Spooky Halloween Wreath Craft

I just made the cutest Halloween wreath.  I love it and it was so easy too make. 

The wreath is made of orange burlap and each piece is cut to approximately 1"x 6" long and then tied to a wire wreath form.  Then I tied a tulle ribbon bow to the top to hang it with.  The ghost was added later.  I bought it at JoAnn's and just tied it on. 

I hung it above my fireplace on top of the mirror using a suction cup hook.

Cute!

Hand Stamped Christmas Cards

These are my Christmas Cards.  I hand stamped them with a really cute Stampin' Up stamp set.  Then I colored in the stamped design with water colors. 

As a final touch I added colored card stock and a ribbon.

I think they turned out great! 

For stampin up ideas and products click here.

Clipboards Make Great Gifts

I wanted to share these clipboards that I made using my Cricuit. These clear clipboards are very inexpensive and I have just decorated them with vinyl. There is a bit of a trick to this though. The vinyl lettering needs to be cut as a mirror image so that when it is applied from the back side of the clipboard it reads correctly. The vinyl can be stuck onto the front but would be a little bumpy to write on.

They turned out great and everyone loves their new personalized clipboards.

Congrats, Grad!

I wanted to share this graduation card that I made for my brother-in-law. 

 

I cut the little graduate out on my Cricut and the paper dolls cartridge.  The rest of the card is just stamped and punched.  I did use embossing powder on the stamped parts to give the lettering some texture. 

I love embossing powder! 

It is the most magical thing to watch the powder turn into a liquid then solid as it cools.  Love it!!!