Won't You Have Lunch With Me ?

Come in, come in! I would love to have you visit and have lunch with me today. Can't make lunch? How about dinner? I want to share some really quick ideas of some Fall decorations for my home. Creative Cuts and More has some really spectacular leaf shapes and a couple Pumpkin sizes

Leaves #03 Set - Mini

Maple Leaf #02 - Small

Maple Leaf #02-Large

Oak Leaf #04 - Small

 Pumpkin #04 - Small

Pumpkin #04-Large

 I made a napkin and a place mat, and a chair name tag just for you!

 All of these shapes were cut from Velvet paper in some of the best fall colors around.

 Did you know that Creative Cuts and More has velvet Paper? You can have almost all die cut shapes cut from this great medium.

 I used a wonder under fabric adhesive to attach to the place mat and Napkin. All it took was a warm iron on a hot setting and no steam.

 I decided to use a couple stamps to decorate the pumpkins and a few leaves. Stazon ink works best on this felt paper.Didn't have any problems with bleeding or smearing.

 Now if you let me know the correct spelling of your name I can personalize your name on this adorable

Chair Box & Place Card.

Thanks for stopping in ,hope you enjoyed our time together.Hope I gave you some inspiration to decorate for your home.

 

Fall Inspiration ...

I love fall. The colors, the cooler temps, Thanksgiving, ahhhh. So this week I'm going to share a couple of quick and easy Fall cards today. Both of these were created using A2 Circle Small Window Card. 

Both of these cards were so easy because I combined them with Jolee's sticker products. I just love this wreath and if fit the window perfectly.

And the little Autumn sign hanging in the window is just perfect for a window card. as well.

The window cards are so much fun to embellish.

I added a few other Creative Cuts and More dies to this one.

Small Antique Label

Small Scalloped Circle Frame

Mini Leaves Set



I hope you are enjoying fall as well!

See ya on Friday with another post!

Melisa

Apples in Autumn

I am just loving this fall weather here in TX these days. It was a long time coming, but now we have those wonderful cool mornings and cool evenings to offset the warm afternoons each day. Now's the time for hay rides, apple-picking, pumpkin carving, and watching the leaves change color.

For my creation today, I wanted to use the apple die cut card from Creative Cuts and More and have it shout "autumn." I used the Mono Dies technique from Technique Junkies on the front of this card. The smaller apples are from a Martha Stewart punch, and they coordinate perfectly with all the apple die cuts from Creative Cuts and More.

For the sentiment, I used a small square of kraft cardstock, stamped the sentiment with brown ink, and then stamped Holly's Tattered Background with Versamark ink over the sentiment. That background gives the kraft cardstock a sort of cracked bark, woodsy feel.

Happy Autumn!

Die Cuts: Apple Window Square Scallop Card cut from Parakeet Bazzill Canvas cardstock
Stamps: Autumn Blessings (retired SNSS), Holly's Tattered Background (I Brake for Stamps)
Ink: Bamboo Leaves Memento, Versamark, Rich Cocoa Memento
Other: Martha Stewart apple punch, sponge

Guest Designer - Darsie Bruno

I'm Darsie Bruno and I am excited to be the September Guest Designer for Creative Cuts & More and will be showing you some fabulous things I've done with a selection of diecuts for this Fall Season. 

First up, I've created a sweet project/gift idea for a teacher! This is a great gift for your child to give on Opening Night, or save for Christmas. You can tuck candies, teas, or an accordian book inside the box. I created notecards using the small Apple diecut and paired it with K & Company's Fall paper stack.

Please visit my blog for more fun ideas in the weeks to come!

Supplies:

Die Cuts Used: Apple Window Square Box #01, Apple #01 Small
Designer Paper: K & Company "Tim Coffey Fall"
Sentiment: Studio G
Ribbon & Twine: Michael's
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Bamboo Leaves and Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Copic Markers

Autumn Wonders

Have you tried your hand at a window card yet?
You should, you just might LOVE it! This is the Apple Window A7 Card - Vertical.
I really like the way the stickers on the inside of this card PEEK through the front.... all things Autumn!

Fall Season = Caramel Apples

Hello Fall, hello Autumn! I just love seeing the leaves fall this time of year and having to curl up in a blanket to keep warm. Fall! Doesn't it jump start the holiday season and inspire you to bake goodies for your friends and co-workers? Well, here's an idea just for you...

I couldn't wait to take a stab at this ACETATE Cake Slice Box Set .
I filled them with Caramel Apple supplies:
Heath bars, white chocolate and caramel.
It makes enough for 4 people to take home
3 boxes each. Those three boxes will make 2 or 3
'white chocolate dipped & rolled
in Heath crumbs' caramel apples.

You could fill them with a cookie mix or
soup mix , the possibilities are endless!

Umm, umm good!!!

A little ribbon, a little brad and a little Killer Red Tacky Tape make the cake!
Creative Cuts & More has a HUGE assortment
of pre-cut boxes, shapes, cards, albums and much, much more.

Be sure to come stop by on Friday for our FALL Blog Hop!

Happy crafting!

Belli Challenge Time

This week, Creative Cuts & More is sponsoring the Belli Challenge! It's time to be wowed by our participating Design Team members and the Belli Challenge Design Team. What gorgeous work they did! Here's some eye candy:

Steph Zerbe:

Carla Mayfield:
Kim Ross:
The winner of their Fall/Halloween challenge will receive their choice of a Girl or Boy Birthday card kit. These card kits are jammed packed with supplies. Your kit will contain 12 die cut cards and envelopes, and many of the cards included in the kit are exclusive to CC&M. The kit is worth over $30.

Follow the instructions on the Creative Belli Blog to enter. If you post to SCS or PCP or any other online gallery please use keyword CBC74 so we can find it.

Super September Hop

Welcome to our amazing Autumn & Halloween September Blog Hop! We're showing off projects that are perfect for the season.

Before we head off to the hop, we have a few cute photos to show you. Design Team member Kat Salmon created this spooky Haunted House using the Bare Elements Reyna Castle Book from CC&M.



Kat also created this wonderful bowl of Halloween goodies using our die cuts. She used the exclusive Coffin Box, the Oval Window Box and the Short Puff Box. We think these couldn't be any cuter!




And now for some exciting news! We've got a terrifically terrifying new Haunted House Castle Album kit to debut. And guess what? We're offering up one of these kits for BLOG CANDY! DT member Pam Smerker really outdid herself with this one, wouldn't you say? This kit features the Bare Elements Reyna Castle Book plus die cuts and Diva Dots from CC&M and papers & embellishments from Doodlebug. Here's the eye candy:


Now that you've seen the samples, here's the kit. You can get all this Halloween goodness for only $19.99.


Isn't that Haunted House adorable? Here are the five different ways to win our newest kit:

(A) Leave a comment on this post. (This is limited to one per person unless you meet the criteria of B, C, D and/or E below.) Tell us all about the little gifts you'll be making this year for neighbors, co-workers, and teachers.

(B) Leave one extra comment if you've posted a link to this blog candy on your own blog. Make sure to include a link to your specific post in your comment.

(C) Leave one extra comment if you become one of our blog followers. See the right-hand navigation column to follow us.

(D) Leave one extra comment if you click over to our page on Facebook and become a fan.

(E) Leave one extra comment if you invite your crafty Facebook friends to become a fan of our page on Facebook.

This prize drawing will be held at 11:59PM Mountain Time on Friday, September 18th. The winner will be posted shortly thereafter.

We've got some special savings for you! Save 15% at the Creative Cuts & More Store through September 21st by using the code fallbloghop0909 at checkout.

Our hop today starts with Angie and she'll direct you to the next blog, and they'll direct you to the next blog, and so on. If for some reason a link is broken, don't panic. Just return here to the list and complete your journey.

Hoppin' Team Members:
Angie Pearl
Melinda Ford, Guest
Carla Mayfield
Kayla Dupont, Guest
Diana Stout, Guest
Chrissy Dickinson
Ellen Sosnowski, Guest
Stephany Zerbe
Lindsay Weirich
Jennifer Johnson
Kim Ross
Pam Smerker

Happy Hopping & Happy Shopping!

Harvest Time Is Here

Harvest time is here and it's time to start planning projects for fall feasts like Thanksgiving! Today, we've got some great projects highlighting the Tacky Tape Shapes -- specifically the small pumpkin. (Keep in mind that while it's called the "small pumpkin", it measures 3” high x 2-3/4” wide -- large enough to make a striking focal point for a card!)

Tacky Shapes were introduced in our last post via the sparkly spiders on Lila's coffin box. She chose glitter to cover her spiders. Many other materials are suitable for use with the Tacky Shapes, including microbeads, flock, and today's idea: gold leafing.

For both cards, the top protective layer over the Tacky Tape was removed to reveal the adhesive. I selected the more copper-looking pieces from the package of leafing and applied those to the stem. Then I applied the more orange pieces to the pumpkin itself. Using my index finger, I worked in the leafing and use a paintbrush to brush the flakes back into the container.

And here is a closeup of this card:



And the second card, which is a Square Scalloped 5-1/4" Card cut from Acetate:



Remember, this Pumpkin cut from cardstock or other materials could make a fun addition to holiday place settings and room decor!

There is still time to win this month's drawing. Click the link to find out how!

Thank you for joining us today, and we'll see you again soon!