Just a treat today for Halloween. Today onlyall Stampin' Up! stamps are 15% off! Even the single stamps are on sale! Imagine what a great stocking stuffer those single stamps would be! Visit my online store (by clicking this green link) today to take advantage of this sale. I've been part of Stampin' Up! for 15 years and have never seen a sale like this! These are not included in the sale: Hostess Sets, Bundled Stamp Set (bundles with framelits) and Digital.
Just thought I'd pop in to let you know I've updated my Stamps for Sale tab at the top. I've sold several more sets so the selection is getting slimmer!
I'm doing a happy dance today because one of my layouts has been published for the first time here:
And it hits the newsstands today! I'm in the Tips and Tricks section showing off the Doodle Stamper from WRMK on this Christmas layout.
“As seen in the Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. Copyright Creative Crafts Group. Posted with prior permission from the publisher.”
It seems like forever ago that I mailed that baby in. Time does have a way of sneaking up on ya, doesn't it? I feel so honored/happy/lucky/blessed/amazed to be having the fun creative experiences that I'm having right now. Don't know how long it will last, but I'm soaking up every minute of this crafty ride!
It's a blustery day here in my neck of the 100-acre woods. The kind of day that sends Piglet flying like a kite, with Winnie-the-Pooh holding onto his scarf for dear life. Heck, I almost flew like a kite at the gas pump today!
My head and body feel like the noisy, blustery wind outside my window.
This past weekend was our Fall Break. Thursday I got to enjoy a day of crafting and spending time with my kids, followed by an evening of watching an episode of Sherlock with Superman.
Friday morning, I woke up and had no voice. And my throat hurt. And my body ached. All on the day we had planned to do this:
For those not local to Utah, Lagoon is our claim to amusement park fame. Although, it will never rival Six Flags, or Disneyland, it's still a fun place to take the family. And during October, they have a thing called Frightmares where all their shows are Halloween themed, they have spooky {and not so spooky} haunted houses, and cute Halloween decorations all over the park. Definitely one of my favorite times of year to go to Lagoon. No heat, beautiful Autumn foliage, and less people.
The beauty that surrounded the Rattlesnake Rapids ride.
My kids kept telling me I should stay home. And I seriously considered it. But I didn't. I decided I could stay home alone and feel miserable or go with my family, enjoy their company, take some fun pictures and feel miserable. I only went on a couple of rides and we left earlier than planned {thanks to my kids being tired and wanting to leave. Imagine that!} but it was still a really good day.
I designated myself the official photographer of the trip.
Superman is a really good sport when it comes to scary rides. Not me, man.
Waiting our turn to enter one of the Haunted Houses.
One of the shows
And then I handed the camera off to our daughter.
But before we left for our Halloween adventure, I made a card. You've probably seen versions of this card floating around Pinterest, and I thought I'd try my hand at one.
I loved the Perfectly Preserved stamp set as soon as I opened my Holiday Mini Catalog {and you definitely want the framelits dies that coordinate with this set!}. I paired it with the Googly Ghouls set.
{Tip: When you stamp on acetate, use Stazon Ink.}
This turned out super cute, if I say so myself! Even Superman thought it was really cute!
Well, thanks for joining me at the Table today and letting me share some of my eventful weekend with you. Now I'm off to take a nap.
Time for another installment of Pinterest Party. I created a Christmas card from my Pinterest inspiration today. So without further delay, here's a pin from my Just Cards board:
I may, at some point, do a literal interpretation copy of this card but what I liked at first sight was:
1- The repeated snowflake punches,
2- The brads in the centers,
and
3- The simplicity of the card.
Here's my card:
I wanted to use some classic Christmas colors so I took Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade card stock, and rounded the two right corners. Then instead of using brads, I just grabbed my smallest red buttons and stuck them to those snowflakes. After that, I picked an old Stampin' Up! sentiment because I really like the look of mixing fancy and blocky fonts. I finished it off with some Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Up! baker's twine. I also turned it on its side because my snowflake punches must be larger than my inspiration card photo.
Simple, cute and Christmasy. Just like I like it!
You definitely can see the similarities but it's different enough to be completely it's own card.
Keep being inspired by all those photos you're pinning and make something crafty. :)
I'm playing along with Kelsey at the Story Saving blog. She made a list of the TV shows she likes to watch right now and I thought I'd do the same. This could be a great subject for a layout, don't you think?
Here's what's on my TV (or recorded on my Apple TV) during prime time right now:
P.S. These are not in any preferential order. And please don't judge me. I like TV and I cannot lie.
1- Castle
2- Revolution
3- Once Upon a Time
4- The Middle
5- Criminal Minds
6- The Mentalist
7- Person of Interest (I have yet to actually watch an episode of this season, but it's waiting for me on my Apple TV!)
8- Grimm
9- 48 Hours
10- Big Bang Theory
So....that list isn't as long as I thought it would be. Still, 10 hours of TV a week is kinda a lot. Plus when you figure in the miniseries shows I watch, like how I'm impatiently waiting for season 3 of Downton Abbey, and the occasional Super Nanny on Hulu, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Netflix, oh and lest I forget the home shows on PBS every Saturday. Okay yeah. I like TV and I cannot lie.
Welcome back for the second day of my Black Widow Decorations!
The first thing I made for my mantel this year was a fake clock. The Black Widow collection comes with a great die cut clock paper. I didn't need to alter it too much because it's an awesome design as is, but here's how I began:
I started with a blank 12 x 12 canvas.
Then I cut different widths of burlap and glued them on with Mod Podge.
Till it looked like this (oh I forgot to say that I inked the edges of the canvas beforehand with different shades of brown and black ink):
Then I took a sponge inked with Basic Black SU! ink and brushed the edges of the burlap strips. This was a very subtle step but it lends to the creepy feel.
After that, I attached the die cut clock with some more Mod Podge and added some orange gems I got at a craft store.
I lightly stamped a spider web in the center of the clock. Then I cut two clock hands with my Silhouette out of We R black card stock that goes with the collection. Silhouette Tip: We R Memory Keepers textured card stock cuts fabulously well in the Silhouette! After the hands were cut, I covered them with black glitter. I attached them to the clock with a sparkly black brad from my stash.
Lastly, I covered the banner "Beware The Witching Hour" with Crystal Effects to help it stand out more.
And here's the finished clock! I decided not to have it be exactly midnight so as to make the viewer feel a little tingle of anticipation of spooky things to come....
Next, I wanted to make a banner so I could incorporate more of the awesome patterned papers. I cut triangles and then embellished them with embosssed border stickers, gems, and more patterned paper. I strung them on gray ribbon with some dollar store skeletons (aren't they cute?) and embossed tags from the collection. I was excited to pull out my Slice and use one of the Halloween fonts. Again, I used the black card stock from the collection and my Slice cut through like buttah....Love that card stock!
Here's a photo of everything all done!
And more photos of the details:
I found this bottle at the thrift store and attached one of the embossed labels to it. Didn't have any graveyard dust so Spanish Moss was just going to have to do.
So that's my spooky mantel. I LOVE how it turned out. I'm hoping to add a black candelabra and maybe some spooky framed pictures next year!
I might just make a witch hat for the cabinet in my front entrance but until then, check out this YouTube video from fellow design team member, Shemaine, who shows the complete Black Widow collection. From there, you can check out the super cute witch hat she made.
