Kids Crafts!

Twice a month I have a group of 8-9 year old girls over for an activity and I thought we would decorate trick-or-treating bags this time.  So I went to my local Xpedx and found some great plain, but sturdy, plastic bags.  I would have liked to have done all the decorating with vinyl, but that would have been a little too complicated for the girls.  So we decorated with paper, vinyl, and permanent markers.  The girls had fun, and I think they turned out pretty well.  I used my Mini Monsters cartridge for the large spiders, pumpkins, and cauldrons.  The little spiders, bats, and "boo" came from the Wild Card cartridge - those were done in vinyl.

Falling Leaves

I just returned from the east and the most beautiful display of fall colors, where I attended a wedding in which the colors of autumn were featured.  They were all an inspiration to me in creating this card.  The leaves are from the Wild Card cartridge.

Back home

I'm home!  I am very grateful to my sweet husband who welcomed me home to a very clean house.  There was one exception however - my crafting space was a mess!  That was partially because I left it in a bit of a mess when I left, but also because my girls had some fun in there while I was gone.  So, a little time to regroup and I'll be creating again soon. 

Out of town

I am out of town, so I'll see you in about a week!

FCCB Challenge #30 - Baking!

I LOVE to bake!  I was so excited when I saw that this was the theme for this week's challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.  My first thought was to make something using the Sweet Treats cartridge, which is one of my favorites.  But then I remembered this vase that I was going to make for an upcoming class at Joann.  I was asked to make this to go along with a Wilton Cookie Bouquet class that they will be doing around Christmastime.  I am so happy with how it turned out!  I am really starting to learn the joys of using vinyl - SO EASY!

The peppermint border comes from the Winter Frolic cartridge.

MPS Spooky Challenge

I am so excited to be participating in a My Pink Stamper Challenge!  There have been a few that I have missed lately, and I love Halloween so I really enjoyed this one.  You can view and participate in the challenge here.

And, she's back...

After a very long, but necessary absence I am happy to be creating again!  Did you miss me?

Although it feels little like autumn around here (high of 88 today - crazy!), I look forward to the time when it will feel more like autumn since this is my favorite time of year.  I'm also excited because I finally got to try my new Cricut cartridge called Simply Charmed.  As you can see, sometimes those little faces that this cartridge has in it don't work very well in practice.  I also apparently needed to adjust the height of my blade.