Gumball Goodness-Artisan Design Team Project

Hello friends! Welcome to a brand new year of Artisan Design Team projects! I am so happy to be a part of the team again for 2022. I think it took me most of 2021 to get my bearings so I am happy to have another opportunity! One area that I didn’t do the best at was creating a blog post to go with my monthly assignments. There are often lots of fun things to share with you that go along with our monthly posts that don’t always come across in the 2 photos we submit!

Fun fact, we submit 2 photos but I usually take like—30! hahaha! Then I narrow them down to the two best, edit them and all that jazz, and then fingers crossed they get approved! Sometimes we do have to make little tweaks and since I photograph my projects in natural light, even an hour difference can make the whole series of pictures look very different!

These cards feature the awesome Gumball Greetings Bundle from the new January to June Mini Catalogue—or the JJ catalogue!

My first assignment for 2022 was the Gumball Greetings bundle in the new JJ catalogue—the bundle can be found on page 12 and includes some really unique accents—the Gumball Machine Shaker Domes and the little Frosted Beads Assortment! I used these beads in two ways—-as filler for my gumball machine and as an accent or embellishment on my card front!

Now truth be told, I did actually struggle with this assignment! I spent alot of mental time thinking about my projects and ripped apart several attempts until I landed on these two cards. I think they are a good representation of the stamp set and the dies.

For the gumball shaker card I pulled in some DSP from the Pattern Party DSP Stack (a hostess benefit!) from the Annual catalogue. I then made my own striped accent with scraps of card stock in Granny Apple Green, Real Red and Pool Party as they were the focus colors of my project. I cut a strip of Basic White to 1 x 5, covered it in Tombow Multipurpose Glue and then added the strips of card stock on a diagonal.

This close up view shows you all of the fun things I added into the Gumball Machine Shaker Dome!

On the other side of my DSP panel I have used a die cut included in the Gumball Machine Dies that cuts out a strip of mini itty bitty hearts! The bottom of the machine is stamped in Momento Ink on Basic White, colored with Stampin’ Blends in Real Red and Grey Granite. It is then die cut. The topper of the gumball machine is stamped with Momento Ink on Real Red card stock and then I added a bit of detail with the coordinating Blends.

To add a realistic feel too the coin spinner, I added the little die cut handle and a shape from the Adhesive Backed Hexagons to the center!

The dome shape is cut with a die from the DSP and layered behind it, I stamped the dome filler. I added some stamped gumballs in Read Red, then I stamped and die cut some more in Pool Party. I added these with Mini Dimensionals inside the shaker dome area. I also stamped and die cut some hearts in Granny Apple Green and added some of the mini die cut hearts from the die strip in Real Red and Pool Party. Finally I added in some of the Frosted Beads in green and red. All of these elements made for some fantastic gumball machine filler!

I added a cute #tammybow using the new Real Red Faux Linen ribbon that was cut in half plus a few little gumballs rolling out of the bottom of the machine for some extra touches!

Each month we also need to incorporate a tip or technique into our project. I thought it would be fun to color the inside of the dome with a Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blend to give a soft blue hue to the dome. Think of how cool this could look if you turned the Gumball Shaker Dome into fish bowl!

My second project uses the little mini gumball machine stamp as a background stamp which I love! I stamped them randomly in Pool Party ink on the coordinating paper. My favorite part of this card is how I used the heart border die as an accent behind the sentiment! I also used my Tombow Multipurpose Glue to add some of the green Frosted Beads to the card front as an embellishment, along with some stamped hearts and hearts from the die cut strip!

The sentiment is stamped in White Craft Ink with embossing powder to help the white pop on the Granny Apple Green. A little distressing of the edges and this card came together pretty quickly! I think its a fun one to give with a gift card inside!

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Beyond the Tombstone

Aren’t these Tombstone Treat boxes just the best? Did you know that you can cut a little window out for a sneak peek at your treat?

I love a good Halloween treat, especially one that is easy to assemble! When you need to make multiples for classroom treats or to give to coworkers this is important. I think that SU nailed the design of these boxes. The best part is there are so many fun ways you can dress them up! Spooky style that is!

For this box I wanted to create a peek a boo window of sorts so I used the Painted Labels Dies from the Annual Catalogue as the shape was similar to that of the tombstone.

TIP: the two box pieces look very similar so make sure you are die cutting through the top piece!

Once you have cut your window take a rectangle of Window Sheet and using Stampin’ Seal+ add it to the backside of the box. Now you have created your fun window to look through! I added some chocolate pumpkins to the inside of my box as a fun treat!

Trick or Treat is stamped using the Little Delights stamp set and die cut with a circle on Rich Razzleberry Cardstock. I used the same color Stampin’ Blend to customize the Black & White Gingham ribbon. I just love when we can do things like that to make our projects more special.

The sentiment is labeled on a black label shape from the Frightful Tags Dies and rotated on the vertical.

I added a spooky owl die cut from the same set and filled in the eyes with some black scrap paper!

I think this makes such a spooky-licious treat to give away!

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Happy Halloween everyone! The countdown is ON only one week to go!

Skull Shaker Card

I love a good shaker card, but what I love even MORE is an EASY shaker card and this one delivers on both!

To make this EASY shaker card you will need one of our clear envelopes found in the Annual Catalogue. They are self sealing but I do add some tape to the back as you will need to fold over the edges a bit. The clear envelope is designed to fit a regular card so you can see how it is folded a bit smaller. Some tape on the back works perfectly when you get to that step!

The base of this card is Highland Heather and has Basic Black layer that is 4 x 5 1/4.

The ‘shaker’ layer is Grey Granite. I stamped the skull faces from the Cute Halloween set along with some little spiders.

The stamp set has two different faces that you can stamp for the skull as well. I stamped them randomly in the background in the matching ink color along with some spiders. Once you have this piece stamped you are going to slip it into the clear envelope. Set it aside for now as you will need to make your filler!

You can really use whatever you like for a shaker card. For this one here I used some skulls that were stamped on Basic White and hand trimmed. I stamped a few Candy Corn as well (from the Cute Halloween Set) and added some Subtle Shimmer Sequins. Once you have added all of this to the clear envelope you will want to seal it up. Make sure you leave a little air so that things can shake around. If its too tight of a seal things won’t really move around freely.

Every card needs a sentiment so I added ‘Hey, Boo!’ from the Cute Halloween set. I stamped a few Candy Corns in Pumpkin Pie ink on the same color of card stock and then used the Layering Circle Dies to cut it out along with a scallop circle in Highland Heather.

I layered a bit of the Black & White Gingham in between the layers too—since its such a fun ribbon! See wasn’t this easy to create? I really love this simple style of shaker cards!

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Eyeball Jam, in a Jar of Course!

Who doesn’t love a jar of eye balls? Only in October though right? I couldn’t resist finding some fun things to put into our Jam Jars for Halloween. And it is actually surprising how much you can fit into one of these little jars!

Let’s talk about the jar first! Once I had filled it with my eyeball jam, I decided to cover the lid with some DSP from the Cute Halloween 6x6 DSP stack in the polkadot pattern. This pattern allowed me to introduce a variety of colors into this project as well. I add the topper to the jar with Tombow Adhesives so it was really sealed down.

“Witch Way to the Candy” is from the Frightfully Cute stamp set. I just love a good play on words, don’t you? I stamped the sentiment in White Craft Ink and embossed it with White Embossing Powder on Basic Black cardstock.

I added some of the Black & White gingham ribbon around the lid of the jar. I colored it with the Old Olive Stampin’ Blends! So easy and fun!

I wanted my jar to be in a little holder so I created a really easy box bottom——

After making the little box for the Jam Jar to sit in, I added a second back piece to give me an area or surface to add in a sentiment. I attached this to the inside back of the box with Tear & Tape so it was really secure. I covered this panel with another print from the Cute Halloween DSP. I love all of the different fonts of the ‘boo’ printed on this DSP.

I leaned into my trusty spiderweb again—seriously, I have gotten my money’s worth from the Frightful Tags Dies!! This time, I cut it from Highland Heather cardstock.

The sentiment, Happy Haunting, is stamped in Old Olive ink and is from the Banner Year stamp set. The little webs are from the same stamp set and are stamped with Smoky Slate ink with a marker spray of Calypso Coral over top! Behind the sentiment I added some Black twine from the Bakers Twine Essentials Package. Both the stamp set and twine are in our Annual Catalogue. The spooky bat is also from this stamp set and needs to be hand trimmed. A mini Black Dimensional fit perfectly behind the bat to add it to the web.

Now, this happy spider is from the Cutest Halloween stamp set and he also fits a mini Black Dimensional behind his body!

I think this project would make such a cute gift for a teacher or a coworker who loves Halloween! It can sit on their desk like a bit of a display piece until their willpower gives out and they need to eat their eyeball jam!

Tombstone Treat Boxes

Have you seen these amazing Tombstone Treat Boxes yet? They are so fantastic! They are easy to assemble as they have areas with adhesive strips already built in! So you do not need to add in any of your own adhesive! YAY! And they actually fit a decent amount of stuff inside! I decided that I could add some treats AND a little mini card!

I wanted the feeling of a halloween spooky sky to anchor the little black tree so I die cut a Pumpkin Pie circle with the Layering Circles Dies. I added it to the box and then snipped off the edge. I took my Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write Marker and flicked it across the circle and box.

The trees are cut from Basic Black cardstock using the Frightful Tags Dies. I added one on the circle and one poking out from the top. I then tied a length of the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around the box.

Over top I added the sentiment, Happy Haunting, on Highland Heather cardstock, stamped with Momento Black Ink. I added a marker spray with my Highland Heather marker over top and added this circle with a Dimensional.

The happy bat is from the Banner Year stamp set and is stamped with Momento Black Ink on Bumblebee cardstock. You will need to hand trim this little bat and add it with a mini Black Dimensional to the tree.

Lastly some Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins were added to the box! Voila! A fun Tombstone Treat Box!

I measured the dimensions of the inside of the Tombstone Treat Box to create the little mini card. I thought it was a neat way to add a little message on top of your treats!

The base of the mini card is Basic Black and I added a layer of Basic White over top. I used my Blending Brush with Bumblebee ink to create a little halo for my tree to rest on. The little bats are from the Little Delights stamp set and are stamped using Momento Black Ink.

The sentiment, Batty for You, is from the Frightfully Cute stamp set on Highland Heather cardstock. And this time for the inside, I stamped the happy bat on Pumpkin Pie cardstock to add to the tree!

If you are loving this Tombstone Treat box—stayed tuned! I have some other projects designed to share with you this month! However, I definitely encourage you to order them sooner than later! You don’t want to miss out on these!