My Halloween Tree!

I was inspired by the Stampin' Success demonstrator magazine to decorate my Halloween tree.  In the last issue I got, they had a Halloween tree that was made from tree branches, spray painted black. And since I already had my black wrapped wire tree - I figured I could make one like it! (And no spray painting twigs:) ) 

But I did use the magazine ideas for the ornaments! I'm just loving the Designer Rosette die - and anything you can make with it! So I added a Googly Ghouls witch to this rosette! 

And here's a little Googly Ghouls bat with some circle layers (love the splash of Silver Glimmer paper in between!).

And because I wanted fill the tree with some other things besides all ornaments, I added some of the Striped Ribbon to a few of the ranches here and there.

 

These pumpkins were made super fast with the wide oval punch. I punched five of them, and folded each in half. Then I glued them together, punched a hole in the top and tied some Linen Thread for the bow and hanger - super quick and easy!

There's still time to make some quick and fun Halloween projects! - Just Do It! :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Googly Ghouls Class!

These are the projects we made in the Googly Ghouls class I had a few weeks ago!  Most of the projects were planned around the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit and the Googly Ghouls stamp set.

 

I prepped a lot of things in advance to make the class go a little quicker and smoother!  I pre-cut the letters and the Framelits Label Collection pieces for this cool banner.

Everyone embossed a bunch of their glassine bags with the Spider web folder and put together the clothespin tags for the tops.  They are all ready to fill with treats!

 

These Ghost Luminaries were probably the easiest and my most favorite project! The tops were rounded off using a circle die template. Then we added some scrap punched pieces for their eyes. - And the battery-operated tea lights are so cool when lit up inside them!

These little BOO picks were made with the Designer Rosette die, and the back-sides of some of the tags included in the Ghoulish Googlies Designer kit.  I love adding them to a pot of beans - you could so do this with any kind of themed picks!  Also they're cool just to put into a potted plant!

 

And because I had a bunch of frames that I bought a long time ago on clearance (you know, one of those "This is a great buy and I'll think of a great project one day!").  So we used the frame with the Toxic Frameable download.  SOO easy - printed them out and stuck them in a frame!  The subway art print is so on trend right now too!

So if you're looking for a quick Halloween project - I hope one of these will inspire you to make something fun before Halloween gets here!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Googly Ghouls for a Challenge!

I sure have gotten a lot of use from my Googly Ghouls already, and it's not even October yet!!  They're just too fun to stamp!  So I decided to join Mary Jo Price-Williams Monday Lunchtimes Sketch Challenge - even though it's Tuesday!!

Here's a closer look at the little witch and Boooo that pop from the middle of the card! 

And here's the sketch - I'm glad that all five of the Googly ghouls all fit into the sketch!! :)  Also, the sketch challenge is part of a blog hop, so you can check out what other people are doing for the challenge.  And, you can even join in - check it out!!

Thanks for stopping by,


Julie B

A Little Bit Halloween this Friday!

Here's a fun card we're going to make in class this Friday.  The fold idea came from my swappin' buddy, Nancy.  And the cute card layout came from my other swappin' buddy, Liz.  - Always can get by with a little help from a friend!!

I changed up the fold just a smidge from theirs, to give it plenty of room to open and close. - With a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of card stock, I scored at 4" and 8-1/4".    Then I used the 1-3/4" Circle punch to punch a half circle in the top fold section.  Super easy!  And such a fun different fold!

  

And here it is all opened up to put your message inside!  Cute, huh?

I hope you'll be at class this Friday - and you'll get to make one too!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie B 

PS - I will be having a Googly Ghouls class coming up in a couple weeks - I'll post more soon!

Googly Ghouls for a Challenge!

I made this card this morning for the Card Challenge over at Craft Project Central!  I've been dying to ink up these cool little guys from the new set Googly Ghouls.  You can find them in the Holiday Catalog.

 

Here's a closer look at the witch and mummy - and of course they have some 'googlies' on their eyes!  I LOVE these little things - and most of all, I LOVE that they're self-adhesive!!  Sooo easy to put them on!!  I know in the past I've bought the googly eyes from a craft store and what a pain to glue them on!

 

And here's "Frank!"  I didn't give much color to any of the 'ghouls,' but it sure keep the card easy, simple and clean!

 

And here's the sketch I followed.  You can do it too - head over to Craft Project Central and join in!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie B