Spooky sweet inspiration for Halloween treats.

Our design team always comes up with such Boo-tiful Halloween treats. Stop for a spell and take a peek at their Spook-tacular ideas. Okay, I'll stop, I know this is starting to sound corny.

 

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Candy Corn Gift Box
 
Designed using Halloween Treat Boxes
Visit Kristin's blog Paper Creations by Kristin 

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Frankly You're Sweet Treat Box

Designed using Frankenstein Treat Belly Box
Visit Sandra's blog Luv Scrappin Together

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Fall Card

Designed using Fall Card
Visit Melissa's blog M. Miranda Creations

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Frightening Cute Fall Cute

Designed using Harvest Treat Toppers and Cards
Visit Cheryl's  blog at Dragonfly Designs.

If you're in need of a few more cute titles or quotes for your papercrafting designs here's a few that might just work like magic.

 
Spook-tacular

Eat, drink and be scary

Ghouls Night Out

Boo-tiful

If the broom fits, ride it.

Laughter shakes the sawdust out of stuffed shirts. (For scarecrows)

You put a spell on me.

"I'm so happy that Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year!" said no teacher ever. 

Frightfully Delightful

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Delicious Autumn Colors and Cutting Files

When you think autumn you think of color! Our designers, Cheryl, Becki and Kristin, provided beautiful samples of various color palettes for the fall season. Each one used the large box from the Blessings Trio. It's a great example of how one file can have so many looks with just different colors and papers.

 

 

Warm whites and brights.The lighter warm colors for the base and panels along with richer colors for the paper acorn accents provide a beautiful holder for the spray of autumn leaves. Cheryl's Blog

 

 

 Classy blues on browns.

The touch of blue is a nice addition to the traditional colors of fall. This classy color combo makes a nice host and hostess gift. As Becki says, "Perfect to fill and take with you to Thanksgiving dinner..." Becki's Blog

The Clean & Bright Fall Colors.

The bright colors just speak smiles and of good things inside. Kristin's Blog

 

 

My Scrap Chick Blessings Trio

Designer Spotlight: Melissa

Melissa is our featured designer today.  Browse a few of her projects from the past few months. We also asked her questions about her paper crafting to learn a little bit more about her creative world. 

Melissa happily shared that information and you will likely find helpful tips in her following answers.  



Nativity Tags
3 Nativity Sets
These sets have so many characters and are whimsical and fun!
They are the best Nativity cut files I have ever come across. 

What are your go-to paper crafting products & supplies
that you can't live without?

1. My Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive is a must have. It is perfect for putting together all my 3D projects. It has just the perfect drying time for me - it doesn’t dry so quick that I can’t make adjustments, but it also doesn’t require me to hold something in place to dry for long periods of time either.

See the full details on Melissa's Blog

2. I like dimension, so I have to have my pop dots and my ink pads. Both of these add dimension to a product in two different ways. Inked edges give depth to your colors. And pop dots allow you to add layers.

3. Patterned Paper from my favorite companies - Doodlebug Design, My Mind’s Eye, Graphic 45, Echo Park, and Carta Bella are probably my top 5 brands that I use the most. I use many other brands as well though.

4. My Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen - Especially when my cut file includes eyes. It is the white pen that makes the eyes come alive.

5. And most importantly is my Cutting Machine - I had a machine recently that had broke down after much use and my crafting basically came to a halt until I replaced it. I had been dabbling in paper crafting for many years; but when I bought my first machine, I found my niche in the paper crafting realm!


What type of cutting machine do you use?
My newest cutting machine is the Silhouette Cameo. I have had it a month or so and I am very much enjoying it. My last machine was the Sizzix Eclips. That machine was also a very nice machine to have!


"Be Mine" Gable Box
Gable Box

Melissa Favorites: The Gable Box and Pour Box - The gable box because it is super simple to put together being one piece and the pour box because it is unique. Both boxes can be easily decorated for many different occasions.
See details for this project on Melissa's Blog.
 

Sweet Easter Treat Box
Pour Box
See details on Melissa's Blog
 

What are you 2 top favorite types of projects?
("I had to share my favorite 3 :) ~ Melissa)

Cards - I enjoy making my own cards. There is nothing better than giving a card to someone else that I have personally made. I love to see the smile it brings to someone else.
3D projects - These are what bring a smile to my face. I think it is incredible to start with a flat piece of paper and see it take shape.
I also have to add tags here. I like taking such a small piece of paper and giving it life. I always feel like tags are miniature pieces of art.



Sweet Scarecrow
Fall Treat Boxes

"I actually enjoy all of the fall season and not just Halloween. I think the Scarecrows in the Fall Treat Box set are adorable. The faces on these files can be used for the treat boxes or they can be sized to fit on cards or other projects."
 See details on Melissa's Blog

School's Out!
Fruit Vol. 1
Sunflower Greetings

Melissa Favorites: The many card kits such as Winter Faces, Spring Faces, Gift Card Holders for Christmas, Sunflower Greetings, the Crab card, the Turtle card, and so many more. I do not like making multitudes of the same card, but sometimes it is a necessity. It is nice to have so many wonderful choices of cards that have all the pieces already there for you - just cut and assemble
See details for this card on Melissa's Blog
 

Little Bunnies Carrot Box
Carrot Box & Spring Bunnies
See details on Melissa's Blog

 

 

Scaredy Cat says Boo!
Scaredy Cat

I am a huge fan of all the fun projects that can be made at Halloween and MSC has many cute Halloween files, but my favorite has to be the Scaredy Cat file. It just makes me smile!
See more details on Melissa's Blog



Describe your style.
I don’t know that I could pinpoint one particular style that I lean toward. Creating for me is a mixture of the materials I have before me, the potential recipient of my project, and the message I want to convey when the project is complete.


We so enjoy Melissa's projects and hope you stop by her blog for more inspiration.

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I Like To Create

 

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4th of July Papercraft Celebrations

Showing the red, white and blue in these
patriotic themed projects from the design team.




See all the details and closeups on Kristin's blog....God Bless America Rosette & Star Card

 

DT Kristin created a star spangled card combining simple elements from various sets.

 Circle Doilies Set of 3

Easy Rosettes

Puffy Star 3D

Patriotic Family (flag)

 

 Cheryl has the closeup details on her blogpost....Happy 4th of July... 

 DT Cheryl welcomes guests to her home with this beautiful paper wreath on her front door

4th of July Tag

Easy Rosettes

Hawaiian Tag

Banners

 

Shawnee tells how to create this 4th of July Card on her blog.



DT Shawnee combined warm colors with the red, white and blue and added blue buttons to get a real country feel to her patriotic card.

Lace Borders 

4th of July Tag

 

Kristin's quick and easy 4th of July Star Card

DT Kristin creates this quick and easy 4th of July handcrafted card using

Quick Cards

4th of July Tag (sentiment only)

 

Julie's lighthearted Patriotic Firefly card from her blog.

 A lighthearted firefly is the star of this patriotic card by DT Julie.

firefly

Card Essentials Volume 2

 

We celebrate July 4th, 1776 as the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

 

We do not take our freedoms lightly. We are thankful and well aware of how blessed we are. And we are also well aware that we need to constantly strive to protect and maintain those freedoms, both from without and from within our country.

Designer Spotlight: Mayra

Today we are showing off Mayra's projects for the design team and taking a small glimpse at her creative side. Read her answers to a few questions we asked about her creative paper crafting and enjoy this short preview of her projects.



3D Paper Train
"The 3D Paper Train Set is such a great centerpiece, and decor project . It can be personalized , adapted to any holiday or celebration theme !"
Details on Mayra's Blog
 

What are your go-to paper crafting products & supplies
that you can't live without?

I love , love embossing powders, and distress inks  ! I think it is a wonderful ,and fun way to enhance any die cut !


What type of cutting machine do you use?
I own the Silhouette Cameo,  and the Cricut Expression . I mainly use the Silhouette Cameo .

Country Village House Boxes
"I love the Country Village House Boxes ~ just perfect to decorate and give as a gift !!!"
Details on Mayra's Blog

What are you 2 top favorite types of projects?
My two favorite type of projects to make are anything 3D ( party decor, favors, holiday decorations) and Scrapbook layouts .

 

Elephant Belly Box Trio
Belly Boxes are one of Mayra's favorites. "Super cute and easy to put together !!! I feel guilty at times , because all the work is already done for me - the card , the belly box, and treat bag topper !!! "
Details on Mayra's Blog



Describe your style.
My style is a little bit of everything . I love to make fun projects , and combine files together . I love to add lots of detail ( sometimes a bit too much lol ) .

Full Cup Treat Holders
"I love these , great design , and so many fun ways to use these !!"
Details on Mayra's Blog




Cup of Cocoa and Easel Card Collection
"I love the Easel cards. Everything is done, all you have to do is
glue everything together and you have a super cute card !!!"
Details on Mayra's Blog




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Mayra's Designs

 

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Designer Spotlight: Shawnee

Shawnee is a member of our Design Team and today we are sharing some of her recent project photos.

It's fun to learn more about the person behind all the paper and glue so we asked Shawnee some questions about her paper crafting and other favorite things.

What are your go-to paper crafting products that you can't live without?

I love my ATG gun, my white gel pen, my Cuttlebug and my Silhouette Cameo







 

 

Garden Gate Easel Card 
Details on Shawnee's Blog 

 

 

 Lamb Belly Box Trio
Details on Shawnee's Blog 



What type of cutting machine do you use?

I typically use my Cameo but also use my Cricut as well.

2 Layer Birthday Cake 
Details on Shawnee's Blog 

 

 

 What are you 2 top favorite types of projects?

Cards-Pages, etc. I love to make cards and 3d projects.

 

 Canning Jars & Preserves 
Details on Shawnee's Blog 

 

Describe your style.

I describe my style as simple. Being a mom of 11, I don't have a lot of crafting time. But when I do, I like to keep things easy so that if others want to try them they can.

 Flowerpot Easel Card  

Details on Shawnee's Blog 

 

 

 

Teacup Easel Card 
Details on Shawnee's Blog 

 

 

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Sunshiny Cards

 

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Design Team Spotlight: Kristin

Kristin is our Design Team Coordinator at MyScrapChick . She schedules the project posts on facebook, answers questions for the DT and keeps things running smooth. Her passion for paper crafting and photography is evident in her own projects. Kristin also helps us with the majority of our recent designs by putting the new projects together and then taking the product photos for the site.

We asked her a few questions about her paper crafting and we know you'll find her answers helpful and interesting. Plus she is sharing photos of her 5 favorite MyScrapChick products and what she likes best about each one of them.

POUR BOX

"So simple to put together and can be decorated in so many ways!"
See on Kristin's Blog 

What are your go-to paper crafting products
that you can't live without?
For me, adhesive is the most important. I have tried many different tapes and glues and my most favorite is Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive. It dries quickly, but also gives you just enough time to move the card stock just where you need it and holds together great. My next favorite item(s) are all my ink pads (I use Stampin' Up brand) that I use to ink the edges of my paper piecings along with my finger daubers. I love my white Gelly Roll pen too, for highlights!

DISPENSER BOX

"Another simple and great design to add your own personal touch to match the occasion."See on Kristin's Blog

What type of cutting machine do you use?I use both the Silhouette Cameo and the Sizzix Eclips. I love them both, but if I had to pick a favorite, I would choose the Eclips for cutting and the Cameo for the software program.



PICNIC BASKET & SANDWICH

"So adorable and a cute design."
You really MUST see these posts on Kristin's Blog!!!!

What are you 2 top favorite types of projects?
My most favorite project(s) to create are cards and any 3D type item, but I love little gift boxes especially.



ICE CREAM BAR NOTECARDS

"Cute and simple and makes a great gift if you make a set stamped with everyday sentiments and envelopes added."
See on Kristin's Blog!!!!

Describe your style.
I really don't have a particular style, I just make whatever comes to mind or what I need for a specific occasion. My projects are usually fun and simple and not too fancy.

HAPPY HEALING CADDY
See on Kristin's Blog

ICE CREAM NOTECARD CADDY

See on Kristin's Blog

 

Paper Creations by Kristin

Kristin's blog is a beautiful photo gallery full of inspiration and ideas for paper crafting artists.

 

 

Design Team Spotlight - Julie

 

Julie is our featured Designer today.

We asked each of our Design Team members questions about their paper crafting. Julie really opened up and shared some great info. It's so nice to have an opportunity to know the paper artist behind the blog. Enjoy reading more about Julie...



 




What are your go-to paper crafting products that you can't live without?

First – go-to paper crafting products that I can’t live without.  Hmm.  My my.  Where to start.  I have an overflowing craft room.  Well, maybe an overflowing craft basement and I can’t live without any of it, so really this list is looooong:   I need at least a million sheets of 12x12 paper ‘cause you never know what color, pattern, texture you’ll need for any given project and the closest LSS is 50 miles away.  I need the same number of 6x6 pads for cards and paper piecing.  I need my Silhouette, of course.  I can’t design without it – and everything that goes with that – mats, blades, scraper, vinyl, glitter, sticky backed paper, etc.  I need sharp, pointy scissors, a few different choices of glue, glue dots, Gloss Accents, ribbon – lots and lots of ribbon;  twine – twine in every color, button, rhinestones, pop dots, enamel dots, stamps – hundreds of stamps (probably thousands, but who’s counting), embossing powder, heat gun, spray inks, water color paints, gesso, Copic markers.  Geez. I could go on all day, and this is just the first question! But I better move on to question #2.

 



What type of cutting machine do you use?
I began my journey into electronic cutters with a Cricut, then a Cricut Expression2, then a Cricut Imagine, but my absolute favorite-haven’t-looked-back-since is my Silhouette Cameo.  I hardly touch my Cricuts anymore.  Anyone want to buy about 100 Cricut cartridges?

 

 

What are your favorite types of projects?

My favorite types of projects – I make lots of cards, but with my Silhouette, I think I prefer 3D projects.  I love it when I make something and people say, “you made this out of paper?”  I know I was successful when I hear that!

Trio of Bunnies

 

Describe your style.
 I always have trouble with this question.  I guess I’d say “matchy, matchy”.  I like to use patterned papers, but like them to match.  I like things to blend.  And, I think my style can be eclectic.  But, visit my blog and judge for yourself!

Other favorite designs of Julie's
Butterfly Easel Card – I was first attracted to My Scrap Chick for their wonderful easel card designs, and they are still some of my favorites.
Sundae Easel Card – this is just turns out so darn cute!
Santa’s Sleigh – I tried many different SVG sleigh files until I finally found one I liked. This one is my absolute all-time favorite.

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Muddy Paws Inky Fingers

 

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Design Team Spotlight - Saundra

Saundra is a member of our Design Team and today we are sharing some of her project photos.

We asked each of our Design Team members questions about their paper crafting. We'll be sharing Saundra's answers to those questions in this post.  Saundra is also sharing her 5 favorite cutting files from MyScrapChick and why she likes them.





NIGHT OWLS
In Saundra's Top 5 Favorites.
"This was one of the first files I ever bought and I love how the owls can look so lovingly at one another."
See photos on Saundra's Blog.


What are your go-to paper crafting products that you can't live without?

My go-to products would have to be Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Momento Tuxedo Black Ink, White Gel Pen, EK Success Tweezer Bee tweezers, Scotch Foam Tape, and patterned papers. 




TRIO OF BUNNIES
In Saundra's Top 5 Favorites.
"I pretty much like all the Belly Boxes. They are cute and easy to put together."
See photos on Saundra's Blog.

What cutting machine do you use?

I use the Silhouette Cameo
 



CUP OF COCOA & TEA
In Saundra's Top 5 Favorites.
"It's a shaped card and I love that you can put some little treats or packets of cocoa inside. It's another easy file to assemble too.
See photos on Saundra's Blog.

What are your 2 top favorite types of projects?

Cards and 3D items.  




BUGGY FOR YOU!
In Saundra's Top 5 Favorites.
"Another great box that is easy to assemble and I love all the different bugs."
See photos on Saundra's Blog




3D Paper Train Set
Saundra turned the 3D train into a Birthday Train/Cupcake Holder.
See photos on Saundra's Blog

Pencil Box
See the photos on Saundra's Blog

 

How would you describe your style?

My style could be described as “cutsie” most of the time and a little classic once in a while. 

 

"Don't Lose Hope" - Frills Easel Card
In Saundra's Top 5 Favorites.
"I love shaped cards and this makes a great base for so many different cards."
See photos on Saundra's Blog.

Luv Scrapping Together
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