Thursday, September 22, 2011

A Black Cat Treat Box and a Haunted House Card

Day Four of our special Scor-pal/GlueArts week and we have some more fun projects lined up for you!
We will be giving away some great Scor-pal and GlueArts prizes so be sure and leave a comment each day this week! There will be two winners randomly selected from all comments throughout the week. One will receive a Scor-pal scoring tool and the other will receive an assortment of  great GlueArts products. You have until 8am CDT on Monday to leave comments. We will announce the winners later that day both here and on the Scor-pal Fan Page.

Once you are finished here be sure and stop by and visits the GlueArts blog as to see what they are up to as well. Also, don't forgot to visit the GlueArts fan page and, of course, stop by the Scor-pal Fan page.  We have some great prize giveaways, contests, ideas and more there as well.



Our first project today is a black cat treat box from designer Gini Cagle.  Gina used the Square Treat Box tutorial from from the Scor-pal website and added a cat rosette that was inspired by a home decor project from Martha Stewart.

Scor-pal scoring tool; Scor-tape; Glue Arts ExtremeTac Adhesive Squares; Glue Arts U Cut It Adhesive Foam; Bazzill Cardstock; Basic Grey Patterned Paper; Ribbon, Metallic Thread

To make the cat rosette, cut 2 pieces of black card stock, 1.5" x 12". Score every half an inch and pleat fold.


Attach the two strips together with Scor-tape to form a circle. Press the circle down in the center to form a rosette, and glue in place.


Add pieces of card stock to decorate the face. Apply Extreme Tac to glue the eyes, ears and mouth of the cat. Cut a small piece of U Cut It Foam, and fill in the hole in the center of the rosette. Color orange with a copic marker.

Make a loop of metallic thread, and tie a knot in the center. Clip the ends to make whiskers. Place this on the UCutIt Foam. Glue the nose over the top with the Extreme Tac.



Complete the Square Treat Box, following the tutorial, and add the Scaredy-Cat to the top of the box.  

Here are a few more views of this fun project:






Our next project for the day is a Haunted House card by designer Steph Ackerman

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: Making Memories; Scoring Tool: Scor-Pal; Glue: GlueArts U Cut It Foam; Die: Sizzix Haunted House; Glitter, Foil, Ink: Clearsnap; Ribbon: Making Memories; Twine: The Twinery; Tag: Miss Elizabeth

Directions:
Die cut the Haunted House using a Sizzix die and the UCutIt Foam (save the little pieces for use on another project).

Gently pulling up the top layer, add Charcoal Glitter to the smoke and Silver Lining Glitter to the roofs.

Now add Clearsnap's Lucky Penny Foil to the remainder of the house.

In some spots, the Foil pulled away parts of the Foam, so I inked over those spots with Clearsnap's Black Mix'd Media Inx for a grungy look.







Die cut the "moon" from orange cardstock and score every 1/4".
Ink the embossed areas with Black Mix'd Media Inx.

Cut a 1" strip of cardstock to fit across the card front, then score along the top and bottom edges.

Add a metal tag with ribbon and twine using Glue Arts Adhesive Squares under the metal tag
 

Thanks for stopping by today! We will be back tomorrow to wrap up the week and share our final project. See you then!

54 comments:

Noreen said...

The rosette cat is so creatively clever! And the silvery whiskers, too! The haunted house is delightfully eerie! The cobwebby finish is perfect for it! I just love them both!!

Eva Laney said...

Love Both projects. Such a cute rosette cat and that house is spooky looking.
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Miriam Prantner said...

That cat is such a neat idea! Thanks!

Kelly Massman said...

All of these Halloween projects are great! I love the cat especially--how clever!

Teri said...

Two more really cute projects!!! I really love the black cat box, although I must admit, I'd have to make his mouth a little less scary!! Kind of creeps me out, so I KNOW my 3 year old granddaughter would freak!!! LOL!!!!
Teri

angelique (anlou) said...

hiya sweetie
the projects are amazing
i just love cats, so that's my favorite one, LOL
the other is very pretty
hugs angelique

Sempermom said...

that is one super cool cat!

Margreet said...

Two great projects, but I adore the cat!!!
xxx Margreet

TERESA D. - CUSTOM MADE SCRAPBOOK PAGES said...

Wonderful projects...can't wait for Halloween! Thanks for sharing.

callyannc said...

I have to go to my craft room and try this cat box now! adorable! TFS CallyAnn

Kim H said...

The box with the Black cat is wonderful, and really like the haunted house on the card. Thank you.

Unknown said...

oh my gosh that cat is super cool!
kacee

Sandra H said...

Wow you have created two fabulous creations here and the cat is adorable:)Sandra H

Cyndie said...

Very cute, those two! The cat looks like a firecracker label!

Tanya said...

Ok, the cat is waaaaayyy cool! I love it!

connie said...

very cute projects!

Anonymous said...

wow! these projects are so creative and spooky; perfect for halloween.

Anita Kejriwal said...

What a spookily good job. The cat is hauntingly beautiful and the tutorial is too good!!

Anita Kejriwal said...

What a spookily good job. The cat is hauntingly beautiful and the tutorial is too good!!

Anonymous said...

I don't make Halloween cards, but the haunted house looks interesting!

Annette Allen said...

What great fun ideas...love them..
Thanks for sharing..

Lillian Child said...

Oh my good gravy, but these projects are amazing. That cat's face is fantastic!!

Patti J said...

lol...Each time I think these projects can't get better, they do! Great project - thanks for sharing!!!

LINDA W. said...

I LOVE both projects such great
ideals for the holiday...thanks for sharing.

CheckerBeads said...

oooh scary projects! :)
Love the cat!

Anne

Cathy said...

wonderful job on both projects. love the box especially. I guess I really need a scorpal some day and some of the great glue:)
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Yelyn said...

wowwww, wonderful ideas we share. Thank you very much.

scrapdiva said...

great projects, love the cat

babyjsmom said...

love this project. the cat face is so cute.

craftymom205 said...

Love these projects.

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Katie said...

Such a cute cat with such scary vampire fangs! :) My favorite part though is when you open the box, great project. I love this card, the way you did this house looks so awesome, great job and thank you for giving us a tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

Lorie said...

Wow, those are both just amazing! That cat could certainly be made to be cute!

Sherry said...

cute! love that treat box.

Cami said...

Great Halloween projects! I may be able to copy the cat box since I have the basic materials. The haunted house is so cool, but I've never heard of the UCutIt Foam until now! Seems like a fun thing to work with!

Riette said...

Oh my these are great !!

sonyaeverding said...

LOVE the cat box.....I am definitely going to have to try this one. Thanks so much forall the inspiration and chance at the win.

Anonymous said...

Awesome projects thanks for sharing
Hugs Julie P

Renee V said...

Oh wow, love the kitty cat!!!! Great job on that treat box, and the card is awesome too - very spooky haunted house!

Sonia said...

I love these- who would not enjoy receiving this treat box and card?

Angel said...

What a great scared cat. This week has had some amazing projects. Glue Arts really is the best adhesive for these projects. TFS angeldon6@yahoo.com

Donna said...

Love, love, love the cat treat box. What a great Halloween treat! Thanks for sharing this one!

cathy said...

Wow that cat on the treat box is scary! Not sure I'd be brave enough to take a treat...

Caroline D. said...

LOve the cat made from a rosette! clever! Both the cat box and card are great... thanks for sharing!

Mailee said...

This is so cute! What a great gift idea.

StacyC said...

Awesome projects.... Too cute...

Deborah345 said...

That cat is just plain scary - cute but scary - great little gift idea.

Ravengirl said...

How cool! Both projects are totally wow projects today! I love the dimension on the black cat rosette and the different colors on the house is amazing!

Sandy said...

OMG - I'm in awe! LOVE this kitty face and I must make this and the haunted house! Great job.

Janet's Joy said...

How cute is that Kitty!!!

Lisa R. said...

Great projects! Love the kitty! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

jusaweecatnap said...

I love the cat from a rosette! Looks especially appropriate for Halloween. Love the embossing on the card. Beautiful texture, and so so simple.

Kat said...

Love the cat rosette!

Sue D said...

Great projects! The rosette makes a great cat face.

Keely Davis said...

Ok I am going to have to buy this stuff to make these items and you can alway use glue:) keelymullings@yahoo.com