STAMPtember® Creative Uses
Hi readers! TGIF! I’m always happy to be back with another creative uses post from the amazing Debby Hughes! Her creativity really does know no bounds!
Well hello! It’s Debby here with this month’s look at stretching those new supplies just that little bit further. It was a bonus month for me with so many gorgeous new STAMPtember products to delight the eyes but I’m always a sucker for cute critters so I zoned in on the Trick or Treat set.
Such a fabulous Halloween set, but Halloween is here and gone in a flash so what else can this set be used for? I was struck by the masked cat; with his cloak he is all set for trick or treating but peeking through a window (or perhaps out of a hole) then he becomes a bandit or burglar! I stamped him in Memento on some Neenah solar white card and coloured with Copics before trimming him out. I separated his tail so that I could raise that up a bit and get it to peek out the window die cut. The paws are actually from last years Halloween set where this cute kitty was peeking out of a pumpkin; again stamped, coloured and trimmed out. Once the window frame was in place in a panel of patterned paper it came down to what was this kitty going to be stealing? Cookies perhaps or how about a little bag? Hmmm, the pomegranate die from Sweet Fruits looks just like a little bag!
I was thinking of putting a $ sign on there but then when you get the die out of it’s packaging it is attached to the tiny heart from the set with those little metal nubs. Usually you get your tin snips out and separate all the dies from a set but as I opened the packaging and was faced with this little heart already perfectly placed then the kitty must be stealing someone’s heart! The die is cut from Neenah desert storm, a little Frayed Burlap distress inked around the edges, backed with some Lipstick Red card and then tied up with some May Arts twine :D The sentiment is made up of the You die cut along with some Lawn Fawn alphabet stamps.
Moving on to the other main image from the Trick or Treat set – the mummified pup. When I used the set for the first time a few people commented on how the puppy could be used for a get-well card. He reminded my sister of when her mischief-maker had got hold of a roll of toilet paper! So yes, lots of other uses for this puppy. For my card he’s stamped in Memento tuxedo black on Neenah solar white card and cut out with the matching die before colouring with Copics. Then he’s mounted onto a patterned paper panel stamped with the ‘Ruff day?’ from You are Pawesome and the ‘feel better soon!’ from More Sketchy Banner Greetings.
Thanks for joining me today and I hope you will take a look at your holiday stamps to see if you can use them all year round too :D
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What an adorable card!
Debby, you are absolutely brilliant. I adore your card making style.
Thank you so much for sharing your talent! Cheers.
These are just the cutest cards, Debby. I love seeing ideas on how to stretch your stamps.
So darn cute!
Adorable cards! Love how you have the kitten peeking in the window.
These cards are just so cute, I just wish I could afford this stamp/die set. Unfortunately at the moment I can’t
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those cards. The first one is my favorite! Very clever and creative!
Adorable cards!! And the stamps are supercute!!
Adorable cards Debby! I wish I could think about different ways to use my stamps like you do. Great job.
SO sweet! I love the little cat burglar.
These are by far the most creative cards I’ve seen that feature stamp and die sets used in a completely different way to stretch your stamps! Simply remarkable!!
Both cards are totally adorable. Debby is so wonderfully clever and talented.
HOW SUPER CUTE!!!! I LOVE how Debby used a Halloween stamp to create a LOVE CARD! :D SUCH CUTE IMAGES!!! (Something I definitely need more of!) :D
Debby is, as you say, always an inspiration! Cute figures she use too. Love the “stash” give away~ SS is generous for sure!
So cute
Absolutely love the out of the box thinking when using this stamp set. Darling cards.
Love this!!!
I am especially drawn to the starry sky background on the masked kitty card. I think the colors are beautiful and I could use that on a christmas card for the night sky… beautiful! Great use of this stamp set. (I confess, I first thought- I don’t send halloween cards….and sort of bypassed this set.)
love it!
Adorable cards, love the kitty in the window!
Another, ” why didn’t I think of that?” Moment. Thanks to Debby, I ladore this stamp set even more!
Adorable cards !!!!
Such a great posting!
Excellent cards!! I wish my mind worked as craftily as yours!!
Love the little animals.
Wow super creative use of the new stamps! Really thinking out of the box. Great cards. Love that peeking heart thief!
Both cards are so cute and clever! I love the cat image peeking out of the window.
Great cards! Thanks for showing us multiple uses! I may have to purchase this set yet!
Ohhhhh, both of these cards are adorable, just love them :)
amazing!!!!!!! just love it!
I love love love seeing how this Halloween-themed set can be used non-traditionally! The cat card is just the cutest (love the heart in the bag!) and the dog card is so clever! Thanks for sharing!
Simply adorable!!!!!!
OMG… This card is just too adorable!
Awesome cards!!!
Adorable Debbie!! TFS!
Sorry DEBBY
How stinkin’ cute! Both cards are just adorable-I’m also a sucker for cute critters, so these sets are on my wish list!
I love how you designed these cards. Very creative.
Creative and beautifully made!
Love these two cards! Love the new use of the Halloween cat.
I absolutely LOVE your card! The kitty in this stamp set is SO cute, and as the mama cat to 5 kitties, I’ll probably have to get it. Winning some goodies would be nice, too!
I love critter stamps and dies. They are so cute. So nice to see they can be used year round.
These really are wonderfully creative cards – beautiful job!
Love both of these cards, fabulous way to stretch a stamp set!!
Great use of the stamp sets! Always fond to use the stamp sets in different ways!
Adorable. I bought this set and it’s nice to see how versatile it can be. Thanks so much!
I love both of these, but that peeking cat? Already pinned. ;)
What fun and creative ideas!! Way to stretch the set.
What creative cards! I love them both. The puppy is just adorable & now that stamp set is a must have for me!
Omg this is just too darn cute
I want this set so bad. Would make a great present!! These cards think outside the box. Love them.