Summer Break: Creative Choice Inspiration #1

While on summer break, we'll be providing some awesome cutting inspiration as we look back at this season's Creative Choice winners. These are the submissions that were outstanding in each Challenge theme.  Click over to the creator's blog to see more!

Challenge #18 "Anything Goes"

Crafting Christine

Challenge #20 "Halloween Cards"

Konica Das

Challenge #21 "Halloween---Not A Card"

Heather Hudson

(Heather started to fill a DT vacancy in January)

We'll be back for a new season in September.
Would you like to be on the new season's Design Team?
Application info coming soon!

Challenge #21: Halloween--Not a Card

HALLOWEEN--NOT A CARD

If we receive at least 10 entries, the prize for this challenge will be a $5 Gift Certificate for SVG files from the Creative Pointe's ON LINE STORE.

You'll find over 150 SVG files/sets available for all your paper crafting projects.

If we have less than 10 entries, the winner will receive this SVG file:  HAUNTED HOUSE.  Winner will be randomly chosen from all submissions.

One extra special entry will receive the"Creative Choice" button.

Ready for some inspiration? Let's take a look at what the Design Team created using SVG diecuts.

Vicki used the HAUNTED HOUSE file for her project.  She says:  "For my design team project, I created a luminary from The Creative Pointe's 'Haunted House' SVG.  It's perfectly dilapidated and haunted looking in it's own right, but it sure was fun to amp up the spooky!  Visit my blog for all the details on how to create your own (and see it lit up!)."  Vicki's blog:  Paper Squirrel

Cindy used the cat from the HALLOWEEN SET ONE on the front of her project.  She says:  "I came up with a cute Halloween countdown slate that is very easy to make.  Head over to my blog for complete step-by-step details, including a look at the decorated back side and free sign pdfs if you'd like to make your own!"  Cindy's blog:  The Creative Pointe

 

Carolyn chose to create french fry boxes using the Haunted Tree file and Halloween Set Two . She says:  "Using a french fry box file from http://www.svgcuttingfiles.com, I used the ghost and tombstone from the Halloween Set Two and welded them to the top of the box.  I did the same with the Haunted Tree fry box.  I had a acrylic Halloween stamp that I used to stamp a spider web and spiders on the bottom of the boxes.  The circular sentiments are print and cut, and I also cut out two extra spiders and used the bats from the same Halloween set, making them smaller.  The circular sentiments are placed on foam tape along with the bats and spiders.  A fun container to fill with Halloween candy corn in baggies, to hand out to little ones or to use at a place setting for a Halloween party."  Carolyn's blog:  Granny Ma's Creative Blog

Ruth made some Halloween fun for the kids using the PHOTO PROPS set.  She says:  "I have really been wanting to make some photo props for quite a while and I really loved the idea of "big kids" using the photo props instead of getting dressed up for Halloween (would have been fun if I was still needed to chaperone while trick or treating, but now I can just use them when I give out candy!) I can't wait to see the smiles on the faces of young and old alike who come to my door. For now, here's a picture of some high schoolers modeling the finest (and dare I say funnest?) photo props that can be found!"  Ruth's blog:  Paper and Musings

Octavia used a Jack O'Lantern from the JACK PUMPKINS set and the spider from the BOO Spider file to create this cute treat box.  She says:  "I used the Jack-O-Lantern and the Boo/Spider Sets for this treat box.  Glitter paper for the pumpkins (of course), google eyes, and a coordinating ribbon and tissue paper."  Octavia's blog:  T's Corner For Scrappin'

Tina used a Silhouette file to make the box and then decorated it with files from the HALLOWEEN SET ONE.  She says:  "Here’s a cute little gifty for your favorite spook! I decorated this little favor box (from the silhouette store) with Creative Pointe’s Halloween Set One. Wow talk about some spooky cuts in this set..... A good set of Halloween cuts to have on hand for your Halloween needs.  To find out how the whole project went, well you’ll need to drop by my blog at Tina’s Scrap Corner for a spell."  Tina's blog:  Tina's Scrap Corner

 
Shelissa created this great pillowbox for treats using the PILLOWBOX file and then decorated it using the bat from the HALLOWEEN TWO set.  She says:  "The paper that I used came from The Paper Studio Jeepers Creepers paper stack.  Please keep in mind that these pillow boxes are good for all occasions.  I used my  Pazzles Inspiration die cutting machine to cut out the pillow box."  Shelissa's blog:  Shelissa"s Craft Studio

Carmen created some lovely lanterns using the HAUNTED TREE and HALLOWEEN SET ONE files.  She says:  "I wanted to something that I have never tried before but admired so I colored mason jars with Paint and Mod Podge. I then cut some of Cindy’s great Halloween files out of Vinyl and adhered them to the outside of the jars. Decorated with some washi tape ribbon, twine and tags. I will put battery operated candles in them on Halloween and we will have loads of spooky at our house."  Carmen's blog:  Carmen's Creations

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

Please make sure that you follow our very simple rules to enter this challenge.  

You MUST use a SVG or similiar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

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Summer Break: Creative Choice Winner #2 Review

During summer break we're keeping you inspired with a look back at our Creative Choice winners.  Here's the winner from Challenge #2:  DORIS.  This is a very elaborate project and you need to pop over to Doris' blog to see additional pictures and details on how she created this witch house tea dispenser!

Challenge #2: Halloween--Not A Card

Welcome to the second challenge on this new challenge blog.  We are so happy you've joined us and can't wait to see what you've created.  The theme for this two week challenge is:

HALLOWEEN--NOT A CARD

Prize for this challenge is a $5 Gift Certificate for SVG files
from the Creative Pointe's ON LINE STORE.
You'll find over 100 SVG files/sets available for all your paper crafting projects. 
Lots of free SVGs too!
Winner will be randomly chosen from all submissions.
One extra special entry will receive the"Creative Choice" button.



Ready for some spooky inspiration?  The Design Team TOTALLY out did themselves by providing TWELVE super spooky projects.  Let's take a look at what they created using SVG diecuts.  For more information and/or instructions, please click on their individual blog link.

Octavia from T's CORNER FOR SCRAPPIN'  went all-out creating three wonderful projects using HALLOWEEN SET TWO SVGs from The Creative Pointe.  Above are all the views from her "Trick or Treat Bag".  The Spider web, Spider Border, Fence and Haunted House are also SVGs (http://www.birdscards.com/).  The bag was pre-made (Michael’s).

Octavia made the scrapbook layout (above) and candy box (below) also using the "Halloween Set Two".  In addition, the page layout also used Fence (http://www.birdscards.com/) and Haunted Tree (www.svgcuts.com) SVGs.  She inked the edges of the paper (Recollections) with Stampabilities Black Pigment Ink Pad.  

The candy box used the Spider SVG from "Halloween Set Two".  It was cut and glitter flocked (Studio G).  Eyes are drops of Inksentials Enamel Accents.  Paper (The Paper Studio All Seasons Paper Pack) was adhered to a pre-made box with Yes Paste.  The ribbon was purchased at Michael’s

Victoria from PAPER SQUIRREL created this funky pumpkin friend.  She said "Oh boy, did I have fun with this one! Meet Mr. Steampunk'in and his friend Sir Crow! I started with a peat pot, a popsicle stick, and The Creative Pointe's "FALL SET" SVG file collection and the pieces just kept miraculously falling into place until Mr. Steampunk'in was complete!"

Cindy from THE CREATIVE POINTE created this creepy test tube holder using a file from Creations By AR .  She took the original file and modified the circle opening to fit the test tube she had (Martha Stewart) and also created and cut an arched piece to go behind the test tube.  "That's what I love about SCAL...I can take a file and rework it to fit my needs.  I get a truly custom piece!"
Cindy also used a Freebie file from The Creative Pointe-- BOO SPIDER FREEBIE.  For more details, please check out her blog.

Shelissa from SHELISSA'S CRAFT STUDIO created a cute and spooky favor bag using the HALLOWEEN SET TWO.  Any kid would be thrilled to receive their goodies in this!

Carolyn from GRANNY MA's CREATIVE BLOG felt that the "Not A Card" part WAS a challenge for her.  You'd never know it because she submitted three fabulous projects!  Above are cute cupcake toppers made with HALLOWEEN SET ONE and the newest freebie file, BOO SPIDER FREEBIE.  Here's how she made the toppers:  "Using my SCAL3 software I downsized the images to fit onto a Popsicle stick that I trimmed in half...you could use toothpicks but these flat sided Popsicle sticks work great and I found them in the craft area at Wal-Mart...where the cake decorations are sold. I ended up using adhesive on the stick to glue the figures on.... 2-sided tape did not work very well for me!!  The cupcakes I baked to "stage" the photo were enjoyed by my sister's co-workers!!"

Above Carolyn used the "Halloween" heading from the same SVG set to create a cupcake wrapper.  She said, "I used cardstock and paper from my Wal-Mart stash...but if I made these again, it would be just paper, I think. (Any ideas on that?!) I wanted to show the project before and after wrapping around a cupcake."

Carolyn also used HALLOWEEN SET ONE  to put together this awesome "Spirits of Halloween" scrapbook layout shown above.  Here's what she had to say:  "I surfed the Internet for inspiration and loved this layout so I decided to use ... thank you to whoever created the original...can't remember. (Need to write this info down...another idea to work on...an altered book for use here at the computer.)  Using SVG files from The Creative Pointe, I gathered my paper/cardstock from my Wal-Mart and Stampin! UP stash. I found a frame while surfing the Internet, saved, printed and cut from my Designing Edition for the Silhouette Cameo. Placed the orange background on the 12x12 page and placed the frame with acetate sheets (from the cover of my Cricut mat) as a glass window, and used foam tape to pop up the frame on each side and the bottom edge, leaving the top edge open to insert a photo. The witch, ghost, cat and Halloween title are Creative Pointe SVG files. Fence is from a Creative Kuts SVG file that I placed in the vitual mat, joined, then cut out. Pumpkin SVG is my file."

Penny from PENNY DUNCAN CREATIONS created a fun Halloween hanging using the HALLOWEEN SET TWO.  Here's what she had to say:  "I started off with picking a few of the files from the Creative Pointe  set.......then went from there...pulling in one of my spider web files and then my scary spider.......and then it all fell together....I cut all the pieces with my Silver Bullet Professional Cutter......and used some awesome papers......everything that has glitter on them I decided to cut with just regular black cardstock and put a layer of double sided adhesive on it which I get from Tyler at All That Jazz Supplies.....this is some awesome stuff!!!!  Cut the shapes out...then removed the top layer of the adhesive and coated with glitter......works PERFECTLY!!!!  

You'll notice on the tombstone piece I used Vintage Glitter...WOWZERS isn't that beautiful........love the affect....I was trying for an old stony looking headstone.......I kinda think it looks like it......for orange pieces.......(not the background piece) I used some Velvet paper from The Paper Temptress ....it was white and I colored them orange with a Dick Blick Alcohol Marker and it worked just as I had envisioned.....the pumpkin piece I ran through my embossing machine using a spider web folder.....really makes it look like a pumpkin texture don't you think!! ;)  all of the pieces I used some Walnut Stain Distressed Ink to give them more of an aged look.....
Check out the bat and the spooky spider....are they ADORABLE....I decided to use some of Tyler at All That Jazz Supplies' Black Velvet Paper......LOVE this stuff!!!!  I find  myself continuing to touch it cause I just LOVE the feel of it!!!!

So then I just layered layers and layered...used foam squares on everything.....added a couple of eyelets at the top so I could thread some ribbons through them and tie off....Voila!!!!  Completed......and a fun thing to have displayed.......So...Do you like it???????  I hope so......I think it makes you smile!!! Would LOVE to hear your thoughts!!!!"

Tina from TINA'S SCRAP CORNER  created this "Autumn Harvest" scrapbook layout using the heading from the FALL SET.  She gives the details:  "I created a 12 X 12 layout for the theme this time. The layered title plate was cut with SCAL v2 and a part of the Fall Set collection from Creative Pointe. This is a really cute set and could be used for a variety of layouts or cards. All the pieces were cut from scraps of cardstock on hand. The layout is pictures from 2008 of a good potato harvest that year. When the leaves start to change colors then we usually start harvesting white potatoes."

Last, but certainly not least, Pam from MZLAVR2's CREATIONS is showing us her spectacular Coffin Mini Album.  Pam used the COFFIN CARD file along with several cuts from the Silhouette Studio Store and SVG Cuts.  This project includes an Original Artwork Template designed by Kristi W. Designs.  Cutting File Pattern from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  (License number #KWMDPL28)

She has pictures of each page and you don't want to miss any of them so be sure and click over to her blog to see them.  Here's just one of them....notice how the tags fit behind the tombstones?  SO CUTE!