Tag: halloween

More Spooky Sips! 🍬 A Candy Corn Crush!

🥤🧡 Orange you crushing on this one? My retro-inspired “You’re My Crush” soda can card is another sweet addition to my More Spooky Sips Collection! I’m turning one Sassy Club Soda Can Die Set into five unique creations, mixing Halloween fun with a little nostalgia while stretching my crafty stash. Follow along at @StampedByKelly as I reveal them all! 🎃✨

Project #3 | Stamped by Kelly

The countdown is ON! 🎃🧡 We’re counting the days until our family celebrates Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this weekend, and I’m keeping the Halloween excitement going with the third project in my More Spooky Sips collection!

Meet You’re My Crush! 🧡💛🤍

For this soda-inspired card, I used torn cardstock in classic candy corn colors—white, yellow, and orange—to create a fun, textured background on my soda can. I love how the torn edges add a little extra character!

I finished the can with bold black accents, a coordinating straw, and a few embellishments for a playful Halloween look.

🧡 Crafty Supplies & Inspiration

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💕 Stretch Your Stash!

You know my crafting rule: If I can’t think of at least three ways to use it, I think twice before buying it!

This soda can die set is perfect for mixing and matching colors, sentiments, and themes. Just imagine this same design in pinks and reds with little hearts for Valentine’s Day! ❤️

Check out The Sassy Club for this adorable soda can die set and coordinating cola pop sentiments. The creative combinations are practically endless!

👻 More Spooky Sips Coming Soon!

That’s three projects revealed, with two more spooky surprises still hiding in the shadows!

Which has been your favorite so far—Dr. Ghoul, Diet Spook, or You’re My Crush?

Follow @stampedbykelly for the next reveal, more crafty inspiration, and a little Halloween fun!

Happy Crafting! 🧡

Kelly

Stamped by Kelly | Designer & Colorist

Diet Spook! A Boo-tiful Halloween Soda Can Card 👻🥤

👻🥤 One die set, FIVE spooky possibilities! I’m transforming the Sassy Club Stamps Soda Can Die Set into adorable Halloween creations, starting with this sweet little “Diet Spook” ghost! Discover how Copic airbrushing, metallic cardstock, and a little imagination can help stretch your crafty stash. Follow @StampedByKelly to see the other four surprise designs! 💜

Featuring Sassy Club Stamps | Stamped by Kelly

Who says soda cans can’t dress up for Halloween? 👻💜

Today I’m sharing a little Halloween fun featuring the Soda Can Die Set and Cola Pop Sentiment Stamps from Sassy Club Stamps! With a little creativity, some Copic airbrushing, and a few goodies from my stash, I transformed an ordinary soda can into this adorable little ghost!

And seriously, how cute is that “Diet Spook” sentiment?!

A Little Copic Magic! 🎨

I wanted my ghost to have a soft, whimsical look rather than traditional Halloween colors.

Using my Copic Markers and airbrush system, I added soft touches of blue, pink, and lavender to give my little ghost some personality. I also airbrushed the background with bright, playful colors to complement the Spooky Mouse patterned paper. This is available in both 6×6 and 8×8 inch packs.

Of course, I couldn’t resist adding some white gel pen highlights! Those little dots and accents really help bring the eyes, straw, and ghost to life.

It’s All in the Details! ✨

One of my favorite tricks is finding ways to use supplies I already own.

For this project, I pulled out some metallic mirror cardstock from my stash to create the aluminum rim and pull tab on the soda can.

That little bit of shine makes such a difference! It gives the can a more realistic appearance while adding another fun texture to the card.

I finished everything off with layers of black and purple cardstock, colorful patterned paper, and a few coordinating embellishments.

Supplies Used 🛍️

Sassy Club Stamps

Additional Supplies

  • Copic Markers and Airbrush System
  • White Gel Pen
  • Metallic Mirror Cardstock (from my stash)
  • Black and Purple Cardstock
  • Coordinating Enamel Dots

Stretch Your Stash! 💕

If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m a big believer in getting more than one use out of my crafty supplies!

My personal rule is to come up with at least three different ways to use a product before purchasing it.

The Soda Can Die Set is a perfect example! With a little imagination, you can transform a simple soda can into something completely different for holidays, birthdays, or just because. Here are some sneaks to projects already created. Follow me by clicking this link which will take you to My Facebook Page @StampedbyKelly.

Sometimes the most creative projects happen when we look at our supplies in a whole new way!

Thanks for Stopping By! 💜

I hope this little Diet Spook inspires you to pull out your dies, experiment with color, and give something in your stash a fun Halloween makeover!

Be sure to check out Sassy Club Stamps for the supplies featured in today’s project.

And don’t forget to follow me on Facebook here>>> stampedbykelly and on social media for more crafty inspiration, creative techniques, and ways to stretch your stash!

Until next time, stay crafty!

💕 Kelly
Stamped by Kelly

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Spooky Cute with the Scrappy Boy Stamps August Release! 🦇🎃

Get spooky cute with the Scrappy Boy Stamps August Release! I’m mixing stamps, dies, paper and a little unexpected inspiration to create Halloween projects filled with dimension, personality and fun—including a special treat box made for my grandson and one of our favorite Halloween traditions. 🎃🦇✨

If you know me, you know I LOVE finding unexpected ways to use my crafty supplies! Sometimes a stamp or die may have been designed with one idea in mind, but I immediately start thinking, “What else can I turn this into?” And living in Central Florida, it probably comes as no surprise that a little theme park inspiration frequently sneaks into my craft room!

For these projects, I pulled out some of the spooky-cute goodies from the Scrappy Boy Stamps August Release and gave them my own magical Halloween twist.

“Have a Wicked Good Time” Gothic Picture Frame card

The Gothic Picture Frame Die was perfect for framing one of the adorable images from Hex Appeal. I kept the traditional Halloween palette of purple, black, orange and white, adding little pops of sparkle to the spiderweb details. I love how the oversized frame makes the stamped image feel like a spooky portrait hanging inside a haunted mansion.

Mouse Bat card — “You’re the Treat I Was Hoping For

Then came those Mouse Bat Embellishment Dies! These were just begging for some theme park-inspired fun. I played with layers, patterned papers, torn edges and white gel-pen accents to create two completely different Halloween cards.

Mouse Bat card — “Nice Fangs! Eek! Bite Me!”

The dimensional bat ears make such a fun focal point, especially when paired with those classic Halloween colors. I especially love how differently the same basic die can look simply by changing the background, composition and embellishments.

And I couldn’t stop there!

Full Pumpkin Mouse project showing both the card and dimensional folio/box

The Pumpkin Mouse Backpack Add-On became the star of one of my favorite projects. Instead of treating it simply as a backpack element, I transformed that big pumpkin into a dimensional Halloween centerpiece and paired it with plaid and spiderweb papers. A little tissue paper and some fun halloween treats and gift cards and you have a decorative, heartfelt gift and memory holder once emptied.

Close-up of Pumpkim

Lots of ink blending, deep shadows, white gel-pen highlights, lovingly put together with my hand-held adhesive from Tape Runner and a little shimmer helped bring all of those layers to life. The close-up really shows how much dimension and texture can be added to simple paper die cuts.

This treat box is especially close to my heart because I created it for our grandson, Nolan, as we prepare for our second annual visit to the Mouse’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the theme park, a tradition that combines celebrating his birthday with officially kicking off the Halloween season here in Central Florida!

I personalized the back with his name and even pulled in the castle die from a previous Scrappy Boy Stamps release, which was the perfect way to add another little touch of magic. I love mixing pieces from different releases and finding completely new ways to use them, but even more, I love knowing that this project will become part of another special memory with our grandson. 🎃🏰🧡

Finally, I had to play with the Haunted House Folio. I went for an eerie-but-cute abandoned mansion look with weathered grays, soft lavender, glowing golden windows, bats, spiderwebs, a pumpkin and even a creepy little hand reaching up from below. It was easy to position and adhere the smaller pieces with my hand-held Tape Runner. This project has so many tiny details to discover!

That’s probably my favorite part about crafting: the dies give you the pieces, but your imagination gets to decide what they become.

I hope these projects inspire you to pull out your supplies and look at them a little differently. Mix collections. Change the intended theme. Add unexpected colors. Turn an embellishment into the focal point. Most importantly, have fun creating something that’s completely you.

Happy crafting — and stay spooky! 🦇🎃✨

👻 Haunted House Folio Die | Scrappy Boy Stamps

See how the Scrappy Boy Stamps Haunted House Folio Die comes together layer by layer! I first build the entire haunted house in white cardstock and photograph each stage as a reference. Then I can take it apart, add all the spooky color and details, and assemble everything using my favorite TapeRunner.com handheld adhesive tape runners. Use code KELLY10 to save 10%.

There’s something spooky happening at Stamped by Kelly! 🦇🏚️

Today I’m featuring the Haunted House Folio Die from the August Release from Scrappy Boy Stamps, and this one was SO much fun to create!

I love a die set that gives you plenty of room to make it your own, and this haunted house definitely delivers. I created two completely different looks to show just how versatile it can be.

For my first version, I went with a classic Halloween palette of deep purple, black, gray and bright spooky green. I added texture to the house panels and layered all of those fabulous little details—the bats, spiderweb, ghost, creepy hand, fence, pumpkin and more. The bright green windows give it that perfect eerie glow!

For my second version, I decided to get a little messier! I used a combination of inks, splatters and coordinating patterned papers from the Hex Appeal bundle to create a distressed, grungy haunted-house feel. I love how the oranges, purples and blacks work together while the bright yellow-green windows really pop against the darker colors.

One die set—two totally different haunted houses! That is exactly what I love about dies like this. You can keep it clean and coordinated or pull out the inks, patterned papers and splatters and make it wonderfully creepy.

The Haunted House Folio Die is part of Scrappy Boy Stamps’ August release and is packed with details that make it perfect for Halloween cards, folios, albums, home décor and more.

Started with 4 main layers.

Building the Haunted House Folio — Layer by Layer

Each layer builds upon the next to create this fun Haunted House Flipbook/Folio. Before adding color or patterned paper, I like to:

  • 🤍 Die-cut and assemble each layer in white cardstock to create a visual reference.
  • 📸 Photograph each stage so I can easily remember how all those little pieces fit together.
  • 🎨 Take everything back apart and decorate each panel individually with coloring, patterned papers, and embellishments.
  • 🏠 Reassemble and permanently adhere each layer using my favorite handheld adhesive tape runners from TapeRunner.com.

This little extra planning step makes decorating a detailed project so much easier—and I have my photos to reference when it’s time to put the whole haunted house back together!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!
Kelly
StampedbyKelly 🖤👻🦇