Tami Waddell Creates

Trick or Treat

I know I gave you a whole week of Halloween - but I did reserve theright to show a few more here and there!  This is one of the projects we made at September Simply Stamp Time.  The large Trick or Treat image is using one of the letterpress plates for the Big Shot.  It is a tricky process but one of my customers requested to try them at the Simply Stamp Time and since I try to please we gave it a shot.  I have to say most of my customers were not impressed but all were glad they had had the chance to try it and said that was the best part of going to classes is to see what they liked and didn't!  The stripes on the bottom is from the letterpress plate in the Holiday Mini, Festive Finishes Pick a Pattern.  We used versamark on it.  I don't know if you can tell from the picture but you do get some debossing from these letterpress plates.  I personally loved the little embellishment I created for the card.  I punched the skull from one of the sheets of Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini.  Added a little punched piece of the silver glimmer paper (yeah, Holiday Mini) then stamped Boo from the Tiny Tags stamp set in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog onto the little vintage tags and it was too cute.

Simply Stamp Time is a great time to come make fun projects and try new things.  Come join us!

October

Monday,  October 17 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 18 10 AM or 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 19 10 AM or 6:30 PM (this evening session is open to younger stampers with participating adult)

Spaces are limited in each session so RSVP which session you would like to attend by Sunday October 16.  Check out some of our past projects.

 

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - INKERBELLES!

My group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators is called INKERBELLES!  It is a group of over 2000 demonstrators all over the country!  I have over 60 that are direct to me either because I recruited them or because the people who were between me and them have dropped.  I love communicating and helping them have fun build businesses at the level they would like.  One of the things I do is a monthly incentive for these directs.

Each month when they meet certain goals, or for their first year as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator they recieve a project from along with some product.  I hope this helps them have things to demonstrate for their customers and helps them try new things that maybe they couldn't afford to try or weren't sure was their style.  This months card is an My Digital Studio Hybrid Card.  This means that I printed the card through My Digital Studio and then added to it to give it a little dimension.  The reason I did this is I wanted to give everyone the Pick your Poison Quick Accents and Designer Series Paper and I couldn't figure out how to make enough different cards with the Pick Your Poison.  I realized then I should print a card with those items and then add some strips from the Quick Accents since there were plenty of these.

This is what you get in the Quick Accents.  Each of these sheets are 12 x 12.  You can see how hard it would be to make 30 similar cards using this but how easy it was to use the paper ribbons.  Each of the cards I made had a different paper strip down the side.

I added a rhinestone at the bottom that I colored black with a permanent marker.  I also spritzed with Platinum Shimmer paint that I mixed in a hand sanitizer.  I thought the card turned out cute.  Here is the original My Digital Studio card before I hybrided it!

As you can see cute as is but way cuter with the additions.

So check out becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator with me so you can recieve these cool incentives!

The reason I do this incentive is most of those directs live all over the country and cannot benefit from meetings as other groups do.  I do do 3 meetings a year at my house for those Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in my downline.  Check back - the next one should be in early January.  This is a great way to check out what it is about - of course if you wait until then you will miss a few months of the fun incentives!

 

 

Cookie Press Fun with Liz!

Cookie Press Fun! Let's get to baking!

 

So I never thought being with Stampin’ Up for so many years, since I was 2 years old, that Stampin’ Up would think of this. Cookie Press is so cool! If you love Stampin’ Up and love baking, which I love them both, than Cookie Press is for you! My mom told me to order the cookie press, and I was a little skeptical. It seemed a little farfetched to stamp cookies. She raved about it at Convention, which sadly I couldn’t attend, she said how cool, cute and tasty they were!

I got them in the mail and couldn’t wait to make these cookies and play with the press! There are three different presses for the holidays: a heart for Valentine’s Day, a pumpkin for Halloween, and a snowflake for winter and Christmas time. One thing I wish they had were a couple different presses for each holiday so when you made the cookies, there would be some variety on your plate. I’m sure they will come up with that knowing Stampin’ Up! :)

Here is a picture of the presses and the wooden press used to make the design:

I mainly used the pumpkin press, because its Halloween season. But I tried the other ones out to see what they looked like! I have to say, this is pretty easy and very cute! (Just like my mom said, but don’t tell her she was right :) ) I noticed that you can get a deep image on the cookie, or a slight image depending on the amount you want. I would recommend trying a few different recipes making the cookies. I used the sugar recipe they gave us, which tasted a lot like shortbread. I noticed that the edges of the cookies broke apart and were easily burnt when cooked. I just would recommend using a different recipe and see the difference.

These are my cookies I made: The first picture is of the recipe in the Stampin’ Up pamphlet that came with the press and the second cookies are from another recipe book!

If you are interested in this really sweet item it will be available October 1^st! It is a special so get it while it lasts! If you guys became demonstrators you guys could order it earlier! Just one more reason you should become a Stampin’ Up demonstrator and love what you do all the time!

 Oh and the COOKIES ARE DELICIOUS!

 

 

 

Halloween Week Ends

Even though Halloween Week is ending - it doesn't mean I won't have a few more to show you!  But the reason I showed them to you now is so that you have time to plan your fun decorating projects, gifts to family and friends or just fun projects to make for you!

This card is made by Elizabeth P.  She just loves Halloween and loves to make cool Halloween stuff. This is part of her Piece of Poison swap. 

And we end with the Rat!  I kind of like it even though it is kind of yucky!  I like the cool look of the Pick your Poison product suite!  Probably one of my favorite Halloween products we have had!

So plan your projects now and go to my online store to order what you need and get started!  Think how cool it would be to open your mail and get one of these!

 

 

Halloween Week Day 4

Mary made this for our Holiday Mini Swap!  No, I don't have the pattern but it is pretty simple just to fake it!  She clear embossed the entire image on the background to give some creepy texture.  The little cat is acutally from the Festive & Fun Set and is part of the H in halloween!  I love the little element she created with the image and punches.  The medallion on the back layer that is lightly sponged is super cool.  Way easy with our new simply scored!

Halloween Week Day 3

Can you tell I likc Piece of Poison and the whole Pick Your Poison product suite?  It is just too creepy cool!  This card was made by Elizabeth P. for our recent Holiday Mini Swap.  The spider web embossing folder adds something to any Halloween Card.

This is another card that Elizabeth made for the swap.  The Big Trick or Treat is made with the Letterpress for the Big Shot.   If you attended Simply Stamp Time you had a chance to use this cool tool.  I love how Elizabeth used the new Mica flakes from the Holiday mini on the edge.  The little zig zag is actually the leftover piece from the rick rack of the Terrific Trims die for the Big Shot.

Halloween Week Day 2

This is one of the cards we made at my last INKERBELLES! Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Get together.  I have to tell you that some of the cards didn't have the rat on it!  Some of the demonstrators didn't like the rat so they used the skeleton , or spider from the same stamp set.   The stamp set is Piece of Poison from the Holiday Mini .The conversation around this was hysterical - trust me you would want to be there.  The frame is from the Frame It stamp set and I am loving running this frame through the Big Shot with the new designer frames.  The little edges on the Trick or Treat banner are made with an unusual use of the decorative label punch.

Cut the strip the appropriate width you need but smaller then the end of the punch.  Slide it between the layers and you have a cool end!  The possibilities are endless.  It is the same idea for the card we did in my private class - Round  Ends.

To be able to come and make these kind of cool samples and others we do at the INKERBELLES! Get togethers all you have to do is Become a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator with me!

Halloween Week

I have some really cute Halloween Stuff so I am going to a whole week of Halloween.  I hope you like them.  To start off I want to show our booth from Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo.  We had a whole section devoted to Halloween.

This card wreath was filled with cute cards and little suckers.  Elizabeth P had picked those up somewhere and they were perfect.  Our main product used was the Pick your Poison suite of products from the Holiday Mini.

This spooky banner is made with the Quick Accents from this suite.  They are self adhesive and have some great detail.  I used some chipboard letters that i painted basic black with craft ink and sprayed with platinum shimmer.  I layered them onto the largest pennant of the pennant die that I had cut from the Pick your Poison Designer Series Paper.  A few jewles and little punches and some punches in the silver glimmer paper and in less than 20 minutes start to finish I had a cute Halloween Banner.  The rest of the Quick Accents can be used to make the little bottles of poison and scary stuff.

 

Make sure you start planning now!  That banner would have been in one of my kids Halloween care packages at college!

Simply Stamp Time!

I do believe this was the favorite project this past week at Simply Stamp Time!  It is really simple - just lots of little pieces!  I used the Pennant Die for the Big Shot and had the pennants all cut for everyone.  The ran the large pennants through the Big Shot in the spider web embossing folder.  All three pennants went through at the same time!  Sanded them a little to make the webbing stand out and sprayed with a little smootch spray.  I had also cut the BOO letters in the glimmer paper ahead of time.  Then they just punched and glued and ssembled.  Here are some close-ups.

This is a really simple quick project and fun to hang up any where!    The Designer Series Paper I used is Frightful Sight from the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.To get the black jewels, just use a black permanent marker and color the rhinestones before you put them on your project!

 

If you want to come join us and make fun projects mark your calendar for October Simply Stamp Time.

Monday, Oct. 17 6:30 PM
Tuesday, Oct. 18 10 AM or 6:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 19 10 AM or 6:30 PM (evening session for younger stampers with participating adult.)

RSVP by Sunday, October 16 which session you would like to attend but remember sessions are limited and first come first serve!  If these times don't work for you get at least 4 of your friends together and schedule a private session!  Or let me know what time works best and I will see what I can do!

 

 

Simply Stamp Time

This was one of the projects from October Simply Stamp Time!  This card fits into a regular envelope and when you pull the card out of the envelope it pops open.

This little owl bookmark was another one of our projects.  By folding the paper and setting it a bit below the fold line of the bookmark die of the Two Tags Die Cut for the big shot you get a cute fold.  Little pieces of sheet magnet inside make it a great bookmark.

The next simply stamp time is Monday, November 1 at 6:30 pm or Tuesday, November 2 at 10:00 AM or 6:30 PM.  RSVP by Sunday, October 31 to wadainker@aol.com when you will be attending.

Featured Artist - Diana Sarkine

 

 

Diana sent these great Halloween cards!  I thought these were some fun cards to share for Featured Artist.

 

Noticed how she used the Kissing technique with the dot dot dot stamp on the Raven?

These little treat bags from the Holiday Mini, are not just a paper bag.  They are lined and have a cardboard insert for the bottom and scalloped top.  These are great for any kind of treat.  Running them through the embossing folder adds some great texture.  I think I might do that with the snowflakes for my Holiday Fudge this year.

Aren't the little eyes using the birds wing punch great?

Great card.  I am telling you if i NEEDED one more Halloween stamp Fright Night would be it!

Diana is one of my downline and gets to pick $75 of product free for being the Featured Artist.  If you are in my downline check out the details! INKERBELLES! Featured Artist

 

 

Giant Card or what?

So I don't exactly know what to call this.  I ordered the Decor Element Tree thinking I would put it on my garage door.  But my sense of size was not so good and it was too small.  So I pulled this stretched canvas out and started playing around.  This is what I ended up with.  Not sure what I think but I will keep it.  Here are some details, some of the paper is flocked so in person there is quite a lot going on.

I used some Black jewels from the Holiday Mini to highlight some branches of the tree.  The bats are flocked from the paper in the Idea Book and Catalog.

Spooky needed to be brought out a little so I brushed it with Crystal Effects and added chunky black glitter.

Some more jewels - never have enough bling.

I put chunky black glitter on the happy halloween in the spider web to make it stand out.

On a side note before my surgery I started make 10 of the haunted houses for center pieces at a golf dinner coming up.  I finished them all yesterday - great therapy!  I will post a picture of the tables when they are all done!  Actually very easy project to create multiples of for center pieces and very cost effective.

A tale of Two cards

Elizabeth P. sent these two cards as part of our Holiday Mini Swap.  I loved them and wanted to use them for Simply Stamp Time.  When I went to get stuff out I realized that they used the same stamps in different colors and that makes for a very complicated stamp time!  So I decided to change one of them.

Basically I substituted the candelabras with silver waffle paper and the Skull for the Happy Halloween.  They both were a big hit.  I liked this card so much that I used it as my monthly incentive for demonstrators in my first level.

 

Haunted House Class

Don't you just love this?  I have not been into Halloween for a couple of years but this years offerings from Stampin' Up! in the Idea Book & Catalog and Holiday Mini has been quite inspiring.

This house came from an idea Brent Steele shared at Convention using the Design A House in the holiday mini. I am offering this as a class - either as an individual class or part of the craft day.

 

Haunted House Class

$25.00

Includes:

Design-A-House

½ Package of Spooky Nite Rub-ons

Everything else needed to finish Haunted House including adhesives, spray paint and use of punches.These houses are super
simple and fun too make.  You will make and finish your house in class.  Here are some close up views:

If you combine the classes the price is a total of $80.  You will get ½ package of Spooky Nite Rub-ons that will work for both classes - Frame and House.

 
Friday September 17

1:30-3:30 for Frame and Luminaries

4:00 -6:00 for Haunted House

 

Saturday, September 18

12:30-2:30 for Frame and Luminaries

3:00-5:00 for Haunted House

 

If you would like to combine with the Simply Adorned Class you can get $5.00 of the Simply Adorned Class, making that class $22.

Simply Adorned Class

Friday Sept 17 6:30-8:30

Saturday Sept 16 10-12

 
Cost: $27

Includes – one 1 ½” x 2” Simply Adorned Charm (pg.189), everything to make 3 inserts using , bling, pearls and Designer Series Paper.

So come spend the day crafting, bring a snack or some dinner, or run and get some food in between sessions.

Day Pass to all three sessions $102

Combine Frame and Luminaries with Haunted House $80

Individual classes:

• Frame and Luminaries $65
• Haunted House $25
• Simply Adorned Class $27 (If you would like to add a chain to your order they are $10.95 for 24” and $12.95 for 34” plus tax and shipping.)

RSVP with payment must be received by Friday September 10. 

Bring a friend new to my mailing list or if this is your first time to one of my classes you will receive a coupon good for FREE shipping (10%) on your next order of $50 or more.

 If you can’t make these dates – talk to me!  Maybe we can schedule another time for you and your friends to get together and make these great projects.

 

All the supplies listed for the classes are from current Stampin’ Up! Publications.

 

 

 

 

Halloween Decor Class

I have a group of classes planned to make a really cool Halloween Montage. This is the first part.  The frame is so cool.  The Luminaries are especially cool with the little electric tea lights inside.

 

Trick or Treat Frame and Luminaries

$65.00

Includes:

Chunky Frame (from Definitely Decorative Catalog)

½ Package of Nite Owl Designer Series Paper

Spooky Things Décor Elements

Black Flourish Designer Jewels

½ package Spooky Night Rub-Ons

Everything else needed to finish frame including adhesives and use of Spider Web Embossing Folder.

This class will complete this cool Halloween Decorator Item to put out for Halloween.  .  You will leave this class with a finished frame. You will also have plenty of supplies to make cards and other Halloween items or opt to make the Halloween Luminaries with some your remaining supplies from the list of above. You will even have a couple of the items from the Décor Elements Spooky Things that you could put around your house!

These are items from our Holiday Mini.  So be sure to check them out.

This class is part of a day of classes that you can sign up for each individual or spend the day and do all of them.  Check back this weekend for the other parts.  I need to finish the one project before putting the picture up. 

The Simply Adorned Class is part of this all day Craft Extravaganza.

Friday September 17 will start at 1:30 - 3:30 for the Frame and Luminaries followed by the next Halloween class (check back for that one!)  followed by the Simply Adorned.  or you can do Saturday September 18 starting with the Simply Adorned at 10-12 followed by the Frame and Luminaries, and the next one!  RSVP by Friday September 10 for which classes you would like to attend.  If you can't make these dates schedule a private event with some of your friends.

Here are some more pictures of these projects!

 

Halloween Decor Class

I have a group of classes planned to make a really cool Halloween Montage. This is the first part.  The frame is so cool.  The Luminaries are especially cool with the little electric tea lights inside.

 

Trick or Treat Frame and Luminaries

$65.00

Includes:

Chunky Frame (from Definitely Decorative Catalog)

½ Package of Nite Owl Designer Series Paper

Spooky Things Décor Elements

Black Flourish Designer Jewels

½ package Spooky Night Rub-Ons

Everything else needed to finish frame including adhesives and use of Spider Web Embossing Folder.

This class will complete this cool Halloween Decorator Item to put out for Halloween.  .  You will leave this class with a finished frame. You will also have plenty of supplies to make cards and other Halloween items or opt to make the Halloween Luminaries with some your remaining supplies from the list of above. You will even have a couple of the items from the Décor Elements Spooky Things that you could put around your house!

These are items from our Holiday Mini.  So be sure to check them out.

This class is part of a day of classes that you can sign up for each individual or spend the day and do all of them.  Check back this weekend for the other parts.  I need to finish the one project before putting the picture up. 

The Simply Adorned Class is part of this all day Craft Extravaganza.

Friday September 17 will start at 1:30 - 3:30 for the Frame and Luminaries followed by the next Halloween class (check back for that one!)  followed by the Simply Adorned.  or you can do Saturday September 18 starting with the Simply Adorned at 10-12 followed by the Frame and Luminaries, and the next one!  RSVP by Friday September 10 for which classes you would like to attend.  If you can't make these dates schedule a private event with some of your friends.

Here are some more pictures of these projects!

 

Simply Stamp Time - Todays the last day to RSVP!

This little treat holder was one we made at Simply Stamp Time last time! It is really simple and fun.  Yesterday at my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Get Together we actually made a really cool Halloween version.

 

This was created by Elizabeth P.  and uses alot of new Halloween product in the Holiday Mini.  You should have received yours by now if you are on my mailing list.  If not contact me and I will send you one.  They are awesome.  We will be doing a couple of cool projects from the mini at Stamp Time.  Rsvp to wadainker@aol.com by Sunday night to come either Tuesday, August 31 at 10 AM or 6:30 PM or Wednesday, September 1 at 6:30 PM.

Here are a couple of other projects from our last Simply Stamp Time

A Halloween Card

My friend Jill gave me this card at convention!  I think it is just a fun Halloween card.  I thought you might enjoy it.  Notice the use of the texture plate from the Big Shot to make the grid old olive background.

Here is another fun card she gave me:


 

Halloween Club Idea

Usually I make you wait to see the club projects until the next time.  But this little Triangle box was too cute to wait.  The box is very simple.  Shelli Gardner, CEO and founder of Stampin' Up!, showed us this at Convention.

 
  Using any size rectangle score as shown. You will want to decorate the front before scoring.

Fold in half and punch a hole in the center of the outside section as close to the same place on each side.

Score the lines really well.  String the ribbon through one side.  PUt the goodies in side and then string through the other side.

TIghten and tie on top!  All DOne.  I love projects that don't require patterns.  Enjoy.  Remember to check out club.

Mark your calendar for next month Club Schedule.
 
 
 
 

 

Club RSVP Time

 

This is one of the cards we made at club in September.  It uses the stamp set Pumpkin Patch from the  Holiday Mini.

We all had fun learning how to fray the large ribbon.

 

This was a favorite for its simplicity.  The greeting from the new Teeny Tiny Wishes and the circle from Circle Circus.  THe colors are our In Colors - Dusty Durango and Soft Suede.  I loved using the linen thread.

If you would like to attend this upcoming session of club on Tuesday, October 6 in the morning or evening, or Friday, October 9 in the morning you need to RSVP by Sunday October 4.  CHeck out Past Club projects.

Halloween Decor Elements

 

So now that it is October I can share my Halloween Decor.  My husband complained that I put this on our door at the end of August.  I put it up for my Demonstrator Get Together.  BUt now I will share it with you. These Decor Elements are just too easy.  I was a little frustrated because the Double Double one wasn't going to fit the way it came.

 

But Elizabeth P. one of my demonstrator friends suggested I cut it in half and make it one long line.  That fit perfectly.  

Here is a close up

  I thought my front door looks quite seasonal.  I also put up some in my office.

 

So hurry up and order these so you can put them up for your holidays.  Check out all the holiday offerings in the great Definitely Decorative Brochure. 

From the Crypt

Isn't this the greatest card with From the Crypt?  I love that it is creepy but bright.  Elizabeth P. made this in our swap.  The mottled background with the pastelss ties the various colors together.  The little piece of wide Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain is so cool.  I think the Cast a Spell Designer Series Paper is just too fun.

Sweet Treats Blog Candy

 

This sweet card is made using the Sweet Centers Stamp Set from the Holiday Mini. 

 

Somehow I ordered 2 of these and so I am going to give one away along with a package of Sweet Treat Cups.  To be entered in the drawing you need to leave a comment telling me what brings you to my blog.  I will draw a random winner on October 1.  So leave me your comments and try for this great prize.

Sweet Treats! I LOVE THEM!

 

Look how fun these are!  These little cups in the Holiday Mini are just too fun to use.  This card is one of the ones we made at club this past month.  The trick is that we made a little sliding door so the candies come out without destroying the card.

 

The sliding door is actually way easy.  Everyone was surprised how easy it was. 

I am having a class on September 23 morning and evening where we will make 3-4 projects using the  little cups in a variety of ways.  Over the next couple of days I will post some samples using the Sweet Treats Cups.  The class will not necessarily make the exact projects but something similar! 

My Studio

 Recently, I put the finishing touches on My Studio.  I feel so grown up calling it that but that is what it is.  I love working in here on projects and it is so nice to have room to work on multiple projects, hold classes and move around.  This picture shows the display I found over the fireplace.  It is a wire display for Holiday Cards.  It works great to put card samples on.

 

This is the the side of the fireplace.  The pew racks I found when we lived in Texas. They are from the back of a pew.  My husband mounted them on the wall and I have my various small albums and stuff in there for guests to look at.  Below you can see I put some Halloween Decor Elementsup.  A little early but I wanted to give everyone time to see them.  I plan to change this seasonally.

 

This is the big window that looks out on my backyard.  A much nicer view than the front.  The little shelves above hold various 3-d samples and I can hang thins like the INSPIRE garland Elizabeth P. made me.

 

While this wall is not exactly in my studio, when I sit at my computer I see these off to the side.  When my kids graduated Middle School the school they went to had you make these collages and put them on display at graduation.  I had them framed and the y have been on this wall ever since.  It is so fun to see them small everyday.  When I saw the Decor Elements  too great for small dreams - I knew it just needed to go here.

I hope this inspires you to use some Decor Elements or to decorate your stamping/scrapping space.  Be sure to check out my original post showing how I organize a lot of stuff.

Remeber, this is the room I hold all my classes in so if you would like a tour come to a class, or schedule a private event!

EEK! Sweet Centers

 Here is another project using the Sweet Treat Cups in the Holiday Mini  THis is one of the projects Elizabeth P. prepared for our Demonstrator get together.  To create the variegated color we inked the image in pumpkin pie and then sponged on some perfect plum.  Made for a nice effect.  These little cups are just way too much fun.  Don't forget that I am having a class where we will be making projects using these little cuties.

Last Day for Demonstrator $85 kit special!

Each month the demonstrators that are directly under me who meet certain goals receive a project with some product as a reward for meeting these goals.

For July's sales this is the project that they received.  Now, this may seem like a simple project but what is so cool is that the Spooky Treats Halloween rub-ons that I used are all the same size so that I could make a whole bunch of these from one set of rub-ons with out having to change the design.  I got this idea from Stampin' Up! Convention.

 See how each one uses the rub-ons but they are all different sizes? 

Wouldn't you like to recieve something like this each month along with some product?  Join with me as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and you could receive these special packages each month.  New demonstrators who sign up under me get one year of free incentive packages.  That means whether or  not you meet goals for one year you will recieve these incentive packages.  By the time a year is up you will want to meet the goals (they aren't that hard!) to keep on getting them.

Check out the deal $85 Starter Kit.  You have until 11:50 PM, August 31.to sign up online.  Join Now , password is wadainker.

Halloween

 

These great cards were made by Elizabeth P., one of my directs.  Elizabeth is very creative and always amazes me with her samples.  Wait till you see what she did for our INKERBELLES! Get Together this past Sunday.  Those items will be up later.

These cards are simple yet so pleasing to the eye!  They use black ink with just a few touches on the one on the left.  The small grommet around the eye socket on the card on the right I think is just too creative.

Halloween? Already!

I realize it is only August but it is never too early to start planning for Halloween.  Elizabeth P.  made these great cards for our swap.  I love her style.  She always surprises me.  THe black one on the right uses the Spooky Treats Rub-ons on the window sheets.  She then punched it out.  The card on the right uses the BIg Shot Square Scallop die.  Enjoy! 

I am busy getting ready for my local group get-together of my INKERBELLES! Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Group this Sunday.  Excuse if this weeks posts are short - I am sure you will enjoy the cards! 

If you want more information on the Get Together and how you could come - contact me!

Holidays Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Style!

   

I thought I would share some pictures of Thanksgiving and stuff and where some of the stuff I make ends up!  The top picture is my son and his girlfriend.  He is stationed in FL and she lives in Boston.  She came to visit for the Thanksgiving weekend and he cooked his first turkey dinner!  My first phone call came at 7:20 Am and about 7 or 8 phone calls later he had made his dinner!  I sent him the turkeys and stuff I had made to decorate his table - I didn't think he would think of that!

      These are pictures of My Thanksgiving Dinner at my sisters house. There were 20+ people there so we made some turkeys and pumpkins to sprinkle about the table!  

Remember the goodies for my daughters volleyball team dinner?   Anna, her assistant coach, put the hat in her hair and said it was her costumer!

Isn't this cute?