Created by Sunshine HoneyBee: September 2020

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

10/1 Tip Thurs - Scrapbook On A Small Scale - Scrapbook Layout 2019 Capt Jack Sparrow carved pumpkin

Welcome to a Tip on Thursday. I'm Melissa, nickname "Sunshine HoneyBee", an independent Close To My Heart CTMH Consultant, and I want to share some tips I have learned in a weekly tutorial named Tip on Thursday.

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For this Tip on Thursday I want to share with you how to scrapbook on a small scale.

You can scrapbook 12" x 12" layouts but lately I've liked creating 6" x 6" layouts. The one I'm showing you is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and I'll add a 6" x 6" white cardstock to back and that can be used for journaling.

Supplies & Tools you will need are:

1. Cardstock in color choices you want. I used: black, yellow, orange.

2. Photo or photos of your choice. I used a photo printed on white cardstock of a Captain Jack Sparrow pumpkin my hubby carved laast year, 2019.

3. Pattern papers of your choice. I used scraps of Pirate skull & crossbones and Pirate Words.

Directions:

1. Cut cardstock: white 6" x 6", black 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", yellow

5 1/4" x 5 1/4" and orange 5" x 5".

2. Print photo on white cardstock and cut: 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"

3. Add cut scraps of pattern paper. Pirate skull & crossbones is cut 3" x 3". Pirate Words is 3 1/2" x 1 1/4".

Catching up on my scrapbooking. This scrapbook layout is the Captain Jack Sparrow pumpkin (styrofoam pumpkin) my hubby carved last year, 2019. Hubby uses a dremmel tool and is now doing what is called shaving (have to be careful because the pumpkin is not thick, which means you do not cut open pattern parts but instead just shave off some of the outer. Have chosen carved pattern, not a Pirate theme, for this year and will post this year's when he finishes.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: black, yellow, orange, white,

pattern - Pirate Skull & Crossbones, Pirate words

photo: printed on white cardstock on my Canon printer

of Captain Jack Sparrow pumpkin hubby carved

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Entering this in:

CHNC Oct Pattern Ch 10/31

Hero Arts Ch#15 Fall & Halloween 10/22

Simon Mon Ch Incl a Photo 2/5 10/4

Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes 2/5 10/6

fall is best shared with Friends Tag Card w/ Photo

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Made this using vellum so that the photo & tag can be removed. Photo is of my dog Daisy Rey when she won 3rd Place at Petco Halloween contest in 2018. Used Newton's Nook/Simon stamps/dies. Used Tim Holtz Distress Inks & Oxides on the leaves and ribbon. Had scrap left over to stamp sentiment on.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: white, Kraft, vellum

pattern - Leaves

Crayola: pencil colors

CTMH: Shimmer pens - Charcoal (on dog nose)

markers: Copic, Stampin' Up

photo: printed on white cardstock on my Canon printer

of my dog Daisy when she won 3rd Place at

Petco Halloween costume contest

ribbon: cream with Leaves (used TH Distress Ink on it)

Tim Holtz:

Distress Ink - spiced marmalade, mustard seed, barn door

Entering this in:

CHNC Sept Pattern Ch 9/30

Hero Arts Ch#15 Fall & Halloween 10/22

Newton's Nook Ch#133 Autumn Theme 1/3 10/9

Simon Mon Ch Incl a Photo 1/5 10/4

Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes 1/5 10/6

Monday, September 28, 2020

Halloween Bat Tag

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Bought Cricut digi cartridge, Creepy Critters, a couple weeks ago. Used Tim Holtz Crackle Paste with Bat stencil. Used CTMH Shimmer black & purple pens on some of the textured Bats. Can you find the Shimmer black & purple bats? When I went to cut the bat it moved it over the 3" edge so I canceled, rotated it and got it to fit within the 3" so it would cut on the 3" piece of cardstock. Used CTMH Shimmer purple pen on bat. Used Tim Holtz Distress Ink on ribbon which was orange so it would match with purple colors. Yes, I wore gloves.

Photograped with a pumpkin diorama my hubby made. Hubby is the talented pumpkin carver of styrofoam pumpkins which you can see on my blog sidebar. I have chosen the pumpkin stencil for him to carve and it is not a Pirate theme. Does anyone want to make a guess as to what the theme of the pumpkin will be? Stay tuned and you will see after he finishes.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: black, purple, Kraft,

pattern - Halloween

Cricut: digi cartridge - Creepy Critters Bat

machine - Cricut Explore Air

CTMH: Shimmer pens - Charcoal, Wisteria (purple)

ribbon: orange with black bats (used TH Distress Ink on it)

Tim Holtz: Distress Crackle Paint - picket fence

Distress Ink - wilted violet, stencil - Halloween 2 (Bats)

Entering this in:

Bitten By The Bug 2 Ch Halloween 10/11

CHNC Sept Pattern Ch 9/30

Hero Arts Ch#15 Fall & Halloween 10/22

Simon Wed Ch Animal Antics 5/5 9/29

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Steampunk Halloween Cat/Witch Hat hocus pocus Card

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Created this Card with a Steampunk Halloween theme. Started with a brown base. Embossed Kraft with spider web. Used Distress Ink, ink spray & Distress Crackle Paint. Allowed time to dry. Stamped sentiment. Cut sentiment out using a banner die. Distressed sentiment tag with ink. Sanded cardstock for Cat & cut Cat die. Stamped witch hat twice; once on gray & once on purple. Paper pieced the purple for witch hat band/buckle. Added pattern paper to inside of card.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: brown, gray, Kraft,

pattern - Halloween

die: CTMH Title Banners (sentiment tag)

ink spray: dylusions Pure Sunshine

Tim Holtz:

cardstock - black

embossing/stamp/die - Hocus Pocus - spider emb folder,

stamp 'hocus pocus', stamp/die Witch Hat,

Distress Crackle Paint - picket fence

Distress Ink - black soot, wilted violet

tool - sander

Entering this in:

CHNC Sept Pattern Ch 9/30

Hero Arts Ch#15 Fall & Halloween 10/22

Simon Mon Ch Steampunk 3/5 9/27

Simon Wed Ch Animal Antics 4/5 9/29

Steampunk Halloween Skull & Crossbones Tag

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Created this Tag with a Steampunk Halloween theme. Started with a Kraft tag and embossed with spider web. Stamped sentiment. Stamped Skull and Crossbones twice once on off-white cardstock & other on red cardstock. Die cut Skull & Crossbones and eyes. Added eyes to Skull. Used Distressed Ink. Added Skull & Crossbones to Tag. Added pattern paper. Added some twine.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: Kraft,

pattern- Skull & Crossbones

marker: Spectrum Noir red (on eyes)

pen: CTMH Shimmer red (on eyes)

Tim Holtz:

embossing/stamp/die - Hocus Pocus - spider emb folder,

stamp 'oct. 31', stamp/die Skull & Crossbones

Distress Ink - walnut stain

Entering this in:

Cardz TV Ch#124 3/3 10/8

CHNC Sept Pattern Ch 9/30

Hero Arts Ch#15 Fall & Halloween 10/22

Simon Mon Ch Steampunk 2/5 9/27

Steampunk Halloween Moon/Owl Tag

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Created this Tag with a Steampunk Halloween theme. Started with a Kraft tag as base for sturdiness. Used paper distresser on material to fray edges. Used Distress Inks on material. Added some silver sticker embellishing (stars & leafy branch). Attached material to Kraft base. Distressed the Halloween pattern paper and attached to material. Sanded cardstock for Moon & Owl before die cutting. Die cut Moon & Owl. Added Moon & Owl. Added some black cord.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: Kraft,

Recollections Boo Paper Pad - has a material texture to it

pattern- Halloween

cord: black cotton braiding crd

Tim Holtz: cardstock/paper - black, yellow

die - Moon, Owl, Tag

Distress Ink - spiced marmalade, rusty hinge,

squeezed lemonade, walnut stain

stickers - Industrious Stickers/Borders

(silver - stars & leafy branch)

tool - paper distresser, sander

Entering this in:

Cardz TV Ch#124 2/3 10/8

CHNC Sept Pattern Ch 9/30

Hero Arts Ch#15 Fall & Halloween 10/22

Simon Mon Ch Steampunk 1/5 9/27

Simon Wed Ch Animal Antics 3/5 9/29

Friday, September 25, 2020

you're A-MAIZE-ING Scarecrow Autumn Card

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Dressed up the scarecrow on this Autumn Card using brown felt for hat, fabric swatch remnant for shirt and denim from some old blue jeans for overalls & band on hat. Added some wiggle eyes.