Spider Card  

Monday, September 22, 2008

Front of Card
Close Up 1
Close Up 2
Card Opened and Inside
Card Back
I made this card for one of my nephews for Halloween this year. I am going to make one for each of my 3 nephews and 1 niece and mail it out to them this year. The spider is cut on Paper Dolls at 16". I know that 16" sounds huge, but that is what I cut is at and it is not that big. When I measure the width from one leg to the other it is 7 3/4". I think that because it is one of the accessories on the PD cart, that it is adjusted in size to fit with the dolls. I probably should have just hit the "real dial size" key, but that idea is just coming to me now..........oh well, next time. I cut 2 spiders. I used a double sided paper. One side had the majority black and the other side orange. The black is the front. I lined the inside of both pieces with black cardstock and then cut an orange oval to have a place to write on the inside.

On the front, I used orange stickles to highlight alot of the swirls on the spiders legs. I also used black rain dots just to enhance him a little. I used googly eyes for his eyes (of course!). And I used black stickles for his eyelashes and mouth. I used my glitter pen and white pen here and there to spruce him up. On the back I just used some orange stickles for his eyes and nose.

I used a Making Memories jumbo brad in the center of his head and wrapped some fibers around it (through the middle of the card) so it is kind of like an ornament. The stamp in the middle is a Studio G Halloween Stamp. TFL!

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"The Costumes" Layout - Halloween 2007  

Whole Layout
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Halloween is definately one of my favorite times of year! So, with all the new scrapbooking and cardmaking creations being made, I decided to get out my photos from last Halloween (yes, I know I am behind a little...LOL) and start scapping them.
Even though it is hard to tell I used stickles in alot of places. On all of the names of the costumes I completely covered the letters. I also used the matching color of stickles to go on the skeletons eyeballs (on the patterned paper used for the letters and photo corners and accents).
I used my trusty Cricut to cut all the lettering. The costume names are cut from the All Mixed Up cart. I did them in Design Studio so I could weld them and shrink them to size. The word "COSTUMES" is also done with All Mixed Up at 3". The word "the" is done with Printing Press" at 2". Then I just adhered the cuts to some black cardstock and cut around the edges to give them a mat. The photos are 2" squares that I cut in half.
I used pop dots on all the letters for the title. I also added some white pen for definition and some ribbon around the photos. Thanks for looking.

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8 x 17 Moaning Mummies  

Saturday, September 13, 2008


I joined a swap on the Cricut MB for the 13 days of Halloween. My contribution is "8 Moaning Mummies". I can't wait to see the whole book put together. It is a 6x6 page and I have to do 17 of the same exact page. And then I will get back my page, plus 16 other pages to make the whole book. I am planning on turning it into a chipboard book and put pics of my kids trick-or-treating in it from this year.
The mummy is from Paper Dolls, cut at 3". The "8" is cut is from All Mixed Up, cut at 1 1/2". The "Moaning Mummies" is Cuttin' Up. I did it in Design Studio, welded it and then shrank to the size I wanted. The green background paper shape is Accent Essentials. I also sized this on DS. The ribbon is from Michael's. I used my glitter pen around the mummy and on the lettering. Although it shows up much brighter on the picture than it does on the actual paper. I used orange stickles on the "8". I used orange and charcoal Cat's Eye chalk on the mummy. The "Moaning Mummies" paper is last year's DCWV Fall Stack. I think the green patterned paper is Karen Foster. The green cardstock is just what I used as a background to take the photo on. TFL.

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September Is Childhood Cancer Awarness Month  

Sunday, September 7, 2008

September Is Childhood Cancer Awarness Month and Kristen Long over on the Cricut Message Board is trying to get us to help spread the word! So, here is just my tiny little part to try and help to do so.

**Kristen is hosting an RAK to help raise awareness for Childhood Cancer. Here is the link: http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2887295&mpage=1 .

**There is also a fundraiser called the Milestones Walk going on to help raise funds to help fight childhood cancer. A little info: (This is directly from their website)

What is the MileStones Walk? The CureSearch Virtual Walk for 12,500 is an online effort to unite people across the country in the fight against childhood cancer. During September National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, our challenge is to bring together 12,500 individuals virtually in honor of the 12,500 children who will be diagnosed this year.All proceeds will go to CureSearch to support lifesaving research conducted by the Chilidren's Oncology Group (COG0, the world’s largest pediatric cancer research organization.Learn more about COG research priorities at www.curesearch.org/ourresearch

**You can join Kristen on her virtual walk or start your own.
http://host.curesearch.org/site/TR/Walk/General?px=1095183&pg=personal&fr_id=1170&et=hPWcOvTYE5Gi2l2YK7QjjQ..&s_tafId=3001

**Go to build a bear and make an animal. If you make "Champ" Build a Bear will donate $1 to Children's Cancer Research and awareness organizations. Or you can make any animal and purchase a purple satin heart and they will donate the $1.00.

**These are just some of the things that Kristen has listed on the Cricut mb to enter the RAK and help to raise awareness for a great cause. She herself has a beautiful little girl that has been in remission from Childhood Cancer for the last 1 1/2 years.

**Please take a minute to learn more about this and see what you can do to help and to raise awareness for this worthy cause.

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Love and Marriage  

Friday, September 5, 2008

Front of Card
Inside of Card
My mom asked me to make her a card for a wedding shower she is attending. She wanted something cute (as opposed to formal). So, this is what I came up with. The whole thing is done with the Cricut. The front is done using the Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge. All cuts are done at 3 1/2". The inside is from the Wedding Solutions cart at 3". The glitter paper is from DCWV. I embellished with my glitter pen, black pen, pink chalk ink, and some stickles on the brides boquet. TFL!

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New Design Studio File Swap-Paper Mesh  

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

I am hosting a new Design Studio File Swap on the Cricut Message Board.
Here is the general info:
*Sign ups are open until September 15th.
*I need a minimum of 10 participants.
*You must contribute a file that you created yourself.
*It must be new (nothing already out on the boards already).
*The files shared in this swap will not be for public sharing or selling.
*The theme for this swap will be anything "Paper Mesh". To get an idea of what it is, you can check out this weeks Cricut Newsletter or the KI Memories website.
*Mesh can be 12x12 or 6x12.
*Please cut your project out before submitting it to the swap to make sure it cuts correctly.
*Please email me your file by October 10, 2008 to scrapbooknut2002@yahoo.com. I will then return email everyone elses files to you by October 15, 2008. Also, please include the email addy that you would like the files sent to.
*Almost all communication will be done through the Cricut Message Board unless you personally email me.

The link to the thread to participate in this swap on the Cricut message board is:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2875888
Please read the above post in its entirety to get all the details!
I hope you can join us!

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Too Cute To Spook  

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Whole Layout
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Page 2
Close Up of Witch
Close up of Frankenstein

This is the next thing I will be teaching at my LSS. It is a 2 page layout. It is titled "Too Cute To Spook". I used Stamped for all of the lettering at 4". I used Paper Doll Dress Up for the Witch, Cat and Frankenstein and Spiders. And then I used a glitter pen, white pen, black pen, and chalk ink to embellish. The layout is simple, but fun and showcases what the Cricut can do with just 2 cartridges. I also used the Martha Stewart "dripping" border punch along the top to add some more "spookiness" to it. TFL!

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