Season's Greetings - Sweet Deer Card

T'is the season.  I have an inset easel today.

The hardest part was creating the card base without a template.  Lots of trial and error (guess I'll be buying a die for this...)

I have used Carta Bella papers and CTMH chipboard pieces, along with craft paper, pop-dots, and some gems.  For more on technique  or products feel free to P.M. me.

See previous post for additional card.


Challenges:

Scrapbooks.com

613 Avenue Create - #204 anything goes  Christmas/winter (Closes 7 Jan)

Simon Says stamp - Monday Challenges Star Light-Star Bright- (Closes 4 Dec) - use a star

Crafty Calendar Challenge -It's Christmas - (Closes 28 Dec)
CropStop - November Challenge #34 - (Closes 13 Dec)
DLART - December Linky -(Closes 31 Dec)

Word Art Wednesday- #310 & #311 Anything Goes (closes 5 Dec)

"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him". Colossians 3:17

God bless and happy holiday crafting!

Boo - Altered Wooden Letters in a Spooky-Cute Combo

Sorry I have been missing -  I was busy preparing for the Craft Fair for the last month (was last Saturday and went very well!)

As I type this I am enjoying the nice cool fall weather we finally have here in south Texas!

My latest craft fair project was this cute (yet spooky) BOO décor.

I took the basic wooden letters (on sale from Hobby Lobby) and witch doctored them up!

What do you think? (details bellow)



CRFAT FAIR NOTES: I had this for sale at the craft fair for $10 - however, a very nice lady stopping said she had just purchased some "boo blocks" that were no where near as cute as mine for $15.  She said she would feel guilty buying my for that price with all the work I put into them, so... when she didn't buy them I decided I'd like to keep them for myself and raised the price to $20 -  people asked but no one bought.  I sold lots of snowmen (later post)  sold some Witch hats and Gnomes (later post) and the thing I sold most of was my wilted pathetic ghosts" -  the Ghost got all ruined in the humidity (starch and cheese cloth) and I thought I was going to have to give then away or trash them but once I added the word "pet" they flew off like, well ghosts!




peek at the back side

Supplies:

• Carta Bella Halloween "Trick or Treat"  - ( I love the vintage look and feel of this paper)
• Glitter gem spider stickers - Hobby Lobby - dangling from center of "B"
• Orange spray paint (base - sprayed around all edges (except bottom)
• Inks - black, brown, white (CTMH)
• Embossing powder on "Happy Halloween" tag  (white and gold mixed -  I used CTMH white and Recollections clear gold)
• Stamp "Happy Halloween" - CTMH - Perfect Fit-Halloween B1413
• Tag - Die cut from Hot off the Press - 10 Tags and Trims set
• Sandpaper, file, sanding block (for all edges after I glued the papers down)
• Glue
• Glitter paper  - by The Paper Studio
• We R Memory Keepers Alphabet die (for letters in "Trick or Treat" banner)  had a really hard time trying to get theses to work right in my Cricut
• Circut (banners and skeleton face) - Access (not sue want carts) (cut banners and folded in half over backers twin)
• Bakers twine
• Mod Podge and Mod Podge brush (love their brand brushes work together perfectly!)
• Glow in the dark spider (Dollar Tree pack)
• Black and Cream Cardstock
• Ribbon (brown and cream stripped) - CTMH
• ribbon - Gold - Anna Griffin stash
• Embossing folder - Spider wed - Anna Griffin Seasonal Folders - Fall (embossed all the base paper with this before gluing down

Sharing on:

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Halloween -(closes 24 October)
CropStop - Linky Party #21 Anything goes - (closed around 10 November)
Cut it Up - Challenge #107  Pumpkins (closes 27 October)
Dies R Us - Challenge #59 Fall / Halloween (closes 28 October)
Die Cut Diva's - Emboss (wet or dry - I did both) (Closes 31 October)
DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge 3190 - Halloween (Closes 28 October)
Little Scraps Piece - Show it Off Linky Party (Closes 22 October)
Simply Create Too - #120  Halloween (Closes 28 October)

Feel free to comment or ask question and God Bless and happy Scrappin'

Be Safe This Fall Ya'lll

Last of my Spooky Kooky - Wonderfully Wicked And Beautifully Bewitching... Wacky Witch Hats! (last 2 of 5)

Okay - Spooky Kooky Witch Kaps - I am trying to gets some "Ks" in there for a Name Game Challenge over at the Cut it Up Blog. 

Purple in basic color for the last two hats.

Lots of Knurlier on these two -- how is the for "K" items -  good word!
 

First I have a Mardi Gars hat in the traditional colors of purple and green, complete with a Mardi Gars mascaraed mask.

 To make it more "Halloweenie"  I added spiders and the words spooky (From Ann Griffin's Seasonal Dies) - in purple and green glitter paper of course.    The dies cut and Emboss - Had to mention that for the Emboss it challenge over at the Fabulous Cricut Blog


I glued a big glitzy garland around the brim with a metallic Kurly -Q  ribbon adorned to the top.

I didn't make the mask - it was in my stash from a few years ago

 

And finished with a big flamboyant purple bow on the top and a pom-pom made from the garland. Not sure if you could see but I also have one of those wobbly spiders on the top.



 

I can't decide if this is my favorite of the 5

  My last one is very adorned as well with the statement being the big purple mesh bow with all the black roses (CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge ) and glittery bat.  My roses are inked with Studio G pinkish purple chalk ink around the edges and each has a shiny round metallic gem the center.



 

I've used Silver glitter paper to cut stars. Big ones are again from the Anna Griffin seasonal dies, I also used her feather from the same set (can't see it as part of the plum on the other side, but you can see here that I added the 'in" part of the feather (cut out part) here as added bling).  The little stars are from a Hot off the press set.

 

 

I have more little critters hidden - a silver beetle is caught in the web (Cricut/Provo craft die) on the far side and a little gem spider hangs from a shimmering star.   I have a few glow in the dark spiders including one under the rim that viewers can see as you wear the bonnet. And of course this one has the wobbly glitter spider on the very tip top as well.    


Note:  I added cardstock inside the hats to keep them pointy and upright (needed it).  I did that for all five hats.

 

Ta Da ---What Do You Think? 

Supplies:

• Basic Witch hats (dollar Store)
• Wobbly Spiders (pick from Michael's - came with 6)
• Wide purple mesh ribbon (Dollar Tree)
• Cardstock in black,
• Cardstock - glitzy silver by Pressed Petals
• Glittered cardstock in purple and green from The paper Studio
• Metallic silver cardstock (from stash)
• Chalk pigment ink by  Studio G in a dark Pink (do these have names?) VP0030
• Little bats (Dollar Tree in sets of 2)
• Glue Gun with lots of glue sticks
• Round purplish gems (from my stash)
• Lavender pipe cleaners (Kurly-Qs)
• Anna Griffin  - Seasonal Die Set
• Cricut (my is an Air)
• CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge
• Smaller star die (Hot off the press - Paper Artist - 10 Tags and Trims)
• Black Mesh ribbon (CTMH)
•  Décor Sticks (colored purple with a paint pen)
• Silver circle picks (from my stash)
• Black and white stitched ribbon (around base of hat with a buckle from my stash)
• Mardi Gras garland and mask (stash I think from Walmart a few years back)
• Little gem sticker spider (Michael's)
• Spider wed (with glow in the dark spiders (Dollar Tree) 
• Stretchy Black Lace (From my stash)
• Cricut (Provo Craft) Cut and emboss die - Up In the Sky set 

         Whew - that was a lot more product than I thought

 

Note:   Many of the basic craft items can be bought at Scrapbook.com or Cricut.com -  if you purchase from the links on my page it helps by supporting this blog and my creation - Thank you so much!

Blogs I'm post on:

Anna Griffin's Facebook - Sunday Share (Using her Seasonal Dies)
Cut it Up - Name game Challenge #105 -(closes 1 Oct) - (for my Kooky, Knurly, Kurly-Q Kaps!!!)
DL.ART - Gardens Challenge #188 (Closes  23 Sep) -  (For my garden of black Roses and bugs)
Die Cut Divas - September Challenge (closes 30 Sep)
Scrappy Land - Challenge #49 (closes 18 Sep)
Crop Stop - Anything goes linky party #20 (closes 11 Oct)
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes  FFC #156 (closes 23 Sep)
Fabulous Cricut - Wet or Dry Emboss Challenge #285 (closes 26 Sep) - (for my little embossed spiders and beetle)

Please let me know which witch hat is your favorite.   If you like my creations, please become a follower.  You can also follow me on  Pinterest.

 

 God Bless and happy scrappin'  !

 

 

More Wonderfully Wicked And Beautifully Bewitching... Wacky Witch Hats! (2nd & 3rd of 5)

I have 2 more witch hats (of 5) to share....
 

For my 2nd and 3rd hats I stared with basic Black and Orange witch hats from the dollar store. 

I put a sheer orange ribbon under  the base of one hat with a black and white stitched ribbon and on the other an orange boa.

They each have the wobbly spider on the tip with bows. those spiders wiggle while you walk (or ride as witches do)
 
They each have décor sticks I spray-pained orange (over spray got on the driveway and my DH scrubbed it up for me) .




More Black Roses -  Again I used the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge for the 3D flowers.  On the top one I edged them with orange neon for a nice little spooky rose garden.
And the glow in the dark spiders for each (even under the rim that show when you have the hats on- Yieks!

 


For the "BOO"  I have a base of Jumbo Polka Flowers from  one set in Orange and the other in Black. On top of that I used an ornamental lace die in black, then a scalloped circle in orange glitter paper.  The "BOO" letters and design base with cut in  Cricut Design Space using a cut included with Circuit Access - from Home for the Holidays - Fall & Winter set. On the letter part of each, I used a clear sparkle pen.







 They each have bows up the back side - princess witches I dare say!  Love the Polka-dot ribbon (from the dollar store)!

Now that's a good Diva Hat -don't ya think?

 Which Witch do you prefer?  Love the comments, and please subscribe if you'd like to see more of my scraps come to life.

Supplies:

• Basic witch hats Dollar Tree)
• Ribbon (dollar Tree)  - Orange sheer ribbon (5/8 in wide), Black polka-dot wire (2 1/4 in), Orange and Gold sheer (2 1/4 in)
• Ribbon Black and White stitched  (had on hand I think from Sam Club a few years back)
• Ribbon - Black mesh (CTMH)
• Circut Air and Cricut Design Space
• Art Philosophy Cartridge (CTMH) and Home for the Holidays- Fall and Winter Cartridge
• Dies -- Ornamental Lace die (by Couture Creations), Scalloped Circle (by ?? not sure  Diesire - crafters Companion, N Craft,  or We R) 
• Wobbly spiders (Michael's pick (came with 6)
• Glow in the dark spiders (Dollar Tree - 3 came with spider web)
• Glue gun and a ton on glue sticks
• Big Flowers - Jumbo Flowers (polka) by The Paper Studio
• Black Cardstock
• Décor Stick and orange spray paint (and a big piece of cardboard so you don't get over spray on the driveway that DH has to scrub up)
• Orange Glittered Cardstock  (by The Paper Studio)
• Spectrum Noir sparkler - Crystal clear glitter pen (#love it!)
• Neon Orange sharpie

 Challenges I am entering:

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes #156 (closes 23 Sep)
DL.ART Thankful Thursday - Garden #188 (closes 21 Sep)
Little Scraps and Pieces - Show it off Saturday (closes 25 Sep)
Scrappy Land - Anything Goes #49 (closes 18 Sep)
Die Cut Divas -  (closes 30 Sep)
Crop Stop - Anything Goes #20 (closes 4 Oct)

 
God bless and Happy Scrappin'!

Wonderfully Wicked And Beautifully Bewitching... Wacky Witch Hats! (1st of 5)

Last week I made a post about "spending too much money and time on shopping for craft supplies", (yes that is a thing - to much craft supplies), in which I vowed not to spend money on (or shop for) any more supplies until 4 October.  I'll have to end my vow by the 5th October because that is when Anna Griffin's new releases will be on HSN (Can't miss that!).

Anyhow,  It is amazing how much crafting you can get done when you aren't shopping (AKA surfing the internet).  Witch leads me into my latest projects......  Wonderfully Wicked Witch Hats!

I have made five hats to share this week.

 

My first hat is semi-spooky with it's black tattered shall netting cover, but ends up being wickedly beautiful.   

A Garden of Black and Silver Roses

For this hat (as well as three others) I used the 3D Flower (rose) from CTMH's Art Philosophy Cartridge.  I did these all in black hoping to make it more spooky but they just came out too pretty especially with the silver brilliance inked outer edges.   To  elegant to be completely spooky (unless spiders freak you out ). 


 I have spiders on all the hats.  The lovely glittery spiders that wobble and bobble perch on the very tip of all the hats (just a hint of creepy). 

I wrapped a polka-doted ribbon all the way up and around the rim.  Added a few more flashy picks, glow in the dark spiders, a few bats and a big bow on the back and - voila  - my first Wonderfully Wicked And Beautifully Bewitching Wacky Witch Hat!




Supplies:

Glue gun with lots and lots of hot glue ($2)
Base witch hat $1 (Dollar Tree)
Gaze black meshed shall thingy $1 (Dollar Tree)
Bats (set of 2) 2 sets - $1 per set (Dollar Tree)
Big bow $1 (dollar tree)
Flashy silver circle picks (had on hand from years past)
Polka-dot Ribbon -$3.99 (Michael's)
Glitter spider on tip $3.99 - 40% (Pick with 6 spiders from Michael's)

Challenges:

Little Scraps and Piece (Show it off Saturday Linky Party) (closes 17 Sep)
Joe's Scrap Shack (Anything Goes #156) (closes 23 Sep)
DL.ART Thankful Thursday (Gardens #188) (closes 21 Sep)