Halloween Challenge - Craftaholics R Us #39!

It's my turn to post for the Craftaholics R Us Challenge!

This week's theme is Halloween!

I used an SVG cut file from Doodlebug Design that I purchased from the Lori Whitlock store. This little ghost is just too cute!!!

For the inside, I cut a piece of Papertrey Ink's Green Parakeet cardstock using Jaded Blossom's Card Mat Dies and then stamped a Happy Halloween sentiment from an old Scrappy Moms stamp set.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Link up your projects on the Craftaholics R Us blog. This challenge will run through
Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Noon Eastern Time.

Blessings,

                     

You've Been Boo'd!

It's time for another 

PDE Linky Party!!!

The theme is Halloween Treats!!! This one will be fun as we are all getting those last minute treats ready for school parties and such!

I have always liked the idea of secretly leaving a treat on the neighbor's door, ringing the bell, and running off. I haven't done it, but this year I have at least made the boxes. Maybe I'll let the kids give it a try as we have several widows as neighbors.

So here they are:

Can I say, "EASY to put together!!! The box itself is two pieces of paper - the top part of the box and the bottom part. Glue some tabs on both pieces and slide the top over the bottom. Done!!! Nothing better than a quick treat box!!! The box is from SVG Attic's Halloween Character Boxes. The paper for the ghosty top is from Doodlebug Design. It is the Kraft in Color White Woodgrain. It is one of my favorite papers. Anyway I had started these late one night earlier this week. I made the first box with a plain white top and it took me two seconds to say, "No, that's just not going to work! I need a patterned paper!" My next thought was that my local craft store a block down the street carries the Kraft in Color collection year round. So the next morning I was off to pick some up. I'm so glad I did. I really like how they turned out. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Stamps' Bewitched set. It was stamped onto a Labels Ten die from Spellbinders. 

Here is a close up of one of them. 

So glad you came by today!!! Hope to see you again soon!

Don't forget to link up your treat boxes this week at PDE Linky Party!

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes 

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes 

Decorate to Celebrate: #111 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Try It on Tuesdays: It's Frightening/Halloween 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Terrific Tuesday: Happy Halloween

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #206 Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas: #238 Picture Inspiration

Candy Corn Kisses!

Happy Tuesday!!! My Royals won again today, so we are up 3-1 in the ACLS. I'm very excited and hoping we make it back to the World Series this year and, of course, hoping for a better outcome than last year. I can't help it, but I love baseball - I have since I was a kid!!!

Well, I am still working on 31 Days of October projects. I have Day 20 for you today and I am so excited about how this card turned out. It is just too adorable!!!

The file I used for this is Candy Mouse from Treasure Box Designs. It was a freebie a couple of weeks back, so now you can find it in the $1 section of the store.

I am thrilled when a card comes together so easily. I knew I had the perfect sentiment the first time I saw this mouse. And then today, it only took one quick flip through the Doodlebug Design's October 31st paper pad to find this paper. The card is A2 size. The banner is from Spellbinder's Pennant set and the stamp is from Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

So glad you were able to stop by today. Now I have company coming in town this weekend so wish me luck that I get my house clean and have time to do several projects before Thursday afternoon. If I don't get my crafting done before they come 31 Days in October might not happen. But I'm so excited about who's coming that it will definitely be worth it!

Blessings,

                   

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: #205 Anything Goes

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes 

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes 

Decorate to Celebrate: #111 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Try It on Tuesdays: It's Frightening/Halloween
Craft Your Passion: #284 Anything Goes
613 Ave Create: #146 Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party: Halloween Colors

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Terrific Tuesday: Happy Halloween 

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Treasure Box Design's Howl-O-Ween Blog Hop

If you are looking for the winner of the Fall Thrills and Halloween Chills Blog Hop, it is one post down!

Yeah, today we have had a Facebook Hop going on. The Treasure Box Design Team got together and came up with lots of fangtastic projects using Halloween files from the Treasure Box Designs store.

You can head over to the Treasure Box Designs Facebook Page to start the hop. There are lots of fun prizes to be won at each stop and three grand prizes from Treasure Box Designs.

Here is my project:

    

I used the Little Gems Pumpkin Kids from Treasure Box Designs for my project. They are just adorable!!!

Both cards were made using Doodlebug Design's paper from the Ghouls and Goodies collection and the October 31 collection. For the banners, I used a Spellbinder's die and stamped them with a sentiment from Scrappy Mom's Stamps. To finish off the little girl, I used a bit of Trendy Twine to make bows for her shoes. The mouths were both stamped using Peachy Keen face stamps.

You still have a bit of time to join us for the hop. I hope to see you over on my FB page!!!

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: #205 Anything Goes

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #111 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

DL Art Thankful Thursday: #166 Halloween 
Try It on Tuesdays: It's Frightening/Halloween 
Craft Your Passion: #284 Anything Goes
613 Ave Create: #146 Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party: Halloween Colors

Have a Spooky Day!

Happy Halloween 6th (aka October 6th)! I hope you have enjoyed your Tuesday!!!

This month has been a lot of fun and it is only going to get better. Got a call today that Oma and Papa are coming in two weeks. My kiddos are so excited!!!

I have had a project everyday this month. I don't want to jinx it, but I am really hoping to craft the 31 days of October. This is the tag I have to share today.

This is the Cute Mummy file from Miss Kate Cuttables and he is definitely cute! 

I left him the size he imported and then cut a tag to fit him. This tag base comes from a file from My Scrap Chick - Fall Leaf Tag. I used the internal offset function on DE to adjust the top layer of the tag a bit though. The design paper for the top layer is from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Halloween collection. Once the mummy was pieced together, I used pop dots to attach him to the front of the tag. I then cut out the banner using Spellbinders' Pennant Dies. The sentiment is from the Scrappy Mom's Bewitched stamp set. I really like the combination of the two fonts on this one! The whole set of stamps is way fun though! To attach the ribbon and the button, I used a piece of Totally Natural Trendy Twine from Annie's Paper Boutique. All the cut files were inked with Creamy Brown Color Box chalk to give it some more dimension.

So glad you creeped on by my blog today! I hope you will come back for more spooktacular projects as the month goes by. If you would like to be a follower, you can do so by clicking on Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin' on the right side bar of the blog.

For those who prefer, I also post everything on my Facebook and Pinterest pages.

See you soon!

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Decorate to Celebrate: #110 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #203 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #144 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #282 Anything Goes 

Hand Over the Candy...

Well it is day 2 of October and I have my 2nd project for the month. Wow!!! Last month, I just had no mojo! But this is my favorite month of the year both for crafting and just because! October is beautiful in my neck of the woods and I'm looking forward to taking my kiddos on some adventures this month. I'm also looking forward to sharing lots of Halloween and Fall projects here and I might just throw in a few Christmas ones as well.

When I saw the cut file I am using today, I just couldn't wait to get it on the front of a card. I think this vintage Jack-O-Lantern is just perfect, especially, with all his spider friends.

He looks like he is having a smashing good time!!! The cut files are all from Miss Kate Cuttables. I used Vintage Jack O Lantern and Halloween Set. I cut the spider in three different sizes. The background paper is from Doodlebug Design's Ghouls and Goodies collection. I think I can safely say that over the last year this has become my go to paper company. I have fallen for their color schemes and whimsical characters! The Jack is attached using foam tape and then the tag and spiders are attached using a double layer of foam tape. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom Stamps' Bewitched set. Lots of fun Halloween sentiments on this one!!! All the pieces are inked to add a bit of color dimension as well!

It might be hard to see it but the tag has faux stitching around the edges of it. Yes, I am quite jealous of all my crafty friends who have the fun dies with faux stitching, so I decided to make my own. I measured my sentiment and created the tag in my DE software that would work for it. I then used the internal offset to make a smaller rectangle inside the original and then changed the line from solid to dashed. I cut the outer edge on a setting that would cut through my paper, but cut the dashed line separately. For the dashes, I turned my blade down to '1' under the Advanced Cut Settings so that the dashes scored, but didn't cut all the way through. It will be a technique that will work until I can get some of those fancy dies too!!! 

This one was super fun to make and will hopefully get mailed to a pretty special friend.

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for dropping by today!

I hope you will hit the follower button on the right side bar of my blog. There are buttons there for Google Friend Connect and Bloglovin'. I also invite you to visit my Facebook or Pinterest pages.

Blessings,

                       

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion: #281 Anything Goes

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #110 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #203 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas: #235 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #143 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Challenge: Halloween or Make a Card

Sending a Big Bear Hug!

So, I have shared with you that I plan to make this the year of the Birthday Card, and I started in April with one third  of the year already over. (Whew, that saved me three months of guilt.) My first obstacle in this mission is actually making bday cards so I have been working on that. The 2nd obstacle - making it to the post office.

 

Papa's birthday was yesterday and the card is still sitting on my desk. We did tell him it would eventually make it to him though, and he was glad to hear he had something to look forward to.

 

 

Papa likes his hugs, so the sentiment is perfect for him. On the inside is stamped Happy Birthday. The bear is from Treasure Box Designs and is part of a series called Bobble Buddies. The whole series has been marked down to $1 each as they will be discontinued soon. Stop by the store to check them out! My background paper is from Doodlebug Design's Kraft in Color collection. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. And to finish it all off, I wrapped it with a piece of Trendy Twine and tied it in a bow. The twine color is Krazy for Kraft and is our spotlighted twine this month. That means it is on sale for $6.99 a spool. The sentiment is part of the Scrappy Mom's Stamps May Release and can be found on the Designer's Choice 2 stamp set. I was a guest designer for the May Release earlier in the month and I have to tell you that the two new sets this month are both full of super cute sentiments!!! The card measures an A2 size. Hope you enjoy it!

 

Thank you for stopping by today! You can also see all my latest creations on my Facebook and Pinterest pages or on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

 

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #263 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #125 Anything Goes

Design Team Showcase: #13 Any DT Project

Sister Act Card Challenge: #107 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: #185 Anything Goes Family Friendly
Crafty Creations: #290 All Creatures Great and Small
Scrappy Mom's Stamps: Animals, Animals Everywhere!

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Guest Design Project 4 - Oops... I Slipped!

Today, I am wrapping up my last day as a Guest Designer for

Scrappy Mom's Stamps!

A huge thank you to Melanie and Tammy and the whole DT for having me this week!

Well I am notorious for forgetting to send or for sending late birthday cards. I know that my friends and family think I am crazy since I make cards, but I just don't get this right. LOL!

Well here is a perfect sentiment for me and for all of you who are like me!!!

 Oops... I slipped and missed your birthday! How cute is that! This sentiment comes from the Designer's Choice 2 set that is part of this month's new release.

My card measures an A2 Size. I cut a piece of cardstock to 4 1/4" wide and used a MS punch to make the border on the bottom. I then made the height of it 4 1/2" and attached it to my base. This left me one inch of white space along the bottom to add my sentiment. I then cut a piece of designer cardstock for my top layer at 4 1/4" wide by 3 3/4" high and attached it after inking the edges. The cut file is from KaDoodle Bug Designs called Cutie Katoodles Duck. I finished my card off with a piece of Totally White Trendy Twine.

Here are the two stamp sets for this month's release:

Designer's Choice 2

Party Animals

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!! I invite you to stop by my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. You can also find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

Blessings, 

                 

Challenges:

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #100 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: #262 Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays: #259 Funny/Cute Sentiments

613 Ave Create: #124 Anything Goes w/Opt Twist
Little Red Wagon: #290 To Die For
Word Art Wednesday: #184 Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: #106 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Guest Design Project 3 - Turtlely Awesome!

It's still release week over at

 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps

 

and I have a third Guest Design Team project for you.

 

This release has been super fun to work with.

 

 

Hope your birthday is Turtley Awesome!!! is a sentiment from the new Party Animals stamp set. I think this sentiment is just adorable. I paired the sentiment with cut files from Treasure Box Designs called Turtley Cute (Girl). I did change her hair though using a past freebie called Doll. The background paper is from Doodlebug Designs' Hello Sunshine Collection. And to finish it off, I added a piece of Trendy Twine's Totally Pink twine to add a bow. The finished card is an A2 size. Each piece is hand inked and chalked to add dimension.

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the sentiment:

 

 

And here are some pics of the new release stamps.

 

Party Animals

 

 

Designer's Choice 2

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today. So glad to have you hear. Please leave a comment if you have a moment. I truly enjoy reading them. I invite you to stop by my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. You can also find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

 

Blessings,

                      

 

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #80 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #100 Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: May Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #262 Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays: #259 Funny/Cute Sentiments

613 Ave Create: #124 Anything Goes w/Opt Twist
Little Red Wagon: #290 To Die For
Word Art Wednesday: #184 Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: #106 Anything Goes

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Guest DT Project 2 - Squeal w/ Delight!

Happy Monday!!! It is a beautiful day! I hope all of you enjoy your week!!!

 

I am sharing another Guest Design Team project for

 

Scrappy Mom Stamps!

 

I am really excited to be getting into a new adventure for me in papercrafting. I am working on learning the intricacies of scrapbooking. Today I have a one page LO for you using a cute sentiment from the Scrappy Mom's Stamps new release set, Party Animals.

 

 

Here is a closer shot of the sentiment - "You make me Squeal with delight."

 

 

The cut files are from Treasure Box Design's Muddy Buddy collection. This is such a cute set!!!

 

 

I used the SVG format and cut them on my Cameo using DE. I then inked and chalked all my pieces before piecing them together.

 

 

My background paper is from K and Co. from the Tommy's Toys Paper Kit. I admit it has been in my stash for awhile. My LO measures 11 3/4" x 11 3/4" to accommodate the border that was cut with my Cameo. The file is from My Scrap Chick. The twine is from Trendy Twine and it is one of my favorite colors - Krafty Red. It comes in a spool or a mini. The photo mats will hold one 4x4 photo and one 4x6 photo.

 

It is so exciting to be working with the girls from Scrappy Mom's Stamps this week! Thank you to all of you for your kindness! I appreciate you all!!! Here is a look at the two sets of stamps for this month's release.

 

Designer's Choice 2

 

 

Party Animals

 

 

 

This LO is listed on my Ebay page here.

 

I invite you to stop by and follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. You can also find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

 

Blessings,

                     

 

Challenges:

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #80 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #100 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday; #183 Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: May Anything Goes

Bimini Moose Layout Challenge: Anything Goes w/Opt. Twist

Craft Your Passion: #262 Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays: #259 Funny/Cute Sentiments

613 Ave Create: #124 Anything Goes w/Opt Twist

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Guest Design Project 1 - To the Moon and Back!

I'm so excited to be this month's Guest Designer at

 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps!!!

 

This month's new stamps sets are out and are called Designer's Choice 2 and Party Animals.

 

For my project today, I paired the I Love You to the Moon and Back sentiment from DC2 with the Out of This World file from Treasure Box Designs.

 

I love the way it turned out and hope you do too!

 

The background paper is from G45. For my moon, I used a metallic gray cardstock along with some black and white inks to get my desired effect. The alien piecing was pieced together with various cardstocks - mostly Bazzill and AC - and inked and chalked to add dimension. The sentiment from the Designer's Choice 2 set is stamped onto a banner die from Spellbinders. The card base is 5" in diameter. For the blue lights on my space ship, I used some glitter Sprinkles from Doodlebug Design.

 

Here are photos of this month's release stamps. Stop by the Scrappy Mom's Store to pick yours up!

 

Designer's Choice 2

 

 

Party Animals

 

 

I am so excited about my Guest Design Spot this week and will be back with a few more projects as the week goes by. Hope you have a terrific weekend and thanks for stopping in today.

 

I invite you to stop by and follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. You can also find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

 

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #80 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: #106 Any Card Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #100 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday; #183 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #123 Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: May Anything Goes

Halloween Baggie Buddies!

It's another challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas and another GDT spot for me!

 

Thank you DCD for letting me join you for two challenges this month.

It has been fun to play along with all of you!

 

Well it is almost here, so that means this week we will be wrapping up all the Halloween projects. I still have to make treats for my kids to take to school. Yikes!!!

 

Today I want to share some sweet treat bags with you. If you remember, I had a sneak peek of one of these on my blog last week; but I needed two more to give to my kiddos Halloween day.

 

 

These are the (Fall/Halloween) Baggie Buddies from Treasure Box Designs.

I just think they are so stinkin' cute!!! I will have more of these on my list to make for sure!

 

For the treat bags, I used the Small Candy Sacks from the Trendy Twine store. I filled them up with m&m's. The length of twine around each treat sack and the twine bow is from Trendy Twine. I used both Grape Licorice and Orange Limeade. There are so many great colors over there for this time of year! The tags are cut from the Spellbinders Labels 10 set and my sentiments are from My Craft Spot and Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

 

Here are some more photos:

 

Franky was my sneak peek last week.

 

 

I really like how they all turned out; and like I said, I know I will be making more of these.

 

Supplies Used

Treasure Box Designs:

Baggie Buddies (Fall/Halloween)

 

Trendy Twine (Annie's Paper Boutique):

Small Candy Sacks

Grape Licorice Trendy Twine

Orange Limeade Trendy Twine

 

Spellbinders:

Labels 10 Die Set

 

My Craft Spot:

Batty For You Stamp Set

 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps:

Bewitched Stamp Set

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I am so glad you were here. You can also find all my crafty creations on Facebook and Pinterest as well.

 

And I am excited to say that I recently opened an Etsy Store. I will be posting items as I can and hope that you will stop by there as well.

 

Many Blessings to You,

                               

 

I will enter the treat bags into the following challenges:
Creative Cutting Challenge: #41 Anything Goes
D. L. Art: Oct Anything Goes Linky Party
Scrapbook Blessings Club: #32 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge: #117 Anything Goes
Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday: Happy Halloween
{Pin}spirational Challenge: #127
613 Ave Create: #95 Anything Goes w/ Opt Twist
Little Scraps Pieces: Show it Off Saturday