Happy Halloween!

You may have seen this floating around Facebook or Pinterest...

It is so me...and maybe some of you can identify!  I have all these plans of things I want to do and make....and then the next thing I know we are at the day of the event and I've done NADA!  Nothing!!!  LOL!!!  I didn't even buy a pumpkin!  Of course, I don't have children here and I will be gone this evening to celebrate with my grandchildren and eat their candy when they've gone to bed.

I have pretty much given all of my decorations to my kids so I don't even set anything out anymore.  Sad.  Not really.

Anyway, I did make a couple of treat boxes for the little tots that I filled with just a few little things.  Their mother doesn't like them to have a lot of candy.  So sad...  LOL!

Here are the little boxes...all done with the Silhouette Cameo and designs by Cali Arroyo.  Cute.

 Fast and easy....and cute!

That's it for today...hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween!

Happy Crafting!

Happy Halloween!

Boo!  Eeek! Shriek!!!  Halloween is just around the corner, isn't it? I have always loved Halloween...I don't remember too many costumes that I dressed up in when I was a kid but I do recall those horrid masks that you wore and could not breathe in or see out of! LOL!  Those of you more than 29 years old will surely remember those.

I do recall that when I was in the second grade I dressed up as Jackie Kennedy.  I don't recall what my mother put me in but I did have an authentic Jackie Kennedy mask.  I thought she was so pretty!  Of course, JFK was president then so you can probably figure out that I am Waaay more than 29!  HAHA!

I made several costumes for my own kids and that was always fun.

My grandkids are going as Flash Gordon and Minnie Mouse this year.  I can't wait to see them.  Wade, the new baby, will probably go as a cow which will have been recycled from the other kids.  ;)

Anyway, onto cardmaking.  I have a few Paper Smooches stamp sets and I just love them.  I like the cute side of Halloween.  I know some love the spooky, creepy stuff but I like cute.  Don't hate.

So, I've made several cards and will share over the next few days.  Gotta get these babies in the mail today, don't I?

I made two variations but here is the first one.  I love the little Frankenstein dude....I colored him with Copics and added some googly eyes.  I love the little beakers which I put some Stickles over.  I hate spiders which totally ick me out but can tolerate the 2 dimensional non-moving kind....  I think he's kind of cute, by the way....

Here is a closeup of Mr. Frank N. Stein.  (Oh, old favorite movie....Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder.  "It's not Frankenstein...it's Frah ken steen!"  HAHA!)

And here is a photo of the two versions:

 

Fun, fun, fun!

Oh, and another thing I like about Halloween is CANDY!  I love candy.  Yep...I do!  I like just about everything except for Jujubes...and Milk Duds sort of get on my nerves.  But Snickers, M and M's, Twix, Starburst, etc....well, keep them out of my reach!

Happy Crafting!  It's a beautiful day here...a bit cool.  I think I'll take a walk at the park and do some crafting, too! 

Oh, and I entered this in the Simon Says Stamp Halloween or Halloween Colors Challenge HERE.

Halloween Treat Bag

A really quick post today as I get ready to head out for the day!
I found this cute little 3D Halloween treat bag in the Silhouette store.  I love that you can buy images for $.99 a piece...or weekly Silhouette has images on clearance for $.50.  I thought this little guy would come in handy to hold some treats for the children

It takes a little while to cut because it has a ton of score lines which are marked....I suppose you could speed it up by erasing the score marks and scoring it yourself.
I used a 12x12 piece of cardstock.
Very simple...very easy...and very cute, I think.

Happy Crafting!!!

Not My Design....but....

....it's still stinkin' cute!
And how easy to make!
This little gift box or bag would be so cute to put some treats in.  Archiver's provided the directions during a recent class I took.

 Basically you take a 6x9 inch sheet of cardstock...double sided prints work nicely.  With a couple of score lines and a couple of snips and cuts you end up with two sides which you adhere together.
I used a Martha Stewart punch to emboss and punch the jack o'lantern and a scalloped punch to frame it...added a little ribbon and some baker's twine and was done.

I love Halloween....it will be here before we know it!

Happy Crafting!