Halloween Treats!

Hi everyone! Halloween is definitely the time for treats and cute packaging! I was asked to make some decorated sugar cookies for teacher gifts and even though the cookies are super cute by themselves, I could not resist crafting some adorable holders for them!

First up is a clear clamshell container that I prettied up with a band of layered designer paper, bright colored twine and a spooky tag. The paper is from the Echo Park 'Halloween' collection and I just love these witch legs that are part of it as well.

This pretty bag is from Michaels and was the perfect canvas for some Halloween stamping! I used the  'Spooky Sweets' stamps from My Favorite Things to decorate the front of the bag in Halloween colors. I added an oval tag with a sweet sentiment and some sequins for shine!

This is a pre-cut treat box that I picked up at the grocery store and I simply cut more adorable card stock from the Echo Park 'Halloween' collection in different patterns and adhered to the box. I added a tag with some fun die cuts and another diet sentiment!

There were some fabulous stickers in the 'Halloween' collection and this creepy cute tree was one of them! I layered some of the card stock for the background before adding the tree, a sentiment sticker and another pumpkin. A big bow and shiny black sequins were the final touches!

For the last cookie bag, I die-cut this Reverse Confetti spider web tag and glittered it up with some Black Diamond Stickles. I added a Halloween plaid background and the cute mummy and bat images along with this delightful sentiment!

Of course, since I talked about the packaging of the cookies, I should should show you what was inside! Here they are in all of their cuteness!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Thanks for checking out my blog! Bee Happy!!

Supplies Used:
American Crafts ribbon
Stampin' Up ribbon
Crafts store Kraft bag
Copic Markers
Cartwrights Sequins

Echo Park Halloween 12x12 Collection LJD Spooky Sweets Die-namics LJD Spooky Sweets Die-namics Traditional Tags STAX Cut & Paste Phresh 'Noted' enamel dots Ranger Stickles BLACK DIAMOND Glitter Glue Purple Passion Bakers Twine by Timeless Twine - 1 Spool (160 Ya... Tuxedo Black Bakers Twine - TIMELESS TWINE Pumpkin Orange Bakers Twine Spool Lifestyle Crafts WOOD GRAIN Embossing Folders BEST WITCHES BEST WITCHES CONFETTI CUTS WEB TAG LAYER CONFETTI CUTS LJD Spooky Sweets Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine Black PUMPKIN PIE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD WISTERIA WONDER CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD RICH RAZZLEBBERRY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD OLD OLIVE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD 4mm Autumn Harvest Mix Die-namics Oval STAX Set 1 Die-namics Oval STAX Set 2 Scallop Edge Border Punch Lawn Fawn STITCHED PARTY BANNERS Lawn Cuts Dies Split Pea Dark Purple

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Watercolor Birthday!

Hi everyone! There is a new challenge up at the Where Creativity Meets C9 blog and since I love Concord & 9th stamps and dies, I created a couple of cards to join in the Watercolor challenge!

I needed some birthday cards for my stash and the Concord & 9th 'Eat Cake and Celebrate' stamp set has been on my desk for a bit, so I took the opportunity to ink them up and add some watercolor effects! 

For the first card I stamped the images in black ink and wanted to keep a biota a white edge around them. I used the Cosmo Cricket Resist Pen around all of the images and let it dry before adding paint.  I was going for a neoplolitan look with my strips of color and I added in silver paint on the stars and candles for some shine! I added in the fun sentiment along the edge with a cute metal clip.

The next card is much brighter and I used a technique I learned recently. The colors behind the vellum are Tim Holtz Distress Crayons and I applied them messily in a starburst pattern. After blending them a bit with my fingers and water, I overlayed them with a stencil and used a new baby wipe to soak up the color.  The bright white embossing really stands out against the bright colors!  A few sequins and colorful ribbon are the final touches.

Thanks for checking out my blog! Bee Happy!!

Supples Used:
Ribbon: American Crafts, craft store
Stampin' Up metal clip
Grafix vellum
Stampin' Up metal clip

Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER 5.5x7 Ready Cut Sheets Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549 Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 COLOR SET Concord and 9th - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Eat Cake and Celebrate Concord and 9th - Dies - Eat Cake and Celebrate Paper Basics - Stamper's Select White Cardstock (40 Sheets let's polka petite paper pack Perfect Match Spring Rain Cardstock Scallop Edge Border Punch Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad WOW Embossing Powder OPAQUE BRIGHT WHITE REGULAR WL01R Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 Shakers Sprinkles Sequin Mix Die-namics Oval STAX Set 1 Die-namics Oval STAX Set 2 Memory Box STARS STARRY NIGHTS Designer Stencil Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons SET 1 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Ki Advantus - Cosmo Cricket - Resist Pen

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