It’s Thursday and time to play with the Pals at Pals Paper Arts! This week our challenge is one of my favorites…Halloween!  I decided to fore go something cute in lieu of something a little more creepy.  So I inked up the “Poison” sentiment from the new set, “Piece of Poison”, found in the Holiday Mini and pulled out the Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper with its coordinating Quick Accents. I then set to work brewing up this vintage potion.  I hope you have your antidote ready for this elixir! Enjoy “Poison for the Pals”!

 

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Vintage Halloween

• Dazzling Details! What could be better than glitter glue to easily add sparkly details! I outlined the flourish on the Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper with Stampin’ Up!’s new Dazzling Details.  It’s so easy!

• Pop up the “P”!  After adding Dazzling Details and Cajun Craze highlights, the “P” in the Poison sentiment was snipped out and popped atop Stampin’ Dimensionals.

• Pearls! The vote is in, and the “eyes” have it! I could not pass up “pearl-eyezing” the Skull, as well as the Antique Brad and card base corners.

• Rosette! A 1″ x 12″ strip of Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper was scored every 1/4th of an inch using the fabulous Simply Scored Tool.  A First Edition Scallop Circle, distressed and crumpled, tops it off.  (It does look like my rosette is a little crooked, and unfortunately I gave the card away and can’t fix it and re-photograph.  I hate it when that happens.  Arghhh!)

• Vintage Touches!  Even Halloween cards can go vintage.  Curl the corners! Distress the edges! Add a snippet of tea-stained Victoria Lace! And how did I achieve such wonderful tea stains?  By using the Tea Stain Ink Spot and the Flat Stamp from the Distressing Essentials kit. 

Stamp Set:  Piece of Poison (W 123752, C 123754—Holiday Mini);  Ink:  Jet Black StazOn (101406), Soft Suede (115657), Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker (119681); Designer Series Paper:  Pick Your Poison (124001—Holiday Mini), Pick Your Poison Quick Accents (124263—Holiday Mini), First Edition (121878); Card Stock:  Naturals Ivory (101849), Basic Black (121045); Tools:  Simply Scored (122334), Big Shot (113439), Top Note Die (113463), Paper Snips (103579), Corner Rounder (119871), 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Seven Sided Tool/Cutter Kit (106958), Distressing Essentials (118762), Sponge Dauber (102892);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247), Dazzling Details (124117—Holiday Mini), Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Basic Gray 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (125061), Antique Brads (117273)

It’s time for the traditional peek at the Pals Paper Arts Design Team card.  It’s always fun to try and figure out the challenge from the peek at the card.  I can tell you that I do showcase Designer Series Paper and a stamp set from the Holiday Mini.  I hope that you will join me tomorrow for the reveal.

Free Paper

Would you like a chance to win 100 sheets of  6″ x 6″  retired Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper?  Simply leave a comment on today’s “Peek” post and tomorrow’s “PPA Reveal” post.  I will use Random.org to select one winner from all comments left both days.  The winner will be announced in Friday’s post.  Because it is the official Pals Paper Arts challenge day, I can’t remind you about the free paper Thursday, so you will need to remember on your own. 

Retired Stampin’ Up! Sets for Sale

There are still a few sets remaining from the handful I posted yesterday.  Check out THIS POST for details.  The sets are being sold on a “first come-first served” basis.  This is the end of all of my retired sets for awhile.  I really appreciate that you have helped me find them new homes.

Muffy at the Show

Muffy was not a winner this past weekend.  For some reason, she refused to stand still.  We could not even get a good picture of her.  Here she is doing what is called “posting”.  Her front legs are extending forward a little instead of being straight down from her shoulder.  This is a bad thing.  Arghh! Even Michelle the Handler got irritated with her.  Maybe she was missing her brother, Brody, who is recuperating nicely.  His new “heavy-duty” stitches are holding nicely. He goes in for a check-up Friday to see when he can have his stitches removed.  He has been such a good boy through this entire ordeal!

As always, your comments are important to me.  And don’t forget that today and tomorrow, your comments can win you free paper.  Of course, if you have questions, don’t hesitate to email me.  And speaking of questions, Jodi had a question about using the Color Spritzer.  Click HERE for a link from my archives on using the Color Spritzer Tool.  I hope this helps.  Plus, there was another question about CASEing my cards.  I never have a problem with people CASEing my work.  Just remember that if you post it on your blog, that you give me a “shout out”, please.  Until next time…

Yikes!  My post did not post yesterday! So here it is a day later.  But in the case of a Blog Candy winner, it’s better late than never!
And the winner of the candy pictured below is:

•  Pretty Patterns background stamp…$8.00

• Say It Simply…$2.00
• Hello You (only 1 mounted)…$3.00
• Spring Song (light staining on one block)…$4.00 SOLD
• Art by Design (only 1 used)…$6.00 SOLD

• Filled with Love…$7.00 SOLD

• Bouquet Bunch (only 2 used)…$4.00 SOLD
• Bright Christmas (only 1 used)…$4.00 SOLD
• In a Word (only 2 used)…$4.00
• Merry Crittermas (only 1 used)…$7.00 SOLD