Spooky Bingo Bits treat jar for Week 8 of Halloween blog hop

One of the best parts of Halloween - I think - is the CANDY!

I found this cute little container of gum and thought my favorite little neighbor girl would love it. Gum is her favorite! I created a rosette with the Simply Scored, and used Sticky Strip to hold it together, and a jumbo round to hold it to the lid. I used markers (Basic Black and Tangerine Tango) to ink up the Candy stamp from Spooky Bingo Bits, and used all of Stampin' Up!'s fabulous circle punches - including a scallop circle - for layers, a couple with dimensionals. The trick or treat saying is from Toxic Treats. And I used the striped ribbon around the lid (under the rosette) as well as for this bow.

 

Now it's your turn to join in the Halloween fun - warts and all! We're moving right along in our 13 weeks of blog hopping, so I hope if you've been with me so far, you'll continue, and if you're new, you'll feel inspired to participate!

 

Each week, you're invited to add your Halloween creation to the blog hop, along with the code near the bottom of each post. When you add the code to your blog while you are in the edit HTML mode, your readers can play along, leave comments, and view the samples right from YOUR blog!

At the end of 13 weeks, one person will get a $50 Stampin' Up! gift certificate! The more times you enter the blog hop, the better your chances of taking home the Grand Prize. You also get a ticket just for displaying The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop badge on your blog. Whoo hoo!

Googly Ghouls for Week 5 of The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop and WOYWW

 

Welcome to Week 5 of The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop. I'm glad you're joining me for my first Googly Ghouls card! I loved using a couple pairs of googly eyes for this card, as well as the little web from Spooky Bingo Bits.

 

I started with a Very Vanilla card, Howlstooth & Scaringbone dsp, Champagne Glimmer Paper, and a sentiment from Wacky Wishes (hostess set). I also used this sketch from Create with Connie & Mary.

 

This Create with Connie & Mary sketch challenge closes Wednesday, August 29 at noon (EST). At least I was on time for this one!

I enjoyed making an Early Espresso scalloped tulle flower for my card. I used a Jumbo Sticky Round, but it was too big for what I wanted, so I punched a scallop circle out of the middle and peeled off the pink layer to start my flower.

 

I folded the tulle in half and twisted it, adhering it to the center of the circle. Then you just keep twisting the tulle and going around in a circle. Any ends may be tucked under at the end, when you peel off the back side of the Jumbo Sticky Round.

 

 



Here's a closer shot of the card. You can see some rounded corners, how Frankie is green (he's darker in person) and holding the Happy Halloween sign, and the "ransom" letters on the sentiment, which I think is a cute touch!

Each week, you're invited to add your Halloween creation to my blog hop, along with the code near the bottom of each post. When you add the code to your blog while you are in the edit HTML mode, your readers can play along, leave comments, and view the samples right from YOUR blog!

At the end of 13 weeks, I'll be giving one person a $50 Stampin' Up! gift certificate! The more times you enter the blog hop, the better your chances of taking home the Grand Prize. You also get a ticket just for displaying The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop badge on your blog. Whoo hoo!

Oh, and just one more thing - I'm adding this to What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW). I haven't played along in ages. It's fun sharing just how messy a desk gets while crafting. Here's mine:

 

I had to mount my Googly Ghouls set before I could use it! You can see a pile of clear stamps on the left with my fan (a necessity since it's hot in the loft), some leftover items from my bat popcorn cover (I do plan on making more!), and wipes, black StazOn and refill, containers of brads and mini glue dots.

Kim's Out on a Limb "eeek!" card

Kim stamped this cute Out on a Limb card, using Spooky Bingo Bits for the little spider web and the "eeek!" I love the simple layout - it's one you could use for any occasion.

All kinds of Halloween fun at American Ink team event

My American Ink monthly team get-togethers are fun - we swap, we stamp make & takes, and enjoy good food and each other's company. Even our team members who live out of state have the opportunity to participate in our swaps!

I know I posted most of the make & takes yesterday, but today I'm featuring Frankie's. She created this adorable "eek-a-boo" card with Spooky Bingo Bits and Teeny Tiny Wishes. This card also features some Frightful Sight dsp and the Pinking Hearts Border Punch.

Now onto the swaps: (These are just the Halloween ones!)

Terry's Haunted Forest with Pick Your Poison dsp

Dark & Dreary treat holder

Inside the treat holder is a little brown bag that holds two Smarties.

Heather A.'s House of Haunted and Wicked Cool card

Lynn's House of Haunts card with glittery bats and spiders.

Frankie's Halloween treat

Puddin's Scaredy Cat swap

Tomorrow I'll post the rest of the swaps - fall and winter cards. If you're interested in joining my American Ink team, we'd love to have you! There's a great special this month. When you buy the Starter Kit, you get $100 in product FREE (this can even be the Big Shot machine!). Click on the tab above for more details. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Spooky Bingo Bits for Monkey Challenge 70

I was excited to ink up this newly-mounted Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set. All four of the stamps shown are from that set. I created this card for this week's A La Card Monkey Challenge 70: Halloween + Sketch. The three strips of patterned paper is from the Frightful Sight pack, and the front of the Whisper White card was embossed with the Spider Web folder.

I used this sketch:

 

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits;

Ink: Cajun Craze, Lucky Limeade, and Basic Gray;

Paper: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Lucky Limeade, Basic Gray, Frightful Sight dsp;

Accessories: 1" and 1-1/4" circle punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Spider Web embossing folder, Big Shot.