Cardztv 3D Design Team Challenge - Thanksgiving Place cards!

I love that Mary, the master mind behind

CARDZTV STAMPS asked me to be on her

3D design team.  I love making cards, but I 

also have a passion for extending my paper crafting into

other outlets.  This challenge is perfect!  Are you ready?

Join us on October 31, 2014 for this fun and 

exciting challenge.  Since today is Halloween, right

around the corner is Thanksgiving and some of

us are already planning our menus.  Thanksgiving

is a day to give thanks for each other, good food and the many

blessings of life.  Sometimes our families need some

direction at the tables, so Mary has

asked that we create Thanksgiving place cards.

You know I think I remember making these when I 

was a kid with construction paper!

Well, today I used my Silhouette and got

this cute pilgrim hat that holds a sucker!

The banner is part of the cut too and instead of a 

name, I added Thanksgiving greeting using

Cardztv Stamps!  I used THANKFUL FOR YOU &

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS  stamps sets.

Love how this turned out and talk about

easy peasy!!!  Wow!  I plan to cut a few more of these

out for our Thanksgiving and let the grands assemble.

They love to craft!

Okay are you ready to join the challenge?

You have until November 13th to enter

the challenge over on Cardztv blog.

One lucky winner will get their choice of a

set of Cardztv stamps!  I can't wait to see what you

create!  Leave me a message and join via

Bloglovin if you like what you see!  Lots more

creative things coming your way for the holidays!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mimi

Cardztv Fun Folds Challenge

Thank you for joining in on the fun with

the Cardztv 3D Design team.

Mary has challenged us to come up with

some special folds for a card, a card box

z fold, or whatever you can dream up using

a Cardztv Halloween Stamp set.

I'm in LOVE with this box card

from the Silhouette Store!

I made it for my granddaughter Sloane and

I cannot wait to send it to MN for her 2nd Halloween.

If you look closely you will see rooftops have

some dimension.  I used my Versamark ink pad and

embossed them with clear powder and I swear

they look like copper!  LOVE THEM!

My sentiment comes from Cardztv

Spooky Sayings!

Isn't it perfect????

Okay you have from October 17 to

October 30 to link up your creation

on www.cardztv.blogspot.com

I can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mimi

Why yes! I can drive a stick!

I saw this curvy witch in the Silhouette

store and I immediately fell in love with her.

I created the sentiment with my Silhouette and

cut them out.  I'm thinking about making some

more with this image as my mind is whirling!

FYI - I glued 3 images together so it would be

more like chipboard.  I then embossed with black powder

for the gloss!  

As I organized my cards today, guess what

holiday had the most???  Oh yeah!

Halloween - some of my friends are going

to get some cute cards this year.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mimi

Cardztv Halloween 3D Challenge!

Fall starts my most favorite time of the year

and one that means I will get to craft a little

more than in the summer.

Welcome to my blog today where I get to design

a project for you using Cardztv Stamps.

 The Silhouette store has the CUTEST 3D projects to make

that holds a candy bar.  OMG!  I am in love!

The little witch is from the store too, but she came in a group

of 3 children.  I ungrouped them and only used her.  Notice though

that she is thick like chipboard?  That's because I glued

four together, then embossed with black powder.

Here's a close up shot of the witch!

The candy bar has a drawer!  How cute is this????

I used Cardztv SPOOKY SAYINGS for this project.

Oh wait - I have more!

Here is a coffin with a candy bar!

Full size candy bar fits inside the "coffin".

Love this!

The sentiment also comes from Cardztv SPOOKY SAYINGS.

Oh wait - one more!!!!

What if you don't have a die cutting machine???

Here is a traditional bag topper that I used to make

over and over again.  You can use stickers or a piece

of chipboard for your image.

This one uses Cardztv OCT 31for the sentiment.

Bag toppers are so easy to make.  I'm always on the lookout

for little bags for candy.  I like to take treats to my office

and these are the perfect size.  Simply cut your topper, fold it over and

staple it to your bag of goodies.  Then cut paper for both the front

and the back to hide the staples.  Add your chipboard, your print and cut

or paper pieced image and your sentiment, and you have

an adorable Halloween treat!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure you comment and leave a message

for Mary over at Cardztv because she is giving away a free

set of stamps.  I am so honored to be one of Mary's designers.

She is the sweetest person in the world.  I found her blog years

ago and soon became a follower of her on Youtube.  WONDERFUL

videos!  If you haven't connected with her yet, do so today!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Mimi

I'm BAAAAACK!

It's been a very long summer and now

I feel a nip in the air which is hinting about

my favorite time of the year - Fall!  My husband

and I have been talking about downsizing and moving

for years.  My children are grown and have moved away

with families of their own so our home of 30 years

was much more than we needed.  I had been

looking online at condos in the late spring but

they sold so quickly in the area I was looking I 

didn't have any luck.  A condo came on the market

and I called my realtor on a Sunday night and ask for

a Monday morning showing.  I know, what a pain I was!

Anyway, to make a long story short, we saw, we liked,

we offered, they accepted and the moving began.

Our home was not listed AND we had not been

purging!  30 years of STUFF that we needed to 

go through so we could list our home.

So the packing began to move from this house.  I can't

begin to tell you how much we gave away, but I'm happy to

say we are now moved and here is a photo of my new

living room.

Our summer was FULL of leaving one home and

preparing our new nest.  We aren't done yet!  It will

be a work in progress over the next several months.

I'd love to show you my new craft space but....

IT'S STILL A MESS!

I promise to do a video when I have it put together.

Stay tuned!  I'm back from my hiatus with

Cardztv Stamps and will posting soon a 

cute 3D project for Halloween!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Mimi