Creative Cuts & More and Caardvarks Dual Blog Hop!!!!

Holiday Hop Day One!!

How awesome were Holly's cards?! She's fairly new to the CC&M DT, and you can certainly see why Terry invited her to join us! She's one talented gal!! I hope you are enjoying the first day of this three day Holiday Hop extravaganza!! If you didn't come from Holly's blog, you'll want to go back to the Caardvarks Blog to be eligible for all the yummy prizes!!
This card looks time consuming, but it wasn't! Nor did it take many supplies! It's the Border Windows card. All I did was mat a piece of green card stock behind the windows, then I added some Basic Grey letters and lots of Candy Cane Stickles. I did give the white card a few shots of Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist. I'm troubled by white space;) I chose a big, glitzy bow, but for mailing, you could go much smaller and not break the bank!

The buckle is one of my favorite CC&M dies-I use them all the time! You get four of these buckles, and I like to have them cut from card stock and chipboard-it makes them super sturdy. This one was not in the right color, so I just mashed it into my VersaMark pad, then dipped it into Gold Glory EP and heated-PERFECT!!! I never worry if I change my mind about my CC&M stuff from the time I order to the time I want to use the die cuts. There are so many fun ways to change the colors!

This is the Circle Window Card with Mat. All you have to do is choose your colors and then most of the work is done for you! I used some vintage postcard downloads for this one, plus lots of Aqua Stickles. The little bells are real, and they do jingle!!

Now it's off to see what the incredible Chris has cooked up for you! She's a paper crafting powerhouse, and you will not regret stopping by her place, I promise!!

FAVORITE RECIPES BLOG CANDY! We want to get the word out on our upcoming FAVORITE RECIPES BLOG HOP! All you have to do for a chance to win a FABULOUS variety pack of goodies from Creative Cuts and More is grab this blinkie/banner for the Favorite Recipes Blog Hop and add it to the top portion of your side bar on your blog and come back here with the link! Your opportunity to enter this will go through Sunday, November 7th at 12 p.m.. I will announce the winner on Monday, November 8th when the Blog Hop starts! Come join the fun!!!

Copper Sunflowers

I guess I forgot to post this. This card is almost all from Gina K Designs Signs of Autumn Stamp TV kit. The copper card stock, cord, and embossing powder are all SU!, everythings else is GKD. I guess we all know how much I love copper! The card stock looks a little darker than it actually is. It's GKD Chocolate Kiss Base Weight card stock, not black.

I hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween!!!

Praise God!

I love this gorgeous Stampabilities stamp! I got it from Creative Play Stamps last year, and I know I will use it every Thanksgiving for years to come!! Stampabilities is one of my favorite stamp companies because their images are beautiful and current, but never trendy. Plus they have wonderful scripture stamps.

The Buckle here is from Creative Cuts and More. I ordered a bunch of them a couple of years ago, and I love to add them to projects here and there. This one is cut twice: once from chipboard, and once from Bronze Stardream card stock. I just run the card stock piece through my X and glue them together. Works like a charm.

I used this same buckle on one of my CC&M & Caardvarks Holiday Blog Hop projects, and I do hope you will stop back by on the first of November to check out my Creative Cuts and More Christmas cards. You will be able to see projects from all the Caardvarks Design Team, plus the CC&M DT. I think it's going to be great big fun!!!

More Crayon Box Treats

The paper on this one has to be ten years old, and I have no idea who it's by! The sticker is Daisy D's, and the candy die cuts are K & Co. Of course I added lots of Orange Peel Stickles! I posted this pic twice-oops! It's not even my favorite!
This paper is old Hot Off the Press. It's pretty cute.
The cauldron and the sentiment are Crafty Secrets. I got the cute orange trim at a scrapbook store in Denver, it's now closed.
Used three different SU! punches for this guy, plus lots of Black Diamond Stickles.
Why am I posting all of these? Well, because it's Tuesday, and I have less than two hours from the time I get home from school to the time I go back for play practice. I just can't manage to get any stamping done during the week, so the stuff I made this weekend will have to do! These adorable acetate Crayon Boxes are from Creative Cuts and More. I think I'm going to order some more and do Thanksgiving boxes. I'm addicted!

Halloween Putz House & Crayon Box Treats

These acetate Crayon boxes are from Creative Cuts and More. They are the perfect size for four fun sized pieces of chocolate! I think they would be really cute with candy corn in them, and I bought some, but I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them, so I wanted factory wrapping. These boxes cost a dollar each, with embellishments and candy, I probably spent about $1.50 per box. Not much for a nice little thank you or thinking of you. They are just right for letting someone know they are special, without making them worry that they didn't get you anything!!
On this one I used Crafty Secrets stickers, Orange Peel Stickles, HOTP paper, and K&Co die cuts.
These were really fun to make, and I got to use up some Halloween odds and ends that I really didn't want to store for another year!
It looks like I got the seam on this corner, just not on the others. Oh, well, it's an easy fix.

Halloween Putz House~Scripture memory Book Page

This is a page for my scripture memory book. I've been working on it for two years. I'm pretty slow! I used the sketch from this week's StampTV scrapbook challenge for this. I'm using My Mind's Eye Bohemia and whatever I have around that coordinates well with it. The copper brads are from one of my STV kits-don't know which one, both Floral Frenzy and Signs of Autumn came with these gorgeous copper brads.
It occurred to me after I uploaded these pictures that they might seem a strange pair to some. I'm not one of those Christians who believes that everyone who has anything to do with Halloween is a Satan worshiper. I know who wins in the end. I know who has my back. I also know I love playing with Halloween colors and decor and the fun of costumes, and the mystery, and the leaves whirling around and the crisp autumn air, and the flickering jack-o-lanterns. I have a minor in speech and theater, for Pete's sake! I've been a drama teacher for nine years! What's not to love about Halloween!? I'll continue to celebrate Halloween until I am convicted that it's wrong.
I used a Crafty Secrets Chipboard house. This is my first one, and I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. I'm not finished with the inside yet, and boy does the white under the roof show! I almost decided not to post the pics because of it! I'll also have to fix the edges so the white doesn't show. I already spent a lot of time with a black Sharpie on all the chipboard I added, but I neglected the seams-obviously!!
The skull is from Creative Play Stamps' Skulls I set. The little witches are Penny Black. The stickers are Crafty Secrets. The glitter is Doodle Bug Sugar Coating in Beetle Black.

Bride of Frankenstein meets Rudolph!

This is another 2S4Y sketch. The die cuts & gem are all K&Co. The paper is HOTP, Basic Gray, and Rusty Pickle, plus SU! for the base. The sticker, Daisy D's. The ric rac is vintage. It's soft and wonderful and yummy. I don't like the stiff acrylic (or whatever) ric rac that is available now. The cotton stuff is so much nicer! I added a little Black Diamond Stickles to the corners for a bit more sparkle. If you don't happen to have any BD Stickles, you may not know that it has multi-colored glitter in it, so it's very rich, much prettier than plain black glitter, I think.

I used Gina K's Holiday Cheer Stamp TV kit for this one. This is her new gold cardstock-it's very nice if you are needing gold for Christmas this year, I'd recommend it! I still have some of SU!'s old gold cs, with the white on the back. Maybe I'll get it all used up this year!! These are also her ribbon and gold brads-very pretty for Christmas. I added some of my favorite Aqua and Candy Cane Stickles. My CC Stickles gets quite a workout this time of year, I think it adds such a festive touch, and you can never have too much sparkle, right!!?

I used this week's sketch challenge over on STV for this card.