Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #312 - Halloween

We're halfway through October so Halloween will soon be here. For our new challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog we'd like to see some Halloween creations.

When our sons were little, we always took them out to trick or treat. Once or twice, we even got to go out with our grandson. Now we just stay home and give out candy.

Here's the card I created for this challenge:

I used Distress Inks to create my dark sky background and then sprayed it with water. I attached it to some patterned paper and then to the card base.  The spider web and boo sentiment are Cricut cuts.  Since I don't have any ghost stamps, I drew the little ghost and cut it out.  Then I used a white gel pen to draw stars on the background panel.  Finally, I added a layer of clear Wink of Stella to everything except the background. BTW, my decorations are little candles that I've had for years and years - cute, aren't they?

You'll want to enter our challenge so you can have a chance to win $20 from our sponsor Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.  If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny Fright Delight (paper is green & purple - hard to tell in picture)
Cricut Cartridge:  Close to My Heart Artbooking
Distress Inks:  Dusty Concord and Black Soot
Accessory:  Gelly Roll White Pen

Challenges:
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #79
Die Cut Divas - October Mood Board
Come and Get It Challenge - Purple, Orange & Black

 
     
                   

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Celebrating World Card Making Day

Since Saturday was World Card Making Day, I wanted to create a card even though I wasn't able to craft with friends.  I needed a card for our grand niece who suffered a burn in a microwave accident.  I used Distress Inks and acetate to create the background.  She will be getting this card with a little something in it to help her feel better.  And since she's a teenager, you know exactly what that little something is - LOL!

I smooshed two Distress Inks on my craft mat and spritzed them with water.  Then I placed a piece of acetate on the inks (separately) and placed the acetate down onto the card panel.  I dried the first color with my heat gun before adding the other color.  I did this a couple of times, adding the color to a different section of the panel each time. Then, using two separate dies, I cut the sentiment, adhering the words to the base.  I inked the flower stamp with Distress Ink and cut it out, popping it up.  I adhered the distress panel to the front of the card base.  Finally, I added a strip of Washi.  Done!

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Inks:  Distress Squeezed Lemonade and Salty Ocean
Washi:  My stash
Stamp:  Close to My Heart (retired)
Dies:  Paper Smooches (I think; I don't have the markings any more)

Challenges:
Sweet Stamping - Distressing 
Crazy4Challenges C4C406 - Make a Card
Cute Card Thursday #498 - Anything Goes 


       

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A Shout Out to Darnell

Today is the last day of Darnell's NBUS Challenge #12 so I'm rushing to get one more entry in.  This is a birthday card for my friend and neighbor, a beautiful young wife and mother.  She favors spike heel shoes as do most young women so I put a fancy shoe on her card.  But I have a story to tell about the shoe stamp.

A few months back Darnell gifted me with a medium priority mail box of stamps and dies that she purged from her stash. We had corresponded, and she offered to send me some items when she cleaned out some things in her play house.  Well, I never expected to receive such an abundance of kindness.  This shoe stamp is one of the items. Darnell is kind and generous beyond words.  She would not even accept payment of postage for the box of goodies she sent. Can you believe that?!  Darnell is one of the most talented and generous people that I know.  I simply cannot say enough good things about her.

My NBUS are the stencil for the background and the shoe stamp. I created my own background paper by inking through the stencil.  I stamped the shoe and then cut around it with an oval Nestabilities die, dusting it with chalk.  I mounted everything on a black panel which I glued to a white card base. Finally I stamped the sentiment and die cut it.

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black and Versa Magic Red Magic
Stencil:  Melissa Francis (couldn't find a name on the package)
Stamps:  Rubbernecker Butterfly Shoe; Anna Griffin (sentiment)

Challenges:
Darnell NBUS #12
Crafting from the Heart #177 - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge #124 - Anything Goes Option Create Your Own Background

   



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613 Avenue Create October - Anything Goes Option Masculine

It's October...Fall is officially here. At 613 Avenue Create we're asking for masculine cards as our twist for our Anything Goes challenge.  Our grandson's birthday is this month so this is for him.  It's ok for me to show it now because he doesn't follow my blog:

I fell in love with this image when I saw it.  I think it's perfect for a skinny jean wearing teen, which is one way to describe our grandson.  I purchased this image over a year ago, but too late for his birthday so I saved it until now.

After cutting out the image, I dusted the panel with chalk. Then I matted it onto black card stock.  I embossed my DP and sanded it to pop the impression - love that look.  I cut the DP and matted it onto a back panel atop my white card base.  The sentiment was cut out of a pattern of various sentiments. I matted it onto black card stock also and glued it down after also dusting it with chalk.

(Edited to say that I was out of town the past 5 days.  My scheduled post did not occur Sunday due, I'm sure, to some type of error on my part.)

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Designer Paper & Chalk:  My stash
Embossing Folder:  Darice Piano Notes
Stamp:  Stamplorations It's Your Day
Image:  Kreativehenderdigis #208

Challenges:
Darnell's NBUS #12
The Male Room #70 - Anything Goes Option Technology
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 

   

 
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It's NUBUS Time!!

I'm happy to say that I'm joining Darnell's NUBUS Challenge #12 .  These are always such fun. I won't explain the challenge here.  If you've never participated before, click over and read all about it.  In essence, Darnell is encouraging us crafters to use what we buy.  I used two stamp sets that I've had several years.

I never had a pink princess phone.  But I sure thought it would be fun to have one when I was a teen.  Maybe some of you know what I mean - LOL!

I stamped the background and cut down the panel to fit an A2 card base.  After stamping and coloring the phone, I fussy cut it and popped it up on the card base.  I did the same with the sentiment. I added a shadow beneath the phone to ground the image. Three sequins finished it off.

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Stamps:  Impression Obsession C-A-C Ticking (NBUS); Stamps of Life Phone 4 You (NBUS); Paper Smooches Shadows
Inks:  Memento Black and Close to My Heart Slate
Spectrum Noir Markers:  PP1, PP2, IG1
Sequins:  My stash

Challenges:
NBUS #12
Crafting from the Heart #176  - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps #153 - Stamp Background
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Pop It Up

       

    

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Fanatabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #310 - Fall

Hello, friends!  Fall is the theme for our new challenge at FCCB.  I love seeing the leaves change colors. It's hard to believe, but Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner.

Challenge #310-Fall Season
Make a project about the fall (sports, leaves, etc)!

Our sponsor is The Dreaming Tree

The winner will receive a $20 Gift Certificate!

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.  If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!


 I made a birthday card for my brother-in-law for my project.  I think it's appropriately masculine with a definite sense of the season.  I sure hope he likes it.

I created the background paper using a rubber stamp.  I cut the tag from white card stock using a Cricut cartridge. The acorn was cut out as a part of the tag.  I sponged inks on the tag. I colored the acorn using Spectrum Noir markers and set the pieces back into the negative spaces.  I cut the twig from the same cartridge and colored it with markers. I used green paper, punched out the leaves, and distressed the edges with ink to add dimension. I glued everything down and stamped the sentiment.  So now my card is ready to be mailed!

Card Stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 100 lb
Inks:  Distress Wild Honey and Spiced Marmelade; Close to My Heart Chocolate
Spectrum Noirs:  TN3, 4, 8, 9;
Punch:  E K Success
Stamps:  Stampin' Up Hardwood (background); unknown sentiment stamp
Cricut Cartridge:  Close to My Heart Art Philosophy

Challenges:
 Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simple
Always Fun Challenges #24 - Fall Colors
Crafting from the Heart #175 - Anything Goes

     

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #309 - Back to School

Our challenge this time at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is Back to School.

Challenge #309-Back to School
Create a project that features anything about school

This Weeks Sponsor

Bugaboo Stamps

 
The prize is 4 digital stamps!

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

In terms of Back to School,  I remember those days well - being so happy that my sons were back in school after a long summer vacation - LOL!  I decided to use the Book Stack image from our sponsor Bugaboo.  It made a cute card, I think:

I used some DP from my stash as a background for the book stack.  I colored the books with Spectrum Noir markers and then fussy cut it.  I cut the apple and the sentiment from my Close to My Heart Artbooking cartridge.  I colored the apple with my SNs, added some clear Wink of Stella, and placed it atop the stack.  I think the apple added a cute pop to the books.  The sentiment is from Artbooking also.

Cricut Cartridge:  Artbooking
Image:  Bugaboo Book Stack
Spectrum Noir markers:  DR1, 3; JG1, 3, 5, 6; TN1, 3, 4, 7; ER2, 3, 4; IG1, 2; TB1, 4, 5; LG2; BRR2, 3
Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart #173 - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

     
 
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