Some of my swaps for convention

Here are 3 of my swaps for convention. The little gift bag is a 2-5-7-10 gift bag made on my Scor-Pal. The Haunted Step card has 3 steps and a tall one on the side (I used my Pazzles Inspiration to cut these out). The snowflake card is a Sizzix Bigz Die creation. All stamps and colors are Stampin' Up. I am getting ready to leave for convention on Sunday. This year I am driving the car and boarding my 2 poodles. I am really going to miss my little furry girls. Ok ......See some of you at Convention '09!!

Spooky Spider Decor Element....Toooo cute!

Isn't this just the cutest! It seems to be a very popular item for Candy Jars, Candle Holders, Windows & Walls! I put mine on a candle holder I purchased at Big Lot's a few months ago. The candy corn candles inside of the holder are from lluminations.... on sale 25% off right now too!! Much better than putting real candy corn in with a candle... (I would eat the candy corn-not good) The little furry spidies are from Illuminations also. My friend and I split a package of the little creatures!

Halloween Cards-Batty For You!

Here are a couple of cards and cute little baskets I have done for Halloween. The first one is K & Co. Paper with Stampin'Up Wild Wasabi for the card part. I used the "Batty for you" Stampin' Around Roller for the sentiment. That is my Husky's nose checking out the baskets! On the inside of the "Batty" card I put a "Pop-Up" with a K & Co. Bat accessory. Kinda cute I think! The "Happy Halloween" card is K & Co. Papers mixed with solid backgrounds from Stampin'Up. Very colorful! Boo Hoo Halloween is over tomorrow.....

Witch Hat Garland

My Witch Hat Garland was designed with my Pazzles Pro and Stampin' Up paper. I did the design for the hat part with my Pazzles and the bottoms were cut with large circle cutters. I am so glad I have my Pazzles because cutting out 31 of these hats (for the Women in Ink meeting) and putting them together would have been even more time consuming if I had to do the cutting by hand! This is one way to use your "On Board Lots of Letters". They are covered with the "Creepy Crawly" paper pack and then they are VersaMarked and embossed with Iridescent Ice. Then I cut out some transparency paper to back them so the middle of each letter would show through. Then I hung them with Fun Fur and ribbon. Gotta love Halloween! P.S. Someone asked me how I kept the brims on....the brims are made of 2 large circles and one of the large circles has a smaller circle cut out out of the middle to fit over the witch hat itself. The hat has tabs cut to glue to the inside of the 2 brims.

Halloween Tree

This cute little tree was inspired by the photos that were coming from the 2007 Stampin'Up convention. I decided to create this tree as a display for our Women in Ink meeting. The tree includes a "sour cream box", three "2 4 6 containers", Witch Hats that I designed for my Pazzles Pro and little medallions created with the "Batty for you" set from Stampin'Up. Of course it is topped off by cobwebs! If you have any questions on how to do any of these fun things email me!

Pumpkin Post it note holder

Another Post it note holder using my Oval Punch Pumpkin

Fall Fun

These are some of my Fall & Halloween Decorations around my house. They hang around my little Halloween Tree from Michaels. The Coffin Box uses Judith and Heather Stamps and the 2 4 6 gift holders use Stampin'Up supplies. The little witch uses the "Burnished Watercolors" technique from the http://www.techniquejunkies.com/ website. Check it out, new techniques all the time!

Oval Punch Pumpkins

Aren't these little guys cute? They
make cute ornaments ! See
instructions below!

Pumpkin: Oval Punches

Here are the instructions for the cute little "Punch Pumpkin". You can hang them on a Halloween tree or put them on a card.
Use an Oval Punch to punch out 5 ovals from Pumpkin Pie Cardstock. Ink the edges with a sponge and Pumpkin Pie ink.
Layout the ovals as shown to the left. Start with 2 then lay 2 more on top a little lower and more centered then lay the last one on top centered and lower.
Use the Wrought Iron punch for the "stem". Punch a corner of Old Olive cardstock. Take the corner and cut out the "curly Q's" for a stem.
Now take VersaMark ink and stamp a face on it, then heat emboss with clear powder. Try the cute little faces in the Stampin' Up set Carved and candle lit