Jack -O-Lantern invites

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I made this fun invites for my neighbor's birthday party. He wanted a Halloween themed birthday and this is what we came up with.

Using Wrap it up we cut the face of a jack o lantern, and hid the face shapes (using my Gypsy) to create a back to our pumpkin. These two layers are sized to 5" wide.

We created an insert to go inside of our jack o lantern. We also attached our stem to this layer. Here you can see how the insert sits inside the pumpkin and the yellow shows through like it's lit from inside. The little outlines and details on the pumpkin are added using and orange Glaze gel pen from Gelly Roll.

We simply printed the party info on the backside of our yellow oval insert. It works perfectly. :)

Easter Goody Bag

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Here is a cute little Easter Goody bag I made today.  I just love the dark purple with the white gel pen stitches.  I added a little bunny cut out to the bag and covered the window with acetate.

I put a little 3" x 4" bag filled with mini M&M's inside.  I would have filled the bag with jelly beans but it's too early to buy them... not that the stores don't sell them... just that we'd eat them all before Easter if I buy them too early! :)

To open the goody bag, just pull on the pony bead that is securing the ribbon on the back. You can also see my personalized stamp from this angle. :) Here you can see more gel pen stitches too.

I strung some white alphabet beads on crafting wire.  I think they make a wonderful alternative to a stamped or printed sentiment. What do you think?? 

I used hot melt glue to attach three purple buttons along the side of the bag.

Thanks to my Bow-Easy, I tied these bows into the pull string on the bag. I love the Bow-Easy because it makes it so easy to tie a bow with matching loops and a secure knot in the middle. I added another button to the bow.

As you can see, I added LOTS of mini M&M's to the little bag.  Then I dropped the candy inside the goody bag and pulled the string on the back tight, securing it with the pony bead closure.

Supplies Used:

generic purple card stock

acetate from a Cricut Cartridge package

Scotch Quick Dry Glue

buttons from the $1 at Michael's

Gelly Roll white gel pen

black craft wire

black and white alphabet beads

sheer purple ribbon

one pony bead

Red Super Tacky Tape

Hot Glue Gun

Cartridges Used:

Wrap it up : the treat box (came with a wedding car on it that I hid with my Gypsy)

Gypsy Wanderings : Bunny shape

Plantin Schoolbook : for the little holes on the top of the goody bag.

Challenges:

Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge : Wrap it Up (or Storybook)

Queen of my Craftroom : 3-D Project

Paper Cutz Challenge : Use and egg, lamb or bunny

The Pink Elephant Challenge : Easter

Creative Sister's Challenge : Bunny