Start Each Day With a Grateful Heart

The new challenge at CUT IT UP is "thankful, grateful and blessed" and, of course, use a diecut.

I used a window diecut and also cardinal and foliage diecut.

Sharing my project with:

~Dream Valley-Autumn colors

~Monday Greetings Challenge-anything with a greeting

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Fab N Funky-wings

~Krafty Chicks-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~~TOP 3~~

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Give Thanks

Happy to announce that I'm on the design team for FARM QUEST CHALLENGE. The theme this month is "pumpkins". 

Here's my creation. I created a card using a truck with pumpkins in the back. There are also pumpkins on the pattern paper. I also used real leaves crushed up and added to the bottom of my card.

Sharing my project with:

~Sparkles-Autumn leaves and pumpkins

~A Place To Start-pumpkins

~Dream Valley-Autumn colors

~Inspiration Station-photo inspiration (inspired by the pumpkins)

~~TOP 3~~

~Shopping Our Stash-pumpkin spice, everything nice

~Sisterhood of Crafters-Fall

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Creative Knockouts-Fall/Halloween

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Creative Moments-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Thinking Of You At Christmas

I embellished my card with ribbon, foliage diecuts, berries, and a snowflake.

Sharing my project with:

~Jingle Belles-dashing through the snow

~Let's Craft & Create-things with wings

~Rudolph Days Challenge-anything Christmas

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~A Cut Above-anything with a diecut (foliage)

~Christmas Kickstart Challenge-snow alert

~Farm Quest General Store-anything country/farm related

~12 Months of Christmas-Christmas card and option (snowfall)

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Jack-O-Lantern Treat Jar

I painted a jar like this for each of my afterschoolers (there are only 9) and then filled with treats for them for Halloween.

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Dream Factory-Coco (Halloween)

~Sparkles-Autumn leaves/pumpkins

~A Place To Start-pumpkins

~~RISING STAR~~

~Shopping Our Stash-pumpkin spice, everything nice

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-Autumn or spooky

~Creative Knockouts-Fall/Halloween

~Crafty Catz-option (Halloween)

~TGIF-festive treats

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Ghost & Spider Tag

A cute little tag for Halloween !!! I made it with my Cricut, with cardstock and Glossy Accent on the eyes and the little spider.

Sharing my project with:

~Creatalicious-option (Halloween)

~Creative Crafting Uncles-Halloween

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Dream Factory-Coco

~Tag-Along-tag

~I Spy With My Little Eye-spooky

~CRAFT-Halloween

~Creative Knockouts-Fall/Halloween

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Merry Christmas

Gotta love a pink Christmas card !

Sharing my project with:

~Jingle Belles-pink Christmas

~Crafter's Cafe-option (Christmas)

~Creations in Pink-mostly pink

~Farm Quest General Store-anything country/farm related

~Sparkles Christmas-non-traditional Christmas colors

~Path of Positivity-unexpected colors for a holiday

~Christmas Kickstart Challenge-snow alert

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Wishing You a Happy Halloween

The new challenge for the next two weeks at CUT IT UP is "add embellishments". 

I made a Halloween card and used a cauldron diecut and added green Stickles glitter, ribbon, pearls, and a wooden witch hat.

Sharing my project with:

~Creatalicious-option (Halloween)

~Creative Crafting Uncles-Halloween

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Dream Factory-Coco

~A Cut Above-anything with a diecut (cauldron)

~Dream Valley-pearls/gems

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~Double D-Halloween colors

~As You Like It-ribbon or twine-I tend to use ribbon more than twine as I love the look of a bow on a card or craft project. I do use twine and like the look of it, however.

~CRAFT-Halloween

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Halloween Mug Gift Holder

Isn't this a cute idea !!! There are many things that can be put into the Halloween cup ! 

I added some coffee packets, but there are other ideas such as tea bags, gift card, or money.

And look at that little ghost, adorable !

My Halloween Cup Treat Holder can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Creatalicious-option (Halloween)

~Creative Crafting Uncles-Halloween

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Dream Factory-Coco

~Farm Quest Grocery Game-anything food-related

~~HONORABLE MENTION~~

~Farm Quest Home-anything home-related (mug from a kitchen)

~~RUNNER UP~~

~Monday Greetings Challenge-anything with a greeting

~Crafty Gals Corner-spooky (ghost)

~Inkspirational-Seasonal-Fall (Halloween)

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Spider and Web Halloween Gift Box

I'm getting prepared for Halloween !

I've used a cute gift box set from WHITE SPRUCE STUDIO. It can be bought in a set of Pumpkin Box and a Spider Web box. It was created using cardstock from Michaels. The shiny purple paper was bought at a dollar store.

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~Shopping Our Stash-hey ghoulfriend (Halloween)

~Little Red Wagon-Halloween

~Inkspirational-Seasonal-Fall (Halloween)

~Crafty Animals-anything with an animal

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Aunts-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Halloween

The new challenge at STAR STAMPZ is "anything goes or include a pumpkin".

I've created a card using a Star Stampz digital stamp called Pumpkin Witch.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Crafting Uncles-feminine

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Dream Factory-mainly purple

~Dream Valley-pearls/gems

~Shopping Our Stash-hey ghoulfriend (Halloween)

~Tuesday Color Challenge-colors and option (jack-o-lantern)

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~Love Those Pretty Papers-anything using patterned paper (& option-Halloween)

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden (pumpkins)

~Creative Friday-bad weather (windy weather, blowing leaves off tree)

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Halloween

My Happy Halloween Witches Legs card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~AAA Colorful-purple, black, orange, green

~Daisy Chain-Autumn/Halloween

~Dream Factory-mainly purple

~Shopping Our Stash-hey ghoulfriend (Halloween)

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~Crafty Gals Corner-spooky (cauldron and witch)

~Little Red Wagon-Halloween

~~FEATURED~~

~Cardz 4 Galz-purple, green

~Just Us Girls-Halloween

~Love Those Pretty Papers-anything using patterned paper (& option-Halloween)

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Pumpkin Treat Holder

Look at this cute Pumpkin Treat Box by White Spruce Studio.

It can hold a small treat like a Lindor or Ferrero Rocher chocolate.

A great craft to make to give a child a treat. Check it out HERE, if you'd like to get the file.

It was created using my Cricut with Michael's cardstock.

Sharing my project with:

~A Place To Start-option (pumpkins)

~~RISING STAR~~

~Shopping Our Stash-hey ghoulfriend (Halloween)

~Unicorn-Autumn/Halloween

~Little Red Wagon-Halloween

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-Autumn or spooky

~Just Us Girls-Halloween

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

~~TOP 3~~

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~