Magic In This Night Designer Series Paper and more SALE!

 Hi Stampin' Friends,

Or should I say "BOO"! Without young children in my life, Halloween has lost it's excitement and fun for me but this year, I was totally enchanted by the "Magic In This Night" Designer Series Paper Stampin'Up created for it's Halloween theme. First, I absolutely love the color scheme of Pretty Peacock, Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze and Black. I discovered that there was much more I could do with it besides Halloween but then I had some fun with Halloween too. Our DSP is all double sided and the designers of this pack did an excellent job of muting the Halloween theme and bringing out other things with their designs.  I'll share some Halloween ideas first and then show you what I did to make a wonderful Thanksgiving card!

Here you can see the rich color palette of these colors in a leaf/floral type of design. The colors are dark and rich with the unexpected blue tones of Pretty Peacock in my background paper. I used the Ornate Frames dies to create my Cajun Craze piece and then stamped on it with the "Festive Corners" stamp set, a "must have" that includes images for Christmas, Halloween and Valentine's Day!

This card features the gorgeous Blackberry Bliss. I used the word "Spooky" from the Festive Corners set and then grabbed the brooms stamp from the "Festive Post" set, another three holiday set! This is a gate fold card and I used some back twine to keep the flaps closed!

Cajun Craze is featured in this card as well as the "A Wish for Everything" die and stamp set featured in the Annual Catalog. You can also spot some of the black glimmer paper in this card, which is part of the Magic In This Night suite.

And now for my Thanksgiving card idea! The backs of the "Magic In This Night" DSP sheets are mostly shades of black and white with flowers, stripes, etc. I took a floral piece, a rose pattern and daubed it with Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Old Olive ink. The DSP takes the ink so well and the colors show right through. I then cut some sprigs and greenery from the dies of the Forever Fern bundle. My Happy Thanksgiving sentiment is from the "Banner Year" stamp set. 

Here's a glimpse of what the daubing process looks like. It's easy, very forgiving and you can't mess it up! Obviously, any color scheme would work wonderfully with this technique and paper. 

Have I convinced you to take a look at the "Magic In This Night" DSP? Well, guess what!  A bunch of our DSP is on sale for the month of October, starting today!  Here's a link to see all the packs that are on sale and you'll find this one on the top row!

Designer Series Paper sale!

Paper is one of my favorite components in papercrafting and it often gives my inspiration for my color scheme or my design theme. Our paper quality is top of the line and very reasonably priced, even better when it's on sale! Stock up today!

It was fun to share these designs with you and I hope you feel inspired!  I'd love to answer any questions you have or hear any comments as well!

Happy Stampin'!

Sarah