Black Widow Frame

It's time for another Paper Playtime Challenge!! YEAA! :) The new challenge is

 "Halloween!"

I have this scary frame to share.  If you visited the blog hop yesterday, you may have seen another vinyl and frame project... here is my Halloween version! This distressed black frame ($5 from Craft Warehouse) measures 7" x 20". It comes with a sheet of glass like a picture frame does, but it doesn't have a backer, it makes it a terrific piece for a home decor project like this.

These spiders are cut from black matte vinyl. They are from "Wild Card" cut at 8 1/4" for the center spider and 3 3/4" for the two small spiders.

The red black widows mark is from "Simply Charmed", I cut it out in red vinyl and then added some Studio G rhinestone for the spider's eyes. Instead of using the super expensive vinyl transfer tape that Provo Craft sells, I use a super cheep alternative: clear shelf paper.  I bought a whole roll for $2 at Big Lots.

The Spider Webs are from "Mini Monsters," cut at 6 1/2" tall. I cut two but cut off the spider that hangs from the web. Again, I used clear shelf paper as a transfer sheet (I even reused the same piece).

Please take a quick trip over to Paper Playtime to play along with our Halloween Challenge.

Challenge: 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps : Mini Monsters

Alphabet Challenge : Q for Quick and Simple

Monkey Spinner Card + Tutorial

Today is a Crafty Designer's Design Team day over at Craft Junkie Too!! This time Tracy's theme is bright and fun! Well, this card isn't super bright but it sure is fun! :)

Here are all the pieces you'll need for this project:

Monkey Spinner Gypsy file via 4 Shared

The Gypsy file uses Create a Critter, Wild Card and Plantin Schoolbook

Card base - 5" circle shaped card

shadow layer - 5" in black

spinner part - 4" in the face color

card front - 4 3/4" - patterned paper - with a notch for the spinner and a hole for the face

monkey body from Create a Critter - 3 3/4" - cut in tan

monkey layer 3 from Create a Critter - 3 3/4" - cut in brown

a few bananas from Create a Critter - I used 1 1/2", 1 1/4" and 1"

A brad, glue, pop dots, ink, glitter glue, gel pen etc for embellishing

Place a brad in the center of the card front and the spinner circle (behind).  Add the face stamps at this step too.  I used Peachy Keen Everyday face assortment, 1" size.  Stamp a face and turn the spinner 1/4 turn, and repeat.  If you'd like four faces, they'll all fit, I chose to add a sentiment on the fourth section.

Piece together the monkey. See how the monkey's body covers the brad?? Perfect right?! I added the monkey with pop dots, but you can glue him straight to the card front.

Add the card front to the shadow layer using foam tape or pop dots.  This gives the spinner enough space to move without getting stuck anywhere.

I added some doodling to the card front and decided I needed some bananas to work with my sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Punny-licious "bananas 4 you!".

I used a finger dauber and brown ink to give the bananas just a little shading.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the largest banana.

After adding some glitter glue (Stardust Stickles) and a little more doodling I am finished. 

Here is my monkey's smiley face....

Here's his "ooops I dropped my bananas" face...

Here's his "just kidding... they're for you!" face.

Instead of a fourth face, my 6 year old really wanted this sentiment (also from My Pink Stampers Punny-licious).  So cute! :)

I used my white gel pen to add details to the eyes and doodle around the monkey's body.

A little inking goes a long way on the bananas... glitter glue around the peels doesn't hurt either! :)

I added all the bananas with 1/8" pop dots. The card front (blue patterned paper layer) is traced in Stickles too.

This is a top opening card. So cute how you can stand it up!

Here is the Gyspy file in case you missed it:

 Monkey Spinner Gypsy file via 4 Shared

That's it, please head over to Tracy's blog and see what

 her other Crafty Designers  have come up with to share today.

My wonderful fellow DT members
Amber ~ Staying Crafty
Indira ~ Crafty Homemade
Jessica ~ My World Made by Hand
Kadie ~ Kards by Kadie
Kristy ~ Craftin-on-my-Door
Roberta ~ TX Scrapper Mom
Shawn ~ Shawn's Fireside Crafting Room
Shelley ~ Carleys-Closet
Tanya ~ Tanya Isis Creations


Challenges:Whimsical Wednesdays : Not an A2 card
ABC Challenge : Z for Zoo

Bee-u-tiful Card

I have a super fun card to share with you today. 

This is my very first spinner card. :)

The card base is from Wild Card but any circle card base (or make one yourself) can be used for this card.  I cut the card base out at 5" (in white) a black circle layer at 5", a light blue circle layer (4 3/4") that I added a little cut out on the right side and the face of the bee (not welded so they cut out,  using my Gypsy).

The yellow circle (added with a brad under the blue layer) rotates to reveal three Peachy Keen faces and a birthday message. I placed the brad in the center of the card but lined up the bee to cover the brad head. The little clouds are from Create a Critter as is the Bee.

I inked all around the blue layer and the clouds in royal blue ink. I added some Star Dust Stickles on the bee's wings, the clouds and the bee's body too. A little more on the sentiment tag finish off the card giving it a wonderful sparkle.

All the Peachy Keen faces are from the Everyday Face Assortment.

The fourth spot on the spinner wheel says "Hap-bee Birthday" using Marker font. I also stamped a little bee trail under the the bee using the same royal blue ink that I applied to the clouds and blue circle.

Here you can see the shaped card base. I just used white so it'll be easy to write inside.

The stamped sentiment is a mix of two different stamps from My Pink Stamper's Punny-licious. I punched it with my EK Success Photo Label punch and matted it in yellow and black. Lastly, I added some white gel pen stitches. I am super happy with the card.  I hope you all like it too! :)

If you'd like to make this card too, here is the Gypsy file for you:

Bee-u-tiful spinner card via 4 shared

Challenges : 

Cute Card Thursday : Circles

Hiding in my Craftroom : Try something new

Whimsical Wednesday : Interactive card

Paper Cutz Challenge :  Found in the sky