Monday, October 10, 2011

Fantabulous Cricut - Ch# 81 - Decor and More


Wow! Monday again and time for another fun challenge at Fantabulous Cricut! Challenge # 81 is Decor and More. We are asked to create a project to hang on the wall--can be vinyl, wall hanging, etc. My thoughts were to make a type of wreath/wall hanging and this is my results! I want to surprise some of my Red Hat sisters with this little creation and I am using reds and purples rather than traditional colors for Halloween.

The base is cut from black cardstock at 10.50" using the Cricut Essentials cartridge which is preloaded on the E2. The scallop doily image is on page 37. For added strength and stability, I hand cut a piece of kraft cardboard which had been marked at 10" with a plate and glued the cardboard to the main cut. The cardboard was recycled from a scrapbooking kit. When I found the purple spider web paper in a K&Company pack during my recent shopping trip to Michael's, I just had to buy it for my background!

The flowers are made using Cricut Flower Shoppe. I did a search on You Tube on this cartridge and found a great video by MargaretsCrafts. The flower is the mum on page 21 and uses varying sizes for the layers of petals. Leaves are on page 22. I chose to use less layers thus making a smaller flower on the witch hat.
Cricut Happy Hauntings is used for remaining cuts.
Page 54 - Witch Hat cut 5 1/2" from purple gingham and the image is repeated using white cardstock for added thickness on the hat.
Page 38 - Boo is cut 1 1/4" using the phrase feature- regular and shadow.
Page 65 - Flourishes are cut using the Spooky Font feature on page 65 at 1 1/4". One image was cut using flip feature.
Cuttlebug Folder- Swiss Dots used on the red layer of hat.
For a little Red Hat flair, I added gemstones and feathers. Do you see the little spider!
Lots of inking! Hat, spider, and flower are pop-dotted. A loop of red ribbon is glued to the back for hanging.

Hope you enjoy my project! Now it is your turn to play with us at FCCB. Stop by and see all the fun creations by the design team. Remember the deadline to enter the challenge is midnight Sat. Oct. 15th. As always, be sure to include a Cricut cut!

I am sharing at Crafty Sprouts Color Challenge--Red and Black and Slimy Green. You can use any theme and you must use at least 2 of the colors.

23 comments:

  1. this is so cute, surely the red hat girls arent witches! lol

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  2. What an absolutely gorgeous creation
    Cheers from Bangalore ,India
    Dr Sonia S V
    http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  3. This is absolutely fantastic!! Your mums are just a perfect touch (and look GORGEOUS!). I love that web paper, too! GREAT job, Glenda!

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  4. I LOVE it! It's the perfect Halloween gift for a Red Hat Lady. You are just so darn creative.
    Hugs,

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  5. This is just too, too cute! And those mums are just gorgeous....wow! What a fun Halloween project, I love it!

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  6. Oh how fun! I love how you used your Red Hat Sister colors for this fun Halloween decor, it works so well!

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  7. What a cute project. I love the purple and red hat. Such different colors but still definitely Halloween.

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  8. This is such a great Halloween project for Red Hat! Love it!! :)

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  9. WOW This is a beautiful wall hanging! I love the feathers and the flowers what a great touch!
    You should enter this into my color challenge it totally fits the requirements!

    lots of love,
    Erika

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  10. What a fun project, Glenda! Sure the Red Hat Ladies loved it!!!

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  11. Oh they are going to love it. It is awesome!!

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  12. How adorable is this!!! I love the little hat! Good luck from Crafty Sprouts!

    Many blessings,
    Zeni
    www.scrappyzeni.com

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  13. Glenda, I love this. Your wreath is adorable. I especially love the flowers. Fantastic.

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  14. This is great. I love the red and purple. I think your flowers are wonderful.

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  15. Glenda this is just adorable !! Love the colors and the flowers are beautiful !!!
    xoxo Joy

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  16. I like the color comination you used for the hat. Very fresh look.

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  17. What a FUN hanging! Love the hat and those gorgeous flowers:)
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  18. Oh my goodness this is gorgeous. I love the purple with the red.

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  19. Those flowers look great! *making want that cart* Thanks for a great DT job and inspiring us all. Just love the mix of colours in your project. x

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  20. Great Job!! That is a great idea!! I bet they will love it!! TFS!! Take Care!!
    Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

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  21. This is such a clever idea, the ladies will LOVE it! Thank-you for stopping by my blog and I look forward to getting to know you (and your work)!

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