Happy Halloween

Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween. Our hours for Trick or Treating are from 3 - 8 pm. We'll see how many kids we get this year. Every year it tends to be less and less. Then come Monday, I take down all the Halloween decorations, spider webs, mice, and potions, but leave all the pumpkins, (just turn them around so you can't see the scary faces), and put out all my turkeys for Thanksgiving.

Although they are not Halloween cards, I would like to share a couple of birthday cards that I thought were still appropriate for the occasion. The first one is:

It says, "Don't lose your head" on the front and " It's only your birthday" on the inside.

The second one is:

 

and the inside:

Hope you enjoy.

Again, have a safe but fun Halloween and don't eat too much candy. Imagine what you could do....

Papercraft Star Challenge #19 Photo Inspiration

This is the photo that we had to use for inspiration for the Papercraft Star challenge...

 

Here is the card that I came up with...

and a little closer...

What I saw when I looked at the photo was the colors of tan, cream, green, burgundy, silver and a touch of yellow.

Finished card: 5" x 5"

Materials:
Cardstock: Light tan, Dark tan, Burgundy, and Patterned Paper in Green, Cream and Ivory
Chalk Ink, Pear Green
Inkadinkado Happy Everything Clear Stamps, Just Because
Pigment Ink: Burgundy, Silver
Sizzix Die, Leaf #1
Pale Yelow Ribbon
Pale Yellow Buttons, 3
3D-Dots

It was a fun challenge...and it was a challenge. I started out with something completely different, but it turned into what you see here. Hope you like it. Just think about the picture and imagine what you could do...

A Christmas Jar Candle For You

Sometimes inspiration comes in the strangest places. I was posting a card (Oct 23  http://iwycd.blogspot.com/2010/10/3-pspapercraft-star-challenge-18-purse.html) and as I looked at the photograph, I was inspired by the shape of the card. I thought "Jar candle. That reminds me of a jar candle". So, that is where this card came from...

I cut the bottom off so it would "stand" flat to look more like a jar. This is the only difference between the shapes.

Finished card: 5" x 5"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Red, Yellow, and Silver
Vellum
Cricut Cartridge Christmas Cards, Base Card, 3rd Button Bottom Row
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Swiss Dots (The "candle" part is embossed)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, D'Vine Swirls (The white is embossed )
Sizzix Die, Candles (Only used the flame part)
Crayola Glitter Glue, Gold
Black Sharpie (Color the wick on the flame)
Merry Christmas Rubber Stamp
Gold Embossing Powder

Here's the inside...

I found the saying on the internet. It was the only one I could find about Christmas candles and I thought it would work.

If you could see the card in person, you would be able to see the embossing better. The vellum hides it in the picture. If I made this card again, I would try my paper crimper on the silver bottom part, instead of just drawing the lines.  Let me know how it turns out, if you try this.

I'm not sure how you are feeling right now, but my mind is all over the place with ideas for cards, but also for the holidays coming up and everything that needs to be done. Just hope I can get focused. In the meantime, take this as an early gift and find some inspiration, cause imagine what you could do....

Gobble...Gobble...Gobble

Silly Thanksgiving card...

and the inside...

Finished card: 5" x 5"

Materials:
Cardstock: Tan/Cream, Rust, Brown, Gold/Orange and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Christmas Cards (Base 3rd Button Bottom Row, Layers 3rd Button Top Row)
Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed, Turkey1 page 61 (Base, Layer 1, Layer 2)
Sizzix Embossing Folder, Plaid
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, D'Vine Swirls
Brown Pigment Ink
Googly Eyes
3D-Dots
Studio G Clear Stamps

Thanksgiving is just around the corner...wow, and then Christmas. Where did this year go? I feel like it just turned 2010.  I know, I know, we haven't even had Halloween yet..let's not get ahead of ourselves! I guess since I am hosting Thanksgiving this year, it's on my mind. What are your plans this year? Are you going to a relatives? A friend's? Or are you having it? What goodies are you making? We will have the traditional turkey, of course, stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, corn, broccoli, maybe cauliflower, cole slaw, rolls and a bunch of desserts, including pumpkin pie. Boy, I just made myself hungry thinking about it. Yummy! Would love to hear what you are making. Just leave a comment.

Guess I'll get back to my crafting space and see what I can come up with...you do the same and just imagine what you could do....

To My Best Friend...Happy Birthday Trish.

This card is dedicated to my friend, since it is her birthday today. Hope you have a great one!

It's a gate-fold card and the tag hanging from the gift is free swinging and says "Happy Birthday".

Here is the inside:

Finished card: 5" x 5"

Materials:
Cardstock: Green, White, and Three Different Patterned Papers (Background, Shadow Present, Base Present)
Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed, Present1, page 67 (Base, Layer 2, Layer 3, Shadow)
Cricut Design Studio (Just to lay it out all on one 12 x 12 mat)
Sizzix Tag, Crescent Combo (Small Tag Only)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Swiss Dots
EK Success Border Punch Swiss Cheese
Green Ribbon
Gold Embroidery Floss (To hang tag off present)
Olive Green Pigment Ink
3D-Dots

Trish and I have been friends, well, what seems like forever. And honestly, I don't know what I would do without her. We have been through different stages of our lives and I am always so glad to know that she is there. So, to you, my best friend, Happy Birthday today and may you have many, many more.

And to my crafting friends, I hope you are inspired by my cards...just imagine what you could do!

The 3 P's...Papercraft Star Challenge #18, A Purse and Placecards

Papercraft Star is having another challenge...Here are the rules:

Thank You Themed Project

Use Dry Embossing on your project.

Use Cricut Cartridge Cut or Other Die Cut.

Use Metal on your project.

Add anything else you desire

So this is what I came up with:

Finished card: 5" x 5"

Materials:
Cardstock: Brown, Rust, Yellow/Gold, and Patterned Paper
QuicKutz Embossing Folder, Thank You 2" x 2"
Sizzix Embossing Folders, Plaid
Cricut Cartridge Christmas Cards, (Base Card 3rd Button Bottom Row, Layer 3rd Button Top Row)
Brown ribbon
Two Gold Brads
Brown Pigment Ink
3D-Dots

When I used the "Thank you so much" embossing folder, I wanted the words to "pop", so I inked the folder with the brown pigment ink first, then I used my Sizzix machine to emboss.

I picked up the other embossing folder, "Plaid", from AC Moore last night. It's from Sizzix and comes in a 2 folder set. The other folder is "Snowflakes". I really like them as they give a deep embossed look. I also picked up 2 other sets. (Powdered Sugar & Snow Globe Set and Phrases, Merry Christmas #2 & Thin Ice Set). I can't wait to try them...lol.

Here's a picture of two other projects that I just finished...A purse from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut Cartridge with a small card...(the purse is perfect for holding a gift card), and some Placecards for Thanksgiving. I used the turkey from Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed.

Sorry, I couldn't get a good picture of the placecards...they all came out washed out looking. They look much nicer in person.

Hope you enjoyed all the projects and you forgive me for not posting anything for a week. As you can see, I have been busy.

Now you get busy, and imagine what you could do....

Where are you?

 Cobi wants to know what I have been up to....since I haven't posted anything in a week...geez, where does the time go?

I've been working on several different projects...placecards for Thanksgiving..a birthday gift...invitations for a cookie exchange...and Christmas gifts...just to name a few...hahaha. Hopefully, I'll have something to post soon.

In the meantime, keep crafting and imagine what you could do...