What I made for the Pumpkin Patch this year.

So those of you who have been following my blog for a year or so, know that every year my neighbor has a fun day at her home, (outside in the yard) for anyone who wants to come. She lets people bring pumpkins, crafts and other items to sell. There are also games, pony rides, and a straw maze for the kids. For a free will donation you can get a really yummy lunch and some of the profits always go to help someone in the community that is going through a hard time, such as cancer, house fire, flood...It was a gorgeous day! and here's some of the things I had for sale.Magnetic rectangle chipboard calender
More calendars
Pumpkin jar w/ Jack-o-lantern Decor Elements Face. Ladies these faces are a super buy! You get 3 faces for $4.95!!!

Another jar

This is a simple craft the kids could do at 50 cents each. Fun and easy!

Sucker Treat

I made boxes and filled them with Tootsie Rolls and some with M & M's.

Cute little buckets I added rub-ons to were a big hit. I had green and black buckets also.

Another bucket

Regional Organized Altered and 3-D Swap!!!

Talk about a FANTASTIC Swap! I was so excited to see all the wonderful ideas this group of ladies came up with for an organized swap I hosted at the Cincinnati Regionals. Check it out!Here's mine, I altered some "mini lunch box tins" that actually had Easter eggs and bunnies on them. There were three different colors of tins, Pink, Purple and Yellow and SU's Razzleberry Lemonade DSP went perfect with them! I added a cute little tag on the side and of course some chocolate to the inside!
This "desktop calendar" was made by Heather Arsenault. What a great idea! and she even included a calendar for 2010 also. Love it!
This "mini accordion file purse" was made by Jana. Isn't this super cute! Love that Razzleberry Lemonade DSP! So pretty! This would make a great gift! I love it! What a great swap!
Here's an inside view of it.

This "Christmas list book and receipt clip" was made by Coleen. What a cute little gift idea! Love the colors she used.

This "note paper holder" was made by Beth Pebbles and she even include directions for us so we could make some! Thanks Beth! Another great gift idea!

Still another great gift idea! This duo was made by Kim Peles. It includes a "tea bag holder and a holder for Ghiradelli squares" tea bags and chocolate included!!! Yah!!! and she included directions for her creations! I told you this was a great swap!

Inside view of the box and holder.

This cute little "mini purse scrapbook" was made using the 3" x 3" envelopes by Shannon Bruner. She used the Cottage Wall DSP for this project, another one of my favorite SU papers!

Inside view of the mini scrapbook. Really cute!

Robin Allison from New York made this pretty little "travel Kleenex holder". I love the leaf stamp set she used. What a great job embellishing it!

Look at this one! Oh my gosh! Lynne Aikins made this one and it really was a super swap! It's a "memo board". She said since the wish list is under glass you can use it like a dry erase board! and she even made us all 3 little cute tacks for the cork board! I love the way she altered the picture frame!

Here's the last one, but not the least by a long shot! It's a "die-cut scented air freshener" made by Sharon Burkett. What a great idea. She used a small wooden embroidery hoop to hold her potpourri. Another very nice giftable. So.. that's all of them. Thanks again ladies for joining me in this swap. I love all the variety we had. Hope everyone had as much fun at the regional as I did.

Fall Stamp-a-Stack

Here are a few of the cards and projects we made at our Fall Stamp-a-Stack.This first one is a CASE from pcgaynor from another site. I used different DSP and I love how the Black and White looks like bones!

Now this card is an exact CASE from Heather at another site. The only thing different is she put colored brads at the top of each square. I think this is one of most beautiful cards I've ever seen!

One of Kelly's cards using the set Priceless

6 x 6 scrap page using that super cute bear!

6 x 6 scrap page using a couple of the new fall sets from the Holiday Mini.

Will post more later on, gotta go work on my swaps for Regionals!

Regional News!

I am so excited that Shelli will be at regionals in Cincinnati this week-end! I'm going on Friday along with my upline and a coouple of sidelines! When's everyone else going?

Swaps From Our Meeting At Darla's

Here's mine I chose to do a chipboard ornament. This month we were suppose to find a card or project in the SU Catty and change the color or use a different stamp set. This is always fun and it's nice to be able to show customers how easy it is to use the layouts from the Idea Book.
This is Shannon's. Love it! Good use of the crimper. I need to pull that tool out and use it some more. I bet I could sell some more of them.
This is Teresa's card. Great card using the Big Shot!

This is Leona's card. I still love this set, Lovely as a Tree. Great card using the Top Note!

Darla's card, she actually got her layout from the new Christmas mini! I liked this card so much I just had to order the new Ronald McDonald set to get that turtle!!!

This last card was our make it take it card at the meeting. Super cute! I always have so much fun when we get together at Darla's and feel that I am truly blest to have such a great upline! Darla, your the BEST!!!

Katie's Birthday Card and Invite

This is a birthday card I made for a friend's daughter who turned 16 last week. I cased the front from a talented lady named Stacey from another site. This card is made using the SU stamp set "Party Hearty" which I really love!

Every 16 year old girl needs a little bling on her card! I went with the new in-colors on this card.

I really made this card from the inside out. I knew what I wanted on the indies, but was having trouable with the outside. The inside of the card is a pop up card using the bear from Under the Stars. I just love that bear! Everyone NEEDS this set, I'm telling you! You really do!!!
Inside side view.

This is the invite that Katie's mom made for her 16th birthday party. I think she did a wonderful job. Thanks for letting me share it with everyone Becky! Super Job! Please check back in tomorrow and Ill share some cards we swapped at our meeting at my upline's last week-end. Take care everyone.

Holiday Blog Hop - Twick or Tweet

Welcome to the Happy Holiday Blog Hop brought to you by Stampin' Addicts, a wonderful website for your Stamping ideas!The Happy Holidays Blog Tour will feature sneak peaks of the stamp sets and accessories found in the Holiday Mini Catalog. There are 40 jam packed pages in this new mini! If you have been following the blog in order you've just been to Sarah's Ink Spot and her creations using the stamp set Pumpkin Patch. I just have to add that Sarah was named #2 rising Star this year at the SU Convention. Congratulations Sarah! Great job! So on with the show. I chose to feature the set Twick or Tweet.

This card features the skeleton and dog stamp. I love this stamp! Oops and the ghosts stamp!
Ok here's what I used besides the stamp set.
Haunting Hill Wheel / Black Ink
Big Shot, Top Note Die, Circles #2 Die
1 3/8", 1 3/4" Circle Punches
Crop-a-dile (to punch holes for ribbon)
Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White Cardstock
How about some treats? I bought a bunch of these little buckets last year for 25 cents a piece after Halloween in black, green and orange! So we have Pixie Stixs and Pencils. I only had one black pencil so I covered the other two with DSP! Worked great.
Here's what I used
Twick or Tweet
Scallop, 1 1/4", 1 3/8" Circle Punches
Pumpkin Pie Paper, Grosgrain Ribbon and Marker
Basic Black Paper, Grosgrain Ribbon and Ink
And how about a Bookmark Treat? I just think this little stamp is super cute!
Here's what I used:
Twick or Tweet
Basic Black Ink and Grosgrain Ribbon
Silver Cording
Crop-a-dile and Antique Brass Large Eyelet
Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lavender, Crushed Curry Markers
Whisper White and Night and Day Specialty DSP
So that's all it. Thank you for stopping by.

Here's a list of all the gals is you want to check them out!

1. Tracy/rosowskimom: Sweet Centers (Tracy's Stamp Therapy)

2. Michelle/stampin'shell: Grateful Greetings (Come Stamp with Me)

3. Sarah/willsygirl: Pumpkin Patch (Sarah's Ink Spot)

4. Twila/tjdstampsalot: Twick or Tweet (Stamp a Little Longer)

5. Sara/lilyinkpad: Haunting Hill & DSP (Lily's Ink Pad)

6. Marie/mariemc: Night & Day DSP (From Combat Boots…)

7. Holly/hollylogic: Autumn Splendor & Tablesetting Die (InkPaperStamps)

8. Joyce/broncomom: Autumn Meadows DSP (Stampin' Central)

9. Lyssa: Calendar Kit with Magnetic Box (Song of My Heart Stampers)

10. Trina/pepesmom: Gifts of the Earth (Stamps and Whiskers)

11. Kim/s1itcher46: Wandering Words (Stitchin' N Stampin' on Paper)

12. Carmen: Cold & Cuddly (Stamping Addiction)

13. Ashley/CoastieWife09: Just Beclause & Christmas Cocoa DSP (Stamp with Ashley)

14. Dawnmarie/dmdezigns: Berry Christmas (DM Dezigns)

15. Rhonda/rhondag: Holy Family (The Stampin' Bunny)

16. Kat/uk79ee: Delightful Decorations and Punch (Kat's Kards)

17. Cheryl/lovetostampandscrap: Icicle and Merry & Bright Rub-Ons (Love to Stamp and Scrap)18. Holly/catrules: Serene Snowflakes (Holly's Stampin' Mania)

19. Paula/scrapshappen: Décor Elements & wood blocks (Stamping with Paula)

20. Linda/lindakeal: Charming (Olive Stamps)

21. Barbara/cre8tivestamper: Simply Adorned (Creative Stampin' Spot)

22. Yapha: Bear Bigz Die and clothes (Yapha Stamps)
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Hey Everybody! It's Time For Another HOP!

I am so excited to be a part of another Stampin Addicts Blog Hop! This "hop" will be featuring products from the new Holiday Mini! If you haven't received yours in the mail yet, it should be on it's way. Haven't heard of a Blog Hop? Well let me tell you a little bit about it. It is a "circle" on the internet where you will click the links to connect you to a group of blogs that are all participating in the hop. You can start at any given blog and continue until you get back to that blog. For this tour we are all assigned a specific product to feature. I have choose the stamp set Twick or Tweet and the wheel Haunting Hill to use. Hope you can join us for the tour which begins this Saturday, August 29 at noon and runs through midnight Monday, August 31. Be watching for some Blog Candy give aways!

Purses Of All Sizes!

I made these two purses for my mother/daughter hostesses last night. I purchased the tutorial from Becky Roberts. I'll come back later and post a link to her blog info. She does such great work and explains directions very well.
Aren't they super cute! And they really weren't that hard to make!

Close up of the buckle with some Pretties rhinestones added. Gotta get another set of Pretties!

Demonstrated the faux Aligator skin technique. It really looks like it!!! That was FUN!

Purse card we made using the Circle Circus stamp set. I got my idea from a card in the SCS gallery, will try and post a link later.

Another card I had the girls make last night using the Great Friend stamp set and the Tea Party DSP. I love the color Basic Gray, but I still agree they need to rename it Charming Charcoal! It's really pretty especially used with PINK! Hey if you can't tell I'm really busy and need to get off of here and get some work done, I'll try and post some vacation pictures in a couple of days. Have a great stampin' day!

I'm Back!

Hi Everyone, just letting everyone know we are back from vacation, and I"ll try and post some some projects soon. I've got a workshop tonight, so I'll take pictures and post them in a couple of days!