CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Halloween Words

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is Halloween Words and I thought of a ton of them, so Boo, Spooky, Wicked, Scary, and a whole host of others were a possibility. (I wish we still had that Wicked die, lol.) I settled on Scary, because what could be scarier than having a spider drop in on you unexpectedly? I don't mind the orb weavers out on the porch, but when the arachnids are setting up shop in my craft room, that's not okay!

I started with the cute Halloween pattern in the Celebrate Everything Host DSP trimmed down to 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" then matted it on a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Crushed Curry. After wrapping and tying the spider-webby mesh ribbon with a square knot, the whole thing was matted on 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" Basic Black and adhered to the card front.

The 1" x 4-3/4" Crushed Curry plaid pattern (also in Celebrate Everything) was matted on 1-1/8" x 4-3/4" Crushed Curry, stamped with the spider and SCARY, then adhered to the card. Pretty quick and easy!

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori at Loritamarie Crafts.

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps: Alphabest and Bewitching
  
• Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, and Crushed Curry cardstock, Celebrate Everything Host DSP
  
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
  
• Accessories: 1-1/2" Metallic Mesh Ribbon

Happy Holidays from the Control Freaks!

The Freaky theme this month is Happy Holidays! And what holiday is that, you might ask? The theme is ANY holiday, so this is going to be a fun hop. You never know what the Freaks might choose! If you landed here from Melissa’s blog, welcome! There are five of us, so hop on for more inspiration!

I'm making this a very quick post. Our son arrived for a visit this afternoon with his girlfriend that we are just now getting to meet, so I'm going to post two cards and scram so I can spend more time with them! 💕

I went right to the Celebrate Everything Host DSP, because it has a design for just about everything. It's 48 sheets of 12 x 12 paper! It's on page 87 of the Jul-Dec mini, and is one of the Host Rewards you can earn with a qualifying order or party. It will only be available until Jan. 4 (while supplies last).

The first card is Christmas-themed with the whimsical ornaments DSP, which I thought would pair well with the embossed Whimsical Woodland strip. Because the sentiment (from Brightest Glow) says All is Merry and BRIGHT, I had to add some bright gold glimmer paper and pearls.

The second card uses the fireworks pattern, which I thought was appropriate for a New Years card.

I liked the way the sentiment fit on the top half of the Beautiful Shapes hexagon leaving room for the silver cord and silver pearls below.

That's all from me today! Up next is Bree, at Craft-somnia Momma.