Feeling Wicked, for Halloween!

Hi and welcome to my blog! I knew October was gonna be a busy month for me but I really didn't expect to go three weeks between posts!! I have been busy crafting, especially Halloween crafts. This year, I added to my décor with a Halloween wreath. Take a look:

 

 

 

I love this sign ( I found at local $$ store!) ..... some days it suits my mood perfectly!!! lol  I used deco mesh( leftovers from last year) and accents ( sign , hat , black leaves) all found at out local dollar store to make this quick and easy wreath. The best thing about it, its  durable enough for our windy fall days!!! The , work wreath form,flextubing and purple ornaments were bought at Michaels.

 

I am entering this wreath over at Shopping Our Stash for their Halloween challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful creative day!!

 

Haunted House

Hi!! Welcome to my blog! I was almost finished with posting my Halloween projects when I realized I hadn't posted my house I made back in September!!! I saw this amazing cutfile at SVG Cuts called Maple Manor and it had a really cool house. They also have a how-to video to help you assemble it. You can find that video and other instructional videos form SVG Cuts on their YouTube channel.
Here's my house......

 This house looks complicated but it really was quite easy to assemble. I imported all the cut files into my Silhouette and just followed directions. It used 11 pieces of cardstock plus the Halloween themed papers for decoration. I then stamped various creatures and pumpkins for the front step.

Here's the inside , where a battery operated tealight adds an eerie glow. It's also a great place for treats. You could also add treats to the bottom section which has a back panel for easy access.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Decorate To Celebrate Challenge #63 - Party Decorations

Cameo Creations- Lots of Candy

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!!

Candy

Halloween decor- witches hat centerpiece and fireplace display

Hi all and happy Sunday!! The first week of October is nearly finished and everywhere I look I see all the fun décor and papercrafting ideas for Halloween. This is such a fun season to decorate- every year, my fall/Halloween collection grows and grows!!!

I have a few photos to share with you.
This is my fireplace decorated with the Halloween theme.....

 

 

This is a mix of my handcrafted projects and store bought goodies. The Frankenstien was made by me over ten years ago before I discovered the wonderfully addictive world of scrapbooking.There's a framed spider  art onn the right ( made a few years ago) and behind that are altered containers decorated using my Cricut Mini Monsters cartridge. I made the Boo banner last fall.The rest is an assortment of fun flameless votives, pumpkins, two spider treat holders made by my kiddos WAY back when they were in playschool (( I really miss those days!!!!)) and then some fun purple lights strewn around everything! Sorry for the iffy picture quality but I used my iPad to take the shot and this was the best I got!!!

 

 

I found a really cool idea on how to repurpose an old witches hat ( my dd costume from grade 3!!) on Pinterest;

 

 

This was a super easy project to complete!!! I just grabbed stuff from my craft room like rhinestone stickers for the hat , feathers from Bella Blvd, and I made the flowers out of regular old orange felt. The sparkly black pumpkin, and ribbon are from Walmart. Not too sure where I got the twigs.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out- especially since it took less than half an hour to assemble
Hope you enjoy my Halloween projects today.... thanks for stopping by my blog!

Candy

Authentique Halloween

Hello!  I love those sites that have daily specials on scrapping supplies. I recently got a great deal on a Halloween kit from Authentique Paper over at Scrapbook Steals This kit has got so many goodies to play with.... lots of heavy weight patterned paper, cardstock elements, stickers and even a spooky alphabet sheet! I used my kit to make a few different projects like these.....

I made a fall banner awhile ago but now that Halloween is just around the corner , I thought I'd change my display to celebrate this fun holiday! I made this banner using supplies from my Authentique Halloween kit and my Artiste /Cricut. The ribbon is froim Michaels.

Here's a closer view of the banner... you can see how I used the cardstock elements to accent the letters.

I then decided to make a scrappage ...........

 

 

I still have lots left over .... hmmm, maybe I'll make a mini album!!!

 

Anyhoo... thanks for stopping by today.... have a great weekend!

 

More Halloween decor

Happy Friday! I've been taking a wee bit of a break from scrapbooking and cardmaking this past week or so , but I couldn't go a whole week without crafting!!! **gasp!!** Instead , I've played around with my Cricut  and Bigshot  and made a few more decorations for Halloween. Here they are:

An altered candy jar.  Just a rubon, some old ribbon and a scalloped flower ( top of jar)  and it's done!!!

More Cricut vinyl wall art. I found this saying on the web and then used my SCAL to make it. The little treat holder is made with a Stampin' Up! BigXL die form last year's holiday mini.

More wall art... this is a purchased cutfile from the web. I added the little pumpkin for  a little extra touch. The altered tin in the background is from last year ( I made these for my son's class).

My Cricut is  sure coming in handy this year for my all decorating needs!!!  Gotta love that!!!

Thanks for stopping by... have a great weekend!

Halloween decor

Fall is in the air!! The air is crisp, the laeves are turning and my kids are starting to talk about Halloween! I've even think about this spooky season.... once again, I used my Cricut for my project.

I found the Halloween SVG file on the web somewhere , but the Happy I created with my Gypsy. The original Happy just way too small and didn't cut well at this size. I handpainted the spiderweb on the corner and added some SU grosgrain ribbon to match. There is a witche's hat on the side, but it doesn't show well in the photo.   Really a very simple project.
 I've been making a few of these types of crafts for a Fall Fair our community is holding next month. I need to make several quick projects to go along with my cards I've already made.... that should keep me busy the next few weeks!!!!

Thanks for stopping my blog today.... have a great one!!!