Kate's Paper Creations: October 2015

10/10/2015

It's Time To Think Christmas Cards

It's time to think Christmas cards! Yes, it's only 11 weeks till Christmas and if you're going to mail your cards you'll want them to go out early. So here are two cards made using Stampin' Up! stamps, thinlits, inks and card stock.

To make this card:

Whisper White card stock
Happy Scenes stamp set 139821 $21.00 pg 11 Holiday Catalog
Mellow Moss ink pad
Sponge
Ovals Framelits
Clear Blocks B, D,
Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder 139673 $8.50 pg 39 Holiday Catalog
Big Shot, magnetic base, standard platform,
Stampin' Dimensionals
Fine Tip Glue Pen 138309 $7.00 pg 43 Holiday Catalog
Dazzling Details glitter

To make this card:

Whisper White card stock
Real Red, Mossy Meadow ink pads
Reason for the Season stamp set for sentiment
Embellished Ornaments stamp set
Delicate Ornaments thinlits
1/8" Striped Ribbon 139615 $8.00 pg 32 Holiday Catalog
Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler

Very simple, yet elegant!

Enjoy!

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10/01/2015

Interactive 3D Pumpkins

It's October and time for some Halloween fun. I saw this design in the Silhouette Store and immediately thought of my grandsons ages 4 and 6. They have a four sided face puzzle they call their Papa puzzle because it is a mans face. The can turn the hat, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and cheeks around and make multiple different faces and they have a lot of fun with it.

So I decided I would do something similar with the Halloween Pumpkin Face Stackers item #97332 by Carnina Gardner. Her designs come in two different files and each has faces on two sides. I combined all four designs onto the three blocks. Eyes, Noses and mouths. Then I put a dowel hole in the center of the tops and bottoms of each box so I could thread them onto a dowel. I also enlarged them to 6.333 x 11.550. Be sure to capture the black pieces that go inside the boxes behind the cutouts so they are the correct size too.

Once on the dowel the boys can spin their different layers and make multiple pumpkin faces.

Of course there are many different face combinations but here are a few more. You can just click on any image to see a larger version.

The dowel holds them perfectly in place. I made the hole 1/4" and stretched over a 3/8" dowel so the fit was snug and they wouldn't spin too easily. Of course I hope they wear them out having fun making faces!