Birthday Card

I am trying to make cards again. I made this one for my daughter to give to her aunt. I used her favorite colors. I think it came out pretty nice. TFSB

YPP Flower Swap & Upcycle Paper Bag Swap- Halloween

I participated in two swaps for the month of Sept. These are the flowers and paper bags that I made for these Swaps over at YPP. As you can tell the theme was Halloween and was really fun to make. One great channel is SaCrafters she has wonderful videos on how to make fabric flowers and trims. TFSB

MSR Desk Caddy Swap

MyScrapRoom's swap for Sept was to alter an acrylic frame and to make it a Desk Caddy. My partner wanted a Halloween theme for hers. I added one large note pad and one post it which I found at Target. I also added the resign piece I found at Michaels. Added some lace, trim, a glittery leaf, a flower and a small spider on the right. I really had fun making this caddy. Leave a comments and TFSB.

YPP Paper Bag Upcycle Swap

This months challenge was to decorate a paper bag for Halloween. I kept my design a little simple. I had so much trouble with my Cricut when it came to cutting out pieces with small details. But I was able to cut this spider web using the "Paper Doll Dress Up" cartridge, and added purple stickles to give it that sparkle. The mat designer paper is by Recollections I inked the edges then added stickers, aspider, a digital image, and cut down two cupcake toppers (Boo and ghost & pumpkins). On the reverse side I just added a witches tag with clothes pin. Really simple and cute. TFSB

Witches Shoe

I picked up the new Princess cartridge and cut a few shoes for Halloween. This is so much easier to have the Cricut cut the shoe. I used the Toil & Trouble glittered swirl paper for the black ones and regular cardstock for the orange ones. Also, the orange flower which is made from satin ribbon I learned how to make from Jannaviles on youtube. They came out so cute, they will be part of my Halloween display this year. TFSB

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FILL ER UP SWAP - Received

I participated in a swap over at the MyScrapRoom which is hosted by Gina. I received my altered bead organizer from my swap partner. She did an amazing job on this box and filled it with lots of goodies. She also added a few extra goodies, a handmade card, some her handmade flowers, bling and rub-on letters . The ladies over there are quite amazing. If you decide to stop by they have started the new swaps for the month of September.

Halloween Favor Boxes

I recently purchased a few new Cricut cartridges. On the "Life's a Party" cart there are a few party favor boxes. And I decided to do these in a Halloween theme using the DCWV "The Haunting Stack." They are really cute and make great party favors for Halloween.

Altered Bead Organizer

I've been away from blogging for a while. I've been participating in swaps and learning new things. Well, here is the latest swap I was in over at "myscraproom.ning.com. We were asked to alter a bead organizer and then fill er up with goodies. The hardest part about this organizer is getting the glue to stick. Neither hot glue, Aleenes Thick Designer Glue or E6000 would stick to this plastic container. I found that the Score Tape worked the best at holding everything down and staying in place. TFSB.