New Cricut cartridge

Here is my creation for today.  I just purchased the Create A Critter 2 Cricut cartridge yesterday and I love it.  I originally purchased it because of the cute owl but when I saw this teddy, I knew he had to be my first.

I used a sketch from Anyone for Anya's website but since I didn't use an Anya image, it doesn't qualify for their contest.   I still like the sketch though.

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut          #134-Boo Spectacular
Lexi's Creations              #76- Halloween
Crafts 4 Eternity              #95- Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins
ABC Challenges              #1- New to you (Create A Critter 2)

Paper Crafting Journey     #4- Ribbon or Twine

paper: Recollections (black), DCWV (green); Create A Critter 2 cricut cartridge; ribbon; K&Company (bones)

Until next time...

I'm a good hider

Finally, jumping back into the blogging world...

I found this sketch over at Technostamper.  

Here is my take on the sketch:

 The inside:

I've had these cute hiding monster stamps for over a year and this is the first time I've used them.  I love this hiding dragon.


These are the challenges I am entering  my card into:
Technostamper TSSC243         Sketch
Come and Get It Challenges      Halloween
The Pink Elephant- tpe171        Halloween
Tuesday Throwdown #121        Halloween
Dream Valley Challenges #43    Halloween

Paper: Recollections, Stamp: Craft Lounge Peek-A-Boo, Pencils: Prisma, Die Cut: K&Company

My poor neglected blog. How I've missed you.  I should probably mention how guilty I feel about how I've neglected you.  Rest assured, I do.


I swear to post to you at least once a week (preferably more) until the end of the year.

Gruffies' pumpkin surprise

My darling kitty, Theodore Thumper (because of his giant rabbit paws), wanted to help with the display.  Or maybe he just wanted to lay on the green silk .

I love the Gruffie stamps! Almost as much as I love the House Mouse mice. Almost.  Who wouldn't love the scary surprise of this stamp?

I used the sketch over at Priscilla Styles, home of the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, for this lovely card.

The inside of the card.  

Challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge  #135 Black, Orange, Purple & Scary
The Order of the Opus Gluei:  #116 Something wicked this way comes
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #127 MMSC127 sketch
Make My Monday MMM #21 Halloween, orange and black
Cards for Men Challenge 22 -Animals
Designed 2 Delight Cute critters


Ingredients: cardstock (Recollections); designer paper (DCWV); ribbon (Spare Parts, Recollections);pencils (Prisma); Stamp (House Mouse Gruffies)


Until next time...

Masquerade, anyone?

I was at my weekly billiards league, watching my teammates playing pool when I had a sudden idea of a ghost trick-or-treating as a devil.   The ghost came together easily enough.  His costume, not so much.  First, his tail was too thin, then too thick.  The tip was all wrong.  And the staff...I kept trying to get it to look like a pitch fork but how many devils carry pitchforks?  A little tweaking and viola, the staff.  I hope you like it.

Ingredients:

Cardstock (Recollections): Paper (DCWV); brads (Spare Parts); eye brad (Spare Parts); felt

Challenge

The Crafty Pad: #144 Halloween

Until next time...

Pumpkin Card

A quick and easy halloween card.

Challenges:
2 Sisters: Challenge 62(Pumpkin Patch)
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Trick or Treat


Ingredients
Paper (DCWV); Cardstock (Recollections); Pumpkin (Cricut); ribbon; Stamp (House Mouse)




Until next time...

Another swing card

I made another swing card and while I like the swinging of it, I am unhappy with this one.

I like the stamps (Craft lounge) and I like the paper I used.  I even like the photo corners and flower.  I just don't like all the brown.  It's seems so blah.  I keep telling myself  "it's clean and simple."  Unfortunately, I see boring.

Ingredients
Cardstock (Recollections); Paper (DCWV); Stamps (Craft Lounge "Peek-a-Boo"); Flowers (Spare Parts); Pencils (Prismacolors); Punches (Martha Stewart "photo corner", unknown "corner edger")




Until next time...

Altered bathroom plates

 My husband and I have been remodeling our main bathroom.  We tore out the old laminate floor and stripped the wallpaper.  New tile floor and new paint and it was almost done.  Except a couple small details.
CHEETAH PRINT!!!


Here is the boring, biscuit colored plates on top of the cheetah print paper I decided to use.

Afterwards...three boring plates to awesome! (Can you hear the angels singing?)

And installed.  Doesn't that plate look much better than old boring biscuit.

Until next time...

Halloween spring card

I've been wanting to do a spring card for a while but the truth is I thought they were going to be difficult.  Well turns out I was wrong...and right.

Ok, mostly wrong.  The template was easy.  Cut it out, score a few lines and voila, I had the base for my spring card.  

However, I can't get the darn thing to stay up.  Did I make the front too heavy? Did I not use a strong enough card stock? (I used patterned paper for the base of the card.)  How can I correct this?  The saga continues until I find the answers.

Anywhoo...here is my first spring card.

I couldn't find any flowers that I really like for this card so I made my own.  One day, I'll have to learn to make those fussy and fancy flowers but until then, these will do.  I flipped up the ends of the flowers to give them more depth.

Ingredients: Card stock (Recollections); patterned paper (DCWV); Stamps (House Mouse); Ribbon (Recollections); jewels (Mark Richards); adhesive (Xyron, Elmer's craft bond); Ribbon; Pencils (Prismas); Punches (The Paper Studio)

Challenges:
Fab N Funky Challenge #93: Die cut or punches
Creative Craft World: Halloween
Charisma Cardz Challenge #40: Black and Orange




Until next time...

Halloween easel card

Another day, another creation!    This one is an easel card.  I was planning on inking the brad I used but changed my mind when I decided to go with the candy.  I still used the brad; except I place three candy corns on the brad.

I like making easel cards but I have one problem I can't seem to fix.  Why won't the card stay up?  Am I missing a brad (or something like it) that should be placed behind the standing part?  Hmm, guess I'll have to do some more research.


Challenges
Raise the Bar #77: Hats Off
Pile it On: Do it for fun
Anyone for Anya: Halloween
Card Positioning Systems Sketch
The Pink Elephant 119: Trick or Treat


Ingredients: Paper (DCWV, The Paper Studio), Cardstock (Recollections), Stamps (Anyone for Anya), Brad (Recollections), Sentiment and candy (K&Company)


Until next time

Halloween Swing Card

 I have oodles and oodles of Halloween cards to create.  The only thing is that I don't like do assembly line creating.  So after a little prodding from a dear friend, I decided to try a swing card.  My first ever.  Naturally that means there are some extra score lines but luckily only I (and now you) know that they aren't supposed to be there.

My supplies...

Yeah! Completed!! Only I found the sentiment I was going to use would have been only half seen. So I made a last minute switch.

In the middle of swinging 

Swing completed.

I'm rather pleased with the turnout. Hope you are too.


Challenges I submit to...
Card Makin' Mamas #30: Folds
Really Reasonable Ribbon #33 Halloween
Crafts 4 Eternity #39 Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenges: Halloween


Supplies
Paper: DCWV (patterned paper), The Paper Studio (cardstock)
Stamps: Stampabilities
Ink: The Paper Studio
Pencils: Prisma
Misc (ribbon)


Until next time...
Christa

Sketch N Stash Challenge 69

I love card sketches.  I haven't been doing any scrapbooking or cardmaking since January.  I thought it would be fairly easy to jump back into it but alas, not so much.  That's why I love sketches.  It takes some of the work away.


I used this sketch over at Sketch N Stash.  I used my new-ish printed paper and pearls for this challenge.





Here is my take on the sketch...

Paper: The Paper Studio, American Crafts (Simply Chich); Stamp: Studio 112; Pearls: The Paper Studio; Pencils: Prisma


I also include this card in Incy Wincy Challenge 109 (Pearls and Diamonds)


Until next time...
Christa

My first card in months.

After a long, long hiatus, I am finally back.  Finished up my accounting degree so now I have tons of time while I look for that perfect job.    My first card is a thank you card for a wonderful person. 

I followed the sketch over at  365 Cards.





Paper: The paper studio
Stamp: Stampabilities
Chalks: EK Success
Roses: Recollections


I submit my card for the following challenges...
365 Cards (day 181): Sketch
Stamps R Us: Anything goes
Order of the Opus Gluei: Challenge 112 roses

Back to school...

...unfortunately means little time to craft.  Sigh.  It wasn't like I've been secretly creating and not sharing, I haven't; but, it would've been nice to have a little longer between semesters this time.  I need to get my mojo working so I can create with the little amount of time I do have.  Maybe someone can send me some of their mojo.  Anyone? Anyone?

Thank you card

I've sort of been working on this card for 2 weeks.  I had picked out the image was had it colored but couldn't seem to decide what kind of format I wanted it to belong to.  Then I came across the sketch at Card Positioning Systems.

I made this card for my sister's in-laws who were kind enough to invite me to stay with them for my nephew's baptism.

I submit this card for the following challenges:
Card Positioning Systems sketch #193
Crazy Challenge CCH #41 Thank you
Kaboodle Doodles #44 Recipe challenge
Fresh Brewed Designs #23 Show off you style


Until next time...
Christa G

Halloween catch-up

Okay,  I managed to fit in one more Halloween card and then I'll move on to Thanksgiving cards.  The fact the there are three weeks before the holiday means I should be able to get a slew of them made.


The sketch I used for this card was Sweet Sketch Wednesday's #73.

I used my newest  Gruffies stamp, 'Punkin' Head'.  I grabbed a bunch of white flowers from Hobby Lobby.  I chalked the flowers orange to match the chalking around the stamp image.


I submit my card for the following  challenges...
Drunken Stampers - before copics
Cards For Men - anything goes
House Mouse Challenge 81 - Halloween
Incy Wincy Designs#66 - anything goes

Card Details:
Paper: Target dollar spot Autumn Harvest, The Paper Studio
Brads: The Paper Studio
Chalks: Dovecraft
Pencils: Prisma
Stamp: Stampabilities 'Punkin' Head'
Flowers: Hobby Lobby


Until next time...
Christa

Card Patterns Sketch 88

Well, I figured it's about time to get back in the saddle with my scrapbooking.  Of course this means I have to fit it in between going to school full time and working part time, but I'm trying.  Unfortunately with the little time I do have, I didn't get all the Halloween cards I wanted done.  Ah well.


I used Card Patterns sketch #88 for this card. 

I can't remember where I got the digital image from but I'll do my best to find out.  I certainly want to give credit where credit is due.

Card details:
Paper: The Paper Studio, Target Dollar Spot Autumn Harvest
Pencils: Prisma
Chalks: Dovecraft
Digi Image: 


Until next time... 
Christa

Unbelievable!!

I came home last night from work to find that my home had been burglarized.  Most of my electronics, except for the televisions, are gone.  Laptops, game systems, games, cameras.  Even my jewelry.  Not that my jewelry had much value, it was mostly items you would pick up from Claire's or Target. 


I called the police but unfortunately, no fingerprints were obtained.   I suspect a boy that my son goes to high school with since the thief used our key from outside and cleaned out my son's room.  I have two dogs that should have scared the person away but apparently the thief knew where the dogs' room was because the door was simply pulled closed.


Creativity will have to take a back seat while I sort through endless mounds of papers looking for receipts and thus serial numbers for the stolen electronics.

Summer's Over

I think it's time to get back in the swing of things.  I have to admit, this summer I had no desire to do any kind of scrapbooking (or crafts for that matter).  However, now I'm back in school and I have a new job so I can feel the creative juices starting to flow once again.

Father's Day Card

I bought this cute little guy with a specific card idea in mind, but this wasn't it. LOL.  The original idea was for a friend with the saying that a nap was great at any time.  But this works for Father's Day too. 

The inside of the card states "Spend it any way you choose."  Who doesn't like the idea of getting permission to nap?


I humbly submit this card for the following challenges...
Card Patterns Sketch 68
Cupcake Craft Challenges  One For the Boys
Fantabulous Cricut  Celebrate Dear Dad
Drunken Stampers  #20 Father's Day


Recipe
Cardstock: The Paper Studio DCWV
Stamp:   Stampabilities 'Beary Big Yawn'
Flowers:  Bazzill Wings
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Misc: gel pens, prisma pencils, Dovecraft chalk


Until next time...
Christa