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

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...

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...

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