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Falling for Halloween Blog Hop

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There’s a chill in the air so that means Fall has arrived! Well, ok, it’s not that chilly here in Texas but I am still excited about the Fall season! So welcome to the Falling for Halloween Blog Hop where we will be enjoying all the wonderful crafty inspiration for the Fall and Halloween season.
You should have arrived here from Khrista’s blog. If not, you missed the beginning of the hop, so please go to Maria's blog to start so you don't miss any of the projects.
Here at My Paper Passion I will be giving away some Blog Candy to one lucky visitor! All you will need to do is visit here during the weekend Blog Hop and leave a comment on both days and become a follower. I will then enter your name into the drawing and pick a winner next week. 

So here is my first project (yes, there are two projects today! I made more than one and I just couldn’t decide which to post so you are getting to see both!)

I love Halloween! I love to decorate my home with little ghosts and witches. And I also love working and decorating with vinyl. So for this project I mixed these two loves together and came up with this:

Glass BlockVinyl

I used a glass block that I purchased from Hobby Lobby and sprayed it with a Specialty Frosted Glass spray made by Rust-oleum.

Glass Block

To see my original post about how I used the frosted spray, please go HERE. Then I used the new Cricut cartridge A Frightful Affair. This is a fabulous cartridge! I cut out the image from page 45 using the Silhouette feature in black vinyl. Since this image is not square, I used the Cricut CraftRoom to size it to 7.25x7.25 using Real Dial size and cut out the vinyl using a “kiss cut” – that means that you are just cutting the vinyl and not the vinyl backing. My Cricut Expression was set at Pressure - medium and Blade - 2.

VinylGlassBlock

After cutting the vinyl and adhering it to the glass block, I inserted two strands of Halloween lights that I purchased at Michaels – one orange and one purple. This looks great with the room lights off.

Glass Block in Dark

So since I had my vinyl out I just had to make something else. So I cut out this for my living room wall:

ThankfulVinyl

For this project, I used two different Cricut cartridges – the new one by Teresa Collins, December 25th, and Songbird. The original image, from December 25th, for the decorative parts of this wall art has the word ‘December’ in the middle so I used the Hide Contour feature in Cricut CraftRoom to hide it. Then I used Songbird to spell out the word ‘Thankful’. Can you see how versatile these Cricut cartridges can be? You can take a Christmas cartridge and use it for any occasion! So go through your cartridges and see what you can come up with! 

Thanks so much for joining in on the hop today. Please be sure to check out all the participant's wonderful projects. I've posted the list below in case you've missed anyone. The next blog you will be visiting belongs to the very talented Nadia at http://www.withglitteringeyes.com/. Enjoy!

Maria @  stampcutcreate.blogspot.com

Michele @   scrap-n-dance.blogspot.com

Paulette @  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

Cindy @  http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/

Beth @  http://seaswancreations.blogspot.com/

Renee @   icameisawicreated.blogspot.com

Debbie @ www.debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com

Khrista @ http://creativeandcraftyteacher.blogspot.com/

Angela @ Angie's Paper Passion YOU ARE HERE!

Nadia @  http://www.withglitteringeyes.com/ 

Donna @  http://CarolinasCreativeCropper.blogspot.com/

Diane @ http://dianesdribble.blogspot.com/

Sara @  http://www.sarawandrews.com/

Michele @ www.michelegreen.com

Please come back tomorrow to see what else I have created for the Blog Hop. Until then, Happy Crafting,

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45 comments:

  1. Oh I love your fun Halloween Decor ! So glad you were feeling well enough to craft again too !

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  2. I love your glass block!! That is such a fabulous idea.
    And way to go on finding more uses for the Christmas cart. :)

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  3. That block is amazing! Very original and creative!!

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  4. Uh, in love with that block!!!!!

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  5. Ok- this looks like something in a boutique! I love this -- with the spooky imagery cut from vinyl and the surreal lighting colors in the glass. You have created something really special--- that I must copy! :)

    And your wall decor is very sweet! Glad you are back to crafting!

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  6. Love the use of the lights in the block.

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  7. your halloween decor is great love a nice creepy window.

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  8. Love your lighted glass block. Great idea.

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  9. oh my gosh Angela, I love that glass block so much I can't stand it! I want one so bad! That is so awesome!
    I love your wall art too, Thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  10. Love the spooky look of the lighted glass box - perfect for Halloween! The vinyl phrase is also a great reminder for this time of the year and always.

    l_pirelli at yahoo dot com

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  11. That is the perfect cut for a glass block! I love how it looks lit up! Thanks for the tutorial, I really want to try one of these!

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  12. I love your Halloween glass block. Thanks so much for sharing the project.

    tderosa142 at gmail dot com

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  13. I love your Halloween glass block. Thanks so much for sharing the project.

    tderosa142 at gmail dot com

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  14. Awesome Halloween projects! Love, love, love the vinyl over the glass block!

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  15. Great Halloween projects! Love, love, love the vinyl over the glass block!

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  16. Great Halloween projects! Love, love, love the vinyl over the glass block!

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  17. I love both projects. but that lighted tile is so neat.

    Beth
    baby.cowgirl88 at yahoo dot com

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  18. That glass block is too cool! Love the cut that you chose for it. Your wall decor is just lovely.

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  19. This is such a beautiful and neat idea!! May have to try making the block one for Christmas! I love both your projects. :) AWESOME!!!

    scrapluv45@yahoo.com

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  20. Very creative!Super Cool Idea!
    New Follower!
    Miggalia

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  21. Wonderful projects - your glass block is such fun!

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  22. AWESOME glass block!!! Pretty card

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  23. AWESOME glass block!!! Pretty card

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  24. Absolutely love the block art!! I am going to have to try that. Thanks also for the Thankful was decor I need to learn more about the hide and contour feature that you were talking about. TFS

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  25. What fun Halloweenie decor! I love the glass block idea, but especially for Halloween is really cool!!
    toledoslp@aol.com

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  26. I really like the glass block idea! So pretty, I like colorful lights.
    kidshomelove at yahoo.com

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  27. Both projects are fabulous! I'll have to try that spray paint on a glass block. Can't wait to see what you do tomorrow!
    waidc@bellsouth.net

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  28. Creepy!! :) In a fun and wonderful way. Very cute! I hadn't thought of using those images on glass blocks. Great idea I'll have to try out! :)

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  29. I luv decorting glass blocks and yours is very nice....

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  30. I love your glass block - great ideal!

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  31. I love your glass block - great ideal!

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  32. Love the glass block! This would be great for a Halloween party!

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  33. Wow -would have never thought of that. Nice!

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  34. Great decoration. I love the vinyled block.

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  35. I love that block! The combo of colors really makes it look eerie. Thank you!
    -D

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  36. Cute projects! I really adore your glass block. I'm inspired to try this! Thanks for the tutorial. :0)

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  37. Love the glass block and the vinyl Wall Decor. Love how you combined Christmas and a Font Cartridge to make a Fall project. I just became a follower.

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  38. OMG!!! Fabulous project!!!

    rhaun64@gmaildotcom

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  39. Awesome projects! Love them all!

    rhaun64@gmaildotcom

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  40. I love the glass blocks. My next goal is to learn to work with them.

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  41. I love them both. Thanks for throwing in a Thanksgiving project too.
    Margo (go-go from the Cricut mb)

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  42. Wow, I just love the cut you used to create the light up block. It's awesome.

    marg0006 at verizon dot net

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