Paper Crafting for Halloween!

My project for this challenge is a box of cards that I designed for one of my Creative Hearts Workshops that I hold in my home studio.  After sending the cards, a little gift or candy can be tucked into the owl box and given to a friend!  I think he is really cute and hope you do too!

The owl is made from a pillow box pattern cut out on my die-cut machine.  I used the die-cut machine, paper punches and coordinating embellishments to decorate the greeting cards.  I have provided a little tutorial in photos to give you a better idea of how the box was put together.

Start with Fall papers, cutting tools and punches.....

Punch, cut and assemble all of the parts.....

Shade the edges a little with some distressing ink....

 Assemble all the little parts....voila'!  Hoote'nanny time!

 All of these 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" note cards will fit in the box for safe keeping!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN CRAFTING!

Marilyn

Cozy up with a Preview to Fall!

Hello Friends!

Here we are at the end of our summer and with our kids back in school and shorter days, our thoughts are starting to turn to FALL.  I haven't been in my local craft store for a couple of weeks, but I am willing to bet that shelves are beginning to fill up with the colors of Fall and spooky little critters.  Did you know that "Halloween" is the second most celebrated and decorated holiday after Christmas?  It comes and goes faster it seems, but that doesn't stop people from stocking up on decorations and candy!  Remember as kids, dressing up and parading through the classrooms in your costumes?  Creating special decorations for mom to hang up on the fridge? The childhood memories are what make it a magical time of year for me.

I want to show you a solution to hanging up your Fall decor using an inexpensive, dual purpose tack with a hook called CraZy TACKz! They are the perfect solution to apply a die-cut decoration to the wall and hang up a garland or lights.  CraZy TACKz are the perfect solution for dual purpose jobs.  Check out the photos below:

Secure the die-cut to the wall with the clear, round tackz.

The die-cuts were cut out with a Cricut machine.  You choose the size.

Hang the garland on the hooks.  Add balloons, lights, letters, or other ornaments.  

There are various colors of CraZy TACKz, but I prefer the clear stopper for projects like this one.

Hang lightweight decorations from the ceiling with CraZy TACKz and filament line.  Glue the tackz to the decoration and attach a second tackz to the ceiling.  Voila'!

Look for CraZy TACKz at your local retailer.  If they don't have them yet, ask them "why not"?

They are available on the website, www.crazytackz.com.  Check out the project sheets and ideas that we offer there.  It won't be long now until we bring out the decorations to celebrate the glories of Fall and the favorite party day for little kids and big kids alike!  Hope I have sparked a little creativity and excitement with these ideas.  Enjoy the final days of summer because Fall will be here soon enough!

Happy Crafting!

Marilyn

Designer/Consultant

for

CraZy TACKz

www.crazytackz.com