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 Over at Provo Craft we've been creating a few sweet and silly costume ideas you can create with your Cricut Machine. Jana, Cindy and I created a few that are quick and easy, perfect if you have kiddos who just can't decide what they'll be this Halloween. Check them out!

Pizza Chef Costume by Jana Eubank

 

 Instructions:
1. Using scissors, cut red fabric to a 12″ x 12″ square and follow the package directions to apply Heat N’ Bond Ultra to wrong side of fabric with an iron. Place fabric face down on mat. Apply a few strips of masking tape around the edge of the fabric to prevent it from lifting and sliding while cutting.
2. Load the Deep Cut Blade into your Cricut Expression machine and set blade depth to 6. Using the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge, cut multiple 1.10″ squares from red fabric.
3. Adhere squares to the apron and brim of chef hat in a checkerboard pattern using an iron.
4. Next, use the Gypsy device and Lite Billionaire cartridge to weld together the letters to spell the word “Pizza”. Cut two words from black vinyl, one at 3″ for the apron and the other at 1.9″ for the hat. Apply to apron & hat with transfer tape and tools from Cricut Tool Kit.
5. Using the Lite Billionaire cartridge, cut a 0.90″ mustache from black vinyl.
6. Place apron and hat on child. Have child wear the vinyl mustache.
7. Using the Simply Charmed cartridge, cut the pizza slice and all of its layers from cardstock for a costume accessory. Laminate with the YourStory machine for durability, if desired.

What you’ll need:
PROVO CRAFT SUPPLIES:
• Cricut Expression Machine
• Gypsy Handheld Design Device
• Deep Cut Blade
• Cricut Tool Kit
• Plantin SchoolBook Cartridge
• Lite Billionaire Cartridge
• Simply Charmed Cartridge
• YourStory Machine
• Cricut Vinyl – Raven
• Cricut Transfer Tape

Other Supplies:

• Laminating Pouches
• White Apron
• White Chef Hat
• Red Fabric
• Heat N’ Bond Ultra
• Cardstock for Pizza (Tan, Black, Orange, Dark Red, Green)
• Adhesives
• Masking Tape
• Scissors
• Iron
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A few of my fellow design team members also created some really fun costumes using Provo Craft products. Check ‘em out!

Flower Child Costume by Kristen Swain

 

 

Instructions:
1. Cut flowers and circles from each color of vinyl; 5 of each piece at 4.41 inches flowers and 1.59 inches for circles.
2. Adhere vinyl shapes to jeans and t-shirt; mixing colors of centers and flowers.
3. Add solid vest and handkerchief headband to finish flower child costume.
What you’ll need:
PROVO CRAFT SUPPLIES
• Cricut Expression
• Gypsy Handheld Device
• Cricut Vinyl – Burnt Umber orange, Ice Blue, Lilac Purple, Lime Green, Yellow, Ruby Red, Rose Pink
• Cricut Classic Font- cut at 4.41 inches (remove tag holes), 1.59 inches. (Cut out flowers and smaller circles, adhere to clothing as desired, using smaller circles for centers of flowers on pants, and using flower centers in flowers on shirt.)
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Smarty Pants Costume by Kristen Swain

 

 Instructions:
1. Use Cricut Vinyl and Cricut Expression to cut out letters for t-shirt.
2. Peel off backing and adhere to shirt as shown.
3. Brush hair into middle part, add thick rimmed glasses and pull pants up over waist.

 

What you will need:
PROVO CRAFT SUPPLIES:
• Cricut Expression
• Simply Sweet Cricut Cartridge – “I” “M” “C” letters at 2.57 inches. 2 at 1.73 inches. ii ( for equal sign) at 1.21 inches
• Baby Steps Cricut Cartridge – heart at 2.53 inches
• Cricut Vinyl colors- Raven and Ruby Red
Other Supplies:
• T-shirt

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Halloween Mask by Cindy Royal

Instructions:
1. Cut mask at 3.5 from black cardstock and emboss with Happy Hauntings embossing folder.
2. Cut two more masks from purple cardstock at 3.5 and place behind black mask; one off-centered to the top and left, and one to the bottom and right to create a shadow.
3. Stitch around edges.
4. Cut spider web at 3.5 from gray cardstock. *Tip: Cut 3 of them and stack them for extra support.
5. Embellish with gems.
6. Cut spider at .75 from black cardstock and adhere to web with black foam adhesive.
7. Add web to mask with black foam adhesive.
8. Cut a spider at 3 from black cardstock.
9. Add black button to head and embellish eyes with gems.
10. Add large button to body that has thin purple paper strips run through holes for thread.
11. Adhere to mask with black foam adhesive.
12. Punch hole in each side of mask and run black elastic lace through; knotting at back of each hole.


What you’ll need:
PROVO CRAFT SUPPLIES:
• Cricut Expression Machine

• Cuttlebug Machine
• Cricut Chic and Scary Cartridge
• Happy Hauntings companion set embossing folders
Other Supplies:
• Cardstock (black, purple, grey)
• Sewing supplies
• Black foam adhesive
• Buttons and gems

A Giveaway for you

Happy Friday friends! I have a super giveaway for you today. Glue Arts is celebrating the new Pro+ Glue Glider. These new cartridges will flow in either direction- allowing you to push and to pull your adhesive however you want to put your adhesive down.

I am giving away a new Cartridge and Handle set, all you have to do is become a follower here on my blog and also leave me a comment sometime this weekend and I will pick a winner on Monday.

So, to give you some pretty things to talk about- how about my latest Halloween crafts using Glue Arts adhesives.

Trick or  Treat Bag

GlueArts Designer: Kristen Swain

Materials:

DieCuts with a view- Midnight Spell Papers and Diecuts
Glue Arts- UCUTIT Foam, Perma Tac and Adhesive Squares
Button/Twine
Gift Bag
Cheese cloth
Spray Mist- Haunted and Jack O Lantern
Office Tag
deco scissors
ribbon- www.scrapinkris.etsy.com



1.Adhere block of spider web paper to front of bag.

2. Cut border paper into strips, adhere strips to bag using Perma Tac. Use deco scissors to trim diecut quote and adhere just under border strip.

3. Spray cheese cloth with mist and let dry. Tie ribbons and cheese cloth onto bag handle, adding button and twine to center bow with adhesive squares.

4. Adhere border strip to office tag, use UCUTIT foam to adhere journal spot to tag, cut out small monster from extra border strip, adhere with UCUTIT foam, then cut apart diecut wording, adhere to tag with UCUTIT foam.

5. Tie Tag onto bag.

Bliss Autumn Card

GlueArts Designer: Kristen Swain

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Cardstock/Sanding Block- Coredinations
Glue Arts- UCutIt foam, Perma Tac, High Tac, Adhesive Squares
Pinking Scissors
Ink- Ranger- Van Dyke Brown
cheese cloth
Die cuts- Cricut Expression
Cartridges- Designers Calendar ( maple leaf) Damask Decor (pumpkin)
sewing machine
ribbon- www.scrapinkris.etsy.com
letter stickers- Nikki Sivils
button/twine
corner rounder
compass

Instructions:
1. Adhere yellow cardstock to card base, then round corners and sand cardstock.

2. Ink edges of card with brown ink, then ink cheesecloth. Use High Tac to adhere cheese cloth to card front, then sew around edges of card.

3. Use compass to make circle, cut out with pinking scissors, ink edges and sew around edge. Adhere more cheese cloth across circle, adhere to card with UCutIt foam.

4. Cut out maple leaf from yellow, green and brown cardstock using die cut machine, sand pattern on cardstock and adhere to card with Perma Tac.

5. Tie bow with crinkled ribbon, adhere button and twine on top of bow with Adhesive Squares.

6. Layer pumpkin cut using die cut machine, sand and adhere to circle with UCutIt foam.

7. Handcut tag with green cardstock, tie onto pumpkin and adhere letters.

Paper Plate/Candy Treat Holder Inspiration 
Link to original pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/96911651/

Paper Gift Pouch
GlueArts Designer: Kristen Swain

Supplies:Glue Arts- UcutIt Foam, Glue Glider Pro with Perma tac and High Tac adhesives Extreme Adhesive Squares
Papers- DieCuts With a View, Imagine Vintage Papers Cartridge
Diecuts- Oct 31st Cartridge, Jubilee Cartridge ( using cricut machine)
Ribbon- www.scrapinkris.etsy.com
Buttons/twine/cheese cloth/pinking scissors- craft supply
flower- maya road
pearls- kaisercraft
tape- Pink Paislee

Instructions:

1. Cut pouch from two layers of cardstock about 7x7 inches, trim edges with pinking scissors.
2. Cut block of music note paper, and sew cheesecloth on, then adhere to front of 7x7 paper. Sew the two layers together to create pouch- only sewing on three sides.
3. Punch circle of paper from top front of pouch to make getting items out easier.
4. Decorate pouch with quote blocks, die cut cat and spider, ribbon bow, twine and pearls.

Owl Card 

1. Fold card to 5x7 inches, then cut block pf paper to fit card, mat with pinked mat in black, then sew strip of black cardstock, cheesecloth and decorative tape across card.
2. Cut out quote block, mount on card with UcutIt foam.
3. Punch circle of yellow, crumple and adhere to card with Extreme Adhesive Squares.
4. Diecut owl on branch, then adhere to card with UcutIt foam, adhere button and twine.

Moon card

1. Diecut frame with Cricut machine, adhere to card after mounting black cardstock to front of card with Perma Tac.
2. Adhere block of music paper to card, trimming corners with rounder and adhering ribbon vertically.
3. Use adhesive squares to add knot of cheesecloth to top of card.
4. Diecut moon from black cardstock and adhere to card with Extreme Adhesive Squares.
5. Cut out phrase and mount on card with UcutIt foam. Adhere button/twine with Adhesive Squares.

Tell me what your favorites are, and make sure you become a follower!
have a great weekend!

World Card Making Day

oh my goodness! hello! today is WCMD and I know there are just TONS of beautiful cards and giveaways and hops and so much going on. I am planning on enjoying some fall sunshine and perhaps getting out for a ride in the country for some fall photos with my girls. We've had so much rain and cruddy weather, I will be loving the sunshine today!

I was creating the other day and came up with this simplistic design. I used my Martha Scoreboard and added the diamonds across the card using the scoring tool. Then I added two canvas borders from Pink Paislee. I used Glue Arts UCutIt and popped up the Pebbles baby bottom sticker- punching out a heart to go on the bottom.
I then stamped with the Imaginisce stamp in blue ink, and lightly touched the center of the rattle with red marker. I popped that up as well. Just a fun and 5 minute card to share.

I also made a card using some leftover Websters product.
 I bought some dollar store crepe paper and made these flowers with it. I then spray misted them and added them to a couple Imaginisce flowers. I added some of my crinkled ribbon I sell in my etsy store- Mocha- and also added some cheese cloth.

 

 have a terrific weekend!

kris

well hello again! this is continuing to be one crazy week with designing. I love working on the big holidays tho. Christmas and Halloween are so fun to create for. To me, it's like just anything goes on projects and you can just go a little wild decorating things. I guess because my typical decorating style is basic, I like bold items, not too much fussy, and simple. On the holidays I get to go a little crazy and just throw whatever I want on something and not worry if it's dustable or delicate.


Thought I'd share a fun project from last fall. I created this for the Cricut Circle Blog and you can sign up here..Cricut Circle Blog...  I used the Pumpkin Carvings Cart to create these fun caramel apples.

 

 I'll be back again to share something new this week! 

Dusty Blog

Hello friends. It's been a long long two months since I've posted. I figured it's about time to come back and start actually blogging again. Did I miss it? not a whole lot, but mostly because a whole lot has been going on. My designing has taken off and I've been working a lot. The girls have been busy with school and are getting ready to start going to clubs in the afternoon. Alizabeth has been through many many doctors appointments and is finally beginning to heal. Let me tell you, a torn ligament is much more painful then a broken bone, and takes so much longer to heal. We have a wonderful doctor who is taking care of her and we trust that he'll do his best for her. (The boy who twisted her arm tore the TFCC ligament in her wrist.)
 I took these photos on the first day of school. These girls take my breath away. I have so much love, pride and joy for them, it makes my heart ache!

Annalise is beginning band and chorus this year. She'll be using Alizabeth's old flute, as we bought her a better quality flute last year for her birthday. Alizabeth is starting off beautifully in her 4th year of Flute, and is first chair for her whole school, in both concert and symphonic band. She'll be trying out for both State and County Band this year and has high hopes of getting in. She was also recently voted in as President of the National Junior Honor Society for her school and we're both busy with looking into fund raising ideas. 

I do not have a whole bunch I can share. Much of my recent design work has been for magazines, or for the Cricut Circle Blog and I will wait to share those items. For now, I have a couple recent items I can share.

I created this fun Halloween pouch with some DCWV papers, cheesecloth, my almost black crinkled ribbon ( available in my etsy shop) some pretty Vintage Papers ( Imagine Cart) and Oct 31st halloween cricut cartridge.

Have a terrific day!

Some quick cards!

Hello Blogger friends! I cannot believe how fast this summer is flying by. I've taken so little time for myself, that it's been difficult finding time to even create a little something. I took some time on a super hot day last week to sort through my cardmaking items. I had two huge boxes of stuff I had put aside, yet never managed to even make a dent in them. I've sorted through, and added a nice basket of things to my desk, now they are at hand and hopefully when I have the time, I can create with them.
I made two quick cards the other day, hard to believe that in 3 months I haven't had the time to do that. With fall approaching I'm sure I'll have more time in the day to create tho.

first I wanted to share a pic of the girls in the pool. We looooooove our pool and I make time every afternoon to spend at least a couple hours in it. If you look over the girls shoulders, you can see a part of our wonderful view. Last weekend Chris and I spent some time taking a dip in the evenings and were treated to a beautiful fireworks show. We often have them, mostly on Sat. nights.

I created this card with some Imaginisce papers- Garden Party, a bit of corrugated cardboard I painted with sea foam green paint, and Imaginisce  punchouts and chipboard flower.
I used a Maya road label, and added a SRM Press sticker for the greeting. Then of course I couldn't leave it and had to add some of my beautiful crinkled ribbon. This is the Deep Aqua color. See the link to my shop at the top of the page!

Next is a different card for me. I used some Imaginisce Garden Party solid blue, and added that as a mat to a Maya Road envelope. I added the Animal Crackers Border over some of my Chestnut Crinkled Ribbon
I added a Girl's Paperie sticker block. then added some smaller stickers decending down the front.  I layered over some SRM Press stickers then added Amer. Crafts medallion stickers to finish.

thanks for dropping in, I hope your summer is going well!