justBstamping.blogspot.ca: October 2018

It's been a while since I made a home décor piece with my craft supplies, so I decided to take a break from my buffet prep and make a plank sign. These signs seem to be all the rage right now, and I bought a board way back in the summer to do something with...I just didn't know what!

I was inspired by some great projects on Facebook and Pinterest, and had to make a wreath with the new Sprig punch. I thought it would take forever to punch out all the sprigs, and tons of paper too, but it was actually very fast. And I only used about 3 pieces of paper (mostly I used scrap pieces).

And here is a full view of the board, and a card that also features the Sprig Punch:

The wreath came together very quickly. I started with a large garden green circle and cut the centre out with a smaller circle die. Then I started layering the sprigs on top, until I was happy with the depth and thickness.

I used the new Merry Merlot & Copper Ribbon, wrapping it around my wreath, tying a bow, and stapling the ends to the back of the whitewashed board. I used a glue dot to keep my ribbon in place,

but still allow the wreath to swing, rather than gluing the wreath directly to the board.

Finally, I topped the wreath with some copper die cuts, glued gently to the sprigs.

Here is a closer view of the card as well. This card is one of the options at my Christmas Card Buffet this weekend. There are still a few seats left if you are interested, just email me by Tuesday to get in on the fun!

Have a great week,
Barb

It's almost time for those adorable ghosts and goblins to come knocking on our doors! I love seeing all the little kiddos in their super-sweet costumes, but otherwise, I'm really not that into Halloween. Except the candy. The candy rocks.

Our theme for today's Stamping Symphony Blog Hop was Halloween, which originally threw me for a bit of a loop. I love fall, but I don't decorate for Halloween, or have a lot of interest besides opening the door to the cuties. But, when in doubt, start creating!

I knew a Halloween treat box was going to be my project, but I was stumped with what it would look like. I have played with the Tiny Treats boxes a LOT this fall (check out my Facebook page for pictures of how I made them into turkeys, fall foliage, Christmas treats, and more!), so I wanted to do something a little different. And honestly, a bit bigger. You can't fit a lot of those tiny chocolate bars in the treat boxes, and they are my go-go for Halloween!

I decided to break out my brand new brayer and turn a gable box purple, and I was so surprised with how easy it was! The purple turned out nice and vibrant, which was just the look I was going for.

Then it was just a matter of looking through my supplies and seeing what worked. I heat embossed some white spider webs on black cardstock and punched them out with the coordinating punch. I cut some strips of Botanical Blooms DSP to wrap around the box. I died some white ribbon with Mango Melody ink, using a sponge dauber. Then assembled it all together.

I topped it off with a banner with my "Less Tricks and More Treats" sentiment, which is so much fun, and a perfect way of expressing my interest in Halloween. :)

And then I couldn't resist going back to my tiny treat boxes--they really are super fun! I think these would make great little treats for the kids that you know that come to your door trick or treating. They actually hold a lot of loose candies, so you can give them to parents who trust you. ;)