Calendar

I have one completed hand made Christmas gift done. I am not sure if it is going to my oldest daughter or my niece, but either way I will have to make a couple more. I used stamps from Denami Designs. I love her line of "chicks". My youngest daughter helped me pick most of the stamps out at a stamp show over the summer. I will post pics of January and February's pages today and will post the rest throughout the week. I hand drew the actual calendar page with the days of the week and numbers, liked the handmade look better and will show pics of that as well. Thanks for looking!

Last Halloween Card

I finally got the house in order and had time to get down to my craft room and finish up my last Halloween card. It seems like every year my card list gets longer and longer. No problem, just means I have to start making them a little earlier to be sure I have time to get them all done.

This is an image from Sassy Cheryl's, you probably recognize her from earlier posts. I think she is so darn cute, and our youngest daughter just loves candy corn so it reminds me of her every time I see it.

Kept it pretty simple this time around, just used some copics, spica glitter pens, die cuts and a little black ribbon to finish it off.

Thanks for looking!

Ice cream for dinner?

Yep, ice cream for dinner if you are at Mimi and Poppy's house. When you are the grandparents you get to do stuff like that, you know all the stuff you wouldn't dare let your own kids do!
My hubby and I had a great time with Ashley and Gracie, can't believe how big Gracie has gotten, and holy cow is she quick. I had forgotten just how busy little ones can be, been a long time since we have had a little one in the house.

Just wanted to share a pic of my two favorite red heads and let you all know I am still here, more craft projects soon, promise.

More Halloween Cuteness!!!

This is another card with my Count Dracula stamp. I used the flocking on his hair and again used onyx glitter on his cape.I cut the image and the green cardstock out with Nestabilities and sponged the edges with black ink. Then I ran the orange cardstock through my cuttlebug and added an orange heart brad to the black ribbon.

I think my nephew is going to love seeing him in his mailbox next month!

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

More Halloween Cards

I have about a dozen Halloween cards to make this year. Most are going to kids or families so I'm trying to keep the images cute instead of scary.

This little witch is a digital stamp from Sassy Cheryl's. I colored her with copics and then added some sparkle to her dress and hat. Looks like she is ready for a night out!

Thanks for looking.

The Cutest Count Dracula

I found this cute little Count Dracula stamp in the dollar bin at Michael's. Something about him just screams cute instead of scary. Not sure if it is the teeth or the ears, but I am convinced he is much more interested in nibbling on a Snickers than an unsuspecting victim. Let's hope I'm right.

Anyways, I cut him out and layered him onto one of my new Nestabilities eyelet squares. I sponged black ink on all the corners and edges of the patterned paper to give it a little more dimension. I used glitter on his cape and applied black flocking to his hair.

Thanks for looking!

Candy Corn Cutie

Isn't she just the cutest? I fell in love with her the minute I saw her. Not sure if it is the hair or the happy fet and juggling that just reminded me of my girls. (My youngest swears you can never have too much candy corn, and if it is chocolate covered even better!) She is from Sassy Cheryl's digital stamps. I painted the edges of the card white with some distress paint (saw the technique on another blog...wish I remembered where). Then I decided to sponge the edges of the stamped image in black and roughed up the patterned paper a bit. I haven't tried this style very often, but I am really happy with the end results.

I even decided to decorate the inside of the card, I think it finishes it off perfectly.

Thanks for looking!