Halloween Sampler Toil & Trouble

Oct 8, 2018 | 3D Projects, Halloween, Samplers | 1 comment

Sadly, my Halloween Sampler will be the last of my 2018 Halloween projects.  It’s time to move on to Fall and Christmas.  Where in the world is 2018 going?  One of my wonderful club members asked that I design a Halloween Sampler using the Cauldron Bubbles bundle.  I jumped at that opportunity because the bundle is just so cute and easy to work with.

And this year we have a second Halloween bundle, Spooky Sweets.  That bundle includes our Spooky Bats punch. 

The color combination for our Halloween Sampler is Pineapple Punch, Mango Melody, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White and Basic Black.  Lots of those colors can be found in the Toil and Trouble DSP.  That’s one of the cutest Halloween paper lines we’ve had.  Lots of the images coordinate with the dies, making creating a piece like this super quick and easy.

Instead of stamping and coloring the witch and the cat, I just cut it from the DSP with the coordinating dies.  I just love all the texture in the piece.  And that was created with our fabulous collection of embossing folders.

Have you used our new Copper Shimmer Paint? If not, I’ve got a great technique that was used on all the large Gorgeous Grape elements.  I created my own custom Copper Shimmer mist.  I hope you can see the color and shine on those pieces.

The pumpkins too, came from the DSP.  I just drew a little jack-o-lantern face on one of the pumpkins with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker.  Did you know that this is one of the markers that is sold separately?

I know bats aren’t really cute, but I have to say these make me smile.  I stamped them in Memento Black and punched them out with the Spooky Bats punch.  I’ve got a tip for you in my video tutorial that will help line up that stamp and punch every time, quick and easy.

Here’s how the magic happens.

• Large Mat – Pineapple Punch CS – 12” x 12”
• Medium Mat – Mango Melody CS – 8 ½” x 8 ½” – stamp the star image from Cauldron Bubbles in Mango Melody on each of the four points of the mat. Measure 1 ¾” from the point and mark with a light pencil line.
• Medium Mat – Basic Black CS – 8 ½” x 8 ½”

Block #1

• Mat – Mango Melody CS – 5 1/4” x 2 ½”
• Mat – Thick Whisper White CS – 5” x 2 ¼”,  emboss with the Swirls and Curls EF
• Oval – Gorgeous Grape CS – 3” x 4”, cut with the Layering Ovals framelit, spritz with Copper Mist.
• Witch – Toil & Trouble DSP – fussy cut one of the witches, highlight sections with the clear wink of stella pen
• Cat – Toil & Trouble DSP – cut one of the cats with the coordinating die from the Cauldron set.
• Broom – Whisper White CS – 1 ¾” x 3 ¾” – stamp the image in Memento Tuxedo Black, color with Stampin’ Write Markers, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie.  Cut out the image with the coordinating die from the Cauldron set.
• Banner – Granny Apple Green CS – 1 ½” x 3 ¼”, cut with the die from Farmhouse set.
• Sentiment – Gorgeous Grape CS – 1 ¼” x 2 ½”, cut with the die from Layering Ovals framelits and Whisper White CS – 2 ½” x 1 ¾”, stamp the sentiment from Cauldron Bubble in Gorgeous Grape, cut with the Layering Ovals framelits.

Block #2

• Mat – Mango Melody CS – 5 1/4” x 2 ½”
• Mat – Whisper White CS – 5” x 2 ¼”, embossed with the Woodland EF.  Stamp off Memento Black ink twice, using the grunge stamp from the Spooky Sweets set.
• Ghosts – Whisper White CS – 4 ¼” x 1 ¾”, stamp the ghost image 3x in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Lightly wash gorgeous grape color onto the ghosts with an aqua painter.  Cut with the die from Cauldron framelits. Apply clear ink of stella on each.
• Moon – Whisper White CS – 2” x 2”, stamp the image from the Spooky Sweets set in Mango Melody, punch with the Twinkle Builder punch.
• Sentiment – Gorgeous Grape CS – 2” x 2” punch with the 1 1/8” scallop circle punch and Whisper White CS – 2” x 2” stamp the sentiment from Cauldron Bubble in Gorgeous Grape, punch with the 1” circle punch.
• Stars – Mango Melody – 1” x 2”, cut with the die from Cauldron Bubble.

Block #3

• Mat – Mango Melody CS – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
• Mat – Whisper White CS – 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”, embossed with the Softly Falling EF.
• Cauldron – Toil & Trouble DSP – Cut using the coordinating die from the Cauldron set. Highlight the liquid and fire with clear wink of stella
• Frog – Whisper White CS – 2” x 2”, stamp the frog from Cauldron Bubbles in Granny Apple Green CS.  Blend the color with a blender pen.  Cut out the image with the coordinating die from the Cauldron set.
• Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 2” x 2”, stamp with the die from Cauldron Bubble in Gorgeous Grape.  Fussy cut, separating the words into two sections.

Block #4

• Mat – Mango Melody CS – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
• Mat – Whisper White CS – 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”, embossed with the Seaside EF.
• Starburst – Gorgeous Grape CS – punch one starburst, spritz with copper mist.
• Hat – Toil & Trouble DSP – Fussy cut one hat, highlight with clear wink of stella pen.
• Broom – Whisper White CS – 1 ¾” x 3 ¾” – stamp the image in Memento Tuxedo Black, color with Stampin’ Write Markers, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie.  Cut out the image with the coordinating die from the Cauldron set.

Block #5

• Mat – Mango Melody CS – 5 1/4” x 2 ½”
• Mat – Whisper White CS – 5” x 2 ¼”, embossed with the Pinewood Planks EF
• Pumpkins – Toil & Trouble DSP – Fussy cut three pumpkins.  Chose one to draw on a jack-o-lantern face with the Black Stampin’ Write Marker.
• Sentiment – Gorgeous Grape CS – 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” – cut with the die from Layering Squares framelits, spritz with copper mist.  Whisper White CS – 2” x 2”, stamp the image from Spooky Sweets in Gorgeous Grape, cut with the die from Layering Squares.
• Ribbon – Black Glitter Organdy – 12”

Block #6

• Mat – Mango Melody CS – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
• Mat – Whisper White CS – 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”, embossed with the Tin Tile EF
• Bats – Whisper White CS – 2 ½” x 3 ½”, stamp the images in Memento Black with the image from Spooky Sweets.  Punch the images with the Spooky Bats punch.  Apply clear wink of stella to each.
• Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” – stamp the image from Spooky Sweets in Gorgeous Grape and fussy cut the word “spooky”.

All supplies for the Halloween Sampler can be found on in my online store.  I would appreciate your business.

Cauldron Bubble Clear-Mount Bundle [149931] $44.00	Spooky Sweets Clear-Mount Bundle [149973] $30.50	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad [147093] $7.50	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad [147099] $7.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] $7.50	Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker [100082] $3.50
Regals Stampin’ Write Markers [147155] $30.00	In Color 2018–2020 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [146974] $12.00	Mango Melody 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146989] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146987] $8.50	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146990] $8.50	Starburst Punch [143717] $18.00
1″ Circle Punch [119868] $13.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906] $10.00
Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147923] $7.50	Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139673] $8.50	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $8.50	Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141481] $8.50
Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708] $10.00	Black 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $8.50	Bright Copper Shimmer Paint [147045] $8.00	Stampin’ Spritzer [126185] $3.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00
Stampin’ Trimmer [126889] $30.00

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Until next time, Create Something Beautiful!