Create-A-Critter Pumpkin Halloween Cards

I found some great paper at Craft Warehouse today for my Halloween cards and I used my favorite cartridge...Create-A-Critter!
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Cartridge
Create-A-Critter - pumpkin cut at 2-1/2 and 1-3/4
Wild Card - Happy Halloween words I think cut at 4-1/2
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Paper
Black, Orange and Green cardstock
Patterned paper is by Reminisce, Enchanted Autumn-Summer Fading
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Other
Green ribbon.
Googly eyes
Crystals
Real leaves I got from a Guy I work with. His girls picked them up off the ground and then spray painted them for me. I have had them for several months now and finally got a chance to use them. Can't wait to find a something to make with the big leaves.
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Thank you for visiting my blog and Happy Haloween.

Christmas Invitations

I have an order for 200 Christmas card invitations. I made up three different sample for them to choose from.
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This was the first one I made.

Second card design...

Third card design.

I think this will be the design I will use for my Christmas cards this year. Of course I will want to try it in Purple to see how it looks. Purple and silver with crystals...stay tuned for that post. :)

Hello Kitty Birthday Card

A friend needed a birthday card for her neice and this is what I came up with. I think it turned out cute and they liked it.

Halloween Cards - Card Exchange

I have a card swap next week and thought since Halloween is basically around the corner I would make Halloween cards.

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Just a plain ole little purple bat...

Little bat dressed up...

Pile-o-Bats...

Bat with envelope...

Hello Kitty Greetings - Bat card cut at 3-3/4

Black card stock from Michaels.

Shimmery purple card stock from a 12x12 paper pack I think from Walmart.

Googly eyes mix pack from Dollar Tree.

Silver gel pen.

I hope the ladies like them.

Thanks flying by...have a great day!!

Tam

Mini M&M Goodie Bags

A friend is starting a stamp club that starts next week. Each month one lady will show how to do a little project. I get to show the first project. It will be little goodie bags like the prior post. They will get to choose from a bumble bee or a lady bug.

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I wanted to make little goodie bags to hand out to the ladies attending that evening and this is what I came up with.

Goodie Bag

I made some goodies for my sister for her birthday. Which was last month so I am a little late!! It has two beaded bracelets and a sun catcher she can hang in her car. Unfortunatly I have misplaced my camera but once I find it I will post the pictures. This one was taken with my cell phone so it isn't the best. I love the huge googly eyes. I was going to use smaller ones but I just loved the big ones.



I used my favorite cartridge...Create-a-Critter! I cut the little bumble bee at 4".
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The paper size is 4.25" by I think 5".
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Martha Stewart punch around the page - scallops.

Creative Block

It's been a while sinc eI posted anything new (other than crafts from years past). Do you ever have a complete creative block?! Every time I have sat down to do something I just sit there and stare at all my supplies and wind up getting up and doing something other than craft. Finally Thursday night after bead club I had the "tingle". Came home and made three bracelets for some ladies at work but forgot to take pictures.
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My Cousin is comeing over this afternoon so I can show her how to make the bracelet from bead class last month. Maybe that "tingle" will be back. I sure hope so because at bead clubThursday night they have a challenge. They gave us a bag of beads and earring wires and we have to make a pair of earrings. They can be of any style and you can use more than what is in the baggie but you have to at least use what was in the baggie. I think it will be fun to see what everyone comes up with!
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Thanks for stopping by. Time to head to Wal*mart! I had to wait for payday so I am hoping they still have the Handy Man cricut cart. I work at a modular building manufacturer and I KNOW it will get LOTS OF USE!!!
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I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!!!

Baby Blankets & matching Christmas Stockings

Here are a couple Baby blankets I made and matching Christmas stockings.

This set was made for a friend up in Washington for her little Girl. The blanket was so easy but seemed like it took forever. SC, DC, SC, DC the entire blanket but it made it bumpy and super soft. I had extra yarn from her blanket and I had just made up a bunch of stockings for a craft fair that was coming up and that gave me the idea to make a matching one.

This set I made for another friend up in Washington for her first child. Again, I had extra yarn left over from his blanket. I met the most wonderful people while stationed up there. Love and miss them alot!!

Crocheted Crafts

I have been meaning to post some pictures of some of my crochet projects. I designed this Christmas Stocking pattern while we were stationed in Missoula, Montana back in 1996. I have made these with everything from crochet thread (about seven inches) to three strands of yarn (about four feet).

I made this set for my Mom and the doggies. Smaller set is single strand yarn. Bigger set is double strand yarn. I think my all time favorite set is the set I made for a friend several years ago for Christmas. Julie always decorated in red, white and silver. So I made her a set of four red and the toe, heal & ruffle was in white. On the little ruffle part of the lace I crocheted in little silver beads and the kids I crocheted in little bells. I never got a picture of it but they were my favorite!! And then I got little heart shaped dog tags and had thier names on them. Mom and Dad with the year of thier wedding and the kids had thier names on them and the year they were born.

This set is made of thread. The little black one I tucked little bone buttons in it for Angel

This is not them but one year for Christmas all Mom wanted was mini stockings. I made 12 of them. They all had white ruffles and then I made lights and darks...dark blue & light blue, rose & red, light light sage & dark sage, Hmmm...I don't remember all the colors but you get the picture. They looked so cute hanging all over the tree. Maybe this year I will have to take a picture of them all over the tree. When I crochet baby blankets if I have extra yarn I always make them a little stocking to match. I made 25 in one year so I could crochet them in my sleep!!!

Pearl Bracelet

I finally remembered to take my camera out of the car. This is the bracelet I made at bead class last Wednesday.

The long things are actually pearls. The smaller beads are a fire polish glass. It was fun to learn a new technique. I have several ideas I want to try. It is very comfortable to wear and I have not caught it on anything.