FCCB #182: Black and Purple (Color Challenge!)

...and things that go BUMP in the night.

This weeks challenge over at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is to use the colors black and purple in your project.  Well, what else comes to mind with those colors and this time of year?  It has to be HALLOWEEN!  Right?  Purple-y dark nights with eyes that glow.....that's what came to me!

FCCB #182

I've showed you many times how I lay things out using the Cricut Design Studio, so I won't bore you with that this time.  This is how it came together.

I started out with a 5" x 6" (6" x 10" before folding) card base.  Onto that, I layered a black mat approximately 4.75" x 5.75".  I used my watercolors to paint the background onto watercolor paper and let it dry.  I then cut that down so that it fit on my mat with just a small frame showing.

I cut out the following shapes using my Cricut and Cricut cardstock:

• Trees were from the Bloom Cartridge
• Bats were from the Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cartridge
• One headstone was from Trick or Treat
• The other headstone was from Create A Critter 2

I added googly eyes and a hand-lettered sentiment (both inside and out).  

How do I do such straight lines you ask?  I have a cheater....It's called the "Easy Straight" tool by Local Legacies.  I've included a pic with the website so you can check it out.  I use it on cards, envelopes, pretty much anything I hand-letter.  I bought a set years ago at a scrapbook show and have never regretted it.

And there you have it!  Please leave me some blog love.  I really enjoy reading your comments!

Hopefully, you're inspired to play along with us for this week's challenge.  Head over to FCCB now and see what the designers have brewed up!

Til next time, keepin' it crafty!

The Robin's Nest - Halloween

Bats and Ghosts and Pumpkins, Oh My!

I have to say...this Transylvania collection from The Robin's Nest has me in the Halloween spirit.  The glitter and graphics on the papers are awesome!  I came up with another fancy folded card today.  This one is a shutter-fold card.  You can find the basic layout for it here.  It was so much fun to make because I got to use a big variety of cardstock and elements. Oh boy!!! Here is my card:

I started out with my basic pieces and laid them out on the card base.

I then inked the edges of all the pieces so the white edges wouldn't show.

After all the pieces were adhered to the base, I started adding the embellishments.

Love the gauze ghost. And those Diamond Dew Drops make great eyes!

I cut out some webs from the Spiderweb cardstock and added some more Dew Drops.

A dangling bat with some Connie's Crystals adds some real dimension.

I added a purple crystal to the purple bat side...

...and a black one to the black bat side.

Thanks to Connie's Crystals for partnering up with The Robin's Nest this month.  They have some wonderful crystals on their site.  I urge you to check them out!

So one more peek at my card before I go....

Hope you all are enjoying creating your Halloween projects!  I know I am!  

Til next time, keepin' it crafty!

Supplies Used from The Robin's Nest Transylvania Collection:

Ghost Camo (used reverse side)

Halloween Stripe 

Purple Crackle

Spiderweb

Boo Words

Bats

Pumpkins

Spooky Dew Drops

Mascarade Dew Drops

Dew Dew Glue

Gauze Ghosts

Other Supplies Used:  

Connie Crystals

Adhesive

Silhouette Cameo

PCCS #54

Happy Halloween!

PCCS #54

No, I haven't (totally) lost my mind.  I know it's only August.  But this sketch challenge at PCCS (Paper Craft Crew). for some reason, brought Halloween to my mind.  I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that all the stores are starting to show hints of Halloween displays.  I mean, really! Already!

I started out with some SU! cardstock for my base.  I then cut my shapes using the oval and scallop dies from Spellbinders.  Using the Spooky Skyline SU! wheel, I inked it with Archival Graphite Black ink and rolled it onto the lighter cardstock.  I then stamped Happy Halloween and the bat from Halloween Backgrounds.  I stamped my card base with the moon and stars stamp from Halloween Backgrounds using Pumpkin Pie ink.  The adhesive ribbon was attached and the layers put on top of that.  I added a couple of Recollections gems to give it a little bling.

Well, that's one card down for Halloween.  Guess I'll start making some Thanksgiving cards next! lol

Thanks for checking out my blog today!

Til next time, keepin' it crafty!

Supplies Used:

• Stampin Up Cardstock, Ink and Stamps
• Recollections Gems
• Archival Ink
• Recollections Lace Ribbon

GETTING CRICKY CHALLENGE & CRAFT ROOM VIDEO

I have been a busy lil bee lately.  Got my craft room reorganized (hubby says I do it 8 times a year, I say only 4).  He doesn't understand what a help it is for me creatively to have things neat and organized.  Plus, whenever I change things around, I find "stuff" I lost or forgot I had...which brings new creative ideas to my brain.  So, it's all good.  Even all the bruises I have from moving big stuff around.  I'll spare you pics of them.  lol

Anyhow, here is a video of my room.  WARNING:  It is blurry, dizzifying, and VERY amateur.  But that's just me.  It's all a learning process.  Definitely no awards for this one.  lol

Maybe this will inspire some of you to share your crafting grounds.  I would love to see where everyone else creates.

NOW FOR SOME FUN CHALLENGE STUFF.....

I love the Getting Cricky with K Andrew blog.  Such fun challenges, great inspiration, and new ideas.  If you've not visited this blog yet, you really need to do so.  You won't be disappointed.  In addition to the wonderful posts and crafts she shares, she has some really amazing stamp sets.

Her latest challenge is a color challenge:  Use black and orange with one other color.  I chose yellow.  I used the "Child's Year" cartridge for the pumpkins and cat, sized and distorted using my Gypsy, and the background is a digital background.  The cat's eyes are Hero Arts jewels.  They give it kind of a creepy feel, no?  The "Happy Haunting" was done on my computer.

Would love to hear your comments on both my craft room and my card.  Be sure to check out the Getting Cricky Blog to see all the wonderful projects done for this challenge!  Happy Haunting to you!

Until next time, keepin my fingers inky and my Cricut chirpin.