Open if You Dare!

How about a cool coffin box to enclose those sweet treats for Halloween?  

My box was featured in Northridge Publishing's Cricut Magazine. (October 2012)

I adore this cut from the Happy Hauntings cartridge! I cut it at 5 inches to be sure it was large enough to store candy inside. 

Instead of the traditional Halloween characters....ghosts, witches etc, I decided to go with this lil' mouse. I am not really a fan of "scary" Halloween....I really prefer the "cutesy" Halloween. (I'm kind of a wimp that way! LOL!)

He's a cute mouse complete with a purple sparkly hat. 

I added an orange satin ribbon complete with a purple rhinestone. 

I also added a sentiment from My Craft Spot on a tag cut from the Close to my Heart Art Philosophy cartridge.  

I wanted the moon to be behind him, so I cut a circle with the Cricut Craft Room Basics. I added glossy accents and glitter......because we all know that moons should sparkle. ;) 

And I had to share pictures of my two furry monsters. 

My lil' devil, Skippers.

And....Myla the angel......most of the time! ;)

That's it for me today!

  Have a great day my friends!!

Summer...

Summer is drawing to a close.(sniff, sniff!) I am so glad that this weekend was hot. Cortney loves the pool, and she had the chance to swim in it! Before you know it, we will be closing the pool and preparing for winter's arrival. I desperately want to hold on to these last few days of summer!

 I have a LO of my niece that was published in the June issue of Cricut Magazine. My dad had a place in Michigan that we visited quite frequently. The kids loved the water, and it was a place for all the cousins to hang out together.

My niece,Katie, was tentative about the water, just waking up from her nap, but it only took a few minutes for her to decide that being in the lake is where she wanted to be! I am so glad I was able to capture these photos of her.  I used Close to my Heart's Art Philosophy and the Creative Memories' Traveler carts.  

I added a few alphabet beads and twine to my title. 

I loved cutting all of the seashells, flowers, swirls and such! 

I am officially back at work today.  The students arrive tomorrow, and hopefully I am ready!  As much as the students get nervous on their first day......so do teachers! ; )

Have a great start to your week!

Michele

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