Happy Hauntings Gate Card :)

I am having a fabulous time in London Town! Thank you for all the well wishes on my vacation! :) It keeps reminding me that I need to take pictures! :) I hope you all are having a fabulous week as well. It's finally Friday! 


I liked the irony of making a gate style card out of a gate. I’m a bit of a dork like that. So when I saw this gate on October 31st, I was excited to make it into something great.

Recipe:

Cartridge: October 31st™

Gypsy™

Paper: My Mind’s Eye Blackbird line: “Costumes”, “Crows”, “Argyle”, and “Halloween Words”™

Glitter Glue from Studio G™

Glossy Accents™

This card was not easy to make. If anyone wants the Gypsy file, I am happy to send it to them as it took me quite a while to figure out just what I needed to do to make this work. 

Instructions:

Gypsy: 

1. Select the gate 4 times. 

2. Make them the size that you want.

3. Put three next to each other in a row and the 4th gate on a separate layer.

1. Hide the far right portion of the far right gate and the far left portion of the far left gate.
2. Hide all contours of all three gates making a solid feature. 
3. Weld them together.
4. You will notice that there are spaces in between the two sides of the card. I selected a rectangle shape three times from Gypsy Wanderings™ and shrank it to fit my needs in the three areas that needed it. Then I welded those to the gate card base made up of the “3 gates”.
5. Cut all pieces. 

1. Select “happy hauntings sign” twice from the October 31st cartridge™.
2. Place one of them on it’s own layer.
3. Hide all contours on one of the selections.
4. Cut out both signs.

Rest of the card:

1. Adhere gate front to the card base.
2. Use Glossy Accents™ over the spider web gate front.
3. Adhere front of happy hauntings gate to the base with the hidden contours.
4. Once Glossy Accents™ is dry, then adhere only half of the sign to the left side of the gate.
5. Apply Studio G™ Glitter Glue (or whatever you have around) to the Happy Hauntings words in the middle of the sign.
6. Apply Glossy Accents™ to the small contours and cover with black Pixie Stix sparkle from Pink Paislee™.
7. Enjoy your work and give it to someone who will like this spooky card. :)

Winner of the stamps giveaway! :)

Check out my screen shot I just learned how to do! Oh yeah!

Leigh is the winner! What a lucky ducky! She won one of my prizes from the last giveaway. For a second, I'll admit that I thought about re-drawing, but then I thought, if it were me and I won twice wouldn't I want both prizes?!? So sorry that we have such a lucky lady in the group, but I'm so excited for you Leigh! 

I still have your address so no need to contact me (unless you want to of course)! :) Everyone, have a fabulous Friday, enjoy your weekend and a little birdie is letting you know that I am doing two more blog hops... coming up... you know what that means! 

Thank you to Pumpkin Spice for sponsoring this giveaway! 

There is something else she has sent as well that I have desperately wanted to open, but she sent it for one of you to win! The more you support our sponsor, the more she will want to giveaway so head on over to Pumpkin Spice to check out her great deals and fabulous shipping! :)  

Giveaway and I got published! :)

This post should stay at the top until Friday. Scroll down for all other posts! :)

To celebrate getting published AND going on vacation, I am doing a giveaway! 

You can win these:

This giveaway is sponsored by Pumpkin Spice! Thank you!

You can also check out my card and the magazine it was published in: ScrapStreet Magazine! Thank you Sherri for publishing my card! :) 

Click on "current issue" and then "Card Corner" (second down on the left) and then hit "next page" on the bottom right. Mine is the 3rd card down! :) 

Leave a comment on this post by Thursday night. I will choose a random winner whenever I have internet connection! Haha. Sorry that it has to be that way, but I will be overseas! :) Be sure to leave your contact information and I will email you that you won! Sorry, this has to be USA residents only giveaway.

Thanks again to Pumpkin Spice for donating these awesome stamps for the giveaway!

EAD Designs Color Challenge!

This month at EAD Designs they are using some of my favorite colors (my favorite color is olive green)! I had to get this done before I left so I emailed Emily (thank you!) and she sent me the challenge! :) 

So this one will get linked up hopefully while I am away, but I am posting it tonight!

Aren't the colors gorgeous? 

Luckily in my last order, I bought the best EAD Stickerz to go with it. This set is called Fall Harvest. I think it is definitely one of my favorites.

Recipe:

Cartridge: Thanksgiving Seasonal Cartridge™

Embossing: A2 Leafy Branch Emboss Folder™

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg Collection: "Falling Down" and "Maple" Paper

Hero Arts Adhesive Gems

Buttons

Today is also the last day of Denine's super deal over at Pumpkin Spice. This is the deal she is offering!

3 days only!

Priority Broom Stick

 

All Orders of $50 and more with at least 1 Halloween Product......

 

Priority shipping is FREE!!

 

Valid 10/11/10 - 10/13/10

Coupon Code: BroomStick

This is so great! Go take advantage of her already awesome prices! She carries My Pink Stamper too and you know how I feel about those stamps! LOVE them!

2 Challenges in honor of breast cancer awareness

This week Love4Stamps and the Cricut Circle blog are having challenges that involve raising awareness of breast cancer and support of those going though the battle. 

I made a card a few weeks ago that hit directly on it and gave it to someone fighting the pink fight. 

I made this card to remind someone that they are BEAUTIFUL no matter what they are going through and how they are feeling as a result of this terrible disease. 

Recipe:

Cartridge: Wild Card™

Paper: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue - "Sisters" Boutique™ and "Pretty" Polka Paper™

Brads: MME Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue "Happily Ever After" Brads™

Die Cut: MME Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue "Girlfriends" Dimensional Die Cut™

Stickers: MME Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue "Pretty" Layered Stickers™

Also, Denine at Pumpkin Spice is having a free shipping extravaganza! Isn't her name for the sale just the cutest? I love it. Go on over and check out her merchandise! I used it all on this card! :) 

3 days only!

Priority Broom Stick

 

All Orders of $50 and more with at least 1 Halloween Product......

 

Priority shipping is FREE!!

 

Valid 10/11/10 - 10/13/10

Coupon Code: BroomStick

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! 

Winner of the Cosmo Cricket Matilda Mini-deck!

Drum roll please.......

Kelly said...

Congrats on the sponser! This is a really great card.

Thre are 14 items under the Blackbird collection and my favorite is the costume paper!

Kelly, please contact me with your address as soon as you can! Email me at CourtsCraftsBlog@gmail.com and I will get that right out to you in time to do Halloween projects!!! 

Thank you SO much to Pumpkin Spice for sponsoring this prize!!! Here is the link to the Matilda Mini Deck just in case you liked it so much you can pick one up for yourself! :) 

Circle Challenge Card

This week's challenge over at the Cricut Circle Blog (open for all people to join until the 10th or 11th I think) is to use two cuts from the French Manor Cartridge (Cricut Circle Exclusive). 

So I made this card quickly last night to slide it in under the deadline. I made the bird cage into a shaped card - you know how I feel about shape cards by now :)

Recipe:
Cartridge: French Manor™
Paper: MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Happily Ever After"™ (both sides for the off white stripes and the darker pink), MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Pretty" Polka Paper™ (back side of the polka dots for the lighter pink)
Stamps: MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Pretty" Stamps™ (the stamp behind the bird), My Pink Stamper: Family and Friends™ (Believe)
MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Happily Ever After" Decorative Brads™ 
Doodling
Glossy Accents
Swarovski Crystal

This picture did not do this paper justice. It is a gorgeous romantic raspberry paper. I am definitely in love with this line.

Have a wonderful Thursday! :)

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