Halloween Double Decker

Happy Halloween, everyone! Today I'm sharing a project based on a piece I created a few years ago. That treat holder was made from a bus shaped mini album and some DB supplies.

This time I'm using the Doodlebug double decker cutting file and the cute new Halloween collection, Pumpkin Party.  Same concept just on a bigger scale, because who doesn't want a treat holder that can hold more candy?!  :)

For more details you can see my post on the Doodlebug blog, here.

Thanks for joining me today and Happy Haunting!

Halloween Night

Hello, everyone. Today I am sharing a fun project featuring Doodlebug's newest Halloween collection, Booville.

The name of the collection and all the "spooktacular" icons and designs were my inspiration for this project. So I decided to create a scene of Booville on Halloween night. All the details can be found on the Doodlebug blog. Thanks for stopping by :)!

Halloween Boots

These cute Witch Boots are now available in the store. They're great for adding a little whimsy to your home for Halloween or for filling with treats and giving as gifts. :)

Trick or Treat

Hello, everyone today I'm sharing my latest Halloween project on the Doodlebug blog. It features the new Boos And Brews line.

The haunted cabin file I used is by SVG Cuts. They have a great video on how to put the house together, so I followed their instructions, with one exception. I cut mine out of chipboard first, then covered it with patterned paper.

For more pictures and details come see my post on the DB blog. :)

Other supplies used:

Chipboard door - Maya Road

Skull and Bones - Paper Whimsy

Haunted House Treat Box

Hello everyone. Who's ready for Halloween? Well today I'm here to share a fun project that will hold all of those yummy treats, on the big day. This project features Doodlebug Designs, October 31st collection.

More details can be found HERE on the DB blog, and the cutting file used for the house can be found HERE. 

 Thanks for stopping by. :)

Dolled Up For Halloween

Hi everyone. It's finally Fall! Well that's what my calendar says at least. Living in Florida it's sometimes hard to tell. But as you can see from my project, I have been thinking about Halloween. This doll was so much fun to create and was inspired by the HBO mini series Elizabeth, a "must see" if you haven't seen it yet.

You can find all the details for this project on the Maya Road DT blog HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Maya Road Supplies: Keyhole Album, Mixed Half Circle Chipboard Banner Album, Vintage Ribbon Spools, Twine Cording (Blackberry), Wood Twigs, Lucky Star Set,  Decorative Scrolls, Teardrop Pearl Center, Afternoon Tea Trim, Cream Pearl Ball Pins, Vintage Pearl Pins, Perfect Shot Arrow, Star Pin, Mini Leaf Charm and Big Leaf Charm.

Other Supplies: Patterned Paper (Doodlebug Designs, Crate Paper and Authentique Papers) Sticker - Authentique Paper, Silhouette files (bats, spider web and Oct 31) Wire - Prima, wool, chain, wood blocks, colored pencils, fabric, craft stick, glitter and a black marker.

Spooky...

....well, just a little spooky! Hello everyone. I'm back today to share a project I made for the Maya Road and Xyron  blog swap. The swap will be going on all this week with lots of inspiration and of course a giveaway! :)

This "spooky" sign was created using some of my favorite things, tulle, chipboard and wooden spools. For all the details on this project you can go to the MR design team blog.

Happy Halloween!

Ghoul Bus Treats

Hi guys! As you can see I have Halloween on the brain these days! Here's another Halloween project.  This one is for my son's 2nd grade class. You can see all the details on how I put this together on the Maya Road blog.

Maya Road Supplies:

School Bus Chipboard Album

Yellow Star Trinket Pins

Mixed Blossom Chipboard  (circles)

Wood Bird Cages

Twine Cording (Harvest Corn)

Natural Buttons

Love Chipboard Banners

Other Supplies:

Bella Blvd - patterned paper

Doodlebug - stickers

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jen

Happy Haunting!

Hello everyone! I'm in the midst of a move. But I wanted to do this quick post, before I get buried in boxes!
This haunted house was created using lots of Maya Road goodness. The body of the house was made using the back side of a House Shadow Box, pages from a Home Sweet Home Mixed Media Album, a gift box and some wood dowels.

Below, in the collage you can see how the house came together. 

 Here are some close ups of the finished piece.

MAYA ROAD SUPPLIES:
House Shadow Box
Home Sweet Home Mixed Media Album
Doorways Set
Windows
Wood Bird Cages
Yellow Star Trinket Pins
Clear Jewel Trinket Pins
Vintage Pearl Trinket Pins
Twine Cording (Harvest Corn)
Home Sweet Home (Twigs)
Kraft Layerable Flowers
Time Flies Kraft Clocks

Other Supplies

Authentique - patterned paper and stickers.

glitter, gift box, wood dowels and wire.

Hello Again!

Hello everyone, It feels so good to be back creating and blogging again after such a long hiatus. One of the main reasons I'm back is because I have rejoined the Maya Road design team. Yayyyyy! It seems I'm more creative with someone breathing down my neck. Ha! But seriously, I'm thrilled to be back with the MR family and sharing my projects with you. So let's start with this one first.

I love to create owls every so often. So when I saw the  Antique Mini Quill Feathers in my DT box, I couldn't resist. Here's how it was put together.

For this project two pages from the Pumpkin Squash Coaster were used, a die cut page and a solid one.The stem of the pumpkin was cut off from both pages, then they were covered with patterned paper. Two decorative scrolls were also covered with patterned paper, then the pieces were glued together. Some twine was attached around the edges of tummy area, as you can see in the finished piece above.

For each eye four Kraft Flowers were layered together. Since the flowers only come in two sizes, I trimmed two of the flowers, so I would have four different sizes. Large and small wood buttons were painted then glued together to create the eye. 

After gluing the kraft flowers and eyes in place, a leaf shape was stamped onto some orange patterned paper, for the beak. A little 3D Crystal Lacquer was applied to make the beak shiney. The Antique Quills were attached behind the kraft flowers and a tuft of twine was attached, as well.

The Kraft clock was mounted to some chipboard, then embellished with a chipboard star and a smaller wood one, some twine, a few stamped leaves and a sticker. The owl and the clock pieces were then attached together using some chain and jump rings. One more antique quill was then attached to the bottom of the clock. Lastly, I glued some painted Wood Twigs behind the owl to rest on.

Maya Road Supplies:

Pumpkin Squash Coaster
Antique Mini Quill Feathers
Twine Cording (Harvest Corn)
Kraft Layerable Flowers
Time Flies Kraft Clocks
Wood Twigs
Natural Buttons
Shaped Buttons
Lucky Stars Set
Decorative Scrolls
Leaves Stamp Set

Other Supplies:

Authentique - Enchanted collection kit

Tim Holtz - chain and clasp for hanging.

Other - paint, jump rings

See you soon,
Jen

Happy Halloween

Hi All! I know it's been a while since my last post, but today I'm back (just in time, I might add) to share this fun Halloween project with you.

This project was made with patterned papers from an older Halloween collection by Pink Paislee, called Twilight. It's still one of my favorites, so I decided to use it on a little monster I purchased from Hobby Lobby last year. I covered the whole thing with the white patterned paper first, then added strips of paper around her to give her a "mummy" effect.

For the base of the project I used a 5" round wood plaque. The top surface and sides were covered with paper. Then I applied a skull border along the beveled edge of the plaque. 4 wheels were added to the base using some dowels. I decorated the wheels with some wood buttons and a little zipper trim. To finish off the base I added a few altered star trinket pins.

The stamped banner along the top of the piece, was attached to some dowels using some thin wire and mini clothes pins.

Have a safe and happy Halloween, guys!!! :) 

Supplies:

Pink Paislee - Patterned Paper

Maya Road - Wood Buttons, Zipper Trim, Mini Spools, Star Trinket Pins, Pearl Pin, and Stamps (for the banner and lettering)

Bo Bunny - Printed Chipboard (pumpkin basket, eyes and bat)

Hobby Lobby - wood monster, dowels, 5"round plaque, fur trim, wheels, mini clothes pins, googly eyes, tiny wood finials and wire.

Silhouette - Skull border

Happy Halloween!

 Have a fun and safe Halloween, everyone! :)

Silly Monster's Welcome!

Hi all!  As promised I'm back to share my new Maya project with you. This little monster will be greeting all the "Trick or Treaters" that come to our door on Halloween night! :)  The sign is constructed out of chipboard pieces, felt and batting.  For more details on this project you can go to the Maya DT blog .

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Maya Road Supplies:
David Chipboard Alphabet
Landscape Binder Album
Scroll Chipboard Binder Album
Philadelphia Uppercase Alphabet
Borders Chipboard Sheet
Flower Petals 2 Chipboard Set
Brackets Chipboard Set

Other Supplies:
BoBunny - Whoo-ligans patterned paper and chipboard
Doodlebug - Jewels
Hobby Lobby - Felt, large chenille stem, batting, wiggly eyes and fur. 

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Getting ready for Halloween!

Hello guys! Are you ready for Halloween? My kids are still trying to decide what to dress up as, and trying to convince me to dress up too! Not sure if that will happen, but I am ready for Halloween, project wise anyway! This month I'm lucky enough to be guesting for Ally Scraps!!!

Here's a look of my first project for them.

  

 All the details for this batty project can be found here on the Ally Scraps blog.

If you want another Halloween idea come back later this week and I'll be sharing a fun project for Maya Road! :)

Before I go, I do have some exciting news to share. I'm now on the Samantha Walker Creative Team. I'm so excited about the possibilities of this team. This will be something a little different for me "as far as" working for a designer. Not only will I get to work with scrapbooking products, but stamps, fabrics and dies for the Silhouette. I'm really looking forward to doing some sewing and pulling out my neglected Silhouette. I'll be working alongside an amazing group of talented ladies too!  To see the team announcement check out Samantha Walker's blog.

Are the crickets chirping yet? :)

Hello guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I thought I'd just let you know I'm still here, alive and kicking!!! In fact today is my 21st, I mean 31st....... okay, okay my 41st birthday!!!! I really can't believe I'm that old!! But I have the gray hairs to prove it, so I guess it must be true :)

On Thursday I'll have some Christmas projects for the Creative Cuts & More Blog Hop to share. So I hope you'll come back and join in the fun.

Before I go just wanted to share two of my favorite Halloween photos. Jaiden loved her costume and was smiles all day, while Jacob was a total grump!!! He wanted to be a cat, so I got him the ears and tail. I even got some face paint, to paint on a nose and whiskers. But he decided didn't want to wear "make up" or Jaiden's black t-shirt. We ended up going to Walmart and picking up a Cars Halloween t-shirt. What a STINKER!!! :)

Here's Jaiden my little "witchie-poo"!!!


....and here is Jacob giving me a reluctant tom cat pose.

See you soon,

Candy Anyone??!!!

Hi guys! Here's my little monster ready to give you a treat.....If you dare take one, that is! (lol) My little boy complained, that all the Halloween projects I've made so far have been for girls!!! So I had to "man it up" a little, and make something that he would approve of.

This is my "Tasty Tuesday" project for my Pink Paislee blog post today. I also used Shimmerz paints to add a little sparkle to the chipboard letters, the bolts and the bat punch-out. You can see the full post here.

Here are a couple close-ups.

See you soon,

Pink Paislee Shimmerz!!!

Hi Guys!!! Today I can finally share a new Pink Paislee project, that features some of the new Fall colors by Shimmerz. The Twilight and Amber Road lines that I used on this piece, work beautifully with the new vintage colors Shimmerz has released.

My blog post for Pink Paislee today, concentrates on the stamping side of the project. While the Shimmerz post will tell you how and where I used the paints.
All this week the Shimmerz blog will be showcasing new projects, featuring the new Fall colors. To kick things off the education team will be having their first video blog hop. So when you get a moment, please come and help us celebrate.......See you there!!!

Supplies

Pink Paislee: Patterned paper, stamp set, brads, rub-ons, glitter alphabets, chipboard elements and borders.

Shimmerz Paints: Spritz (Licorice, Rock-a-Fella Blue and Bamboo Leaf) and Shimmerz (Vintage Wine and Mossy Stone)

Creative Imaginations - 16″ Bare Elements Dress Form

Fiskars - Scalloped border punch

Other - Beads, leaves and embroidery floss (thread) from Hobby Lobby.

It's me!

Hello again, I know it's been a while. But I've been trying to catch up on some cleaning and other chores around the house, that have been neglected lately. I told my husband I need a maid to keep things on track. That way, I can play with patterned paper and embellishments all day. I don't think he was amused!!! Oh well, I can dream......

I have some pretty cool news to share. I have been asked to be a guest designer for Shimmerz, this September and October. I'm really thrilled! If you haven't had a chance to check out these shimmery paints, have a look here. You'll love the vibrant, rich colors!!! Also check out the design team blog for some really inspiring projects.

So anyway, after receiving my DT package I couldn't wait till next month to try them out. I have one project to share today and I'll share the other one tomorrow.

This is my Pink Paislee project for my blog post today - Thursday's Trends. The project features the new Twilight collection, that has starting shipping to stores already!!!! To see the entire post go here.

For this project I used the Bamboo Leaf, Shimmerz Spritz. Below you can see the front of the boot after it was sprayed with the Shimmerz. When the the rest of the boot is covered with patterned paper and chipboard, the paint adds a lot of contrast and interest to the project.

Here you can see boot heel. The Spritz gives it a really pretty greenish, gold shimmer.

The fabric patch seen here on the cuff of the boot, was also sprayed with the same Shimmerz Spritz, to color match with the sheer ribbon.

I'll see you soon,