Happy Halloween! Hand Sanitizer Holders for all ages.

Pin It Now! Happy Halloween, crafty people!  I hope you plan to have fun today, however you celebrate.  I have made up a whole bunch of hand sanitizer / anti- bac holders for friends, family, and to sell at a local salon.  Truly, you can't go wrong with Bath & Body Works mini hand sanitizers, they're adorable!

 Close up of the Halloween themed:

 And the autumn themed:

 Lots of Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the leaves, thanks to Stampin' Up! Heat & Stick Powder:

These holders were adapted from Erica Cerwin's blog.

We're a homeschool family, so I've incorporated a little history of Halloween. Here's a fun video I shared with the kids about the history of Halloween:


And a little fun!  Monster Mash!
http://youtu.be/AxcM3nCsglA

Halloween Shaker Card HSS171

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A haunting Hello to you!  Today I'm mixing a little old and new to create this Halloween shaker card for Hand Stamped Sentiments' latest sketch challenge.  

Check out this fabulous, simple sketch. Oh, the possibilities!

Shakers are so fun to do.  With Stampin' Up! Shaker Frames and a little layering, they go together quickly and easily. This one is filled with German glass glitter.  The DSP is Nite Owl, which is retired as a paper product, but still available as a Digital Download for use with My Digital Software or any other digital software program.  So it's never out of style!  And you can resize the paper to use any part of it.  

A little batty punch, and Woodgrain embossing, and a  knot of smooth Basic Grey satin ribbon, and several small punches and the simple sketch gets fun details.  

Head over to HSS and get some inspiration from the designers and the ladies that are playing along! 

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS:  Itty Bitty Wishes

INK:  Basic Black

PAPER:  Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Nite Owl Dowloadable DSP

EMBELLISHMENTS:  Basic Grey 5/8" Satin ribbon, Linen Thread

Halloween Triple Hex (It's not what it sounds like!) HSS170

Pin It Now! I know this color combo should have been a no brainer ~

...But either I was overtired or under-Halloweeny, because it killed me to come up with an idea! So it literally got me out of bed at 1:00 a.m. this morning, to just do this and get it off my mind. Meet my insomniac card.

 I mentioned before, I don't typically invest a lot of time in Halloween cards, so I don't buy stamp sets in this theme.  This was one night I wished I'd had a nice new stamp set to play with.  So I used what I have. This pumpkin stamp comes in the Hostess set, Perfectly You.  Matched with Six Sided Sampler, it works out nice!  And this is the first time I've used Candy Dots...I love them! What took me so long?!

Feel like knocking out a challenge this week?  Head on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments and take a look around, get inspired to make something fun and festive!

Have a blessed and creative day ~ Erika

SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS:  Perfectly You, Six Sided Sampler
INK: Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black
PAPER:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Modern Medley DSP, Silver Glimmer
EMBELLISHMENTS:  7/16" Natural Trim, Linen Thread, Candy Dots in Regals, Chevron Embossing Folder

Handmade Gift Bag with Mason Jar Labels

Pin It Now! I love to can my own food!  And, I love to talk to other people about canning our food!  I recently had a conversation with a friend, and was inspired to make her some mason jar labels, and a pretty little gift bag to put them in.  Here's the bag:

It's simple to make!  I used a template, found here, and embellished it with lots of pretty supplies, including the stamp set Friendship Preserves.  I created the mason jar labels myself, digitally!

She loved them!

A jar of my homemade concord grape jelly with the labels and some SU trim...

I have the labels for sale in my Etsy Shop!  They make your gifted foods look so cute!

Embellished Candle with Clearance Rack Items!

Pin It Now! This is a really yummy candle I gussied up for a friend's birthday. Some current supplies are used, and a few old favorites that are currently available on the clearance rack.

The Sentiment is from the current Label Love stamp set. Heat embossed in gold and punched with the coordinating Artisan Label punch.  

So, raise your hand if you miss Spice Cake DSP! And how about Early Espresso Scalloped Tulle!  Me me me!  Imagine my delight when I discovered that these items are now available on the Clearance Rack!  

(update:  the Spice Cake fabric is available on Clearance Rack but not the patterned paper. However, you can always use Spice Cake paper by printing it digitally with MDS.  The scalloped tulle is available on Clearance, though!!!)

They look so pretty together!  I hot glued a small glittered pine cone to the tulle bow. Here's the candle flavor below, Bath & Body Works. Heavenly!

Are you in the mood for pumpkins, cinnamon, and cider yet?  It's so nice & autumns here in the Appalachians already, I'm loving every minute of it! 

Thanks for stopping by, have a blessed & creative day ~ Erika

Hey, Pumpkin! Halloween Treat Box HSS169

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I don't send out many Halloween cards, but I LOVE candy, so most of my Halloween posts will be treats!  Here's a cute little kraft box created using Hand Stamped Sentiments' latest sketch challenge...

The sketch:

This was quick and simple to make once I rounded up all the elements.  The circle border is from Kind & Cozy.  You wouldn't have guessed it could look spooky in black Stampin' Emboss!  After gluing in Window Sheet punched from the 2-1/2" circle punch, the front was decorated with the cute hex stamp Hey, Pumpkin! from the hostess set Perfectly You.  The little bow is handmade from a scrap, and embellished with a black Glimmer Brad.  And the b-o-o?  Those letters come from Sweet Essentials, hand cut from the sentiment "Bride and Groom". I wanted them to look like vintage typewriter. 

Let's peek inside, shall we?

The eyes are krispy chocolate, yum-yumm!  Here's a pic of the (empty, haha) bag.  If you're interested in buying these, I got mine from Dollar Tree.  A whole bag can easily fit in the box, but hey! It's a dollar for a super cool treat!

If you would like to buy a kit to create this box on your own, including the candies, I can send you one for $3 plus shipping - This includes everything you see; the box, pre-stamped Halloween image, paper strips, window sheet, and candy.  You put it together.  Email me! inkypinkies@hotmail.com

Head on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see all of the cards and creations made with this simple sketch, and create something today!

Wonderful Blessing - New Christmas Single Stamps! With HSS168 Color Challenge.

Pin It Now! Oh, yay!  I got some new Christmas stamps this week, and they're just what I was hoping for from Stampin' Up! this year.  Classic, reverent, Christian images and words that just make my heart swell.

I used two of them for this card using the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

I just love the big, beautiful nativity scene of the Wonderful Blessing stamp! The nice, wide burlap ribbon makes a big statement without being fussy.  The doily is brayered with Raspberry Ripple Classic Ink to give it a non-traditional pop of color.

The edges of the Gumball Green circle are lined with a blend of gold  Stampin' Glitter with a touch of black glitter mixed in to give it a vintage glass glitter look.  A basic rhinestone in the center of the Star of Bethlehem is colored with a gold marker.  

Inside, another single stamp, Magical Season, is colored with Stampin' Write Markers in this weeks colors:

You should check out the challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I'd love to see where this color combo leads you...autumn?  Masculine?  Christmas?  Something else?

Here are the singles stamps available right now!  These are not in the Holiday Mini, so pick them up to round out your Christmas stamp collection.  Let me know if you want some :D

Have a blessed and creative day ~ Erika