Joy's Life Create Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Joy's Life DT Create Blog Hop!  If you just came here from the very talented Nina, you are in the right place!  To start from the beginning click HERE. 

This is an exciting blog hop because we are featuring Joy's Life stamps AND Cri-Kit pens!!!  :)  I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to pull off using the pens, but I really LOVE them!  I used them last week on some Halloween cards that I will hand out to my friends and family.  They're sooo easy to use!  Here's what I made with them today...

A2 sized card

Doodlecharms- popsicle drawn at 3.71"

Joy's Life Stamps- Sweet Popsicle Puns

Cri-Kit Pens- metallic

Stickles- star dust

Twine

***How about a little blog candy????  I will be giving away a Joy's Life stamp set of your choice!!!  For a chance to win, just become a follower and leave a comment here.  For an extra chance to win, follow me on Pinterest and leave a comment here.

Okay, you're next stop on this hop is the awesome Jennie!  :)

Here's the order:

Joy: http://joyslife.com

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com

Sarabeth: http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com

Jeannie: http://www.polkacabana.wordpress.com

Nina: http://waffleflower.com

Amy: http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com

Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com

Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com

Maria: http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com

Ashley: http://marklandandmain.blogspot.com

Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com

Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com

Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Halloween Mini Cards

Hello everyone!  I know it's only August (well almost September), but I couldn't wait to make some Halloween cards!  Back around Valentine's Day there was a challenge to create a "mini" card (3 x 3"), and I couldn't believe how cute that size turned out to be!  So....  I decided to make some "mini" cards for Halloween...  Our challenge this week at Joy's Life was to create a project using Cri-Kit pens.  I had never used these before, but they are amazing!  I don't know what kind of gel pens these are, but they don't leave blank spots in the lines like my regular pens do!  It's so fun to watch the Cricut drawing out your image instead of cutting it (I'm easily entertained)!  :)  Here are my cards...

To make these: I used my Gypsy to decide on the size of the image, then I put a 2 3/4" square piece of white paper on the mat, and it drew the images right where I wanted them.  After they were drawn, I just had to tape the white pieces onto the card bases (3 x 6" folded in half), stamp the sentiments, and embellish them a bit.  Easy peasy!!!

Mini Monsters- spider & web drawn at 1.86"

Joy's Life Stamps- Halloween Puns

Cri-Kits pens- glitter set

Stickles- turquoise

Googly eyes

Celebrate with Flourish- witch drawn at 2.22"

Joy's Life Stamps- Halloween Puns

Cri-Kits pens- glitter set

Stickles- green

Rhinestones

Gypsy Wanderings- pumpkin drawn at 1.98"

Joy's Life Stamps- Halloween Puns

Cri-Kits pens- glitter set

Stickles- orange peel

Twine

Graphically Speaking- eyes drawn at 1.86"

Joy's Life Stamps- Halloween Puns

Cri-Kits pens- glitter set

Stickles- Christmas red

Rhinestones

I thought these could be given out to kids, co-workers, family, friends, etc.  Just attach one of these to a Halloween treat and VOILA!  Thanks for stopping by!!!!  :)