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As soon as the "witches teeth" are out on the table it's Halloween decoration time at our house. I personally don't care for them but my family loooooves them! Mister "No.1" can't get enough as you can see. He found official home for his hand apparently.


First Halloween décor I put up was the banner. It was simple and fun to make! Throw some blood on the mirror and add bows and blings for finishing touches!

Halloween Chandelier is next!
Stay tuned!

Cricut + Ikea Frame = Magical Home Decor

I love this Ikea frame. I want a dozen more to paint in all different colors. It would be fun to switch it up to match the holidays colors and such. Fab right?! Yeah I know!


So this is what I made last night. I had so. much. fun. OMG!
I used SCAL and Cricut expression to cut the letters and embellished with fabulous goodies I have in my scrap room!

This is one of my 2 most favorite quotes of all time. "Whatever you are be a good one." The other is my life's motto "Dream big."
Why? You know how I loooove free stuff! Well dreams are free! Why not dream big?!

Next project is "dream big" quote home decor.
Stay tuned.

Word Book - "Stella"

Here's another mini album I created using SCAL! Don't get me wrong I love my Cricut cartridges and all but I loooove looove SCAL. It will cut true type fonts among other things!

This mini album is for my friend's daughter. We are due one week apart! Pretty cool huh?

(Sorry about the lighting and a boring narrator!)

Sparkly Cards

Dear Stampendous,

I want to thank you for making the most amazing SPAAAAAAAAAAARKLY embossing powder ever! I loove looove that the minute I heat set it the glitter isn't coming off! I must admit I love sparkly stuff but most if not all of the glitter stuff comes off easily. (Teresa and Julie knows what I'm talking about - *wink*)


Too bad there are only a handful of colors available. Please make more dang it!!!!

Sincerely,

Bea

I dare you to rub my cards! hehe
My glitter isn't going anywhere!!!!

If you don't believe me try it.
I double dare you to try using this embossing powder.

I got them at Michaels and you can use your coupons!
You will thank me later!

Cutest Halloween Suckers On The Block

Ladies & gents,

Let me introduce you to Mister Greenie!
Isn't he the cutest sucker you've ever seen?!

Please note that if you are a sensitive person this project isn't for you.

Let me explain...
(please allow me to explain before you get mad at me for calling you "sensitive")

I'm assuming that you are making a bunch of mister Greenie and his friends to pass them around to the neighborhood kids, grandkids, your own lil' monsters, or kiddies at church. These lil' precious people are going to be sooooo excited and Mister Greenie's head is going to come off like a prom dress.

By that time you might be crying because so many hours went into this project (very cute project indeed.)

If you are not the sensitive type ... keep reading
(those that want to do this project)

My suggestion would be to use up your stash. Mister Greenie doesn't have to be perfect or "green." Make some Mister Orangie or Miss Purpley. If a little bit of glue shows who cares. The kids don't care. As long as you don't tape the wrapper shut. HAHA now that would be funny! All I'm saying is keep it moving. Make an assembly line and crank em out.



I used Mini Monsters cricut cartridge. Mister Greenie is on page 75.
I got 3 boxes out of 8.5" x 11"
Not bad huh?!

Now punch some holes on the bottom of the box, put a sucker in there, and tie tulle around it!

Happy Trick or Treatin' Kids!

Happy Birthday Wende

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Wende
Happy birthday to you...

Make a wish!

I hope all of your wishes come true!

Remember "No wise man ever wished to be younger." -Jonathan Swift

Don't forget to stop by Wende's blog to wish her a happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Wende!

xoxo,

Quilted Lambie Card

This card would be great to go along with a homemade baby quilt. Don't ask me when the baby blanket will be done. =)

Do not waste your scraps ladies! Turn them into a quilt mat and put it through your die cutting machine. In this case I used my Cricut Expression. Make sure you choose a solid image or a simple image so you can get the best effect! Have fun!





Supplies:
- From my Kitchen Cartridge
- DCWV Safari Kids Stack
- 1 piece of any cardstock (mat)
- Mini Red Christmas Bell
- Embroidery Floss
- Vintage Photo Distress Ink
- Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (white)




















Here's a close up of the card. I used the 3D foam dimension and faux stitch around the lambie. Isn't he so cute?!

Bats Magical Chandelier Part II

Remember this?! I decided to add some bats to help us get into the Halloween Spirit around our home. I'm so over summer! This heat has got to go!

The bats are from the Happy Hauntings cartridge. I used DCWV black glitter cardstock. I cut a bunch of them and ran it through my sewing machine. Now you have some wicked bat chandelier action going on! Pretty simple huh? I like simple things and the simple things in life make me happy. Looking at these bats I'm ready to decorate the rest of my home in all things spooky!!!

Lemonade 4U!

Wow these tags are something else! Yes yes I did it twice! I'm loving how it turn out the second time around. I should box them up before I mess around with them again for the third time. Let's hope there's not a third time.

I got the lemonade stand svg file from The Hobby Lady. I used SCAL software to cut them.

These tags are for a swap that Kathy is hosting.

Want some lemonade?! Lemonade is just so refreshing especially when it's a 1000 degrees outside! Speaking of lemonade. The best one to die for is at Fresh & Easy; Organic Strawberry Lemonade.
Some of you that don't like sour just wait for my next post. I have something sweeeeeet to give away!
Yeah... who doesn't like FREE?!

Geometrically Inspired

I just wanted to share my excitement with all of you. I got a Gypsy!!!!!! I'm so excited and I've been playing with my new toy for a couple of days now. I must say I love it more than I could have ever imagined! The funny thing was I didn't want one because the size of the screen and also lacks many features that are in SCAL. After playing with it you need BOTH; they work hand in hand.

I got inspired by these images to create a geometric background for my card.
Sources: Ohdeedoh and The Bella Life












































Once I figure out how to share cut files from Gypsy I will post it on my side bar. Please check there in the near future.

If you were inspired by this post and created something please email me. I would love to see your projects!

Make Your Own Appliques Using Cricut

I've given up on cutting fabric in my Cricut months ago. I tried using butcher paper and Heat'n Bond and that didn't turn out too great for me. I've decided to give this project one more try using a Pellon Clear Fuse 800 and it went so much better. I got it at JoAnns. I don't remember whose idea this was but I know she's from Cricut message board. I couldn't find her blog. Sorry!

Please read instruction that comes with the clear fuse 800. Trust me you don't want to screw this up. It will tell you what settings your iron should be and how long you should iron this baby for.

Tips from me:
-1- Cut the clear fuse 1/2" smaller than your fabric; why? you don't want to get the sticky stuff all over your iron and ironing board.
-2- Put rough side of the fuse to the back side of the fabric. Make sure to press firmly with iron instead of moving the iron around like a mad woman.
-3- Let the fabric cool completely before peeling. Patience will pay off! Trust me...
-4- TEST the cut on old fabric or ugly fabric you bought back in 1999 and thought it was the cutest thing ever.
-5- Make sure there aren't any bubbles when you place the fabric on the mat. Smooth them out with the scrapper or your fingers.

Cricut Settings:
(Edited on July 28th.)
-1- Blade Depth = 4
-2- Pressure = 4
-3- Speed = 4
-4- Multi cut = 2

Note: Before you send me hate emails please try -1/+1 on your settings. Every machine is a bit different! If it still doesn't work email me.

As you know I'm all about the details! I added some lace around the neckline. The ruffle stem and leaf is from the same ribbon I had in my stash. I added the rhinestones for the finishing touches. I used the EK Success hot-fix tool for this project. Would I recommend it? No! It works fine but not great. The darn rhinestones got stuck all the time and so I had to use flat tip instead. Since this is my blog I'm going to take 2 seconds to vent. Their customer service sucks! I emailed the company and never heard back from them. There! I just had to let y'all know that!

Moving on...

I would try this one instead! It's by Darice. Now before you send me another hate email please note that I have not tried this tool. Just heard great things about it from other people. Take it for what its worth.

I hope you'll give this project a try.

If you have any other tips for cutting fabric using Cricut please let me know.