Thanksgiving Step Card

I had a fun time creating this little stepper card with my Pilgrim people from the Paper Doll Dressup Cricut Cartridge.  Everything was right on the two pages for the Pilgrims including the ship, pie, and turkey.  I started with a basket print background which is the same paper I used for the cornicopia inside.  I made the serving platter and pie plate out of shiny silver, and the crust and turkey out of a piece of mottled tan which made them look like they were baked golden brown.The ship is cut out twice and glued together for strength as a stiffer cardstock wouldn't cut the railings out nicely. The paper under the ship is a little piece cut from a beach scene. The little leaves are punched with a mini leaf punch from leaf photo paper which made them look sooo real.  I hand drew the faces because I hadn't received the face stamps from Peachy Keen yet but I don't think they are too bad.  The boy's belt buckle and both of their shoe buckles are gold glitter pen.     The sentiment is cut from the George & Basic Shapes cartridge with stitching in black pen.  Then I stamped a little "BLESSINGS" on the second step.  When you place it on the table, it opens up to see all the layers above one another.  This card will go to a needy family with boxes of food for Thanksgiving from myself and my co-workers.  This is something we do every year and it is fun to see how much stuff we can put into the boxes before they take them to the recipient.  I know they appreciate it because I was once one of those needy families when my kids were very young.  I feel it is my turn to reciprocate since I have been blessed with so many good things!

I have entered this in the FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE ME MONDAY # 137 

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-me-monday-137-pilrgrims.html

Thanksgiving card & challenges

Happy Thanksgiving Cricut cartridge for corn, swirl, and greeting.  EK Success punch for scallops on striped ribbon end.  Spellbinders circle and scallop circle dies, bronze glitter penwork.

I am entering this Thanksgiving card in the following challenges:

Paper Playtime #88 -  Autumn colors

CardzTV #120 - Attitude of Gratitude

Just a Scrappin' - Stripes/Autumn colors
Mojo Monday  - Sketch  #267

MOJO Monday Challenge Card

This is the card I made for the MOJO Monday challenge 266.  I will be giving this to my Granddaughter who will be turning 4 on November 13th.

The card is a top fold with an Action Wobble under the Hello Kitty.  This was a good card to use scraps on as the rectangles under the scallop circle are only 2 x 3 inches, one turned the long way and the other turned the short way.  The green piece is recycled from the packaging the Hello Kitty stickers were on so it matches the green on the stickers perfectly.

The inside is the same polka dot paper used on the front and I added green polka dot ribbon to the corners to cover a little slip while inking.  Sometimes the fixes work for the good.

ACTION WOBBLE!

Shadow Boxes

I recently went to a craft show to help my friend with her fudge business and thought I might as well make something to sell too!  I didn't have any cards ready so I decided to make these shadow boxes.  I purchased a 3 pack of white and black frames from Michaels and used my computer for the prayers, my CRICUT, a few stickers, buttons, glitter glue, brads, and pen work to decorate each.  The only one I don't have a picture of is the Soldier's Prayer.  It is on my manual camera for some reason.  I will have to post it when I get the film back.
Guess what? I sold them all!

The teddy bear, ball, and ducky are CRICUT cuts.  The onsie and pacifier are stickers.  You can see the yellow glitter glue on this picture really well.  I also put some pink glitter glue on the heart.

Can you believe I don't have any motorcycle cuts on my CRICUT!  These are JOLEE stickers and metal brads.  The prayer is printed on a sheet of paper with a road on it.  

I have gotten several requests to make more of this one.  These are cuts from CUDDLEBUG plates and the seaweed is from the Storybook cartridge.

CARDS

I received these three fabulous cards from the card swap sponsored by 

My Crafting Channel!

The first one was made by Rhonda at www.scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com.  She placed an orange print with black swirls on the base card and then colored a witch (or half a witch) with marker and attached her to the front.  The inside is blank to write my own message in.  THANKS Rhonda!  SOOOO CUTE!

The second card was made by Janea at www.recollectionalley.blogspot.com!   Purple embossed topped with orange print with penwork stitches back a pair of witches legs and shoes.  The witch is in...on green texture cardstock with an orange flower topped with a black button.  White polka dot ribbon with a bow decorates the bottom.  CUTEY PATOOTIE!

The third card is a group of ghosts wishing me a Happy Haunting made by Pamela (no blog mentioned)!  It looks like Pamela hand cut the ghosts and BOO from the center of a rectangle of black cardstock and backed them with white glitter!  Harlequin paper and a bow mirrors the orange and black mats behind the cute ghosts.  

Inside, a little spider hangs from the greeting!  Thanks Pamela, I love the glitter ghosts and just might case this card!

Look for a possible Thanksgiving Card Swap on the My Crafting Channel site!  This was my first one ever and I am glad I did it.  Not only did it spike my imagination, but it gave me some great ideas for my own cards.

CRAFTS

I thought you might like to see the Wedding Invite shadow boxes I made for an order I got off the benefit shadow box.  The roses are hand made by cutting 3 different size teardrops and gluing them to a small tube for the center of the rose.  Each teardrop is rolled with a ball tool and rubber mat to make them curl.

The lacy corners on this one were actually part of the invitation.  They folded over the top of the gold part. I place them on the third level of the shadow box.  The roses are on the second with the invitation on the first level.

CARDS

Hello again!  I have finally found a minute to update my blog!  What a summer I have had!  If you scroll down, you will see all the neat things my  husband and I have been doing!

This post is for my Halloween Card swap sponsored by My Crafting Channel.




I have to say, if I didn't have my Cricut, I would be lost.  The ghost on the fence was a thought in my head for soooooo long.  I just couldn't figure out how to get it onto paper.  With my Cricut, I was able to make my vision a reality and I love the results.  The only thing I didn't do was take a video of the little spidey wobbler.

TRICK OR TREAT!

For this card, I cut two bags and two rectangles to fit inside.  I squeezed a thin line of glue onto the edges of the inside of the bag and placed the two bags together.  I stamped my greeting onto one rectangle and glued empty mini candy wrappers (without the candy) in between the two rectangles.  Then I slid the candy center inside the bag!  Glitter glue makes the words sparkle and a little chalking makes the bag look filled. This card fit into a 4 3/8 x 5 3/4 envelope which was lucky because I didn't measure it before I cut it! WHEW!

 ALONG CAME A SPIDER...

For this card, I cut a spider and two lacy labels with shadows.  

Orange web paper on front and inside, black metallic behind green label.  

Some glitter pen work and google eyes brings Mr. Spidey to life!  

Mr. Spidey was placed on an Action Wobble, green web ribbon was embellished with green rhinestones. 

 Inside, the sentiment is stamped on a green label.  

Next time I will attempt to make a video of the Action Wobble in motion.

LIL' GHOST IN HIS PUMPKIN PATCH

This is by far my favorite card.  It took me a seriously long time to execute my idea, but I am so happy with the results!  I measured the base card first for this one.  Learned my lesson from the first card. 

Starry night paper backs the little pumpkin patch. Chalking gives the pumpkins some dimension.  

The little sign is cut from barn wood printed paper and the wrought iron fence from black metallic.  

A little yellow moon smiles above the vellum ghost hanging on the fence.  I love how you can see the fence through the little ghost.  His little friend, the crow, stands sentry on the post!  I love this card!