OK, I have been literally thinking about Halloween for a month or more. I have researched project and card ideas, yummy recipes, decorations, the whole thing. So why is it that 2 days before Halloween, I am still making cards to send out and creating little treats for the teachers at school?!? UGH!!! I had marked this card as a favorite on SCS because I love the layout and the color combination. Since I was sick today, I sat on the couch and worked on a few cards all day . . . and believe me, they took ALL DAY! But I love the finished product so I'm glad I stuck it out! Have fun on Halloween!!
I have a demonstrator meeting on Monday night and the theme is holiday cards. It's too close to Halloween to make scary cards, so I decided to make a Christmas card - with a twist! I used the set Party Hearty - the "trees" are actually the party hats. Cool, huh?!? And since this is one of the sets that's 20% off this month, this is a grea
t demo card as well. It was hard not to use Deer Friends because I love it, but it's so popular that I'm sure my fellow demonstrators have seen every possible project I could create, so I had to get a little creative! Have a great weekend!
I needed a card for a friend of my daughter who is turning 7 this week and this little 3x3 card is perfect to put on his gift! He will surely toss the card aside
quickly, so I didn't get too precious about my design! I think this card is cute enough to impress the moms but easy enough that I won't collapse if it mistakenly gets thrown away!
How cute is this idea?!? I saw it in the September issue of "Stampin' Success," the magazine for SU! demonstrators, and I knew I had to make it for one of my hostesses who LOVES owls! It's VERY simple and uses lots of punches so it would be great to demo. I also used my favorite Bella Toile background stamp inked in Sage Shadow on Sage Shadow CS. It's really pretty! I don't use Sage Shadow much, but it's one of the coordinating colors for Creamy Caramel on the color wheel which meant I didn't have to think about picking a good color match, and the less thinking I have to do, THE BETTER!! Have a great week!
I've always had a fear of demonstrating scrapbooking - always! It's such a personal hobby and my very simple style may be the farthest thing from your more intricate and detailed style. So these thoughts of self-doubt have always steered me clear of scrapboking demos - until Friday!! I saw in the latest issue of "Stampin' Success" the cutest little 2-page layout that really seemed doable! So I copied that bad boy straight out of the magazine and it turned out so cute!! I used a 6x6 format and the pieces were very simple to put together. It's one of those projects that you can add more or fewer embellishments based on your mood! ENJOY!!
I am truly branching out in my stamping, sweet friends! I have always been fascinated by the concept of the One-Sheet Wonder but I usually have trouble spacing out my stamped images - I'm a pretty crappy "random" stamper. But when I found this pretty card on . . . (drum roll, please!) 
SplitcoastStampers, I knew it would be perfect design for a One-Sheet Wonder. And I need several thank you notes for a workshop I did on Friday, so here they are! I love Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, & Chocolate Chip together, and I'm REALLY in love with my new set, Flight of the Butterfly. I had a stamped strip left over, so I made a card for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge, too! I think I'm going to be making a LOT of One-Sheet Wonder projects!! Have a great weekend and a great Fall Break for those of you who get one!!
If you blog-stalk at all, I know you've seen all the cute little test tube projects that are on the web. I didn't find the Martha Stewart ones, but I did find a close second at Hobby Lobby that works very well (they're with the beads). I put raw oatmeal mixed with red glitter in this one and voila! Reindeer food! Bailey got a bag of this at church several years ago and we sprinkled it in the front yard so Santa's reindeer would have a snack. On Christmas morning, it was gone! Cool, huh?!? Bailey LOVED it! Have a great weekend!
These pictures are the projects that my friend, and fellow SU! demonstrator, Rebekah Ellis made in her gift class. I was so lucky to get to make them, too, at our recent Design & Dine. The Haiku paper from SU! is BEAUTIFUL and all of Rebekah's projects are completely amazing. I think my favorite is the memo cube and matching pen. I am feverishly trying to find those plain memo cubes locally so I don't have to order them. I think all the teachers at Shannondale need one, don't you?!? The gift with the bow on it is a giant candy bar and, believe it or not, I haven't eaten it yet! I'm saving it for an especially gruesome day! The pocket calendar is another favorite. It's amazing what you can do with a 99 cent calendar and some designer paper!
I have seen so many cute Frankenstein projects on the blogs I stalk, but this one is the best! I found it on Angie Juda's blog, Chic 'n' Scratch, and she does an easy-to-follow tutorial as well. How cool is that?!?! I can't believe how well these little Frankie boxes turned out. They are a little time-consuming but not hard to do. Since I didn't have decorative scissors or a die to cut out Frank's hair, I used my new Martha Stewart Goo Punch and I really like how it looks. I hope my stampin' buddies like these little cuties! Have a great weekend!
I finally got the cool new Decor Elements spider (medium)from SU! and the giant 2-gallon jar from Target and LOOK HOW COOL THIS IS!! I knew I would need $100 worth of candy to fill up this monster, so instead, I spent $1.99 on bright green tissue paper and VOILA! The coolest jar in town that was a cinch to make!! I put up a bunch of Halloween decorations yesterday and I just love them! This
is the best time of year! The colors, sights, sounds, tastes, smells - everything about Fall makes me happy!! Have a great day!!
I know that Stampin' Up! demonstrators are always looking for great ideas to demonstrate so when I stumble upon something worth passing on, I like to do just that so HERE IS TODAY'S SUPER SMART IDEA which I actually figured out on my own (I know, right!?!)! I totally love the Christmas box that my dear, sweet friend, Cele, made for me, but the base is a 6" x 9" piece of cardstock which means you can only cut one out of a piece of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock. Not a big deal if you're making one or two, but if you want to use it as a make-n-take, that's a lot of waste. So, here are the measurements if you use a half-sheet of cardstock. No applause necessary!
I'm also demonstrating this beautiful Chrismtas card at my workshp on Sunday that is so easy, but uses so many of Stampin' Up!'s wonderful products that will impress your customers (and mine, too, I hope!!). This will be my second m-n-t. I think this might be my best workshop ever!
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