November Sheetload contest

OK here are the cards I made for this months "Show us your sheetload" contest hosted over at http://sheetload.blogspot.com/ they are having some AMAZING blog candy this month as well so be sure to check it out while your over there. this first picture is of the cards using the November sheetload layout

this is the cute box found here to put your cards and envelopes in but I actually modified it to fit 4.25 x 5.5 cards

well I hope I have inspired someone to try this, they were really fun to make. while your at Sheetload make sure to check out the blog candy for this month, you still have a few days to enter.

Give Thanks banner

Here is the "Give Thanks" banner I made. this one uses Paper Doll Dress Up (Pilgrims cut at 11 1/4) and Alphalicious (letters cut at 4 1/2 short stack) click on pictures to enlarge :)

suitcase card

I made a couple of these cute little suitcase cards for some people moving out of our ward. I think they turned out pretty cute. I used the bag cut from the "New Arrival" cartridge at 6 1/2 (I cant remember now.) Then I cut it again in white for a liner on the inside one size smaller. I added the lighter brown strips of paper and then stamped the postmark from Close to my Heart set "air mail" and added a little metal rimmed tag. ENJOY!

Halloween treats

This is what Monica and I made the kids for Halloween. They had to come T-O-Ting here 1st. These are super easy
3 sheets of 12x12 cut into 6x12
6 Hershey bars or Kit Kat's that's whats in the 4th one over
glue or double stick tape
paper crimper
circle punch
ribbon
scraps of paper to wrap around the middle
a cute spider or a stamped image will work too.

*This is not my original idea. I had the link sent to me from a Stampin' Up demo. and I cant find the site now so to whom ever you are THANKS! The kids LOVED them!!!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!

All 108 piled up!

Just a sampling.

What they look like with the money inside :)

My mom in law needed some birthday cards that would hold money so she asked if I would make her some. This is how they turned out 108, YES you read that right, cards with little pockets for holding some ice cream money. The best part about these little cards is that the only paper I had to cut was the actual base of the card, all the patterned paper is from my scrap drawer. Now you know why I keep all those scraps Monica ;)

Candy Corn anyone??!!

This is what I have been working on lately. Terracotta pots painted like candy corn, aren't they cute? :)
close up.

Here they are all finished and ready to go out. I cut the "BOO" from alphalicious and then glued it together and taped it to a skewer, the spider is from paper doll dress up. There is candy corn inside these that's why they are in the bags.
close up of the finished product! :) I linked this up at Craftaholics Anonymous.

Audrey's Photography

If you are looking for some great ideas for picture taking you should check out Audrey's photography blog. its full of super cute ideas and she does such FABULOUS work. I dont know her personally but she is friends with another friend of mine :)

http://allaudie.blogspot.com/

WCMD Cards

So on Saturday for those of you that don't know it was World Card Making Day! I am so glad to know that people set aside 1 day a year (although it could definitely be more) to do nothing but make cards. I had the chance to get together with Savannah and Andrea and get some more cards done for my craft fair. Thanks girls for helping me get all those little 1.5x2.5 pieces of paper cut for the front of the cards. I ended up getting the 5 pieces stuck down on Monday, (66 total) stamped the saying on Tuesday, bought the ribbon Wednesday and tied them all together Thursday. 6 cards per pack with envelopes for $8.00. let me know if you want some :) Thanks again Andrea and Savannah for your help.

great stamping tutorial

here is a really good tutorial on different stamping techniques like "kiss stamping". check it out http://fabulouslyartsy.blogspot.com/2008/06/stamp-kissing-with-stamp-goddess.html

here are Savannah's crafts

here is Savannah's Frankenstein that she put at the one end of her Trick or Treat banner
her "BOO" project, I love her little head stone at in the bottom of the "B" pot, great touch. She also added some white fibers under the rim of her pots so it looks like spiderweb.

and aren't these cards the cutest, she got the idea here... http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/content/view/6141/
tell Justin thanks for going hunting so I could hang out with you all week. I had a blast!!!