My first SVGCuts DT project - Sinister Candelabra Decor

I am sooo excited to share my project with y'all today!  This is my first project (well, technically not really my first...) but it is my first one since going back to SVGCuts.  Since I was outta loop from SVGCuts for a few months, I have lots of files that I need to catch up on and create something with! 

Anyway,  my first project actually has nothing to do with new files! LOL!  I decided to create something new by welding some files together to make......a candelabra!  I've been always fascinated with chandeliers and candelabras... they are not really my style, as I'm "mod" - love modern looking stuff, but something about these objects really capture my heart.  They are beautiful, so magical, and often, mysterious....  So, I decided to make a Halloween themed candelabra!



Now, you may be wondering... where the heck is the Punkin' Patch Stamps?   Well, I haven't received them yet, so I wasn't able to incorporate them into my project this time around... next time for sure :)  It's the US-Canada shipping again... everything takes time :(  and I can't wait to play!

Okay, back to the candelabra - pretty, huh? 



































Sorry for the big space above... blogger is acting up, and can't seem to fix it!










It's actually quite sturdy - and yes, it has been tested by my kids... lol...  It seems a little intimidating, maybe? but it's actually simple, the whole concept is the same as my Christmas tree DT project that I did last Christmas.  You cut 6 of the same welded piece out and assemble them together... Still sounds confusing?  That's okay! I've got the full detailed instructions up on SVGCuts blog!

The only headache I had from this was that I bought the wrong paper to do this with!  It would've been soo much easier if it was a sealed glitter cardstock.. but no, I went with the loose one, and it literally glitterifies (yes, I know that's not a word!) everything!  My blade, my mat, my fingers, my hair... and I swear, it must've been in the dinners that I made!  Nonetheless, I did use the Clear Acrylic spray from Mod Podge and that seemed to do it.  No more glitter coming off! It's safe!

All you need to make this decor are these collections:  Gothic Flourishes SVG Collection, French Quarter Ironwork SVG Collection, Rockin Around the Christmas Tree SVG Collection and the Birthday Elements SVG Collection... and PLUS the candlestick that Mary designed for me, which can be downloaded "Under SVG Collections used" over the SVGCuts blog.

I went through my SVGCuts bible (I have 3 binders full of it now...!) and pretty much went through every possible shape to design my 2D candelabra.



... and when you weld them together, it looks like this:



Whoa!!! Neat, huh?? I thought so!



It was so fun to go shopping for these beads!  I never realized the variety of stuff that are there at Michaels, other than my usual "scrapbooking" section that I go to.  I found that especially the beading section, there's a LOT of potential papercrafting embellishments that you can get, and it's much cheaper to get it in that section! Figures!  It's not like we're richer than the bead-ers... why charge us more!?!? So, would bead-ers find some good potential stuff from the scrapbooking section, I wonder???

So, here's a little diagram that I did showing how I strung the beads:



Anyway, back to my project - here's more pics. LOTS and LOTS of pics - I got carried away and figured that I may as well take lots of pics after decorating it nicely :)









I LOVE LOVE LOVE these crinkled ribbons right now. These beautiful colors are from Kris over at Scrapinkris on Etsy. I used the Wraith and the Haunted colors for this.  She makes some beautiful color combinations - it's a must have in my opinion :)

... and to complete this project, I HAD to add a spider hanging from it...



So... you like? Feeling inspired? I hope so!

Here's a link to the SVGCuts blog for detailed instructions :)

Have a crafty day everyone!

Oh, and come back tomorrow for another big Halloween project that I've been working on, for My Thoughts Exactly Stamp Release!

Eeek! My first Christmas card - and it's still September!!!

Oh my goodness!  It's a beautiful sunny day outside, it's still September, and guess what I was doing this afternoon... yes, making a Christmas card! Okay, this is kinda crazy...  but blame it on the cute cut files from the new online store, iDiecut.com.  If you haven't gone to check it out, check it out now.  There's matching files to go with your Echo Park papers, Copper Top, Lifestyle Crafts and The Creativity Room products. 

They have a Facebook contest going on on their page, and all you needed to do was to create a project using at least one of their diecut files.  The winner receives a $20 gift card to that store... and I believe it's random.  So - I decided to create something :)

As soon as I saw this little reindeer from the Holly Jolly Christmas Echo Park Collection, I fell in LOVE :)  Soo cute!  I had all sorts of ideas on what to do with this little guy, but since I have to post something by TONIGHT, I didn't have a choice.  So - I made a shaped card!



I just wanted to give it my special touch to the "ordinary" shaped cards, so decided to add on some embossing...



glitter... (yes, finally pulled out my Martha Stewart glitter... and I've had it for 2 years now?!?!)



twine.. (this is my favorite part of this project! - I used vibrant colors from The Twinery and wrapped various colors around it!)



and lights. The sentiment is also from the same collection - Holiday Cheer, but just print and cut it.



Anyway, this is a quick post - hope you liked my card!

Come back Saturday to see my spooky Halloween project using My Thoughts Exactly stamps!

Twisted Sugar Twine project - Halloween Hair pins

Yippee! It's another Twisted Sugar Twine project day for me, and today, I'm all about Halloween.  Actually I've been working on FOUR Halloween projects at once (never have I ever worked on more than 2 projects at once, so this is all new to me!) Surprisingly enough - I feel quite organized doing it this way, and I don't feel like I need to stress out about my next project because it has already been started. 

Anyway, for my project - I thought that I'd go totally simple, yet cute, and useable!  I made Halloween hair pins for my daughter!  And, I'm sure anyone can make these - no skill required!

Aren't they cute???

All you need are these items, plus some charms for your pins - which I didn't take a picture of...



...then you take the baker's twine and wrap them around the adhesive foam strip, round and round.... until you complete the strip.



Once that's done, you put a strip of hot glue on the back of the twine and adhere to the bobby pin. Cut off the extras (actually from this strip, I was able to make 2 pins) and dab a little bit of hot glue on the ends to prevent unraveling.

The base is done, and all you need to do is to add some charms! For mine, I cut out some files from SVGCuts Dreadful Halloween Cupcake Wrappers Kit (RIP, pumpkin, spider, haunted house), Haunted Hemlock Cards SVG kit (ghost) and Monster Mash SVG Collection (candy corn) and applied Paper Mod Podge and Glossy Accents on it. It's totally waterproof, so it's safe to wear it in the rain! Hot glue them on to the pins and Ta-da! It's done! Now, wasn't that easy???

Here's more pics:







These make great trick-or-non-treats for little girls! My daughter had one of these pins in her hair and loved it! (It was the RIP one...lol...) You can use the same idea and wrap it around a bigger foam strip to put them on snap clips!



Hope that I've inspired you to give it a try - it's really fun to make!

Leave me some love if you liked it :) and even if you didn't like it - still leave me a comment, cause I LOVE to hear from you!

Punkin' Patch Stamps Grand Opening!

Whoo-hoo!!!  Yesterday was the grand opening of the Punkin' Patch Stamps (owned by Leo and Mary from SVGCuts), and I'm so excited! I'm sure you are, too!  ... and... soon... I'm going to be designing with these stamps!  Yes, that's right - in case you missed my last post - I'm back on the Autumn Creative team -but now, it's not only SVGCuts, but I'll be incorporating these stamps that you'll see in many of my projects!

They are photopolymer, high-quality stamps - the ones that makes your image nice and crisp, and takes the ink well, and all the sets are $14.99!


They are the clings, so you mount them on an acrylic block and use them :)

FOR A LIMITED TIME - Use coupon code FALL2011 to save 10% on your entire order through Sunday!

They have released NINE sets  - and I thought that I'd show you them!

Trick-or-Treat




The Witching Hour





Little Monsters





Heirloom Traditions



Harvest Gathering



Autumn Air



O Holy Night



Gingerbread Kisses



Holiday Traditions



Aren't these amazing?  What's your favorite???  Well, I like all of them, but I have to say Trick-or-Treat or Holiday Traditions are my favorites :)  I already have many projects planned out with these!  Love the fonts - they are so unique!  ... and, if you know about the amazing customer service that you get from SVGCuts, you're bound to get the same personal and quick service here :)

As well, just imagine getting some SVGs to go with these stamps???  Well, I know Mary has that in her mind, so can't wait to see what she comes up with!
Anyway, head on over to the store to shart shopping! Go "like" their FB Page, too!

Have a great day, everyone!

Launch of the Punkin' Patch Stamps and my exciting news!

Okay, so I assume that most of you know of SVGCuts....  AND, if you have known me for long enough, you know that I was on their design team...  Then... I left - did the Paper Dolls blog with my friend Tamara (Happy Life, Crafty Wife) for a while and in the meantime, joined the My Thoughts Exactly and Twisted Sugar Twine Design Team. 

Anyway, so back to SVGCuts...  I am sure that most of you are aware of Leo and Mary - the mastermind behind this company - and they are branching out into stamps! How amazing is this!

The store, Punkin' Patch Stamps, is opening within the next 48 hours with fabulous NINE sets for the launch!   Go check out their store now, and see how fun these stamps are!

Anyway, so here's my exciting news!  

I have decided to be a part of this exciting company and re-join their team!  I will not only be designing with SVGCuts stuff, but also with their new stamps!  I have some projects that I'm planning out, so be on the lookout soon!

Tamara Tripodi (Happy Life, Crafty Wife) and Cely Smith (Creating in Carolina) are two other members joining the team as well! Please go check out their blogs! You can see all the Design Team members on SVGCuts blog!

I will still continue to work with all OTHER companies' files as well, so you all get the best of two worlds from me! 

Anyway, just wanted to share my exciting news, and if you haven't yet, please go join SVGCuts and Punkin' Patch Facebook pages, and tell them that I sent ya (and how happy you are to see me over on their team!)

Sneak Peek Project for My Thoughts Exactly October Stamps!

Oh, my! You are gonna love the My Thoughts Exactly new release October stamps!  I was sooo excited when I saw them - there's sooo much that you can do with them!  It's like the ones that you've seen in the past releases - you can mix and match and come up with all sorts of phrases with it!.. and better yet - there's going to be TWO sets that's going to focus on the same theme - so you can interchangeably use some from one set, and some from another.  Okay, I'll give you a hint here - in case you haven't figured it out - the stamps are going to be Halloween themed!  I know, I know, that's not much of a hint... oh well, you're lucky you even got a hint :)

Anyway, I was just too excited that I could not wait until October 1st Stamp Release to do my first project with these.  I don't actually have the stamp set in my hands, so what you see here is all digital images of the sets that will be released - but you can see how fun this is going to be!  Can't you tell I'm excited????

For this project, I wanted to make something for my kids, and SVGCuts December Doorhangers SVG Collection came to my mind.  How fun would it be to hang it up on their door and surprise them with treats inside!  Yes, these doorhanger files from SVGCuts have a little box on the front where you can open them and slip a bar of chocolate or two! 

Okay, so you're probably dying to see what these stamps look like and my project - so I will no longer bore you and get on to my pictures. 



Pretty cute, huh? My kids were soo excited to see these!

I will show you all the close up pics of them - and yet again, let the picture overload begin!

Spider Doorhanger



Spooky stamp, isn't it? I used the rosettes from Vintage Halloween Party Bags SVG Kit and embellished with Making Memories Pebbles Clips, and ribbons all crinkled up.  Of course, I inked all the items with either black or silver ink.  Inking is soo important to make it look spooky!



Here's another stamp - so fun! I used my Epiphany Shape Studio to create a matching embellishment, and blinged the tag with i-Rock :) Oh, and I wrapped twine all around the box (black from Twisted Sugar Twine, and orange that you see below is from The Twinery)



Here's a cute little spider from Halloween Cuddly Friends SVG Collection (the cute bat and the skeleton that you'll be seeing is also from this collection - a MUST HAVE!), and embossed with Cuttlebug Forest Branches.



...and a spider (from Spooky Silhouettes SVG Collection) crawling through the doorhanger, with yarn fibres running across it.

Bat Doorhanger







I used Cuttlebug Seeing Spots and Sizzix Diamonds embossing folders here.


Skeleton Doorhanger










Lastly, but not least, skull and bones are hanging out on the doorhanger :) from the Bella's Halloween Strips SVG Collection.

So, now you saw some of these stamps! Are they amazing? I bet that you're gonna want them even more when you actually see the whole set! Be back on Oct 1st to see the rest!

This was my first official Halloween project that you just saw and I have several in the works right now! Can't wait to share all of them with you!

Happy Crafting everyone!

Twisted Sugar Twine project - Weaving with Twine.

Hello everyone!  How is it going with you???  It seems like it's been forever since I posted!  (and maybe it has! lol...)  Hope you missed me!

Today - I want to take my last twine project, String Art with Twine one step further and decided to weave them this time! It's the up-down, up-down pattern, and the next row is down-up, down-up technique. Simple!

I have two projects to share with you today - both using the same technique, but one is on a paper, and the other is on a wooden dowel rods.

Here it is!



You like? It's amazing what you can do with twine, isn't it?

Here is the card upclose:



The holes are exactly the same holes as the cards I used in making the String Art Cards. I took Cola Red and threaded them all horizontally. Then I took Lemonade Pink and weaved it through the Cola Red. These cards are always so cute when embellished with buttons, stamps, beads, you name it!



The twine trivet is my favorite - it can be a little frustrating to begin, but once you've got a few rows down, then it gets much easier!



See how pretty this looks! What a great handmade gift idea! You can even mix and match colors - like the Limeade and the Cola Red for Christmas!  Here, I took Licorice Twist and Grey Macaron twine and weaved it together! Every two rows, I took those twine and tied it together.



This may look intimidating, but it's easy and looks so beautiful and so functional!

Give it a try! We'd love to see your projects - post them on to the Twisted Sugar Twine Facebook Page!

Oh, I've got this same post over at the Twisted Sugar Twine Blog - I'd love ya (well, I already do love ya, so I'll love you even more!) if you can leave me some love over there!

Okay, that's it! See ya later, everyone!