Trick or Treat!

Good morning! Nothing like showcasing a variety of holidays on this ole' blog huh? How about we switch to Halloween for a couple of days? ; ) JustRite has come out with a couple of fabulous Halloween sets for CHA, and the first one is this darling little set called, Trick or Treat.

I found this gravestone box on my Happy Haunting's Cartridge and decided to make a Halloween treat box using my Cricut Machine. It was cut at 6". To make the gravestone look mottled like real stone, I used my Colorless blender fluid, Copic C3, W3, and an old wash cloth. I moistened the washcloth with the Colorless blender fluid and swiped the two colored markers across. Then I just dabbed the grey cardstock! I colored the ghost with Copics and added glitter to his body. I hand cut the oval/ghost out. The background sentiment was cut using an oval Spellbinder's die.
The grass was attached with a dimensional foam circle to create depth. I tied some twine around my box and a clear epoxy circle.

Glittery ghosts can still be scary? Right?

Just wait until you see the projects the DT has brewed up.........you are going to wish Halloween was tomorrow!

Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
Michele Kovack
Sharon Harnist
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
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My husband and I are taking our 4th dance lesson tonight! We have learned the basics of the Waltz and the Tango. It has been more fun than I had thought it would be......honestly, I was afraid I'd have two left feet and end up in divorce court! LOL! So wish us luck while we learn........the RHUMBA! ; )

Have a great weekend!!! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting!!!!

Elegant Charms

Good morning my friends! I have a couple of things to share with you today! First I wanted to let you know that JustRite is now selling their new catalog! It is selling for $4.95 and is shipping out starting July 9th. The catalog is 56 pages and contains images of the entire 2011 collection! Order yours HERE! : )

Today's release is called Elegant Charms. I love tags but decided not to use this set in a traditional way......instead I created a flower and leaves for my little birthday cake!
I used my Cricut Expression, Gypsy, and Elmo's Birthday Party Cartridge to create my 5" cake. I stamped my flower usingPapertrey Ink's Spring Rain ink. I used the other flower image and stamped it in Avocado Green. I cut the petals apart and used it for my leaves! I stamped the image on a tag that had been cut using my Sentimental's cartridge. The paper is from Girl's Paperie.
I used Crackle accents for the candles, a bit of twine under my flower, and of course lots of delicious glitter!
And, yes, my card does open! I placed a piece of velcro to the top to keep it shut. : )
Be sure to visit the other DT gals' blogs for more inspiration using this fab new set!! : )

JustRite Inspiration

Becca Feeken

Mona Pendleton

Michele Kovack <---- Me! : )

Stephanie Kraft

Heidi Blankenship

Warmest Wishes!

Sometimes I don't know where my brain is.......I think it gets a bit too full at times, I make really, really dumb mistakes! Like forgetting to post this card for last week's JustRite release! Oooops! So my motto is, don't sweat the small stuff, and laugh when you want to cry......and better late than never! ; ) JustRite has released this darling set illustrated by Diane Arthurs, called Warmest Wishes. Another fun set to color!I used my Copic markers to color this sweet snowman to match my designer paper. Which I believe is by Cosmo Cricket. I love deviating from the traditional reds and greens of Christmas! I added accents of glitter using glossy accents and Martha Stewart glitter. I used 2 Spellbinder's oval dies to create a sort of shadow box for the image and popped it up on dimensional foam circles. The back layer was cut using Spellbinder's Labels 14 die.

I added bits of lace and rhinestones, tied some seam binding, and added a stick pin to dressy it up a bit!
I truly enjoyed reading what everyone was doing for the 4th! It was like a nice little visit with each of you! My 4th was pretty laid back. We stayed home for most of it and swam. ( A LOT!) We grilled, played a few games with Kyle outdoors, had a bonfire, and just enjoyed each other's company. I was out of my craft room for 3 full days. It felt really good to take a break. : )

Here are a few pics from our parade on Friday night! Here is my 14 year old..........he wasn't sure if maybe he was "too cool" to attend the parade! (I twisted his arm!; )
My girl enjoying the sounds and sights!
Even my husband enjoyed it........
The Shriner's guys...........such a great organization!
.....The Windy City Trolley......
.....and an advertisement for Waterloo.......I just thought their float was fabulous! It had a bubble machine and music......the works!
I am headed to a doctor's appt. today with Cortney. It always makes for a long day..........

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!! : )

Blog Candy Winner!!!

# 94!!!!

The winner of the $25.00 Cricut.com store credit and magazines is Sherry Ann!!!! : )

She said:
I live in a very small town, we have our parade and fireworks on Monday. The parade marches by our house and we sit int he yard to watch the fireworks. I have a TON of family that come out to spend the day - so we are gearing up for that. Great giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity.

Thank you all for participating! I really enjoyed reading what you all were doing for the 4th! : )

How About a Weekend Giveaway?

Good morning and Happy Fourth of July weekend to you! I am excited that our parade and fireworks are tonight. I live in a suburb right next to Chicago and every year when they have our parade, it gives our community a small home town feel! And the fireworks are right down the street at our park, so we just sit on our patio and enjoy. Cort loves them too! : )

So to celebrate, I have a $25.00 credit to give you at Cricut.com to spend any way you want! PLUS, 2 Cricut magazines to one lucky winner! I am honored to have projects in both and would love to share them with you! : )

So what do you have to do? Become a follower if you are not already, and leave me a comment telling me what your weekend plans are! Thats it! Easy Peasy! Your chance to win will close on July 4th at 10PM CST. I will announce the winner Tuesday morning.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend! : )

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger!

Guess who made top 5 for last week's Tuesday Trigger? I'll give you one guess! I was so darn excited to see my name at the top of the list!

Now, I have to admit this week's Tuesday Trigger was a bit of a "stumper" for me. I wasn't sure what I wanted to take from it and incorporate into my card. I loved the idea of the little table and resting something on it. And, I always love making thank you cards......to me they are the most important of all cards! I used some of the colors, but also used a few additional colors as well. So without further delay, here is my altered brown bag/gift card holder/thank you card! (Say that 15 times fast!; ) I put a Dunkin Donuts gift card inside.
I used this darling little coffee cup cut from the I Love You a Latte cartridge. I added liquid applique to create a sort of froth....because it is cappuccino! ; ) I paper punched a circle out of text paper and folded it in half to create a sort of "table" for my cup. I framed it with a Maya Road chipboard that had been painted white, spritzed with pink Shimmerz, glossy accents and glitter applied. The tag is cut from the Sentimental's cartridge and the sentiment is by Papertrey Ink. The twine, which I LOVE, is from Pink Paislee.
Maybe I deviated from the Trigger too much......but I am pleased with how my little gift card holder turned out!

Off to see my teacher friends today for a little pool party!

Have a great day and be sure to stop by tomorrow for a little giveaway!!!!

Day Two of JustRite's New Release! Blizzard Bunch!

Today is day 2 of JustRite's CHA releases! Today's set includes these darling snowman and Santa images! This set is called Bizzard Bunch and it is so much fun to color!

I used Copic Markers to color my image and several Spellbinder's ovals to cut the image out. I used some K & Company papers, some seam binding, and a pretty vintage button. (It is the clear little ball.....with all the pretty facets!)

Oh......and did I mention glitter? Yep.....glitter was added to his hat, beard, and cuffs. Sorry......couldn't resist! ; )

Be sure to visit everyone's blogs to see what cute projects they've made with this set! : )
JustRite Inspiration
Kellie Fortin

Michele Kovack

Stephanie Kraft

Barb Schram

Heidi Blankenship

Kathy Jones

Angela Barkhouse

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I am off to lunch today with my Mom and Auntie Pat. My Aunt is in from Arkansas until the end of the week, and I so enjoy her company! So I am really glad we are getting the chance to do lunch and have some girl time! Have a great day today!!!!