Trick or Treat Box

Mom sent me a sheet of the most wonderful Halloween paper -- orange with black-embossed cats on one side and a groovy black & white pattern on the other -- that I've been hoarding, so I decided to make a fold-over treat box with some of it. I learned how to make this type of box from Stampin' Dymonz, and it's so easy and fun. You basically just fold up a piece of paper and punch out the window. I plan to make a bunch of these for Halloween; we bought some packets of candy today!

I made this for the following:

Craft Your Passion #78: Anything Goes + Twist: Ribbon

Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge #33: Halloween Theme

Stamps: Eyes of Newt Clip-Art from Martha Stewart, sentiment by Fiskars, cat rubber stamp from stash
Paper: DP from stash, Hammermill, Recollections
Tools: Fiskars papercutter, stamp block, MS detailing scissors, Marvy heat tool & punch, bright white Shrinky Dink plastic, Crop-O-Dile, toaster oven
Other: Studio G & Offray ribbons, ZipDry glue, Stampendous embossing powder, Versamark & StazOn inks, Copics, Sakura gel pen

Everything Nice

A craft-y friend recently had her second child, a beautiful little girl, just the excuse I needed to participate in Really Reasonable Ribbons' I Got You Babe Challenge. I was so intrigued by this week's Triplicate Trials Tuesday Challenge (TT) that I had to use it as well.

The TTT theme is Fun & Games, so I chose a "Candyland" theme. I don't much about kids but I know I played "Candyland" a scant kagillion times with my niece. I was partly drawn to this sketch because I wanted to use three of my favorite Mo Manning images. The other thing I know about kids is that they love tutus (even the boys, if they're allowed to)!

Inspiration:
Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge #31: I Got You Babe
Triplicate Trials Tuesday Challenge #7

Stamps: Two Tasha, Done! & Kiesha's Curtain Call by Mo Manning, Candyland background, Fiskars, sentiment created with Euphorigenic typeface
Paper: Hammermill, Recollections
Tools: Fiskars papercutter & punch, MS scissors, Marvy heat tool, HP printer & ink, Adobe InDesign
Other: Tacky glue, Glossy Accents, red tape, tulle, Recollections  embossing powder, Versamark watermark ink, Offray ribbon,
Copics: BV08, V17, BV02, E13, E31, E33, E51, R37, R29, RV29, RV02, RV11, YG03, FY1, YR12, E50