SSInk Blog Hop: Pumpkins!!

 

Welcome to the SSInk October Blog Hop!  As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number #5 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place

. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

 One thing I think of in October: Pumpkins. How can you not? Instead of making a card with Pumpkins on it I decided to go with a box. I was thinking about it and I decided to see if someone came up with a pattern to make a hexagon type box with the envelope punch board. Yup. Someone sure did. Thanks for making that thought a reality! You can view the pin here. I figured that if I made the box out of orange patterned paper and tied it off with a green ribbon it would resemble a pumpkin. The best part of this idea is you can easily use this for Halloween or Thanksgiving. Have I mentioned how much I love my envelope punch board??

Here are a couple more boxes I made from the same paper pack Confetti Celebration. Some quick notes about this project: I went with a color scheme from the paper pack, Tangelo Twist and Bermuda Bay. (I know Bermuda Bay is technically a shade of blue. But it's a greenish blue. ) I didn't have ribbon to match this project. So I dyed some white seam binding with my reinkers. My fingers are orange and blue now but it was totally worth it!

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Chalk Talk
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist
Paper: Confetti Celebration DSP
Card Stock: Whisper White
Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits Dies, White Seam Binding, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Envelope Punch Board

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Jennifer at Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life
2. Cynthia at Ink-A-Doodle Creations
3. Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
4. Donna at Organized Chaos
5. Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place
6. Erica at Stamping Starlette
7. Tonya at Stamp with Tonya
8. Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma
9. Kim at Stamping with Kim

Paper Girls Challenge #17: Acetate or Transparency

 

Here we are at another new challenge with the Paper Girls Challenge blog. The challenge this round is to use acetate or transparency on your project. I decided to use a pre printed transparency that I bought a couple of Halloween's ago by Making Memories. Yeah. It's old. I still love the ghosts - so I'm glad they finally found their way onto a project!

So I made a fun little luminaria that you can use with an LED tea light. I created the background inside of the luminaria with some of the Making Memories paper that came with the transparency and added the sticker with the witch flying to create a little scene. It was very quick to put together. I think I might know what the teachers at my kid's school are getting for Halloween this year!

The stamp is brand new, I bought it at J's for $1 - but I have to say that I still prefer my red rubber stamps. This guy was cute so I was weak and snatched him up. I colored in the little cat with the Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and used my trusty SU markers to color in the Jack- O- Lantern.

Now head on over to the Paper Girls Challenge blog and see what the rest of the design team came up with!