Scrappily Ever After...

Hello Happy Bloggy Buddies!
I am back with my first fabulous Friday post after much awaiting!


Allow me to introduce...
BRENDA LEE BURFIEND FROM http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/

Hi all

I am so thrilled to tell you this project will be featured on Scrappily Ever After Fabulous Friday. She had made a call out last week and chose me among others. Thank you so much Holly. I hope I don't disappoint you.

For this project you will need a Cricut, SCAL (if you want my cut file leave me a comment with your email addy and I will send it as soon as I can), brown cricut marker, 1 12x12 orangie paper (I used bazzill), 1 12x12 brown paper, 1 12 x12 dark brown paper, 1 6 x 6 light brown paper, a stick (I used one from a tree we had cut down), some raffia, cuttlebug, polka dot cuttlebug folder, glimmer mist (I make my own), acetate, alcohol inks (I used cranberry, silver and lettuce) and an applicator, and a hot glue gun.



I imported the leaves and acorns into my scal by using the trace image feature from some clipart on the web. I am getting better at this LOL. I then cut the leaves out in the orangie paper and drew the innerds with my cricut marker, love how I can do this too.

I gave them a shot of glimmer mist, just to give it a little sparkle.

I then cut the leaves again in a brown paper to outline them a bit. The acorns I cut out using dark and light brown paper.
I embossed the top half of the acorn using my cuttlebug and polka dot folder.

I then cut out the letters in FALL out of acetate. Actually what I used is the packaging plastic. You know the stuff you can't get into when you purchase something LOL It cuts great on my cricut though. I do use the depth of 6, pressure max and multicut it. I suppose I could use my deep cut blade. I use painters tape to tape it to my mat so that it doesn't slide around.






After I cut them out I alcohol inked them with cranberry, a little bit of silver and lettuce. I ran out of the felt pads, but you know what, I made it work with cosmetic pads. LOL I use them to take my makeup off at night and now I have another purpose for them.



I tied some raffia to both sides of the stick to create a hanger. I then tied some more raffia to the leaves and tied that to the stick.


I also hot glued the acorns to the stick and somewhat to the leaves for some added support. I attached the letters to the each leaf with my atg gun.




I know some of the pictures didn't turn out so well, but in all I think this turned out very cute. If you would like the cut file, please leave a comment with your email addy and I will send it as soon as I can.



Remember if you would like the cut file it is in svg. Leave a comment with your email addy like this burffrau @ aol dot com and I will get it to you as soon as I can.

As always, have a great day and god bless.



Thank you again for featuring me and one of my projects. I hope this meets with your standards. If you have any questions, just email me back.
This post will also go up on my blog on Friday at 7 am

Have a great day

Hugs Brenda



Giant thank you to Brenda for creating this Awesome Project for Fabulous Friday!!!
If anyone has any interest in creating a project for future fabulous friday projects, please email me at kricutkween@gmail.com

Yup, more adorable mini monster birthday invites!!!

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So, today I was feeling like I have been working hard enough to treat my self to a couple presents! Today I ordered a Your Story book binder and laminator. i have been wanting one for a while, and it looks pretty cool! (if anyone has any reviews of this machine, please comment.. so I know if I did a good thing by purchasing it! :D

I also purchased the sweet treats cartridge that I have wanted for a long time (24.99 on Oh My Crafts) as well as Happy Hauntings and Rock Princess, which were also 24.99! :D

I also was notified that Carol at Happy Expressions (http://happyexpressions.blogspot.com/) has awarded me with a Sweet blogger Award! :) Yay! I'm now supposed to award it to 5 more bloggers, so If you want me to check out your blog, post your link on my comments! I would love to see new blogs that I have not seen before, and hopefully give you the sweet blogger award too! :D

I was going to make a card for my bffs birthday... and since the gift i got her hasnt arrived yet in the mail (A CRICUT EXPRESSION) I decided it would be suitable to make her a box instead! I wanted it to be more personal.. so i cut a frame out of it using my gypsy, and added a picture of us. In the box, i put a picture of a cricut that i had printed out, and added a caption which was - ITS ON ITS WAY!!! - she absolutely loved it! (who wouldn't)

Hello bloggy buddies,
Finally able to update my blog after a way to long of absence! I have been in school, and going through some changes in my life.. so now, its time to get back to my crafty ways! and what better excuse than my sons fifth birthday to bring back my crafting!
I have decided to have his party at a local kids fun play place, and because his birthday is in october, why not have a costume party!!! Here are the start of the halloween invitations I have created.. there are more to come! this is just a taste of the fun!
Hope you like em!

Cartridges used - Mini monsters
Sentiment - printed on my computer