Halloween Treat Box and Cards

Hello Friends.  I haven't posted anything in a week.  I was meaning to post a few of the projects I created but I got side tracked a bit.  I've been working on a few organization projects and I sort of got caught up doing that last week.  

I did work on a few Halloween projects the past few days.  I'll work on a few more Halloween projects then I'll start moving on to Autumn/Thanksgiving projects.  I had to dig trough my stamps to look for Halloween images.  I need to organize my stamps.  I've organized them several times through the years.  I've tried organizing them by stamp brands/style then by themes then back to brands.  I think organizing by theme is better.  They are easier to sort through when I need to create a card or project.

I decided to work on treat boxes and cards.  I also created Halloween tags but I'll share them in my next post.  The Halloween treat box is a crayon box style treat box.  I actually traced a Stampin Up box template from a Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin kit.  I trace a lot of my treat boxes from already cut boxes then use them as templates.  I create a master template that I use for various projects.  I calculate the measurements then cut them to create the boxes.

For this set I used an old retired Stampin Up stamp set.  They have always been my favorite.  I also used a few retired Stampin Up designer papers.  I have so many older retired designer papers that I tend to ration knowing that I can no longer purchase them because they are retired.  It makes me sad when I finally run out of my favorites.  

Currently, I'm organizing my garage.  I finished organizing my pantry and kitchen cupboards.  I would like to redesign my pantry but the current organization is pretty well organized so it's nothing pressing that I have to work on right now.  Maybe in the future when I have nothing else to organize.  Organizing is a constant thing in my life.  My daughter said that I organize things just because I like to organize even when it's not needed.  I believe she's right.  🤣

Last week I decided to change things up a bit and headed to Laguna Beach.  It was sort of spontaneous.  I wanted to find a place that I could read a book and decided that the beach would be a good place to go but when I got there, I didn't realize it was going to be so hot and humid.  I didn't last very long sitting in the hot sun so I decided to sit at a French Cafe for a bit to cool down and eat lunch.  I'll probably go back to the beach once the weather cools down a bit.  

Anyway, hope you all are having a wonderful week so far.  Until next time 😀

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Creations by AR Valentine 3D Blog Hop

Hi Friends!! Welcome to the Creations by AR Valentine 3D blog hop! Adela is releasing two templates this time around and they are so darn cute:

SHADOW BOX FRAME SET

SURPRISE PURSE

You have a chance to win both sets of templates by commenting my post! You have several opportunities to win by commenting the other design team members post!! You have until midnight PST today to comment. The winner will be announced on Thursday January 19! Good luck!

Adela Rossol

Amy Park

Julia Moss

Lisa Somerville

Magdalena Cortez

Mandy Gill

Patti J. Gilliam

Sue Kment

My project is using the "Shadow Box Frame Set". The set comes with 2 designs. I used the template with the heart window and the other template has a square window. I decided to create a photo shadow box using a photo of me and my daughter. I gave the shadow box to my daughter. She recently moved to campus housing and I thought it would be a nice frame to decorate her desk in her room.

In this photo it shows the stand in the back of the shadow box so it can be easily displayed. Without the stand, it makes for a perfect treat box!

To decorate the box I used a heart decorated lace trimming and several Prima flowers.

To complete the design I cut out a heart from a designer paper and added a seam binding bow.

I'll post a project using the "Surprise Purse" template on Thursday when I make the announcement. Visit the other designers blog and check out their design of the Surprise Purse and Shadow Box.

Don't forget to comment!! Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Creations by AR Template Release Blog Hop

Hi Friends! Welcome to the Creations by AR Template release blog hop! Creations by AR is releasing the "Crafter's Apron"! Play along in our hop and you may have a chance to win a Creations by AR template! All you need to do is comment my post and the wonderful thing is you have several chances to win by commenting the other designers' blog:

Adela Rossol

Amy Park
Julia Moss

Lisa Somerville

Mandy Gill

Sue Kment

You can find the cute tubes at Creations by AR . . there are 3 types.

Clear Oval Tubes
Colorful Tubes
Clear Test Tubes with Cork

For my project I used the "Clear Test Tubes" for my Christmas project.

I decided to add dew drops into the tubes but a great idea is to add M&Ms but I didn't have any available on hand. I think the dew drops or even micro beads would make a great gift for a crafter. Anyway. . .don't forget to comment my post.

Be sure to comment the other designer's post as well. The winner will be announced on December 1st!

Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!!


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Crazy for Challenges - C4C105

Hi everyone!

It's Saturday which means the "Crazies" are back with another fun challenge for you all.  It's Crazy 4 Challenges time again!!

Before we get into today's challenge, as this week is a sponsored challenge, we need to introduce this month's sponsor which is Creations by AR. Adela has some awesome templates on her site which I know the "Crazies" have had fun playing with for our challenge this week. The templates come in all formats: PDF, SVG and DXF so that you can use them with your electronic die cutting machines or cut by hand if you don't have a machine. This week's winner will receive two templates of their choice from Creations by AR.

Adela has also offered our blog readers a 10% discount on all her templates during this challenge so that is from September 17th to September 23rd. All you need to do is use the code: challenge10 when you go through the check out.

Now it is time for our challenge, Barb is back with another fun fall themed challenge for us all! This week all you have to do is create a card or project with a pumpkin on it in some form. It can be a card or 3D project.

Stop by Crazy 4 Challenges blog site and check out the awesome projects created using Creations by AR files or stop by the crazies individual blogs:

* Barbara Anders
* Cindy Haffner
* Frances Byrne
* Jessie Rone
* Joanne Grzelak
* Joycelyn Pelkey
*Lynda Benden
*Silke Ledlow
* Silke Kittmann
* Tammy Hershberger
*Vicki Garrett

Hope y'all have a wonderful Saturday!!

 

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Creations by AR New Release Blog Hop

Hello Friends! Welcome to the Creations by AR blog hop! Adela created 3 new templates this month! Whoohoo! And, they are all so darn cute!

ONCE UPON A TIME (Castle)

ONCE UPON A CARRIAGE

SNEAKIES

Come and play along in our blog hop and you may win one of the new release templates listed above. All you need to do is comment my post. The wonderful thing is you have several opportunities to win by commenting the other designers post. Each designer will announce the winner on their blog. The winner will be announced on Thursday, September 1st.

Adela
Amy
Andrea
Lisa
Magda

I decided to work on the Once Upon a Time Carriage. There is a matching castle that goes along with the carriage. Together they make for a perfect gift box for a little princess. The carriage can be used as a box for treats as a party favor or given as a treat box. I'll post a sample of the castle on Thursday. Stay tuned. . .:)

To decorate the carriage, I used Stickles iridescent paint around the window of the carriage and added a few satin rosettes.

I also added a larger rose to the center of the carriage and decorated the wheels with SU Filigree designer brads and added a pink crystal to the center. This carriage is so easy to put together. . .it's just a matter of decorating it.

Okay. . .so be sure to comment so you'll have a chance to win! Good luck!

Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!

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Creations by AR Blog Hop and Release

Hello Friends! Welcome to Creations by AR Blog Hop and template release! Whoohoo! There are 2 new template being released today. . . Ribbon Keeper and Menu Keeper

Come play along with us and you may have a chance to win a Creations by AR template! All you need to do is comment my blog. You have multiple chances to win by just hopping on over to the the rest of the design teams' blogs and comment on the their blog! I will announce the winner on Friday, April 29th! Good luck!

Now hop on over to Sarah's blog. . :)

If you get lost along the way. . .here are the list of the design team:

Amy Park
Andrea Budjack
Lisa Somerville
Magdalena Cortez
Mandy Gill
Maria Bell
Sarah Gough
Adela Rossol

Okay. . .this is the "menu keeper" but I tend to look through recipe books rather than filing them so . . .I decided the menu keeper makes for a wonderful "photo keeper". .:) To be quite honest, I was initially going to create a mini album with the inserts but didn't have time to complete it so I decided to create the photo keeper instead. This menu keeper has multiple purposes. . .:) It also comes with a stand (see the first photo) for your recipes or photo.

I labeled each of the tabs and added a photo to each of the inserts that can be used for your recipes, behind each tab are photos based on the label. For example, I have one labeled "Mother & Daughter", another is "Alexis" and the last one "Mark & Maria". I made extra inserts for any other photos that I'm going to store.

I created the flower using fabric. What I did was create a baste stitch on a strip of fabric using my sewing machine and gathered one end like you would if you were creating ruffles then I glued the fabric in a circular manner similar to creating paper flowers. I then added beads to the center. I thought a cute butterfly would be perfect for the flower. I created a shabby chic style tag and labeled it "photos". Last but not least, I added a seam binding bow and stuck beaded pins to it.

The other template being released is a "ribbon keeper" There are 2 sizes, regular and large. I used the "regular" sized keeper. As you can see you can store ribbons and there's a slot at the bottom for the ends of the ribbons to be pulled through.

I actually created the box to store my embellishments that's the reason why my box has the label "embellishments" rather than ribbons.

I added the shoe charm to my design. . I thought it was really cute!

Anyway, again don't forget to comment my blog and hop on over to the rest of the DTs' blogs!!!

That's it! Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C83 - Easter Box or Bag Challenge

Hello Friends! It's that time again! Yup, it's Crazy 4 Challenges time and Silke Kittman came up with a fun challenge this week! The challenge is to create an Easter box or bag! It's been a while since I created a box project so this challenge was a great opportunity for me to do so!

This month our sponsor is Krisi's Kreations. Krisi's store sells templates which are available in a number of different formats, including PSD, TIFF, PNG, PDF & SVG. She's got some awesome cutting files. . .one of them I used for this week's challenge. Go check out all the fun templates she sells! You'll love it.

Be sure to check out the other boxes by Krisi's Kreations on the C4C blog and see what the other ladies created or stop by the designers individual blogs:

* Barbara Anders

* Cindy Haffner
* Frances Byrne
* Jessie Rone
* Joanne Grzelak
* Joycelyn Pelkey
Lynda Benden
*Silke Ledlow
* Silke Kittmann
* Tammy Hershberger
Vicki Garrett

I wanted to create a vintage design to my box by adding a vintage image, roses, and lace. I'm so into vintage and shabby chic stuff right now. . .:) I can't remember what site I had grabbed the image. It's from one of the free vintage image sites and there are a ton of them. Just Google free vintage images and you'll find a whole bunch of them online.

The roses are from the 5 petal Prima flowers I had worked on a week ago. I took all of my little flowers and scrunched 3 layers of Primas and glued them together to create a rose. Now I can put those neglected Primas to good use. . .:)

I have so many projects I want to work on but I've been feeling exhausted. I think I'm going to take a few days break from crafting next week and just kick back for a few days to get my mojo juiced up again. Too much crafting can sometimes be just that "too much crafting". . .LOL!

Anyway, that's it for today! Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!

Creations by AR Template Release and Blog Hop

Hey Friends! It's Creations by AR blog hop time! Yipee! Come join in the fun! Check out blog hop details below. Creations by AR is releasing new templates today so be sure to stop by the store and check it out. One of the new releases is this totally, totally cute bird cage called Home Tweet Home!! OMG! I had so much fun creating this bird cage and it was super easy too!! I cut the file on designer using my Cricut and SCAL and added embellishments. . that's it! Super simple!!!



EVENT
NEW Valentine's Day Templates at Creations by AR!

WHEN
Monday, January 24, 6:00 am (Pacific Time)

PRIZE
One winner per blog of a Valentine template of their choice.

Each designer will pick one random winner -- so leave a comment on each of the designer's blog hop post and you could be one of the lucky ones! Each designer will announce their winner on Wednesday, Jan 26. Okay, now go hoppin'!!!! Good luck

Don't forget to comment and hop on to the other designers' blogs!!!

Amy Park
Andrea Budjack
Magdalena CortezMandy Gill

Maria Bell
Nikki Schmaltz
Silvia Mabie
Adela Rossol

Okay back to the cute bird cage! Depending on the size you cut the file, it can be tall or short. The height of my bird cage measures about 7 1/2 inch tall from the very top to bottom and 4" wide. If you don't have a cutting machine, a PDF file is also provided. As you can see in the photo, the top opens up so you can put a goody bag inside like I did. There's 2 types of top available.

This one is a "Heart Basket"! There is also a "Heart Box" being released. I'll create a project with it on another day. You're thinking "whoa. . .that's a lot of blings going on with you basket"! LOL! Yeah. . . .now that I'm into jewelry making, it was fitting to make a beaded handle! Why not? It's something different but you can add a ribbon if you don't want to go nuts and add all the beads. . .:)

There's an extra heart panel included in the files and in SCAL, I just embedded the heart to the center of the box template and cut it so it provides an opening to the front of my box. I then added acetate (overhead projector film) over the opening so it's see through. If you don't want an opening in the front, you can use the heart panel as a regular panel as a decorative feature to the front of the box.

Do you see how I created the heart at the top of the handle? Well, I had made the handle too long so I improvised! I twisted the wire and shaped the top into a heart. It wasn't what I originally planned to do but it worked out fine. I actually really like it!!


Creations by AR also has embellishments! This butterfly comes in a set of embellishments! They are super cute and they will add a perfect touch to your Valentine projects!!! Check out the embellishments: Click Here Don't forget to check out the new template releases as well and the other awesome files at Creations by AR!! There are a lot of cute ones!!!

Heart Box

Heart Basket

Home Tweet HomeIsn't She Lovely Dress

Okay, that's it for now! I hope you'll play along in our blog hop! Have a beautiful Monday, everyone!!!

Creations by AR Template Release and Contest

Hello Friends! Hey Creations by AR has a fun release today! How fun is that. There are two cutting file/template designs being released. The first one is a "3D Fireplace Card" and the other a "Totally Tote-able" box. Be sure to stop by Creations by AR and the design team individual blogs!

There's a contest going on!! You can win a Creations by AR template by commenting my post and you have more chance to win by commenting the other designers post! Good luck!!

The contest ends on Sunday, November 14th 6:00 pm PST so be sure to comment my post so you'll have a chance to win the cute templates!!

Amy Park
Andrea Budjack
Magdalena Cortez
Maria Bell
Nikki Schmaltz
Silvia Mabie
Adela Rossol

GUEST DESIGNER
Sue Kment

My first project is the "3D Fireplace Card". It's sort of like a diorama card. . it collapses and it can be inserted into an envelope! How fun is that? Well since I've been doing a lot of vintage/shabby chic projects lately. . .I decided to create a shabby chic fireplace! LOL!

I did create a matching box using the "Totally Tote-able" Box. Isn't it adorable or what? Although it's not a Christmas theme, I used the same elements similar to the 3D Fireplace. . it can work as a gift set. I really had fun creating this box. I used vellum for the body to create a transparent appearance. The large flowers are by Prima. . .love, love them!!

I just love the Prima flowers!! So pretty!

Here's a close up of the stockings. . .I used K&CO designer paper. . .I love the vintage look!

Anyway. . .that's it with today. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!!