Kindred Stamps in Oz

So I adore the style at Kindred Stamps, and I want several of the Pop Culture sets. I don't have any yet, but I do have some of their little sticker sheets. I think these would be perfect for planners, but I intend to use them on envelopes and tags too. Here's my first tag. I used alcohol inks to drip down some glossy paper in rainbow order.

Then I stamped OZ all over it in Staz-On ink and added stenciling in Sharpie marker...the swirl stencil is a background maker stencils with clouds from Honeybee Stamps. All that was left was to add the stickers. They come in two sizes so I put the little ones at the bottom and had the witches in the sky. "Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" "I'm not a witch at all!"

Happy Monday!

Chark

Hero Arts Boo Stamp & Cut Gift Bag

I'm up on the a2z Scrapbooking blog today with a peek at a little treat bag for Halloween using the Hero Arts Boo Stamp & Cut. I love this little stamp and die set and if you want one too, you still have time before Halloween and it's only $10.20 in the store right now! See those cute little ghost faces?

Hope you'll stop by a2z and enter our Hero Arts monthly challenge, Layer It, to try to win $25 to the store! If you need Hero Arts stamps, you can always order the digis, which are immediate downloads so there's no waiting, just start creating!

Happy Monday!

Chark

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Boo Stamp and Cut Treat Bag

I used the Hero Arts Boo Stamp and Cut to make the tag for this purple treat bag, I love the ghost dies and haven't even really stamped up the ghosts, just used the dies! I'll have to ink them up before it's Halloween for sure.

These little treat bags are easy to make and take no time at all. Just choose your paper, I have purple shiny paper from who knows where :) and I cut it into 4.5" x 11".

Then I scored it at 4" and 5.25" that will be the bottom of the bag. Scored again at 9" for the top fold.

I folded the bag and then at the top, used a 1.5" circle punch to punch a half-circle in the top like this.

Next, I filled a plastic treat bag with candy, tied it off and inserted into the treat bag.

I adhered the flap closed and then added the tag. I die cut the ghosts from black cardstock and backed it with vellum, so easy and ghostly. Boo!

If you want one of these Stamp and Cut sets, you can head over to a2z Scrapbooking Supplies and Request it by Custom Order at no additional cost. When things are popular, they sell out sometimes, so the Custom Order button is very handy!

And if you use the code CHARK15 to your $25 and up order, you'll receive 15% off!

Happy Wednesday!
Chark

Hero Arts Boo Stamp and Cut

Love the Stamp and Cut sets from Hero Arts, you get stamps and matching dies that you can usually use by themselves, which is exactly what I did on the a2z Scrapbooking blog today. 

I just used the die and made a shaker card...the matching ghosts and faces will have to get inked up soon, but in the meantime, I tried another shaker card. This one went better than previous cards, but it's still not my favorite technique--I love them, but I can't pull them off for some reason.

Here's a little close-up, hop over to the blog to see the full project and say Hi! The new September Challenge is up too, so I hope you'll enter.

Happy Weekend!
Chark

Finally, A Shaker I Can Love

You may know I keep trying shaker cards...love them in theory, but never in practice. Guess what? I finally made a shaker card/tag that didn't take me all day and actually works and that didn't cause me to tear out my hair! 

I used a package lid from some nail art bottles (that I'll use as glitter for cards). Now, I know exactly how to make this a technique I love—use raised plastic packaging.

 

The lid had a lip on the edge, so I just placed it on top of the cardstock and used glitter tape to seal it. So, so easy! No need to sandwich things together and use foam to elevate, since it was already elevated. 

Here's a close-up and you can see the tape sealing the edge of the plastic lid. I found the nail art bottles at the Dollar Tree, so I'll be purchasing more just for the packaging. The glitter bits are just extras!

I added tons of sequins and stamped stars and hearts from this stamp set.

I stamped "Mary" on the background cardstock and added the number 8 that I trimmed out as part of the shaker bits. This would be great for, say, Mary's 8th Birthday or her infinity birthday, since the eight on its side is the symbol for infinity...which I noticed after shaking  :) I used this alpha set, but any would work.

The glitter tape is Darice and I have it in blue, silver and gold because it's awesome and no glitter comes off at all! My fave kind of glitter (see blog name)!

I'm entering this over at A Blog Named Hero, where the theme is Happy. Nothing says Happy Birthday like sequins and shakers imo! They're partnering with Pretty Pink Posh and if you haven't seen their site, run there now, it's fab!

I'm also entering this over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, where the theme is Use a Technique You Love. I've always loved shaker cards, but never the technique until now—I just had to find the right product that made it easy for me to do. Get ready, family, for an influx of shaker cards!

Happy Monday!
Chark
p.s. don't forget to get all your Hero Arts goodies at a2z Scrapbooking Supplies and use my super secret code CHARK15 to get 15% off your cart total of $25 or more. And you can request pretty much any Hero Arts product and they'll get it to you at no additional cost! Love it!

Coffee, Tea or Me? (wink)

I'm adding a second entry to the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop, which has been all kinds of fun. Who knew there were so many coffee-related crafty items and so many ideas? Many thanks to Amy and Chitra for organizing and making a great website. Join in if you have time today!

My second entry features Prima Marketing Coffee Break papers and teapot. I won the Prima goodies from the Seasonal Coffee Lovers Bloghop in December from my DT pal, Caffeinated Papercuts aka Jennifer. I think I love every single page in this 6x6 pad, so I put as many as I could on here, along with a variety of Prima flowers and pearls from various sources.

Here's a closeup of the little saying. It's part of the paper pack too. You can see all the Coffee Lovers entries on the PInterest page here and it's so fun to browse!

Thanks, again, Jennifer, I love my coffee goodies...although in my case, it's tea! Speaking of which, it may be time for a cuppa.

Happy Friday and Happy Hopping! 
Chark

And don't forget my giveaway until Sunday! Go here to enter! I love reading the comments--thank you!

Up, Up And Away!

No, I'm not Superman or The Fifth Dimension (remember that song?) but I do have a balloon tag to show you. This uses Prima tags, paper, butterfly, crystals and bubblegum wax cord. Love this little girl! I fussy cut her from paper and made balloon strings she could hold. I also rolled some of the cord on a pencil to tie in the tag.

I added Prima flowers trimmed and folded, to make the skirt. Love how she looks with the matching bow in her hair. I'm enering this over at Prima Marketing for one of 12 giveaways. Join me if you can, it's full of inspiration and fun!

Happy Friday,
Chark

Prima Fun Day 7

I've been following Prima's blog. I love their products by Julie Nutting—she has so much talent and her products bring out my creativity. She has tons of doll stamps, die cuts and accessories. My favorite want-to-get product right now is the little jar of mini wooden dolls. They're so cuutteee!

Prima is having a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway, so hop on over with me and play along! You have until December 8, so get cracking!

Here is my entry for Day 7—Say It In Crystals. I used mostly Prima products and added some red cellophane and extra pearls. I had to use my Stickles too, so I colored her hair and clothes with Xmas Red and Black.

 

I super love their Say It In Crystals bling, it's so shiny!

Happy Thursday!

Chark