Halloween Treat Boxes...

Happy Halloween!

My favorite holiday of the year... even beats out my birthday.

So as the night is only hours away,I was preparing for my son Daniel's Halloween for his special education class.

He loves Holidays and he loves to share it and his culture with his classmates. 

So we make treat boxes for his class for all our  holidays that we celebrate.

 As an Sicilian and Irish family, we not only get the standard holidays but we get a few more that are not on everyone's calendar and this is the fun part for us.

So for my Littlest Leprechaun, I stood up till 2:30 this morning filling and adding the finishing touches to 22 Halloween treat boxes.

Before I forget, for my  little Leprechauns a All Hallow's Eve wish:

Happy Halloween... for my 3 little leprechauns: 

In Gaelic:

Oíche Shamhna Shona, mo leipreacháin Little ... Féadfaidh sé an t bhiotáille tú déileálann agus aon cleasanna ... Bí sábháilte agus nach siúl sa ghleann ag an uair an chloig witching ...

and once more in Italian:

Halloween felice, stasera il morto ritorna di nuovo a casa. Esso Tutto è Santifichi Eve...

On to the treat boxes...

I used the following to make the boxes:

DCWV 12x12 cardstock

Halloween Cardstock from my stockpile

Pillow box template

Every kind of adhesive I owned

Orange ink from Rubber Stampede

Whale of a punch 

Baker's Twine in Orange, Yellow and Brown

Happy Days - Happy Halloween stamp from Cardz Tv

Wrap It Up Cricut Cartridge

I loved making these for my Daniel. 

I know he loves them too, and I am pretty sure his classmates will be excited.

These did take time, mostly because I had to find the right adhesive, as not all adhesive will stick to the glittered and foiled cardstock.

I will be using this shape for all the holidays this year. It fit everything nicely and was easy to make.

Now that our home is decorated, the cards are made, the treat boxes filled and the Halloween gifts are made and ready to be handed out to bus drivers, teachers, aids, nurses and all the people who care for my special little leprechauns, I am ready for the celebration to begin.

I hope you have a safe 

and 

Happy Halloween...

This project was entered into:

Pause Dream Enjoy
PPT Ch#87- Anything Goes!
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http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/2012/10/ppt-ch-87-anything-goes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PauseDreamEnjoy+%28Pause+Dream+Enjoy%29

My Craft Spot
Monday Challenge #75- Too Cute To Spook
you can find it here:
http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2012/10/monday-challenge-75-too-cute-to-spook.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyCraftSpot+%28My+Craft+Spot%29

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge
Challenge 74- Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2012/10/challenge-74-anything-goes.html

Twisted Tuesday Challenge 
2TC30- 5th Tuesday Free for all
Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/10/2tc30-5th-tuesday-free-for-all.html

Every Day Is An Occasion

Sunday Funday #2

you can find it here:

http://everydayisanoccasion.com/?p=603

Breast Cancer Awareness Card

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I made this card.

To make this card I used:

Tan, Pink, Light Pink Cardstock

Recollections pink paper

Pink Mesh

Light Pink Ribbon

Drink Labels Cutting Dies by Lifestyle Crafts

Gridlock  and Retro Circles Embossing Folders by Sizzix

Autumn Celebrations Cricut Cartridge

Fuchsia Ink by Rubber Stampede

Tourmaline Glitter by Martha Stewart

Cotton Candy Stickles

I inked all the pieces and then I layered the ribbon,and then the mats.

I used foam tape to lift the circle of stars and the ribbon.

The inside of the card is simple. I used Stickles to glitter the ribbon.

Hopefully my next one will be better.

This card is entered in:

Cardz Tv

Let's Hear It For The Girls! Circut Cardz Challenge #119

you can find it here:

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2012/10/lets-hear-it-for-girls-cricut-cardz.html

Every Day Is An Occasion

Sunday Funday #2

you can find it here:

http://everydayisanoccasion.com/?p=603

Happy Birthday Rae Card

My son asked me to make a card for his GF Rae.

He described what he wanted and this is the final card.

To make this card I used:

Light Grey Card stock

Dark Grey Card stock

Hot Off The Press Steampunk 12x12 Paper Pack

Gears and Cogs

Tim Holtz Key - Heart

Tim Holtz Clock Stamp

Perfect Pearls Mists in Blue Patina and Cappuccino

Stampin' Up - gears and cogs punch

Brown Ink

My son wanted a simple and uncluttered card. 

I cut the light grey card stock and made a gate card.

Then I layered Blue Patina and Cappuccino over the entire card.

I inked the edges in Brown ink.

I then cut dark grey mats and then cut the paper to fit. 

The inside of the card was made exactly as the outside.

I added a Tim Holtz key, that says Heart.

For Key to His Heart.

The back of the card. 

I love to finish the back of the card with the same detail as the front and the inside.

I stamped Tim Holtz Clock and my Initial on the back.

Back of the card view.

I made the envelope to match the card with the same paper.

Front of card view.

Envelope and card open view.

Envelope with back of card view.

Back of Card with envelope.

To finish the card my son wrote his note inside and I addressed it.

I made a seal with the Stampin' Up punch and I added a few paper gears and cogs on the envelope.

It came out nicer than I hoped.

My son and his GF were both very happy with it.

I love steampunk and this was my first attempt at a birthday card with it.

This will  definitely be a standard for me. 

I will be using this paper and theme for my year in my life mini book.

This card was entered into:
Just Keep On Creating
Anything Goes Challenge No. 4
you can find it here:
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.ca/2012/10/this-challenge-is-anything-goes-except.html

Challenges 4 Everybody
Challenge #6 Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/listing-ends-friday-9th-2012-900pm-all.html

Tammy's Scrapin Corner
Challenge #34 Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/2012/10/tammy-scrappin-corner-challenge-34.html


Pause Dream Enjoy
PPT Ch#87: Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/2012/10/ppt-ch-87-anything-goes.html

Through The Craftroom Door
Anything Goes Challenge #41
you can find it here:
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2012/10/blog-hop-october-23-29.html

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge
Challenge 74- Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-74-anything-goes.html

C.R.A.F.T.  Challenge
CRAFT Challenge 179 Birthday
you can find it here:
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/11/craft-challenge-179-birthday.html


Twisted Tuesday Challenge 
2TC30- 5th Tuesday Free for all
Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/10/2tc30-5th-tuesday-free-for-all.html

Every Day Is An Occasion

Sunday Funday #2

you can find it here:

http://everydayisanoccasion.com/?p=603

Party Time Tuesday
PTT#92 Anything Goes + DT & Sponsor Coordinator Call!
you can find it here:

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2012/10/ptt92-anything-goes-dt-sponsor.html

Hello Kitty Birthday Decorations

When it comes to birthdays, it is very easy to get carried away with buying decorations.

If you are like me, the last thing you want to do is to shop all around for them.

There are aisles and aisles of everything you need and so many more things you don't.

Besides the expense, the time and the driving, it can be overwhelming looking for just the right color, size or design.

So instead of shopping at multiple stores and driving all around town, I decided to make our own.

Why not, after all I used my Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge to make the invitations

.

It was surprising simple once we made the decision to make them.

We had all the supplies, so it was just a matter of picking what we wanted, cutting, assembling and glittering.

We made it an afternoon project for my daughter and I.

It was fun, simple and full of glitter.

We made about 50 Hello Kitties in pink, red and black and we glittered them.

We made about 50  large cupcakes and we also glittered them.

We made 50 smaller glittered cupcakes.

Hello Kitty was glittered on her face, body and heart.

We used the Hello Kitty as decorations on the walls, the table, and the food table.

We decorated the walls and door all over the house. 

We even decorated our front door with Hello Kitty.

Aside from using the cupcakes for decorations we made goodie bags and decorated them with glittered cupcakes.

This was very simple once we had everything cut, and then it was assembling, glittering, and cleaning up.

The best part was not only did we have decorations that fit the color and character we wanted but once the day was done we ended up with decorations that were ready to go for the scrapbook.

This year we will be doing the same, making our decorations but as for the theme that has yet to be determined.

Craftin Desert Diva's 500 Followers Giveaway

Craftin Desert Diva's are having a 500 Followers Giveaway.

It is awesome... a $100 Jo Ann's Gift Card. 

If you want to enter you can find it here:

http://www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/2012/09/500-follower-giveaway.html

Copied from their website:

 Here are the rules to enter:

When I reach 500 followers I will giveaway $100. Joann's Giftcard!!

 

I want to thank all of my followers, new and old! You are all wonderful! I want to thank each and every one of you who stop by my blog to visit and leave such lovely comments for me. I truly enjoy each and every one! I really enjoy sharing my love for card making and crafting.

Here are the rules on how to win:

1. Become a follower
Then comment under this post that you became a follower. If you are already a follower you still need to leave a comment letting me know.

2. Grab my NEW "Giveaway" button and place it on your blog
Then comment under this post that you did and providing the direct URL to the page where the button is located on your blog. (The html code box is on the top of my left sidebar.)

3. Make a post on your blog about this giveaway
Then comment under this post that you did and providing the direct URL to the post that contains the giveaway info on your blog.

 

The maximum number of comments any one person should have is (3). I will verify your entries. 

 

This is open to ALL my followers!! That's what I love about a giftcard easy to mail and you get to pick out what you like!

 

I will use random.org to pick a winner! Good Luck to everyone.

Alice Party (Black) Invite...

I am trying out ideas for my daughter Justice's 18th Birthday.

It's in December, but I know all to well how fast that comes, so I need to start now. 

We have done Hello Kitty every year for the last 5 years and this year we want something new.

So I figured I would try out a few ideas, and eventually I will hit a winner.

This is my Alice Party (Black) Invite.

To make this card I used:

Recollections Black Cardstock

Light Blue and Tan  Cardstock

Darice Bubbles Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distressed Ink

BIC Blue Skies Blue Marker

BIC Tuxedo Black Marker

From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge

Alice Digi from Digi My World

you can find it on Etsy.com (that's where I bought it)

On Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DigiMyWorld

or you can find it here:

http://www.digimyworld.com/

My Card:

I used From My Kitchen to make the cake. 

 I used the BIC markers to color the embossed Bubbles.

 I couldn't resist... I had to make Alice wobble with an Action Wobble...

 Inside of Card. Clean and simple, but I like it.

 Cake on inside.

As cute as this Alice Invite - Card is... it didn't make the cut for her invitation.

It does however give me the another chance to try out another idea.

I think I will remake this card as a Birthday Card.

This card was entered in:

Craft Us Crazy #29 Use Black and/or Party Theme

you can find it here:

http://candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com/2012/10/craft-us-crazy-29-use-black-andor-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CandysCraftCorner+%28Candy%27s+Craft+Corner%29

Cards Galore Challenge -Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/cards-galore-october-challenge-anything.html

CI Paints Inspired By: Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2012/10/ci-paints-inspired-by-anything-goes.html


Just Keep On Creating
Anything Goes Challenge No. 4
you can find it here:
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog
Challenge #13 Anything Goes
you can find it here:
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/10/challenge-13-anything-goes.html


Pause Dream Enjoy
PPT: Ch#87: Anything Goes!
you can find it here:
http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/2012/10/ppt-ch-87-anything-goes.html



Through The Craftroom Door
Anything Goes Challenge #41
you can find it here:
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2012/10/blog-hop-october-23-29.html

Decorate To Celebrate
Challenge 37 - Surprise  Birthday Party!!
you can find it here:
http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com/2012/10/challenge-37-surprise-birthday-party.html

C.R.A.F.T.  Challenge
CRAFT Challenge 179 Birthday
you can find it here:
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/11/craft-challenge-179-birthday.html

Chick Challenges {with Ippity}
Challenge 48
you can find it here:
http://www.chickchallengeswithippity.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-48prizes-prizes-prizes.html

Every Day Is An Occasion

Sunday Funday #2

you can find it here:

http://everydayisanoccasion.com/?p=603

Hello Kitty Doll Comforters

When my daughter was 5, we were shopping at Ikea, and we bought her this adorable doll bed and comforter set. 

She still has it and she is 17. 

She has taken great care of the doll bed,  and the doll bunk bed my dad made her and the doll comforters on them. 

After 12 years the comforters were looking old, so I decided to match her doll beds to her bed set, because her entire room is Anime, Hello Kitty and Pink.

I made Hello Kitty doll comforters for both her doll bed and her doll bunkbed, to match the pillows I made for her bed.

To make it, I just used the Ikea doll comforter.

I folded it in  half - length wise and used wax paper to create a pattern.

It was so simple and only took an afternoon.

Here are the comforters:

Hello Kitty comforter for doll bed.

This is the original Ikea comforter that I used as my pattern.

On the doll bed and bunkbed:

 
 Hello Kitty Easter Comforter

Hello Kitty Christmas Comforter

Hello Kitty Valentine Comforter

When my daughter was 5, she told my dad her babies could not fit on just one doll bed, so my dad being a carpenter he made her a doll bunk bed.

The Ikea doll bed.





This was my first attempt at making doll comforters.
After I saw how easy and cute they were, I made one for every bittie in our family, and they love them.

Monsters Aren't Just For Halloween...

It's October and Halloween is all I can think about. 

I love Halloween, from the scary to the cute and everything in between.

What about the rest of the year???

Well, Monsters aren't just for Halloween.

They can be used to say Hi, or I am thinking of you.

Here are a few of the Monster Cards I made.

Not scary, actually pretty cute, because monsters can be used for everyday.

These are a few of the cards I will be sending to the Bitties. 

A little Hello, and just to let them know Auntie is thinking of them.

What a better way, then with Monsters.

After all who said Monsters have to be scary.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock

Recollections paper pads, several

Recollections Monster stamps

Happy Days stamps by CardzTv

Notebook embossing folder by Sizzix

Saturn die by QuicKutz

Bedtime Monster

A Bittie pretending to be a Monster

 Inside of Bittie pretending to be a Monster Card

 3 Eyed Space Monster (Alien) from Saturn

 Inside of card

another 3 Eyed Space Monster (Alien) from Saturn

I love to write the Bitties  several times a month. 

This month Monsters are in the mail.

These cards were entered into:

My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge #74 - Little Monsters

you can find it here:

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2012/10/monday-challenge-74-little-monsters.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=

Thanksgiving Cards for Surrey Place Care Center

This month of October has been all about Halloween, but today my daughter Justice and I set aside Halloween so we can participate in a great project.

We made 22 cards for I Feel The Love Project.

The project is for cards that will be given out in November, here is a brief summary from her page:

The I Feel the Love Project will be making Thanksgiving Cards during the month of October to be given to the residents of Surrey Place Care Center during November for Thanksgiving. We believe that delivering handcrafted cards at a major holiday such as Thanksgiving promotes the well being of the "mind, body, and spirit" of the residents at Surrey Place Care.   

 It' is such a good cause and all it takes is just a card.

If you would like to send one or a couple in you can find it here:

http://funkycards.blogspot.com/2012/10/i-feel-love-project-october-2012.html

For all 22 cards we used:

Paper:

Recollections  Cardstock

DCWV Textured Carstock Matstack Jewel

DCWV Highschool Matstack

Embossing Folders:

Tim Holtz: Swirls and Burlap

Darice: Wood grain & Autumn Words

Cuttle Bug: Swiss Dots & Distressed Stripes

Cricut Cartridges:

A Child's Year

Celebrate with Flourish

Autumn Celebrations

Stickers:

Jolee

Recollections

K & Company

Twine:

Brown

Yellow and White

Orange and White

Brown and White

These are the Cards I made:

 11 cards total

 Card 1

 Card 2

 Card 3

 Card 4

 Card 5

 Card 6 

 Card 7

  Card 8

  Card 9

  Card 10

 Card 11

These are the cards my daughter, Justice made: 

11 cards from Justice.

 Card 1

  Card 2

  Card 3

 Card 4

  Card 5

  Card 6

  Card 7

  Card 8

  Card 9

 Card 10

 Card 11

We made a total of 22 cards for I Feel The Love Project.

This was so much fun. It's a way my daughter and I can spend time together and craft. 

Two things we both like to do, but the best part is, while we are having fun, we are also in a small way, doing something nice for some one else. 

That is the best part.