MCT 3D Wednesday

It's a 3D Wednesday with My Creative Time!  I've been dying to try out one of Lori Whitlock's Shadow Box cuts from the Silhouette Store, and this was the perfect opportunity!  Can you believe this shadow box is made entirely out of paper?  It wasn't too difficult to put together either.  Lori has a series of YouTube videos with great instructions.

For the top section, I cut the adorable witch's hat from the Cricut Happy Hauntings cartridge at 2.65"  I added a little Glossy Accents to the buckle and spider.  That cute "Happy Halloween" sentiment is from My Creative Time's Mixed Holiday Sentiments and is stamped on a stitched banner made with MCT's Build a Banner Kit.  I added a cute brad from the My Mind's Eye Mischievous collection.

Here I used the BIG "Boo" stamp from MCT's Treats for My Sweet! It was the perfect size.  See that cute little pumpkin?  I made that out of paper, following a tutorial from my sweet friend Linda, of The Paper Boutique.  If you follow her tutorial, I just changed the size of the strips to 2 1/2" x 5/8" to make it a smaller size.  I also added a little leaf cut from MCT's Piles of Smiles.  The little "Best Witches" sentiment is from Treats for My Sweet, and is stamped onto a tag made from MCT's Teeny Tag Greetings.  A black "Glam Rock" finished it off!

For the last section, I used my favorite witch's shoe from Happy Hauntings, cut at 2.65".  I used my Gypsy to hide the lace holes and made my own using my Crop-a-Dile and some small eyelets.  I was then able to lace up the boot using some Trendy Twine.

Be sure to click on the link below to head over to Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have in store for you!

Products used for this project:

Silhouette Cameo Lori Whitlock Shadow Box Cricut Happy Hauntings American Crafts Black Cardstock My Little Shoebox Trick or Treat Paper PTI New Leaf Cardstock PTI Stamper's Select White Cardstock PTI Summer Sunrise Cardstock MCT Build a Banner Kit MCT Teeny Tag Greetings Stamp & Die Set MCT Piles of Smiles MCT Treats for My Sweet MCT Mixed Holiday Sentiments PTI True Black Ink VersaMark Ink White Filigree Embossing Powder Glossy Accents *My Mind's Eye MISCHIEVOUS Brads MIS101 Imaginisce Black Glam Rocks Orange Licorice Trendy Twine May Arts 3/4" Chevron Twill

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Monday Madness... Imagine That!

Welcome to another "Monday Madness... Imagine That" post!  Today Emma and the My Creative Time Design Team are showcasing projects using the Cricut Imagine (or their own patterned paper, if they don't have the Imagine).  I used my Imagine to create a custom background paper by first printing an 8" square using the orange stripes from the Imagine Buccaneer cartridge and then printing my other pattern from the Imagine Black & White cartridge right on top.  I printed it so large because I wanted my stripes to be diagonal.  With an 8" square, I was able to cut a 5" x 3 3/4" rectangle on the diagonal.  Since I wanted more of a vintage look, I toned down the background and orange cuts on the card with some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  If you are interested on seeing a video on how to layer Imagine prints, click here.

The skeleton is cut at 4 1/2" from the Cricut Happy Hauntings cartridge, and the cute little pumpkin is cut at 1" from Create a Critter.

To make my cute sentiment, I die cut my shapes using the My Creative Time Scallop & Stitched Circle Dies.  I then stamped the sentiment from the My Creative Time All Around Halloween stamp set with Versamark Ink and heat embossed it with some white embossing powder.

I stamped the inside with another cute sentiment from All Around Halloween.  Here's a peek at the stamp set and dies.  Click here for ordering information.  Be sure to stop by My Creative Time to see the rest of today's projects!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink True Black, Rustic Cream, & Orange Zest Cardstock

White Bazzill Cardstock (for Imagine Print)

My Creative Time "Scallop & Stitched Circle" Dies

My Creative Time "All Around Halloween" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen "PK-570 Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment" Stamp Set

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Trendy Twine

Versamark Ink

White Filigree Embossing Powder

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Headless Horseman Card with Video

When I saw this headless horseman in Happy Hauntings, I knew it would be perfect for my parents, since they live in a community called Sleepy Hollow.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Kraft, Orange Zest, and Simply Chartreuse Cardstock

Provocraft Black Textured Cardstock

Core'dinations Purple Cardstock

SEI Eerie Alley Patterned Paper

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch

ek Success Ticket Punch

My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Colorbox Cat's Eye Ink

SEI Eerie Alley Brad

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

My Pink Stamper Halloween Challenge

It's time for a challenge with the My Pink Stamper Design Team! Robyn asked us to create something with her Spooky Puns stamp set (check here for retailers that sell this adorable set). Even if you don't have her stamps yet, you can join in the fun on mypinkstamper.com by creating a Halloween themed project with your Cricut. Be sure to check out the awesome projects by the rest of the design team when you are there!

I had so much fun creating this haunted house for my classroom! I brought it into school yesterday, and my 2nd and 3rd graders loved it. Of course, they think they should all get to make one as well. :-) I used Happy Hauntings and cut the house at 11", which created a 20" haunted house! The black paper for the house came from 12" x 24" Provo Craft cardstock, and the windows were created with Papertrey Ink vellum. The rest of the papers are from Core'dinations or are Papertrey Ink cardstock. All of the sentiments (Eeeek!, Happy Halloween!, Boo!, and Trick or Treat) are from the My Pink Stamper Spooky Puns stamp set, stamped with Papertrey Ink True Black ink.

Alien Trick or Treater:

Paper Doll Dress Up, cut at 3"

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Folder

Michael's Google Eyes

Ghosts:

Happy Hauntings, cut at 2" and 2 1/2"

Small Pumpkins:

Gypsy Wanderings, cut at 1 1/2" and 1 1/4" and Create a Critter, cut at 1 1/4"

Peachy Keen face stamps

Spider:

Designer's Calendar, cut at 1.94" and welded to a narrow rectangle on Gypsy to create a thread

Michael's Google Eyes

Large Pumpkins:

Happy Hauntings, cut at 3"

Bat:

Happy Hauntings, cut at 2 3/4"

Skeleton:

Happy Hauntings, cut at 4"

Mummy:

Happy Hauntings, cut at 4"

Xmas Red Stickles

Frankenstein:

Happy Hauntings, cut at 4"

Scaredy Cat Card

I was a little worried about how well the frames from Happy Hauntings would cut out, but this one did great! I used a light green Black Magic Core'dinations paper, cutting the frame on the green side and the background on the black side, at 5 inches. I then ran the background through my Spiderweb Cuttlebug folder and sanded it to make the green web come through. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns stamp set, and I embossed it with black embossing powder.

Recipe:

True Black Papertrey Ink Cardstock, cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"

5 1/2" x 4" patterned paper from last year's Recollections Halloween Stack

Black Magic and Purple Core'dinations paper

Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise Cardstock

Zig Black Writer Pen

Black Diamond Stickles

Cuttlebug Spiderweb Folder

My Pink Stamper Spooky Puns Stamp Set

Versamark Ink

Black Filigree Embossing Powder (from Papertrey Ink)

Cardz TV Halloween Challenge

Here is my entry for Mary's Cardz TV Halloween Challenge. You can join in the fun here. This was my first time using the Happy Hauntings cartridge. There are so many cute cuts on it! I cut the witch hat at 2 1/2" and the pumpkin at 4" (and cut off the stalk). This card also features a sentiment from the adorable My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns Stamp Set (click here for ordering info).

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Plum Pudding cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" True Black cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" sei eerie alley patterned paper

Orange Zest and Terracotta Tile cardstock

Black Provocraft Cricut cardstock

Lavender Core'dinations cardstock

Orange Zest Extra Fine Polka Dot Satin Ribbon

My Pink Stamper Spooky Puns Stamp

True Black ink