Cookie Cutter Halloween Treats

The Cookie Cutter stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog are just so cute. I'm sure they are going to be one of the top selling items this year. I've already used the Halloween set several times in my crafting.

Today's project was inspired from a little box I found at a hotel I stayed at this summer. It held a shower cap in it but my little box holds a couple Ghirardelli chocolates in them. Chocolate is way better than a shower cap. Anyway I brought the little box home to use as a template and these cute little guys are what I created.

To make the box you will need a piece of card stock or DSP cut at 5.5" x 7".
Score on the 7" side at 3/4", 11/2", 4", & 4 3/4"
Score on the 5" side at 2 3/8" & 4 5/8"
The belly band is 1/2" x 7" strip of card stock
The largest circle is a 2" circle.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Enjoy the video tutorial and have a great day!

Gingerbead Man

I have been working hard on Class samples and Stamp Club projects over the past couple of weeks. I am trying to be proactive about creating in advance rather than the night before. I have always been a procrastinator but adding the kids into the mix has made it worse. So I try to stay up late and create. I've had some good creative nights this past couple of weeks. Which means I am ahead of schedule for the most part on planning but not quite as far ahead as I would like to be. I will continue to work on it and go from there.

I said all that to say this, this is one of my late night creations from the past couple of weeks. Christmas will be here soon enough so getting a head start on those Christmas cards is always a good plan. Don't miss my Christmas Card Classes this season!

Items Used:
Stamp sets- Sensational Season
Ink- Early Espresso
Paper- Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler,Festival of Prints DSP
Other- Gumball Green Satin Ribbon, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 3" Circle Die, Big Shot, Embossing Folder

I did it!

I see card sketch challenges all the time on blogs and craft sites and I rarely participate because I just have a hard time seeing beyond the sketch picture. I have been wanting to try new layouts so this past Friday I decided to participate in the Fab Friday's first challenge. Amazingly my kids let me craft without grabbing at all my stuff so I went to work.

Here is the card sketch they had


This is what I created. Drum roll please.....

Can you tell I am a little proud of myself for this one. Normally when I have tried to participate in a card sketch challenge I have to look at people's samples first so that I can get an idea as how to use the sketch but not this time. I knew I wanted to use the No Peeking stamp set, so I pulled that out, I also used a piece of scrap DSP from the Festival of Prints paper pack. I used Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler. Underneath the cherry cobbler piece I used crochet trim. I didn't have any Gumball Green buttons but a Old Olive button coordinated very well.

Well I hope you all like my card. I am off to work on projects for this months Blog Hop.

Petite Purse

SU! is having a sneak peak with the Summer Smooches line that will be available in the New Catalog beginning June 1st.

One of the sneak peaks is the Petite Purse die and it is adorable. It is small but it can fit a chap-stick, small candies, mints, or other small items. I think I might make these for an upcoming tea party I am planning. I think they would be adorable sitting at each place setting.

Hope you enjoyed my little creation and hope you'll be back to see more Summer Smooches creations.

Pumpkin Patch

I have had an idea for making a pumpkin patch page floating around in this head of mine for a while but it wasn't coming out like I had hoped so I just started playing with it. This is what I came up with.

Now the scarecrow isn't my idea, it was originally created by another demonstrator, Doris Denman. The scarecrow was made with several punches and the oval die cut. I wish I was this creative. The one thing missing that she had was some crows but she used the medium oval punch from the mini catalog and I don't have that punch. I did make a phone call and Grandma Mary has it so I will be borrowing it from her so I can add some crows to the page.

I will be using this page at my next scrapbook class on Thursday, November 11th. If you are interested in attending make sure to RSVP by Tuesday, November 9th.

Fangtastic Spook Page

I was working on Halloween scrapbook pages this month and this is one of the ones I created. I actually created two layouts but my other page is the one I ended up using for my class and a swap.

I love the web embossing folder, I've been using it on all of my Halloween stuff. Even though I didn't use this for a class I can add it to my scrapbook and I will eventually add some pictures to it, hopefully. I have several scrapbooks with pages but no pictures, in this world of digital photography it seems that I forget to get my pictures developed. I love that we don't have to buy film anymore and that we can see our pictures instantly but I do wish I was better at developing my pictures.

This week I am working on creating cards for my class this weekend so hopefully I will have time to share them with you this week but if not, I will share them next week.

Items used:
Stamp Set: Fang-tastic
Paper: Wicked Fun DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black, Cajan Craze, More Mustard
Big Shot: Web Embossing Folder, Alphabet Simple die, Tasteful Trim die

Card Gift Set Class

Thursday, April 2nd I will be having a Card Gift Set class. The Class fee is $23.00 and includes everything you need to make these 8 beautiful cards including the matching bag and adhesive. This set is the perfect gift for a friend or a family member. Who wouldn't love to receive beautiful handmade greeting cards? I know I love to receive handmade cards.

Make sure to contact me by March 30th to RSVP your spot.

Stampin' Anniversary

March 19th is my SU! demonstrator anniversary. Two years ago I had a SU! party in my home and thought, I can do this. I talked to Eric after everyone had left and he said to go for it. I called Grandma Mary since she is my crafting buddy and she thought it was a good idea and offered to help me purchase my starter kit. I was nervous and didn't know if I could really make this side business work but here I am two years later.

I truly am glad I found SU! and their products. I truly believe they have some of the greatest stamp sets, great coordinating card stock, ink, and designer paper. I've met some wonderful people just because I am a demonstrator. Well needless to say I am looking forward to many more years as a SU! demo.

In celebration of my 2 years with SU! I want to offer all of you a 20% Discount on an item of your choice from any of the current catalogs. This offer is only good for one week, so make sure to place your order by March 25th. (You will need to place the order directly through me because my website will not register the discount since it is a personal discount.)

Thank you for your business. You all are awesome!

Happy SU! Anniversary to me!

Friends 24-7

I have been busy creating new projects, just wish I had more time to upload them. This past weekend I had my Scrapbook class, Monday was Stamp Club, and last night Sarah had a SU! workshop. So needless to say, I have been busy and my week isn't over yet! Tomorrow morning I will be flying to Sacramento but I will be back on Saturday. What a great week! When I get home I will need to prep for my Tuesday Stamp Club, the fun just never ends!

Well I wanted to share a card I made. I just love this new Stamp Set, Friends 24-7 and the coordinating wheel.

I've noticed that I use Baja Breeze all the time. I am going to be very sad when the In Colors change in July. I will have to stock up on card stock. Which reminds me I need to order more soon.

Have a great day.

Card Ingredients:

Stamp Sets: Friends 24-7 & Friendly Words

Card Stock: Chocolate Ship, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Stampin' Write Markers: Old Olive & Pumpkin Pie

SALE-A-BRATION

Promotion Dates: February 1- March 31, 2009

Promotion Details:

Our Sale-A-Bration promotion gives reason for everyone to celebrate.

Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase.

Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $300 or more workshop, in addition to the normal hostess benefits.

Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (a value up to $47.95) from the current catalog when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15% off the regular $199 price of the Starter Kit--that's $335 worth of products for only $169!

This promotion starts on Sunday, contact me to book your party, place an order, or if you are interested in signing up as a demonstrator.