Punch Art Bat Made With a Butterfly Punch

Some times we buy a stamp set because of how versatile it is and we can visualize ourselves using it for lots of different projects.  And sometimes we buy just because we love the art. I just loved the art on this one. The stamp is called If the Broom Fits (BTW: stamps are on sale this week - 15% off)

I also want to share a little trick for making the bats.  They're made with the Butterfly punch.  This trick works with either of Stampin'UP!'s butterfly punches, the Bitty Butterfly or the Elegant Butterfly. I expect it would probably work with any butterfly punch. Here's how it works

• punch a partial image along the edge of your paper - far enough to get the indentation for the head.  This indentation will be the feet of your bat
• move the punch up into the paper past the hole you just punched, just to the point where the base of the body meets the indentation from the last head you punched.

Voila! Perfect bat every time.

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Alternate Project with the Sept 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit

Are you looking for other ideas for the stamps in the Sept. Paper Pumpkin Kit?  what do you think of this one using the "Eat Me if you Dare" stamp? Here's the front.

A strip of little witches hats on Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie.

Open it up for this surprise:

The "eyes" are individually wrapped mints stapled to an orange base.  

I covered the staples with a strip of black paper that I "fringed" to look like hair.

For the eyes I punched a 3/4" black circle and used a white gel pen to give the illusion of eyes.

This is just an alternate project made with the stamps from the Sept kit.  

If you watch this video you'll see the intended project. video is short, 1.42 min

Scroll down to read yesterday's post with 2 other alternate projects.

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Paper Pumpkin Sept 2015 Alternate Projects

Have you put together your September Paper Pumpkin Kit yet?  If you have no idea what I'm talking about, "Paper pumpkin" is the name of Stampin'UP!'s monthly craft kit.  Just $19.95 (which already includes shipping) plus what ever your state tax is. The kits are intended provide a fun evening of playtime.

• They're different each month. 
• They're super cute. 
• And they include everything you need to make the project
  - including stamps and ink!  All you need is adhesive.

 

The Sept 2015 Paper Pumpkin project is these brooms.  

They make a great Halloween table decoration.  

The brooms are also a super cute way to give a candy gift.
Here's a 1.4 min video showing how quick and easy it is to assemble the brooms

The projects are cute - but the best thing is that you're building up a collection of stamps and little ink pads that you can use for other projects.  Here's 2 more cards I made using the stamps from the Sept. 2015 Kit.

The small size of the stamps in the set makes them perfect for creating backgrounds.  

Don't you think this is a great fall color combo? Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive.  

The projects don't have to be for Halloween either.  They make great fall cards.

I got the 2-tone color effect on the leaves using the "rock-n-roll" technique. The concept of Rock and Roll is that you ink the stamp with a light color and then roll the edges of the stamp in a darker color ink. Its a quick way to add 2 colors to the stamp before it contacts the paper.  Here's another card made using the Rock-n-Roll technique

Check back later for more projects using these stamps. 

I've got one with a surprise inside to show tomorrow.

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Sign-up now and see what you think.  They're relaxing and fun.

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Glassine Bags Candy Corn Treat Pouch and Punch Art Bat

Yesterday I showcased the 3d trades I got at our last demo meeting.  

Today is the one I made.

I started with Stampin'UP!'s Glassine Bags.  You get 10 bags for only $4 so they're a cheap way to give a really cute gift. And they're translucent, so people can see what you're giving them.  And they have some pretty little dots decorating them. They don't show up too well on my photo but you can see them better in this shot of the bags alone.

I sponged the bags with Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie ink to get that "mouthwatering"  Candy Corn look. I was a little worried about the ink smearing, but the bags actually dried pretty quickly. Yay!

Do you like my little Black Glimmer paper owl bat?  His body is the Owl Builder Punch and his wings are the Extra Large Oval Punch.  I used a 1-1/4" circle punch on the ovals to shape the pointy wings.

This is definitely a Kid Friendly Project.  They'll love sponging the ink and playing with the punches.

By the Way - If you're local (Dane Co. WI)  then join me to make Halloween Cards on Sunday October 11th.

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Mini Treat Bag Thinlit - the Most Popular 3D Trade

Our MASSive Madison Area Stampin'UP! Demonstrators meeting offers lots of great training and trading opportunities for local demos.  We have so much fun and we get tons of great samples too.  If you're a local demo looking for some networking opportunities you are welcome to join us. We meet 3x a year, each time there's a new catalog.  Don't worry about being a stranger, we're actually more than just one downline . . . we just like the opportunity to talk and play and trade cards.

We have several Trade Categories and a Contest to go along with the trading. At our Sept meeting the most popular 3D trade was using the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits. In fact, the winning entry, by Jen Degroff, was also made with this product.

The 1st Place winner in the 3D category of our Project Contest

Made by Jen DeGroff - a treat pouch made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies

By Brenda Moen: 2 kisses wrapped in Designer Paper

 By Joyce Hall - LOVE the spiderweb doilies decorating this pouch

Another project made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits

  

 By Lori Verdon - Gift Card Holder made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlets 

 By Rachel Durtschi

By Sue Adams.  These spiders are Designer Paper.  
The spiders on her card posted yesterday  are a stamp.

Stop back tomorrow and I'll show you my 3D trade.

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