Another Season of Joy Swap Card

Good Saturday morning! This will be a short post as I MUST go get in the shower and get ready for the Fall Fest at church today. Anyway, both pictures are the same card but a front and inside view. This was made by Janice Przybyla and is a card made with an acetate sheet. I LOVE the look of these cards. I believe the DP and card stock colors are Always Artichoke and Whisper White. I'm going to guess that she used a White Stazon pad for the snowflakes. Do you see the fun jewel on the tree? HERE is a tutorial for acetate cards. This is just a great card, Janice!

I hope you all have a super fantastic Saturday! Tomorrow...I will be the mom to a 20 year old boy. Yikes! I can hardly believe it! 20 years...where has the time gone?

Season of Joy Swap Cards

Okay, everyone be prepared to love the next couple of days worth of cards!

See! I told ya they are great! The best part about this swap is that there is little explanation as to what the participants used...LOL! It is all the same set just different layouts and accessories and such! Oh, and the cards are in the order that my computer saved them.

Okay, so the first card is by Carol Valentine. She used Purely Pomegranate and Wild Wasabi as her main colors. And of course you see that most gorgeous Pomegranate stitched ribbon! Yummy!

The second card is by Paula Oesch and utilizes the fun "Z" fold that I showed you with my Hanna card a few days ago. I believe she used paper from the Winterbright designer paper and some yummy Soft Sky stitched ribbon. I love the brad accents she used too!

Tomorrow or Sunday, I believe you'll see at least one card with the snowflake from the Season of Joy set. Amazing how versatile this set is!

Have a great Friday everyone! I'm super busy today...and tomorrow even more busy so I hope that I'm able to post but I'm not entirely sure.

SECRET ANGEL SWAP

If you have joined the Secret Angel Swap please be sure I have your snail mail address and e-mail address by tomorrow (NOV 2) or I cannot include you in this swap. Thanks!

The Neighborhood Robot

I just have to show you Kyler dressed up in his costume! He was so awesome and EVERYONE (I do mean everyone) commented on how much they liked his costume. One neighbor lady even took his picture! Neat, huh? Okay, actually that made me kinda nervous but Todd said to let her do it so I did. Kyler and Todd made it together. Last year we made his costume too...he was I-90 with an interstate sign on his head and cars driving up his legs and arms...way cute! We get the ideas from Family Fun magazine and then go from there. We have found, though, that it costs just as much to make a costume as it does to buy on BUT when you buy it...you don't get to spend time with your child in the creative process...well worth the money and time you spend on making a costume! Oh, shoot! I just noticed in the picture that you can't tell that the green rectangle thing in the middle of his chest was blinking! It is a bike light and we set it to blink fast...Kyler just loved it! Anyway, isn't he just the cutest?

Oh, and I must show you something else! After Kyler received his Pokemon frame from JoAnna he just had to make her a card and I wanted to send her a little something so we sat down together one afternoon. He made a cute card and I cut a bunch of purple ribbon for her. Well...she got her package in the mail and posted it on her blog! So go HERE to see Kyler's card and the purple ribbon! :o) He has one more card to make and he is so excited! He loves to make cards with me and we don't do it nearly enough!

Alright, if I have time later today I will show you some of the cards I received in the Season of Joy swap that I hosted on a demo only website called SUDSOL. I have been so blessed in the swap department because each swap that I have ever posted has just had beautiful artwork included and this swap is no different. I think you all will LOVE what you see!

Have a wonderful first day of November!

To My Pumpkins

Being a good person is like being a pumpkin.

God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.

He opens you up, touches you deep inside & scoops out all of the yucky stuff -- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.

Then He carves you a bright new smiling face & puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.

This was passed on to me from another pumpkin.

I liked this enough to send it to all of you ... the pumpkins in my patch.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Although I've seen it in many forms I got this version of the saying from THIS blog!

Secret Christmas Angel Swap

After having so much fun with the Halloween swap that I participated in on SCS I thought it might be neat to do something like that with my blog friends so here is how it works. All your questions about this swap will be answered if you read the information below. It is critical that you send me your e-mail and snail mail address. I can't contact you if I don't have your e-mail address!

Christmas Angel Swap

*Sign up for the swap by November 1st and by Nov 3rd you will have your assigned swap partner's name and address. Once you have that you will be able to look back at this post for their wish list. Please be sure when you comment on this post that you'd like to participate that I have some way to get a hold of you...in other words please leave your e-mail and snail mail address or e-mail me personally so that I have all your info!
*Comment on this post 5 stamping related things you'd really like to receive from your Christmas Angel. The minimum gift cost for this swap is $15 and you can spend up to $25.
*When you have your partner's name and such get started making, buying, or a combination of both the things your partner has said she would like.
*Mail your partner's box by Nov 21st and watch the fun as people receive the boxes and comment back here about what they got...it is a very rewarding experience. Remember if you are going to ship to Canada it takes longer for them to get their packages so maybe send it a little earlier so they can receive their goodies about the same time we do!

Here is the big thing...Please Do Not Sign Up For This Swap If You Have Any Inkling You Will Not Be Able To Follow Through. As a matter of fact maybe a couple of people would be willing to be back ups in case someone doesn't follow through.

So, who is first?

edited to add...

**I think Canadian swappers are just fine! If you are signing up for the swap but don't want to mail to Canada...please mention that in your post or your e-mail to me and I'll take that into advisement when I partner everyone up.**

Also, current day's post is below this one!!!

Angel Swap, Local News, and SpongeBob!

Okay, ladies! Did you sign up for my Christmas Angel swap? You did? GREAT! Now, did you send me your snail mail address so that I can give it to your swap partner and actually receive the cool gifts she has for you? I know that I need to hear from Karrin, Lorrie, and Connie as to their snail mail addresses otherwise you won't be able to participate. And, one friend of mine who shall remain nameless hasn't listed her wish list yet. Neither have I but, still!

Now, for local news. I miss my stamp club! I was always so stressed out trying to do my absolute best every month before that it was nice to be off for awhile and not worry about it but now...I want to be creative with you again! I am hoping that my stamping friends in my area will be interested and e-mail me. From there we can decide on how often, the day of the week, and the time. Please let me know if you would be interested!

And finally, Kyler carved his pumpkin last night and did a great job! He wanted SpongeBob and SpongeBob he got!

Hope you all are having a great Tuesday and I'll see ya tomorrow!

A Christmas card and a clip

A couple of the blogs that I visit on a fairly regular basis post sketches for us to try. One such blog is Jen's blog called I heart 2 stamp. Her sketch this weekend was something I immediately thought I would try but once I got into it I wondered what I was thinking. Basically I started with the wrong set but the card I ended up with is great...I think! You can see what I used to make the card HERE (you can comment too!). I love how the Cuttlebug just works so well with the Snow Burst set! A little bit of heat embossing and there you have it!

The other thing I made was this fun binder clip. I've been seeing these around the Internet recently and finally ordered some. I got the BIG 2" size, used designer paper 1 15/16" x 3 1/4" (remember these measurements are for the 2" size clip you'll have to adjust the size of the paper for other sizes) held down by sticky tape in 5 different places on the paper. I found if you don't use tape top, bottom, middle, bottom, top (does that make sense?) of the paper then you will get little poofy area's and the binder clip will wobble when it sits (and it will fall down!). For the decoration on this one I used SU!'s Scallop Punch and the Season of Joy poinsettia. I tied some Red Grosgrain on the sides and I was done! You could use this for a card holder, recipe holder, 6X6 page holder, just about anything that isn't too heavy. I've made two and they are holding my most recent card creations. These are quite fun, easy, and fast to make so go ahead and try it! If you make one go ahead and leave me a link so I can see yours! :o)

There you have it! Have a great Monday everyone!

Stampin' Up! Specials!

Stampin' Up! is offering the Wishing You Cheer stamp set at 20% off but only through November 3rd. You can see this set HERE. With the 20% off the stamp set will be $11.16! What a deal! And if you wait until November 1st to order you can take advantage of the November special that Stampin' Up! is promoting...and it is a big one! During the month of November for every three packs of Designer Series paper you purchase you'll receive one package of your choice for FREE! So you could purchase the Wish You Cheer set and designer paper so you'll be all set to make your holiday cards and scrapbook pages!

Let me know if you have any questions!