Autumn Tree

Do you have the Cricut cartridge Artfully Sent by Close to My Heart yet (Get it HERE)? I just love this cartridge because I can make cute cards so quickly. I was inspired to make this card because this particular embossing folder looks so great with the tree. I inked the embossing to add some depth and then used my Skittles and ribbon for some pop. 

Challenges Entered

Clear it Out Challenge: Stash + 3 of the same thing (two sets of three Skittles)

Craft-Dee BowZ: Handmade Bow (CDB19)

CAS on Sunday: Ribbon or Twine

Crafty Creations: Bows

Fresh Brewed Blog: Fall Colors

Halloween POP Up Card

Well friends, I have to tell you... if you own a Cricut, you simply must purchase the new CTMH Artfully Sent cartridge. It is phenomenal for card making with so many interesting elements to choose from. Cards include envelopes and liners. 

You can purchase this cartridge HERE. 

Today, I'm showing you how I created the Halloween Pop up Card, thanks to Mary from Cardz TV who posted her own card. 

Since the pop up is on the inside of the card, I actually started with the outside of the card. I wanted to use all of my favorite Halloween colors, and include a ghost (there are ghosts in the pop up design). This particular ghost is from Miss Kate's Cuttables. Remember that she has a daily freebie file! I used two different stamps here, the cat and moon stamp is from an old Inkadinkado set called Trick or Treat, and the Happy Halloween stamp is from Cardz TV the Going in Circles set. 

Here is the inside. The cartridge cuts the layer with a square pop up that fits just behind the haunted house. The ghost and moon are also cut out of this layer. I backed this on white so that the ghosts were white, and then put a small piece of orange behind the moon. You cut the house and tree separately. 

To keep with the theme of ghosts, I decided to cut another ghost to place on the inside. 

The ghosts and goblins sentiments is from Cardz TV new set Frankly Frightful.

I smeared back ink around the edges of most elements here so that nothing would look too shiny and instead keep with a spooky design. 

The Artfully Sent cartridge is full of these fun cards. Put it on your wish list!

Challenges Entered
Cardz 4 Guyz: Spooky Halloween
Clear it Out: Stash - black and orange (all scraps of cardstock)
Shopping Our Stash: Halloween (stash - papers and moon stamp)
Try it on Tuesday: Spooky
Craftin Desert Diva's: Halloween
Dream Valley Challenges: Halloween
Red Carpet Studio: Halloween (loved the inspiration photo)
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Halloween
The Corrosive Challenge: Halloween

A Halloween Card, Artfully Sent

I knew I was going to love the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge by Close to My Heart. When you purchase the cartridge, it comes in a set with stamps and cardstock. I have all of the three previous CTMH cartridges, but Artfully Sent is my favorite now, since the cartridge focuses on making all different types of cards. 

Looking to purchase Artfully Sent? Click HERE

Today, I want to show you how I made the Haunted House card. I have the photo of the handbook below. Notice that the actual card base for the Haunted House is a swing card itself. Where the opening of the card swings out to the left.

I decided that I didn't want the card to swing. I cut the card as directed (black card below), but I wanted to be able to do some layering. In my Cricut Design Space, I resized the black card to on a regular size A4 card with room for layers. The first layer on the card is green, and then the black from the swing card. 

For the inside layer of the card, I used a bright orange, circle glitter patterned cardstock. The cartridge file did all of the work for me. The moon and bats were cut as the liner of the card. Next, I folded the "swing" or the house over the card and adhered it with a LOT of pop dots. 

And, then, I attached this creepy, sparkly crow brad just to add to the feeling of a spooky night at a Haunted House. The entire inside of the card is white for a sentiment of writing. 

I'm looking forward to seeing how other people interpret this card. 

Challenges Entered

Brown Sugar Challenges: Autumn/Fall

Left of Center: 3 or More Layers

Allsorts: Autumn 

Hiding in My Craft Room: Halloween Colors

Come and Get it: Halloween

The Paper Players: Halloween