Festive Chocolate Monsters

I made these last year, but they are so cute! These monsters are covering a 2 piece Kit Kat. I simply measured the candy and covered in card stock, then embellished them into yummy, chocolatey monsters!

Trick or Treat... this one is a TREAT!

Scrapbooking Pumpkins

This was another fun project I did with my upline. These pumpkins are made using the Top Note and Matchbox die with the Sizzix Big Shot. I sponged Pumpkin Pie Ink to the edges of the Top Notes, and used the Itty Bitty Backgrouds in Pumpkin Pie ink to add texture to the lower portion of the pumpkins. It's amazing what you can create with your imagination!

From the Crypt

I had the pleasure of attending a class put together by my Upline. We made this really fun card with the From the Crypt stamp set. It's so inspiring being in someone else's stamp studio!

Stamp Set: From the Crypt pg. 21

Ink: White Craft Ink, Basic Gray, Classic Basic Black

Black Grosgrain Ribbon

Paper: Going Gray and Boardering Blue

Note: The bat is embossed in Black.

Build A Bear Cards

I'm really loving this set! We made these cards at the kid's class as well. I really like that this set is suited for a boy or a girl. Since it is a Coloring Book Style, it's perfect to have your kiddo color the image.

Stamps: Beary Best Friends, Beary Nice Wishes DSP: Pawsitively Prints

Available in the Holiday Mini Catalog

Colors: Ballet Blue, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

This is one of the cards we made at the Kid's Class last Saturday. There was both a boy and girl version of the card. What a fun card for a friends birthday.

Stamps: All in the Family, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Colors: Mambo Melon, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive

Trick or Treat

What a fun treat! Using the Sweet Center stamp set and Sweet Treat Cups from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The cups have an adhesive to stick to the cardstock, so by design one would have to rip apart my artwork to get to the candy. A fellow demonstrator found this awesome idea to make a slider to allow you to get to the chocolate without destroying the card.

Halloween Candy Dish

This is a Halloween Candy dish I designed and made for a silent auction to support the Badgerland Ski Team. It took me about 1 1/2 hour to make. The bottom container is filled with Candy Corn then topped off with a styrofoam ball filled with candy. I'm guessing it's about 10 lbs of candy! I added some fun Stampin' Up! images and ribbon throughout the bouquet. I'm hoping to make a few different themed dishes to share with you, so check back.
Thanks Mom for the inspiration.

Beary Thank You

Wow! It's time for football already?! While Dad is watching the tackles and punts, Josh and I are stamping away the afternoon. Today we started off making Thank You's for his half birthday party at Build A Bear. (It was a great experience- I'd recommend it.)

We have many more Stampin' projects waiting for us. Check back again soon! :-)

Viola' Gifts

Voila'... so I finally bought this set. It's been on my wish list for years! I've made lots of gifts with it in the last couple months. To refresh your memory this is the set with the chef holding up a tray. There are a variety of things you can stamp on his tray. This gift is an Italian themed basket for a friends birthday. I made a beautiful card and filled the basket with goodies. I also made several items for my brother's housewarming gifts. I forgot to take pictures before giving it to him. I'm hoping to get over there and take pictures soon, then I'll share with you.

Limited Time Hostess Offer

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All in the Family Tag

I had so much fun wth the Back to School tags, I made one for Josh's TaeKwonDo gear bag. He should have no progblem identifing his bag from the 20 others. Sometimes we get so stuck in the rut of what we've always done, we have to step out of the routine. Josh was so excited to have his own tag.

Office Basics

Back to School supples for Mom! This is a combination of new ideas I learned at Conventional and some of my own. I was sceptical at first of the Tall Tales Designer Series Paper (DSP), but now I'm a believer. It really is a fun paper to work with.

Gift for the Teacher

For the first day of school we made a this cute little back pack filled with coordinating cards and a gift card. I was informed teachers like fun stationary! I wanted to give her a gift card to help her get the things she needed for the classroom. We will be making this backpack at the Kid's Class on September 19th along with three kid friendly cards.

Back To School

As many of you know Josh started Kindergarten this year. Of course I had to pimp out his bags with his own personalized tags. Check out his backpack and lunch box. I made the tags then used a do it yourself lamination sheet trimmed to size. Using key rings I attached them to his bags.