Fright Night Invite

Fright Night Invite

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Remember in the Phantom of the Opera movie when the phantom seals his envelope with wax to trademark his message?  Creepy, but awesome!  With this in mind, Lindsey and I had fun in the design room a few weeks ago trying to figure out a way the crafting world can do it with the products they own.  Our conclusion: wax+heat+stamp.  

Invitation Supplies and Instructions: 

Supplies Used:
Doodlebug Card and Envelope (Available in black) | Martha Stewart :  HALLOWEEN BORDERS | Martha Stewart : ELEGANT WITCH DESIGNER PAPER PAD | Tsukineko : VERSAFINE: Smoky Grey Ink Pad | Oh My Vinyl : STORMY GREY (1 Sheet 12" x 24") and Transfer Tape | Tim Holtz : Stamp Set - MINI MUSE

 

Instructions:
1. Trim the skull border so there are 3 skulls and adhere to top of Doodlebug Card.
2. Cut two 3 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles using Martha Stewart patterned paper, ink the edges with stormy grey, and adhere to card (one on the front and one on the inside).
3. Cut “Fright Night” out with Silhouette Machine and Stormy Grey Vinyl and use transfer tape to apply to front of card.
4. On the inside of the card, cut a square of cream colored cardstock, ink the edges and adhere to card.
5. Stamp the skull in the lower right corner with stormy grey ink pad. 

Phantom Seal

 Supplies Used: Doodlebug Card and Envelope (Available in black) | Melt Art : BEESWAX-WHITE  | Marvy Uchida - EMBOSSING HEAT TOOL | Tim Holtz : Stamp Set - MINI MUSE | Tattered Angels: MISTING MAT
 

Instructions: 

Step 1. Lick envelope shut, pour about 2 tablespoons of wax into a container that will not melt when heat is applied, and with heat tool, melt wax entirely.  Caution: Be careful when handling the container, it will be hot!

Step 2.  While wax is still a liquid, pour over the seal of the envelope and drop a stamp onto the wax. You do not need to press down on the stamp; simply setting it in the wet wax will leave an image.

Step 3. Wait until the wax is entirely cooled down and then remove the stamp. Placing the envelope in the freezer will help the wax cool down quicker.

TIP: If you want to change the color of the wax, you must use a dye that is alcohol-based and not water-based such as Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks. Simply drip a few drops of the alcohol ink onto the wax before you have melted it and then follow the same directions as stated.

 

Technique: How to Use Sequins on Cards

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies:

Doodlebug Sequins | Doodlebug Create-a-Card | QuicKutz: 4x12” 2-Sided Adhesive- Sheets | Doodlebug: Pops (3-D stickers) | Doodlebug: Happy Halloween Doodles Cardstock Stickers

Instructions:

1.       Trim the double-sided adhesive sheet to the desired size

and peel off one liner from the double-sided adhesive sheet.

2.       Press sequins onto the sticky side of adhesive sheet.

3.       Trim the sequins that hang off the edge with a paper trimmer.

4.       Peel off the other liner of the double-sided adhesive sheet.

5.       Apply to card or envelope.

 

Voila!  Cute and easy (:

Haunted Halloween Shadow Box

Halloween Shadow Box Made with Vinyl

Designed for Oh My Crafts

 So I have to admit, this is one of my favorite vinyl projects but no matter how hard I try, my photography skills just don't do it justice, so please excuse the glare of the glass and instead marvel at how amazing vinyl can be when it is cut out of FREE fonts from the internet!  I had such a fun time designing this project and layering the vinyl on the glass as well as the backdrop to make the phrases look like they are floating towards you.  I think after Halloween is over, I might have to make one for every holiday (:   If you happen to make one too, let me know.  I would love to see your creative spin on the idea!

Supplies Used:
Silhouette SD  | Shadow Box: 20”x20” from Ikea | Oh My Vinyl: Persimmon (3 sheets), Transfer Tape (3 sheets)  | 2 Sheets of 12”x24” Black OMC Bazzill Cardstock  | Optional Embellishments: American Crafts : Embossing Powder, Mini Halloween Stamp Set, Martha Stewart : Elegant Witch Stamp, EKSuccess : Spider Stickers
 
Instructions:
 
Step 1: Prepare Your Entire Design on Silhouette Studio (Sure Cuts A Lot or Make The Cut)
1. One of the great things about these software products is the ability to cut any font you have on your computer. For this project, I Google searched “Free Halloween Fonts” and installed the following fonts to my computer: Friday 13, FOO, Earwig Factory, Drips, Creeper, Bloodgutter, Badacid, Bones, Abaddon, and Trinigan. (Talk about gory names!)
2. Once you have installed a collection of spooky fonts, gather Halloween words and phrases. Here is a list of phrases I used:   A haunting we will go | Trick or Treat | Creepy | Toil and trouble, Boil and bubble | Enter if you dare | Very Scary | Eeek! | Fright Night | Ghosts & Goblins | Keep Out! | Beware | Happy Halloween | All hallow’s eve | Spooky | Boo | Haunt | Wicked | Bones | Thrills & Chills | Hocus Pocus | Wicked | Caution | October 31st
3. Type the phrases in spooky fonts.
4. Enlarge the phrases you want to stand out and shrink other phrases.
5. Temporarily set the mat to 19” x19” so you know how big to make the phrases. Stretch, shorten, enlarge, and shrink the words to create a 19” square.
 
Step 2: Cut Vinyl.
1. When cutting a 19” square with the Silhouette, you will need to cut it in a few sections. I divided the 19” square into three 7”x19” strips.
2. Weed and apply transfer tape over the phrases (do not peel off the vinyl from its liner yet).
 
Step 3: Shadow Box
1. Prepare the shadow box.
     a. Adhere black 12”x24” paper to the back board.
     b. Clean the glass with window cleaner.
2. With scissors, cut out the phrases you want on the glass and set aside (keeping in mind their position).
3. Peel off liner from vinyl and apply phrases to black paper with transfer tape.
     a. TIP: Leave the transfer tape on until the end. By doing this it will help you line up the pieces on the glass like a puzzle.
4. Place the glass over the black paper and apply the rest of the phrases onto the glass using the background as a guide to help line up the words.
 
Step 4: Embellish
1. Embellish with Halloween spider web stamps and spiders onto the black paper to fill any empty spaces.
  
Step 5: Hang up on the wall and enjoy!

Skeleton Frame Display

Halloween Décor Table Display

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Whether you’re decorating, crafting, or scrapbooking, these Martha Stewart Crafts ™ and EK Success ™ Halloween products will excite you all season.  Create a spooky scene with these easy to assemble pre-glittered and pre-cut candelabras, paper punches, mirror clings, skeleton keys and classic Halloween designer paper.  

Skeleton Key Frame Project

Supplies: EK Success: Jolee’s Boutique- Skeleton Key Stickers or Martha Stewart: Skeleton Key Embellishments | Martha Stewart: Elegant Witch Designer Paper Pad | Bazzill Paper: 12x12 Blackbird and Classic Purple | Bazzill Basics: Perfectly Pleated: Blackbird or create your own with Bazzill cardstock and Martha Stewart Scoring Board |    We R Memory Keepers: Cinch Chipboard |  Making Memories: Paper Reverie: Trim Card- Noir

Instructions:
1.       Cut:
·         Chipboard: 10 ½” x 10 ½”
·         Dark Silver Glitter Cardstock: 8 ½” x 8 ½”
·         Purple Cardstock: 6 ½” x 6 ½”
·         Black Cardstock: 6 ¼” x 6 ¼”
·         Silver Cardstock: 6” x 6”
2.       Adhere:
a.       Adhere the silver glitter, purple, black, and silver cardstock to the center of the chipboard.
b.       Adhere the pleated paper around the edges.  

  Tip: OMC sells Bazzill Basics’ premade pleated paper at an inexpensive price or you can make your own by scoring cardstock in a ¾”, ¼”, ¾”, ¼” pattern and then folding like an accordion.  
c.       Stick the skeleton keys on the silver cardstock in a funky pattern.
3.       Tie ribbon:
a.       Punch holes through the chipboard on the left and right side and tie ribbon/trim through.
 

Candelabras

Supplies:

Martha Stewart: Creepy Glittered Candelabras

Instructions:

These stand-up candelabras from Martha Stewart Crafts™ come pre-glittered and pre-cut for a no-mess way to add a bewitching shimmer to your festivities. Simply unfold to stand.  Makes two candelabras. Approximately 13" high.

*** Also available Martha Stewart: Glittered Chandeliers ***

Bats

Supplies:

Martha Stewart: Bat Window & Mirror Cling

Instructions:

Decorate for Halloween with these window and mirror clings designed by Martha Stewart. The reusable adhesive allows for these vinyl bats to be used year after year. This package includes twelve self-clinging black bats in assorted sizes.  For this display, the backing was not removed and instead taped to the wall and set on the table.

*** Also available Martha Stewart: Spider Window & Mirror Cling

Spiderweb Table Trim

Supplies:

·         Martha Stewart: Deep Double Edge Punch: Spiderweb

·         OMC Bazzill Basics: 12” x24” Paper Multi-Packs: Black & White

Instructions:

With Martha Stewart Double Edge Punches you can create your own party décor trim.  Simply punch the images out of 24” long paper.  If you want longer trim, glue trims together.

*** Also available: Martha Stewart: Skull & Crossbones and Scary Fence ***

Halloween Tray 

Featuring 'Be Spooked' Lifestyle Crafts Dies
Designed for Oh My Crafts

This year Lifestyle Crafts has released a collection of Halloween dies title "Be Spooked."  The collection includes bats, cats, spiders, pumpkins, witches, ghosts, a dimensional tree, and of course a spooky font.  Here I am showcasing these dies in a shadowbox tray.  My favorite part about this project was die cutting cork board for "October" and the broom stick.  I had never done that before! I also liked layering things to make them really stand out... after all, it is a shadow box!  

Main Supplies:

·         7 Gypsies: Shadowbox Tray: Brown

·         My Mind’s Eye: Mischievous: Paper

·         Lifestyle Crafts: Bats: 2 dies | Web Border | Nesting Ghosts | Witch Kit | Cat | Pumpkin | Tag | Witch Silhouette | Dimensional Tree | Splendid Alphabet

For those of you who are interested, I will post instructions and supplies for each box.

·         Supplies:

o   LC Bats, LC Splendid Alphabet, QuicKutz Adhesive-Backed Cork, QuicKutz: 4x12” Adhesive-Backed White Chipboard, Doodlebug: Sugar Coating Glitter,  Inkssentials: Crackle Accents

·         Instructions:

o   Cut Mischievous owl paper and insert in the background.

o   Die cut “October” with Splendid Alphabet out of adhesive-backed cork and stick to bottom right corner.

o   Die cut large bat out of adhesive-backed white chipboard, remove liner and sprinkle black glitter over adhesive.  Fold bat and adhere to the top right corner.

o   Apply crackle accents to the eyes, beak, wings and feet of the owl.

·         Supplies:

o   Web Border, Pumpkin, Cat, 3L Foam Squares, Bazzill Cardstock (Orange, black, green), Kanban Crafts: Duo Mirror Reflective- Copper/Black

·         Instructions:

o   Cut Mischievous patterned paper and insert in the background.

o   Die cut Cat with black paper and adhere with foam square.

o   Die cut Web with sparkle black paper, trim to the size of rectangle and adhere to the box ledges.   Die cut spider with reflective black paper and adhere to web.

o   Die cut three Pumpkins, (one with a face and the other two without faces) out of Bazzill cardstock.  Assemble pumpkins.  Adhere two pumpkins in the back with glue and one in the front with foam square.

    Supplies:

o   Bats, Nesting Ghosts, Web Border (Spiders), Dimensional Tree, Bazzill  Cardstock (white and dark brown), QuicKutz: 4x12” Adhesive-Backed White Chipboard, Doodlebug: Sugar Coating Glitter, Craftwork Cards: Candi- BlackJacks and Foam

·     Instructions:

o   Cut Mischievous paper and insert in the background.

o   Die cut small Bat with Adhesive chipboard, remove liner, sprinkle with black glitter, fold and adhere to upper left box.

o   Die cut the two medium sized Ghosts out of white cardstock, add banner from Mischievous paper kit and add Candi paper brads as eyes.  Adhere ghosts to background.

o   Die cut dimensional tree twice out of dark brown cardstock.  Adhere one tree directly to background and adhere the other to the side of the box so it stands out.

o   Die cut two spiders (from Web) and adhere to tree.

·       


            Supplies:

o   Web Border, Bazzill Cardstock,  We R Memory Keepers: SewEasy Stitch Piercer Tool- Straight, SewEasy Fancy Floss: Glitter-Neutrals, Kanban Crafts: Duo Mirror Reflective- Copper/Black

·         Instructions:

o   Cut Mischievous light blue paper to the size of boxes.

o   With SewEasy stitch piercer, pierce holes onto thin strip of light blue paper, leaving an inch at the bottom and thread black floss.

o   Die cut two black spiders with shiny black paper and one spider web with white paper and adhere.

o   Insert paper to box.

·         Supplies:  Witch Kit, Witch Silhouette, Splendid Alphabet, Tag, Kanban Crafts: Duo Mirror Reflective- Copper/Black, QuicKutz Adhesive-Backed Cork, Oh My Vinyl: Gold (Metallic), Bazzill Cardstock, Inkssentials: Crackle Accents

  
     Instructions:

o   Cut Mischievous paper to the size of boxes and insert in box.

o   Die cut “beware” out of Splendid alphabet and Mischievous paper and apply Crackle Accents on top.  Set aside to let dry.  Once dry, adhere to Mischievous patterned paper, back with gold vinyl, and adhere to box.

o   Die cut Witch Kit with shiny black paper, gold vinyl, adhesive cork paper, orange glitter paper and Bazzill Cardstock.  Adhere the witch hat and broom in left box with foam squares.  Adhere the witch feet on the right box ledges. 
oDie cut Witch Silhouette with shiny black paper and adhere to a circle cut out of Mischievous patterned paper and adhere with foam square.

Halloween Display

 Halloween Decor Crafts

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Halloween Display created by OMC designers: Lindsey, Machelle and Whitney

Lindsey, my coworker designed this paper strip pumpkin!  I loved it so much I recreated my own at home. For instructions check out the OMC blog.

I designed this pumpkin teeth pail.  Unfortunately, everyone who walked by would take some of the candy corn so I had to fill the bottom half with paper to make it look full (;  By now, I'm sure the candy corn is gone, but it was cute while it lasted!   Here are the supplies and instructions:

Supplies: Stampendous: Pail |  Bazzill Cardstock: Orange |  Oh My Crafts Vinyl: Ebony (Black) | American Crafts: Nightfall Adhesive Chalk Labels | Candy Corn 

Instructions:

1.       Cut orange paper about 4” x 10” and insert into the pail.

2.       Cut out a jack-o-lantern face with black vinyl and apply to the pail.  This pumpkin face was made from the eclips cartridge: Halloween and Scaredy Cat.

3.       Fill pail with Candy Corn

4.       On the lid of the jar apply a chalk label with the words “pumpkin teeth” written on it.

This Halloween canvas was designed by Machelle, another designer at OMC.  She made it by painting a canvas orange, applying a vinyl stencil of the house and spiderwebs and painted black over the stencil.  Let it dry, peeled the vinyl stencil off, and finished by adding sparkly spiders and jewels. 

Halloween is in the Air

Halloween is in the Air

Adorable Candy Corn Tutu Halloween Costume from happycakescreations etsy shop

I look forward to Halloween every year.  Not because I particularly like scary movies and haunted houses, but I do love the autumn breeze entering the air, cute kids dressed in costumes, and I especially love Halloween crafts.  With that said, I have quite the projects coming so be sure to check back this week for Halloween home decor and party ideas!

Shadow Box Jewelry Holder

The Basics of Quilling

New Flower Technique

Composition Notebooks Made Fun

Copic Marker Techniques

Scrapbooking 101

How to Create a Vinyl Board

3-D Heart Tutorial

Vinyl Christmas Ornaments

Shadowbox Tray

How to Use Static Cling Vinyl for Bathrooms

How to make your own Hairpin

Welcome, friends!

 Welcome, friends!   I am SO excited to start this blog to share my fun designs and crafting adventures.   I currently work as a designer for a wonderful company called Oh My Crafts.  They have been so wonderful to work for and I am grateful for how generous they have been to me.  As for this blog, I wanted to have my own little portal to share what I have been working on.  Feel free to get inspiration from these projects, and if you ever have any questions, I am more than happy to help answer them.  You can contact me at designwhatyoulove@gmail.com

Happy Crafting!
-Whitney