MeGa Stampin Studio

Trick or Treat!

Finally, after a whole month of preparing for Halloween, here it is!  Thanks for following along and we hope you kept track of all the candy corn ideas.  Please email us with your answers and we will draw from all the right answers.  The winner will receive the Stampin' Up! Movers and Shapers Curly Label die.

To celebrate Halloween, here are our two little trick-or-treaters.  These are 3x3 note cards.  In case the costumes disguise our little trick-or-treater, he is the bear from Under the Stars found on page 89. 

The cards are made with Basic Black and Whisper White card stock and Cast-a-Spell DSP.  Frankie has for black eyelets in each corner and Candy has for black brads.  Frankie's mask is just a scrap of Old Olive and his hair is free-hand cut from a scrap of Basic Black.  Remember making masks from lunch bags and you poked holes for the eyes?  Well, we used a punch to fit directly over the bear's eyes.  We dug out those old decorative scissors for the bottom of the mask to create the torn look of an old bag.  The small "bolts" on the side of his mask are made using the horizontal slot punch and cutting off the end straight.

The candy corn costume was created from three different sizes of circles, Summer Sun, Only Orange and Whisper White.  Glue one on top of the other. View this photo 
Then we just estimated how wide the costume needed to be to cover our pudgy bear.  We punched a hole with the 1/2" circle so his face would show through.  After all, he needs to see where he is going! 

 

Happy Halloween!

 
 

Goblin Greetings

This witch's cauldron is made from a Glad Ware plastic storage container. It has been spray painted black on the outside only and three flat marbles were glued to the bottom for feet.  We used black wire for the cauldron handle.  The "Goblin Greetings" on the sign is from the Grateful Greetings stamp set found in the Holiday Mini Catalog on page 8.  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Whisper White card stock were used.  The sign's "post" is a popsicle stick painted black.  Black gingham and Crushed Curry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon have been tied to the handle.

Fill your cauldron with any candy, snack mix, etc.  This cauldron is the perfect accompaniment to our Boo Bash!

Candy and More Candy!

Halloween is definitely about the candy.  So, here is one more container you may have laying around the house or leftover from another project.  We have filled this cd case with black licorice - we did have to cut the licorice to fit.  The band across the front is Basic Black and Whisper White card stock.  Even though the picture doesn't capture it, we did texture the Whisper White piece. 

The "tag" is made with Night & Day Specialty DSP from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog, as well as, Basic Black card stock.  We used craft punches to create the scallops.  The "halloween" is a rub-on from Spooky Treats found on page 177.  They come in black and white.  We did use a piece of Night & Day DSP on the back of the cd to show off the licorice better than just the clear plastic.

In the lower right-hand corner of the case, you will see the white crow which is another rub-on from the same Spooky Treats set.

Big Shot Wednesday

Big Shot Wednesday - Week #4 Pennant die

This witch's hat is the centerpiece for our Boo Bash.  It was made with the Groom Specialty Paper found on page 158.  
 
We glued together 3 of the large pennants with the scalloped edge left on the outside.  The brim is the largest circle you can make from a 12x12 sheet of card stock or DSP.  We trimmed the hat with the 1-1/4" black and white striped grosgrain ribbon found on page 183.  We added the black pom poms to the bottom of the ribbon.  These were we found at a local craft store.  We did use hot glue to attach the ribbon and pom poms.

Candy Corn Contest - Last Week!!!

We hope you all are keeping track of our daily candy corn ideas.  Some days were probably a challenge to figure out how the candy corn theme tied in but we did want to let you know that there were two days that didn't fit.  We actually had tutorials posted those days, so don't stand on your head trying to figure out how they tied in!

This card is 3"x6".  We used Basic Black, Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie cardstock and Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry DSP.  The candy corn shape was done free-hand.  The "happy halloween" is from the House of Haunts stamp set found on page 22 of the catalog.  The two black brads are found in the Vintage brads found on page 179.

Pumpkin Poop!!!!

This mini pizza box was made by our good friend and fellow demonstrator, Mary.  She included a cute verse and candy for pumpkin poop - Reese's pieces.  (You could also use mini marshmallows and a ghost poop verse.)  This can be changed and used for any holiday.  This pizza box is made with Basic Gray card stock and retired SU! Halloween paper.  The pumpkins are from the hostess set, The More the Merrier found on page 17.  The Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon slides off and on, holding the box closed.

 
 
The box measures 2-1/2" square.  The card stock is 3-1/2" x 6-1/2".  Score at 1/2", 3", 3-1/2", and 6".  Score at 1/2" down both of the long sides - see picture below.  The red lines are the cut lines.  This box is very quick and easy - great for craft shows, favors, etc.

Halloween Lunch Bags

Here is a fun project to use up all those brown lunch bags you have leftover from other projects.  These have been around for awhile and there are several ways to make these, but we have provided the measurements for this particular one.  This uses a standard brown lunch bag.  You may have to alter the measurements for a different bag. 

We have used Basic Black card stock and Cast-a-Spell DSP.  This bag has two pieces of ribbon, black and pumpkin, for the handle but have fun finding other handles - pipe cleaners, wire with beads, etc.

 

Here are the three main pieces used to make this project.  The back cover with flap measures 5-1/2" x 6-1/4", scored at 2".  The front card stock piece measures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  The lunch bag is cut down to 4-1/8" in height.  As you can see, this one uses velcro as the closure. 

 
 

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Sample inside page and removable interactive photo mat.

 

 

 

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Trick or Treat?

We're thinking a trick might be fun instead of the traditional treat for this cute bag.  The bear is made with the Stampin' Up! Bigz Die Bear and the Kooky Spooky accessory die.  Both of these dies can be found in the Holiday Mini catalog.  Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, More Mustard and Old Olive card stock were used.  The "Trick or Treat" message comes from the hostess set, Holiday Best.  We used markers directly on the stamp and then punched them out with a retired punch called, Key Tag.

This is the side view of the bag.  The small lunch bags can be picked up at most craft stores and can be found in many colors.

Also used were the large oval punch and the 1-1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain ribbon.

Big Shot Wednesday

Big Shot Wednesday - Week #3 SU! Pennant

Here is a fun decoration or center piece that we made for our Boo Bash.  This is the larger pennant on the die.  We layered strips of colored card stock directly on Whisper White card stock. We cut the scalloped edge out of Basic Black.  The "B" is from the Serif Essentials Alphabet die set found on page 199.  The "oo" are from the scalloped circles on the Pennant die.  We punched the 3/4" circle for the centers.  We attached the pennant to a 1/4" dowel that was painted black.  You can stick the dowel in a plant, center piece, etc.  We used a fun jar filled with candy.  This "flag" would be fun with a name or saying for many special occasions.