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Zombies! (And New Design Team Artwork plus FREE Halloween Charms!)
Filed under Cirque Paper Theatre Kit, Giveaways, Lora Mahaffey, Red Riding Hood Kit, Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Tim Holtz
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. However, you can see the supply list items from Lora’s and Rhonda’s projects that are still available on the new site.
Zombies?! Before I hand over this introduction to Miz Bella, I want to point out the the New Zombie Attack Scrapbook Papers! (And oddly, with all that tan and red and black, they kinda work with the current Little Red Riding Hood Kit theme.) And the New Halloween Charms FREE Gift Kit! Plus, don’t forget to enter the new Giveaway (more info below)!
Ahhhh, Little Red Riding Hood, one of my favorite fairy tales. There is also a song of the same name from 1966 — sung by Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs — that plays in my head. Repeatedly. Every time I think about the Little Red Riding Hood August Kit. I’d much rather have it be something else, such as a video of Jim Morrison dancing, naked, than that song.
However! Design Team Member Lora Mahaffey has created an ATB (Artist Trading Block) worthy of being placed on your mantle despite the never ending song making the rounds in my head. This would be a great, quick gift to put together or to make as part of your Halloween decor! Really. When you think about it, a crazed wolf eating Grandma, dressing in drag as Granda with plans to eat a sweet little girl — that’s kind of creepy don’t you think? Why not be different and create an entire Halloween theme around Grimm using the Grimm Fairy Tales Collage Sheets?
After covering the ATB with Double Dot Vintage Ocean Scrapbook Paper, Lora added images on both sides of the block from Red Riding Hood #1 and Red Riding Hood #3 Collage Sheets. Add some Black Zig Zag Dresden Border, 1/2 Inch Red Paper Roses and the ATB is ready to be placed on a stand and embellished!
Who doesn’t love the Creepy Chipboard Tree Cut-Outs? There’s so much you can do with these — and Lora will tell you how she achieved the great texture and color on hers.
Before you run off to see how she decorated the tree and made the stand for the ATB, check out her Supply List. OK, now you can run on over to Lora’s blog to see how easy it is to finish this project up. Oh, and by the way — Lora is giving away the ATB so be sure to enter!
Have you heard who is in town? The Freak Show, that’s who! No big surprise here folks that the resident Design Team Freak herself, Miz Rhonda Secrist Thomas created a circus with wonderfully weird characters.
Rhonda used the July 2014 – Cirque Paper Theatre Kit as the starting point to create her circus (with a bunch of extra goodies, too, as the stage at left is only one of three in her show).
Plus she made good use of the Back in Stock and On Sale! Gold Sweeper Fringe along the edge of all 3 of her circus stages.
Ooh… see those three snippets along the bottom of the photo at left? They’re my attempt to explain something clever Rhonda did: using the Tim Holtz Letterpress Wood Letters as printing blocks (by stamping onto White Crushed Silky Ribbon then flipping it over so the letters would be right-way round).
Take a peek at Rhonda’s Supply List and then visit Rhonda’s blog to read her fantastic descriptions and habits of the 4-Legged Lady (shown at left), Dragon Girl and the World’s Smallest Drama Queen!
New (Mainly Halloween) Goodies View all New Items | |||
Hooray! A Zombie Attack Giveaway!
This Giveaway is (almost) all drawn from new items in today’s newsletter! In addition to the FOUR Zombie Attack Scrapbook Papers, I’ve added these new goodies:
– A Zombie Hand Candy Mold (Lightweight plastic candy mold. The hands are approx 2-1/4″ tall (and about 3/8″ deep).)
– Chalkable 12×12 Black Cardstock (This heavy cardstock has a velvety touch and a matte finish. It is very porous so chalk will adhere. Best used with a spray fixative.)
– Halloween Charms FREE Gift Kit (plus ALL of the charms from the New Gold and Silver Halloween Charm Sets that the Gift Kit includes parts of)
– TWO yards each of 1-1/2 Inch Orange Tulle and 1-1/2 Inch Black Tulle
(Not a new item, but definitely fitting) A Zombie Charm
AND TWO new Clearance Sale items:
– Haunted Wax Treat Bags (Nicely designed food-safe bags with labels for spiders, flies or eyeballs. Includes 12 bags, 4 each of 3 designs. Also includes 12 clear seals.)
– Kraft Coin Envelopes (Tiny little envelopes with a gummed flap. 2-1/4″ x 3-1/2″.)
To enter the Zombie Attack Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY OR TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, FRIDAY, August 8, 2014).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So check your mailbox on Sunday morning to see who won and for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Hey, who won the Little Red Riding Hood Giveaway? That would be Ann Nye! Please check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.
Zombies – I get a glaze over my eyes just thinking about them! Looks like an interesting giveaway.
Wow! Great giveaway! Would love to win this one. Going now to check out all the Halloween!
I love the zombies!!! I’ve never win this blog contest yet!!!!!
Want to win!
I must have!!! he said in a deep throated voice.
Wonderful!
Great projects as always!! Really love that ATB! And wow – zombie scrapbook paper – fantastic!!
The Zombie Apocalypse
I could make a lot of people happy with these supplies!
I want this, I want this!! Yay!! Great giveaway!
Zombies! Hooray! Aren’t we glad that Halloween is coming?
Oh my! Love this design!
Gotta love the zombies!!! I hope to see what everyone makes with this!
Oh yeah-this is an absolute must have! What’s Halloween without a smattering of zombies! Love it!
Love that Halloween is coming!
Fun, fun, fun! Love the zombies!
Another great giveaway!
So perfect for my daughter who love to watch “The Walking Dead” on HBO. Since I do not subscribe to that cable channel, we get together every Sunday night to “chill” over a new episode. She even made a crazy dessert for the finale ( quite unappealing to view but rather delicious ).
Now your speaking my language! Zombies and eyeball baggies…oh, yeah!
Tee Hee! Love the Freak show and Lil’ Red Riding Hood projects! Sure would love to win the Halloween spooky goodies! Thanks for the chance Alpha! Love your stuff! 🙂
Just in time for Halloween! This is an awesome collection!
Now I want to make “The Zombie Circus”ssss because the juxtaposition of your ideas in this post suddenly made me realize what must come next!!! Can I win some zombie goodies?
The Zombies are coming! The Zombies are coming! RUN! Hope I run faster than at least one person so that I have a chance to get away before they eat my face! Love the Zombie giveaway!!
Oh, so much fun!
Love the zombie goodies!
I need to order that creepy tree. It is awesome!
Love the zombie papers. Laura’s ATB is too cute and I love Rhonda’s traveling circus-the circus theme is so much fun-love all the design teams circus ideas.
Merrrrrrr. 🙂 i love a good zombie flick and here you have embellishments. Want!
WoW, how cool are these items?!? LOVE! Thanks so much for the chance to win ’em!!
Love the zombies!
Finally! Zombies! I love Halloween themes!
Best. Paper. EVER! Please enter me in the drawing!
I would use those gorgeous zombie charms on a necklace. Love those papers.
Love the Zombie papers and accessories.
Wow! You always put together the coolest projects. Thanks for a chance to win.
OOOH, zombies! All that creepy, shambling sliminess.
Must eat more brains! Great giveaway, thank you (and love that spooky tree!).
Ooohhh, Zombies! Perfect Giveaway.
You’ve OFFICIALLY kicked off my Halloween season! Been meaning to come back here to check stuff out & start my ordering, but this giveaway did the “Trick”…now to order some “Treats”!!!
OHH the Zombie Hand Candy Mold and the Tulle make this giveaway a MUST enter 🙂
Love all the spookey fun!
love it!!
This is soooo scary and fun!
Love the sticky-looking zombie hands. Also like the cats, the ravens, the spooky paper. Primo stuff!
Love everything creepy! Little red ridding hood, zombies, and all things Halloween!!!’ This is my favorite time of year— getting ready to create a new creepy Halloween scene!!!!!!
Again, thanks for the inspiration- no one in my town teaches these fabulous techniques!!
Awesome giveaway! Love zombies!
Zombie apocalypse! Love it ALL!!
I love Zombies! Great giveaway!
ZOMBIES! What a way to make a girls day! Thank alpha stamps you rock!
I love Zombies and Zombie Giveaways!!!
Incredibly ghastly! I love it!
I would love to win this pick me!!
Halloween is the BEST holiday of the year!!!!
MUST…CRAFT…BRAINS…
Halloween is my absolute fav holiday. I need this kit. Thanks!
Love your zombie attack giveaway!!
When I was a kid a Grimm’s fairytale book was one of our favorites. You can’t beat those stories as far as I’m concerned!
BRAAAAAAAAAAINSSSSSSSSS! you dont have any if you dont shop with ALPHA STAMPS!
OOOOH, scary. I love it, perfect for Halloween!
You make even a zombie theme look like fun.
This is the Age of the Zombies…love everything scary! Great giveaway!
I love this new and scary collection. Love all things Halloween!!!
I love your store. Have picked up this love from my mom. Your supplies are awesome, as is this beautiful giveaway.
halloween is my very favorite….hope i win this great giveaway!
Love this Give-away…. Please pick me as the lucky winner. LOL
hugs from SPAIN
another fun giveaway! Scary zombies bwaaaahaaaaa
OMG Zombies are sooooo part of my life. LOve this give away. Linda
eeeeeW! creeeeepY!
Finally! A zombie collection. Thank you!
The Zombie collection comes alive with amazing things. LOL
Your Zombies are such fun!
Halloween is the best!!
Great zombie collection!
Too fun. I will keep my eye out for the lucky winner…
Oh so scary. I love it.
Another great giveaway!
Favorite time of year!!!!
This is fantastic! Great to see some new Halloween products.
Zombies and eyeballs and tulle – oh my! What fun products.
Anything to do with Halloween
I’M THERE.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I’d really love to win this!
I love Halloween too! The zombie charm is my new fave. I’d love to win this giveaway.
So very awesome!! I’d love to win this 😀
Just because I’m going ahead and ordering doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like to win a few more. I’m planning a Halloween crafting party for next month!
I just took out all my Halloween supplies today, to see what I had. No Zombie stuff…hmmm. You’re right about the song-it WON’T go away after you hear it.
Halloween is one of my most favorite times of the year. I would love to win.
The only thing better than Halloween are zombies!!! Awesome. 🙂
Love!
I am up for ANYTHING Halloween related. That is the only way I survive living in Arizona. I start shopping and working on Halloween stuff in July and keep telling myself only a few more months and fall will be here. (Then I have to make up another lie cause we don’t ever really get an actual Fall season here)
Seriously I don’t just want but NEED more crazy halloween supplies. I also work with a group of homeless youth and they would have a blast with your collection!
I love zombies! What a fantastic giveaway!
Very creepy. Very cool.
My daughter would love the zombie giveaway and we could work together on a fun Halloween theme project! Thanks for the chance to win.
I love all things Halloween, I just have to try my luck here. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
Must… Have… Zombies….
What a fun give away! Thanks for the chance.
I really love this giveaway. Fingers crossed.
Yea! Zombies! Yea! Halloween! Love this!
Love your unique beautiful dark arts! Don’t get much of that here in Vermony:-/
Love the zombie theme. Must have Brains!!!!!!
Zombies are coming!
Here comes Halloween….yippee!! Bring on all the fun creatures
You can feel the chill in the air – yep fall is right around the corner and so is Halloween. Love the ideas!