MyGrafico Halloween sale

MyGrafico Halloween sale going on now till Midnight tonight!  Get 40% off all your spooky goodies.  Click here or the graphic above to get directly to the sale.

A Haunting We Will Go

Hey everyone, just thought I would show you my quick and easy goodie bag I made.  You can also get it for free.  Details after the jump.

You know, I don't know if its my camera, lighting or the paper is so light, but I used my Sizzix embossing plate of the grey paper.  It has Halloween phrases on it.  It's sad that you guys can't see the texture on it.  It's probably my poor photography skills. o__O

Of course, I used the super awesome Ghostly Greetings by My Thoughts Exactly and the new Grey Licorice Trendy Twine to finish with the perfect touch.  I love how quick this bag was to slap together, and I love it even more because I got it free from Shery K Designs for MyGrafico.

Supplies:
Halloween Treat bag by Shery K Designs
Ghostly Greetings by My Thoughts Exactly
Grey Licorice Trendy Twine
clear plastic bag for inside
Recollections solid cardstock

Here's Your Sign

A very spooky Halloween sign to be exact!  Hi, I'm back with scary uses of twine for this heart-pounding holiday.  OK, my ghosts aren't that scary but I do think it was a genius use of the Orange Licorice twine, if I do say so myself.  LOL  I don't decorate for Halloween, but my sister asked if I had made anything else that she could steal to decorate her home.  I think this is definitely for her.  It's my brother, me and her all in ghost form.  My brother is the first one, wondering why he was blessed with two sisters and instead of brothers.  Poor guy. :(

It's hard to get a glimpse of the Wink of Stella glitter pen I used on the inside of the lettering from my camera.  So if you are wondering what that weird looking stuff is, blame my camera for not picking up the cool iridescence of the pen.  Much shinier in person.  LOL  

To make the sign, you need balsa wood cut to the size you want.  It's pretty easy to do this yourself as the wood is pretty thin.  I cut the ends to make them look old and distressed then proceeded to just rub my ink pad across it. For the lettering, I needed to tape the wood down on my mat to make sure it didn't stayed put.

In went my Millennium pen to outline the letters and bats.  (This is why I love my Gazelle so much!) I can't remember where I got the graphic.  It was before I had my blog and didn't keep track of such things.  Since the wood is too thick to go under the rollers, I moved them to one end and placed the board vertical versus horizontal on the mat.  Hit cut, and let it do it's magic.  I then put a bead of glue tracing the letters, and laying the twine around.  Cut out the ghosts and glue to back.  I made them a little under 3" and cut them in half so they would show the whole ghost behind the sign. I colored in my bats with the ZIG Writer in black, then outlined them with the Calligraphy pen in silver.  I think that is everything.

Hope you enjoyed my sign.  You know I love comments.  Have a great day and happy crafting!

Supplies:

Balsa wood
Orange Licorice by Trendy Twine
Seasoned Halloween (ghosts) by Lettering Delights
Stained with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
ZIG Memory System Writer in black
ZIG Memory System Calligraphy Metallic in silver
ZIG Memory System Wink of Stella in gl. clear
Kuretake ZIG Millennium in black 03


*Submitted to Anything But A Card challenge

Christmas Ornament Kit

Ever wanted to make all the ornaments on your Christmas tree?  Well, now is your chance because SVG Cuts has made it easier than ever to achieve the paper Christmas look.  How beautiful are these ornaments?!?  Pick a color scheme, make about a half dozen of each, and you will have the best looking tree on the block!  Here is what comes in the kit:

"Create your very own handmade Christmas Tree Ornaments! You get everything you need to create the two Snowflake Rosette ornaments, which would also look fantastic on a gift bag or box. You also get the Birdcage Ornament, which would also be adorable as a Spring decoration! The vintage-inspired Spindle Ornament and Christmas Tree Ornament are also included. The Christmas Tree can also be made as a container when you make its “bonus” bottom!

DIMENSIONS

The finished birdcage is about four inches tall. The finished Doily Ornament is about 4.5” tall. The finished Icy Snowflake Ornament is about six inches tall and the finished Spindle Ornament is about eight inches long. The finished Tree Ornament is about 5.5″ tall."

The details on how to get this kit free for the first week of release:

• Visit www.SVGCuts.com and make a purchase of $9.98 or more between now and Thursday, October 25th 2012.
• Add Christmas Ornaments SVG Kit to your cart.
• During Step 2 of Checkout, type FREEGIFT into the Discount Coupon section. Doing so will subtract the value of the SVG Collection from your total. This gift is a $6.99 Value!
• All of your files, including the free gift, will be available for immediate download after you complete your purchase!

Have a great weekend and happy crafting!

Build Your Own Mega-Bundle

New promotion at Lettering Delights - Build your own Mega-Bundle!  Don't like all the product in their existing bundles?  Well, pick your own and even save while doing it!

What's better than Mega-Monster Bundles? Building your own! Choose the product you want FREE! The more you buy the more you save!

Buy one product, get one 50% off* Buy 2 products, get 2 FREE!* Buy 5 proudcts, get 7 FREE!* Buy 10 products, get 15 FREE!*

*Free and discounted product must be of equal or lesser value. Promotion will not work on bundles or CD's. No coupon code needed!

What do you want in your bundle? The new Little Boo-ligans or Sugar Skulls? No time to craft for Halloween? How about a new Cut-It set for Christmas? The Little Ho-Ho-Ho-ligans are also available in graphics, accents, and journaling cards, don't forget the paper packs too if Cut-Its weren't your thing! Just check out Lettering Delights and take advantage of this super sale. They will definitely have a graphic set or two that is your thing.

Spooky Snacks

I wanted to have a go with the State Line Co. bags again.  But this time I wanted to stamp on them to see for myself how they turn out.  I kept my goodie bags pretty simple for my little nieces.  Knowing them they will want to keep them, so they will get used pretty good.  Probably put hair bows or something else girly and take away from the spookiness.  Girls....*sigh*

Here is a shot before all the yummies were poured in.  My camera didn't pick it up very well, but I hit the ghost, moon and spider web with the ZIG Memory System Wink of Stella pen in clear.  Just gives the right amount of silvery shimmer.  Under the bats and the candy corn, I used the ZIG Memory System Calligraphy metallic colour pens in silver to give them dimension.  Of course, all the lovely images you see stamped here come from just one amazing set - Fright Night Friends.  So many images, so little time.  Ahhh.....

Now they are filled to the brim with candy corn and those gross, hard little pumpkins.  Who invented those anyway?  It's amazing what kids will eat.  LOL That's all for today.  Have a great day and happy crafting!

Supplies:

Fright Night Friends by My Thoughts Exactly

Canvas Bags from State Line Co.

Wink of Stella (clear) by Kuretake ZIG

Calligraphy Metallic Colour (silver) by Kuretake ZIG

Coffin Filled with Goodies

No, I swear this one does have goodies. Not the usually skeleton fare.  OK, it does have a skeleton, but not one that is edible.  I couldn't find any of those so candy corn will have to do.  I love this coffin box. It is really big so it is able to hold loads of candy.  A requirement at our house!

I will admit, I didn't really make this box to fill with candy.  I made it because I needed an excuse to use the new color Midnight by Trendy Twine.  Oh, how I love this color!  I probably could have made anything, not just a coffin for this color to look fabulous.  Don't you think?

Well, I have to jet people.  Maybe I will take my coffin with me and eat all the candy on the run!  HaHa Have a great day and happy crafting!

Don't forget the giveaway going on now for the Spectrum Noir marker sets!!

Supplies:

Coffin box by My Scrap Chick

Midnight Trendy Twine

Chillingsworth Manor by Echo Park Paper

Candy Corn with pumpkins 

Spider Box

Want to see my cute little Halloween box that I made? But first, I have a big announcement.  I can finally shout it out that I have made the Kuretake ZIG! Design Team!!  Holla!  I am so excited to be part of this great company.  There is some amazing talent on the team.  I have been so nervous this past week. There is no way I can make anything remotely as creative as those girls.  Uber creative that bunch is!

OK, now that I am sitting down, I can show you my spider topped mini box from My Scrap Chick.  Since it is not very deep, I can see loading it will plastic spiders and giving it to my friend who is terrified of the eight-legged sweeties.  I can be so mean sometimes.  muahahahaha

I mean, I did warn her with the "beware" sign right?  If she opens it, it was her own fault.  Who is seriously scared of plastic spiders?  She is, that's who.  I love it.  I need entertainment of this sort since my boys are practically grown and don't scare easily anymore.  I guess I need a different hobby. ^__^

Thanks for stopping by, and checking out my announcement and project.  Head over to Kuretake's blog and tell them what a big mistake they made by picking me. ;P

Supplies:

Creepy Crawlies Trio by My Scrap Chick
Chillingsworth Manor by Echo Park Paper
ZIG! 2-Way glue pen

Blingin' My Gazelle

Have you ever wanted to add a little bling to your favorite craft tool?  Well, I sure did.  What better way to jazz my Gazelle up then using the pink diamond sticker sheets from the Buckle Boutique!  Here she is before.

How do I use the dazzling diamonds on one of my most prized possessions?  A lot of people like to put butterflies or other creatures in vinyl on their machines.  I thought something in diamonds would be a better choice for her.  After all, she is my princess.  Maybe her name in sparkles?

I took the sticker off very carefully and placed it on my scanner.  I wanted to keep the same font that Boss Kut uses.  So I brought the label into Make the Cut using Pixel Trace.  Then using only the word "gazelle," set about cutting the pink diamonds.

Hehehe, isn't that the coolest thing?  I thought because of the thickness of the sheets, I would have a hard time cutting out a font.  The font cut so quickly and easily using my deep cut blade with a force of 3 and a speed of 1. I just couldn't believe it. Amazing! Of course, she is an amazing machine.  Here's a close-up.

You guys really need to get some of these diamond stickers and play around.  I just can't stop!  I am not a bling kind of person, but these may just change my mind.  Go take a look at what other beautiful colors The Buckle Boutique has available!

Don't forget about the Spectrum Noir marker giveaway going on now right here on my blog!

Spectrum Noir Marker Giveaway

So, I haven't done a giveaway in a while, and I'm sorry.  I usually try to do one a month.  Life is just so busy lately I never seem to even have time to post on my blog anymore.  I hate that.  I can't think of a better way to bring a little life back over here at the factory then some goodies to give away.  I won the complete set of Spectrum Noir alcohol markers from Crafter's Companion.  I already had quite a few, therefore I will share with my loyal readers my duplicates!  Everyone needs to try these awesome markers out.

I didn't have time to make anything new, although I have made a few cards with these markers already.  I am just going to give you a few of samples of my work.  I am still learning how to use these markers to the best of their ability, don't judge them on my lack of coloring skills please. ^__^

I am giving away three packs of markers in the Essentials, Pale Hues, and Browns to one lucky winner. That's 18 markers total!  So, who wants to win?!?  Just follow the instructions on the widget below to enter.  The giveaway ends on Friday, October 19th.  I will pull a name and announce it in a post here on the blog.  Have a great day and happy crafting!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

A Dozen Doilies

Hey, it's me, back today with a super simple card that will literally take less than 5 minutes.  We all have those days when we need a card but don't have the time.  This is it.  I used the adorable Dainty Doilies stamp set, and that's pretty much it.  Oh, I did outline the doilies with the TN3 Spectrum Noir marker to make them stand out a bit. Check it out.

Wow, how's that for quick and cute?!?  As you probably already know, I am a no frills kinda girl.  This card is right up my alley.  No simple? Just right?  Let me know in the comments.  Have a great day and happy crafting!

Supplies:

• Dainty Doilies by My Thoughts Exactly
• Kraft cardstock
• Crop-a-dile - Scallop end
• Spectrum Noir markers (TN3)

Spooky Treats

Hello, hello!  I have a super sweet spooky treat for you today.  For my Trendy Twine Design Team project I made a treat bag that is filled with yummy candy corn and pumpkins to go with the yummy Orange Licorice twine.  Take a look.

Yep, those adorable bats make another appearance.  I should have used the spiders with the cut-out web but I just love those little guys.  They make me batty. *hehe* OK, I already was.

Supplies:
Orange Licorice Trendy Twine
Fright Night Friends by My Thoughts Exactly
Lunch Bag SVG by me