Halloween Pencil Packs

Morning everyone! I don't know about you guys, but we can not have enough pencils in our home! Sharp pencils at that! I saw these at our local dollar store, and had to get them for a Halloween treat for the kidlets. I hope they are surprised when they open their school bags today! (Plus I needed to use the left over parts cut from the Spooky Luminary I posted Saturday :o)

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Basic Black CS and Classic Ink, More Mustard CS and Classic Ink, Perfect Plum CS, Glimmer Brads, Halloween Frights (retired) Stamp Set, Cut outs from my crafty stash.

Candy Bucket Card

Happy Sunday everyone! We wrapped up our Halloween costume shopping yesterday, and at the checkout they had the most adorable candy buckets on sale for 50% off. Needless to say, one followed me home! ;o) My new friend sat on my kitchen table for the rest of the day, and during supper I started to see a card coming together. It was easy to do, paper, punches, a bit of embossing and, voila! A silly monster card was born!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Tempting Turquoise CS, Pear Pizzazz CS, Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS, Real Red CS, Versamarker, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Glassy Glaze Embossing Powder, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch, 1" Circle Medium Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Large Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Extra-Large Punch, 3/4 x 15/16" Oval Medium Punch

Creepy Luminary

Good afternoon friends! Did you think I forgot you all? It's been a busy day here so far, so have just found a moment to sit down and post this luminary I whipped together last night. Simple, simple, but so fun!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Basic Black CS, Perfect Plum CS, White Vellum, Spider Web Embossing Folder, Gel Pen and cut outs are non-SU!

As promised...

Hey all! Here is the LO that I promised to post. This was made at the Stampin' Up! Hamilton Regionals this past Sept. I am admittedly, NOT a scrapbooker, and must tell you I copy this LO often, and frame it for gifts! Love it! Thanks SU! :o)

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Old Olive Textured CS, Classic Ink, and 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Cajun Craze CS and Classic Ink, Very Vanilla CS, Early Espresso CS, Decorative Label Extra-Large Punch, Day of Gratitude Stamp Set.

Remember Me

Morning all! I am veering off of the Halloween trend for a bit. I wanted to post this "scrap book page" that I made last night. Its a gift for a girl L'il C horse back rides with who has sold her horse. I thought the sentiment was perfect for her! (The page goes in a frame, but the glare was so bad in the photos, that I took the page out...you'll have to use your imaginations a bit ;o) It is difficult to see in this photo, but the 3 hearts from the Love You Much Stamp Set have been stamped in Real Red Classic Ink up the right hand side of the page. The LO is directly cased from the page we made at the Stampin' Up! Regionals in Hamilton. I will post that picture tomorrow, so you can see what I mean! Have a good day, girls!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Real Red CS, 5/8" Satin Ribbon and Classic Ink, Tempting Turquoise CS and Classic Ink, Tangerine Tango CS, Whisper White CS, Love You Much Stamp Set, In a Word Stamp Set, Heart to Heart Extra-Large Punch

My Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets Miracle!

Hello all! Now THAT is one long blog title! LOL! Have you all tried the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets? I have to tell you...it was love at first try for me!!! I have a digital cutter that I bought long before I was an SU! demo. I don't use it too much because taping all the bitty pieces down is a lot of work. Well, I tell you, with the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets it is soooooo simple! Peel up the printed side, stick your image on the sticky paper, cover with the top layer, rub to adhere the backing on, and peel off! Voila, your own teensy sticker! This is going to work so well for many of the Two Step punches as well...imagine the ease of sticking all those tiny little owl eyes down? Or the branch from the bird punch? The Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets is a MUST HAVE in my studio from now on!!!

Ok...enough raving....here is another quick and easy card (thanks to the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets!!!) made with a paint chip as a background strip. Hope you all enjoy!

Ingredients:
SU! Pumpkin Pie CS, SU! Basic Black CS, SU! Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, Paint Chip, Gems and Cut outs from my crafty stash.

Pumpkin Poop!

Good morning everyone! Aren't these little Halloween treats super cute? I will be tucking them into the kiddies school bags tomorrow as a special surprise. The poem (it's teensy, I know! If I were making them for sales, I'd definitely make the font larger!) says;

I started to carve a pumpkin,
with my carving knife and scoop.
But the pumpkin got so scared,
he had a little poop!

It looked so cute and funny,
just like a candy treat.
So I'm sharing it with you now,
because you are so sweet!

Most of the pumpkin is made from punches...the eyes are the small circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, the stem (its the birds wing, just trimmed) and leaves come from the Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch, , the pumpkin is the 1 3/4" Circle Extra Large Punch punched out once and cut in half, and again and then hand cut the centre oval from it, and the mouth is half of the 1" Circle Medium Punch, and then teeth cut out of it. The SU! punches sure made this project quick to assemble!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Cast-A-Spell DSP (retired), Pumpkin Pie CS, Basic Black CS, Old Olive CS, Always Artichoke Classic Ink, Cajun Craze Classic Ink, Basic Grey Classic Ink, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Extra Large Punch, 1" Circle Medium Punch, poem from Organized Christmas and was printed on office paper.

"Paint Chip"ped Boo!

Hello there bloggy friends! When I was creating yesterdays banner, I was left with the cut out letters...so of course I had to create a card with them! The background strip is actually a paint chip, an idea demonstrated at the Stampin' Up! Regionals in Hamilton this past September. (For another cute paint chip idea, check this post out)

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Pumpkin Pie CS, Cast-A-Spell DSP (retired), Scallop Trim Border Punch, Cajun Craze Classic Ink. Ribbons, Letters, Button and Gems from my crafty stash.

Boo-tiful Banner!

Morning all! I had so much fun creating this Halloween banner yesterday! Sorry for the awkward photo...click on it for a closer view.

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Basic Black CS and 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie CS, Cajun Craze Classic Ink, Glimmer Brads, Spider Web Embossing Folder, Bitty Bat Large Punch, Two Step Owl Extra Large Punch, Two Way Glue Pen, Cast-A-Spell DSP (retired). White Gel pen, Halloween Ribbon, Opalescent Glitter, Google Eyes and Letters from my crafty stash.

Halloween Nights!

Hey gals! Here is another super fun, super fast card to make for Halloween. The kidlets and I could sit down and whip a bunch of these together in no time...fun for a kids Halloween class perhaps?

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Basic Black CS and Classic Ink (the bats are stamped 3 times to give varying depths to the images...makes me think some bats are closer, some are further away), Pumpkin Pie CS, Season of Friendship Stamp Set, Halloween Frights Stamp Set (retired)

Bride Of Frankenstein

Hello! Before you read another word, go check THIS out!!! Isn't she so stinkin' cute?!? I LOVE her, and would have copied her identically, except I didn't have some of the original products used, so I altered what I had to suit! I wanna get me some glittery dewy eyed eyelashes now!!! ;o) Thanks to Diana for sharing her amazing creativity with the rest of the world!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Old Olive CS and 5/4" Satin Ribbon, Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS and 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Write, and Classic Ink, Basic Grey CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, Polka Dot Background Stamp, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch, Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, Crimper, White Gel Pen, Gem and Floral Wire from my crafty stash.

Creepy, scary!

Morning ladies...maybe not the card you all want to see first thing in the morning! ;o) Here is another super easy, super fast Halloween card to create. I know just the nephew who will appreciate this one for Halloween! LOL! Have a great day girlies!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Basic Black CS, Basic Grey CS and Classic Ink, Spider Web Embossing Folder, spider cut out from my crafty stash.

BOO!

Isn't this a super fun, super sweet, super EASY card? I have a little niece who will be so excited to receive it for Halloween! The inspiration for this card comes from Ellen Kemper's blog. She created a great card that's been stuck in my brain for quite a while now. Hope you enjoy my version!

Ingredients: (all SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Basic Grey CS, Basic Black CS, Two Way Glue Pen, Googly eyes from my crafty stash.

My Pumpkin

Hi all! Thanksgiving is over, and I am starting on the Halloween treats! Usually over the Thanksgiving weekend my family gets together, picks pumpkins and has a carving contest. However, we didn't get to it this year, as the only day it rained all weekend, was the day we had planned to go pumpkin picking! In anticipation however, I had my pumpkin "bits" all together so I could finish mine quickly and help Big C and L'il C with their carving. As it turned out, mine was the only one bought (and decorated!), so I am a few steps ahead of the game! LOL! Hope you all have a fantastic day!
Hugs,
Robbyn

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS, So Saffron CS, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink, Basic Grey Classic Ink, Two Step Owl Extra Large Punch, Bitty Bat Large Punch, Pumpkin, floral wire, white gel pen, witch cut out and grave stone cut outs from my crafty stash.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you are having a super fantastic day doing exactly what you want to be doing! We will be joining my family (all 15 of us!) at my parents home for Thanksgiving dinner, with a bit of a twist...we'll be having Salmon, not the traditional Turkey. Don't fret friends, we will still get to enjoy pumpkin pie for dessert! ;o) This is a small sample of the table decorations I've made. The Day of Gratitude stamp set is sure a favourite of mine. (I will try to take a picture of the decorated table to post later)

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
Whisper White CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Stampin' Write and Classic Ink, Cajun Craze Classic Ink, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch, Twine and pearls from my crafty stash.

CASE-ing myself!

Happy Sunday everyone! I loved the card that I posted yesterday so much, that I made it again...just in different colors! I can see this becoming a fave, and with Stampin' Up's! NEW Color Coach, it is totally fool proof! Have you all had a real life look at the Color Coach? It is absolutely fantastic, and I must admit I use it a LOT! Have an idea, a design, a stamp set, a feel you want to give your card? Flip through the Color Coach for a few seconds, and BOOM! There is the perfect color combo for your project!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White Card Stock, So Saffron CS, Classic Ink and 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Always Artichoke Classic Ink, Cajun Craze Classic Ink, Day of Gratitude Stamp Set, Thank you Kindly Stamp Set

Happy (Canadian!) Thanksgiving!

Hey-a friends! Hope you are all having a fabby start to your (Canadian!)long Thanksgiving weekend! Here are my Thanksgiving cards. My kidlets gave their teachers a 4 pack of these, blank of course :o) and we will fill out cards to our family, telling them what makes us thankful for them. I hope this doesn't sound hokey, but I am so full of thanks to my family, friends, and experiences, that I absolutely LOVE this time of year. The time to reflect, appreciate, and say thanks to everyone who touches us. So, thanks my bloggy friends, I love being able to come here and post my creations and share what is happening here in our little piece of the world! Happy Thanksgiving, friends, hope you all have a great Holiday!
Hugs,
Robbyn

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
Whisper White CS, Chocolate Chip CS and Classic Ink (ribbon from my crafty stash), Always Artichoke Classic Ink, Peach Parfait Classic Ink, Day of Gratitude Stamp Set, Thank you Kindly Stamp Set

Hey there girls! This wraps up the 5th and last of the projects we made at my World Card Making Day Party held this past Sunday. Each of the folders held 4, 3x3 cards and envelopes. Keep checking back, as now I can start posting photos of projects we made at Regionals in Hamilton, and Stampin'Palooza in Toronto.

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Whisper White CS, Old Olive Classic Ink and 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Red Glimmer Brad, Real Red Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, DSP (retired), Delightful Decorations Stamp Set, Tree Trimmings Stamp Set

World Card Making Day, Project #4

Here is set #4 of the projects we made at my World Card Making Day party, held this past Sunday. This was a popular one with the kids! It's amazing ow much fun the kiddies have with Stampin' Up!'s Stampin' Around Jumbo Wheels!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Whisper White card stock and textured card stock, Marina Mist Card Stock and Classic Ink, Baja Breeze Classic Ink, Pearl from my crafty stash, Stampin' Around Jumbo Wheel Snow, Best Wishes and More Stamp Set

World Card Making Day, Project #3

Hello again! This was project #3 we made at my World Card Making Day Party, held this past Sunday. This little cutie was the most made card set of all. I think the glittery snowflakes won the crowds over! :o)Click on the photo to get a closer look.

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Soft Suede Card Stock and Stampin' Write, Melon Mambo CS, Stampin' Write, and 5/8" Polka Dot Ribbon (retired), Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write (retired), Basic Black Classic Ink, Aqua Painter, A Tree For All Seasons Stamp Set, Circle Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch, Tombo, Glitter from my crafty stash

Pardon the interruption...

Hey all! This is the clock I created at Stampin'palooza this past Saturday. I wasn't planning on posting it until later, but I see it popping up on blogs and various websites, so I figure I'd better jump on the bandwagon to show it off. (click on the picture for an up close view) Stampin'palooza's host, Caroline LeBel, came up with many fabby projects for us to make (5 cards and envies, a candy jar, a super cool holiday planner, 2 gift tags and the clock), of which the clock intimidated me the most. As a result I saved that project until the end, and somehow, I wound up being done all the rest of my projects an hour and a half early. Well, that gave me time to play and create, and in the end I totally loved it!(As did many others...thanks everyone for the creative love sent my way...so honored you all enjoyed it enough to post it on your blogs. Welcome to all the new friends coming this way from other sites!!!) And thanks again to Caroline who provided the clock, the buttons, papers, and gems, the time and the setting in which my creative juices could flow freely!

Ok, sorry for the interruption of the World Card Making Day creations, come back tomorrow to see those posts resumed!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Clock (non-SU!), Basic Grey Classic Ink, Aqua Painter, Candy Cane Christmas DSP, Garden Green Stampin' Write and CS, Certainly Celery Stampin' Write, Baja Breeze Stampin' Write and CS, Blushing Bride Stampin' Write and CS, Real Red Stampin' Write and CS, 2 Way Glue Pen, Heat & Stick Powder (although I could be wrong on this, I didn't read the label!), Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Scallop Circle Punch

World Card Making Day, Project #2

Hiya friends! Here is the 2nd project the ladies (and children, and man...thanks "C", you are a rocking man stamper! LOL!) could make at my World Card Making Day Celebration, held this past Sunday. Each little folder holds 4 gift cards (3x3") and envies. The package makes a fabby little gift, or project to keep and use for yourself! This project is the only one I actively DISCOURAGED the kids from making...the combo of bleach and Stayz-On ink sent my brain spinning! LOL! The idea from this card came from one we saw demo'd at Regionals. Unfortunately I forget who demo'd it, so if it was you (or you know who it was), let me know so I can thank you properly!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Rose Red Card Stock, Stayz-On Black Ink, A Cute Christmas Stamp Set, Polka Dot Background Stamp Set, Patterned Pines Stamp Set, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls from my crafty stash

World Card Making Day, Project #1

Hello Ladies! A quick post today, as I am expecting the doorbell to start ringing shortly. We are celebrating World Card Making Day today, and I thought I'd share one of the 5 gifts cards and folders I designed for my guests to make. Peek back all week, as I will get to posting the others as well. Hope you enjoy them, and I hope my friends enjoy making them! LOL! The idea for the following 5 envelope/folder/3x3" card holders was demo'd at Convention (with a thank you theme...that would work great as a gift too!), and while I wasn't there, one of my sidelines was, and I saw her sample.

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Envelope from office supplies, Whisper White CS, Certainly Celery CS, Classic Ink, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (retired) and DSP (also retired), Contempo Christmas Stamp Set, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Petals Aplenty Embossing Folder, gems from my crafty stash, 3x3" Square Envelopes (not shown)

Stampinpalooza Swap Card

Hey All! I am away at Stampinpalooza in Toronto today, but pre-scheduled this post to show you all the swap card I created! I love it, I think it's totally elegant, and totally a card that can be replicated by any level of stamper with a huge impact! If you want this to be YOUR Christmas Card this year, contact me to place your Stampin' Up! order! Enjoy!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Basic Black CS, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, and Classic Ink, Whisper White CS, Basic Grey CS, Contempo Christmas Stamp Set, Petals Aplenty Embossing Folder, Ornament Extra Large Punch, Pop Dots

"Love You Much" Big C

This is one of the cards I sent to Big C during the 1st week of school (L'il C's was identical save for the colors, hers went a little more "girly"). That rounds up the "lunch pail cards" I sent to the kids. Hope you all enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed creating them, and the kids enjoyed receiving them!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
Whisper White CS, Love You Much Stamp Set, Stampin' Write Markers in Soft Suede, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay, Basic Black Classic Ink, Pop Dots, Embossing Folder from my crafty stash, 5/8" Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon (retired)