Exploring Cricut - A Trick or A Treat for You!

Hi! Today is my turn to share at Exploring Cricut. I decided to stay with our theme for the challenge this week. I created some treat bags to give to my daughter and her roommate for Halloween. I was able to fit 3 large chocolate goodies inside.

I used Scor Tape to adhere sides together. I also hide the score marks on the bags with my Gypsy. The folds are very easy to see when the bag is laid out so the score marks are not necessary for me.  Also, depending on the paper the score marks can tear the paper and I don't think this looks very good. 

I jazzed up the spider with Stickles and a white gel pen.

Recipe:

Paper - DCWV, scraps

Treat bag - Plantin Schoolbook 5.72"

Spider - Mini Monsters 1.24"

Sentiments - Bugbytes

Silver and Fruit Punch Stickles, White gel pen

Don't forget to take time to enter our challenge this week! We'd love to see what you have been up to.

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette

Happy Halloween!

I can't believe that today is the last day of October. Where did the time go? I have one more project for Halloween that I wanted to share and enter in a few challenges. I created this project in about 30 minutes and she was able to wear it today for school. I had never done fabric with the Ultra Heat N Bond and wanted to give it a try. It really went together very quickly. I set my cricut at Pressure - 4, Speed - 2, Blade - 6. I put my fabric right side up on the (the Ultra Heat N Bond was touching the mat) and I taped it to the mat with masking tape just to make sure it didn't move. You can have the fabric touching the mat instead; just make sure you flip your design before cutting. I also cut twice as I don't have a deep blade and wanted to make sure it went all the way through. The fabric used was a t-shirt (jersey) material and cut very clean.

Recipe:

Mini Monsters - Shadow Feature 4.41"

Googlie eyes, ribbon, FabriTac Glue

Entering:

Shopping Our Stash Halloween or Fall
More Than Favors Anything Goes
Bitten By The Bug 2 Ghost
Paper Playtime Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

Halloween is coming soon!

Did you know that October 30, 2011 is National Candy Corn Day! Really, it is...for the people that know about it. Where do they come up with this stuff. I guess any reason is a reason to celebrate. Candy corn has some interesting facts and if interested you can go here to read about it:) In honor of candy corn, which I do like, I decided to create a card. May as well get on the bandwagon...heehee. 

I wanted to give the Mini Monsters card feature another try and I'm glad I did. In the past, when I tried a couple card base shapes, the top layer would bend in the wrong spot leaving a crease. I think you just have to play with sizes and shapes to make sure you have a nice looking front when open or closed.

Recipe:

Mini Monsters 5.47"
Papers- Stash
Clear Fine Glitter for hat
Sentiment - My Pink Stamper Stamps

Entering:
Go Fish Challenges - Color Challenge
Paper Sundaes - Halloween or Fall

Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

Monster Ball and Chain

I'm so excited my new PK Stamps came in the mail. Just in time to make this card. He is a little scary looking, but still oh so fun. I am playing over at Fantabulous Cricut today. The challenge was to use purple and a monster. Sorry when I took the pic it was a little crooked.

A2 card base Stampin' Up

Pattern Papers - scraps

Monster - Mini Monsters 3.47"

Stamped Face- Peachykeen Stamps Monster Mash Face Assortment

Sentiment -  Faceless Fall Fun Set

Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

Halloween Layouts

Well, I am finally get done some layouts from last year. I have been scrapping all my life in one form or another. I really started scrapbooking when my oldest (16) was a baby. I didn't care for the baby books that were out way back when and wanted to do something different and came across Creative Memories. Boy, have things changed since then.

Today, I am entering the challenge at Paper Playtime. The challenge was to use black, orange and purple on a project. I used a few different cartridges to get this layout done. 

This layout was inspired from another blogger, Bling Queen. I really like the background papers. The orange paper with the embossed bats are really fun:)

Recipes:

Ghost Layout:

Papers - DCWV Ghosts and Goblins Stack, Basic Grey Eerie Witches Brew, K& Company, Bazzill

Frame - Storybook 2.86"

Flourish - Cindy Loo 2.10"

Orange Ghost - Paper Doll Dress Up 5.17"

White Ghosts - Mini Monsters 4.40" and 5.17"

Circle - George and Basic Shapes 2.18"

Purple Scallop Circle - Happy Hauntings 3.00"

Spooky - Happy Hauntings 2.13"

Black Ink, Stickles

Halloween Layout:

Papers - Making Memories, Doodlebug, Bazzill

Walkway - Paper Dolls for Everyday Cuttlebug Folder - Tiny Bubbles 1.46"

Title - 2.04"

House - Mini Monsters 5.91"

Light Post - 3.26"

Monster in Hole - 2.00"

Witch - 5.91"

Cauldron - 1.17"

Free Rides - 0.66"

Tombstone - 2.67"

3 Eye Monster - 2.52"

Tentacle Monster - 3.13"

Spiderweb border - sorry don't remember maker of this one

Black Ink, Stickles, Signo Uniball White Pen, Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

Frogs

Hi Everyone! Don't forget there is still time to get in on the drawing for the hop. Go to here or here and enter. Winner will be announced October 17th.

Okay, so I have a confession to make. I was on a Halloween role and when I went to check the challenge for BBTB2 I just saw frog...LOL. It actually said CAC frog, which I do have. However, I had Mini Monsters on the brain.  After I did the Mini Monsters frog, I went back and did a card for Create A Critter frog. I love the challenges because I am using cuts that I have never done and, of course, it helps build the card stash. So, today I have 2 cards:)

For the challenge I made the Create A Critter frog with the Prince Charming sentiment. I think this would be cute for Valentine's Day or an anniversary.

For the 2nd card, I made a very warty frog, which I do think he is unfroggetable. I do like how I was able to manipulate Robyn's stamp (My Pink Stamper) so that it has a curve instead of straight away. Just a different way to use it:)

He is still cute, bumps and all!

Recipe:

A2 card base Stampin' Up
Pattern Papers - Scraps
Frogs - Bazzill papers, Create A Critter  Mini Monsters 2.18", Create A Critter 3"
Prince Charming Sentiment - Create A Critter 1.34"
Unfroggetable Sentiment - My Pink Stamper
Cuttlebug - Tiny bubbles folder

Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

So What's New Blog Hop Day 2

Hello! Welcome back for Day 2 of So What's New Blop Hop. If your hopping over from Melody, then you are exactly where you need to be. If you are starting here, you might want to hop back to Roberta and check out all the creativity from the beginning. Some of us are celebrating the hop by giving away Blog Candy so make sure you check out all the great creations.

Okay, on with the project today. Subway art is very popular right now and I thought it might be fun to create my own. Michael's was having a sale on canvas and I purchased these.

It's kind of hard to tell, but I painted the canvas with an acrylic ecru first. (Paint is still a little wet in this pic)

I then layed out design on my gypsy and cut. Love my gypsy!  

I painted glitter paint over the finished project. This was a lot of fun to make and there are many possibilities for future subway art in my mind:)

Here's the blog candy again that you could win.

Rules to be in the drawing are:
1. Follower of my blog. 
2. Leave a comment on blog hop post for your chance to win.

Make sure to leave email so I can contact if you are the winner:) Winner will be announced on Monday, October 17th.

Now hop on over to Susan and see all her crafty goodness:)
Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

Mini Monsters

Happy Thursday! Almost to the weekend. I thought I would look at Mini Monsters today. I really haven't used this cart much and need to. The images are really easy to put together and they are so fun. This is the second card I have done and I don't think I like the cards. They seem a little flimsy even when I use a heavyweight paper. I used the shadow feature and a top layer thinking that would help out. I'm sure someone has figured this out...lol. The card layer is actually white and I probably will stamp in there when I decide who this card should live with:) On the eyes I tried to make the stickles more misshapen to give him an even goofier look. Overall, I do think he is really cute.

Recipe

Card Base - Mini Monsters height 5.33" on gypsy

Stickles -black

Papers Stampin Up and Bazzill

Entering in 4 challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Card Feature

Fantabulous Cricut - Splash of Yellow

You Had Me At Craft - Made It Myself Monday

One Stop Craft Challenge -Anything But Square

Thanks for looking!

Annette