Mini Halloween cards!

I have a quick post with my kids mini cards I made for their mailboxes for Halloween

this year.  They look forward to these mailboxes and the goodies I tuck in there.

I will set these out at the table where they eat breakfast in the morning before I go to work.

This year I knew exactly what I wanted to make for their mini cards.......using the Friendship Jar/Fillers

stamp sets.  I hadn't used them yet and Wow, I LOVE them! 

Here is a picture of both together......aren't they just the cutest?  Both cards were made for

challenges that are listed below.

The spider card was made using the current challenge at Off the Wall Craftiness.  Did you see the news?

I am very happy to announce that I will be joining Kim's DT in November! 

Have you played along with these fabulous color challenges yet? 

If not, you HAVE to.  They are so much fun!

Kim is still looking for one more member to be on her DT......go apply now!

(check out the DT call here)

Here is the color inspiration this week.

 

This candy corn card fits for the Curtain Call Color Challenge {Act 53} this week.

Well, this next week will be busy busy here on the blog!  I am doing my first release posts for

Wilson Designs.......you won't want to miss this next set Kim has planned! 

The release starts November 3 with a sneak peek!  See you all then!

{Creepy Crawly} and {Spooky Sweets}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Friendship Jar, Friendship Jar Fall Fillers

Paper:  Misc.White and Orange, Grey (SU)

Ink:  True Black, Orange Zest, Memento Black, Orangerie Palette

Misc:  Friendship Jar die, Jar Label die, Foam tape, Copics

Flutterby Friend Mini Blog Hop!

Are you ready for a fun blog hop?  I recently bought Flutterby Friend solely

because of this card.  Keva's blog has rocked this set lately and this blog hop is for her!  hehe

She thinks this is just a hop showing off this stamp set in different ways but for me

it is dedicated to Keva for being such a great blog friend and creating inspiring

cards that MADE me buy this set!  LOL
Make sure to check the bottom of this post for the links to the rest of the blog hop!

I have been wanting to make my "own frame" using my

dies so I used some Nesties for this and then stamped my frame with BB:  Woodgrain.

My card is based off the sketch CPS #190 and the colors are

from the color challenge over at Color Cue {9}. 

Alrighty now, you must hop on over to the rest of the my friends blogs to see what they

have made using Flutterby Friend!

Keva---Hownowbrownkow

Jen---Jen's Ink Spot

Laurie---Soapbox Creations

{Friend}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Flutterby Friend, BB: Woodgrain

Paper:  True Black, Sweet Blush, Stamper's Selecct White, Gray (SU)

Ink:  Memento Black, True Black, Charcoal Palette, Sweet Blush

Misc:  Guidelines IP, Nesties, White Satin Ribbon, Copics, Prisma Glitter, Silver Pearls

Halloween Treat Decor and some cute pics!

Hello to you!  Today is my son's Halloween party at school and I whipped up these cute QUICK

"picks" for his brownies that he wanted me to bring!

Oh what Scor-Tape won't do!  I LOVE that stuff!  Seriously, I knocked these out in 20 minutes!

Now on to some fun pictures of what kept me busy this past week!  My dear daughter turned 5 and

we had a special guest at her party, a miniature horse!  She even asked, "Daddy can we keep him?" 

It just melted our hearts!!  We had special cupcakes for the occasion too!

They were soo yummy! 

Thanks so much for visiting and come back tomorrow for a special blog hop with some

friends using a favorite PTI stamp set!

Snowy Wishes and a challenge too!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!  We are having our daughter's 5th Birthday party

at our house this afternoon and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for no rain. 

We are having a special guest, a miniature horse. It's been soo hard

keeping this a secret from her for the past few weeks.  She really loves horses (right now) so

when a friend said they would bring Shorty over for her party, we took her up on it!  Thanks Rusty!

For today's cards, I used my new stamp set, Snowy Wishes from Wilson Designs.

Let me tell you.....Kim's set stamps so beautifully! 

My cards fit the challenge over at Wee Memories this week:  "Cute Holiday".

I did use some of that fun new paper from PTI, Distressed Dots, and paper pieced the

cute snowman's scarf!  Kim has included so many cute accessories for the snowman.  It's

hard to choose!  Don't you just love the snow?  I used some Sparkly Fluff.....it is so fun!

My second card is a mini 3x3 card using just the branch and birdie from this set.

Kim included several sizes of sentiment fonts and I thought this one was perfect for a 3x3 card!

If you look real close, I did stamp some snowflakes on the panel with my branch.  I didn't

realize that I grabbed my "old" version of Spring Rain ink.

This card was super quick and will be perfect to tuck in a holiday treat this season.

Gotta run for now......lots of party decorating to do!

Thanks so much for visiting!

{Jolly Wishes}

Stamps:  Snowy Wishes (Wilson Designs)

Paper:  Stamper's Select, Ripe Avocado, Spring Rain, Ture Black, Distressed Dots DP (all PTI)

Ink:  Spring Rain, True Black (all PTI)

Misc:  Polka Dots Impression Plate (PTI), Copics, Sparkly Fluff, Nesties, Ripe Avocado buttons (PTI)

{Warm Holiday Wishes}

Stamps:  Snowy Wishes (Wilson Designs)

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Spring Rain, Stamper's Select White (all PTI)

Ink:  True Black, Spring Rain, Dark Chocolate (all PTI), Versamark

Misc:  Crystal Stickles, Nesties, Red Satin ribbon (HL), Copic marker

Wee Memories Challenge #27

This is a pretty clean and simple "man" card......no bling just 1 button!! 

It's my husbands birthday today (Happy Birthday honey!)....so I broke out my

Seeing Stars dies from Papertrey. 

He LOVES the Dallas Cowboys and thought why not make a card in those colors!

My hubby's card fits for the challenge over at Wee Memories this week.

The challenge:  Celebrate Good Times

It's not too late to come play along with this fabulous challenge....you have until midnight!

I hope to play with my new PTI goodies this weekend but we have soo much

planned for this weekend (plus I have a horrible head cold).....Boo at the Zoo where the kids

 dress up in their Halloween costumes and trick or treat and then clean house for a

sweet little girls 5th birthday party on Sunday!  Wish me luck in getting all this done and

for NO RAIN on Sunday!

{Happy Birthday}

All products PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Enjoy the Ride

Paper:  Enchanted Evening, Stampers Select White, Grey (SU)

Ink:  Charcoal Palette

Misc:  Seeing Stars dies, Enchanted Evening button, White floss, Polka Dot Embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Linen IP

Limited Supply Challenge Blog Hop!

Today's post is a fun one and may be a little long with several photos so grab a cup of tea (Sue Ann)!

  While at our Stamping Away weekend, we decided that we wanted

to do a Limited Supply Challenge.  I have never done one of these but it was soo much fun.

First I will give the rules of the challenge that each of us decided on and then post my card for each.

Please check out Jen over at Jen'sInkSpot for the rest of the mini blog hop!

My challenge:

Christmas theme

Use Teeny Trees stamp set by WMS
Use impression plate or embossing folder
Use Rhinestones/Pearls

My card:

This card fits for this challenge: 

The Ribbon Girl blog for the color focus of red and green

Jen's challenge:

Use Warm Happiness stamp set by PTI

3x3 card size

Use a neglected color of cardstock

My card:

Laurie's challenge:

Use Flutterby Friend stamp set by PTI

Embossed scallop border punch by EK Success

NO Bows but you could use ribbon

Use 2 buttons (I used 3 buttons)

Use 1 circle

Use only 3 colors of cardstock

My card:

I linked this card up for the challenge over at Off the Wall Craftiness this week. 

Check out their inspiration photo!

Well, what do you think?  Wasn't this a fun idea?

You now need to hop on over to Jen's blog to see her creations and maybe even a sweet little prize!!

Thank you so much for stopping by....your time spent here is always appreciated!

{Glad Tidings}

Stamps:  Teeny Trees (WMS)

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Stamper's Select White

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, True Black

Misc:  Red grograin ribbon (Dollar Tree), Polka Dots embossing folder (QuicKutz), Nestie, Silver Pearls, Foam Tape

{Cocoa}

Stamps:  Warm Happiness (PTI)

Paper:  Melon Berry, Stamper's Select White, Dark Chocolate

Ink:  Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate

Misc:  Polka Dot embossing folder (QuicKutz), Foam Tape

{Friend......I miss you}

Stamps:  Flutterby Friend (PTI)

Paper:  Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss

Ink:  True Black, Versamark

Misc:  Embossed Scallop border edger (EK Success), Brown satin ribbon (Michaels), Copics, PTI buttons, Foam Tape, Rustic Button Twine

Good news..........

Did you see the post over at Practicing Creativity today?

Courtney announced that I won the challenge contest from last month.......a guest designer spot!

Thank you soo much Courtney!

Just for fun.

Hello all.......Busy busy here.  I have not had a chance to post in almost a week!

Yesterday was my daughter's 5th birthday.  It's hard to believe

that she turned 5.  Where does the time go? 

I hope to get some crafty time in soon as I have received some new goodies in the mail

over the past week and I can't wait to use them!

This was one of the cards that I made while at

my Stamping Away weekend. It also uses some fun new goodies!

We went to a great little scrapbook store in Wichita, KS and I found these new stamps

by Kaiser Craft.  Love how they package their stamps!  My background doily stamp is one of them.

It is a border stamp that I just stamped to create my own DP.

Don't you just love that rose?  Rolled rose......isn't it just beautiful?

 I paired it with hand cut felt leaves. 

Have a wonderful day!  Stay tuned to tomorrow's post as I will be posting my

Limited Supply Challenge cards that we did at our Stamping Away weekend!

{I'm so Grateful}

Stamps:  Very Vintage Labels No.4 (WMS), Elsie's Tea (Kaiser Craft), Signature Greetings (PTI)

Paper:  Raspberry Fizz, True Black, Stamper's Select (all PTI)

Ink:  Raspberry Fizz, True Black (all PTI)

Misc:  Black Satin ribbon, Foam Tape, Nesties, Simply Chartreuse felt (PTI), Silver Pearls (Michaels)

Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act{51}

When I saw this color combination over at the Curtain Call Color Challenge

this week, I just knew I wanted to play along.  Nothing like waiting until

the last minute....the challenge is due here soon!

I don't have these SU colors so I substituted PTI colors for this one.  They came out

pretty close I think! 

I had fun with a new embossing folder I found called Oriental Weave.

It makes such a nice deep embossing. 

I also did some sponging while my Nestie circle was in place......haven't done that

before but will certainly try it again!  What a nice effect!

I also used the 2S4Y sketch by Kazan again.....it's just so versatile!

I'm serious.....Love this sketch!

Have a wonderful weekend!

{Life}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Life

Paper:  Kraft, Lemon Tart, True Black, Spring Rain, Stamper's Selct White, Bitty Box DP

Ink:  Charcoal Palette, True Black, Spring Rain

Misc:  Oriental Weave embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Nesties, Silver Pearls (Michaels), Black twill

2s4y Sketch #63: Sketch by Kazan

So, I am finally back and unpacked from my Stamping Away weekend.  I had such great

company this past weekend.  Laurie and Jen are just the best stamping friends.......they

each gave me support in my cardmaking and made honest suggestions for changes.

We each did a Limited Supply Challenge card. 

So be watching for the post next week showcasing these cards.....kinda a mini blog hop!

Ok, today's card uses the great sketch by Kazan at 2S4Y.  I decided to turn the sketch on its side and

use some pattern paper on the one side (to resemble the "lines" on the sketch).

I found this awesome Christmas paper line Tinsel and Twig by the girls' paperie at my LSS

yesterday.  I knew I had to cut into this and use it for this sketch!  No more hoarding paper!

My stamped image is from the PTI anniversary set, Round and Round.  I used my

Versamark marker to apply ink to just the berry and leaf image and stamped on my label. 

Then I gently rubbed chalk over my image....voila!

I also changed the sketch up a bit by using my Nestabilities Labels 4 because Laurie and I

had placed an order with WMS for Very Vintage Labels No.4 frames and I wanted to use them here.

Let me tell you......These frames are INCREDIBLY easy to line up!!

Have a wonderful day....it's gorgeous weather here in Kansas!

{Christmas Greetings}

Stamps:  Teeny Trees-sentiment (WMS), Very Vintage Labels No.4 (WMS), Round and Round (PTI)

Paper:  Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, Fine Linen (all PTI), Tinsel and Twig (the girls' paperie)

Ink:  Versmark marker, Dark Chocolate (PTI)

Misc:  Diamonds IP (PTI), Labels 4 Nesties (Spellbinders), Chalk, Red Grograin ribbon (Dollar Tree), Brown Pearls (Michaels)