Posts Tagged ‘Heritage’
Halloween Candy Dish
Your little ghosts and goblins will love getting their treats out of this cleverly decorated candy dish, plus you will have a festive centerpiece for the Halloween holiday as well!
I’ve had my eye on this apothecary candy dish for quite some time just waiting for the opportunity to create something special. Halloween is the perfect occasion, don’t you think?
When I alter items I love having lots of texture and dimension. You will see how I used beaded fringe, glitter, foam squares, wiggle eyes and thread to create lots of variation in my design. It is the wonderful die cuts along with the extra items that will take your project from plain to professional in minutes!
The cartridges I used in today’s project are Mini Monsters along with Heritage Cartridge. There are so many fun cuts on Mini Monsters that you can use throughout the year. My favorite cut on this cartridge is the witch so I decided to use her in this design. I started with that single cut and then built around it using the sucker and the other two candy pieces which I drenched in yummy colors of glitter.
I wanted to carry the design down on to the large glass bulging section so I created a web and used some embroidery floss to attach the cute little spider die cut to the web.
There are so many possibilities for cuts that you can use to create your own candy dish. I hope I have inspired you to get out your Cricut and cartridges and create a little Halloween magic for your house!
Designed by: Lisa Falduto
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2
Cricut Cartridges Used: Mini Monsters, Heritage
Other Supplies: Halloween Patterned Cardstock, Cardstock (black, gray, lt. purple, dk. purple, lt. oragne, dk. orange, lt. green, dk. green), 12″ Purple ribbon (3/4″ wide), 4″ Black ribbon (1/8″ wide), 1 Apothecary candy dish, 1/2 yard Beaded trim, Ultra-fine glitter (light and dark purple, light and dark orange, light and dark green), 2-Way Glue pen, 4 small Wiggle eyes, Foam squares, Large black gem, 8″ black feathery fiber, Round 3mm half pearls, Black Embroidery Floss
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CRICUT CUTS:
- 4″ Wicked green; 4″ Layer1 Wicked black; 4″ Layer1 Wicked-s purple
- 2″ TrkRTrt1 dark orange; 2″ Layer1 TrkRTrt1 light orange; 2″ TkRTt1-2 dark green; 2″ Layer1 TkRTt1-s light green
- 3″ Candy gray; 3″ Layer1 Candy dark purple; 3″ Layer1 Candy-s light purple; 3″ Layer2 Candy light orange; 3″ Layer2 Candy-s dark orange
- 1″ Spider black; 1″ Layer1 Spider light purple; 1″ Layer2 Spider-s dark purple
- 2″ SpdrWeb1 black
- 4 3/4″ Charm Tree1 black
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DESIGNER HINTS:
- Add glitter on to layered candy shapes
- Cut 4″ circle for base, cut 1″ circle center and cut open from inside to out with scissors. Attach this piece to the base of your dish.
- Wrap various patterns around dish as shown
- Add beaded trim around dish as shown
- Add foam squares behind witch, sucker and orange candy for dimension
- Tie embroidery floss on to web after mounting on dish, attach spider at bottom
- Tie ribbon and fiber on handle of dish, place gem in center of bow
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Trend: Bicycles
Icons with a vintage charm seem to be popping up everywhere lately . . . and bicycles are one of them! Whenever we see bicycles we think of leisurely rides down a country lane. It’s a little bit of a nod to simpler days when life was a bit slower, and people weren’t so anxious to rush around with their To Do lists. Cindy Royal shows us that it is as “easy as riding a bike” to add bicycles to our papercrafting, particularly cards. Check out her three samples showcasing three different types of bikes below!
Vintage Birthday Card
Designed by: Cindy Royal
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Imagine, Cricut Expression, Cuttlebug Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Imagine Country Carnival (patterned & coordinating colored paper), Imagine Yummy (sentiment), CTMH Art Philosophy (slider behind sentiment), Heritage (bike)
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Musical Flourish Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Daisy Quilling Kit (flowers), Cuttlebug Rose/Carnation Quilling Kit (leaves), Cardstock (American Crafts), Crinkled Ribbon (www.scrapinkris.etsy.com), Distressing ink, Foam Adhesives, Brads, Sewing Supplies.
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Note: I cached the newsprint pattern from the Imagine Country Carnival cartridge to my Imagine and used it on my sentiment from the Imagine Yummy cartridge.
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A Friend’s House Card
Designed by: Cindy Royal
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression, Cuttlebug Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Lite B is for Boy (bike), Going Places (clouds), Create A Critter (house)
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Musical Flourish Embossing Folder, Cardstock (Cricut, American Crafts), Computer-generated sentiments, Tiny Buttons, Glitter Glue, Foam Adhesives, Sewing Supplies
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Thanks For Your Help Card
Designed by: Cindy Royal
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression, Cuttlebug Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Sweethearts (bicycle), Circle Exclusive Pop-Up Neighborhood (fence, house)
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Candy Cane Stripe Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Mandarin Screen Embossing Folder (Asian Bundle), Cardstock (Cricut, American Crafts), Computer-generated sentiment, Shimmer Spray, Glitter Glue, Foam Adhesives, Sewing Supplies
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Birds of a Feather
Hello! Kristen here with a fun decor project for you to make with your Cricut Expression. I used birds from Heritage and Picturesque cartridges and double cut out each bird. I then sewed the birds together to create a 3d bird that I stuffed with fiberfill and decorated. The little feet on the birds help them stand up, and can be found in any home office, they are simply bent paper clips that I inserted into the leg space of the birds. I had first cut off the bird feet so that I could eventually insert the wire of the clip into that space. Decorating these birds was fun, use lace, glitter, gems, ribbon and more to add details. I think they are lovely for any space.
Designed by: Kristen Swain
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression
Cricut Cartridges Used: Heritage, Picturesque
Other Supplies: Patterned Papers (Webster’s Pages), Adhesive Squares (Glue Arts), Pearls (Kaisercraft, Pebbles Inc.), Adhesive Mesh, Blue Button (Pebbles Inc.), Music Ribbon (American Crafts), Crinkled Ribbon (www.scrapinkris.etsy.com), Buttons, Flowers, Silver pipe cleaners, Twine, Gems
