Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween. Show all posts

Halloween cutouts with SCAL

I'm getting ready to make some great cuts with my SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) software using the FREE SVG cut files from their blog site.


Here is the link for some of the free cut files:
Grim Reaper
Bare Trees
Bats
Monster Mash
"Happy Halloween" was typed directly onto screen using Old English font.

I will be posting results as I go along...Happy Haunting all!

Halloween Minis

In the process of making Halloween cards, I was trying to think of how I could quickly make some little note cards for my co-workers and attach a small piece of candy...this is what I came up with. After it is cut, scored and folded, it makes a cute 2" mini card.

This is the outside view



This is the inside view



(I stamped the inside with this cute stamp I got for .50¢ at Big Lots)


Here is an alternate card view with other stamps used.



I used the "Wild Card" Cricut cartridge,
selecting the Pumpkin key (as shown here)



I used an orange-colored piece of 12x12 cardstock from a DCWV matstack



I was able to get 6 cuts on a 12x12 mat using my CDS (Cricut Design Studio)



These are the cutting dimensions



Sample cut on beige cardstock



The finished look, ready to embellish to your heart's desire!


I also had a little fun and stamped the back.


Other stamps used:
This set is from the "Too Cute To Spook Clear Stamps"set from Oriental Trading


This set is from JoAnn's Craft Store

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Get Ready, Set, Boo!

Time to get those Halloween cards together.
Got my supplies out, got my cricut cuts out...now, where to start?


I put together one of my cuts from the Pumpkin Carving cartridge
with a graphic of flames as the background on a black card from
JoAnn's Craft Essentials set of 10 textured black cards and matching
black envelopes.

I googled the key word "flames" and found this nice picture
to use for my backgrounds. I printed out 4 on a page at 3.5 x 5 dimensions
using the "Photo Printing Wizard" that comes with Windows Picture Viewer.


For the top inside of the card, I printed out the words
"Happy Halloween" from the Happy Hauntings cartridge
on red gliiter paper from a DCWV glitter matstack
that rests on the shadow phrase in black cardstock
by selecting "Phrase" and the Frankenstein image on
the cricut keypad (shown below).



Here is a view of the finished card adding a glitter ghost.



This is the inside view of that same card.
Not sure what other goodies I will add to this card,
because the possibilities are endless.

Here are some other cards I made with the Happy Haunting cartridge:











Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog,
and I hope it inspires you to make your own wonderful creations!



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October 31st Cricut Cartridge

I couldn't pass up buying this Halloween Cartridge from the Fall Collection (I just love Halloween)! All the cuts on here are very intricate, so small size cuts might not work well on thin paper.

This is a view of the keypad.

Card Front:


Card Back:


I cut a few samples as shown here.

This is the haunted house cut at 4"
I love all the intricate detail.
(3rd row on keypad, 4th in from the right)




This is the "Velcome" emblem cut at 4"
I especially like the drippy bloody bottom effect.
(5th row on the keypad, 1st in from the right)




This is the "Happy Haunting" emblem cut at 4"
This would have probably worked better on plain vs patterned paper.
(5th row on the keypad, 2nd in from the right)




This is the evil Jack cut at 3"
So scary!
(2nd row on keypad, 1st on the left)

Pumpkin Carving Cricut Cart

Halloween is almost here! So, I've started using my new Cricut Carts, Pumpkin Carving (PC) and Happy Hauntings (HH). Here are some cuts from the PC cart.

These were cut at 3½"

PC keypad:


See some of the cards I made with this cart here:
http://hispanimarkdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/10/get-ready-set-boo.html