Halloween Crafts for Kids

My latest article "Halloween Crafts for Kids" is up today over at Babble.com - head HERE to check it out, and be sure to spend some time getting crafty with YOUR kids this Halloween!

Halloween Cards

Thinking about making Halloween cards this year?  I've had a great time designing and making Halloween cards for my stamping events and to send to family and friends, and have found lots of inspiration from customers and fellow demonstrators (some of their ideas, and/or variations of them, are featured below.)  Making Halloween cards is so easy with all of Stampin' Up!'s cute supplies!  Here are some ideas, and the products I've used to make them.

Stamp Sets: 

Fang-tastic, Batty for You, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Seasonal Sentiments, Web Stampin' Around Wheel

Inks: 

Cajun Craze, Basic Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Jet Black Stazon

Cardstock: 

Cajun Craze, Basic Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Punches: 

1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge

Accessories: 

Raven ribbon, White 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, Wicken Fun designer series paper, White satin ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail monoadhesive

Tools: 

Big Shot Machine, Spiderweb Embossing Folder, Aqua Painters, Scallop Envelope Die 

Purchase any of these products and more 24/7 at my online store!

And for all you Michiganders - we'll be making some of these cards at my Halloween Stamp A Stack this Saturday, October 9 at 9am at my home in Grand Rapids.  I still have spots open in class so drop me a note if you'd like to join us!  Happy Halloween!

October Cupkins: Candy Corn Cupcakes!

It's the first Monday of the month (how did it get to be October already?!) and it's time for October's edition of Cupkins, and our first-ever Cupkins link party!  Woohoo!  I can't wait to see all of your creations!  This month's theme is Halloween, and Meg and I have each created some spooky cupcakes to share with you!  Check out my Candy Corn Cupcakes below, then head over to MegaCrafty to see Meg's Cauldron Cupcakes, and link up YOUR Halloween themed cupcake and muffin recipes, decorating ideas, etc.  Enjoy!





To make Candy Corn Cupcakes, bake a batch of your favorite flavor of cupcake.  I chose chocolate for mine, and used an abridged box mix (combine dry contents of box mix + 1 cup water + 3 eggs + 1 stick of melted butter) for consistency.  Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake at 350 degrees for approx. 15 minutes.  (You can't see very clearly, but even my cupcake liners have candy corn on them!)

Whip up some vanilla frosting (recipe here) and use a 2D tip on a large piping bag to frost.  Starting on the outside edge, pipe two swirls of frosting, one directly on top of the other, leaving a hole in the center.  Fill hole with as much candy corn as you can!

 Add orange and yellow sprinkles for the perfect finish, and enjoy!

    

Happy Halloween!

Week in Review

Each weekend in my Week in Review post I share with you some of my favorite crafty links I've come across during the week, from all over the blogosphere.  Enjoy!

Coffee Bag Rugs at Maiden Jane and icraft at Bee Wise Bags

Polymer Clay Leaves at MegaCrafty

Newspaper Chains at Maya Made

Paper Towel Flower tutorial at Design by Night

Fall Table Runner at Make It and Love It

Have a lovely, crafty weekend!

Halloween Sneaks!

I've been working on a Halloween Crafts for Kids article for Babble.com and I am very excited about these particular projects!  Unfortunately, I can't show them to you just yet, but I CAN give you a little teaser with some sneak peaks... don't you just love Halloween?

Oh, and don't forget to get your baking hat on and whip up some Halloween inspired muffins or cupcakes this weekend for Monday's Halloween edition of Cupkins!  Meg will be hosting the link party - so be sure to post your creations and link up on her site! 

Have a great weekend - and be sure to pop in tomorrow for my week in review post featuring inspired ideas from all over the web!