It's a boy...

Well, it's for a boy! No babies here ~ that's for sure! Here is another new set that Hanna Stamps will be releasing this Friday, November 7th. Cute, cute, cute!

Don't forget to check out the other Hanna Stamps Designers blogs & the Splitcoast gallery for more sneak peeks & fabulous creations.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps (B is for Baby & Everyday Sentiments); Cardstock ~ SU & PTI; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Brads ~ SU; Ribbon ~ May Arts; Safty Pin ~ Chatterbox.

BLOG CANDY ALERT! And don't forget this week's blog candy for i {heart} papers ...take a look at Carolyn's AND Amber's blogs.

Groovy Hanna...

Far out, Groovy, Get Out! It's a flashback Hippy Hanna!! This week Hanna Stamps will release this super fun retro Hippy Chick set ~ complete with Lava Lamp, Peace sign & of course a totally groovy Hanna!

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps (Hippy Chick); Cardstock ~ SU; Pattern Paper & Buttons ~ SEI (Hippy Chick); Ink ~ Palette & Copics.

GO VOTE TODAY!!!

Get Well Hanna...

Well Hanna may be sick, but I think she still looks pretty good! This is one of the new sets being released this Friday from Hanna Stamps! Isn't she cute?

Don't forget to check out the other Hanna Stamps Designers blogs & the Splitcoast gallery for more sneak peeks & fabulous creations.

Supplies Used: Hanna Stamps (Get Well Hanna); Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Cardstock ~ Stampin' Up!; Pattern Paper ~ American Crafts; Buttons ~ SEI.

BLOG CANDY ALERT! And don't forget this week's blog candy...take a look at Carolyn's AND Amber's blogs.

Quick, Fun Cards...

Well here is a rare surprise...two posts in one day!

This week I received my first i {heart} papers package & I really wanted to get something posted using my fun new toys.

This fun Hero Arts set is called Playful Animals ~ you should see all the fun little animals and sentiments in this set!

i {heart} papers Supplies:
Stamp set - Hero Art (Playful Animals) ;
Oval Nestabilities; Ink ~ Palette Noir;
Glitter Pen ~ atyou Spica Clear Glitter Pen.


BLOG CANDY ALERT! ~ my fellow Design Team member, Carolyn Mustopa, is giving away some blog candy from i {heart} papers ~ it's a gorgeous stamp set from Inkadinkadoo called Winter Shapes. Her candy runs through Friday, November 7th. ALSO, there will be LOTS more blog candy this month ~ so keep checking back for announcements.

One Last BOO!

I should have put these up yesterday, but I needed to share my Thanksgiving table setting for Lizzie Anne Designs. So today, one last Halloween post for this year!

I love Halloween, so I was excited to find time to make some special treats. We had a neighborhood potluck supper before the kids went trick-or-treating & the my kids helped me make some fun BOO Cupcakes.


Here are my little gobblins ~ Matt was Anikin Skywalker & Megan was Elphaba (aka The Wicked Witch of the West) from the musical WICKED.

She's about the prettiest witch I've ever seen!

I couldn't get much of a smile out of this guy!

Hot Cocoa Packets using my Lizzie Anne Designs Spooked stamp set. However, it was 60 outside, so we sure didn't need them this year!

Fun little BOO TO YOU! Cupcakes

Some cupcake boxes for friends!

Thanksgiving Table...

I'm super happy with today's project! I made this Thanksgiving table setting back in September for Lizzie Anne's project of the month and needed to wait until today to post everything. That was a super long wait!!!!

Included in my table setting are: A paper pumpkin centerpiece, place cards, a menu and napkin rings. I made everything using the Happy Harvest stamp set by Lizzie Anne.

Napkin Ring

Supplies: Stamps -Happy Harvest; Cardstock – Bazzill; Ink – Palette & Copic Markers; Brads – Making Memories.
Instructions:
1. Cut vanilla cardstock 1” x 6” – 1 piece for each guest you are expecting.
2. Stamp leaf border on each piece of vanilla cardstock in dark brown ink & color with Copic markers.
3. Cut textured rust cardstock 1 ¼” x 6”
4. Cut textured dark brown cardstock 1 ½” x 6”
5. Attach vanilla to rust and then to dark brown cardstock.
6. Use strong adhesive to the inside end of one site and attach to the other end so it makes a circle.
7. Punch 2 holes with 1/8” punch and attach brads to make sure the napkin ring holds together.



Menu
Supplies: Stamps – Happy Harvest; Cardstock – Bazzill; Ink – Palette & Copic Markers; Font – Papryus (Word); Brads – Making Memories; Ribbon – May Arts.

Instructions:
1. Type menu in word processing program and print on vanilla cardstock leaving enough room to stamp images between a few of the lines. Trim to 8 ¼” x 5”
2. Stamp images on menu in dark brown ink and color with Copic markers.
3. Cut two pieces of vanilla cardstock (1 ¼” x 5”) & stamp leaf border in dark brown ink. Color with Copic Markers.
4. Attach leaf border to dark brown textured cardstock & rust textured cardstock.
5. Attach leaf borders to the menu with square brads to the corners of each border.
6. Mat menu on rust and dark brown textured cardstock.
7. Attach a knotted brown ribbon to the top of the menu with a glue dot.

Paper Pumpkin Centerpiece - PULLED FOR PUBLICATION
Pumpkin Supplies: Pattern Paper: Heidi Grace (4 different patterns of 2-sided paperJ); Brads – Making Memories; Ribbon & Linen Thread – May Arts.
Tag Supplies: Stamps -Happy Harvest; Cardstock – Bazzill; Ink – Palette & Copic Markers; Eyelet - Making Memories

Pumpkin Instructions:
1. Cut 12 strips of pattern paper 1 ½” x 12” (use 4 different patterns of 2-sided pattern paper).
2. Stack them in the order you want so that the patterns alternate. Make sure the first and last pieces are not the same pattern.
3. Using a Crop-a-dile, punch one hole at each end through the entire stack.
4. Use brads through the punched holes attach them.
5. Slightly bend them in the middle and fan them out until they form a perfect pumpkin shape. The brads will be at the top & base of the pumpkin.

Pumpkin Stem:
1. Take 2 pieces of ribbon each about 8” long.
2. Make a loop in the ribbon and wrap linen thread around the ribbon about 2” down from the loop.
3. Knot the linen thread & then take 2 more longer pieces of thread and knot them around the stem.
4. Attach the stem to the top of the pumpkin with glue dots. Let the threads drape down the pumpkin for the vines.

Tag:
1. Cut a scalloped rectangle (dark brown) from Nestabilties & a vanilla rectangle.
2. Stamp leaf in dark brown ink & color with Copic Markers & attach to the dark brown piece.
3. Stamp “Happy Harvest” sentiment.
4. Punch a 1/8” hole in the corner of the tag & set a matching eyelet. Attach the tag with the linen thread already on the pumpkin.

Place cards
Supplies: Stamps -Happy Harvest; Cardstock – Bazzill; Ink – Palette & Copic Markers; Font – Papryus (Word); Hardware/Brads – Making Memories; Linen Thread – May Arts; Scallops and Circles – Nestabilities.

Instructions:
1. Cut circles (vanilla and rust) and scalloped rectangle (dark brown) from Nestabilties for the number of guests you are expecting.
2. Stamp leaf border on dark brown scalloped rectangle with dark brown ink.
3. Stamp pumpkin in dark brown ink & color with Copic Markers then attach to rust circle.
4. Add hardware to the top of the stamped image. Using four pieces of linen thread, tie a knot at the top of the hardware. Trim edges and attach to dark brown scalloped rectangle.
5. Print guest names on the computer and punch out with oval punch. Attach to rectangle.
6. Cut a piece of vanilla cardstock 5 ½” x 3 ½” and score at 2 ¾”. Attach to the back of the dark brown rectangle for a stand.

I am fast approaching the 100,000 mark for blog guests & I'm super excited! I wondered when I started this blog if anyone would be interested in looking at my work. Well, I guess there are! Now there is no way for me to tell who will be my 100,000 guest; however, the first comment I receive after I hit that mark, will of course get a prize from me! So keep visiting and keep posting. Who knows, I may even decided to add some other prizes to the mix.

Inchie Friday is WICKED today...

Happy Halloween!!!!

How Wicked could she really be? Well she isn't, but she is going to be Elphaba (aka The Wicked Witch of the West) for Halloween.

We usually don't do the whole witch and scary stuff for Halloween, but instead focus on the fun costumes, parties and of course the treats! However, we saw the musical Wicked this year in New York City & LOVED it! When this idea came up, Megan was very excited about it and we decided it was OK since Elphaba is just misunderstood ~ LOL!

This week, I decided to use the white Inchie squares as bullets for my journaling. I felt like it was a great way to set off the journaling and a fun embellishment at the same time.

The last line of the journaling says, "if only she could defy gravity" ~ LOL! If you've seen Wicked, you'll know the song. Are you singing yet?

OK ~ so if Megan isn't Wicked, what about this guy? LOL!

Supplies Used: Inchie Squares ~ Inchie Arts; Cardstock ~ Bazzill, Stampin' Up!; Sticker Letters ~ Making Memories; Stamps ~ Lockhart Stamp Company; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Brads ~ The Eyelet Co.; Punches ~ SU.


Ohhhh Guess What ~ I am fast approaching the 100,000 mark for blog guests & I'm super excited! I wondered when I started this blog if anyone would be interested in looking at my work. Well, I guess there are! Now there is no way for me to tell who will be my 100,000 guest; however, the first comment I receive after I hit that mark, will of course get a prize from me! So keep visiting and keep posting. Who knows, I may even decided to add some other prizes to the mix.

ETA: Lizzie Anne is have a Halloween Sale today. All of their Halloween stamps will be 40% off! Can't beat that. Tricia and Meridith will also be having some Halloween CANDY on their blogs, so make sure you go check them out.

Stamps Sets by Pine...

I realize that tomorrow is Halloween. However, I finally had an opportunity to stamp with these great Papertrey Ink sets that my friend Pine designed. I am so proud of her! She is an incredible artist and stamp designer and it's such an honor to call her my friend. This month she has 3 new sets by Papertrey & I can't wait to play with them.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for Inchie Friday & on Saturday I have a VERY special post planned that you won't want to miss!

Dots and Glitter...

This little baby glimmers and shimmers all over the place. I made this card with the Dreaming of Dots set AND the new Pretty Papers ~ BOTH by Lizzie Anne Designs.

Are you ready for Halloween? My kids have their costumes picked out and they carved their pumpkins over the weekend. I have to share these fun photos with you ~

I really should have used this one for my "Pumpkin Guts" scrapbook page!!

Is that funny or what?

Sequin flowers...

I just LOVE how these sweet little flowers turned out! The stamp set is called Dreaming of Dots by Lizzie Anne Designs & the sequins are by Doodlebug. I've had them FOREVER & just never really knew how I would use them. I probably should have gotten rid of them long ago, but I have a hard time parting with scrapbooking/stamping supplies.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (Dreaming of Dots); Cardstock ~ PTI, SU; Ink ~ SU; Ribbon ~ Michael's; Sequins ~ Doodlebug; Beads ~ SU; Nestabilities.

Harvest Spinner Card & Some Fun News!

Happy Monday Ladies!

Today's little creation is a publication reject that I did months ago. It's a cool little spinner card that is similar to one I did back in May for Mother's Day.

And here is the inside.

I also have a fun announcement today! Over the weekend, I was asked to join a new design team for i {heart} papers & I was thrilled to accept the position.
Here is a list of the fabulously talented ladies on the team ~ can you say WOW!!!!

Sarah Anderson
Amber Kroening
Loretta Lock
Carolyn Mustopa
Lori Tecler
Cathleen Torina
Tracy Schultz
Meredith Socha
Deb Felts

You'll see more on this very soon because I have all kinds of fun projects planned with their products!

Another Christmas Bauble...

So here is my last Build-A-Bauble card ~ at least for now! I'll be back to posting Halloween, Thanksgiving and other fun stuff this week. I can't even think about Christmas yet ~ too many other projects to work on.

Happy Sunday!

Happy Birdy to You!

Here's the perfect little birthday card for a friend. I love this new Party Animal set by Lizzie Anne Designs. So cute and so easy to use! Then match it with is adorable paper by Heidi Grace ~ totally FUN!

After I stamed the birthday bird in brown ink, I just took some bubble gum pink and painted it on the bird to make her shine! Easy peasy!

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (Party Animal set); Cardstock ~ SU; Pattern paper ~ Heidi Grace; Ink ~ Palette; Ric-Rac ~ May Arts; Punches ~ EK Success & SU; Embossing Folder ~ Cuttlebug.

Inchie Friday ~ Halloween Frame

Well...here we are, another Inchie Friday is upon us. I am super excited about how this project turned out. I found this cool frame at Hobby Lobby for $1 and it had a 1" inset ~ that totally screamed INCHIES to me!
My original plan was to use the Inchie squares around the entire frame; however, it looked so busy to me. Therefore, I let a bit of black show through from the frame between the Inchies.

Something new I did this week ~ I used the long broom stamp across four Inchie squares. It shows how many different ways you can really use them.

Here's a picture of the work in progress! Thanks Paula for the very sweet picture of McKenna ~ it's just perfect in this frame!

Supplies Used: White Inchie Squares ~ Inchie Arts; Ink ~ Palette, Copics; Pattern Paper ~ Doodlebug; Frame ~ Hobby Lobby; Stamps ~ Lockhart Stamp Company; Punches ~ SU; Eyelets/Brads ~ The Eyelet Company.