Christmas Idea-ology Snowman Vignette Trio - Supply List

Hey Makers! I have had a request for a supply list for this project so you can have supplies ready by November when I get this tutorial edited and ready to share. I have listed it below with my affiliate links for easy shopping or at least easy list making with the photo references.

I used some old Idea-ology Christmas Trim Tapes around my boxes because I had it in my stash. If you have it, pull it out and use it. It's fabulous!  If not, I linked to some of the everyday Trim Tape that you can substitute.

I did include some Halloween Idea-ology in this Christmas make.

Also, I did not include all the paint colors for painting the Salvaged figures. I recorded myself painting them and will post that separately. 
 

Hope this helps those who want to get started shopping and those who just need the pictures to make.

Let's get making!

Tami

Please Take Only One! Halloween Idea-ology

Please Take Only One, using Tim Holtz Idea-ology, was inspired by that old story of Hansel and Gretel. If you look closely you can see the demise of those who took more than one and the peril the little masked Trick Or Treater is in as she reaches for a second stick of candy...

 

 I filmed myself as I made this. As usual it was hours long before the edit. I did speed up some sections so you could see the basics as I explained what I was doing. I hope it helps!

There was a family emergency room trip in the middle of this make that I discuss in the voice over. I left it in as a reminder that we all have those times when we are going through difficulties and that we are not alone. Just keep going, press on, as my friend Paula reminded me, stay in the boat (keep the faith.)

The top is the middle square Vignette Box. In the background you can see portrait sticker with a skull and some drippy candles. The raven represents many things in different settings. In this story he represents regret.

The top of the box I left flat and covered with Woodgrain Cardstock and I cut the little detail along the top with the woodgrain as well. That detail is from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Village die cuts and is part of the manor rooftop. You can also see the spider adornments on the corners that look like they are holding up the Fringe.

The girl in the window looks like she regrets taking more than one candy, even though she is still holding on to it tightly.

The doorway of the house was designed to lure little children to a terrible fate, so it is overflowing with candies and things to entice trick or treaters to defy the sign and take more than one.

On the top of the pointed roof I added the pumpkin from the Halloween Stands. Also added more fringe and spider adornments.

The roof was cut from more of that Woodgrain cardstock with the square roofing dies from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Village.

The inside and left side of the porch are covered wth the crackle paper from the Halloween Backdrops. I cut it into 3/8-1/2" strips to mimic old weathered, paint-cracked siding. I also added some moss along the bottom edge to cover any mess ups and make it look unkempt.

I put some styrofoam balls in the jack o lanterns and then stuffed them with Confections. For the one with the sticks, I cut the sticks in half so that it looks like more candy. One Jack-o-Lantern is on a pedestal.

I added a whole stick under the little girl's hand and attached her other hand to the Jack-o-lantern so it looks like she is grabbing one more. The mask is from the Halloween Sticker Book. The wreath is made from paper wrapped wire with some twine tied on in a bow to hold the moss and Candy Corn.

The Candy Corn were coated in some Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

The walkway is a bunch of the planks from the Baseboards that have been cut in half .

The Starlight candies were also glittered. I wrote the message on a Baseboard sign.

The large bottom Vignette Box holds the old lady, a calendar, drippy candles, and the curtains from the Halloween Layers.

Placing her close to the window so that it appears she is looking out anticipating her next victim.

In front of the house, the trick or treaters just thing the graveyard is a spooky decoration. The moss and bits of the broom look like weeds. The dead tree was made by gluing parts of the broom sparsely onto the top of the broom handle so they look like branches, and then adding bits on moss here and there too.

The extra creep factor is when you peek behind the tombstones and see the discarded bits of candy and you realize what she has done to those who take more than one...

Thank you so much for your interest in this make. I hope the photos, written info and the video all help you in your making process. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and if you make something inspired by this I would love to see it so please tag me!

Also, if you aren't already, be sure to follow me on my social media accounts, all are under the same name except my Facebook page which is playswellwithpaperkits because I used to make a bunch of scrapbook layout kits way back when I started the page and Meta won't let me change it. 

Have a creative day!

Tami 

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Hey Ghoul-Friends! - Whimsy Stamps Halloween

Hey Ghoul-friends! I'm back with another Whimsy Stamps Halloween Card! Today I'm using the Ghost Party clear stamps and the Hill House Slimline Die Cut to make this fun and adorable Halloween card.  

Here is a video process video. I hope you like it.

The background paper is the 6x6 Gothic Glow paper cut in half to fit behind the Hill House Slimline Die Cut.

I cut one Hill House die from White Heavystock and colored it with Distress Spray Stain and Spray Oxides. Then cut the house and fence part of the die from Woodgrain Cardstock and trimmed just the house and fence to layer it over the full backdrop. 

The second half of the Gothic Glow paper was layered behind the bottom 2" of the die cut. I trimmed the top purple part off as I only needed the black and green to show behind the die.

I trimmed the Ghost Party stamps along the outer lines. I didn't want the white mat around them. Then I popped them up along the path with thin Foam Squares.

I think this ittle giggly Frankenstein is the cutest. 

Below are the products with my affiliate links. Thank you so much for purchasing with them. If you choose to purchase from the Whimsy Stamps store, be sure to use my affiliate code playswellwithpaper for 10% off at check out from Whimsystamps.com

Thanks for visiting, and have a creative day!

Tami 

Tell No Tales - Halloween Idea-ology

Hello Makers! Today I get to share the last in my Trio of Pirate Domes that I made for the Halloween 2026 release of Tim Holtz Idea-ology.Today I'm sharing the largest one, the Reliquary Dome.

I did make a video tutorial for this one as well, but remember that there are tons of steps to most Idea-ology makes as we apply layers of texture and color, or need to build things, so these tend to be more involved than a card. I speed it up when I can, but also want to give you information and let you see when I make mistakes or a design plan doesn't go the way I thought it would. It's all part of the process when you are making something for the first time while filming it.

This scene was also inspired by part of the large pirate make I did a few years ago. I had a cannon and cannon balls on top and had made a terrible mistake and poked a hole through a area of an adjoining box where it shouldn't be. I thought I had ruined it, but decided to embrace it and make it bigger so I could stick a cannon ball in it. 

So I made a hole in the grate of the ship to look like a cannon had shattered through it. 

I added the ravens this year because I love ravens but also because I thought it was creepy tho have them handing about on the deserted pirate ship.

The cannon is made out of the largest Corked Vial and the front end of the cannon is a reinforcer from a #8 Etcetera Tag.

The wheels are reinforcers from the small Etcetera tags and then I put a Sprocket Gear in the middles and Fastener. I have a Hitch Fastener on the back wheel, but had to remove it from the front because it didn't fit under the dome.

The back of the vial has another Sprocket Gear and Hitch Fastener. The top middle of the cannon has a Skull and Crossbones from the Halloween Adornments Pack. Then I just have loads of Transluscent Grit Paste, Distress Crayons, Black Soot and Pumice Stone Distress Paint...the layers add all the character.

I covered behind the grate and the back of the grate with a grungy piece of Halloween Backboard paper.

Then I chose some Clippings from the Halloween Sticker Book to tell the story.

I hope you enjoyed this make as much as I did. I loved taking a large make and shrinking it down to smaller little scenes. Please tag me if you make one as I would love to see your version. 

Have a creative day,

Tami

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Ahoy Me Hearties - Whimsy Stamps

Hello Makers! I'm back with another card using Whimsy Stamps products. You all know by now that I have been on a huge Pirate kick this season, and today's card is no exception. The birthday link may be a surprise though.  Last week was Deb Davis's birthday and she is the delightful creative director for Whimsy Stamps. In the craziness of the last month I missed wishing her a Happy Birthday, so this is my birthday card for sweet Deb. Happy Birthday Deb!

I did film and edit a tutorial for this card. There are a few details that you may miss just looking at it that give extra life to this die cut, so I hope you find something beneficial from it.  

Here you can see the stamped Farmhouse Shiplap to mimic the sides of a sunken ship.

And here you can see some of the details that add interest and texture to the stamped and die cut frame.

The Blimey Pirates stamps and dies are so creepy! The stamps are still available, but the dies are being retired so once they are gone, they are gone. I have them linked below so you don't miss out. 

I had to sneak in a little pirate treasure to this make. I glued mine to the background, but it you were inclined to make this a shaker card, they would certainly be perfect for that!

For the sentiment, I put two together and then fussy cut them out. Deb designed these cards so I know she will appreciate the pirate birthday humor. 

 Thank you so much for stopping by!

Tami

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