Challenge #4: Thanksgiving

Welcome to the fourth 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:

THANKSGIVING

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 inspiration?  Let's take a look at what the Design Team created using SVG diecuts.  For detailed information and/or instructions, please click on their blog link.

 

Victoria from PAPER SQUIRREL:  "For my design team project, I made this Thankful hanging. It's approximately 5x7 and I'm thinking that it will end up as a thank you gift. How punny would that be?  :-) I really love the acorn and oak leaves from The Creative Pointe's "THANKSGIVING SET TWO" SVG collection and decided to create a colorful fall bouquet with them. On the original file, they are a small accent on the Happy Thanksgiving header. But, that's another bonus of SVG files! Isolating just certain elements in an SVG really allows you to maximize these files. You can cut just the part(s) you want and you don't have to cut them as is...you can scale them up or down, elongate them...whatever you want."  

Octavia from T's CORNER FOR SCRAPPIN' really wanted to use the turkey from the SVG set THANKSGIVING SET THREE and says, "As you can tell by the picture, I cut the base twice so it has the shadow when the turkey is popped up.   On each of the feather panels I added glitter (of course).  And, last, but not least, stamped GOBBLE TILL YOU WOBBLE and put the turkey on a homemade spring wobble!  How cool is that?"

Carolyn from GRANNY MA's CREATIVE BLOG created three lovely cards using THANKSGIVING SET ONE.  Her details on the first one:  "Pilgrim couple placed on foam tape--a technique I learned on Stamping School that creates a faux background.  I cut out the leaves I created (Granny Ma's Creations).  I placed three brads on bottom left edge"

The second card used the turkey silhouette from the same SVG set as the pilgrims.  Carolyn said, "I cut out the turkey and used foam tape to raise it up on the card base.  A pumpkin was created (Granny Ma's Creations©2012) and added to the right of the turkey.  I cut out a leaf and placed in right upper corner."

The last card features a background of scrapbook paper Carolyn found on a search for free paper...creating the card base.  Again with the pilgrim silhouette from THANKSGIVING SET ONE she created a frame to fit the front of the card and then cut out a white silhouette of the pilgrim sand layered on the framed piece.  The apron and hat/cap were cut out in black.  She layered some of the leaves on the frame plus added brads in each corner.  Carolyn had this to say about all three cards:  "I rounded the corners with my round edge corner punch.  On a couple of cards I roughed up the edges with my new toy, (by Imaginisce) that can distress the edges or emboss a name or sentiment in the card stock."

And finally, Carolyn's cutter was working overtime because she also came up with this darling turkey place card using the turkey file from the same set:  "to use at the table, or it could be used at the food table with the name of the individual dish written on the label.  Leaf was added to give it some color and dimension.  Card stock and embellishments from my stash from Walmart."

Cindy from THE CREATIVE POINTE used the turkey from the THANKSGIVING SET THREE, and also cut the "Happy Thanksgiving" heading from that set.  "I made the card base from Kraft cardstock.  I cut the background of the turkey from patterned decorative paper and then gave him some fancy feathers.  Lots of shading and details complete the card.  Please click over to my blog for the details", she said.

 

Shelissa from SHELISSA'S CRAFT STUDIO used the THANKSGIVING SET THREE heading to create this pretty place card for her Thanksgiving table..

Using acorns and leaves from The Creative Pointe's FALL SET, Pam from MZLAVR2's CREATIONS created these really easy but totally elegant napkin holders.  A fast way to dress up your Thanksgiving table!

Tina from TINA'S SCRAP CORNER created her Thanksgiving card using files from the THANKSGIVING SET TWO. Tina says, "The heading was cut from cardstock from the DCWV Rustic Stack and K&Company's Alleghany Plum stack. The turkey was cut from Recollections chocolate lovers pack and from my scrap stash. The background paper and the acorn border came from DCWV Stack 7 pack and came from one sheet of paper. The card base is from the collection of cardstock I have on hand. The corners are fashioned with Viva pearl pen-copper. The colors of the card reminds me of the leaves in their fall beauty right now."

Okay, now it's YOUR TURN to show us your creative Thanksgiving projects.  You can enter anything as long as it's a current project made using SVG (or similar) files.  Please link up below!

Challenge #3 Winners

Today is the wrap up for Challenge #3--HALLOWEEN CARDS.  We had nine super spooky and cute entries and this time they were ALL eligible to be entered into the drawing for the gift certificate.  Thanks to everyone who entered and be sure to click on the "HOME" button for details on the current Challenge, which will always be the top post.

Challenge #3:  HALLOWEEN CARDS
 randomly drawn winner of the $5 SVG Gift Certificate

from THE CREATIVE POINTE 

is

 #9  Doris Molina M

Congratulations!

Please email Cindy at creative@avci.net to claim your Gift Certificate.

Nine great projects, but after much consideration, 

the recipient of this Challenge's "Creative Choice" award

is

#1  LissaMarie

I really like how LissaMarie created her card's background using different squares of Halloween colored papers.  The  twine wrapped around some of the squares really add interest and the witch is the perfect element for this card.  Great job!

Challenge #3: Halloween Cards

Welcome to the third challenge on this new challenge blog.  We are so happy you've joined us and can't wait to see what you've created.  Please be sure that your entry is contains at least one SVG (or similar) file.  Cartridge cut projects do not qualify.  The theme for this two week challenge is:

HALLOWEEN CARDS

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 inspiration?  Let's take a look at what the Design Team created using SVG diecuts.  For detailed information and/or instructions, please click on their blog link.

Octavia from T's CORNER FOR SCRAPPIN' created this card using the HALLOWEEN SET ONE SVG file from The Creative Pointe.  The bats were stamped on and embossed with Versamark and Martha Stewart Onyx embossing powder.  The “Witching You a happy HALLOWEEN” was stamped on with Versamark and embossed with Martha Stewart White embossing powder.  You can't tell by the photo but the witch is actually on a homemade spring wobble...she moves!!  Octavia says "The paper just goes to show that you should hold on to all your scraps.  I have had this paper for 4 or 5 years I’m sure!  It was perfect for this card!  The color and the trees just seem to make the card “pop.”

The inside of the card shows two arched cats from the Halloween Set One also.  "I cut these and covered them with Studio G Glitter Flocking….just for that fuzzy feel.  The eyes were put on with Yellow Stickles."

Victoria from PAPER SQUIRREL made a card using the HAUNTED HOUSE SVG.  She says "Isn't this file from The Creative Pointe great?  This card actually was very simple since the cut file does most of the work!  I cut my house from some black and grey damask paper, the front door and bat from a recycled Christmas card, and the moon from some orange background paper.  One of my favorite things about working with SVG files and Sure-Cuts-A-Lot (SCAL), is that I can see exactly how everything will lay out on my mat and I only had to cut ONCE for this whole card!"

Carolyn from GRANNY MA's CREATIVE BLOG got busy and created two cute cards using the HAUNTED HOUSE  and had this to say about the card pictured above:  "This is a standard card that I placed the haunted house on.  I cut out a fence SVG found on the MTC software library; and the ghost and Boo title is one I created." 

The card Carolyn created (shown above) is a step-card that also used the HAUNTED HOUSE SVG file by the Creative Pointe.  Here's what she had to say:  "The two ghosts in the front are by Cr8tive Cutz and the pumpkin border is by Heather M.  Cardstock from Stampin Up and Wal-Mart."

Penny from PENNY DUNCAN CREATIONS created this easel card using a variety of cut files.  "I really had ALOT of fun creating this.....I made up a new file and used some of my older ones.......as well as used a few from Creative Pointe's HALLOWEEN SET TWO .  So to create this FUN card...I started out my base using some of the Core Impressions from Graphic 45 Coordinations Patterned Paper that was already embossed and used my sanding block to remove some of the color off the top of half of the card layer......to give the affect of the ground and sky......  I then took all the files I created and chose for this creation into Sure Cuts Alot 3 and cut each of them out with my Silver Bullet Pro Cutter.....using regular cardstock in brown, orange, white & black.......it's after they were cut that I distressed them in different ways.....was lots and lots of fun!!!!  On the fence I used an embossing folder from The Paper Studio which is Hobby Lobby's store brand of embossing folders in the wood grain...I like the finer grain of this design....I distressed the edges of the pickets with ink in a darker brown....used foam squares to give more of a dimensional look......

The big moon I just made a big circle and cut in orange then distressed the edges with distress inks and a TH distressing sponge......I then coated with Versamark Dazzle in Champagne color and then coated with clear embossing powder and heat embossed....it lets the moon sparkle a bit.......I gotta say...it's the first time using a Versamark Dazzle pad....have used the regular ones a lot but not the Dazzle....I REALLY like it!!!!  I used this pad on the ghosts the word circle the black layer behind the word circle....and also on the tombstone......I really really like how it made the tombstone look......makes it look like granite I think.....

On the word circle...I wrote out the words with a Sharpie and the Pen Tool and my Silver Bullet Professional Cutter....then I colored them with 2 of my Distress Markers...then sprayed with water to allow the markers to bleed and then dried with my heat gun.....it gave it just the look I was wanting....then I hit the edges with some dark brown ink and then coated with the dazzle Versamark pad....coated with clear embossing powder and heat embossed....gives it a bit of a spooky grungy look...don't ya think!!

For the owl I hit the background piece with a dark brown ink pad and then layered the body over the top....used an orange and brown Dick Blick alcohol marker to color the beak on the owl.....then attached him like he is perched in the branches of the bare tree.....he's watching all the trick or treaters!! ;)  

I then took my Distresser from Zutter and distressed the edges of the background piece before attaching all the pieces for the card.......on the inside of the card I used some grey and orange cardstock with a bit of brown and a bat border I have........Voila!!!  Complete.....So I REALLY hope you like it...I think it turned out really FUN!!!!!"

Shelissa from SHELISSA'S CRAFT STUDIO created this spooky sparkly card whose base has a chillingly cute curved top and bottom.  She used the CANDY CORN HALLOWEEN HEADING along with lots of other great elements to create it.

Here's a peek at the inside

A view of the entire outside

A close up of the back

Pam from MZLAVR2's CREATIONS created this card using the tombstone file from HALLOWEEN SET TWO.

Tina from TINA'S SCRAP CORNER created this 6 x 6 card using HALLOWEEN SET TWO and says this about it:  "When I think of Halloween the first thing that comes to mind is to Trick or Treat. So this card portrays that a little bit. The bats are tricking the ghosts or the ghosts are tricking the bats but the treat is the card that was made with some great files from The Creative Pointe. The black sparkle cardstock worked fantastic for this card and the files cut so well. Happy Halloween!"

Cindy from THE CREATIVE POINTE  used the witch from HALLOWEEN SET ONE to create this tent topper card which she says "makes the moon and witch really stand out.  I embossed the purple cardstock to make it look windy and added a SVG graveyard scene.  The "BOO" letters came from a new Creative Pointe FREEBIE FILE.  Hope you'll head over to my blog for more details."

Now it's your turn to show us your creation!  Link up below and you may win...

Challenge #2 Winners

Here's the wrap up on Challenge #2:  Halloween--Not A Card

We had 13 great entries although unfortunately, two were ineligible to win the prize.  Please be sure to submit projects that use at least one SVG (or similar) file.  Cartridge cut projects are not eligible.  Thanks to everyone who entered and be sure to click on the "HOME" button for details on the current Challenge, which will always be the top post.

The randomly drawn winner of the $5 SVG Gift Certificate

from THE CREATIVE POINTE 

is

#3 Jennifer F.  

Please email Cindy at creative@avci.net to claim your Gift Certificate.

So many great projects, but after much consideration, 

the recipient of the "Creative Choice" award is 

Doris Molina Mora 

who created this super cute tea bag holder

Please grab button from above or email Cindy at creative@avci.net to claim your Button.