Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch - Halloween Greetings!!

Another wonderful sketch design by Mischief Maker Kelly today!  You could go all kinds of ways with this don't you think??!!

Well - here is the way I went:

I'm definitely in the Halloween mode with the release of Claire's wonderful new sets Cicely at Halloween and Gracie at Halloween.   Today I used stamps from the Cicely Set -  the sentiment, the bats and the little poem!

I used my Martha Stewart 'drippy' punch on the top panel and on a little panel under the poem (can you see it??)

I embossed the top sentiments with Ranger Distress Antique Linen Embossing Powder and embossed the poem with black. I sponged the poem after die cutting it but before taking it out of the die.

What will you do with this sketch???   Check out all the details on the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Blog:

Kent and I are spending the day at Merry Meeting Lake in New Durham, NH with a lot of his cousins - an annual event - hopefully we're enjoying the sun and the beautiful lake!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Cicely at Halloween
Paper:  Orange Zest, True Black, Textstyle Hocus Pocus - PTI
Ink:  Versamark, Ranger Distress Antique Linen
Accessories:  foam tape, rectangle Nestability, Black embossing powder, Antique Linen Distress Embossing Powder - Ranger, Tiny Twinkles - Taylored Expressions, drippy punch - Martha Stewart, Wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, lemondrop bakers twine - the Twinery.

Ahoy Matey - A Witch and a Pirate Ship!

I have two cards to share with you today -  both made for Split Coast Stampers Challenges, and both made with Waltzingmouse Stamps.

First up is a Halloween card I made for this week's featured stamper - I cased this fun 'boo' card of DaisyFreak's.  The stamps are from one of Claire's newly released sets -  Cicely at Halloween.

I colored Cicely to coordinate with the fun dots patterned paper behind her and I got to use my fun Martha Stewart Halloween fence punch that I bought last year dirt cheap at the end of the season!  There are little bats on the centers of the longer posts that you can't see to well on this pic.  I added a little bling to the front of her ankles, hat buckle and wand tip!

My second card was made for the Inspiration Challenge which was the web site Modern Lola.  I was inspired by this fun pirate ship.

And here's the card I created.  I used a Disney Pirate Ship die from Provo Craft.  Die cutting it once in blue and once in white.  Then I cut the white sail section (they're all connected) off the white die cut, colored black stripes on the sails and colored the poles  brown and adhered them over the blue die cut with foam tape.

The sentiment and star are from Half Pint Heroes. (A great kids card stamp set!)

That's it from me today!   Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cicely Card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Cicely at Halloween

Paper: White, black, Orange Zest - PTI, DP DCWV Fall Stack 2

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Cantaloupe

Accessories: Fence Punch - Martha Stewart, Copics: W6, W2, N6, O, E44, YR07, Y13, C1, EOO, RV11, YG63, YG95, Y38, Y13, E37, R20, RV11, glue pen, Tiny Twinkles - Taylored Expressions

Pirate Card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Half Pint Heroes

Paper: White, true black, Blueberry Sky - PTI, DP Backyard by American Crafts & Map Paper by Imaginations

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Accessories: foam tape, Disney Pirate Ship Die - Provo Craft, Modern Label Punch - SU, Circles & big scallop circle Nestabilities, rhinestones - Kaiser, Copics - E35, 100

August Waltzingmouse SOAP - Day 1 - A Monogramed Pillow + Gracie

Welcome to Day 1 of the WMS DT August Stamp of Approval Parade (SOAP)! 

For the next 3 days the DT will be sharing with you more ways to use the July Release stamps - Cameo to Go, Cameo Creations, Ovals Classics Frames, Big Day Essentials, Big Day Additions, Eat Cake, You're Lovely, and Flourishes- Scallops and Dots and on August 4th we'll be highlighting an older stamp set Afternoon Tea!

Today I'm parading Cameo to Go

I was looking through the Serena and Lily Summer catalogue and came upon this pretty bed set.

It immediately reminded me of the pretty oval frames in the Cameo to Go Set.

I also used a background stamp from Pic-Nic Patterns and the A is from Victorian Alphabet.  I added some tiny green twinkles around the frame.  The lacey edge is cut with a Lacey Square Nestability.

Claire has surprised us by releasing 2 wonderful Halloween sets today (Claire LOVES Halloween and she just couldn't wait until the September release!)  - if you've been following her blog you have seen the wonderful creations she has made with them over the past week. 

Today I also have a card using the new stamp sets -  this little witch and the wonderful sentiment are from the Gracie at Halloween set -  the moon is from the Cecily at Halloween set.

The sentiment says "When all the world is sleeping and the moon is riding high, If you peep between the curtains you'll see witches flying by."  So I framed Gracie as if we were peeping between the curtains!
I hope you'll continue viewing the parade on these Design Team members blogs and please stop by tomorrow for Day 2 of our parade!!   And hurry over to the WMS Store to order your Halloween sets!

Anya Schrier
Claire Brennan
Jennifer Holmes
Julia Aston   You are here!
Kate Whelan
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker

Monogram Card: 
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - frame from Cameo to Go, background from Pic-Nic Patterns, letter A from Victorian Alphabet.
Paper:  White, Hibiscus Burst - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress - Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose, Memento Pear Tart.
Accessories:  Foam tape, tiny twinkles - Taylored Expressions, glue pen, lacey square Nestability.

Gracie Card:
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - flying witch and sentiment from Gracie at Halloween, moon from Cecily at Halloween, gingham background stamp from Gingham + Company
Paper:  white, Orange Zest - PTI
Ink:Memento Tuxedo Black + Bamboo Leaves, Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Mustard Seed, Weathered Wood, stormy sky.
Accessories:  Copics - E33, E35, E53, E00, E59, YG95, Y21, YR23, YR07, R20, 0, BG11, N6, Wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, 3/4" circle punch - EK success, Labels 18 Nestabilities, Grommet tags Spellbinders, chipboard frame - Tattered Angels, lace - Joanne's Fabric.

Batty In Love

I'm sure you have all heard about Kim Hughes new stamp company - PaperSmooches. I love her cute characters and the great fonts she uses for her sentiments!

Well, she announced that the first Thursday of each month you can link a card or project on her blog using Papersmooches stamps and she will choose a guest designer from the entries for the next month - you can read all about it here.

So - anyhoo - here is a card I made using the Papersmooches set Falling for You to enter into today's contest.

So this could be a Valentine's Day Card with the Batty in Love sentiment - or a Halloween card for your loved one!! LOL!!

Wish me luck!?

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Falling for You
Paper: Kraft - Gina K, Black - SU, Summer Sunrise & Plum Pudding - PTI
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Stormy Sky & Tea Dye
Accessories: Bare Tree Sizzix Die #38-0207, quickie glue pen, foam tape, circle punch - SU.

The Last of the Halloween Treats!

Hi, Dear Friends! I'm actually doing a lot of stamping but it's all Design Team stuff so I can't share it just yet! (it will all start on 11/4 so be sure to come by!) Wait 'til you see what Claire's coming out with next!!!

For now - I wanted to share a few of the treat containers I made for Halloween to sell at my church fair this past weekend that I hadn't posted here yet.

Decorating or making containers is one of my most favorite things to do - as you probably know if you come by to visit me at regular intervals!!

I got these cute little jars at JoAnn's for $1.oo each! They are about 2"x1" and I filled them with bat droppings (malted milk balls in this case!)

The stamps are Waltzingmouse - Wanda's Pantry and Midnight Feast.

Next - I totally, shamelessly copied these fun little houses from Steph I absolutely loved them when I saw them on her blog. (Thank you Steph!!!)

The template is Claire's and is available free at Waltzingmouse (Claire decorated it as a Gingerbread house). How clever of Steph to see a haunted Halloween house in it!!

I made mine so the bottom opens (didn't glue the tabs) - and I slipped a little bag of candy corn inside. The stamps are from Midnight Feast.

And finally - I got these fun pails at Target last year for $1 each (I almost forgot I had bought them - I had put them in my attic and found them 3 days before the fair!) So I quickly decorated them up!
The stamps are from Wanda's Pantry - the bats are Spellbinders, the ghost is Sizzix, the web ribbon is from Sharon's Stamp Simply Ribbon Shop and the saddle stitched ribbon is PTI. I drew eyes on the bats with a silver marker. (I know - bats don't have eyes - but they look more spooky with them!) So there you go - are you in the Halloween spirit now?!!! You've still got 2 days to make something!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Momento Mori 6 Graveyard - Moxie Fab World

This is the spooky fun Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World. And this is the tag card I was inspired to make after seeing it!

The tree is a Sizzix die, the tombstones are a Martha Stewart punch and the stamps are from Waltzingmouse. The leaves are from Teeny Trees and the sentiment is from Midnight Feast. I sponged everything with Frayed Burlap and the tombstones are popped up on foam dimensionals.

My card also fits Victoria's Hope You Can Cling to challenge over on SCS - Walk on By - to make a card showing someplace you walk. Kent and I often walk through our town's cemetary although it's not quite as spooky as this!

I thought I wasn't going to be stamping this week - but I just got so inspired I had to make this card!!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Teeny Trees, Midnight Feast

Paper: Soft Stone, Vintage Cream, Smokey Shadow - PTI

Ink: Ranger Distress - Frayed Burlap, Scattered Straw, Old Paper, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Martha Stewart gravestone punch, blending tool & nonstick craft mat - Ranger, foam dimensionals, Zutter corner rounder, Sizzix bare tree.

A Halloween Party & Wet Paper Stamping!

Happy Hump Day dear friends! I'm working on four challenges with my little pumpkin card today!

1) The SCS CAS challenge Inspiration word is Crinkle - I always hear the crinkle of the fall leaves when kids come around trick or treating.

2) Sara's SCS Hope You Can Cling To is to use something old and something new - I forgot I had my ghost Sizzix die - it was in the bottom of my rack and I hadn't used it for a few years. My Nestability Bat is brandy new!

3) The SCS Tuesday Teapot Challenge is to bring a Halloween party to Jacob - a little boy presently having chemotherapy. - so my pumpkin, ghost, bat and spider will be in the mail to him!

4) The Shabby Tearoom Week #31 is a photo of a pumpkin patch - to be inspired by the color orange as well as the pumpkins.

The stamps are from the Halloween Party set by Waltzingmouse.

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Halloween Party
Paper: pumpkin pie - SU, Smokey Shadow, white - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - Rusty Hinge, Stormy Sky
Accessories: Pumpkin and bat nestabilities, sizzix ghost die, blending tool & nonstick craft mat - Ranger, foam dimensionals, rhinestone stickers - Michaels

I made this card using the SCS new technique challenge Joan had for us this week - Wet Paper Stamping! You swipe over watercolor paper with a wet paper towel - stamp an image in a light color - dry the paper - then stamp over the image again using a darker ink. It looks like a shadow!

The image and Crown Oval Nestability framing are so pretty - I didn't need a sentiment - which qualifies my card for the SCS Joan's Hope You Can Cling to challenge - unsentimental.

My stamps are Victorian Damask background and Floral Silhouette both from Rubbernecker.

Thanks for dropping by today!

Just a reminder to check out the Waltzingmouse Sketch on Saturday! and there's a friend's of Waltzingmouse blog waltz coming up on Sunday (check my side bar) - a very busy stamping weekend! Hope to see you there!

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Floral silhouette set #467, Victorian Damask Panel #498
Paper: Watercolor paper pad, vintage cream, elegant Eggplant - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress - Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord
Accessories: foam dimensionals, oval & crown oval nestabilities, corner rounder, blending tool & nonstick craft mat - Ranger

Friends of WMS Blog Waltz - Halloween Theme!

We're having a Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz over in the WMS forum in the Playroom today. You need to sign into the forum but it's easy to do - so go on over and check it out!

Our Blog Waltz theme this month is Halloween! whoo hoo - one of my favorite crafting times! I made two treat holders using Claire's Rubber Band Box template. This is the larger size one (there are two sizes included with the template)

The label says - Slyme & Co - Regurgitated Candy - Lightly Salted, Cold Pressed. So I felt it was totally appropriate to include this wonderful, so real looking and feeling, gummy worm as a treat inside!! I stamped my little white bag (Michaels) with the Boo stamp and filled it with Candy Corn.

Both treats tuck neatly inside my little box. I think I could get one more worm in there if I squished it! LOL!!! Don't worry - each worm is actually hermetically sealed inside a clear wrapper so you don't have to touch them to get them into the box!
Here's a second one done in a different color DP and I used the inverted scallop square Nestability to frame the sentiment - it looks a little more spooky than the regular scallop Nestibility frame I used on the green one don't you think?!

The only thing WHITE on my projects is the paper treat bag.

And here's how I dressed up the back of the boxes. Oh-oh, I think the gummy worm is on the move! Watch out!!!
Remember to look for the word clues on the DT's posts to help you guess the theme of one of the WMS October release sets! Post your answer over in the Playroom of the WMS Forum for your chance to win a WMS stamp set!

Hope to see you tomorrow for the WMS Saturday Sketch challenge??!!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse: Midnight Feast, Wanda's Pantry

Paper: Rustic white - PTI, DP - My Mind's Eye/Night Light Dotted Corn, Green and Black/SU from last year.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge & Tea Dye

Accessories: Rubber Band Box Template - WMS, black round elastic cord - Dritz (JoAnn's), orange eyelets, cropadile, white mini bags - DMD Industries/Michaels, Sizzix scalloped label die, key tag punch - SU, Stapler, pinking circles, scalloped and inverted scalloped square nestabilities, wide grosgrain striped ribbon - Sharon's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Inspired by Votives

Happy Wednesday everyone! My cards today were made for the Inspiration Challenge over on Split Coast last Saturday.

Of course I had to look at the Halloween section of the Cost Plus World Market web store Stephanie showed us! These spooky votive candles caught my eye!

So I made two 6"x3" cards - one for each votive!All my stamps are from Waltzingmouse The stamped panels started out white and I sponged them with Ranger Inks - the only addition is the fence punched panel on the orange one. After I made these cards, Kent and I went for a walk over at Lynn Beach. It was a gorgeous sunny but cool day. Lynn is a city right next to our town that just happens to be situated on the Atlantic Ocean - so we drive through congested houses, factories and traffic and come to this lovely beach! It's pretty crowded in the heat of the summer but this time of year there are mostly 'walkers'! We parked at one end of the beach and walked down the beach for 25 minutes on this paved sidewalk.

On our way back - we walked on the hard packed sand left as the tide goes out. (I had turned to take this pic of where we were coming from that's why the ocean is still on our right!)

And looking across the beach road to the south - we can see the Boston Skyline! We're just 12 miles north of Boston (as the crow flies that is! - it takes me 40 minutes to commute in there to work on the subway - longer during rush hour!)
We probably won't have many more of these lovely evenings at the beach - fall's a comin'!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse: Midnight Feast & Halloween Party
Paper: white - PTI, Black - SU
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - Spiced Marmelade, Mustard Seed, Dusty Concord
Accessories: fence punch - Martha Stewart, Eclipse Tape, Scor Tape, Ink applicator Ranger

Is It Tea Time or Halloween??!

Hello Stamping Friends! I have two cards to share with you today - both from the weekend challenges over at Split Coast Stampers.

First up - for the Inspiration Challenge - Guest Hostess Anne had a great web store - Elizabeth Embellishments - to inspire us this week (thanks Anne!) I was inspired by this pretty Bird Table ClockI've been wanting to use this fun cuckoo clock from Rubbernecker Stamps and thought here was the perfect opportunity! I added a Spellbinders bird (used the smallest bird as the wing!) and a sentiment from the Rubbernecker Tea Time Set #457. My card is 6"x6"

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Spring Time Pals Cuckoo clock # 304-13, Sentiment - Tea time set #457
Paper: rustic white - unknown, dark chocolate, Library ledger, green boutique - PTI, baja breeze - SU
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: small oval punch - SU, spellbinders bird, brad - Basic Grey, foam dimensionals, sponge and applicator - Inkssentials Ranger

My second card was made CASEing a card by Stampingout (Emily) who was the featured stamper. I have been in her gallery a lot as she participates in many of the same weekly challenges that I do.

I chose this Flower Die Cut card to CASE. I recently unearthed this fun Cosmo Cricket Halloween rub ons set in my craft room - I purchased it last year but 'lost' it in my stack of DP's I guess!!! (Have you ever done that?!) I thought it would work well in my case of Emily's card.

I changed the topic from flowers to Halloween and added a piece to the top right corner. I sponged around all the edges with my trusty Ranger Tea Dye Distress ink (how did I ever live without that?!? LOL!!)

Today is my birthday (!) so Kent and I are off to Gloucester, MA to check out the Cape Ann Museum there and maybe to hike through Dogtown.

Stamps: none
Paper: Kraft - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: Cosmo Cricket Rub On's - Haunted, sponge & applicator Inkssentials Ranger, paper piercer

What do you do with this.........

..........after you've eaten the yummy ice cream that was inside?

Why - you take one apart - make a template and decorate it with Halloween papers........

and fun Halloween images and sentiments from Midnight Feast by Waltzingmouse! Isn't that obvious???!

These fun Ben & Jerry's ice creams are little 1/2 cup servings that I found at Stop and Shop on sale for $1.00 each - the regular kinds of ice cream were pretty high in calories (with all that yummy cream and sugar!) but most of what I bought was Fro Yo (Frozen Yogurt) which was pretty low in fat and calories and really Yum (can anything called chocolate fudge brownie be bad?!)

Kent and I had to force ourselves to each eat 12 of these during this past month so that I could make these for my church fair - what hardships we endure so we can craft!!! LOL!

Oh - and inside I tucked two eyeball gumballs (as seen here) - and a gummy spider (seen here) along with some brown basket shred!

One more day until the long Labor Day weekend here in the US my friends! Whoo hoo!

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge & The Free Template Challenge

Please scroll down to my post below this to see my Speedy The Cats Friends Challenge card - Think Flowers!

I have two projects to share with you today - My Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge card and a project using one of Claire's free templates (see the challenge here). First - the sketch - this one is fun and easy don't you think!?
For some reason, as soon as I saw the big circle I thought of this wonderful Winnie the Witch stamp from last year's WMS set Halloween Party!

I stamped two other images from this set for the small circles. I embossed the card with the spider web embossing folder and painted over it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist/Icicle (which I just got in the mail and used without really knowing what to do with it!?!) It gives the whole background a 'glimmer'!

I used circle and pinking circle Nestabilities - sponging the images before taking them out of the dies. Then I sponged over the white edges with Milled Lavender ink to soften the whiteness but not cover it completely. All the circles are popped up on foam dimensionals. Finally, I added tiny gems here and there for a little sparkle!

So waltz on over to the WMS Sketch Blog and find out what the Mischief Makers have created this week for our inspiration! Then make up your own card using the sketch and link it there - you could be a Top Mouse next week!! And don't forget to check out my template project below!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Halloween Party

Paper: Smokey Shadow, white - PTI, Elegant Eggplant - SU

Ink: Ranger Distress - Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Circle and pinking circle nestabilities, Sponge & blender tool - Inkssentials Ranger, Crystal stickers - Michaels, Glimmer Glaze Tattered Angels - Icicle, Spider web embossing folder.

Here's my Halloween Treat Pouch using one of the free templates over at the Waltzingmouse Store - there are several free ones there so be sure to check them out! Make one of them and link it here by Sunday 8/15!!

We have a Harvest Fair at my church every October and I make crafts to sell at it - these fun treat pouches will be one of my projects! I have these fun gummy spider candies to put inside. I used stamps from Halloween Party, Midnight Feast and Off Beat Backgrounds. I cut the sentiment with a Labels 13 Nestability.

Thanks for stopping by today! What's up for your weekend?

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Halloween Party, Midnight Feast, Off Beat Backgrounds.

Paper: Vintage Cream, Plum Pudding - PTI

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Dusty Concord, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey

Accessories - Labels 13 Nestabilities, basket shred, gummy spider - Oriental Trading, Scor Tape, foam dimensionals.

Waltzingmouse DT Blog Waltz - New Release!

Wow - we're finally here! The day Wanda's Pantry and Midnight Feast are finally available to purchase!

And as is the WMS tradition - Claire and the Design Team are having a blog waltz! You should start the waltz with Claire - if you came here from Belinda's blog - you're in the right place!

I have two final projects to share with you today - another ghoulish treat and a Horribly Happy card!

Ok - so here's my final offering to gross you out this week - I promise! - a tasty bottle of Vampire Blood! Before you even say 'yuck' - I'll tell you it's just strawberry jello! Doesn't this look totally cool?!?

I recycled a plastic jar of Dole Fruit for my container. The top band (to cover the word 'Dole' imprinted in the bottle) is stamped with the fripperie bg stamp from last month's release - Victorian Fripperie. I stamped the label and the panel in black on white card stock and sponged the edges with Barn Door and Tea Dye distress inks. I used the drip punch for the cover's edge. (I'm so glad I bought that punch last year on sale after season!)

For the top of the cover - I used the circle frame stamp and a sentiment, again from Victorian Fripperie - they go so well with these new Halloween sets! I stamped the little newt beneath the sentiment, added tiny gems and sponged the edges.

On the back I used two of the sentiments from Midnight Feast and 'Oh My' from Victorian Fripperie.
And finally - I just couldn't end the Sneaks without making at least ONE card!

And the happy news!!!! You have 2 chances to win a free WMS stamp set - 1) by leaving a comment at Claire's blog, and 2) by leaving a comment on each of the DT 's blogs.

Two random winners will be chosen - you must leave your comments by 11:59 pm EST on Thurs 7/29/10. Winners will be announced on Claire's blog on 7/30/10

Now waltz over to Anya's blog to see what ghoulish creation she has for us!

AND remember to order your Halloween sets here!

Thanks SO much for sticking with me through the sneak peeks this week!! I hope you have as much fun as I did!

Vampire Blood:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Wanda's Pantry, Victorian Fripperie, Midnight Feast (on the back)

Paper: White - PTI, Black - SU

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Barn Door & Tea Dye

Accessories: Drip edge punch - Martha Stewart, Sponge & Applicator - Ranger, Circle nestability, scor tape, designer label punch - SU, Gems - Michaels, Recycled Dole Fruit jar, Strawberry Jello

Card:

Stamps: Midnight Feast

Paper: Plum Pudding, Summer Sunrise, Smokey Shadow - PTI

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress -Dusty Concord, Versamark

Accessories: Foam dimensionals, hot gun, clear & black embossing powders, fence punch - Martha Stewart, circle punch, black gems - Amuse, Paper piercer - SU, distresser - Ranger

WMS Sneak Peek Day 3 - Treacherous Treats!

Welcome to Day 3 of the WMS Design Team's sneak peek. Are you enjoying all the spooky fun??! I've got yet another ghoulish treat and container to share with you today! (do you sense a theme with my peeks?? LOL!)

Caution - if the fingers on Saturday bothered you - these treats may have the same effect!!!

Today I bring you Fresh Plucked Eyeballs!

I found this wonderful oval shaped ribbed jar at Joanne's Fabrics (just $1.00!) These treats are really gum balls (does that make you able to look at them now?!? LOL!)

The Martha Stewart drip edge punch is just perfect for around the cover don't you think?!? I used Fancy Tag Nestabilities under my jar label stamping.

Here's the back of my treat jar. The SU large oval punch fits perfectly inside the oval ridge in the jar.

Tomorrow we'll be having our new release DT Blog Waltz (2 pm EST start) and the new stamp sets will be available for you to purchase - Claire is offering free shipping on all orders over approximately $70 US!!!

Now fly on over to see Claire and the following DT members to see what they have created today!

Claire
Lisa
Julia (me!)
Lynn
Anya
Mona - our new DT member!
Jennifer
Laurie

Belinda

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Midnight Feast & Wanda's Pantry

Paper: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy - PTI, black - SU, DP unknown

Ink: Ranger Distress - Barn Door & Tea Dye, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: pinking circles & Fancy Tags nestabilities, drip edge punch - Martha Stewart, circle punch, Ribbon - Amuse, Modern label punch & oval punch-SU, Scor Tape, foam dimensionals, eye gumballs - Oriental Trading Co., glass jar - Joanne's Fabric ($1.00)

WMS Sneak Peek Day 2 - Bat Droppings

Welcome to day 2 of the WMS Design Team's sneak peek at the two Halloween sets Claire is releasing on 7/27 - Wanda's Pantry and Midnight Feast! Did you have fun seeing everyone's spooky creations yesterday?!?

Today I've created another treat container - a little tamer than yesterday's fingers (so many people commented they were grossed out by them!!) Today - I bring you Bat Droppings!!! LOL!!I found this wonderful 7"tall bottle at Michaels (just $1.00!) but the neck was SO narrow I had trouble finding candy that would fit inside - I tried M&M's first, then jelly beans, and finally found Sugar Babies would fit! Phew! and they had the added benefit of looking like Bat Droppings! Yipee!! (although Claire's purple droppings on her project yesterday looked really cool!!!)

I had these great bat wings from a craft kit I purchased from Martha Stewart a couple of years ago - but you can just draw the shape to make some wings. I added a few black gems to give them a little dimension and sparkle.

Here's what I put on the back of the bottle. The to/from label is a sizzix die. Both panels are sponged with ink.

Now fly your bat over to Claire and the following DT's blogs to see what ghoulish things they have today!!!! We'll have more for you tomorrow if you can stand it!!!

Claire
Julia (me!)
Lynn
Anya
Bonnie
Mona - our new DT member!
Jennifer

Belinda

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Wanda's Pantry (to be released 7/27)

Paper: Vintage Cream PTI, Black Bazzill

Ink: Ranger Distress - Vintage Photo & Tea Dye

Accessories: sponge, web lace - Stamp Simply Ribbon Shop (may be seasonal I got it last year), Twill & Twine- PTI, tag - Sizzix Die, circle punch, glue dots, foam dimensionals, black rhinestones - Kaiser, Sugar Baby Candies, bottle - Michaels ($1.00)