Friday, September 23, 2011

Cutter's Creek Echo Park Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cutters Creek Design Team  Echo Park Paper Blog Hop! If you just came from Lori's blog you are on the right track! If you just stopped by my blog, you can begin the hop at the CCDT blog here. Here is what I made for you today (Sorry this picture isn't better, I had trouble photographing the full project).



For  my blog hop project I made a home decor project, a Happy Halloween sign. To make the sign I started with 3 pieces of chipboard cut to 5" X 7" and covered them with papers cut to size from the  12" X 12" Apothecary Collection Kit. You could easily size this down to a 6" X 6" square and use the 6" X 6" paper pack as well to make this. The next big decision was how to decorate them. For the top and middle layer I used cuts from the Happy Hauntings cartridge, for the bottom layer I used a cut from the Imagine Enjoy the Seasons cartridge and tons of ASI Kool Tak between all the layers of the cuts to provide dimension and depth to the project.
For my top panel I cut the word Spooky at 2" from white and black card stock from my stash. The background paper is of course Echo Park . I used the Graveyard cut from the Happy Hauntings cartridge and cut it and all the layers at 4". I cut the headstone layer from some light gray paper and misted it with some Slate and Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Mist. I also sprayed the fence with some of the Slate Glimmer Mist. I layered everything with pop dots. For the grass layer I mixed some Ultra Fine Flower Soft in Sage and Pine and adhered it with the flower soft glue. The orange piece for the gate sign is part of the cut. However the Beware that cut just wasn't working for me so I grabbed this Haunted sticker from the paper kit. The small pendant banner is also from the Apothecary Collection Kit.


 For my middle panel, I cut the Happy Halloween from the Happy Hauntings cartridge at 2". Both layers are cut from patterned paper from the Apothecary kit. I sprayed the bottom layer with the Slate  Glimmer Mist and sprayed the orange layer with some Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Mist. My spider webs were cut from the October 31 mini cartridge at 3" from some Silver POW Glitter Paper. The spider goes with the witches hat on the Happy Hauntings cartridge and was cut from the Charcoal Pow Glitter Paper. Again, I pop dotted between the Happy Halloween layers as well as pop dotted it to my sign for lots of dimension. The black and white lace looking border is also a sticker from the paper kit.



For the bottom layer I printed the haunted house from the Cricut Imagine Enjoy the Season's cartridge using the layers function. I pop dotted all the layers for tons of dimension. I added the Sage and Pine Ultra Fine flower soft to the grassy area under the house and adhered it with the flower soft glue. Finally I bound the individual panels together with my Bind-it-All and some black Bind-it-All wires.

What is a blog hop without some blog candy??? SO I have some blog candy. Want to see?


 To get you in the mood for Halloween I have one of the 6" X 6" Apothecary Echo Park Paper pads and two adorable Studio G clear Halloween stamps. For a chance to win the blog candy please leave me a comment with a way for me to get a hold of you. You do not have to be a follower to enter but I love comments and followers and would love it if you decide to follow my blog. You have until Noon on Monday, September 26th to get enter for the blog candy giveaway. I will use Random.org to select a winner by 9:00 pm PST Monday night and post the winner. You will have two weeks to contact me to claim your candy.  Your next stop along the hop is Mindy. I hope you are enjoying our hop. If you get lost here is a list to find your way:

30 comments:

  1. That is SOOOO cute! I love the dimensional parts and Flower Soft! I need to break out my new 3D clear dots and use them now!!

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  2. Oh Deanna! This is amazing! I love all of the wonderful details you put into this! Very spooky!!!

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  3. WOW, this looks so super spooky cute! I love all the details.
    hotgirl211@msn.com

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  4. Deanna - you KNOW I LOVE HALLOWEEN projects! This is great! You put so much detail into every section. I love the way you attached the sections together too. This is awesome!! How do you find the time to make such amazing projects?! (Love your blog wallpaper too!) Big hugs to you! Thank you so much for telling us about this hop. I'm so happy to find so many new blog friends. Everyone's creations so far are amazing! This is a GREAT group!! Have a fun, creative weekend. Love you! Hugs!! :) Janis

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  5. Love that you held it all together with bind-it-all! Fabulous idea!

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  6. Wow, I love seeing ideas to use papercrafting supplies to make home decor! <3 I love the Apothecary collection, hope to get the chance to try it myself someday! <3 Thanks for sharing your great project, started following you!

    sylviasushi27@gmail.com

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  7. This is just fabulous, I just LOVE it. So creative and inspiring. Thanks.

    mommakatx6@yahoo.com

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  8. Great project, love that! I am a follower!!

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  9. Deanna, I just love your sign. You have inspired me to finally use some of the Flowersoft I ordered from Cutters Creek ages ago. LOL! I always love your projects, you are so talented.

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  10. Oops! forgot to leave a way for you to contact me just in case I am lucky enough to win the blog candy...

    bjohn3237@aol.com

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  11. Your wall hanging is so cute!!! TFS! I didn't see a follower button today (though I bet you have one--those things disappear at the most inappropriate times sometimes--mine has done that several times)! thanks--very sweet giveaway!!
    kmassmanATgmailDOTcom

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  12. Oh My Gosh! This is so cute. I love all the details.

    Thanks for the chance to win, Im a new follower of your blog.

    Sharon
    rsmobley85@gmail.com

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  13. Spooktacular sign! Love the fonts you used! I became a follower as well.

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  14. Spooky funtatic. I like the colors you chose.

    Raven
    ravenmc @ hotmail.com

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  15. Oh my...this is too "spooky" cute!!! I need to do something like this... (thx for the inspiration)... became a follower!

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  16. Absolutely LOVE this Halloween project! You all have given me so much inspiration and I've only just begun the hop! TFS!

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  17. Why oh why do i have this secret love affair with all things Halloween. Your project only makes me love it more. Fantastic job.

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  18. Wow! So cool! Love all the dimension you added on this...amazing!

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  19. What a spooky decoration for my favorite holiday! I love the ideas you have here on your blog and can't wait to spend more time perusing! Thanks for inviting us for the blog hop.

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  20. Deanna your project is wonderful!!I love the papers you chose for it and the way you embellished it. Thanks for the chance to win some great blog candy.

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  21. Super spooky Halloween sign!!! TFS

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  22. We don't make a big deal of Halloween here in Australia but I think this Off the Page project is great. The imagination and detail in each section is incredible. I would certainly like that hanging in my house if we did celerbrate it.

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  23. What a fantastic project. I love all the details and the cuts. I may have to scraplift your idea. I really love the dimension, the glimmer mist and flower soft. Great use of all. TFS.

    Kris
    dietzrobles at yahoo dot com

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  24. Deanna -- I love the Halloween home decor element you created. So perfect for the Halloween season!

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  25. OH I LOVE IT!! Absolutely spooktacular!! Thank you for the chance to win some candy! I also have a giveaway on my blog, love you come and visit. :)

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  26. Great project! glad I am starting to follow your blog you do a nice work!

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  27. This is so much fun. My very first hop and I am racking up the ideas! You guys are great!

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  28. AMAZING JOB!!! We really like this project!

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  29. Adorable! Love echo park! I am going to cut and paste this project so that I can make one!

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