Stampin’ Up! Sneak Peek – Jar of Haunts Happy Halloween!

Good morning, y’all – it’s Tuesday and I have a confession to make.  This may come as a shocker.

I sometimes overthink my cards.

Yes – it’s true.  I especially do this when I’ve spent the day doing all sorts of things that have nothing to do with making cards.  Today – well, Monday – I moved furniture around in my living room.  And laundered the dog-bed-turned-cat-bed.  And vacuumed.  And set up another table to make a photo-booth area.  And talked on the phone with work.  And with Wayne.  Reset the clocks on the cat feeders.  Scrubbed spots on the carpet.

The end result of all this spinning was that I started thinking about a card for today – Tuesday – at 5:30.  That’s pretty late for me.  The lateness just makes me hurry and make mistakes.  And – overthink every little piece. 😉

I did have a sketch to work from, so that helped.  And I did know I wanted to do a non-Christmas card.  I figured Fall or Halloween.  So I pulled out the new Jar of Haunts stamp set – which coordinates so nicely with the Everyday Jars Framelits!

There are two stamp sets in the new 2016 Holiday Catalog that work wth Everyday Jars – cool, huh? 🙂

So – I used Jar of Haunts and some Halloween Nights DSP, and this is what I came up with.  Take a look-see:

I mentioned I had a sketch to help me out – it’s this week’s Mojo Monday sketch #462:

I started by making my Jar of Haunts central art piece.  I stamped my ghoul-in-a-jar on a piece of Whisper White card stock, in Smoky Slate ink.  Then I used my Blender Pens to color him in.  I decided he was probably a Pumpkin Pie colored little ghoul – hiding in the jar from the spiders that are coming down all around him.  Once I had him colored, I switched over to more Smoky Slate, and used my Blender Pens to shade his mummy-trappings….

Then I stamped the Jar of Haunts sentiment in Basic Black Archival ink right smack on top of him.  I fussy cut him and used the Everyday Jars framelit to cut out a piece of Basic Gray card stock.  I adhered the ghoul-in-a-jar to the gray jar, offsetting it just a little – more like a shadow than a mat.

For my card front, I used a piece of Cajun Craze card stock that I ran thru the Big Shot in my Woodland TIEF.  Then I stamped a whole bunch of little Jar of Haunts spiders in Basic Black Archival Ink kind of all over, and used my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add webs.

I SNAILd the card front to a Basic Gray mat.  For the center element of the sketch, I dithered and hemmed and hawed (a by-product of overthinking) until I finally hit on the idea of making more mummy-trappings!  I cut a bunch of 1/4″ wide strips of Whisper White card stock and adhered them across the card front with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue.  Then I wrapped them around the card front and secured them all in the back with scotch tape.  To make them look more like cloth – I used my Blender Pen and more Smoky Slate ink to shade them.

The two center panels are pieces of Halloween Nights DSP, matted on Basic Gray.  I popped the dotted panel on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the spider web square with Liquid Glue (and one Dimensional down in the bottom right corner!).  Then I added the shadowed-ghoul over the whole thing.  To finish it off, I added a silver star from the Metallics Enamel Shapes.

On the inside, I started with a panel of Whisper White and added a Basic Gray-matted strip of the spider-web Halloween Nights DSP.  Then I stamped a few more Basic Black Archival Ink spiders from Jar of Haunts.  And added one more metallic silver star for good measure.

I added some webs with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker and SNAILd the panel onto a Basic Gray mat.  I SNAILd it into a Basic Black card base (this is a very Basic card, apparently!), popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!

I repeated the Jar of Haunts Pumpkin Pie ghoul-in-a-jar and a couple of spiders on the front of my Medium Whisper White Envelope…

…and added an envelope flap covered with Halloween Nights DSP (and a few more spiders – there’s one hiding under the flap for the recipient to find!).  Hmmm.  Well – you’ll have to take my word on the spiders – appears I cut it off when I took the picture.  Yup – great day!

Et Voila!  Not real sure how this little guy got stuck in a jar, but I’m kind of glad he did, cuz it sure makes for a cute image, yes?  Hope you like!

Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this for yourself! 

HOST CODE FOR 16 AUG – 31 AUG: 2WGEWYF6 

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift – your choice of any item valued up to $8.00 in the 2015-16 Annual Catalog.

Thoughtful Branches Bundle

Time is Growing Short!

Check out our Pinterest board to see lots and lots of inspiration for using this great stamp set and Thinlits bundle! This one will only be around until the end of the month – so don’t miss out!  Get it right now!

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Set – Item 143539 – $27
Beautiful Branches Thinlits – Item 143538 – $31
Thoughtful Branches Bundle – Item 144328 – $52

STAMPS-N-LINGERS 2016 HOLIDAY CATALOG SHARES

Catalog shares are a great way to get a sampling of all the new papers, ribbons and embellishments in a new Stampin’ Up! catalog.  I’ve got several options for you – check out the listing here – or head over to the 2016 Holiday Catalog Shares page to see all the new products in the shares, and to get signed up.  Deadline to get your name on my list is 28 Aug!

Go to my 2016 Holiday Catalog Shares page – here – to see all the goodies and get signed up!  Deadline to get on the list is 28 Aug!

It’s time to start using those Stampin’ Up! Bonus Days Coupons that you earned in July!  The coupons are valid on any type of order from now through the end of August.  Check my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page for more details! 🙂

Offer Dates: August 11–October 10, 2016

When you use promo code “BOGO” at PaperPumpkin.com, you’ll pay the regular price of $19.95 USD/$26.95 CAD and get your second month for FREE!  

If you subscribe with the promo code between now and September 10, you will pay full price for the September kit and get the October kit free. If you subscribe between September 11 and October 10, your first kit will be the October kit and you’ll get the November kit free!  Get all the details over on my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page.

When the Holiday Catalog goes live in 9 days, be sure to snag this Jar of Haunts and the Jar of Cheer – to go with the Everyday Jars Framelits, that I’m betting a bunch of you have already added to your tool box!

TTFN

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:     

Soon, folks, soon I’ll be able to give you links to the Jar of Haunts stamp set and the Halloween Nights DSP!

CARD CUTS FOR THIS PROJECT:

Basic Black Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Basic Gray Card Stock: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 1/4″ x 4″ (mat for the spotted DSP); 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (mat for spider web DSP); 5/8″ x 4 1/8″ (mat for inner liner strip); Everyday Jars cut out behind the ghoul-in-a-jar

Cajun Craze Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (card front)

Whisper White Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner); 1/4″ strips (mummy wrappings on card front); ghoul-in-a-jar

Halloween Nights DSP: 2 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ (spotted DSP panel); 2 3/8″ x 2 3/8″ (spider web DSP panel); 1/2″ x 4 1/8″ (inner liner strip); envelope flap

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!