Mini Back Packs & a Pumpkin

Are your kids back to school? Here are some cute little mini back packs I made for back to school. 

I filled them with some jolly rancher candies. 

They are from the SVG Cuts ~ Back to the Books SVG Kit.

They are about 4" high. I used Echo Park's Paper and Glue and did some fun print and cuts.

Have you seen the latest kit from SVG Cuts? It is called Bedtime Stories SVG Kit.

 I made the pumpkin from the kit and plan on making the awesome castle.

Here is my pumpkin:

It has a little top that comes off. I used We R Memory Keepers Black Widow Papers. They are last year's papers (I'm picking up Bewitched tomorrow!)  I stitched the papers with black thread. I added some twine from Trendy Twine and flair from Paper Play Studios.

If you plan on picking up the kit ~ just click here!

Have a great week!

I'm Sketching!

This past weekend I attended a scrap weekend away. If you haven't experienced a weekend I would highly recommend one. It is a great way to connect with other crafters plus you do get alot of scrapping done. I have been wanting to try to create my own sketches for quite some time and decided to give it a try.

A scrapbook sketch is a guide to help you build your layout.
If you like it - go ahead and download it and create a page!

Here is my finished layout. Papers are from Best Creation - Back2School.

The scallop square is from SVG Cuts ~ Simon’s Simple Square Cuts.

The First Day of School title is from SVG Cuts ~ Miss Baker’s Classroom SVG Kit.

Love the flair from Paper Play Studios.

Hope you like my sketch - I have a bunch more to share with you. Please spread the word to your scrappin’ friends!

Have you seen the latest SVG Cuts Kit ~ SVG Cuts Sweets For My Sweet Kit? I'm looking forward to making some Valentine treats.

SVG Cuts 12 Days ~ Day 7

Hey there - I am giving out alot of gift cards this year so thought I would make some cute holders for them. We are on day 7 of the SVG Cuts 12 Days of Christmas. Today my project features both the Punkin’ Patch Stamps and Flair from Paper Play Studios.

These are Gift Card Holder/Ornaments from SVG Cuts - Give a Gift Card SVG Kit.

On the top one I used flair from Paper Play Studios and on the bottom one I used a stamp from Punkin’ Patch Stamps (sister site to SVG Cuts). I accented the cuts with my white gel pen.

Head on over to enter today's giveaway - lots of stamps and flair up for grabs!

See you tomorrow!

In the Bag!

I recently tried something new! I layed out 4 different pieces of art in Adobe Illustrator using files from SVG Cuts. I added some patterns within Illustrator. I then flipped them horizontally and printed out on Avery Brand Transfer Paper. (Tried the Up and Up (Target) brand but that did not work out for me)

I then trimmed about 1/4" around the edges and followed the directions on the transfer paper.

Here is what I came up with!

Most of the art I used is from the Acorn Autumn SVG Kit.

The Happy Thanksgiving title is a freebie from 10/13/12.

Happy Bday is a freebie from 9/17/12.

I added some ric rac and flair from Paper Play Studios.

Again fabulous flair is from Paper Play Sudios.

These are all ready to fill with goodies. Tamara from Happy Life Crafty Wife sent me the great canvas bags - 

they are from State Line Bag Company. Thanks Tamara!

I am going to enter these in the Anything But A Card Challenge. Check out their great DT Projects.

Gotta love the Christmas Home Decor from the latest Home For The Holidays SVG Kit.

I am loving the Family Tree in the shadowbox ~ Can't wait to make it! 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Witches Hats

Wow! Did I have fun with these witches hats. As I was playing with my new Epson 1430 printer I thought wonder what it would look like if I put a gray piece of cardstock in the printer when printing out my digital paper. I totally loved the look it gave it - almost a sort of vintage look.

This first one is entitled Carpe Nocterm. 

Papers from Chillingsworth Manor -Digi from ~ Jessica Sprage

Witches Hat is from SVG Cuts ~ Gimme Candy Boxes SVG Kit, Banner from Happy Thanks SVG Kit

Stamp on the Banner is from ~ Punkin Patch Stamps

Twine from ~ Trendy Twine

Flair from ~ Paper Play Studios

I added holes to the hat band and strung the Trendy Twine thru. 

Going to enter their challenge and also Anything But A Card's Latest Challenge!

This one is called Oct 31st

Papers from Chillingsworth Manor -Digi from ~ Jessica Sprage

Witches Hat is from SVG Cuts ~ Gimme Candy Boxes SVG Kit

Twine from ~ Trendy Twine

Flair from ~ Paper Play Studios

Lastly Witch Hazel

Papers from Chillingsworth Manor -Digi from ~ Jessica Sprage

Witches Hat is from SVG Cuts ~ Gimme Candy Boxes SVG Kit, Banner from Happy Thanks SVG Kit

Twine from ~ Trendy Twine

Flair from ~ Paper Play Studios

Thought I'd show you how different it looks printing on the gray vs the white paper.

I love the look of the gray paper.

Here is a look at the top off the base - plenty of room for treats!

So that wraps up my Halloween Treats! What will be next? Maybe some Thanksgiving and then on to Christmas.

Have you seen the latest kit from SVG Cuts? Christmas Ornaments SVG Kit

Got check it out!

 Have a great weekend!

Link Up For Pink

Have you Linked Up for Pink? I have! Go check out Link Up for Pink's huge Link Up Party - with over 380 projects and lots of giveaways! You must link up before October 14th and winners will be announced 10/19.

Here is my Pink Project - A baby name collage for little Evelyn - lots of pink in her room!

Check out that fabulous flair from Paper Play Studios - 

love using in my shadowboxes. 

The cuts are from SVG Cuts - all cut on my Sizzix eclips.