May Arts - Halloween Challenge

I have to say that I was very excited to be in the top 20 that gets to compete in the Halloween Challenge over at May Arts. It's an honor to be chosen and I sincerely hope I hold my end up because there are some AWESOME ladies over there designing some amazing projects with ribbon. We got to choose 4 ribbons to work with, these were my choices:

http://www.mayarts.com/halloween-craft-challenge/

I made the center of my flower by knotting the black silk ribbon repeatedly until it formed the size I needed. I stamped 'hocus pocus' onto the wide orange ribbon accenting between the words with white pearls, I just love the tiny pom pom trim on it!!

The sheer spider web ribbon was looped into a big bow and then shredded for texture. The fuzzy black burlap string was wound around the box and knotted on the sides with orange pearls accenting the knots.

A big dangly spider hanging from the burlap string guards the treats within!

Cricut Craft Room - free cut -spider
BugBites - Magic Spells stamps
StazOn - ink
Tim Holtz - grunge paper
Helmar - 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Craft & Hobby Glue, Gemstone Adhesive
Frosted Designs 2013 October Mixed Media Kit - 
( Deco Arts - Orange, black paint, Fancy Pants corrugate paper )

Entering my Halloween treat box in:
Anything but a Card - #28 Orange and Black
Craftin' Boutique - #12 Halloween

Try it on Tuesday - Fancy Edges

 Fancy Edges 

 -must see 3 different edges punched or die cut or even fancy scissors

I think this is a fun challenge, to get out those border punches, decorative edged scissors or even to cut a border with your die cutting machine...or maybe tear an edge! Mix and match them and have fun, that's the important part of making anything, isn't it?

 I layered all 3 of my edges together with a running stitch along the top piece.

Cricut - Paper Trimmings. p. 53

Bug Bites - sentiment

Martha Stewart - drippy edge punch

Fiskar - waterfall punch

S.E.I - paper and border

Faber Castell - PITT pen

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a little excerpt from vacation :)

http://www.bubblews.com/news/1016847-odonata

mot juste: noun

the exactly right word or phrasing

pronunciation

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House of Cards - Month 2 Classy and Elegant

You know, there is nothing like self-imposing a challenge on top of another challenge. I am really enjoying trying out different card styles, but will admit that classy and elegant is one of the harder styles for me to achieve, so on top of that I decided to make a classy and elegant Halloween card...seems a little bit like an oxymoron doesn't it? lol 

 So I pulled out some delicate black lace and pearls to go along with the floral printed vellum and a framed sentiment, then hand stitched around the vellum to hold it in place.

Cricut - Happy Hauntings, p. 47

Bugbites - Magic Spells stamp set

everything else came from old stash

Paper Playtime - #17 Pearls

Pearls, I love them! 

I wear mine mostly to church and wasn't going to write about that but I looked up 

the meaning of the pearl and it said:

With it's humble beginnings, Pearls symbolize innocence and a pure heart, and help us get in touch with the simple honest things of life. Pearls symbolize the best within us.  Honesty, Purity , Wisdom and Integrity.  They remind us to walk with Dignity. Pearls can stimulate your femininity and help with self acceptance. They lift your spirits and make you feel calm and beautiful.  

it also said:

"Vibrates to the number 7" ( and the #7 has significant meaning in the bible....hmmmm )

also they were inherited from my mother ( and she is a Gemini ) and it said this:

Astrological Sign:  Cancer and Gemini

Now I am a Pisces and it says:

Elements: Water

wow, no wonder I love them so much!

And if you want to read the emotional reason as to why I love my mother's pearls so much then you can check what I wrote: My Mother's Pearls

Also there are pearl idioms:

cast (one's) pearls before swine

 to waste something good on someone who doesn't care about it. (From a biblical quotation.) 

or

a pearl of wisdom

an important piece of advice

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Ch# 17 Pearls

Begins: Monday, Aug 19

Ends: Sunday, Sept 1

Sponsor: Cardz TV Stamps http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Prize: 1 set of stamps

(must have USA address)

I'm on a Halloween kick I admit, ya'll must be use to my early "occasion" cards by now. In the beginning of September I will be putting out the Halloween cards and tags so I need to be ready! I had this great black moon die cut in my stash that I have no idea where it came from but I thought it would make a fab Halloween card especially with the spider dangling off his head.

I used a large pearl for his eye and then liquid pearls to decorate him with....and I see from the close up that I had one liquid pearl drop that didn't cooperate, but oh well, that's what makes it a handmade card, lol

Ranger - Liquid Pearls

Faber Castell - PITT pen

Cricut - Happy Hauntings, p.

BugBites - Magic Spells stamp set

everything else - stash

I hope you join us over at Paper Playtime Pearls challenge, we look forward to seeing you there!

Piehole: noun

(slang) mouth

pronunciation

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Die Cuttin Divas - #128 ~ Orange and White

Simon Says Stamp, Monday Challenges - Challenge: Make the cut

I cut the moon at 3" and the witch at 3½" just to make sure there was enough 'overhang' to glue the witch properly over the opening of the card.

You can see that when you open the card up there are a couple of bats flying around! :)

Cricut - Paper Trimmings, p. 52

Faber Castell - PITT pen

Really Reasonable Ribbon 

BugBites - Magic Spells stamp set