Eek!

I am really getting into the Halloween spirit all of a sudden! We went Halloween shopping today in preparation for our 4th annual Halloween party! We usually invite around 15 kids....although the first year we invited both Kyle and Cortney's class which was about 30 kids! What the heck were we thinking? So we have since slimmed down a bit! We bought lights, spider webs, a fortune telling globe with a talking skull, and a couple flying bats. (Not real of course!) So here I am posting a Halloween card to celebrate this fun holiday! I used Lasting Impressions paper. I love this paper because it distresses so easily. I stamped the haunted house with my glue pad. I really have trouble getting the glitter to stick to it. Anyone else have this problem? Or is it just me? It got a little gunky in spots. I colored parts of the house with my Copics. The ghost was flocked. I had this rhinestone Eek from Making Memories...I realize now that it is a little crooked. That is how most of my pictures in my house look....crooked! Well, off to finish my Halloween Swap stuff that needs to be mailed soon!!!

Busy Weekend....and what is up with this weather?

I made this card using an image I got from Sharon at Dew Drop Inn Designs. I colored it in with my Copics and added flock to her slippers to make them fuzzy! I used my punches, some eyelets and some shower curtain looking ribbon! I chuckle every time I see this image....

Over the weekend I went to a scrap day with a bunch of gals from Scrap N Style. I will try to get my pics posted tomorrow. It was so fun meeting these crafty gals/bloggers! I went with Simone from Daily Dose of Spazz. I also met Sarah Moore who is on the TUscan Rose DT with me. Of course...I got nothing done....a whole 2 pages....whoopee. I guess I can say I go to these things to socialize......that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

AND....What is up with this weather? We actually swam all weekend! The kids were in the pool for 3 hours today! IT IS October 7th!!! I am not complaining...it's just so weird! The Chicago Marathon was today and it was cancelled due to high temps! This is something I would expect in July....not October! It's crazy. Anyway, off to watch my favorite cable station....HGTV!

A card inspired by Marlou!

I go on Marlou's blog all the time and love how she incorporates felt into her cards. So I guess you can say, she inspired me!
I love the look of the felt because it looks so cozy and homemade. I cut the brown felt and did a blanket stitch around it! (Yes, I actually know a couple of different stitches....shocking!) The flower was cut embossed with my Cuttlebug. I added blue felt to the center of the flower and sequins. I used my Copics to give them brown centers. I added a jewelry tag for the sentiment, which was stamped with my snap stamps.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

RAKS!

This first card is from Kim over at Crafty Me. She had her first TAC demo a couple of weeks ago and sent a thank you to each gal that attended! How sweet is that? I of course bought waaaaay too many stamps! Have I made one single card with them? NOPE! It has been crazy busy here and I haven't had time yet....but I did cut them all out last night...so at least I am moving in the right direction!
This Pretty in Pink card is by Deb over at Stampin Granny. She sent me this beautiful card because she won my last blog candy! How sweet of her!!! The flowers are shimmery in real life! Thanks so much DEB!

I know I have said this a million zillion times.....but thank you for making a gal feel special! Stampers and crafters are the kindest people I know!

Another Crafty Secrets card!

I recently purchased these beautiful bird stamps from Crafty Secrets. I stamped them on watercolor paper with Brown Palette Noir ink. I colored the images in with watercolor pencils. I adhered the image to a piece of corrugated cardboard from an old box. The paper is again from K & Company. I distressed, sewed, and added some vintage ribbon and buttons. The small round sentiment at the bottom was adhered on a large button. I then added crystal lacquer and a rhinestone to the top. Lastly, I placed a green leaf behind the button to give it a flowery look.

Bitten by the Bug! Gotta see the new Line of Stamps by.....

Bitten by the Bug's challenge this week was use to use the Monograms cartridge. We had to use one huge letter....a monogram! I am so into fall right now that I just had to do something "fallish!" So I settled on the letter f. I used some old Life's Journey paper for the background, and sewed it using the zig zag stitch. I cut the large scalloped circle using my Cricut. (Which is nice because it cuts from 1 inch all the way up to 51/2 inches! ) I cut the tree using an old Marvy punch. The leaf is by Quickutz. I used a jewelry tag for the rest of the word and added a cute little Lasting Impression's button. And last but not least...I added some sparkle using Stickles and my Sakura glitter pen.

BTW....Did you know that my good blogging buddy and fellow Tuscan Rose DT member, Kelly Sampson and her hubby, Jason have come out with their own line of stamps? She currently has 2 sets and is selling them over by Gina K. They are both so adorable! Check out the samples they both have! Congratulations on your new endeavour!

Crazy Weekend & Crafty Secrets Card!

I just got these bird images from Crafty Secrets....I love these little birds! The paper is from K & Company. I inked the image with brown Palette Noir ink. I used my Copics to color him in and then added glitter to his wings. I stamped the sentiment on a Cuttlebug slide and ran a piece of patterned paper through it. It kind of looks like ribbon. I added a button and floss for added interest.

On Saturday, Cortney and I went to Millbrook, IL. There was a Jellystone Campground that was having its Halloween Festivities....already! We went with all of Cortney's friends and their moms. The girls love being together, and so do us moms! There was a costume contest and trick or treating. We had a BBQ and a bonfire complete with Smores! It was such a great day!

Some of the campers take this VERY seriously!