Halloween Votive Holders

I made these little votive holders to set up on the mantle for Halloween. I used some very old wood CTMH stamps sets. The pumpkins was called the Pumpkin Patch and it was a single stamp. The other two were made from then set called Trick or Treaters. I used a heavy vellum and stamped in black on the front. Then I took CTMH markers and colored in on the back side. I used some DMC floss to sew the 2 pieces together and slip them over a glass candle holder. Then put in a tea light or candle and light. The glow from the flames shines through the image and they are really cute!. Fun, Easy and Quick to make using any stamps you would want. My vellum pieces were cut 2 1/2 x 6. Cut the vellum according to the size candle holders you are using. Two for each one you would make. You could put the ends together in a number of different ways also.

3 Months

Here is another 2 page layout. This is 3 months of age. I used my Cuddlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder on the green paper. Then I took CTMH Hollyhock ink and rubbed over the dots. It left a really interesting effect. I have a combination of embellishments along with the Sharon Ann paper that I am using throughout this album.

2 Months

Here is the layouts for 2 months age. As I stated earlier I am going to do the journaling all at the same time but am making a place for it on each 2 page spread I am making. Most of these embellishments are from the Sharon Ann Kit that I am using throughout this album.

1 Month Layouts

Here is the start of the month layouts. This is for 1 month of age. I fell in love with her in this little dress. I had to use that as one of the pictures.

Newborn

This set of pages has a shaker box filled with little hands and feet. The clothesline of girl clothing that has been paper pieced. I had a picture of her little feet and a metal engraved strip that says "little toes" and had to put

them together on the second page of this layout.

Now the pages from here on will be 2 page layouts begining with 1 month of age.

Stay tuned for more to come.

Welcome Home Layouts

This is layouts of ger being brought to her home and having a special time with Mom. I love this picture of my daughter holding her daughter. It tugs at my heart. I quilled the stork arriving at the house and did some stamping.

A Note: the journaling areas have been placed on each layout but haven't been filled in yet. I thought I would do that all at one time. I have her weight and height for each month of her life so that will be included as well.

The new Family

This is her first day home with her very proud parents.

Day of Birth

These 2 pages are of the day she was born. Isn't she precious?!

The Proud parents

I am working on an 8x8 album showing the birth of my Grandaughter. This is the cover page introducing her with the day of her birth. The beginning pages will be of her day of birth and and first couple weeks of her life. Then there will be a 2 page layout for each month of her life. It will end with her 1 year Birthday Party.

I had made one of these albums for her Mom. When my daughter married her Mother in Law asked if I would make an album for her son identical to my daughters other than it being the boy line of paper of course. So I used the Sharon Ann Baby line for my daughters album and my son in laws album. Then when they had their first child I thought how fun it would be to make their daughter an album to just like Mommy and Daddy. I purchased this years Sharon Ann Baby collection and got started on her album. Now of course my intentions were good at the start. I was going to do a page each month finishing on her birthday. Well time got away from me and now she will be 1 year at the end of next month!!! YIKES!! So I thought if I made a committment on this blog to post as I got them done that I would work on it in a timely manner and actually have it completed in time.

I will post the pages I have done so far and then hope to post another 2 page layout every couple of days.

Products used for this page are Sharon Ann papers, CTMH paper flower, CTMH metal embellishments, CTMH Hollyhock twill ribbon and a poem about daughters that I had used on a project of my daughters from Junior High School.

I will be posting a few more pages today and then hopefully each day or two you will see the progress of each months pages getting completed.

3x3 Christmas Card

I am a Hostess for a Fiskateer swap every month in which we swap products. This month we had a Christmas Theme. Some of the people in the swap send me a Hostess gift. To show my appreciation and thanks for their generosity and thoughtfulness I make a 3x3 card that I leave blank so they can use it. Well because our swap was the Christmas theme I decided to make the 3x3 cards for Christmas also. I put this card together using almost all CTMH products. I used the following CTMH products. Christmas Melodies and Gratitude stamp sets. Colonial White, New England Ivy, and Olive card stock. Cranberry ribbon, New England Ivy and Cranberry inks. The tree was decorated with Fiskars Rain Dots. I forgot to take the picture of the envelope but I made that also and stamped to coordinate with the card.

If you are a Fiskateer and would like to join the swaps watch for my post on the first day of each month to see what we are buying to swap and to sign up. If you aren't a Fiskateer yet but would like to be one go to http://www.fiskateers.com/ and click on how to join to become a Fiskateer.

Santa Candy Wrapper

I sawthis very cute idea from Dawns Stampin Studio. I have her blog listed under my blog list so check it out. She did a video on how to make these. I had to make mine a little different because I don't have Stamp Up punches which is what she used. So I did some thinking and checking around my scrapbook room on how I was going to make the beard,brim,head and hat. This is what I came up with. I cut the head from using the Fiskars circle cutter. Eyes and nose a 1/4" Fiskars hand punch. All the rest were cut using different Cricut cartridges. I used Mini Monogram, Joys of the Season and Christmas Cheer.The beard was made from a wreath, the brim from a pipe and the hat from a scalloped square. I really had to look at the designs in a different manner to come up with these. I was so happy I challenged myself and learned so much from this process. These have Hershey miniature chocolate and chocolate with almond bars inserted. They will also fit Mr Goodbar miniature bars. To put in Butterfinger and Kit Kat miniature bars some adjustment to the wrap around part will need to be made. I added glitter at the end to give him some sparkle. This would be Cute in a Holiday basket, attached to a gift etc. A Big Thank You to Dawn for doing this video.

Halloween Spinner Card

I wanted to make a halloween card for my Granddaughter for her first Halloween. Now she is only 11 months old for her first Halloween so she won't know what it is all about, but I thought if I made an interactive card she would have seeing the movement. So I decided on the Spinner Card. I used CTMH Boo-tiful and Happy Haunting stamp sets. I also used some misc halloween stamps, Cloud 9 paper and CTMH Colonial White, Autumn Terracotta and black inks.

Halloween Waterfall Card

I made this Halloween Waterfall Card to send to my Sister and her family. I used CTMH Little Spooks stamp set, CTMH black, Smokey Plum, Pansy Purple, Autumn terracotta, Sunflower, \Blush, Taffy, Inks, Blending Pen, Cloud 9 paper and misc ribbon.

Halloween Tag

This is the Make N Take i will be doing at the Fiskars Demo on Oct 29th at Pages in Progress. Stop by any time between 12-2 PM and try out some new squeeze punches, and Lil Davis Halloween stamp set.

Fall Flower Bouquets

I received these beautiful flowers from my sister and her family. It was kind of a double gift. They were sent partially for my birthday and also to cheer me up during my recovery time right now that I am going through. They sure put a smile on my face.

Quilling Xmas Tag

The Christmas Tree was made by quilling. I made my own curling tag, used Stickles on the tree and the snowflake. Distressed background and bling along the scalloped border. I had lot's of fun making this tag.

Birthday Card for Mom

I made this card for my Mom's 79th birthday. I used all CTMH products.

3x3 Card Box

This is a fun little box to make to hold those litle 3x3 cards you make. This was made with CTMH More To Adore paper, Adorable stamp set, blush and chocolate inks.

3 1/2 x 8 Card

This card also uses the Silhouette paper from CTMH and Lovely Lace and Joy Forever stamp sets.

File Folder and Circle Card Set

This is a fun project making circle cards and a holder to store them in. The bewutiful Silhouette line of papers from CTMH was used. The ribbon, stamp set and sparkles are also CTMH. Sorry for the quality iof this picture.

3x3 Hello Card

This is a little 3x3 card I make as thank you gifts. I used CTMH products with the exception of the flower center was from Chatterbox.

Then and Now Tag

There is a group of friends that scrap together. We decided one month to swap what we called Then and Now tags. We were to have a picture of ourselves as a kid and now. How we made it was up to each of us. This was my design. The tabs above the pictures pulled up with journaling. I used K & Co. paper, CTMH inks, Rustic Flower stamp set, photo clips, brads, prima flower, ribbons and Rhinestone flower.

Fiskars Demo Mini Clipboard

I have been doing Demos for my LSS called Pages in Progress. I decided to make this Mini Clipboard to use as both a sign of my Demo being held and as a tool to showcase thge use of the craft drill, squeeze punches, chipboard, and rub-ons.

Lead Fiskateer Cheryl at Scrappindipity

We were fortunate to have Cheryl Waters come to Tucson AZ to do a Make-n-Take with us. We had such a good time!! She is loaded with good ideas and inspiration. She demonstrated using quite a few tools including the craft drill. Wow does that every work smoothly and easily. The Mini Album we made was so cute.

Lead fiskateer Cheryl and I

This is one of the Lead Fiskateers Cheryl Waters and myself in San Antonio, Texas. Cheryl is a very special person and I was so fortunate to have met her and we became good friends. We continue to stay in touch and as a part of each others life. This was an experience of a lifetime for me. Having this opportunity with the wonderful company ,Fiskars and all the great people there was memorable !

Noteworthy Class

This is the first class I taught at my LSS after having gone to San Antonio for Fiskars training.