Happy Halloween

Hello crafty friends! Today I would like to show you the card I made for Reverse Confetti's sketch challenge. I just love when I can use their Happy die. This time I used it with the Whole Lotta Happy stamp set and card from the fright night stack. I also added a little sparkle to the ghost using clear Wink of Stella.

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College Care Box

Happy Fall! Today I would like to share with you one of the care packages I put together. This one was for my daughter. I packed it with plenty of chocolate, Halloween decor, and other fun things and dorm must-haves.

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Halloween Care Box

Hello crafty friends!

I got this idea for a college care package from a post on my SCAD parent FB page. I had never seen one so I checked it out on Pinterest. WOW! What a lot of great ideas! I made this for my daughter. I put a bunch of different halloween decor items in it along with all of the chocolate, which I hope won't melt before she gets it.

I used my Cricut machine and the Happy Hauntings cart to cut out the images and glued them onto patterned paper. I thought this would work well for the My Time To Craft Challenge.

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If You've Got It, Haunt It!

Hello crafty friends!

For Reverse Confetti's new sketch challenge, I used their new patterned card, stamp, and die sets. They have a lot of new product lines. Go check their site out! I added a little Stickles to the bottom of the ghost die for some sparkle:-) I also submitted this card to the Paper Players and Pile it on challenges.

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Boo!

Helllo Crafty Friends! I can't believe it's so close to October already!  Time flies.  I decided to make a Halloween card for this sketch challenge for The Paper Players. I used the Spooktacular stamp set from Reverse Confetti with one of their new patterned paper stacks, Fright Night.  My new Halloween stamp set hasn't arrived yet so I'm using the one from last year.

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CAS Halloween

Hello crafty friends! Today I pulled out some Halloween stamps. Yes, I know it's a bit early, but I couldn't resist. The sketch I used is from Sunday Stamps. The banner die cut and sentiment is by Reverse Confetti.

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Have A Spooky Day

I anticipate today to be crazy! One of our moving trucks are coming, it's raining, and the little ghosts and goblins will be out in force. I miss decorating for halloween:-( I did, however, get this cute little tag set done.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a spooookey day;-)

Trick Or Treat

Hello crafters! Today I wanted to share this adorable jar I made at The Little Blue House a few days ago. This little guy was done using a wooden egg, old pages from a book, and Mod Podge. I painted and decorated it and adhered it to what looks like a large bottle cap. The base was a pre-made wood disk that I painted. The glass vase was adhered to the wood base with E6000. The lid is actually interchangeable. I made one for Thanksgiving that I'll share next month.

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Jill-O-Lantern Mixed Media

The fall weather has finally arrived here in Texas. It was nice to wake up to temps in the 60's F. I made this adorable mixed media on canvas at The Little Blue House here in Keller.

I started by mod podging papers to a pre-made canvas frame. Once all of the papers were dry, I added paint with an old credit card. Next, I used some stencils and white paint. "Jill" was assembled onto the canvas with mod podge as well as her fabric dress and arms. The "spooky" words were stenciled in black and the remaining objects were glued on. Such a fun day! Can't wait to do another class.

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What's Brewin'?

Welcome my spooooky friends:-) This weeks challenge at FCCB is all about using Black and Orange in your project. Easy peasy, eh? Of course, I decided to add a little purple, too:-)

I found this cauldron on the Happy Hauntings Cricut cart that I thought worked brilliantly with Scrappy Moms' sentiment from A Haunting We Will Go set. After adding a little Stickles and doodle (not sure if I should use that word anymore - has a different meaning in my household;-) I popped it up with some foam tape. The patterned cardstock is from MME Haunted stack (can you see the little skulls? spooky) I hand dyed the ribbon to coordinate with the cardstock and tied a vintage button with some black and orange bakers twine. The border punch is by Martha Stewart Crafts.

Make sure you stop over to The Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog to find out all of the rules for this week's challenge.

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Eeek!

Happy Friday crafty friends! I felt a little more perky yesterday so I spent some time in my craft room making some birthday cards and challenge cards. Here is one of the cards I made for a couple of challenges this week. I used one of the cat cuts from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. I couldn't decide which one to use at first but decided on the forward facing kitty. I was going to use my Everyday Character Face Parts by Peachy Keen stamps until I realized the set I have is too big for that little guy:-( Guess I'll be making a purchase this weekend:-)

The green patterned paper is from Karen Foster and the web PP had no name. The scary sentiment came from Scrappy Moms' A Haunting We Will Go set which I stamped on a die cut from My Craft Spot. I dotted the kitty's nose with a little Black Diamond Stickles as well as a few dots of Paprika for added embellishment.

Challenges

Die Cuttin Divas - Sketch

Tuesday Throwdown - Cute & Cuddly

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There's a Scare in the Air!

Since I was feeling a little better today, I decided to work on a card for a couple of challenges this week. I started making a scarecrow from the Simply Scarecrow Cricut cart, but they didn't look "scary" enough. Darned things are so cute:-) I saw this creepy jack o lantern on the cart and thought he looked scarier:-) I embossed the orange layer with the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder and popped it up on the black layer. I used different sized buttons for the eyes and added some Black Diamond Stickles to the stem. The patterned paper is from MME Haunted stack. The sentiment is from one of my favorite sets from Scrappy Moms, A Haunting We Will Go set.

Challenges

Pause Dream Enjoy - Faces

My Craftspot - Halloween

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Home Decor Hop Day 2

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to Day One of Cicly's Home Decor and More Blog Hop! If you came from the über talented Esther's blog, then you are on the right track. If you just happened to be visiting today, then you'll want to start at Cicly's blog so you don't miss out on all of the goodies:-)

The project I made for today is a set of stenciled Halloween pillows.

I cut one 15" circle out of a terra cotta colored linen and a 17" square out of a taupe colored linen. I used a sheet of stenciling plastic, purchased at a local craft store, and cut out the images on my Cricut using the Pumpkin Carvings cart. The settings to cut the stencil are found in Above Rubies Studio Cricut Cutting Guide. I highly recommend this booklet if you like using your Cricut to cut more than just card stock. I carefully centered and taped (painter's tape) the stencil to the fabric. For the jack o lantern, I used Martha Stewart Crafts Black Satin acrylic craft paint. For the "Happy Haunting" stencil, I used Martha's Onyx Glitter acrylic craft paint. I picked out a fabric for the backing and sewed the fronts and backs, wrong sides together, leaving an opening for the pillow forms. I attached a small piece of wide green grosgrain ribbon to the top of the round pillow for extra interest.

The back of the pillow with a cute vintage looking Trick or Treat print

A closer look at Martha's Onyx Glitter paint

Now on to the good stuff! Become a follower of my blog and "Like" my FB page. Leave me a comment on this post letting me know you did and I'll put you in a drawing for a brand new Summer Bliss Holiday Cricut cart and clear stamps from Scrappy Cat. Make sure you stop back tomorrow to see my other project and another chance to win.

Now you'll want to hop on over to Shannon's Blog at My Scrappy Creations and see her fabulous home decor project. If you get lost along the way, here is the whole hop line-up.

• Pink Dalmation Scrapper

  So Many Crafts, So Little Time

  Scrap and Chat

  Pink Polka Dot Scrapping

  My Life In Arts N Crafts

  Creations With Becka

  For The Joy of Creating

  The Purple Muse (me)

  My Scrappy Creations

  The Glamorous Side of Scrapping

  Joyful Stamper

  Scrapilicious Life
  
  

Halloween Altered Pail

Here are pics of a pail that I altered for a challenge. It was from the local dollar store. I had a lot of fun using beads, charms, UTEE, and alcohol inks. I did learn, though, that different paper fades ink color when gel medium is applied.

Throwback Thursday

I am just lovin' these challenges in which we need to do a layout. I'm so embarrassed to say how far behind I am with scrapbooking my children. I got into the instant gratification of card making. It takes me almost a whole day to do a 2-page layout and who has time for that? I'm lucky if I get 30 min of uninterrupted "me" time.

Anyway, this is my entry for Emma's Throwback Thurs challenge. The requirements were to use the Doodlecharm cart and it needed to be a LO. I also used the Stamped cart to weld the year vertically.