hop: The Holidays are Here Again!

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Welcome to the September Pals Blog Hop. This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Peggy Noe at prettypapercards, #33 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

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You can’t deny it the Holidays are upon us.  You can run, but you can’t hide.  Just go ahead and pull out the decorations even if you’re not much of a Halloween person… it’s Harvest time my friends.  I just want to show you my all time Halloween paper… Motley Crew!  Eeek, I can’t stop using it because it makes perfect little banners.  Don’t ya think!?

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The next stop is Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery’s Owlery, #35 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting and  I hope to see you next month.

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  1. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
  2. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
  3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
  4. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
  5. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
  6. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  7. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly’s Creative Corner
  8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
  9. Katy McGloin at Just fun Stamping
  10. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  11. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
  12. Shannon Jaramillo at www.EZPeasyCards.com
  13. Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
  14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
  15. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  16. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
  17. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
  18. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
  19. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
  20. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  21. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  22. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
  23. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
  24. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
  25. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
  26. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  27. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
  28. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
  29. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
  30. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
  31. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb…
  32. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
  33. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
  34. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards <- YOU ARE HERE
  35. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery’s Owlery

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Products Used:

Motlley Monsters Designer Series Paper
$10.95
Good Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$22.00
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$3.95
Snail Permanent Adhesive
$6.95
Banners Framelits Die
$26.95
Big Shot
$99.95
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$39.95

Burlap & Blog Candy

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*ALERT… PRODUCT GIVE AWAY WITH BLOG CANDY!*

Halloween

Lately, everything has been on the go and I just need to take a little breather, so today I have for you a cute little burlap bag that was given to us at convention as a make-and-take.  Since I mostly like to socialize like a little butterfly and didn’t put it together while at convention, I figured I’d show it to you now.  Isn’t it just so stinkin’ cute!?

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However, since you can’t just buy it I’m giving you something in return!  Blog Candy… clap clap clap… yay yay yay!  Not only do you get the cute little bulap bag, you get all the goodies below.

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To sweeten the “blog” candy you will also recieve a sample of the Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper (cut 6″x6″)… see my previous card with Motley Monsters HERE.  How do you like them apples!?  The picture above doesn’t give you a good image of the spooky stickers, so you can see a better image below.  Don’t get scared now…. BOO!

Blog Candy

To enter to win this cute little package all you have to do is leave a comment and let me know if you like spooky or sweet pretty costumes.  I’m a scary cat, so I prefer sweet pretty one’s…. LOL.

I’ll announce the winner on Saturday, Sept. 13th using the Random Number Generator.  Good Luck!

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Give Thanks by Stampin’ Up!

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Fall

I love Fall and I love the Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper probably because I grew up in Los Angeles and the only thing I was blessed to see were the leaves turn yellos.  There wasn’t much orange, deep purples, or burgandy’s and I absolutely LOVE color!

Fall

I used the Autumn Accents Bigz Die leaves because I felt that if I stamped on the designer series paper that I would ruin colors of the leaves and I wanted to use the Burlap Ribbon to add a coolness to the card.

Fall

To make the leaf appear more real I used a paper crimper that I purchased from Stampin’ Up! long ago and has since been retired.  But don’t worry you too can give your leaves a textured look by picking up a paper crimper where ever crafting tools are sold.

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Products Used:

Good Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$22.00
Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper
$10.95
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
1-1/4″ Burlap Ribbon
$7.95
Gold Baker’s Twine
$3.50
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$6.95
Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Autumn Accents Bigz Die
$21.95
Big Shot
$99.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$3.95
Glue Dots
$4.95

Boo! and a Sketch Challenge

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Halloween
I’m not at all a Halloween person, but I fell head over heals over the Motley  Monsters designer series paper! I used portions of this particular design because I loved the piercing hello eye staring back at you.  I can’t wait to mail it to my nephew in Wisconsin.

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Isn’t little Frankie just adorable? What kid won’t find him not so scary? I know I don’t normally send out Halloween cards, but my little nieces and nephews are gonna get something sweet and spectacular this year.
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Since I also don’t purchase Halloween stamp sets the little letters think it’s dies were perfect for this card.  The layout is an inspiration by Creative Challenge Club. I’m not sure how long they’ve around, but I love their challenge layouts and I want to help get the word out about them.

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Products Used:

Motley Monsters DSP (135819)

Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$7.95
1″ Square Punch
$15.95
Little Letters Thinlits Die
$28.95
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Hello Honey 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$6.95
Tangelo Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$6.95
Big Shot
$99.95
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$39.95

Halloween Skeleton from a Pretty Pal

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Halloween

Shirley Sumption is the creator of this awesome card!  Thanks so much for letting me know.  Some of the slips that came with the cards were lost somewhere between Salt Lake City and me going through them one by one.

You can find detailed instructions on how she put it together here.

Yet another card from one of my sweet Pals!  Most everyone knows that I'm not into scary Halloween stuff, but I like the cute decorations and this card is one of my favorites.  I'm sharing most of the cards with you as I prepare to redeploy for home because I've already sent all my card-making supplies home.

I thought I would have severe crafting withdraw, but it hasn't been bad.  Between posting my Pal's cards and My Digital Studio… I'm doing well.  I'm really getting to know MDS so much more that a few days ago I posted about my new banner.  It would be awesome if you gave me some color choices in comments below for my November colors.

Pop N Place

Our new Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags come in a booklet of 70+ tags in five paper designs, 2 pages of each design–created from our existing punch and die shapes.  These tags (which coordinate with the Season of Style products in the 2013 holiday catalog) are perfect for gift-giving.  Select image above to view all items available.

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Available through December 31, 2013

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Feliz Dia de las Brujas

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Halloween

In my culture we do not celebrate Halloween.  There's no such thing as going house to house to collect sweet treats. But what we do have is El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead).  It's a day were we celebrate the lives of our loved one's who have passed on.

So, on October 31st, we celebrate with our loved one's, friends, and neighborhoods as we come together, pray, and simply eat.  Now, that's what I love… eating!  LoL… It's like a pot luck in honor of those that enriched our lives and live in our hearts forever.

Card Sketches

Today's sketch is brought to you buy Pals Paper Arts #176 sketch challenge.

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The sentiment is literally translated to read Day of the Witches… LoL.  I don't know why Halloween was named that, but that's what I grew up calling it… kind of funny I think.  Blog-Signature

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Supplies
Stamp Set(s):  Deseos Pequeñitos
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Real Red, Red Glitter, Brushed Silver
Inks/Color:  Real Red
Tools/Punches/Dies: Large Oval, Scallop Oval Extra Large

Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls… it's all downhill from here… the rest of the cards you will see were made two weeks ahead of time.  Why?  Because I had to ship 99.5% of my supplies home to the homeland sort of speak… LOL.  Yes, I'm having bad withdraw, but I left out a couple Paper Pumpkin kits and I've been working on them one card at a time.  Talk about milking the cow… LOL.  When those are complete I have bought some My Digital Studio dgital stamps, paper, and embellishment and I'll be showing you my card designs.  So, stay tuned because I'm getting really excited about it now.  So, I will not suffer from serious withdraw… I will design my heart away while I wait to be reunited with my paper… =)  Stay tuned on my progress… Yippee Skippy! 

Pals Blog Hop: Trick or Treat!

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Thank you for joining us for the Pals Halloween Blog Hop. We hope you enjoy our virtual trick-or treat hop where you will either learn great tricks for your creative projects or enjoy a blog candy treat. 

You should have just left stop number 2 on the Pals Hop – Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Hello and welcome once again… today I bring you a sweet little spider that is supposed to be a black widow.  But now that I look at it… it looks like a round cockroach… I'm laughing so hard, I just spit on my screen (go ahead and laugh)… hahaha.

Either way, spider or cockroach… I hate them both.  The only cool thing with this spider is that it's a paper spider.  They are cute and not scary what so ever.  They are fun and easy to make too.

A paper snipped the legs in an L and just glued them to the back of the body.  The body was made with a 1" circle punch and for the red dot belly I used the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  Stampin' Up! punches are very versatile and have a gazzilion uses.  Is that even a word? LoL

I've Got a Treat to Give!

1StacksMy treat for you today is a brand new Hostess stamp set… Stacks of Wishes.  If you'd like a chance to win, simply leave a comment below by Fri., Oct. 11th.  One random winner will be announced on Sat., October 12th, so be sure to come back and check on Saturday!  U.S. address only please.

If you're signed up to follow My Paper Journey, you will receive an email announcing the winner the moment it is posted.  Winner has 24 hours to email (maggie@maggiemadecards.com) me mailing address, so stay tuned for the announcement of the winner!

May the cards be with you – Good Luck!

The next stop is Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner, stop number 4 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

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Blog Hop Line Up:

  1. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery 
  2. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers 
  3. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards <—- You Are Here
  4. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
  5. Debbie Crowley at  expressivelydeb… 
  6. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts 
  7. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair! 
  8. Kerry Willard Bray at  Stampgoodness 
  9. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty 
  10. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit 
  11. Colleen Mollema at My Crafty Habit 
  12. Lisa Davis at Cherry Street Paper Treats 
  13. Lisa Ann Bernard at  Queen B Creations 
  14. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat 
  15. Nancy Gleason at  My Stampin Space
  16. Beth Beard at  My little craft blog 
  17. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons 
  18. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine 
  19. Peggy Noe at  Prettypapercards.com 
  20. Debbie Mageed at  Secret Stamper 
  21. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping 
  22. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin' 
  23. Shirley Sumption at Look at my Cute Stuff 
  24. Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions 
  25. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary 
  26. Margaret Moody at Margaret Moody
 

Halloween with Teeny Tiny Wishes

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I was cleaning up my craft area of my teeny tiny room aka cell… (LoL) the other day and I quickly realized "oh no I have so much paper that retired while it was in shipment status."  So, I decided to make some Halloween cards for my friends.  This first one I put a little left over piece from the current Quatrefancy Collection.

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Yes, I wanted to use up some of the washi tape I had because I never used it when I first bought it months ago and I thought, "hmmm, this would look good on a couple Halloween cards.  It is the Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape and it was perfection! =)

Since I knew I was going to be deployed over Halloween, I didn't buy any Halloween paper, stamps or paper.  That is why I use what I already had on hand, except the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I've stressed so much how this little set has everything you'll ever need… especially for beginners or those who are on an extremely tight budget.

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Yes, all three cards are pretty much the same sketch that I have so often all over the internet and I like the clean and simple look it gives my cards.  Since Stampin' Up! no long carries the little bat paper punch, I looked around and other demos figured out how to make them, so I copied their idea.

Here's what you do after you punch out the Bitty Butterfly… you take the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and just snip off the bottom portion of the butterfly's wings.  You can also use scissors.  End result: a bat.

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Pals October Blog Hop: Trick or Treat!?

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Trick-or-Treat! It’s time for some fun and festive crafting with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals! You’ve probably hopped over from Shannon  Hokanson at My Stampin Blog, I’m stop number 20 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! Halloween projects along with some tricks and treats along the way! 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.

Greeting Card Kids stamp set is one of my many favorites.  Why?  Because it incorporates Thanksgiving with the little girl sitting on the pumpkin, which can also be turned into an easy Harvest/Halloween card.  Can’t forget to mention Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and a cute boy and girl that remind me of our Story Time Designer Series Paper.  This stamp set makes the perfect pair with Teeny Tiny Wishes (did I mention a MUST have for every occasion?)

I’m giving away a TREAT! Lucky you!

Summer Smooches (6×12)

Comfort Cafe (6×12)

You will recieve your choice of either Summer Smooches or Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper cut at 6×12.  If you are announced as the winner, please let me know your choice.  

If you’d like a chance to win, simply leave a comment below by Fri., Oct. 12th.  Double your chance to win by hitting ‘LIKE’ on my Facebook page and you will be entered twice.  TRIPLE your chance if you Sign up for my free blog subscription and get entered into the drawing three times.  One random winner will be announced here next Tuesday, so be sure to come back!  I only ship within the U.S.  Winner has 24 hours to email me their name and mailing address, so stay tuned for the announcement of the winner!  Good Luck!

Now hop along for more tricks and treats and some spooky ideas from Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions, stop number 21on the Pals Trick-or-Treat Blog Hop! Thanks for “hopping” by!

  1. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
  2. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
  3. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
  4. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  5. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
  6. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
  7. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
  8. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
  9. Naki Rager at …notes from Naki
  10. Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sunshine
  11. Claire Crotteau-Hutt at Stamppaperscissors
  12. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
  13. Laurie Chilton at Stampin’ Ink
  14. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
  15. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
  16. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
  17. Ann Schach at The Stampin’ Schach
  18. Nicole Watt at Impressions by Nicole
  19. Shannon Hokanson at My Stampin Blog
  20. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards <=== You Are Here
  21. Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions
  22. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin’ Space

Pals September Blog Hop: Fall Flair

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Glad you could join us for some fun Fall crafting with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals! You’ve probably hopped over from Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter, I’m stop number 22 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! fall projects!  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

Fall is one of my  favorites seasons of the year.  Why?  Because it’s not as hot outside, leaves turn beautiful colors, and the morning air is a little more crisp as we fill our lungs with fresh outside air.  When searching for a Fall card, this is what I felt and pictured in my mind.  All of the colors in the Regals color pallet remind me of the wonderful colors that we see as we say good bye to Summer.

To create my Fall Flair card I took the 1-3/4 Inch Scallop Circle Punch and puched out three scallop circle, scored them in half and stamped them with the edge of the Forever with You flower stamp.  I took the Apothecary Accents framelit and used one to cut out the sentiment from the Sweet Essentials stamp set.  The final touch was stamping just the tree leaves from the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set.  I have to think outside the box… and use different areas of a stamp to produce different results.

 Now hop along for more inspiring ideas from Kris Kilcoyne at Kween Bee Kreations, stop number 23 on the Pals Fall Flair Blog Hop! Thanks for “hopping” by!

  1. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
  2. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
  3. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX
  4. Claire Crotteau-Hutt at stamppaperscissors
  5. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Scrap With Susan
  6. Nicole Picadura at Scraps and Stamps
  7. Bobbi at My Therapy
  8. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  9. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
  10. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
  11. Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sunshine
  12. Lynn at Cattaildesigns
  13. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
  14. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
  15. Naki Rager at Notes from Naki
  16. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
  17. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  18. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  19. Kim Luithle at Kim’s Stampin Stuff
  20. Lori Martin at The Rejoicing Papercrafter
  21. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
  22. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
  23. Kris Kilcoyne at Kween Bee Kreations
  24. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin’ Affair!
  25. Jennifer Takacs at Stamped in Full
  26. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping

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Stampin’ Up! a Spanish Sweet Treat

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There are many Spanish words that need to be translated.  This one, however, doesn’t need one… that’s because ‘Sweet Treats’ have arrived (LoL).  In honor of what many think of a holiday, I pay tribute to Halloween, which I love to think of it as a celebration of Harvest.  That is exactly what the lovely Hostess Four Seasons stamp set portrays through my eyes.  In a few months I’ll be using it in a different color and giving it a festive feel and look.

I used the Adorning Accents Edgelits to give it a soft pedal look and so it would match the sketch in Freshly Made Sketches #51.  It’s been a while since I’ve entered a card sketch and I had to get back into the groove of things.  After all, creating a sweet treat for myself relieves the stress of the days I spend at work.

 

I almost didn’t post this card because I thought the colors were too rich and at first it didn’t feel right, but I wanted to represent myself in the Freshly Made Sketches card challenge.  My dad always says, great things are meant to be shared and with his words, I went ahead and posted it.  Hope you like it and giving you a million “thank you’s” are never enough for visiting me today.  YOU took the time to look and read my blog.  You make me very happy.  If you arrived here by accident or just surfing get a treat every once in a while by signing up for my Blog Updates.

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Floral District Designer Series Paper (126919)

Additional Stamp Set: Deseos Pequeñitos (116841)

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