Provo Craft Party Lanterns

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by today.  Provo Craft marketing has once again provided me with the opportunity to share another of their fabulous projects with you and I simply could not resist these fabulous Vellum Lanterns.

My friend Kathy (MFK) has a family wedding in her future - her son Kyle is getting married in March and these lanterns are PERFECT for the ceremony.  I knew I just had to share the lanterns with Kathy and all of you!!!   I think this is such a fun idea that lends itself to so many different events!

What you will need:

Cricut used nice, rectangular images from several Cricut® cartridges, including
Ornamental Iron 2, Paper Lace, Carousel, Storybook, and Art Philosophy. Choose a cartridge that fits your theme.

• Armature wire
• Cardstock
• Vellum
• String
• Hot-glue gun
• Tape
• Glue
 
 

 
How to make the Lanterns:
 
1. Choose a favorite pattern from one of the cartridges above. Cut the pattern at 6.5" or adjust the size as desired. You will need four of the same image. Carefully peel the images off the mat.

2. Glue the images to a piece of thin vellum so that the images are side by side. You can lightly score the vellum along the seams to make crisp, clean edges.

3. Fold the lantern together. Secure the edges with tape.

4. Create a hanging hook from armature wire. Use a hot-glue gun to secure the hanging hook inside the lantern.

5. Create other lanterns using images from a variety of cartridges.
 
 
If you would like to see a short instructional video on assembling the lanterns, click HERE.  Once the page opens, look in the first section titled:  Featured projects from our latest TV Commercial - then click on the paper lantern video.
 
Thanks for stopping by today - I have a Spooktacular layout to share with you tomorrow so be sure to drop by.
 
 

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If you have not already purchased your Art Philosophy cartridge, please remember that I am now a Close to My Heart consultant and would love to assist you with the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge and stamp sets. Have you purchased your Close to my Heart Art Philosophy cartridge set yet? I would love to help you start enjoying this great cartridge. The price is $99.00 and may be ordered at my CTMH Store.

The Art Philosophy set includes:

CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge (retail $55.99)

Three coordinating stamp sets (retail $17.95 each)

Three chipboard sets (retail $4.95 each)

This is $124.69 value all for $99!!

 

Also please remember that the deadline for ordering your Stamp of the Month, Holiday Magic set is fast approaching. The stamp set retails for $17.95 but you can order it for $5.00 with any $50 order, but only it is only available until October 31st!!!

Awesome Halloween Costumes with the Cricut!

Here we are in mid-October and it is time to scare up Halloween costumes for your little people - or for yourself!  I used to spend HOURS & HOURS sewing Halloween costumes - IF ONLY the Cricut machines had be available when my children were children! 

Provo Craft has created some FABULOUS Halloween costumes, made using the Cricut cutting machine, and sent me the information to share here at the Busy with the Cricky blog. Even though you may see these costumes on other blogs, I thought these were so awesome that I just had to share them.

Provo Craft has gracioulsy provided four fabulous costume ideas, complete with instructions below, to inspire you.  But remember you could use the same techniques to Cricut-create a costume of your own design!!!

Flower Child Costume

 

Instructions:

1. Cut flowers and circles from each color of vinyl; 5 of each piece at 4.41 inches flowers and 1.59 inches for circles.

2. Adhere vinyl shapes to jeans and t-shirt; mixing colors of centers and flowers.

3. Add solid vest and handkerchief headband to finish flower child costume.



What you’ll need:

Provo Craft Supplies


• Cricut Expression

• Gypsy Handheld Device

• Cricut Vinyl - Burnt Umber orange, Ice Blue, Lilac Purple, Lime Green, Yellow, Ruby Red, Rose Pink

• Cricut Classic Font- cut at 4.41 inches (remove tag holes), 1.59 inches. (Cut out flowers and smaller circles, adhere to clothing as desired, using smaller circles for centers of flowers on pants, and using flower centers in flowers on shirt.)

 Pizza Chef Costume

 Instructions:



1. Using scissors, cut red fabric to a 12" x 12" square and follow the package directions to apply Heat N' Bond Ultra to wrong side of fabric with an iron. Place fabric face down on mat. Apply a few strips of masking tape around the edge of the fabric to prevent it from lifting and sliding while cutting.

2. Load the Deep Cut Blade into your Cricut Expression machine and set blade depth to 6. Using the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge, cut multiple 1.10" squares from red fabric.

3. Adhere squares to the apron and brim of chef hat in a checkerboard pattern using an iron.

4. Next, use the Gypsy device and Lite Billionaire cartridge to weld together the letters to spell the word "Pizza". Cut two words from black vinyl, one at 3" for the apron and the other at 1.9" for the hat. Apply to apron & hat with transfer tape and tools from Cricut Tool Kit.

5. Using the Lite Billionaire cartridge, cut a 0.90" mustache from black vinyl.

6. Place apron and hat on child. Have child wear the vinyl mustache.

7. Using the Simply Charmed cartridge, cut the pizza slice and all of its layers from cardstock for a costume accessory. Laminate with the YourStory machine for durability, if desired.

What you’ll need:


Provo Craft Supplies:


• Cricut Expression Machine

• Gypsy Handheld Design Device

• Deep Cut Blade

• Cricut Tool Kit

• Plantin SchoolBook Cartridge

• Lite Billionaire Cartridge

• Simply Charmed Cartridge

• YourStory Machine

• Cricut Vinyl – Raven

• Cricut Transfer Tape

Other Supplies:

• Laminating Pouches

• White Apron

• White Chef Hat

• Red Fabric

• Heat N' Bond Ultra

• Cardstock for Pizza (Tan, Black, Orange, Dark Red, Green)

• Adhesives

• Masking Tape

• Scissors

• Iron

Smarty Pants Costume

 Instructions:


1. Use Cricut Vinyl and Cricut Expression to cut out letters for t-shirt.

2. Peel off backing and adhere to shirt as shown.

3. Brush hair into middle part, add thick rimmed glasses and pull pants up over waist.

What you will need:


Provo Craft Supplies:

• Cricut Expression

• Simply Sweet Cricut Cartridge – “I” “M” “C” letters at 2.57 inches. 2 at 1.73 inches. ii ( for equal sign) at 1.21 inches

• Baby Steps Cricut Cartridge - heart at 2.53 inches

• Cricut Vinyl colors- Raven and Ruby Red

Other Supplies:
• T-shirt

Halloween Mask

Instructions:


1. Cut mask at 3.5 from black cardstock and emboss with Happy Hauntings embossing folder.

2. Cut two more masks from purple cardstock at 3.5 and place behind black mask; one off-centered to the top and left, and one to the bottom and right to create a shadow.

3. Stitch around edges.

4. Cut spider web at 3.5 from gray cardstock. *Tip: Cut 3 of them and stack them for extra support.

5. Embellish with gems.

6. Cut spider at .75 from black cardstock and adhere to web with black foam adhesive.

7. Add web to mask with black foam adhesive.

8. Cut a spider at 3 from black cardstock.

9. Add black button to head and embellish eyes with gems.

10. Add large button to body that has thin purple paper strips run through holes for thread.

11. Adhere to mask with black foam adhesive.

12. Punch hole in each side of mask and run black elastic lace through; knotting at back of each hole.



What you’ll need:

Provo Craft Supplies:

• Cricut Expression Machine

• Cuttlebug Machine

• Cricut Chic and Scary Cartridge

• Happy Hauntings companion set embossing folders

Other Supplies:

• Cardstock (black, purple, grey)

• Sewing supplies

• Black foam adhesive

• Buttons and gems

 

I truly LOVE these costume ideas!  Thank you PROVO CRAFT for creating and sharing these fabulous ideas.  The more I see of this amazing Halloween Mask the more I know what I will be wearing as I pass out goodies to my neighborhood gobblins!!