Halloween Boxes

I couldn't make my mind up if I wanted the new Curvy Keepsake Box that SU just put out.  I kept seeing lots of cute examples of things that could be done, so I bite the bullet and jumped right in and I'm so glad I did!  Every year I make goodies for my daughter to take to the hospital for the nurses and the Wellness Center and this year I decided to make these cute Halloween Boxes.  The nice thing about these Thinlits Dies is that you always get some extra dies with them and in this case it was some cute tags that you can use for so many things!

Here the trays are all ready to go.  I had to quick get some pictures as she is taking them in early this week as she took off Friday for Jennifer's 1ST Birthday!  Here's a close up of the boxes.

I used the Motley Monster DSP and used the faces from the Fall Fest stamp set.  The tags are one of the extra die cuts you get.  I love how they finished them off with tag hole.  My Halloween Wishes is from the Tiny Wishes Stamp Set.

I saw this cute Spider on the web and had to try it out.

The box is the same and to make the legs they used the Square Framelits Die from SU, but since I don't have that die I used my Spellbinders Die which turned out fine.  You cut 3 squares inside a square (so 2 sizes of squares are sitting inside each other) and cut them in half at the opposite corners to make the legs.  Bend one end back, apply adhesive and glue them on your box and your done!  I'm going to try and make some more this week.  Jennifer likes to look at the bugs (we call them Halloween Bugs) on the screen, so I thought I would make a paper bug for her to examine.

Sarah has been home sick all week with a sore throat and coughing, so I hope no one else gets it before Jennifer's Birthday party on Friday!  We are back to watching her so our weeks are filled.  I'm glad I started these boxes a little early!  Have a great week!

Everyone at the Pansy Patch wants to wish you a Happy Halloween.

     Nancy          Rachel          Sarah

Halloween Wreath

I wanted to quickly post the Halloween Wreath that I just hung on my kitchen door.  I ordered it a few weeks ago and finally got around to putting it together.  I really like how it turned out!  It was a SU project that came with everything in it except for the stamp and ink.

It came together really quick except for the spider!  I needed Rachel and Sarah's eyes and little fingers to do the beading for me!  I actually was pretty impressed with how it turned out.  I must have a fetish for wreaths as every holiday I'm on the lookout for one to make.  Here's some pass wreaths that I have made - Curly Paper Wreath and Rosette Wreath.  This one was perfect for me this year with my limited crafting time and with the black it really stands out on the light colored door!  Have a good week!

Thanks for stopping by,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

Halloween Cards

When I was attending one of the stamping classes with my SU Demo Denise, I made these cute Halloween cards!  I'll call the first one the Three Pumpkin Card.

Recipe:

Stamps - Fall Fest
Ink - Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Black - SU
Paper - Garden Green, Black,Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White - SU
Accessories - Fun Fall Framelits - SU
Embellishments - Ribbon

I started with an A2 sized card in Black and layered down with my colors of Garden Green - 5 1/4" x 4", Black - 5" x 3 3/4". Pumpkin Pie - 4 7/8" x 3 5/8" and Whisper White - 4 5/8" x 3 3/8".  You can adjust the layers to any sizes you want to fit your base card.  I stamped my sentiment on the bottom of my paper first, so I could judge where to stamp my two pumpkins on the left and the right.  I then stamped my third pumpkin on an extra piece of Whisper White and cut it out with my framelits.  I used my marker on the stems after I had placed my pumpkin pie on the pumpkins.  I then stamped my faces and used my framelits to cut out some stems and placed them on the pumpkins just to give them some dimension.  I popped my third pumpkin up in the middle and then tied some ribbon around the layer so they look like they are sitting on it and adhered that layer to my base card and I were done.  So cute!

My second card I made was a cute Ghost Card.

Recipe:

Stamps - Fall Fest, Tiny Wishes, Simply Sports - SU
Ink - More Mustard , Black- SU
Paper - Black, More Mustard, DSP - SU
Accessories - Fun Fall Framelits, Bitty Banner Framelits, White Embossing Powder
Embellishments - Ribbon

I made another A2 sized card in Black with a layer of More Mustard - 5 1/4" x 4" and cut two pieces of DSP and placed them together to measure the next layer of 5" x 3 3/4".  I then tied a piece of ribbon in the middle, stamped and cut out and embossed 2 ghosts in More Mustard with my powder and popped them up with dimensionals.  I then stamped my sentiment and used my framelits and adhered them to the bottom of the card and the ghosts were already to send!  I used the Motley Monster DSP but any DSP you wish will do.

We have been having beautiful weather here and love the colorful leaves.  Last weekend Joe, Sarah and I went to Syracuse for the Snowmobile Show and had a great time!  Here they are on a PINK Snowmobile that was made for Cancer Awareness Month.  We would have loved to brought it home with us!

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,
Nancy, Rachel and Sarah