stamp out loud by tami sanders

bucket of fun...

Besides a costume, what does every trick-or-treater need?

Something to put their goodies in!

Today's project turns a plain black bucket from the dollar store into a custom treat pail for your favorite little goblin!

 

Design Adhesives, Designer Foils and Glitters were used to transform the bucket from blah to bling in only about 30 minutes! And this project is kid friendly too, so your kiddos can help embellish their bucket or even make it all by themselves!

 

Design Adhesives are like glue designs you rub on. They are simple to use and make applying glitters, foils or embossing powder quick and easy too. Place the design on pretty much any surface: paper, plastic, glass, wood, chipboard, etc. then gently rub the design. Remove the backing and then you are ready to apply your glitter, foil or embossing powder.

Silver Fog Designer Foil was applied over the  "trick or treat" and the star designs...

 

 
 

I took the pics in the bright sun so you could see the glitters and foils well, but every little scrape and scratch in the bucket as well as static-cling lint showed up as well!

Glitters were used for the candy designs...

 

 
{the handles of the lollipops were done using Goldmine Foil}

And to add the border along the top as well...

 

Ribbon was tied along the top to make another border...

 

And to finish it off, I rolled a piece of lime cardstock around the center of the handle, then tied ribbons at each side...

 

Here are all the supplies and directions needed to complete this quick and easy project...
 

“tricked out pail” altered bucket

Skill Level: easy - kid friendly 

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap: Design Adhesives: Trick or Treat, Candy Store, Fright Night and Fancy Edges, Designer Foils: Silver Fog and Goldmine and Glitters: Peridot, Sparkling Amethyst, Sweet Orange and Fool's Gold

Bazzill: Intense Kiwi cardstock

Other: ribbons, black plastic pail

Tools: paper trimmer, scissors and adhesive

DIRECTIONS:

1) Cut apart "trick", "o'" and "treat" Design Adhesives and apply to center front of pail. Cover words with Silver Fog Foil, rub gently to apply and then gently pull back foil. If you miss any portion of the design, you can reapply foil to cover it.

2) Cut apart 2 candy lollipops and adhere at either side of "treat". Pull away backing from stick portion only, slip under Goldmine Foil and apply to stick. Then remove backing and apply Sweet Orange glitter. Shake off excess. {a clean and dry foam brush works well to help remove excess glitter}

3) Cut apart hard candies and apply at lower left and upper right of "trick o' treat". Make small piles of Sparkling Amethyst, Peridot and Fool's Gold glitters, remove backing from candies, then dip your finger in choice of glitters and gently dab your finger on one of the candies to apply the glitter. Repeat until all candies have been glittered.

4) Cut apart and apply stars around candies at upper right and lower left and apply Silver Fog Foil to them.

5) Cut apart and adhere scalloped border to upper portion of pail. You may need to use 2 strips depending on the size of your pail. Glitter with Sweet Orange glitter.

6) Tie a piece of ribbon around top of pail.

7) Cut a 3" strip of lime cardstock the desired width {depending on size of handle} and roll tightly around handle. Glue end; use clothespins or paperclips to hold in place while glue sets.

8) To finish, tie ribbons at sides of handle.

I hope you liked this kid-friendly project; new projects are added twice a week and MORE Halloween projects are coming! So please stop back by!

Also please check out Jean’s ColorSyle blog for more great projects featuring Clearsnap products!

trick or treat time!

For the next few weeks the theme for the blog will be HALLOWEEN!

Everything about Halloween just SHOUTS fun! Getting to dress up as anything you can imagine, the colors - bright orange and midnight black, and the candy! Don't forget the candy!

Today's project is a sparkly, shimmery, fun little card that combines a few different products: Smooch Spritz, Design Adhesives, stamps, ink and glitters... 

 

The card began by spraying a piece of gray cardstock with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, then stamping it with the spider web stamp. The design was then cut out and adhered to the card front to provide a shimmery, silvery backdrop...

 

Then Trick or Treat Design Adhesives were used to add a border at the top and bottom of the card as well as the sentiment...

 

 

 
 
Design Adhesives are a quick and fabulous way to add embossed or glittered accents to your projects. Think of them as an adhesive rub-on; you rub on the design, peel off the backing, then sprinkle on your glitter or embossing powder. They come in strips that can be used as is, or you can cut apart the designs as was done in this card.

Next, a few stamped element were added to complete the card...

 

 
 
If you'd like to make this spooky, bling-y card yourself, here are the supplies and directions you'll need... 

“no tricks” card

Skill Level: easy

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap: Vivid! Dye Ink: black, Smooch Spritz: Silver Foil, Design Adhesives: Trick or Treat, Glitter: Peridot, Sparkling Amethyst and Sweet Orange and Color Catcher

Hero Arts: Large Web Clings Stamp and Month October ClearDesign Stamps

Hampton Art: Flip Flops: Spooky

Bazzill: card - blackbird from Card and Envelopes set, Intense Kiwi, Fig Swirl and Orange Crush cardstocks

Tools: scissors, adhesive and dimensional foam dots 

DIRECTIONS:

1) Place a 5 X 7 piece of gray cardstock in Color Catcher and spray with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz; set aside to dry.

2) Cut apart border strips from Trick or Treat Design Adhesives strip. Apply dotted strip to top of card, trimming excess. Remove backing and sprinkle with Peridot glitter, tap to remove excess. {HINT: a clean and dry foam brush works great to remove excess glitter as well}. Repeat using striped strip along bottom of card and Sweet Orange glitter.

3) Stamp gray cardstock with web stamp inked with Vivid! black ink. Cut out around web design and adhere to front of card.

4) Cut apart "no tricks" and "just treats" from Design Adhesives strip, apply designs to front of card as shown. Remove backing and sprinkle with Sparkling Amethyst glitter.

5) Stamp "Happy Halloween" on orange cardstock using Vivid! black ink. Cut out and adhere at an angle at upper left corner of web using dimensional foam dots.

6) Stamp "OCT" circle design on lime cardstock using Vivid! black ink. Cut out and adhere at lower right corner of web using dimensional foam dots.

Please stop back by for MORE Halloween treats!

And if you'd like even MORE great projects featuring Clearsnap products, please be sure to check out Jean’s ColorSyle blog.

fiesta!

It’s fiesta time here in San Antonio and the parties and celebrations have been in full swing for a week or so. To me, fiesta means color! Lots and lots of color! And of course you have to have some bling! You can’t have fiesta without some bling!

 

Today’s project is a layout featuring a photo of my youngest son Chris, leading the sidewalk fiesta parade at his school last year. {My parents bought that adorable little red fire truck!}

 

I used Design Adhesives sprinkled with multiple colors of glitter to create some BLING-Y embellishments for the layout. If you aren’t familiar with Design Adhesives they are a bit like a rub-on, but with adhesive. You just rub on the design with your finger or a rub on tool; then lift the backing. What’s left behind is the design in an adhesive. Then just sprinkle on your glitter or embossing powder and you are done. No muss – no fuss!  

 

Here's the layout...

 

 

Here are a few close-up shots of the embellishments...

 

 

 

 

And here are the supplies and directions you need to make your own…

 

"Happy Fiesta" 8 X 8 layout

Skill Level: easy

 

SUPPLIES: 

Clearsnap: ColorBox Pigment Ink: Canary, Fresh Green, Cyan and Scarlet (full or mini size), Top Boss: Glitter – Emerald City, Fool’s Gold, Ruby Slippers and Twinkling Turquoise and Craft Funnel, Design Adhesives: Happy Birthday, Fancy Edges and Spots & Dots

 

Hero Arts: Curly Alphabet Poly Clear Stamps

 

Bazzill: Kraft, Coconut Swirl, Blackberry Swirl and Raspberry Splash cardstocks

 

Tools: paper trimmer, rub on tool, 1 ¾” circle punch, adhesive and dimensional dots.

 

DIRECTIONS: 

 

1) Cut an 8 X 8 piece of Raspberry Swirl cardstock for the background.

 

2) Cut a 4 ¾” X 7” piece of Kraft cardstock and adhere to the right side of the layout, about ¼” from sides.

 

3) Cut a 2 ½” X 7” piece of Blackberry Swirl cardstock and adhere it to the left side of the layout, butting it up to the Kraft piece.

 

4) Mat photo on a 5 ¾” X 4 ¾” piece of Coconut Swirl cardstock, then adhere photo about ¼” from top right corner of Kraft cardstock.

 

5) Cut apart and apply 4 circles from Spots & Dots Design Adhesives to 2 ½” squares of Kraft cardstock. – hint: use your finger or a rub on tool to transfer the design to the cardstock. Lift a corner to see if adhesive has transferred, then continue lifting slowly. If any portion has not transferred, replace backing and rub again.

 

6) Working one color at a time, place a small pile of glitter on a clean sheet of paper that you’ve folded in half. Dip your finger into the glitter and rub over portion of design you want that color on. Repeat for all 4 circles. Tap excess off onto folded paper. Place funnel in glitter container and pour remaining glitter back into bottle. Repeat for all 4 colors of glitter.

 

7) Punch out circles using craft punch – hint: hold punch upside down so you can line up the design correctly. Adhere circles down the left side of the layout, using a dimensional dot to adhere the 3^rd circle.

 

8) Cut off “happy” from Happy Birthday Design Adhesive, and apply under photo. Apply glitter as before, one color at a time, creating a multi color design.

 

9) Stamp “fiesta” one letter at a time on scraps of Coconut Swirl cardstock, using all 4 colors of ink. When dry, cut out in random “squared” shapes, and adhere under “happy”.

 

10) Trim the row of diamond shapes from the Fancy Edges Design Adhesives to fit along the bottom of the Kraft cardstock under “fiesta”. Then apply and glitter as before, coloring each diamond with one color of glitter.

 

¡Viva La Fiesta!

 

---tami