Sneak Peek: Been Boo'd! {trick or treat}

Here is a festively fun card which I created with the Been Boo'd set (available August 15). I used pumpkin and artichoke ink on the pumpkin, punched it out with the circle punch and layered it on a scalloped circle. There is a scrap of swiss dots, dry pressure embossed artichoke, layered atop some true black cardstock.


It's a simple, fun layout! The corners of the bottom of the card are rounded. Finished size 4.5 x 4.5 inches.

stamps: Been Boo'd {Papertrey Ink, available August 15}
ink: pumpkin, artichoke
paper: pumpkin, artichoke, white, black (PTI)
misc: circle and scalloped circle punch (SU!), ribbon (PTI), swiss dots embossing folder, corner rounder

Hop on over to Michelle Wooderson's blog to see her goodies with Friendship Jar Fall Fillers.

Alli Miles is featuring more eye candy using Gobble, Gobble & Take Three: Fall.

Heather Nichols is creating idease with her sets: Falling Leaves & Fillable Frames #7.

Tiffany Pastor is featuring more projects with her Embellishments set.

Dawn McVey is showcasing the latest Color Couture additions.

and of course Nichole is just creating incredible designs on her blog

Sneak Peek: Been Boo'd! {boo kit}

You've been BOO'd!

What is BOO-ing? It's a fun neighborhood tradition that takes place in neighborhoods all over the country. It is the autumn version of "Secret Santa": secretly leaving small gift bags or BOO baskets, BOO instructions and a BOO SIGN at a neighbor's door. In turn, the neighbor is asked to BOO two others, leading to a chain reaction--and Halloween fun.

Accompanying the Boo-Gram is a collection of goodies, determined by the giver. The goodies may vary from small Halloween treats (candy, decorations and toys). The magic of these Boo-Grams is the reciprocation of this gift! It is expected that when you are "Boo'd", you must turn around and quickly "Boo" 2 other neighbors as well!

The possibilities for creating Boo Kits are endless, and now they can be 100% Papertrey!

Here is a fun BOO kit which I designed!

My daughter, Karen, loves to take my copic markers and make stickers with them with Avery address labels. She places the stickers, punched out with circle punches on the back of her cards. It gave me a great idea for some candy wraps for a Boo Kit.

First start out with some markers and some Avery address labels....color your light color first

Add some darker ink to the edges of the label...



Go back and add some ink to blend in the colors....


I used the star cluster stamp which fits perfectly in an Avery Address label with the True black ink.

Look how nice and clean that black pops against the copic background on the label.

Using clear acrylic stamps allows you to stamp several labels at once....

doesn't that look nice?



Simply peel the label off the sheet and wrap them around Hershey's Nuggets.

Look how adorable these are....these make a great addition to your boo kit!


I created a candle to go in the kit. I found an expensive Pumpkin Spice candle and wrapped the outside of the candle with designer paper and then added some stars (stamped in terracotta tile and summer sun) with buttons. I created a simple tag and added some terracotta ribbon and rustic thread. Very simple and festive for the Autumn season! The tag reads "ghostly greetings".
You can use any type of container to put your goodies in. I used a simple kraft bag, stamped with some of the fun stamps from Been Boo'd. I used some ribbon on the handle and stuffed the bag with some white tissue paper spritzed with copper and graphite glimmer mist.

Here is a close up of the tag. I love this little ghost, but he looks a little friendlier with a cute little witch hat. The hat and ghost are both stamped on stampers select white with true black ink. I used some stickles on the edge of the hat and ghost. I added some copics to the edges of the ghost to give it some definition.


The reverse of the tag has the Boo Poem, which is also part of the Been Boo'd set. It is great to have this, because you need to include a few copies of this poem in your kit.
Daring players attempt to "Boo" their neighbors in the broad daylight or early evening hours, as it increases the possibility of getting caught... those familiar with the famous "doorbell ditch" prank of their childhood years will be happy to know that this tradition lives on, though the recipient gets a fun gift in the process.

Many neighborhoods start in early October, however the common time to start seeing "Boo-Grams" is a couple of weeks before Halloween. With this new set from Papertrey, you don't have to wait for someone to "Boo" you! Now you can start the tradition in your neighborhood... you'll be surprised how quickly the excitement spreads around the neighborhood!

Ready? Set? BOO!

Wrapped candy:
stamps: Been Boo'd (Papertrey Ink, available August 15)
ink: black, copic markers (various oranges and dark yellows)
misc: avery address labels and Hershey's nuggets

Ghostly Greetings Candle:
stamps: Been Boo'd (Papertrey Ink, available August 15)
ink: terracotta tile, summer sun
paper: white, designer paper (DCWV stack)
misc: star punch, buttons (PTI), candle

Boo Kit Bag:
stamps: Been Boo'd (Papertrey Ink, available August 15)
ink: black
misc: kraft gift bag, ribbon (PTI), tissue paper, copper and graphite glimmer mist

Boo Tag:
stamps: Been Boo'd (Papertrey Ink, available August 15)
ink: black
paper: Kraft, white, terracotta tile
misc: ribbon (PTI), circle punch, rustic thread, stickles, dimensionals

Sneak Peek: Been Boo'd {spooktacular}

Welcome to day three of the Been Boo'd sneak peeks! I just *LOVE* the way this card came out!

It is so clean and fun! I used a piece of Kraft for the base, added some pumpkin and used versamark with the star background. The moon is stamped with the vintage cream and the star, sentiment and the bats in the black ink. Some black buttons with the rustic thread through them on each side of the sentiment. I used some rustic thread on the orange button, but I colored it with a copic black marker to make it really pop~! A little piercing along the edge of the pumpkin gives it a fun look, don't you think?

Tomorrow I am going to show the Boo Kit that I put together! FUN STUFF! Be sure to check out the other blogs for more sneak peeks of the August Papertrey Releases. Nichole is sure to wow! Check out her blog {here}

stamps: Been Boo'd, available August 15 {Papertrey Ink}
paper: kraft, pumpkin, white {papertrey ink}
ink: versamark, black, cream {papertrey ink}
misc: star punch, buttons, rustic thread, copic, dimensional (under star), paper piercing

Hannah's Hope Fund - Pepsi Refresh Everything!

Many of you know that I work closely with Hannah's Hope Fund to help find a cure for G.A.N.

Hannah was in Kindergarten with Xavier this past year and both Todd & I helped chair the Hope & Love Ball last February to raise money for research for G.A.N.

This summer - Pepsi is giving away money for ideas to help make a change for the positive. Their REFRESH EVERYTHING project is going on now and Hannah's Hope Fund is in the running for a $250,000 grant.

Please take the time to vote every day - I will leave the link on my sidebar - just click on it - follow the steps and VOTE for HHF!

Sneak Peek: Been Boo'd {happy haunting}

I love the way that this set turned out - the fonts are so fun! I created this Happy Haunting card with this adorable spider and the web! I used the star cluster stamp on the kraft layer with versamark. The I layered a few buttons on top of one another for a fun new look!
I pulled out my crimper to add some dimension to the card as well!


Did you see the projects Erin made with Been Boo'd? Check out Erin' blog.

Stay tuned tomorrow for more sneak peeks and check out Nichole's blog for her sneak peeks as well!

stamps: Been Boo'd
paper: pumpkin, kraft, smokey shadow
ink: versamark, black
misc: buttons, ribbon, rustic thread, scalloped punch, crimper, dimensionals

Sneak Peek: Been Boo'd! {bubbles}

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love the fall and Halloween is the last hurrah in New York before the winter rolls in with a bang! Lately, I have found that with the increase in allergies in our schools, we are being told to think of alternatives to candy and sweets for classroom parties.

I found these small bottles of bubbles last halloween and had a few left over in my stash. They were so easy to alter! I simply stamped the images from Been Boo'd on some Bitty Dot Basics designer paper (PTI) with black ink. I used a little monoadhesive to adhere them to the bottles. I used a little gingham ribbon to tie a knot to the lid. I think these would make great gifts from teachers to their students... Who doesn't love bubbles!

Check out Nichole's Blog for more inspiration on this set and the other releases available this month (August 15).

Stamps: Been Boo'd {Papertrey Ink}
Ink: Black {PTI}
Paper: 2008 Bitty Dot Basics
Misc: black gingham {PTI}, bubbles

FS183: It's a DUTCH treat!

I based my featured stamper card this week based on Vicki's (Vdutchr) card {CAStastic Challenge}. I changed the colors, stamp set, removed buttons, added dew drops.





I used a small flower from Fabulous Florals from Our Craft Lounge for the background on the plum background. The same set provided the flourish which I stamped in spring moss. I used Prayers & Blessings for the sentiment which I stamped in plum ink. I used some PTI plum ribbon for the card in a simple knot. I removed the buttons from Vicki's original card and I replaced it with dew drops.

Stamps: Fabulous Florals, Prayers & Blessings {Our Craft Lounge}
Paper: Plum, Spring Moss, White (PTI)
Ink: Plum, Spring Moss (PTI)
Misc: dew drops, PTI Plum ribbon, corner rounder