8 Halloween Ideas for Paper Crafting from the Design Team

Enjoy these Halloween and fall inspiration from our Design Team at MyScrapChick. Anything and every thing from cards, holiday decor and treat holders.

 

Haunted House Easel Card
Shirley @ ScrappySamDesigns.blogspot.com

Product: Haunted House Easel Card and Haunted House & Guests 

 

 

Pumpkin Boxes
Tracy @ IdeaCloset.blogspot.com

Product:  Fall Pumpkin Box

 

 

Haunted Treats
Cyndy @ CyndyGTimeMadeForMe.blogspot.com

Product: Haunted House Easel Card and the Trick Or Treat Snack Box.

 

 

31 Days of Halloween Day 3
Sarah @ PaperTree.blogspot.com

Product:  Midnight Manor Trio



Love Potion
Cyndy @  CyndyGTimeMadeForMe.blogspot.com

Product: Midnight Manor Trio

Spider Web Lantern
Els @ The Art of Els Schutte Facebook Page

Product: Spider Web Pennant

31 Days of Halloween Day 2
Sarah @ PaperTree.blogspot.com

Product:  Midnight Manor Trio

 

 

31 Days of Halloween Day 1
Sarah @ PaperTree.blogspot.com

Product:  Midnight Manor Trio

 

Make a Candy Dispenser Box Special for Fall
Tracy @ IdeaCloset.blogspot.com

 

Product: Dispenser Box

 

 

Be sure to visit their blogs to see all the photos and helpful details behind each of their projects and leave them some love in the comments. We're really blessed to have such an enthusiastic and talented team of designers. Thank you ladies. :)

 

 



Friendship Tea and Japanese Flower Girls Part 3

Here's the 3rd and final post in our tea series with the JAPANESE FLOWER GIRLS. This card front uses 'Hannah' (meaning favorite flower) from the  set

 

 

Peachy pinks, apple-y greens, then a touch of black. Love the colors. The box is from the DESIGNER BOXES set, 3 rhinestones along the bottom of the box and one for the flower center in the flower girl's hair add a sparkle.

 

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I really like how April makes the inside of her gifts as fun and uplifting as the outside. Here she tucked one of the printable greetings from the TEA CUPS & TAGS set on the underside of the lid. Coordinating bits of cardstock are stapled to the original tea tag.

April used the svg cutting files from the following sets.

DESIGNER BOXES

JAPANESE FLOWER GIRLS

TEA CUPS & TAGS

 

Thank you April M.

 

If you've enjoyed browsing these projects for tea lovers please feel welcome to leave us a comment below. Thank you.

A Cup of Tea Card And Tea Gift Box Part 2

Are you a tea lover or know someone in your life that is. Here is a wonderful idea for a friend, a birthday, Mother's day, a hostess or thank you gift.

 

Several years ago our friend April created this beautiful set of tea cards and tea gift boxes. We love these as much today as we did back then so we had to share them with you.  
 

Beautiful and unexpected colors of purple and apple green add a happy note to the front of the card. The flower girl 'Miki' is on the front. Her name means 'beautiful princess'. She is one of 3 flower girls in JAPANESE FLOWER GIRLS set. The flowers are included with the set in the Cherry Blossom file.

 

On the outside of the gift box, April used the cherry blossom branch again and then added a tea cup and printed tag from the TEA CUPS & TAGS collection. You'll find a full page of quotes ready to print and cut included with the tea cup patterns. Sure makes it quick and fun to put this project together.

 

When you lift the lid you are greeted again with 'Miki'.

 

For the box itself, April choose the square PIE BOX,  enlarged it to fit the containers, deleted the window on the top and added side panels.

She found the little plastic heart containers at the dollar store and filled them with and assortment of loose leaf teas and added labels. You could also add an assortment of individually packaged tea bags.

April used the svg cutting files from the following sets.

JAPANESE FLOWER GIRL
TEA CUPS & TAGS

PIE BOX

Thank you April M.

 

3 Gifts of Tea and the Japanese Flower Girls SVGs - Part 1

We're heading into fall and cooler weather so it's the perfect time to enjoy a cup of tea and share a cup with a friend. Alma from our design team is creating cheerful tea bag dispensers using the 3 princesses from the Japanese Flower Girls collection and the Dispenser Box.

 

 

The 3 princesses from this collection were given special names.. Let me introduce you...

 

 

The first is Miki. Her name means "beautiful princess". 

 

 

This is Hana. Her name means "favorite flower". The branch of cherry blossoms is included with collection and looks beautiful on the front of each dispenser.

 

 

 

And the third flower girl is called Sakura. Her name means "cherry blossom". 

 

When Alma shared her tea dispensers with us we were really tickled and recalled some projects our friend April did for us several years ago. We are going to make this a 3 part series and share those with you as well.

 

These little Japanese Flower Girls are such the perfect characters to add to any tea related project.

 

Alma used the svg cutting files from the following sets:

 

Japanese Flower Girls

Dispenser Box

 

You can also view photos on Alma's
Facebook at My Craftastic Side.

and on instagram at MyCraftasticSide

 

Thank you Alma.

 

Hope you enjoy these and if so please leave us a comment.

 

 

Sunflowers, Bumble Bees and Fall Florals

 

Every summer my neighbors grow these wild and beautiful sunflowers along our shared fence. I get to enjoy all these big colorful blooms all summer long without lifting a finger nor a shovel. But even so, they did inspire me to work on new Sunflower designs for paper crafting.

 

 

 

 As I was working on the designs for the new cutting files I would step out into the back yard every now and then just to view the sunflowers. Then one afternoon I suddenly realized they were swarming with little honey bees.  Lots and lots of them. Well of course! If you have sunflowers, you will also have bees. (Hopefully!) So of course, I had to add some little Bumble Bees to my sunflowers too. 

 Sunflowers and Bumble Bees Bundle...

The new fall set includes a 3D Sunflower made using rosettes and pop dotted layers for the seed pod. You can see the rosette construction in the Sunflower Tutorial. This finished sunflower measures just over 5" wide. 

 

The bloom for the Giant Sunflower in the upper right is a different set of files (so it can be super sized) but uses the same rosette idea and construction steps. It's about 10" across. Perfect for hanging in your front door.

 

This bundle also includes the Sunflower A2 shape card and the 2 Bumble Bees.

 

 

Scrappy Sam Designs A2 Sunflower Shape Card

 

Shirley on our design team didn't waste a single moment and created the A2 shape card above and then the beautiful fall arrangement below using the 3D Sunflowers and tucking them in with her other fall florals.

 

Paper Sunflowers Created by Shirley at Scrappy Sam Designs

 

  Shirley will be sharing the full photos on her blog so be sure to pay her a visit. You will love the full on view of this fall beauty.

Thank you, Shirley!



Check the tutorial for the Sunflowers
and then pick up the Sunflowers and Bumble Bees Bundle.

 

 

Sunflower Tutorial for 3D Sunflower Rosettes.

Who doesn't love Sunflowers? See how easy it is to put together these beautiful paper blossoms using our rosette technique in the following tutoria for the 3D Sunflower Rosettes.

 

 

From the Sunflowers and Bumble Bees Bundle
at MyScrapChick

Celebrating Christmas in July with Jar Toppers, Nativity and and Gingerbreads.

Santa Mason Jar Topper 

"There is always an abundance of glass jars around Christmas, so I stocked up on some for future crafts. When I saw the template for the Santa Paver at My Scrap Chick, I just knew it would make a fabulous topper, when added to the straw."
~ Sarah

The Paper Tree
Files used: 
Santa Paver

Thank you Sarah!

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Nativity using Box in a Card 



Cyndy G. Time Made For Me

Files used:

Christmas Nativity 1 - Manger

Box in a Card A2

 

Thank You Cyndy

 

 

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Snowboot with Poinsettias and Sweet Gingerbread on a Christmas Card



Find the full line of Christmas Designs at MyScrapChick.

You'll find everything from cards, treat boxes, characters, the full nativity, holiday decor and more.



Christmas in July with our Design Team...

Christmas Star Gift Box

Idea Closet
Files used:

Star Trio Boxes

Poinsettias

Thank You Tracy! 

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 Poinsettia Christmas Card

Idea Closet

Files used:

Poinsettias Christmas Card

 Thank You Tracy!

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Penguins Shape Card

The Paper Tree

Files Used:

Penguin Paver and Card



Thank you Sarah!

Find the full line of Christmas Designs at MyScrapChick.

You'll find everything from cards, treat boxes, characters, the full nativity, holiday decor and more. 

Get started now with Christmas decor for your winter craft shows.

 

If you create items to sell at fall and winter craft shows
Jill shares some great ideas on her blog.

 

"Believe" Framed Wordart

Brought To You By the Letter J

Files used:
Believe Title

 

Thank you Jill!

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3D Christmas Sleigh

 

Brought To You By the Letter J

Files used:

Christmas Sleigh

Poinsettia

 

Thank you Jill!

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Snowy 3D Winter Villages
in Clear Christmas Ornaments


"Since I didn't have any glass or plastic Christmas balls that open, and I live 100 miles from a decent craft store, I made do with what I had. Hubby took a Dremil tool and cut the plastic ornaments I had in half." ~ Shirley

Find full tutorial at Scrappy Sam Designs.
Files used: 
Birdhouse Trio,
Snowman Winter Welcome
Snowman-Bird Lover.
 
Thank You Shirley!

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Framed Wordart "HoHoHo"





 Brought To You By the Letter J

Files used:

Ho Ho Ho Title

Thank you Jill!

Find the full line of Christmas Designs at MyScrapChick.

You'll find everything from cards, treat boxes, characters, the full nativity, holiday decor and more.



 

Christmas in July at My Scrap Chick

Get a jump start on Christmas with this week's
inspiration from the Design Team.

 

Working on winter projects during hot July days will likely drop that thermostat down a degree or two. 

 

Plus come December you'll be happy all over again when you pull out these Christmas projects and know you are a already few steps ahead of the season.

 

 

3 Snowmen in February
Sue says "It was love at first site" when she saw the Snowman Trio Easel Card. She chose to use pink tones for a friend retiring in cold February. See more photos on Sue's blog.

 

 

3D Shaker Snow Globe Card
Snow Globes are one of those Christmas traditions that strike a warm fuzzy feeling for many of us. Most of us can still remember how enchanting is was as a child to come across these glass enclosures of miniature worlds, giving it a shake then watching as the snow swirled and fell. These cards bring back those kind of memories.

Sarah captured it perfectly and has the info on how to turn the flat Snow Globe Card into her 3D shaker card.

Find the details for this at Sarah's Paper Tree blog.
Thank you Sarah!

All Aboard the Christmas Train
Toot-toot - jump on board for a fun-filled adventure filled with candy canes and hot chocolate! Sarah added some really fun touches to her 3D Paper Train Set including the special smoke stack.

See all the detail at Paper Tree blog.
Thank you Sarah!



 

 Look for more Christmas in July

inspiration coming this week.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Breaking News "Santa has been Framed!!"

 

We were just getting things ready at MyScrapChick for our Christmas in July event when we heard that Santa has been framed! Here's what we know so far....

 

 

Alma from our design team is the one who framed this jolly old elf.  She used the Santa from the Santa Claus 5 Piece Set and enlarged him to fit her beautiful square frame.  Alma's creative work can found at My Cricut Side

 

 

If you loved Santa being framed you will really love how Nicole captured his mugshot on her Christmas gift bags...

 

And apparently Santa was not alone. He came with some trusted friends, Frosty and Penguin.

 

 

Nicole from the Design Team has the full line of gift bags on her blog at TeachDanz.blogspot .

She shares her great tips for making all 3.

 

We'll be sharing more projects from the Design Team this week during our Christmas in July event so hope you stay tuned. Sign up for our newsletter for more creative inspiration, sale news and of course our regular Freebie Friday.

11 Great Ideas for Handmade Cards from our Design Team.

Looking for some inspiration and ideas for your next handmade card? We all love receiving a card from someone, especially when we know they took the time to make it themselves. It makes you feel a little extra special. And we love sharing handmade card ideas from our design team and hope you enjoy this latest collection of ideas as well.

 1. Send a matching treat cup along with a
Coffee Lovers card.

Coffee Lovers set. View on Cyndy G. Time Made for Me.
SVG Cutting Files used: Life Begins After Coffee and Full Cup Treat Holders

 

2. A Garden Full of Paper Posies

Garden Full of Posies card. View at My Cricut Side facebook page. SVG cutting file used: Card Posies

 3. You're No Spring Chicken 

No Spring Chicken Easel Card. View on Scrappy Sam Designs.  SVG cutting files used:  Blooming Layers Easel Card and Shirley, Goodness and Mercy



 4. Flower Pot Pocket Sympathy Card 

3-D Flower Pot Sympathy Card. View Mel's Video
SVG cutting file used: Flower Pot Card

 5. Send a note of Blessings to uplift
and say you care.

Blessings Card. View at Clicker Sisters Gallery
SVG cutting file used: Sympathy Wordart Set



 6. A Canning Jar becomes a shaker card.

Butterfly Pat Shaker Card. View on Scrappy Sam Designs.
SVG cutting file used: Canning Jars Preserves




 7. Sweet Donut cards with 0 calories.

Donut Worry! Be Happy! Easel card from The Art of Els Schutte
SVG cutting file used: Donut Easel Card

 8. Just another day in paradise. 

Another Day in Paradise Easel Card. View more on Sue's Stamping Stuff.    SVG cutting file used:  Beach Easel Card with 4 Titles

 9. Send a note of thanks to a teacher.

Clipboard Apple Card. View at Krystal Klear Creations.
SVG cutting file used:  Clipboard Card and Apple Card



 10. Shape cards and flip flops.

Life is Better in Flip Flops. View on Sue's Stamping Stuff
SVG cutting file used: Flip Flop Shape Card

 11. Teacups that could audition for
a Disney movie. 

Stacking Teacup Card. View Mel's Video
SVG cutting file used: Stacking Teacups Card and Envelope

 

These designers really put their heart and soul into their handmade cards and creations. Be sure to pay their blogs a visit for great tips and info on these cards.