Saturday, October 28, 2017

A Gem of a Challenge #206 Ribbons and Pearls

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and this time we want you to use "Ribbons and Pearls" on your card

It is the perfect challenge for making a beautiful, elegant card, a sweet and cute card, any fancy card you like!
And with all the fabulous designs from Janet in the store you know you want to make one!




Card Recipe:
Image - Henrietta in a Tutu
Paper - Farmers Market by Recollections
Medium - Copic Markers
Frame Die - Sizzix
Flower Ribbon - Michaels
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Unknown
Brads - The Paper Studio







I hope you like my card, be sure to visit our A Gem of A Challenge to see the other fabulous design team samples and then get creating, make a gorgeous card and enter your own creation!
Good luck, you could be our winner!

Katie


Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Halloween Skeleton Frame Wreath

Not papercrafting today but crafting none the less!
I love to decorate for the all the seasons and Holidays but haven't made a Halloween wreath before, only a Fall One (which I will share later).
I decided to do a little looking on the net and found THIS FABULOUS FRAME WREATH and just knew I needed to make one for myself.
Now being a crafter I already had a lot of things around to use, it was the black frame that started me looking to create something with it, but I needed the skeleton.



Project Recipe:
Frame - Already had
Skeleton - $9.98 at Walmart
Silver Pumpkin - 98 cents at Walmart
Witches Hat, Halloween Sign, Creepy Cloth and Tinsel - $1 each at Dollar Tree
Spiders - Michaels (50 cents)
Lights - $4.99 at Walmart
Ribbon - Clearance at Walmart last year $1
Total - About $22!



I wired the skeleton to the frame with florist wire
I loved the Witches hat and hot glued it to the skeleton, makes him/her creepy cute I think!



The sign was just $1 and I simply took of the ribbon hanger and used two nails to attach it to the frame.



The bow was the hardest part for me, I'm not good at tying/creating bows and even after watching a ton of You Tube videos I still couldn't get it perfect but with wired ribbon you can hide a lot of imperfections and so I was happy in the end.



I loved this silver glittery pumpkin and at 98 cents it was a bargain! I just hot glued it to the skeletons hand



I added a string of battery operated Christmas lights to brighten it a little, I like that the bulbs have little clips that attach easily to the ribbon



It "glows" at night!

I had a lot of fun making this and just wanted to share with you all!

Katie

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Pile It On #135 - Fantasy or Spiders/Cobwebs

I haven't joined in with the pile It On Challenge in more than a year as I was cutting down on my crafting as I wasn't really having fun anymore.
But this week I had a little extra time and decided to join in as the challenge was such a fun one!
They are sponsored by Sasayaki Glitter and you could win a digi stamp from them if you are chosen as the winner!



Card Recipe:
Image - Skeleton Josh by Pink Gem Designs
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dead and Breakfast by Recollections
Oval Die - Sizzix
Ribbon - Michaels
Brad - The Paper Studio
Diamond Wrap trim - Dollar Tree








I really enjoyed coloring him and I hope you like him too!
Be sure to drop by pile It On Challenge, find more challenges to add and join in the fun!

Katie

Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - P is for Pumpkin
Crafty Gals - Spooktacular
Double D - Fright Night/Mood Board
The House That Stamps Built - Tic Tac Toe (Pumpkin/Patterned Paper/Metallic)
Pause Dream Enjoy - Halloween
Sunny Day Crafting - O is for Oval
Cardz For Guys - Halloween
Crafty Sentiments - Halloween


Sunday, October 1, 2017

Scor-Pal More than One Score Challenge - Treat Holders

It's the ninth challenge of 2017 at More Than One Score at Scor-Pal
For this challenge we want to see your projects featuring "Treat Holders"
With Halloween coming up you shouldn't need any better excuse to create a fabulous treat holder!
I actually made a box for some yummy brownies that my daughter Georgia made, a treat for anyone!
We have a ton of inspiration on our Projects on the Scor-Pal website and also on our Pinterest Board




Project Recipe:
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal
Adhesive - Scor-Tape
Paper - Happy Fall by Craft Smith (at Michaels)
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Brownies - Handmade by Georgia (my daughter)










I hope that tempted you to create a treat holder of your own and enter with us at More Than One Score at Scor-Pal, there is a $20 gift certificate to the store for the random winner (if we get 10 entries or more) and that could be yours!


Katie


Challenges:
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Craftaholics R Us - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Colors of Autumn
Pause Dream Enjoy - Fall Colors