halloween | tami sanders * paper crafter

August 8, 2013
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playing with paper…

sitting here at main event waiting on the kids to finish playing… been here since 10:30! that’s 5 hours now!!!

decided to use it as a brainstorm day, brought lots of magazines, a sketch book and a book…

the book isn’t for reading though – it’s to PLAY with!

trying out new folds and stuff for the g45 steam punk spells altered book. here’s a peak at some of my experiments…

crazy fold…

roly poly page…

and crazy pocket…

I’m really trying to come up with fun and unique folds and embellies for this book!!!

—tami

i taught the halloween tryptic “stroke of midnight” at scrapbook n’ more today; the attendees left with hands covered in alternating layers of glue, ink and feathers! but they also left with a halloween decor piece to display!

for those of you who missed it, guess what — you DIDN’T! due to requests, i will be teaching this same class again at Stamp Antonio on sunday, october 7. the date is set, but the time is TBA. it will be in the afternoon and run 4-4 1/2 hours. i’ll post again as soon as the time is decided on.

i’ll only have 12 spots, so if you are interested, please sign up soon. this class is not hard, but there are lots of parts and pieces, so kits may be a challenge.

thanks!

July 25, 2012
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“stroke of midnight” halloween tryptic…

i was able to work out the deets for this class sooner than i thought, so for those of you who were curious to see the project that the “teasers” i posted yesterday came from, i’m ready to share!

“stroke of midnight” halloween tryptic…

this hauntingly boo-tiful halloween decor piece will get your spook-tacular decorating off to a great start! fabulous vintage-style papers from Graphic 45’s Happy Haunting Collection along with lots of inky goodies from Clearsnap: Smooch Spritz, Smooch Accent Ink, ColorBox Pigment and Chalk Inks, Top Boss Embossing Pads and Powders, the NEW! Sprinkles! Chunky Glitter and MORE! also included are treasures and trinkets from my junque stash!

and here is a larger pic of the project itself…

i’ll be teaching this class at Scrapbook n’ More in New Braunfels on september 8 from 1:30 to 5:30, cost is $35. Space is limited, so please sign up soon. you can call the store at (830) 214-1690 for more information or to sign up.

i’ve got a few more class announcements coming up, so check back soon!

July 24, 2012
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something wicked this way comes…

and now…

for a sneak peek of my own…

a project i’ve been working on for halloween…

is it too early for halloween? guess not since there is CHRISTMAS DECOR up already in the stores!!!

here’s a few little tidbits for you… i hope enough to “peek” your interest ;)

a lady with time on her hands…

an adorable pair…

a pumpkin patch…

a bewitching tag…

an element of danger…

a touch of glitter…

a little bling…

whooo wouldn’t have…

a banner good time in a class…

with all these spookingly wonderful vintage goodies…

*** more info coming soon ***

July 13, 2012
by tami sanders * paper crafter

another Reminisce Sneak Peek!

Reminisce has another CHA Sneak Peek up on their BLOG!

they showed projects from the DT yesterday featuring: Labels Classique and today they have projects and layouts using Hallowe’en!

here is the notecard set i made using the LABELS CLASSIQUE line…

be sure to post comments on the blog to be entered for a chance to win one of these collections!!!

thanks!

November 1, 2011
by tami sanders * paper crafter

all dressed up…

here’s a pic of my kiddos all dressed up for halloween!

drew decided he wanted to dress up too this year – but he wanted a “cosplay” costume. so he’s a “steampunk time traveler” / “dr. who-esque” character! GOT ALL THAT? his costume took FOREVER to make, had some trouble with WRONG directions on the pattern, but i think he looks nice in it.

chris’ costume is a little more straight forward, he’s a zombie pirate! this is the first year i’ve let either kid go as something SCARY! we even used FAKE BLOOD! i had talked chris into wearing drew’s “captain jack sparrow” costume i made a few years back and making it into a zombie pirate instead, and he liked that idea. {and i didn’t have to make TWO costumes!}

they both had a good time last night and were WIPED out this morning! i had trouble getting them up and off to school.

rob took chris around my mom’s neighborhood trick-or-treating… drew went for awhile, then came back to my mom’s house and helped us pass out candy. he was making some comments about some of the “hot girl” costumes – so i think he’s beginning to see halloween through “teen” eyes! LOL!

i’d love to see pics of YOUR little trick-or-treaters!

November 8, 2009
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too late for a little halloween-ey layout?

i know halloween is over, but i had taken a photo a few weeks ago that i was anxious to scrap!

chris, poor little thing, has quite the crooked smile right now. his mouth is too small for all the new teeth he has coming it. he has several empty spaces in front where he’s lost teeth and a few half filled spaces where they are trying to come in. while on a field trip to DEVINE ACRES, i noticed that one of his classmates, rebecca, had a similar smile! so i asked her if she’d pose with chris for a pic of their “jack o’ lantern” smiles.

the photo came out great! and i knew EXACTLY what the title should be!

the chipboard tag says it all “so cute it’s SCARY!” LOL!

i used last years halloween line by scenic route – salem, and some older lil’ davis chipboard letters to add the smile title. i thought i’d do a little goodbye tribute to scenic route as they were one of my FAVORITE lines! i’m sad to see them go.

i’m working on some halloween layouts and hope to have them up soon!

October 27, 2009
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your vote counts! UPDATE: LAST DAY!

— COUNTDOWN: today is the LAST day for voting! you can vote until 11:59 tonight and then it’s OVER! a BIG gigantic thank you to all of you who have been voting EVERY day!

nope, it’s not anything political!

a photo of my son Chris has been selected as a finalist in the Oct “Kid on the Cover” contest by Scrapbooks Etc!

voting is NOW OPEN, and the winner will be determined by the number of votes! SO — i’d GREATLY appreciate it if you would VOTE, and VOTE OFTEN! you can vote once a day PER e-mail address, until the contest closes on 12-15. so PLEASE, bookmark the site and vote when you can!

here’s the link: KID ON COVER CONTEST – click on “voting is now open” in the yellow block titled “featured contest”. Chris’ photo is titled “handsome harvest” and he is the only one surrounded by pumpkins!

note: you do have to register with the site, if you haven’t already, to vote!

THANK YOU!!!

October 27, 2009
by tami sanders * paper crafter

halloween book…

last christmas, mom asked me to make her an album of the kids in all their halloween costumes. i thought that would be a fun album to put together.

so i gathered up pics of the boys in their spooky finery as well as papers and embellishments in halloween themes or colors {leftover scraps too!}. i decided to do 8 X 8 pages since mom mainly wanted photos of the costumes. i think 8 X 8 is an easy size to work with, and it allows room for embellishment and titles when using a 4 X 6 photo.

I still owe her some pages; i’ll have to dig up some of my earlier halloween photos, but here are the pages that i did for her last christmas…

i bought a black 8 X 8 album and embellished the cover to put them all in. mom was happy with her gift, and i started thinking about making my OWN halloween book!

halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and there are BUNCHES of halloween paper lines and embellishments out there. and it’s a FUN event to scrap too! you can use crazy colors or mix and match paper lines, or distress things to your hearts content! it’s a great time to turn your imagination loose on your pages!