Cards in the Mail--Out on a Limb!

Out on a Limb is such a cute stamp set from the Holiday Mini! I'm using it for my Cards in the Mail card kit for the rest of Sept and early Oct. You order the stamp set and for an extra $10, I will provide all the consumable ingredients to make 8 cards (four of each of two designs). I will have your card stock cut to the right size and textured if necessary (you can see the web design behind the owl and the dots under the witch). You need to own just a few basic stamping supplies. If you are a beginning stamper, this is a great way to get started on owning some basic supplies and being able to complete a project right away! Please let me know if you need more information.

10 Minute Cards Class--Wednesday, Oct. 12

Create 10 cards, each taking 10 minutes or less to recreate! These are a variety of occasion cards, with a fall theme. If you'd like more than one set of cards, just let me know when you RSVP. This class is on Wed., Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. or anytime after 5 p.m. The cost is $20 for 10 cards. The RSVP date is Oct. 10.

Halloween Class--Oct. 4

No tricks, only treats at this class! Create four Halloween-themed cards, three treat containers, one double page 12" by 12" scrapbook layout and a 12" by 12" home decor item. (The frame is not included.) Cost is $20 and the class date is Tuesday, Oct. 4 at either 10 a.m. or anytime after 5 p.m. Please RSVP prior by Sunday, Oct. 2 so I can have all your supplies cut and ready for you! I'd love for you to join me for some Happy Halloween stamping!

Designer Paper Wreath

Stampin' Up! has a new product called the Simply Scored Scoring Tool! It is AWESOME! It is marked every 1/8" for easy scoring and comes with three place markers and a stylus. It is $29.95. I used the new scoring tool to make these rosettes to put on this wreath. I have to give my good friend Paula credit for the design...didn't she do a beautiful job?!?! I have plans to make more of these wreaths for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Once you get them scored with the new scoring tool, they go together so quickly! It does take a lot of hot glue, though...see post below. :) My wreath is not entirely finished...I still need to add the bow and two more 5/8" Very Vanilla brads. I was so excited about having made it that I wanted to post it right away. I'll have another post when my order comes in and it is truly complete!

Crafting Tip of the Day

Here's some free advice: When you are crafting and you have covered all table space, take some time to clean up! No matter how tempted you are, DO NOT (I repeat DO NOT) use your knee as a surface to hot glue on. :) Yep, ask me how I know!!

Whoopie Pies!

We always do a fun treat for the teachers at the girls' school for the end of the first week. This year for something new and different we tried Whoopie Pies. They were a hit! We made five different kinds. I believe the red velvet with cream cheese filling was the favorite at the school. My personal favorite was the lemon cream!! I made the sign so everyone would know the flavors. It was fun to use the Bright colors with my Simple Letters alphabet dies and to make the border with my Tasteful Trim die cut for the Big Shot. If I had to take only one die cut to a desert island, it would be Tasteful Trim...I love it! It can take the place of most ribbons or can be a whole border on a 12" by 12" page. Thankfully I don't think I will be doing any desert island stamping anytime soon, but at least you know what I'd pack if I had to. Oh, and it would be nice to have a lemon cream whoopie pie on the island too. :)

Summer Scrapbook Pages

Here are some pages from a recent scrapbook class. I used stamps from the Summer Mini. I love to design pages and then find photos later to fill in. I actually have already filled these in, and it is very rewarding to just trim a few photos and have a full layout done! I'll post the finished pages soon...they look so cute with photos on them!

Back to School

It's been awhile since I've posted! I always have good intentions of posting daily, but I always fall short! The girls are back in school and I'm back to having quiet days around the house to craft. I've been busy...I've gotten lots of projects done lately...I'll go ahead and say that I'll post them on my blog and then I probably won't...ha ha!! Trust me, time passes so quickly that when I go to the blog and see that the last time I posted was several MONTHS back, I just can't believe it!





Enough about my shortcomings. Let's talk about these awesome photos from my good friend Mary Morris. She came up with the chalkboard/speech bubble idea. I made them, and then she took the photos. I got the best end of that deal! And, she's the ONLY one who can make Ellen smile like that! LOVE these photos!!