Nodding my head and waving my hands

Why am I doing this? Because I have laryngitis. My voice is back but still strained and very hoarse. Why am I nodding my head and waving my hands? Because I am in the top 6 at Card Patterns! Woot! Although I am unable to squeal with delight, I can show my enthusiasm with head nods and hand gestures.
Thank you Card Patterns for selecting my card!


Lots going on this week for me and I want to share an upcoming blog candy giveaway I will have in just a few days for The Cutting Cafe. Regina has generously offered the DT a chance to give away a Cutting Cafe file. One lucky winner from my blog will be selected to receive a Cutting Cafe file for free! :-) I have been working with some of the latest files and I adore the ease of printing items out at home on my printer using papers of my choice in my pajamas. I want to share a quick card I made while watching Mad Men's season finale last evening. It came together super fast so it would be a perfect card if you need to make several.



I used the All About Christmas printable set which has tons of images and sentiments! As mentioned above, I will show case more Cutting Cafe projects this week and offer a free printable set for one lucky winner on November 11th! Be sure to check back for the chance to win! The free set will be shown on 11/14 along with details of how to enter.

November Wishes

With the new month comes changes to the decor. I suppose I can't leave the ghosts and jack o lanterns up when we are focusing on blessings and joining together with our family for Thanksgiving. DD has reminded me twice that the Halloween decor must be taken down. She's ready to move onto the next holiday. She's extremely family oriented and loves when we gather as a family for holidays. We went to my sister's for Halloween to celebrate my BIL's birthday which was lots of fun. My parents had a breakfast feast on Sunday so we had two days filled with cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and grandparents. DD has been asking me for over a month when she could go to Nana and Papa's so she was thrilled to go. We also celebrated Bear's 2nd birthday! Bear is the white fluffy dog my parents receive so much love from. I adore him too! He's like a soft blanket and just wants to be held or close to you. Pure sweetness.

A couple of cards to share today. First up is "Thanksgiving Celebration".



I made this card based on CardPatterns #39 sketch, Crafty Creations challenge #39 use Thanksgiving theme, Alphabet Challenge C is for circles, and Gingersnaps Creations-use orange, green, and brown.

This card is based on Get Sketchy's #12 challenge. I was worried I would not be able to find the balance for this sketch since it has two flowers on the upper left and lower right corners. I played with the embellishments and thought it was balanced and yet still met the sketch layout. Overall, I was surprised I was able to play the blue up in the pattern paper and like the appearance. You can't really see the blue unless you right click to see full size. It looks better IRL. Anyhow, thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it!

Supplies for the cards:

cardstock: Bazzill

pattern papers: unknown (My MMM pal, Pam sent me these! Thanks Pam!)

epoxy stickers: Creative Imaginations Christine Adolph

brads: Bazzill

ribbon: Lil 'davis and Target

rhinestones: JoAnn's

floral pick: AC Moore

button: craft supply

floss: DMC

ink: Stampin' Up So Saffron

Hop(e)

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and my friend, Michelle came up with a brilliant idea to host a hop dedicated to this cause. All the participants are listed below as a hyperlink for you to check out their inspiring projects. But first I wanted to share one of my favorite organizations dedicated to finding a cure.

Susan G. Komen is a grassroots organization that assists survivors and supporters in the effort to cure breast cancer. You can help by taking action and joining the fight to help end breast cancer forever by visiting this site. Take the pledge to be an advocate and help raise awareness in your community.

A favorite manufacturer of mine is Melissa Frances who is a breast cancer survivor. She created a line entitled, 'Thankful" and a portion of the proceeds are donated to www.breastcancer.org. I picked this paper up at my LSS a short while ago and love the soft colors mixed with encouraging words and beautiful flowers. I knew the moment I signed up for this Hop(e) I was going to use these papers.
My card for Hop(e)


Supplies: cardstock: Bazzill celery; pattern paper: Melissa Frances; die cuts and chipboard: Amy Butler; ribbon: Wright's;pearl:K & Co.;button: craft supply

Michelle
Tiffany Johnson
Kelly Marie
Heather Lee-Reppen
Ashley Nguyen Newell
Ryann Salamon
Anita Hovey
Aimee
Vickie Y
You are here----- Amy Duff
Next stop is Jill Dunn: http://inkgenious.blogspot.com/
Molly Ritterbeck
Kerri Michaud
Melinda W
Tami Grandi
Sunshine
Charlene
Keri Lee Sereika
Sarah Martina
Stephanie Muzzulin
Roni
Anita
Libby Hickson
Martha
Cassie
Laura K.

Sickness spreads

Yep, my daughter was ill and now it's me. Ugh! Second time being sick this school year. I am beginning to think I need to be vaccinated despite my fears of what may happen. Just so tired and unmotivated to do anything. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. That's what I like.

During the week I conjured up some energy and created three cards all for 2S4Y. I love Kazan's and Laura's sketches each week and have participated in most of them. The DT call has been announced on the blog and I thought I would try the sketches because they challenge me.
This is for Laura's sketch #37

Supplies: cardstock: The Paper co.; pattern paper and sticker: Bo Bunny; rub-on's Heidi Grace; pompom fringe: Wright's; rhinestone: Darice; other: Christmas tree from craft supply

The next two are for the DT call. I used The Cutting Cafe's Christmas Long Phrases for my sentiments. These are really versatile to use! There are many new designs so pop on over to see all the wonderful new files available!
Here's my take on Laura's sketch:

Supplies: cardstock: Stampin' Up; pattern paper: Bo Bunny; chipboard: Melissa Frances; lace paper: K & Co.; tag sentiment: The Cutting Cafe Christmas Long phrases stamp; ribbon: Wright's; button: Making Memories; floss: DMC

and my take on Kazan's sketch:

Supplies: cardstock: The Paper Co.; pattern paper: Bo Bunny; chipboard: Melissa Frances; sentiment: The Cutting Cafe Christmas Long Phrases stamp; pearls: Kaiser Craft; ribbon: Target; button: Dress It Up; floss: Prism

Also wanted to wish everyone trying out for the DT best of luck and know it will be difficult for Laura and Kazan to decide upon 4!

Sorry about the interruption

It's been one week with the new roomies and we are still getting settled. I didn't have much time to create this week. However, today I was determined to sit down and make something! I managed to get a few cards completed and then discovered my DD is ill. :-( Never a good thing to find out, but got her cleaned up and she is resting comfortably now. I always dislike it when kids are sick. They look so pathetic. I know when my DD is under the weather because she insists she is fine yet her body contradicts this with signs. When she tells me she is "fine", I know to grab the thermometer. Bless her heart. She does not fib (Autism characteristic) about anything but this. It scares the dickens out of her to think she will get a shot and although I assure her those days have passed, the memories linger. I have avoided the flu and Swine shots because of her medical history and I really hope this was the best choice.
Okay but you are not here to read this. So let me get to the card sharing!



This is based on CardPatterns #37 sketch and The Pink Elephant's #36 Fall challenge

Supplies: cardstock: Recollections; pattern paper and stickers: Pink Paislee; rub-on: Creative Imaginations; flower: KaiserCraft; rhinestones: Michael's; twine: Darice; ribbon, leaf and button from craft supply

For Get Sketchy's #1o sketch
Supplies: cardstock: Recollections; pattern paper: Cosmo Cricket and Reminisce; stamp: Let's Get Jazzy;ink: Brilliance; ribbon: Michael's; glitter glue: Stickles; tulle and bell from craft supply

I discovered a new stamp company recently that I really love! Shirley's 2 Girls has really cool images and designs. SNR sent me an email announcing a digital day they were having last weekend and I popped over to check them out. They were offering a coffee cup and muffin image which I immediately printed off and began creating with. I made the the first card for the SNR digiday event and the second one is for the Thursday sketch which I won this week! Yeah!! I paper pieced the cup and muffin using Pink Paislee's Amber Road pattern papers to add some depth to the images.

Supplies: cardstock: Recollections; pattern paper: Pink Paislee; tag: Art Warehouse; jewels: Kaiser Craft; glitter glue: Stickles; alphabet sticker: Pink Paislee; other: punches Marvy and Fiskar's

Thanks for stopping by! I gotta run before Simon starts screaming for me to come help with unpacking the kitchen boxes. :-) Happy Sunday!

Creepy Crawly Blog Stomp Winners!

A big THANK YOU to all the wonderful ladies who joined our blog stomp. We had a great time having you play with us and I invite you to join us at Paper Popsicles for additional fun and friendship!



Winners
Grand Prize
Gini Cagle

Blog RAKS -
Tricia's blog = gramjak
Cassie' blog = Silvia
Lora's blog = cheri
Amy's blog = Beadz
Robyn's blog = JoanneK

You need to email Melissa your snail mail address in order to receive your prize!melissa@paperpopsicles.com

Creepy Crawly Blog Stomping Fun!

Welcome to Paper Popsicles' second blog hop, our CREEPY, CRAWLY, Blog STOMP! Today, we hope that as you go around to each of our creative team member blogs, you will find inspiration, some tricks, and perhaps some TREATS!
If you stumbled upon my blog from Carol's GREAT!!! you are on the right track! If you stumbled upon my blog and wish to play along, please start at the Paper Popsicles' blog HERE.

Our porch lights are now on! As you move from one blog to the next, you will collect a TREAT (a word). Gather all the treats to make a ghoulish saying and email your phrase to Melissa at melissa@paperpopsicles.com. For your efforts, you will be entered into a RAK to win a fantastic prize—THE LOUD TALKER KIT!

What a fabulous kit it is!

Also today everything in the Paper Popsicles store is 25% off excluding clearance which is 50% off.

Please leave a comment on EVERY blog during our stomp....otherwise you might miss out on some other free treats!!!!


I want to share with you MY ghoulish surprise.

My surprise today is an altered item which you can make for yourself or give as sweet treat. I love to give /eat candy but it seems everyone I know (including myself) is on a diet, so I thought this would be calorie free and a cute way to decorate for the holiday.

My project is an altered slide holder which is a picture frame and card in one!

I painted the entire thing with black paint and covered with some pattern paper. I stamped a Halloween bracket on orange paper and added the epoxy sticker to embellish.

There are two plastic slides that fit inside the holder which you can see below. I stamped the slides with Staz-On ink using a pumpkin border stamp.

This is a close up of the slides which I am going to adhere pictures under.

guess you want your other treat too? The treat on my blog is....

ALWAYS SOMETHING

Now that you have been scared into the season, don’t forget to leave a comment, then head over Jen's blog next!

Below is the list of blog's to visit in this order:

1. Tricia

2. Lynda

3. Cassie

4. Valerie

5. Lora

6. Carol

7. ME-You are here

8. Jen - Go here next

9.Robyn

HAPPY STOMPING!