Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday Tip: Fonty Christmas
Friday, November 16, 2012
FREEBIE FRIDAY: I'm Thankful Cards
I'm thankful for all of our fans and customers. That's why we do Freebie Friday to help express our gratitude. What are you thankful for? Write it down on the back of this weeks FREEBIE FRIDAY: I'm Thankful Cards. You can hand these out on Thanksgiving and have everyone write down what they are thankful for or you can use these just as decoration. Either way it will help us all get into the spirit of Thanksgiving.
See what other decor and crafts you can make to match using LD Stretch.
Friday, November 9, 2012
FREEBIE FRIDAY: Let's Eat!
There's only one thing on my mind when November rolls around... Let's Eat! In honor of Thanksgiving this month we are giving you two freebies today! I had so much fun making this that I had to make it in two different color palettes. So here is this weeks FREEBIE FRIDAY: Let's Eat! Both colors are in the same file so you just have to download the one. ENJOY! Now until 11/16/2012!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sure, plastic toys on top of cupcakes are fun, albeit a potential choking hazard, but how much more fun is a cupcake when everything is edible? Way more fun.
These Creepcakes are surprisingly easy with the help of some DoodleBats from ScrapNfonts and some chocolate. Yumm.
Here's what you need to get started: Wax paper, chocolate chips (or better yet, chocolate almond bark if you have it), a ziplock baggie, and a printout of DoodleBats.
In selecting DoodleBats for your printout, make sure you pick images that are solid black with no separate parts. Scale them big enough so they're about two inches tall when printed out. DoodleBats with a lot of good images are DB Boo Ya and DB Haunted House. I also used DB Vintage Halloween.
You can also use any of the Jack-o-Pattern DoodleBats if you remember to use the negative of the image as your template. It helps me to draw a circle around the outside of the image, then I use the white shape as my guide.
I used chocolate chips, but on a hot day the chocolate may not set firmly. Chocolate almond bark would probably work better.
Melt the chocolate. I just did mine in the microwave for 20-30 second intervals, stirring in between just until it was smooth. You don't need very much chocolate, I used about half a cup and had extra. A little goes a long way.
Spoon the melted chocolate into the corner of the ziplock baggie. Try to gently deflate some of the air out of the back before you zip it shut.
Take a sheet of wax paper and lay it over your DoodleBat printout. You should be able to see the DoodleBats underneath it. Now carefully snip a tiny piece of the corner off of the ziplock baggie. If it seems too small a hole, you can always cut more. Hold the baggie like a frosting piping bag, and carefully trace the DoodleBat images in chocolate.
I always like to outline the edges first, then fill them in with chocolate.
Make sure the images you are making in chocolate are thick enough to stand on their own. I went over some of my more fragile looking chocolate lines twice just to make sure they were thick enough.
I really liked the skulls, the spider web, and that funky spooky tree, so I made multiple copies of them by shifting my DoodleBat printout underneath the wax paper.
Make more copies than you think you will need and plan for a couple casualties.
After you've finished piping all the shapes, carefully move the wax paper to a cookie sheet and chill the chocolate until it is solid. Carefully remove the chocolate shapes one at a time by peeling the wax paper out from underneath. Finally, prop them on your cupcakes!
I love the final look!
These creepcakes will be a scream at Halloween gatherings!
If you want an idea that's even more quick, printed DoodleBats can make great cupcake toppers with some markers, a toothpick and a little tape or glue.
These were made with DB Circles - Halloween and the tombstone on the right was made with SNF Dagger.
I love these little pirate flags. All three of them are in DB Pirate (the sneak peek product for this month).
The creepy printed decor can work as a cupcake wrapper, too. You can make your own with fonts and DoodleBats (the one below features LD Jambalaya) or LetteringDelights.com has a lot of pre-made cupcake wrappers to choose from.
Whatever you do, make it fun, make it crafty, and make yourself a Happy Halloween!
Shop ScrapNfonts.com for the widest variety of craft and scrapbooking fonts, DoodleBats, WordArt and Brushes.
These Creepcakes are surprisingly easy with the help of some DoodleBats from ScrapNfonts and some chocolate. Yumm.Here's what you need to get started: Wax paper, chocolate chips (or better yet, chocolate almond bark if you have it), a ziplock baggie, and a printout of DoodleBats.
In selecting DoodleBats for your printout, make sure you pick images that are solid black with no separate parts. Scale them big enough so they're about two inches tall when printed out. DoodleBats with a lot of good images are DB Boo Ya and DB Haunted House. I also used DB Vintage Halloween.
You can also use any of the Jack-o-Pattern DoodleBats if you remember to use the negative of the image as your template. It helps me to draw a circle around the outside of the image, then I use the white shape as my guide.
I used chocolate chips, but on a hot day the chocolate may not set firmly. Chocolate almond bark would probably work better.
Melt the chocolate. I just did mine in the microwave for 20-30 second intervals, stirring in between just until it was smooth. You don't need very much chocolate, I used about half a cup and had extra. A little goes a long way.
Spoon the melted chocolate into the corner of the ziplock baggie. Try to gently deflate some of the air out of the back before you zip it shut.
Take a sheet of wax paper and lay it over your DoodleBat printout. You should be able to see the DoodleBats underneath it. Now carefully snip a tiny piece of the corner off of the ziplock baggie. If it seems too small a hole, you can always cut more. Hold the baggie like a frosting piping bag, and carefully trace the DoodleBat images in chocolate.I always like to outline the edges first, then fill them in with chocolate.
Make sure the images you are making in chocolate are thick enough to stand on their own. I went over some of my more fragile looking chocolate lines twice just to make sure they were thick enough.
I really liked the skulls, the spider web, and that funky spooky tree, so I made multiple copies of them by shifting my DoodleBat printout underneath the wax paper.
Make more copies than you think you will need and plan for a couple casualties.After you've finished piping all the shapes, carefully move the wax paper to a cookie sheet and chill the chocolate until it is solid. Carefully remove the chocolate shapes one at a time by peeling the wax paper out from underneath. Finally, prop them on your cupcakes!
I love the final look!
These creepcakes will be a scream at Halloween gatherings!If you want an idea that's even more quick, printed DoodleBats can make great cupcake toppers with some markers, a toothpick and a little tape or glue.
These were made with DB Circles - Halloween and the tombstone on the right was made with SNF Dagger.
I love these little pirate flags. All three of them are in DB Pirate (the sneak peek product for this month).
The creepy printed decor can work as a cupcake wrapper, too. You can make your own with fonts and DoodleBats (the one below features LD Jambalaya) or LetteringDelights.com has a lot of pre-made cupcake wrappers to choose from.
Whatever you do, make it fun, make it crafty, and make yourself a Happy Halloween!Shop ScrapNfonts.com for the widest variety of craft and scrapbooking fonts, DoodleBats, WordArt and Brushes.
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