Simple Halloween

Happy Monday all, hope you had a great weekend! I think I was a bit under the weather, I did way more sleeping than I usually do. Thankfully I'm feeling much better today, JUST in time to go back to work {ugh}. 

A quick post today, for a quick card I made last week. I got this stamp from Hobby Lobby over the summer. My intention was to use it on the inside of a card, but decided it needed to go on the front. 

I even decided to go whole hog & emboss it. It took me a while to remember how to do that. 

Oh yes, & more of that Glimmery stuff. In Pumpkin :)

Some Basic Grey paper & some meshy ribbon stuff .... & this card is ready to go to a new home :)

Hope you have a terrific week! 

Happy Fall!!!

Woohoooooo my favorite season!! And I don't even *like* pumpkin spice latte!! 

I had off on Friday, mostly to catch up on the small things like laundry, cleaning & putting out falllllll things. Did I mention I love fall?? 

Since my boss gave me so many breaks throughout the day I had a bit of time to not only start but complete a card! Ok, it's a simple card. I wanted to try my hand at a CAS-ish card. It was so hard to walk away & not add more *stuff* but I do like how it turned out.

Oh & look! It's a fall *ish* card. What are the odds? 

This stamp is so old, probably one of the first ones I bought & probably never used before now. I just stamped it onto shimmery paper & sponged a crap load of inks onto it. A border punch & matching corner punch, some pearls & there ya go .... a CAS-ish card! 

Can you see the shimmer?? 

I even decorated the inside at the same time I made the card! That pretty much never happens, then when I go to get it ready to sell I'm scrambling to remember what papers I used so I can finish the inside. I have crafter ADD .... once I'm done with the fun part of a project it's on to something else. 

~ linking up with ~

Cards In Envy ~ Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

Crafty Catz  ~ Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge blog ~ Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge blog ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Cardsmakers ~ Autumn

Crafty Boots ~ Autumn is in the Air


Happy Fall!! Oh wait, did I say that already??

Happy Fall!!!

Woohoooooo my favorite season!! And I don't even *like* pumpkin spice latte!! 

I had off on Friday, mostly to catch up on the small things like laundry, cleaning & putting out falllllll things. Did I mention I love fall?? 

Since my boss gave me so many breaks throughout the day I had a bit of time to not only start but complete a card! Ok, it's a simple card. I wanted to try my hand at a CAS-ish card. It was so hard to walk away & not add more *stuff* but I do like how it turned out.

Oh & look! It's a fall *ish* card. What are the odds? 

This stamp is so old, probably one of the first ones I bought & probably never used before now. I just stamped it onto shimmery paper & sponged a crap load of inks onto it. A border punch & matching corner punch, some pearls & there ya go .... a CAS-ish card! 

Can you see the shimmer?? 

I even decorated the inside at the same time I made the card! That pretty much never happens, then when I go to get it ready to sell I'm scrambling to remember what papers I used so I can finish the inside. I have crafter ADD .... once I'm done with the fun part of a project it's on to something else. 

~ linking up with ~

Cards In Envy ~ Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

Crafty Catz  ~ Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge blog ~ Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge blog ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Cardsmakers ~ Autumn


Happy Fall!! Oh wait, did I say that already??

Friday five

TGIF peeps! And bonus -- it is now fall!! Here are my 5 randoms for the week: 

1: In case you didn't hear me, it's fall!! My favorite season ... this says it all:

2: It's Homecoming week! The week where I also dress like a dork. The week that I am full of school spirit, even though it's been 30 years since I was in high school. The week I wear all the blue & gold clothing I own. This year will be the one & only year my son will be going to the dance. He's always involved in everything else .... parade, float, pep rally, bonfire .... but dances aren't his thing. Too bad so sad, this year he has been coerced into going & I can't wait to take pictures! 

3: My first year owning this: 

This is a Blueberry Smoothie Althea, & actually I think I planted it late last year. I thought it was a summer flowering plant, but I guess mine is a late bloomer. Ha!! Late bloomer!! See what I did there?? hahaaaa

4: Avengers movies. I love them all.

My boys & I usually see these movies in the theater, together. With the latest movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, my older The latest movie however, my older son saw with his friends. Yes, I know ... he's a teenager & teenagers normally DO prefer going to movies with friends. Anyway, my husband just bought the dvd so the younger one & I are watching it this weekend. I can't wait! Did I mention I love these movies??? The fact that Robert Downey Jr is Iron Man does NOT hurt :)

5: I'm sorry, I know this is old news but I laughed out loud when I saw this one:

Hope you've all had a great week! We only have a few more days left with our German student & I am going to lose it when he leaves. I was so worried about him coming here, I wasn't sure how it was going to feel having a stranger in our house for two weeks. Now I can't imagine not having him here. Hopefully he had so much fun he'll want to come back for another visit :)

~ Linking up with ~

High Five for Friday

Five on Friday

Friday Blog Booster Party

Midlifeluv Linky Party

But I'm not ready yet!

So I was editing some pictures over the weekend for my post today. They looked something like this ....

and this ...

Since the other day I was saying how I missed the color because I clearly blinked ..... so I was trying to get a few last pictures of fall. 

Then today, this happened. 

{view from our office window}

No no no nonononononooooooo .... it's only November 11th!! Sigh ..... guess I need to shift gears. AND dig out my winter boots & ice scraper! 

So here are some pictures of what Mother Nature left behind today:

 I'm pretty sure the birds were planning on eating those for lunch ....

What's left of my Burning Bush. Cool red berries - perhaps the birds can eat those instead.

This is the same pod pictured above. Except now it looks ..... colder. 

Nope .... definitely not ready ....

What I did on my day off .....

Kind of like "what I did on my summer vacation", haha. Don't worry, I won't write a whole essay! 

My younger son is home sick today, so after doing the laundry & dishes & other domestic stuff I never have time to do, I did something else I never have time to do. Play with my inks! Wow, I am *really* out of practice. It took me forever to even find the name of the stamp, & while searching I realized I must have missed about 20 Magnolia releases. One thing I can say, I've definitely saved a lot of money in the last year by not stamping! 

So, here is my card using "Witch Tilda & Pumpkins", from about 20 collections ago. Not only did I make a card, but I used my Copics! Yes, I still have some left :)

I have to admit, I did buy a new paper pad. I was in Michael's to buy something for one of my kids for school, & couldn't help but browse through the fall stuff. I love making fall cards, & I found a Recollections pad for about $3. Didn't exactly break the bank with that purchase. 

I kept the card pretty simple because I really like the paper with that big ole label-y type design & didn't want to cover it up with too much "stuff".

Other than the paper, everything on this card I've had for-EVER. The flowers were probably some of my first .... the charm I bought many years ago (bought a ton on Ebay) ...

So there you go .... please be kind .... thanks for visiting!

Entering into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp ~ Anything goes

Craftitude ~Anything goes/ Use twine or string (I'm linking to their whole blog, their post doesn't seem to be linkable)

Card Crafters Circle ~ Cute cards

Divas by Design ~ Use orange
7 Kids College Fund ~ Anything goes
Tilda's Town ~ Anything goes
Magnolia-licious ~ Anything goes

Tuesday Muse, a day late

Yep, a day late ... that's me. Especially in recent weeks, because it seems all I do is wait for my computer to load .... & glare at the pop ups .... "plug in unresponsive" ..... "your page won't load ... care to kill, or wait?" .... grrrr .... I'm ready to kill something all right! I did get some tips that have helped a bit. Did a bit of fall cleaning so to speak ... so it's running a bit better - at least I can pay bills, chat on Facebook & UPDATE MY BLOG all in the same day! 

My mums are now open. My burning bush is becoming quite red. Yesterday I smelled someone burning leaves. I love all things fall. I even changed out my bar in my Scentsy warmer .... it is now "Apple Pumpkin" from Yankee Candle. I don't even like pumpkin, but pumpkin & apple together is heavenly. Coincidentally, I just found a recipe for some Pumpkin Apple Bars - hoping to make them this weekend. I'll let you know how they turn out! 

Linking up with Tuesday Muse over at A Rural Journal!

Friday five

Linking up to Random 5 Friday & High Five for Friday!

Happy Friday!! Here are my 5 randoms for the week:

1: I bought 10 cans of pumpkin puree this week. I am a pumpkin hoarder. For the record - I HATE pumpkin. The smell .... the taste .... yuck! But, all my friends & family love pumpkin & I love baking pumpkin goodies, so pumpkin goodies it is! I know, I rock!

2: Last week Friday when I woke up, I couldn't hear out of my left ear. I figured it would eventually pop, but it never did. I lasted 5 days, then went to the doctor. She unplugged me & I can hear again! Nothing like ear wax to make you realize you take hearing for granted!

3: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. *Loved* the first episode! I'm a huge Avengers fan (Iron Man is my favorite) so this will be a must-watch every week.

4: The Target near my work finally got a Starbucks! All the other stores had them, except "mine". I'm there at least once a week. This is good. Or it could be bad. Depends on how you look at it.

5: More coffee news: we got a Keurig at work. I've never used one before, ever. I could never have a single cup maker in my house, as I drink about 4-5 cups of coffee a day. But I am excited to try it, & am searching for just the right flavor. Gosh, there are so many choices! 

What's your favorite coffee flavor-in-a-pod?

Have a super weekend!

FALL!!

Grrr.... I've had quite a time trying to get this post written. Took me HOURS just to get to the Blogger screen. I *hate* my computer! Or maybe I *hate* my internet provider. Not sure which. My computer is about 5 years old ..... yet my son has issues also & his computer is only a year old. All I know is I'm sick of {not responding} and {"your plug in is unresponsive. Would you like to stop it?"} (that happens about 5 times right in a row). Sometimes I hate technology!!! 

{/vent}

Ok then ....... FALL!!!! I *heart* fall! I love the cooler weather, the changing leaf colors, the pumpkins, Halloween, all of it! In the coming weeks I'm going to be sharing some {fall} pictures I've been taking, some {fall} recipes, & some of my favorite {fall} cards I've made in the past. Heck, maybe I'll even find the time to make a NEW {fall} card :) 

I forgot to mention another fall favorite: mums!!! Here is one getting ready to open .....

I actually took this a few days ago. I need to get back out with the camera, they are probably all open & pretty & I'm missing it! 

Linking up with Tuesday Muse over at A Rural Journal. 

What is your favorite thing about fall? 

Autumn Tilda

Happy Thursday-almost-Friday everyone!! Fall is here in Wisconsin -- I think I missed the colors changing on all the leaves when I blinked -- geez they were green, then I looked away for a sec & now they're all on the ground! My son has to leave the house at 6:30 in the morning to catch the bus & it is sooooo dark & soooooo cold -- downright creepy -- I do NOT enjoy sending my child off into the darkness every morning!

Anyway -- on to my card:

In keeping with the fall spirit, I used Standing Fall Tilda -- it will be a while before I am able to buy any of the FAB new Tildas so I'll have to make do with what I have. **gasp** -- did I really just say that?? I still buy all my Magnolias -- among other things -- at 7 Kids College Fund. I find Tab has the best prices & the best service. I colored Tilda with my Copic markers -- & used wayyy more Stickles than I meant to --see the seam binding? Well -- I didn't think about adding that until everything was all glued down -- so not only did I have to *thread* the seam binding through the raffia lace -- but as I was tying it & adjusting it, I felt wet on my finger. Yes, I applied the Stickles to her wings before I started playing with the seam binding -- & I forgot about it. Nothing like dragging my hand through wet Stickles once or 10 times. Let's just say Tilda has glitter in spots that no young girl should have glitter!

Here's a close up -- errant glitter pieces & all --

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Berry Sweet Challenge -- Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp -- Buttons

Papertake Weekly -- Anything Goes Optional Bling -- do Dew Drops count as bling?)

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Mine will not be so great. I opened our pantry the other day & there was a bit of water on the floor -- looked up to find a big ole water spot on our ceiling. Our pantry happens to be under our bathroom so that is not good, & I have no idea how we will find where it's coming from. I'm thinking it might be a pipe -- but even if I call a plumber how are they going to know? Will they have to remove the wall? Ugh -- I smell lots of money going down the pipes -- literally :(

Just Magnolia sketch

It's been a loooong time since I participated in a challenge of any kind, so when I received my new-to-me Tilda I checked out the Just Magnolia blog to see what their challenge of the week was. Lucky for me, it was a sketch challenge!

Here's the sketch:




And here is my card:



I used Witch Tilda and Pumpkins which I bought at 7 Kids College Fund. I colored her with Prismas & gamsol & did a LOT of distressing, both with my distress tool & Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The papers are Basic Grey Indian Summer. I added a bit of Stardust Stickles & a few Prima flowers & leaves & thought it turned out to be quite a lovely autumn card. AND it's pretty darn close to the sketch --I have a habit of drifting far away from the original sketch.




Here's a close up of the lovely Tilda.




And a close up of the silver leaf charm. These are available in my Etsy store, along with a few other fun charms. I will be adding more styles in just a few days!

I hope you are having a great week --when my boys get home from school in just a few minutes, we are off to the Science Fair at school! We went to set up last night & oh boy, lots of fun projects!! Can you believe we never EVER had a Science Fair when I was in school? School is just so darn fun nowadays!!

Don't forget to enter my blog candy in the post above!!!

Go vegan!

TGIF!! And what a surprise.....it's cloudy & rainy!! Where was all this rain this past summer when we *really* needed it??

I still have a load of High Hopes images from the last release that have not seen ink! I decided I'd better get going & use some of these....all that clean rubber is taunting me!




Today's card uses Tom's Plea....I don't think I've ever seen a cuter turkey!! He's colored with Copics & for once I'm actually happy with how it turned out!! The papers are SU's Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Basic Grey Indian Summer, & I *think* the plaid paper is Reminisce, but of course it was a scrap in my pile with no name on it. I added some punched flowers & swirls, some Dew Drops, & the leaf charm is from Ebay. Best place to get charms in bulk!!




Close up of Tom.......





The good news for all you High Hopes lovers is that 7 Kids College Fund is expecting to receive their order any day now!!! I will let you know the minute they are in the store!! Don't forget that right now you can also preorder the Cosmo Cricket kits & papers (I want them all!), the Stampavie Mo Manning, & the Stampavie Penny Johnson at 7 Kids as well!! Just click on the links!!

That's all from me today....I have many errands to run to get ready for Matthew's birthday party Sunday. Yes, it's a week late, but it's a good thing I was late getting it scheduled because I was pretty sick last Sunday. So it all worked out. He & his friends are going to play Laser Tag! We had his party there last year & it was a huge hit, so why mess with success?? Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!! I will be back Sunday with my card for the High Hopes challenge!!

Missing in action.....

Good Thursday morning everyone!! I have had an UBER busy week & have had no time to create nor blog hop. I haven't even looked at my stamping table since the weekend. Which is good, since I've been whining all summer about not being able to find a job. I'm resigned to the fact that I will be subbing for another year, & the hours are being piled on!! The first week of school there were 2 cases of strep, & a lot of the kids & teachers have been absent. All the more subbing hours for me!! I've worked all day every day this week, so there hasn't been time for much else. I thought I would share a couple of my favorite fall cards from last year, since I don't have time to create any new ones!!!!!




This is one of my favorite SU sets.....gosh I miss those hedgies! I sure wish they'd bring them back!! I have this set out right now with the intention of doing something soon with one of the other images!!




And this Magnolia is one of my favorites.....must be her beret....it just says "fall" to me, lol! Wish I looked so chic in a beret!! The stitching is faux.....it was either before I bought my machine, or before I had the courage to try it!!

I'm looking forward to a bit of time maybe tomorrow. My husband went up north for a few days & I definitely want to take advantage of the empty house!! Tonight is Cub Scouts so doubly looking forward to some rest time tomorrow, lol!!

Have a great day!!