Eek! Spooky Countdown With Spooky Creativity!

 Get ready for an early dose of spooky season! From September 20–30, Pajama Crafter Stamps is kicking off the Eek! Spooky Countdown, and we’re filling the days with Halloween-inspired creativity, creepy-cute characters, and plenty of crafty fun!

Halloween is one of those seasons that makes it easy to get creative, and Pajama Crafter Stamps has everything you need to bring those spooky ideas to life. From playful pumpkins and adorable ghosts to creepy critters and fun Halloween sentiments, there are so many ways to create cards and projects that are frightfully fun.

My project for today uses quite a few products that come together perfectly for a cute and fun spooky card!

Creating the Background

Start by ink blending with orange and pink onto a spider web card from Spooky Season Flashcards. Adhere to a piece of orange cardstock.

Die cut a piece of pattern paper from the Spooky Sorbet Halloween Paper Pack with Stitched Scalloped Border Die. Adhere to top and bottom of the flashcard.

Cute Characters & Sentiment

Stamp one of the cute hippo images from Hippo Hooray Stamps. Color and fussy cut.

Stamp the ghost image from Where My Ghouls At? Stamps onto vellum. Add color to the backside with an alcohol marker. Fussy cut.

Die cut the shadow and word YIKES! with the Dang, Whoa Yikes! Word and Shadow Dies. The shadow is cut with black cardstock. Cut YIKES! twice, pink and orange. Add a black outline on the orange die cut. 

Putting it all Together

Adhere the background panel to a pink mat and add to a black card base.

Cut 2 strips of pink cardstock and adhere near the top and bottom of card.

Adhere the sentiment with foam tape. Add the ghost to the left side. The hippo is adhered with foam tape.

Two spider stickers are added to complete.

Grab your favorite Halloween supplies, dust off those spooky stamps, and get ready to count down to Halloween with Pajama Crafter Stamps!

Until next time –

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Linking up to:

613 Avenue Create - ATG / Bright & Breezy Twist

Crafty Catz - ATG

Creative Fingers - ATG

Unicorn Challenge - Not Square

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG / Autumn Colors Twist

Critter Crazy Challenge - ATG w/featured critter

Crazy Animals - ATG w/animals

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - ATG Halloween

A Place to Start - ATG / Relates to a song twist (Thriller)

Inspiration Station - photo prompt (colors inspired me)

Just a Card with a Fall Vibe

 Hey there!

Jumping in today with a card created for 

Conie Fong Art & Design!

I love coloring Conie's digital stamps.

Well, let's be real, I love coloring anything, but images 

of this type are my favorites to color.

This beauty is from the

Butterfly Wishes Kisses Bundle.

Now, most would probably color an image like this in

spring or summer colors, but I thought I'd go with fall colors

because, after all, fall is in the air.

I colored with Prismacolor pencils and die cut.

A fallish pattern paper that happened to be on my desk was

layered onto the card base.

I place an embossed panel over on the left side.

The sentiment was stamped and die cut.

I didn't feel that anything else was needed!

Thanks so much for stopping by and

taking a look at today's project!

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Linking up to:

Shopping Our Stash - Use a person image

Unicorn Challenge - Not Square

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG / Autumn Colors Twist

Craft Roulette Inspired Birthday Card

 Okay, once again I am partaking in the challenge at 

Craft Roulette!

And, surprise, surprise, I am using products from

Pajama Crafter Stamps!

Let me show you the card I made and then I'll go over the

parameters and how I used them!

Project - I created a 5 x 6 1/2 inch shaker birthday card

Colors - My happy colors are blues

Element - Ship porthole, ship's wheel and ship's anchor

Random - Porthole and shaker bits are sparkly & my sentiment is embossed with

glitter embossing powder

Pajama Crafter Stamps has lots of products that easily cover these parameters, but

I went with what I have which includes:

Oh Whale Stamps (whale & anchor images)

Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments (happy birthday)

Banner Die Set (sentiment)

Disco Tech Cardstock (porthole die cut)

Celestial Dreams Paper Pack (porthole background)

Opalescence Confetti Embellishments (shaker bits)

A Mermaid's Tale Confetti Embellishments (shaker bits)

Mystic Rain Confetti Embellishments (shaker bits)

Casted Net Stencil (background)

Once again, I was forced to think "out of the box" for

this challenge and I loved doing it!

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Linking up to:

613 Avenue Create - playing ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Dragonfly Dreams - Monochromatic

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

Creative Knockouts - Lots of Layers

Little Red Wagon - Use a Stamp

Sisterhood of Crafters - Frame It

Addicted to Stamps and More - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Introducing Dracu-Racoon

Happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a cute card created with a new digi from

Digi Doodle Studios!

Meet Dracu-Racoon!

 How adorable is he?

I printed, colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut the image.

Pulled out 3 fun coordinating Halloween themed papers from my stash for the background.

The sentiment was stamped with a stamp from my stash, trimmed down & matted.

A quick and easy design for a cute, festive Halloween card!

I love creating with digiatal stamps.

They are so versatile.

Being able to print in different sizes makes it so easy to create all kinds of projects!

Be sure and check out all the fab digis available at

Digi Doodle Studios!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Vintage Inspired Printer Tray

 There’s something timeless about Victorian-inspired artwork—the elegant ladies, delicate florals, ornate details, and romantic vintage imagery. Judy here and for this Clear Scraps project, I transformed a printer tray into a decorative piece that celebrates all of those beautiful elements while creating a cohesive collage of vintage-inspired scenes.

I am using the Rectangle/Square Printer Tray Frame.

Creating the Tray

I began by selecting a collection of Victorian-style images featuring elegant ladies, florals, fashion, and romantic details. I sized the images to fit the individual openings of the printer tray, creating a variety of focal points throughout the design.

The printed images were adhered to the backside of one of the the chipboard cutouts, carefully arranging them so that the larger portraits and dress form image balanced the smaller floral and text elements.

Once the images were in place, I adhered a second cutout piece on top. this second piece helps add a little depth, if wanting to add dimensional pieces. The double layered cutout piece was then adhered to the chipboard back.

I especially love the combination of the fashionable Victorian ladies with the vintage dress form and floral imagery. The printed book text in the upper center compartment adds another wonderful layer of historical character.

Finishing Tray Construction

Next, I painted the third cutout piece with a soft pink acrylic paint.

Remove the protective film from both sides the acrylic divider.

Adhere the acrylic piece to the tray. The painted cutout is added on top.

Adding the Details

For an extra touch of elegance, I added ornate gold corner embellishments to the four outside corners of the tray. The gold beautifully complements the antique feel of the Victorian artwork and provides a decorative frame around the entire piece.

Clusters of pink and cream paper flowers with greenery were placed at several of the intersections between compartments. Repeating the floral clusters helps lead the eye around the entire project while adding dimension and softness to the vintage imagery.

I also added subtle gold accents around the individual sections, with a metallic paint pen, to help define the compartments and give the finished piece a more polished, vintage appearance.

A Little Vintage Romance

One of my favorite things about altered projects is taking a functional or unfinished piece and giving it an entirely new personality. The Clear Scraps Printer Tray was perfect for this project because all of those individual compartments provide so many opportunities for creating little vintage scenes.

Rather than filling every space with embellishments, I allowed the beautiful printed artwork to remain the star of the project. The flowers and ornate corners simply enhance the imagery without overwhelming it.

The finished printer tray has a romantic Victorian parlor feel, almost like a collection of treasured photographs, fashion plates, and keepsakes gathered together in one display.

This project is a wonderful reminder that Clear Scraps pieces can be transformed into so much more than their original purpose suggests. With a few beautiful images, coordinating embellishments, and a little creativity, a simple printer tray becomes a dimensional piece of vintage-inspired home décor.

I hope this Victorian-inspired project gives you some ideas for creating your own collection of vintage treasures with Clear Scraps!

Gatefold Wedding Card

 Craft Roulette Episode #335 provided the perfect inspiration for this 

5½-inch square gatefold card featuring products from 

Pajama Crafter Stamps. 

The elegant design combines the beautiful Bound By Love Stamps with 

a sentiment from Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments. 

For the focal point, I used the Circle Peek A Boo Die to 

frame the stamped image and add visual interest to the front of the card. 

Patterned paper from the Emerald Isle Paper Pad brings 

a touch of color and sophistication while 

complementing the stamped elements beautifully.

To add a little sparkle I finished up with

Ballet Slipper Confetti Embellishments.

To keep the gatefold card securely closed, I created 

a coordinating belly band that slides off easily, revealing the interactive opening. 

The layered details, elegant imagery and thoughtful design 

make this card a wonderful way to celebrate life's special moments while

 showcasing some of my favorite Pajama Crafter Stamps products.

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Little Red Wagon - Use a Stamp

Word Art Wednesday - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG/ Use Die Cuts Twist

Love to Craft Challenge - ATG

Love to Scrap Challenge - ATG

Hearts Quest Celebration of Love - Wedding

Spooky Die Cut Halloween Card

 Halloween is the perfect time to have a little fun with spooky images, classic colors, and texture! Judy here with a Spooky Die Cut Halloween Card project created for CutCardStock. I combined die-cut Halloween characters with an embossed spider web background to create this playful card.

Die Cutting Focal Pieces

Cut a pumpkin, witch hat, ghost, spooky eye with bat wings and banner sentiment pieces with the following cardstock:

Lessebo Brick Orange
Lessebo Pitch Black
Pop Tone Grape Jelly
Classic Crest Solar White 80 lb

Assemble the die cuts.

Focal Background

Die cut a frame from Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock.

Cut a piece of Lessebo Aubergine cardstock to fit inside the frame. Emboss with a spider web embossing folder. Ink the raised portion of the embossing with a white ink pad.

Card Base

Prepare a 5 x 6 1/2 card base by cutting a piece of Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb cardstock to 10 x 6 1/2 inches. Score and fold at 5 inches along the 10 inch side.

Cut a 5 x 6 1/2 inch piece of Lessebo Aubergine cardstock to cover card base. a piece of Lessebo Brick Orangecardstock is cut to 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches for matting.

Completing the Design

Adhere the frame to card. Insert and adhere the embossed panel.

Adhere the focal pieces.

Cut a piece of Lessebo Brick Orange and a strip of Lessebo Aubergine and adhere to the bottom of the frame. The sentiment pieces go on to complete.

A Fun Halloween Card

This card is a great reminder that you don’t need complicated techniques to create a fun seasonal design. A textured embossed background, a few die cuts, and a classic color palette can come together to create a card that is full of personality.

Whether you’re creating Halloween cards for friends and family or simply looking for inspiration for your next seasonal project, try combining embossed texture with layered die cuts. It’s an easy way to add dimension and make your Halloween cards stand out!A Fun Halloween Card

For more inspiration join us over on the CutCardStock Facebook Page and the Facebook Group Creating with CutCardStock.