Halloween In July and Gift Packaging

This month will feature tons of (well as much as I can finish) Halloween projects. Why should Christmas get all the attention?



I made a big batch of Monster Cookies tonight. My friend Jeff is a huge cookie monster so I decided to make a quick gift package for him.

 Frankie was cut at 3 inches from Paper Doll Dress Up.
The Glitter Ribbon is from Michaels Celebration Line.
The chain used around the ribbon is from October 31st. I believe it was cut at 3 inches.

Here is a link to the Monster Cookie Recipe I used. They were so delicious!

Thanks for stopping by.


Mike

Frightfully Delightfull

Nothing reminds me more of Halloween than the smell of a burning candle in a pumpkin.

Really like how the flame looks after inking it.

House Card

A friend of mine is moving soon and I had to think of a quick card to make her before her going away party last night. Luckily, my order from Custom Crops  came that day so I was able to make her this fun card.

Custom Crops had a great price for the cartridge during their sale two weeks ago and it was only $19.99. I have been wanting this cart for along time but have been putting it off so I am glad I held off for such a great price.

Buckets of fun! May not be safe for work?

The first project that I did was for a raffle game we are doing at my sister's baby shower next week. This was my first time making my own .SVG files and using Sure Cuts A Lot. It wasn't the easiest thing to do, but it wasn't the hardest. Had some help from the forums over at svgcuts.com. Great resources and very friendly people. I made the images of the rubber ducks in Adobe Illustrator.



The Second Project was for a co-worker. She just had to put down her dog and I wanted to do something nice for her. I never know what to say or do in these situations and I tend to use humor as a way to cope with a lot of stress in my own life so I thought I would make her a f-it bucket. The idea actually came from Amy Sedaris, in her book I like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. When I saw it, I loved it and sometimes you just need to say fuck it and what better way then with chocolate? I really liked how this turned out and can only improve them the next time around. I highly recommend using Sure Cuts A lot it opens up a lot of possibilities as you can see ;)

Look for better pictures in the future, these were just taken with my phone.




Supplies:

• Card Stock: Reflections Cape Cod available at Michael's
• Buckets: Target (bought them when they were half off at in the dollar spot) Cellophane Bags: Target Ribbon: Target-dollar spot Candy
• Stapler
• Sharpies
• Therm O Web Die Cut Adhesive (first time using these, look for a full review in the future).