Gorgeous Leaves

Happy Monday!

Let's take a break from my over posting of Halloween,

the slightest feel of fall in the air and I start thinking 

Halloween.

But today, I am posting a card made with one of the new

sets from the Occasion mini catalog.

It's called Gorgeous Leaves 

I used the Cinnamon Cider ink pad, and crushed curry ink 

to make the leaves. 

Gorgeous Leaves 

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Calendar Magnets

My last post for you all were the Halloween magnets

I made using the towering tumbling blocks.

The images I used for this craft is a calendar

from the Dollar Tree, on the back of the 

calendar are 12 images in a small sized 2.5"

Each month changes as you can see and the images are 

based on the month.

Start to cut out each and use the Tombow glue to 

attach it to the blocks. 

Here's the calendar, you can see all the 

different images for each month. 

This is the game at the Dollar Tree that you use

to make each square for each magnet.

You can get two sets of 12 magnets with

each game. 

For the next step glue little pieces of wood

together to create the base of the magnet.

Then cut out and start gluing each image onto the

wood piece.

I tried three different bows on the top

of each of these holiday ones.

I can't decide which I like better!

The harvest one just has basic cotton ribbon wrapped

around the wood piece with a small bow on top.

The Thankful one has a basic jute bow

The Christmas one has a small buffalo plaid

bow on top.

All three are cute and easy to do, you just

have to decide which bows! or do them all!

This next set of three is from an entirely different

calendar.  When you go looking for the calendars at

the Dollar Tree look on the back of the calendars,

this is where these little 3" gems are located 

so you can see what each image is.

This is the Farmhouse calendar

with all the cute little trucks.

I thought it would be cute to make three of each magnets and 

package them up to gift away. 

Give them a try!

Super cute and even the kids can do these!

Halloween Magnets

Aren't these cute?

They can be made with any type of scrapbook

paper for any occassion, I just happen to use the

new " Cute Halloween" dsp paper.

 To make these head to the Dollar Tree to the kids

toy area and find these "jenga" games.

  They are called

Tumbling Tower Game at the Dollar Tree.

Open them and using a hot glue gun

use a little glue and glue three pieces together

When you cut your paper the square is about

2 7/8".  I cut mine on the paper cutter to get a 

clean cut. 

I like to use Tombow liquid glue to attach

the paper.

This paper is really cute and quite a few different

images you can cut out and add to the magnets.

Everything you see was cut from the paper. 

On the top I added little jute ribbons

and make sure and pick up some round 

magnets at the Dollar Tree too to add

to the back. 

Muuuwaaaaahhh!

Delivering Cheer

Good Morning!

I've got to move on to another stamp set!

Here's another get yourself ready for Halloween card for you.

This one is the Delivering Cheer girl that I stamped added

to the Clever Cat set where I stamped the pumpkin and hat

to make her a pumpkin head!

Besides,  I don't feel so bad, Starbuck's released their

pumpkin spice latte today so all's well in the world!

Hahaaa!

To make her hold up the pumpkin head I just stamped

her arm and cut them out and popped them up.

The dress polka dots come from stamping the dress

onto the Cute Halloween dsp then cutting it out 

and gluing onto the stamped on the already stamped dress.

Try this fun technique on your next card you make,

super easy and adds some color. 

Delivering Cheer HERE

Clever Cats HERE

 

Clever Cat

Good Morning!

Bringing back some more Halloween cards from the Clever Cats

stamp set.

It feels too early for these cards, but for idea purposes it's not.

It's funny to me that this Halloween set has cats in it,

but this chubby cutie is pretty funny.

I made these cards a bit smaller that the standard

sizes so they could be packaged up.

They are great for your customers for stamp camps

since they are smaller and easy to make and very basic.

Each one of these images are in the set.

I stamped the main images and on all three

cards stamped the witch's hat separately

and popped it up with stampin dimensionals.

Muuuuwaaaaahhhh!

Get your Halloween on! 

Cute Halloween

Muuuwaaaahhhh!

Yep,  it's early for Halloween cards, 

but not in the industry.

Halloween is already everywhere!

So,  here's a cute little card made

with the new Cute Halloween dsp

with these cute ghosts.

I cut out a few extra ghosts

and popped them up.

Time to get your spooky on and 

try one of these cute cards

Cute Halloween dsp HERE

Delivering Cheer

Hello Friends!

I cut this cute card at an unusual size;

8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 

I''l have to make a special sized envelope for it 

to fit into.

Once I cut it, I folded it over at 3 1/4" at the top.

                            

You can see the spacing right under her hands where's

she's holding the flowers.

Lift the paper and to begin start by stamping all three

of her legs below.

Now on a separate piece of white cardstock stamp

all three of the flower bundles and cut them out. 

Color in your images;

I used the Old Olive on the greens and crumb cake 

on the paper packing for the greens. 

The dress is colored in with Balmy Blue.

You can life the card and write on the inside 

your message.

If you like this stamp set, it is available 

HERE

Yellowstone

Good Morning!

We decided on a whim to do a road trip a few weeks ago to Yellowstone.   Neither my husband nor I had ever been so we packed

up the car and drove thursday from Washington to Wyoming.

Took us 11 hours to get there but so worth it!

We arrived and stayed in Big Sky Montana at a resort 

there and that night there was a concert in the Village

called Soul Shine and the most beautiful sunset.

If you look right below the sun you will see the peak of Lone Mountain, that's where we drove up to stay after the concert. 

A delish little treat after such a long haul.

They had food trucks and every kind

of libation scattered around the venue.

We even took in some Huckleberry vodka lemonade.

The backdrop of this venue was spectacular.

Big Sky is one hour from Yellowstone park, so we got up friday

at 6am and made our way to the park.

We were told by so many people that we would have long lines throughout the park and long waits to see things.

We literally breezed through the park all day long.  It was very quiet.

I had no idea there was a Grand Canyon of Yellowstone,

You can see the falls above our heads here and 

here it is below.  

It truly looked like a picture til you got closer.....

The Grand Canyon Yellowstone Falls

What would a trip to Yellowstone be without visiting 

Old Faithful?

She goes off almost 20 times a day like clock work.

Here are some of the pictures from the river

we passed throughout the park throughout different

times of the day.  We saw so much wildlife too,

the bison had us held up for a good half hour as they

herded their pack across the road.

Almost every part of the river you passed throughout the park

had fly fisherman in them.  

This is the Travertine Terraces of the Mammouth Hot Springs

The liquid pouring down them is sulfuric acid.

Very hot and very dangerous, but so stunning 

and bright white and browns.

I believe it's limestone....

For being in the park one day, we were able to reach every

landmark that are on the top 15 to see. We breezed our way

to each one marveled at each new element and beauty.

We felt like when we left the park at 9pm we had

seen everything that you would want to see.

Of course you could spend days in the park 

hiking and exploring some of the smaller lesser

know areas which we will most likely go

back to see one day.

Here's another up close.

Bison viewing,

and then up close and personal

We left the park that night and had pizza

at Wild West Pizza right at the west entrance

of the park.  Great place with live county music

and good food.  We headed back to Big Sky 

and crashed for the night for our big drive home yesterday.

It was a very quick one day visit in the park with two days of 

driving but SOOO worth it. 

We will go back and hopefully spend more time adventuring through the park. What an amazing place!