Halloween Treats

Using the Art Philosophy cartridge, I made this bag to hold some candy to give to my husband for Halloween.  Just like any other kid, he likes his candy too! So I'll give this to him tomorrow night.

On one side, I drew the ghost free handed and fussy cut it .

On the other side, I stamped the sentiment on orange paper, cut it out with a punch and cut the scalloped mat from Create a Critter, pg 56.

The bag is cut from Art Philosophy, pg 23 at fit to page, which cut the bag at 6-1/4".  This bag is short but fat, deeper than a bag I've cut before, but I can't remember which cart it was from. Thanks for stopping by.

I want to enter this bag into the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge: a project with a ghost.

Game On!

I made this card for my nephew's birthday.  He works at a video game company! The image is from the Father's Day cartridge, by that creative genius, Curt Jensen.  Let's give it up for Curt!  Yeah Curt!!  When I first used this cartridge, Curt left me a comment answering some questions I had about the cart.  Click here and here to see the other cards I've made.  Great images for those manly cards!

This is an A2 size card.  I layered the patterned paper on solid green cardstock for the matting. Cut the game controller at 4" fit to length which made the height 2-1/2".  As with all seasonal cartridges, there are 2 layers for each image and I used black cardstock for the bottom and grey cardstock for the top layer.  Traced around the whole image with a black marker to outline it.  I then cut the buttons from red cardstock, and using scraps from the first two cuts, I glued them all together.  That way they were raised a bit when I glued them onto the controller.  I also used Glossy Accents on them for some pop!  The sentiment is typed from my computer and I inked the edges lightly.  The inside sentiment is also from my computer, reading Happy Birthday.  I'm quite pleased with this card; hope you like it too!  Thanks for stopping by. --Pat

Race for the Cure

I walked in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this morning.  It was amazing to see so many people come out and support this cause.  They were estimating about 30,000 people to participate.  It certainly looked like it! 

So I made one more card for breast cancer month and I'm mailing the ones I made to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition that was listed for the Link Up for Pink challenge earlier this month. The cards will be given to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in their Friends Like Me CarePackages.

Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Card for a Man

My brother-in-law's birthday is on Friday, and here's the card I made for him.

This is an A2 card, using kraft cardstock as the base.  Cut the plaid paper 1/4" smaller.  The tag is from Wrap It Up cartridge, cut at 5" fit to length which made it 2-3/4" tall. Was looking for the right brads to put in the holes on each end and decided to use these metal oval letters I've had in my stash forever.  His name is Ed, so I thought this worked!  "Stitched" around the tag with a gold pen and highlighted the flames.  The Happy Birthday is a Fiskars stamp, and the sentiment inside was typed on my computer.  Thanks for stopping by!

I want to enter this card into the following challenge:

Celebrate the Occasion - man birthday card using metal

Breast Cancer Awareness Card

I was hoping to make several more cancer cards this month.  Here's one I made tonight.  A Cricutless card!

DCWV All Dressed Up Stack, 8x8, folded in half, card is 8x4
Black cardstock, 1-1/2" strip (it's embossed with Victoria but doesn't show up)
Pink cardstock punched with MS deep edger punch
DCWV Glitter cardstock matstack, two 1-3/4" squares punched in silver with Marvy punch and embossed using Cuttlebug Decorative Squares #3
One square punched using white cardstock and inked
Pink Ribbon Stickers
Stamped THINK PINK with an MS stamp set that you can make your own words.  Not easy, but I like how it turned out.

Something for your Craft Room

Ok, don't kill me, but I have to share another picture with you.  And I know you'll like it!!!

Isn't this the cutest tape dispenser you've ever seen!?!  It was to me.  I just saw one of these online over the weekend at Custom Crops, but it was pink.  Pink is okay, but I love red, and red is the accent color in my craft room.  Well, I was at Joann's on Saturday morning--one out of my local neighborhood--it was a huge store and they had so much stuff, I was beside myself!  I was standing there looking at the Cricut cartridges they had because they're on sale right now for $29.99!! But they didn't have the one I wanted: Nate's ABCs.  I might order it online.  Anyway, I turned around looking where to go next, and there were these adorable shoe tape dispensers!  Made by Scotch.  They also had a higher heel in black, and a red apple post-it note dispenser.  So I just had to have the red shoe!  My best purchase this weekend!

One other thing I wanted to share.  You probably already know this, but in case you don't, there are coupons available online at many sites, but I like this one and check it regularly for Joann's and Michael's coupons.  Right now there's a coupon for an additional 20% off your regular and sale price purchase at Joann's until 10/26.  And just about all their scrapping supplies are already on sale at 40% off!  Hope you can use them!  If this link doesn't work, let me know, and I'll try something else.  Thanks for stopping by again--I appreciate all my bloggy friends!!
http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/2005/12/jo-ann-coupons.html

What a Beautiful Fall Day!!