Raven in a Tree

I have no idea what this Cricut cut is called but it looks like a Raven in a tree so that is what I am calling it *okie figures it's her card and she can call it what ever in the heck she wishes to call it and there is nothing anyone can do about it*. I think I might be feeling a little saucy!*okie cracks up laughin* And no.....I have not been drinking, well Diet Coke but that's it. However I told my friend Linda, aka Lguild, that I thought about getting drunk and making a video of some sort and calling it "The Drunken Scrapper". She kinda liked the idea, but she would since it would surely make an azz out of me.

Oh yes back to the Raven In A Tree card. The cut is from Celebrate With Flourish and will be the last from this cart for a little while. Again I don't know what the paper is that I used for the matting of the card, maybe Cosmo Cricket...and maybe not.

I do think the bats look better on this card than they did on yesterday's card. That raven looks like he is gonna eat one!

I have to tell you that the tree is a pain in the b-u-double T to layer! The little branches kept moving on me and it wasn't even windy! I would suggest gluing the moon down first and then doing the top layer of the tree so your branches line up right in the moon.

What do you mean you see Stickles? WELL DUH! OF COURSE YOU SEE STICKLES! *okie rolls her eyes and sighs deeply* You know I love Stickles and will use them on anything I possibly can! And for those of you who don't like Stickles...I think you are seriously disturbed! Again with the Stardust this time and then I used Black Diamond on the raven. I inked the edges of the moon with some orange ink.

I also used some more of those stickers for the sentiment on this card. They have a slight embossed feel to them but they are not as heavily embossed as if you used one of those old fashion label maker things.

This is the last Halloween card for now. I think I am done with making series of cards for a bit and I am not sure what I will be posting next...guess you will just have to stay tuned to find out! *okie sure hopes she can think of something but right now her brain feels fried and can't think of a thing to make*. Maybe I will take tomorrow off crafting since it is Labor Day.....but I doubt it!

Since this is the last for this cart for right now I will tell you how I got the cart so cheap...EBAY BABY!! OH YEAH! There was an auction for Celebrate with Flourish and Lovely Florals. I won the auction and paid $52 for the both carts and that included shipping.

Jack O' Lantern

I think this card was cuter in my head than it turned out on paper. But since it is cut and put together it will just have to do. Besides who cares since it will go in my card box never to be seen again! This is also from Celebrate with Flourish.

I really can't remember what the background mat paper is and I think I got it probably over 2 years ago. I thought it would look good because of the bats but I think I needed to cut the Jack O' Lantern smaller...but too late now!

The words "Jack" and "O Lantern" are actually some stickers I had. I might have gotten them during the "send okie ugly stickers" campaign or I might have gotten them at the LSS that had went out of business. *okie shrugs* Either way I think they worked good for this card.

Yep you see Stickles! Yellow and Stardust were used to try and liven up the Cricut cut. I inked the edges using Pumpkin Pie Stampin Up ink and used the same color marker to do the lines on the pumpkin. Old Olive was used for the leaf and swirl.

Looking at the pictures just now I think I do like this card, but this might be one of those occasions where the picture is better than the real thing!

Tomorrow I will be posting one more Halloween card and then it is on to something else!

Flying Witch

I just loved this cut when I saw it on the Celebrate With Flourish booklet! I thought I would use patterned papers on the witch and moon to give the cut a more whimsical look. And of course I love polka dots so that is the paper which I chose to use on the witch *okie laughs at her nerdiness*.

The paper for the mat is Making Memories. I got this little 6x6 stack almost two years ago when I was in Phoenix. I found it at a Tuesday morning for $1.99 and I had never used any of the paper in there. I thought it gave a good background for the Cricut image. I used a very light gray as a second mat and inked the edges with Lime Pastel.

This gives you a little different look on the pattern of the paper. It is the same from yesterday, Little Yellow Bicycle.

I added Stickles to the green flourishes. Do you know which Stickles I used?? *okie puts her hand behind her ear as if trying to hear* WRONG!! It's not Diamond! It's Stardust! See I am not totally predictable!

Linda, aka LGuild, said she thought this one had too many layers also but she did say she liked the flying witch. Hmm...come to think of it it does look a bit like Linda! *okie falls out chair laughing and knows she is gonna be in big trouble for that one*.

Trick Or Treat

I recently got Celebrate with Flourish *okie wonders if she should tell them that she only had to pay $26 for the cartridge, and then decides she will keep it a secret* and I thought I would make a few Halloween cards with it. Now why I wanted to make Halloween cards I just have no idea since I never send them out. I gave my friend Linda, aka LGuild, the Halloween cards I have made over the last two years so she could send in her box of cards for the Cards For Soldiers program.

This was the first card I made with the cartridge. I loved the layers on it. My friend Linda, aka Lguild, was over this past weekend and when she saw it she said there was too much work involved for her tastes. But....what does she know? *okie cracks up laughing knowing Linda is gonna comment on that one*. Since I couldn't do inking on the tiny letters I did add some Stickles to the green letters and then faux stitching on the orange. I used purple thread to stitch around the mat of the card. I think I do prefer the zig zag stitch over a straight stitch most of the time.

The printed paper is Little Yellow Bicycle, I don't know the line it is from and I am too lazy to go over to the other side of the room and pull some out to see *okie wonders if anyone admires her honesty*. On the yellow cardstock at the top I used the Forrest Branches Cuttlebug folder and then inked over it.

I pop dotted the cut off the card and I know you guys are totally shocked by that *okie can just see the eye rolls with that statement*.

The ribbon is some that I ordered from Ribbons and Bows Oh My!. I hope you guys did get some ribbon from there while they were running their free shipping special! I tell ya the prices are awesome even when you do have to pay for shipping.

I will be posting three more Halloween cards from Celebrate With Flourish so be sure to check back!