Boo to You!!!

Almost Halloween

Last weekend at the crop I hosted, I worked on some fun little Halloween treats to give to a few of my friends at work. I think they turned out pretty cute!!

I have had these cute buckets for a year or two. I am pretty sure I picked them up at the Target Dollar Spot.

  

I broke out some of my new PaperTrey Ink goodies (yes, I use products other than CTMH once in a while!) to make the tags—Tiny Treats: Valentines stamp set, and Mat Stack 1 die. PTI’s dies are to die for—LOL!! But seriously, they are the best dies I have ever used. Now I want them all!!!!!

Each bucket held a couple of Halloween pencils (Michaels), a Halloween band-aid (Michaels), a test tube (PTI) filled with skull & bones candy (Target), a cello bag (clearbags.com) filled with orange, green & purple M&Ms (Michaels), a sheet of monster stickers (Learning Palace), and……………..

a coffin (Michaels) filled with these cuties…………………….

Nutter Butter ghosts and…………….

 

Oreo mummies!!!! Aren’t these just adorable!!!! I have seen both of these cookie ideas several places on the internet and decided I had to try them out this year. I think they were a hit!

Have a safe & happy Halloween!!

October Rewind

On the eve of my second year of blogging, I thought it would be fun to revisit some of my favorite projects posted in Octobers past. I have seen this done on other blogs and I thought it was a fun idea! So without further ado:

October 2009—Happy Haunting card

 

October 2008—Boo! box with a *surprise* inside

Even More Hooligans

Here are a few more projects made by my good friend, Dawn Ross. I just love how her projects show the versatility of this paper pack is. I can’t wait to make some birthday cards with it!!

Love this card!! And I especially love how Dawn used one of the new Shimmer Designer Brads for the moon! How clever!!!

I just love the colors in this new paper pack—including Lagoon (blue), Pear (green) and Sunset (orange). They are so bright and cheery!!

And look at the great new Mini-Medleys available in those same new colors! Buttons and ribbons and brads, oh my!!!

Isn’t that little monster from the Party Animal stamp set just adorable??

Thanks, Dawn, for sharing your BEAUTIFUL projects with us!!!

Another Look at Hooligans

Look at these cute little guys!! I just love them! They are part of the exclusive stamp set that comes with the Hooligans Workshop on the Go. The best thing about these little critters is that the body parts are all separate stamps so you can mix and match to make all sorts of them!

 

My good friend and fellow CTMH sister, Dawn Ross, made this cute card and the one below. Check out all her amazing work on her blog, I am a Happy Stamper.

Do you see that cute felt fellow? He is from the new Hooligans Level 2 Assortment. I love how he coordinates so perfectly with the stamped critters. This is such a FUN set to work with!!

 

Oooh, and if you look carefully you will see that Dawn used some of the new Opaques (colored adhesive pearls). I am sooooo excited that CTMH is finally carrying these. They add the perfect touch to so many projects!!

Be sure to check back in the next day or two. I am going to share a couple more projects that Dawn made with Hooligans!!

Back Into the School Routine

As much as I love the freedom summer brings me, I do have to admit that it is sort of nice to be back into the old routine. Don’t get me wrong—I would take retirement in a second if someone offered me enough money—but the routine of school is nice!

On another note, I am getting a little bit excited about Halloween already!! Perhaps it is because of the cute stamps and papers that CTMH just released. It could also be because of the fun things I got to make for my Quality Swap group.

I used the new Hooligans paper pack and the September Stamp of the Month for these two projects. Look carefully and you will see goodies from the new color Mini-Medleys—Pear (green) and Sunset (orange). You can also see two other YUMMY new colors used—Lagoon (blue) and Gypsy (purple).

6” x 6” card

Take a look at this cool skull from the September SOTM. The new colored Sparkles make a great addition! (This may date me, but it reminds me of “One-Eyed Willie” from the 80s movie, Goonies!)

This fun little treat holder is made with one of our 4” x 6” Flip Flap protectors. It is glued directly to the front of the Pear cardstock and the Gypsy paper is just slipped right inside the Flip-Flap. I attached the half-oval to the adhesive flap to make the “lid” and secured it with a piece of velcro. This would be cute with a gift card or movie tickets in it, too!

Oh, and I found this PERFECT skulls & bones candy at Target. They come in a really cute “beaker” that will be part of my Halloween decor this year. I may even have to go back and get another one!

I just love this paper, and even though I wasn’t sure about the SOTM when I first saw it, I do love it now that I’ve played with it and plan to make a few more things to use to decorate for Halloween. I’ll share more when I get them done!

I know I keep promising to post a schedule of upcoming workshops and events. Right now our schedule is C-R-A-Z-Y, but I do hope to sit down and look a the calendar sometime this week and get things planned out. So keep checking back!!

Plus, I will be posting other projects made by my swap group over the coming weeks! The girls made some amazing things you won’t want to miss!!

Have You Tried Studio J Yet????

You REALLY need to try it out…..it is so fun and EASY!!! Even if you are not a scrapbooker, I bet you are a photographer at times. Studio J is a great way to showcase the precious photos you take!! Try it, you’ll like it!!!

Here are a couple of layouts I have made with Studio J:

Quick, easy, and beautiful!!! Try it FOR FREE here!!

Fabulous Fall Workshop Projects

Come and join me this Thursday, October 8 at 7 p.m. to make these 3 fabulous fall projects. Cost is only $5 or FREE with a $25 order!! Please RSVP by Wednesday evening. Hope to see you then!!

Project #1: Many Thanks card

Project #2: Boo Box (with a surprise inside)

Project #3: Trick-or-Treat lollipop wrap

 

(I will post the recipes after the workshop on Thursday)

October Workshop

Apparently October was a busy month for everyone! I created these cute, seemingly irresistible projects for my October Workshop--but no one was able to come. So, I guess they weren't so irresistible after all--LOL! Really, everyone did say how cute they thought they were. I guess Em's teacher will get a fun little Halloween surprise on Friday!


Happy Haunting card supplies (all CTMH):
Colonial White cardstock
Garden Green cardstock
Enchanted Level 2 paper pack
Halloween Fun stamp set
Twill ribbon
Garden Green brads

ink/marker colors: Garden Green, Barn Red, Smokey Plum, Honey, Goldrush (pumpkin)

idea from: my original design

dimensions: finished card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"



Halloween Treat Box supplies (all CTMH):
Honey cardstock
Colonial White cardstock
Enchanted Level 2 paper pack
Annotations stamp set
October Word Puzzle stamp set
Seasonal Thoughts stamp set
Antique Copper Bitty Brad
White Hemp

ink/marker colors: Barn Red, Pansy Purple, Olive Green, Honey

idea from:
Nichole Heady/PaperTrey Ink
This is the direct link to the tutorial for this box on her blog. Be sure to check out all the other delicious eye candy she shares on a regular basis!

dimensions: finished box is approximately 3" x 4.25" x 1"










Autumn Votive Luminary supplies (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
vellum paper
Vineyard Berry cardstock
Autumn Splendor stamp set
September Word Puzzle stamp set
sheer green ribbon (other)

ink colors: Autumn Terracotta, Vineyard Berry, Honey, Cocoa, New England Ivy

idea from: a friend and former SU rep many moons ago

dimensions: finished project is approximately 11" x 3"