Perfect Sentiments: "All Creatures Great & Small"

This is my first post as a member of the Perfect Sentiments Design Team!

The challenge this week is "All Creatures Great & Small." The challenge: create a card with a sentiment for the season or occasion of your choice. The twist: incorporate a critter somewhere on your card.

My card is 4"x9." I used black cardstock for the base. I trimmed two pieces of polka dotted cardstock at 2"x8 7/8." Both pieces of the polka dotted cardstock are from the Midnight Spell Stack by DCWV. I wrapped some plaid ribbon around the middle of the card to cover up the seam created by the two pieces of polka dotted cardstock. I found a white circle that was 3 1/2" around in my stash and cut a piece of orange glitter cardstock 1/4." I embossed the white circle with a Tim Holtz folder called Bubble Wrap and lightly inked it with midnight black in by Tsukineko. I used Happy Hauntings to cut the cat at 3 1/2." I covered it in black flock and used limeade glitter on his bat tie, I also gave him orange gems for eyes. I adhered it to the card using pop-dots. I finished off the card with my sentiment. It is a stamp I found in my stash, so I don't know the manufacturer.

I hope you enjoyed my creation and I hope you decide to play along with our challenge at Perfect Sentiments!

Too Cute to Spook

Here's a cute little altered frame for you. I got the frame from JoAnns. I covered it with two pieces of patterned cardstock, which are by K&Company. I painted the edges purple and covered the cardstock with ModPodge. I cut Hello Kitty from Hello Kitty Greetings at 4." I covered her in black flocking and used some orange pearls for her paws. I also cut her out of chipboard to give her some stability, since part of the image is off the frame. The frame around the opening was created with Elegant Edges, George and Basic Shapes and my trusty Gypsy. I sized the curved square (from George) on my Gypsy, then sized the frame (from Elegant Edges) a little larger. I then covered it in purple glitter. I also used my Gypsy to create my title. The "too" and "to" are from Simply Sweet and welded together, they are cut at 3/4." The "cute" is cut from Create a Critter, cut at 1 1/2." "Spook" was cut from Happy Hauntings at 2." I also welded "cute" and "spook" together. Once they were on the frame I covered them in black diamond Stickles.

I made this for the following challenges:

• BBTB2: "Hello Kitty Greetings" - Halloween cat



• Whimsical Wednesday: Halloween home decor

Bride of Frankenstein

This is a 6"x6" card. The card base is created from striped cardstock from the Midnight Spell Stack by DCWV. I cut some shimmery purple cardstock at 3"x6" and adhered it to the bottom of the card. I then wrapped it with some orange glittery ribbon. The Bride of Frankenstein is cut at 5" from Happy Hauntings. I flocked her hair, used some white Liquid Pearls on the white stripe in her hair, put glossy accents on her lips and covered her dress with purple Stickles. I adhered her to the spider cardstock, which is also from the Midnight Spell Stack. The spider cardstock is cut at 5 1/8"x2 7/8" and I cut some black cardstock at 5 1/4"x3" to mat the spider cardstock. I used pop-dots to adhere the recatangle to the card. I stamped the sentiment, which is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, on white cardstock and trimmed the cardstock to fit, then matted it with black cardstock. I also pop-dotted the sentiment.

I made this card for a former co-worker who is deployed to Kuwait. I made it this large so that I can bring it in to work for everyone to sign, then we can send it off to her, so she knows we are thinking about her.

I made the card for the following challenges:

• Fantabulous Cricut: "Purple People Eater" - use the color purple and a monster or bug


• Peachy Keen: sketch


• Papercraft Star: "Trick or Treat"
  
  
  

Spooky Pumpkin

I created this card using my Gypsy. The card base was made by welding two of the frames from Happy Hauntings. I hid the inner cut on one of them, then cut just the inner part out of the green cardstock. I covered the inner part of the cut-out with acetate. The card is about 4 1/2" tall. I placed puple gems around the frame. The bat is cut from Designer's Calendar at 1 1/4" (real dial size). I covered it with purple glitter and used pop-dots to adhere it to the card. The pumpkin is from October 31st, cut at 2." The spider is from Wrap It Up, cut at 1 1/4." I used some white floss to create the "web" it is spinning. For the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment then covered it with lavender Stickles.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake photo inspiration (see right)


• 365 Cards: "Day 230" - sketch


• Cricut 360: create a spooky project with a spider and the colors purple, orange and green


• My Sheri Crafts: pumpkin

Card & Treat Box

This is a coordinating treat box and card I made for Halloween. The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used red cardstock for the base. I cut some black cardstock 1/4" smaller and embossed it with the Skeleton Scroll embossing folder. I covered the embossed parts with black diamond Stickles and gave the skeletons red eyes (x-mas red Stickles for the smaller ones and gems for the larger ones). I wrapped the black cardstock with a glittery red ribbon and adhered it to the card base. I cut the graveyard scene from Pumpkin Carvings at 3 1/2." I then cut a white piece of cardstock into a circle to put behind the scene. I used some frost shimmer mist on the white circle before putting the scene on top. It is hard to see the shimmer in the pictures, but it looks really good in person. I then used pop-dots to adhere the circle to the card.

I used Happy Hauntings for the coffin treat box. It is cut at 8." I then cut the layer for it and embossed it with the Skeleton Scroll embossing folder as well. I also used black diamond Stickles on the embossed portions and some red gems for the eyes of the skeletons. "RIP" is also cut from Happy Hauntings at 1 1/4" using the spooky font feature. I cut it out of glitter cardstock. I used the Martha Stewart drippy goo punch to create some blood seeping out of the coffin. The hand is also from Happy Hauntings. It is a layer of one of the frames on this cartridge. I thought the coffin needed someone trying to get out!I made these for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 224" - use two of either paints, mists or glitter on your card


• Celebrate the Occasion: any occasion; must use red, black and white


• Whimsical Wednesday: make a Halloween treat container


• Stuck On U Sketches: tree
  
  
  

Fright Night

This is some Halloween wall decor. It is 8"x10." The background cardstock is from DCWV, the Midnight Spell Stack. The tree is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up. I cut it large enough to fit the page, I don't remember what size that was though. The vulture is cut from Life's a Party at 2 1/2." I used crackle accents on the head and feet, glossy accents on the beak, black diamond Stickles on the body and white flocking on the ring around the neck. The moon was cut using George and Basic Shapes. I was inspired by the moon I saw this morning on my way to work (yeah, I work early enough that it was still dark and the moon was out). It took me a while to find the right combination of colors and paper. I used an ivory cardstock and a yellow-tinted vellum, which I embossed using the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder. The bat was cut from October 31st at 2 1/4." I covered it with glossy accents. The ghosts were cut from silver-tinted vellum at 2 1/2" (the ghost on the right) and 3" (the ghost on the left), both are from Happy Hauntings. The pumpkin is also from Happy Hauntings, cut at 1 1/4." I used the Distress Stripes embossing folder for the orange cardstock. I am loving this folder for pumpkins...it was like it was made for it! I used Happy Hauntings and my Gypsy to cut "Fright Night." It is cut at 1.15" using both the shadow and regular vampire font features. I adhered the moon and bat to the background cardstock. The tree was pop-dotted with thinner pop-dots, as was the title. Everything else was adhered with thicker pop-dots, except the ghosts. I adhered the lower part of them to the background cardstock, then curled them up slightly for some dimension. I am putting this in a shadow box to hang on my wall for Halloween.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Inspirations: cake photo inspiration (click here to see cake)


• BBTB2: "Life's a Party" - vulture


• Fantabulous Cricut: create a project to hang on the wall


• Friday Mashup: Halloween themed project

Happy Haunting

Here's a nice spooky Halloween 12"x12" layout. The patterned cardstock came from the DCWV Midnight Spell stack, except for the green mat, which is by K&Company. The large photo mat is for a 4"x6" photo, and the three small ones are for 2 1/2"x3 1/2" photos. The corner spider web is from October 31st. The cricular spider web and the black widow spider is from Pumpkin Carving. The bat is from Wrap It Up and the jack-o-lanterns and title are from Happy Hauntings. I covered the spider webs with diamond Stickles, put glossy accents on the bat's wings and the hourglass of the black widow. I used crackle accents on the spider. The jack-o-lanterns are embossed with the Distress Stripes folder. I used purple flocking powder on the body of the bat and the title. I also gave the bat some red gem eyes. I finished it off with a spider button on the circular web.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Stuck On U Sketches: layout sketch


• Fantabulous Cricut: pumpkins