Getting into the Halloween Spirit

The Halloween bug has hit me big time this year! With all the talk out there in the blogging world about Halloween paper, stamps, etc. it's hard not to. While I was driving today (yes I think about crafting while driving) I remembered there was a really cute pumpkin card on the Cricut Wild Card cartridge so I whipped it out as soon as I could and created this on my gypsy. I love how it came out. Happy (early) Halloween!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin UP! Jumble Alphabet and Teeny Tiny Wishes. Peachy Keen Pumpkin Face Parts

Ink: Stampin UP! Basic Black

Paper: Stampin UP! Pumpkin Pie, Yoyo Yellow (retired), and Green Galore (retired)

the ribbon I picked up in a dollar bin last year

August Stamp and Scrap night

Last night was our monthly get together to do some scrapbooking and maybe make a card or two.

Our themes for the night were "Back to School" and "Birthday". I was in charge of "Birthday" which was perfect for me as we just celebrated Ava's 4th birthday! I really love the way all the pages turned and can't wait to use mine for Ava's album dedicated to her 4th year.

I chose the colors Stampin UP! recommends for birthdays in their new catalog and they are so perfect! They are bright and cheerful and would fit a boy or girl on their big day.

1st page of layout

Layout together

My card for the night

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin UP! Party Hearty and Jumble Alphabet

Ink: Stampin UP! Pear Pizzazz, Real Red, Pacific Point, and Bashful Blue

Paper: Stampin UP! Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzazz, and DSP Celebrations

Ribbon: Stampin UP! Real Red

From 3 to 4

My sweet little girl Ava turned 4 July 7th. In honor of her birthday and her party this weekend I made her a page layout for the wall and her album. I really want to do a special page in honor of the birthday boy or girl when it's their big day. I may even do it for my husband when his day comes. I was really happy with how it came out although it seemed to take me forever today as I wanted it to be just right! I am also entering this into Emma's "throwback Thursday" challenge as this week's theme is to make a Birthday themed project.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin UP! Jumble Alphabet, Well Scripted, Perfect Princess (retired)

Ink: Stampin UP! Elegant Eggplant

Paper: so much paper! email me if you want specifics

Cricut Once Upon a Princess, Sweet Treats, and Lyrical Letters

Circle and Scallop Circle Punch

July Scrap and Stamp night

Last night I had my second "Scrap and Stamp" night at my house. This time, I did it with my good friend Nancy, who just signed on as a demonstrator, and we all had a blast! It was so much fun putting our pages together and this time we added cards to the mix for those who wanted cards. We had a great turnout and I am really looking forward to our next one!

Here are the projects I made:

Scrapbook Page Layout

Card

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin UP! Tropical Party, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Jumble Alphabet

Ink: Stampin UP! Rose Red, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, and Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Stampin UP! Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, and Island Oasis DSP

Ribbon: Stampin UP! Tempting Turquoise

Punch: Stampin UP! 5 Petal Flower

June Calendar

I (finally!) created my June Calender for this month. I am a little behind with being on vacation for the first week of June and basically using last week to plan my daughter's 4th birthday card and my first Scrap and Stamp night! I think maybe I should start planning ahead on these calender pages. We'll see how that goes....

I used the basic layout from my BBQ pages and added the calendar, a title, and a little guy to help celebrate Father's Day.

Supplies Used:

Paper: Stampin UP! Real Red, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, and Basic Black (not sure on the blue or the colors on the little guy as I pulled those out of my scrap bin)

Ink: Stampin UP! Real Red and Ballet Blue (on the Happy Father's Day tag)

Stamps: Stampin UP! Jumble Alphabet and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ribbon: Stampin UP! Black Gingham