Night & Day Halloween Play

Whoooooooo wants to come to a fabulous Halloween class???

Date: September 29 (so your decorations will be all ready!)
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $25, which includes your very own pack of Night & Day DSP from the Holiday Mini, plus everything you need to make the 3 projects shown here! (Boo Banner, Dracula Test-Tube Box, and Spooky Sweet Treat on a Stick)


Your pre-payment is your RSVP, and I will close registration on Monday, Sept 21 at 9 am. Don't miss out!

Happy Holidays Blog Hop

You know my friends at Stampin Addicts--they can't stop stamping and blogging! Check out all their great ideas for the Holiday Mini Catalog, which goes live on Tuesday, September 1!



They have some fabulous projects you won't want to miss! If you don't have a copy of the Holiday Mini yet, please contact me for information on how to get one!

Fabulous Flower Folds

My September Club hostess requested that we use the Flower Folds die, and I was *happy* to oblige! I love this one! (Is there one I don't love??? Hmmm. Probably not.)

I picked up some tins at Convention and decided they'd be perfect for a Flower Folds project. First we cut the die from Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry cardstock. Then we spritzed them with water and ran them through the Texturz plates. Fold up the petals on the score lines before the paper dries, and this is what you get! Isn't it lovely??? The center of the big flower is punched from an embosslit.

We also made a cute little 3x3 card with the "leftover" petals. My best friend Brandi has convinced me that doodling is what *every* project needs, and so we added that!



Stamps: Razzle Dazzle
Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Signo White Gel Pen, Basic Black Stampin Write Marker
Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Folds Die, Flower Burst Embosslit, Textruz SU Backgrounds 1, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle Punch, 3/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, Crushed Curry ribbon, Vintage Brads, tins

Just Jacob

Today is my Jacob's 8th birthday!

After some initial reluctance to actually enter this world (he was born 2 weeks after his due date!), Jake finally appeared, weighing in at a paltry 9 pounds 8 ounces. Poor little thing! LOL

He has a gentle, sweet spirit and a gift for saying just the right thing to make his Mama happy. The girl who gets him will be one lucky woman! A boy with 4 older sisters definitely has an edge on how to "understand girls."

Jake got to pick out a new bike for his birthday--he likes it just a bit.He had outgrown his last one to the point of hitting his knees on the handlebars. {smile} He's really excited to start Cub Scouts and participate with all his friends. He loves basketball, Star Wars, and Transformers.

Happy Birthday, Jake!

Swish!

I participated in a "cards that move" swap at Convention, and decided to try a style I'd never done before! This is a suspension card--the basketball is suspended in the punched-out circle. It stressed me out LOL, but I loved how they ended up!

Here's a close-up of the window. I stamped the Hoop right behind the image, so it looks like the basketball is spinning inside!


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Stamps: Just Basketball
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic and Craft, Pumpkin Pie Classic
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Linen Thread, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Big Shot, Texturz plates, Jumbo Eyelets (Pewter), Sticky Strip

Bandana Technique

Isn't this cute! I found the idea on several blogs--not sure who originated it. This was the technique for Card Buffet in August, and everyone seemed to enjoy it! It's a simple technique--you just start adding dots with your white gel pen! Give it a try! It's a great summer look!

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Stamps: Always
Paper: Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Real Red
Ink: Ballet Blue
Accessories: White Gel Pen


Oh, and a note about the fabulous Big Shot Hero video:

I can take credit *only* for posting it. It's not my video, that's not my dh, and I had nothing to do with it whatsoever! I just shared it because I was so impressed. :-) Here's a link to Linda Heller's post about it. Glad you all enjoyed it as much as I did!

Big Shot Hero

Every year, Stampin' Up! holds a "commercial" contest among demonstrators. This was the winning entry this year, and one of my favorite Convention moments! Cheers to Linda Heller and her team for a great commercial!

Bermuda Blossoms

I {heart} the In Color Bermuda Bay! It's one of my favorite colors! This card is featured at August's Card Buffet tomorrow night.

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Stamps: Embrace Life, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, Naturals White
Ink: Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Bermuda Bay grosgrain, Aquapainters, Stampin Sponge