Halloween Treats

Hi! Thought I'd take a little break from Lego and post some Halloween treats I made for some of my kids' teachers.

I used PTI's Favor it box 6 die and the coordinating Halloween Treats and Sweets stamp set and dies. I have to admit that this is the set that broke my PTI boycott. Hehe. I was doing so well not purchasing from them every month but when I saw this set I really wanted it. Sooo cute! Though the box is a bit small I think for stuffing with candy for the kids.

So for all of these, I used cardstock for the boxes and just used felt for the front to conserve (or hoard) my felt. Plus I think the card stock makes it a bit sturdier. Nichole had a project using all felt but after I cut an entire one out of felt, it didn't look like it could keep it's shape nicely. I stitched some of the features on the cat. And look more googly eyes!

Here's a spider and skeleton. A mini hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works fit in the boxes nicely. The spider is holding 3 small packages of jelly beans. See, can't hold much candy. Well, from a kid's point of view, anyway.

I'll be entering this in Wee Memories Challenge -- Free for all

I miss stamping and coloring. :( Still 3 more weeks of Lego practice and prep to go. I will share the favors and whatnot when I'm done with them. I think they will turn out cute!

Thanks so much for reading and hope you're having a great weekend!

Snowman gift card holder

Hi! I was planning to post this last night but I was just too tired to write or think of complete sentences. It's been a busy week with the boys on Fall break and still trying to finish up a bunch of crafts. I have been trying to make some crocheted crafts to put in my Etsy shop and finally I'm done with one. It's a crocheted snowman that can hold a gift card or anything actually that is small enough to fit in the pouch. The pattern is designed by ChiWei Ranck of One Dog Woof and can be found HERE . Here's the little snowman with his arms folded over in the front to look like he is hugging the card. I added this fun card that I stamped. You can definitely add in a gift card too behind this card. The gift card reaches under his nose. This is how the little opening of the pouch looks. I hope I can make more of these little guys. These would be so cute for teachers and I think it would be easy to put a little wire throug...

coffee cup shaped cards

Hi! I think after this post I may need a little nap! My right shoulder is actually feeling worn out from all the typing and photo editing I've been doing lately. And this cooler weather is making me drowsy. It's getting cold here already! I made a bunch of these coffee shaped cards using a die from Honey Bee Stamps . It's a cute coffee set but the die is extra long so it would probably help to have a longer platform to diecut. I just have the standard sized one so I would pass it through once in my Big Shot and then rotate the cardstock and die carefully to cut the other end. Manageable but the longer platform would be more convenient! I embossed the front of the card with some pretty snowflakes. I think this is a Sizzix embossing folder. And then stamped the coffee sleeve with some Lawn Fawn stamps. This is the inside. The gift card slot does not come with this coffee cup die set. I cut that opening with one ...

Knuffle Bunny

Hi! The Greeting Farm had their Customer Challenge & Chit Chat Night "A Night at the Bookstore" and introduced a few challenges. I have to say chatting was too fast for me and I couldn't really keep up. It was still early here, and I had to pick up the kids from school and activities and make dinner and eat and so I guess the timing didn't really work out with our schedule. You can check out the challenge details on the SCS forum HERE . I made this card for Favorite Child's Book category. It is based on the Mo Willems book Knuffle Bunny . It's one of my kids' favorites and it's such a cute story. We actually love reading Mo Willems' books especially his Elephant and Piggie series. Those books are hilarious! This challenge also made me realize that I haven't read many books recently except kids' books. I used to love reading but just haven't given it much time lately. Anyway, here is my card. If you've read the story...

crafting this and that

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