Happy Pumpkin Day Tags and Gate Fold Card

Hey Everybody!  It's time for a new challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2!  This week Caroline has chosen a pumpkin theme for the challenge.  All you  have to do to enter is make a card or other project with a pumpkin.  

For the challenge, I decided to make a gate-fold card and some tags to attach to some pumpkin-scented soaps.  These will be little Halloween gifts for my kids' teachers!  I'm really pleased with how they came out.

I saw Mary with CardsTV make this gate-fold card the other day, and I just knew I wanted to try one too!

Hope you'll check out my video below too!  

Video:

Pumpkins are from Create-a-Critter

Tags are from Sweet Treats

Supplies:

Pumpkins from Create-a-Critter 2 and cut at 3 in. and 4 in.
Elegant Edges for frame on card-3.5 in.
Sweet Treats for tag-4 in.
Scrappy Mom's Bewitched Stamp set
My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 Haunted Paper Pad
Recollections card stock
Mandarin Twine

So please try to join us with your pumpkin project!

And if you need a quick make-ahead appetizer for any of your Fall gatherings, check out my food blog for these awesome Ranch Pinwheels.

Thankful For You Cookies

I made these cute little tags to attach to some cookies for a little Fall gift for my kids' teachers.  I really love how they came out!

I'm going to enter them in Peachy Keen's Challenge 13-38-3D Objects-Potluck.  and Exploring Cricut-What's Cookin Challenge. I got my new Sweet and Silly Face Assortment stamps in the mail Friday night, and I was so excited to use them!

The cuts came from Sweet Treats and Create-a-Critter.  See details below.

And if your are looking for a great Fall cookie recipe, visit my food blog-Diary of a Recipe Collector.  They are yummy!!

Supplies:

Tag-Sweet Treats-4 in.

Leaf-Create-a-Critter-2 in.

Pumpkins-Create-a-Critter-1 in.

Green curled strips of card stock

Recollections for red and polka dot card stock

Papertrey Ink for Kraft card stock

Baker's Twine-Cappuccino

Peachy Keen Stamps-PK-182 Sweet and Silly Face Assortment

Sentiment-Scrappy Moms Stamps-A Holiday to Remember

white gel pen

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo for inking

Stampin Up-Chocolate Ink

I am also linking this up with:

Craftin Desert Diva's-Autumn/Fall LInky Party

D.L. Art-Thankful Thursday September Linky Party

Just Be Creative Crazy-Just Because Linky Party

Fall Layout

Hello Everyone!  I have a fall layout and a video to share with you.  This is for a fall-themed school picture of my daughter when she was in preschool.  I used one my favorite cartridges, Create-a-Critter 2.  That has some really great stuff on there!  I'm entering this layout in the Bitten by the Bug 2 Design Team Challenge.  This is a great blog with tons of ideas for using your Cricut, and I'm about using up all of those cartridges I've purchased the last few years:)  I'm also linking up at the Craftin Desert Diva's Autumn Linky Party.

Check out my video:

Supplies:

Title-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 2.5 in.

Tree-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 6 in.

Leaves and Acorns-Create-a-Critter 2-cut at 2 in.

Other leaves(no faces)-Paperdolls for Everyday-cut at 4.5 in.

Scallop and shadow-Elegant Edges-cut at 10.25 in.

Peachy Keen-Everyday Character Faces Assortment Set
Scrappy Moms Stamp Set:  A Holiday to Remember

Inks:  Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and Stampin Up Chocolate

Recollections Cardstock

Pattern Paper-Me and My Big Ideas

Lemondrop and Mandarin Baker's Twine

White Gel Pen

Glad I got to share this with you!  I have fun Halloween layouts I'll be posting soon too!  I can't wait to share!  Have a great day!

Space Alien Birthday Card

I wanted to share a little birthday card I made for my friend's daughter.  She had a "Girl-Alien" birthday party at a local space-themed bounce house.  I'm entering it in this week's Peachy Keen:  Anything Goes Challenge.  I love any opportunity to use my Monster Mash Assortment stamps!  I also made a little video!  See below for all my supplies I used:

Supplies:

Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge for monsters/aliens cut at 1.75 in.

Peachy Keen Stamps-Monster Mash Assortment (PK 692)

My Craft Spot-Build a Valentine Set-

Scrappy Moms-Simple Sentiments for inside of card

My Pink Stamper-Simply Sweet Occasions for stars

Cardstock-Papertrey Ink and Recollections

Recollections White Embossing Powder

Have a great day!

Apple Layout

Sometimes I get in such a rut when I try to think of layout ideas.  Thank goodness for all the Pinterest inspiration.  This layout, however, came to mind really quickly and came out just like I wanted!     

The apple comes from Create-a-Critter.  I used my gypsy to plan out how I wanted it and to see how big my apple needed to be and hid the facial features.  I ended up sizing the apple at 12.09 in. The photo mat for my pictures is 7 5/8 by 8 1/8. 

Supplies:

Create-a-Critter-Apple cut at 12.09 in.

Type Candy Font Cartridge-letters cut at 1.75 in.

Recollections cardstock and patterned paper

brown chalk

white gel pen

button

Stamp-Scrappy Moms-Picture Perfect set

Overall, it was a super quick and simple layout to create.  I love it when that happens!

Happy Birthday Card

Well I'm ready for my next challenge.  This challenge stuff is pretty fun if I do say so myself!  Today I have a birthday card using the Create-a-Critter cartridge. 

Supplies Used:

Pinwheel-Create-a-Critter -3 in.

Flowers-Create-a-Critter-1 in.

Grass-Plantin Schoolbook

Paper-Echo Park-Summer Days Collection (SO CUTE)

Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids face stamp

"Happy Birthday" and "Wish Big" stamps-Scrappy Moms Stamps-Simple Sentiments

 Purple Twine and Bo-Bunny Button

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps-Sketch Challenge 12

My Pink Stamper-Birthday Card

My Craft Spot-Challenge 51-Inside and Out