Halloween Treat Bags

I've been wanting to use the new Artfully Sent Cricut Collection and making treat bags for my son's Halloween party at school gave me the perfect excuse.  This cartridge truly does so many amazing things and this is only one of the 700 images that this one cartridge will do.  What I like about this spider is it's a little scary looking and that it's web is attached so I could make them look like they were hanging on the word.  (See page 43 - I used 3 inches and 2 inches.)

Connor recently had a fieldtrip and needed to take a sack lunch to school, so I ended up with lots of extra paper bags that I didn't know what to do with.  Using them up was the starting point of this idea.

Happy Halloween!

Trunk or Treat Banner

Here is a fun banner I made using some Halloween paper I was able to get super cheap last year at Michaels after Halloween had come and gone.  How cheap you ask?  Twenty-five pages for $1.49!!  I was saving it for just the right occasion and I'm happy with how this banner came out.

I made this particular one to display my Church's name at a local Trunk or Treat.  It would be fun to have one at a Halloween party or around the house as holiday decorations.

Art Philosophy Cricut Collection from Close To My Heart:
Banner triangles - page 49 at 8 in.

Artiste Cricut Collection from Close To My Heart:
Scalloped circle - page 77 at 3 3/4 in.
Spider web - page 76 at 3 1/2 in.
Banner name - 2 1/2 in.

Halloween Decorations

Happy Saturday!  I've made some Halloween decorations to help decorate a trunk for a Trunk or Treat tonight.  I'm super excited to see them in action.

 

I used two of the Close To My Heart Cricut Collections.  The Artiste for BOO, Eek, skeletons and spider webs (see page 76 and 77 of the cartridge booklet) and then I used the Artbooking collection for pumpkins and spiders (see page 54 of the cartridge booklet.)

 

One More Purse! I just have to!

Good Morning!  Today I wanted to show you my Huntington paper packet purse created using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge.  This paper packet was from last fall and I have to say that it is what pulled me into being a consultant.  I just loved it!

By cutting the same purse and folding it on the opposite side I was able to create two different looking purses.  On the one I used a solid color to add a bit of pop and on the other I used the zip strip that I never like to see go to waste.  All purses need a little bling so I added in a couple sparkles to the trim on each purse.  The leaves were also cut from Artiste in a couple different sizes on solid and patterned paper.

Let's Get Crafty at a Craft Fair!

This past weekend I attended a craft fair for the first time as a vendor!  It was a lot of fun and luckily my sister-in-law was able to be there and help with my little one.  She slept through most of the day and was in pretty good spirits. 

The picture below shows part of my booth.  I had another table with a lot more cards on display.  You'll recognize a lot of projects as things I have been blogging about throughout the summer and here recently.

Happy Papercrafting!

Snowhaven Artiste Purses!!

Good Morning!  I have created a couple different purses using the Artiste Cricut Collection today.  I used the zip strip included on the B&T (background and textured paper) from the Snowhaven Paper Packet to embellish the purse cut from page 33 of the cricut guide (see page 4 of the assembly guide for instructions on putting it together.)  I still love love LOVE shimmer trim and used the silver shimmer trim to add some sparkle to the purse.

The Santa Claus Stamp Set is a steal at $13.95 and I used it for the image on each purse with the black or cranberry exclusive ink.

Artiste Coffins!! Loving CTMH Cricut Cartridges!

Hello there!  I used the Artiste Cricut Collection to make a coffin last week and sat down today to make 6 more!  I'm going to a craft fair this weekend and wanted to have more on hand.

I used the Scaredy Cat paper packet and the loved the foam tape to help add some dimension.

Thanks for stopping by.

Artiste Frosted Purses

Good Morning!  I created some CTMH purses this morning using the Artiste Cricut Collection.  I'm excited to be making some different things from my craftroom.  My idea is to put some small candies in the middle and I'm hoping to sell a few at a craft fair this weekend.

The purse itself can be found on page 32 of the Cricut guide and the assembly directions are on page 4 of the assembly guide.  The embellishment on the front of the purse was something I made up using the Accent 1 on page 55 of the Cricut guide.  I cut the larger one at 3 inches and the smaller one fits in the larger one nicely at 2 inches.

Trick or Treat Mini Album

Good Morning!  I created a mini album using the Artbooking Cricut Collection.  This project came to be one day when my son was wanting to play in the craftroom with the Cricut.  He loves Halloween and was excited about the idea when I showed him.

It came together in under an hour and was very easy to do.  I liked using a fun background paper to show through the negative space that coordinated with the theme.  The space behind the orange holding the Trick or Treat title would be a great spot to include a picture.

All the cuts in this book are from the Artbooking cartridge.  The Artiste Cricut Collection also has Halloween specific items that would look awesome included in this book.

I'm excited to try a Christmas mini album!!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

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No Tricks Only Treats

Hello There!  Here's a super easy Halloween card that I just love using the Scaredy Cat Paper Packet.  Orange is one of my favorite colors and I just love this little card.  Also used is the Scaredy Cat Assortment black stars.

The sentiment is stamped using the Archival Black exclusive ink stamp pad.  The archival black is used instead of the regular black ink pad to ensure a solid black for the solid parts of the stamp.  The Halloween Greetings stamp set includes the sentiment that was used along with 9 other Halloween related stamps.  The Artiste Cricut Collection cut out the shape of the sentiment.

Halloween Papercrafting with Artiste!

Hello!  I'm really excited to share the coffin I made using the Artiste Cricut Collection and the Scaredy Cat paper packet.  A really cool thing about the Artiste Cartridge is it also includes a booklet with assembly instructions.

The spider web, spiders and cat are also cut from Artiste.  October 31 is cut using the Halloween Greetings stamp set and the corner rounder was used on a piece of slate paper (included in the paper packet) cut to fit the stamp image.  The zip strip was used to add an added embellishment to the top side of the coffin lid.

Christmas Tags

Each year I'm hopeful I will make my own tags to attach to Christmas gifts.  This year I'm hopeful again.  The difference is the October CTMH Stamp of the Month will make it a snap to do.  With a $50 purchase from my website this set can be yours for only $5.  That's a $17.95 value for only $5!  This set coordinates with the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection.  One of the many things I love about CTMH is that even though they have the brand new (and fabulous!) Artfully Sent Cricut Collection out that they are still rolling out new stamp sets using Cricut Collections that have already been out. 

This set also isn't limited to just tags.  The Bear and Christmas bulb wit "dreaming believing wishing" would be awesome for cards.

See below for a few tags I created using this stamp set.  I made my Cricut cuts on White Daisy Cardstock and used the Topiary and Cranberry Exclusive Ink Pads.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day.