Cute Halloween Tags and Treats

I made some simple Halloween tags to attach to bags of cookies that I baked for my boys' classes at school. I cut the ticket shape of the tag using my favourite tool, the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and Mischief bulk paper, and then attached rectangles of black and barn red cardstock to the ticket. I stamped with black on the barn red cardstock using the Wicked stamp set. The result was simple but cute tag to dress up the cookies.

While I was busy bagging and tagging the cookies, my 6 year old son was hard at work on a card of his own that he made all by himself. The front is a picture of me wearing a crown (since that is my typical accessory of choice, of course!). Inside the card, he wrote, "I love you. Thank you for walking me to school" and on the back, he wrote, "I love mom. To: mom, From: Hugh." These boys consistently remind me of the importance of preserving our most special moments, and I can't wait to incorporate this card into a layout!

Have a safe and Happy Halloween! Thanks for looking, and happy scrapping!

Holiday Wishes Come True in November!

When you place a minimum order of $25 in My Acrylix® stamp sets in November, you can purchase a new D-size Holiday Wishes stamp set for only $5! That’s significant savings off the full retail value of $19.95. And here’s a bonus: many of the images in the set coordinate with our Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge for added cutting and stamping fun!

Contact me today to place your order and receive this stamp set in time for the holidays!

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Layout

The challenge this week over at Heart 2 Heart is a layout that includes journaling, or telling a story. This layout is from my Dreamin’ Workshop, and is my take on the secondary layout. I flipped all the papers so I would get the other side of the patterns. The pictures are printed in sepia, and that seemed to go perfectly with the colours in this paper pack.

I don’t seem to be able to get a clear close-up of the journaling, so I will just tell you the story here...

My grandparents started the family tradition of taking my cousins, my sister and me, to the pumpkin patch to choose our Halloween pumpkins every year. It was always a much-anticipated event, something special that we looked forward to for months in advance. Now that I have my own children, and live across the country from my own parents, the trek to the pumpkin patch is even more meaningful. I love to watch their delight in choosing their pumpkins, going on a hayride, visiting the petting zoo, and all the other fun things that family farms in our area offer. This year, we trekked to Abbotsford, BC, to the Apple Barn and had a great time despite the pouring rain. This page is one of the many about our day at the patch, and the pictures are of the boys on the hayride down to the pumpkins. Funnily enough, after I completed this page, I spoke to my dad on the phone and he had just taken my nieces and nephews to the patch back home in Ontario! Thank you Gramma and Grampa for starting this wonderful tradition!

Thanks for looking, and now I am heading over to Heart 2 Heart so I can check out all of your stories! Happy scrapping!

At the Patch

For anyone who checked out my "At the Patch" layout that I created last week, I am re-posting it now with photos. I took the kids to the Apple Barn pumpkin patch over Thanksgiving weekend, and couldn't wait to get the photos onto the layout. It looks much better with the photos!

Please see the original posting below for the supply list to create this layout.

Happy Scrapping!

Choose Your Own Workshop: Wonderland

With Christmas quickly approaching, many of you have been asking for Christmas card workshops, while others want time to work on some winter layouts. For this workshop, you can choose your project and do cards or layouts, or both! Get away from the hustle and bustle of the increasingly busy season and get your craft on! So, without further adieu, here are your choices:

Tuesday, November 1st, at 6pm

Wonderland Workshop:

If you want to create layouts, there are a couple of different pricing options:

1) Purchase the Workshop on the Go Kit for $33.50 ($41.27 including tax and shipping). The kit includes: Wonderland Workshop Stamp Set, Wonderland Level 2 Paper Pack, Foundry Pin Clips, Clear Sparkles, and a printed workshop guide. With the guide, you can still complete the projects even if you aren’t able to make it to the workshop!

2) If you would prefer to do the workshop and use my stamp set, simply purchase the Wonderland Level 2 Paper Pack, Foundry Pin Clips, and Clear Sparkles for $25 (including tax and shipping).

If you would prefer to make the cards:

3) For $20, you will make 10 cards (includes envelopes). You will receive a package of White Daisy Die Cut Cards and Envelopes, Top Coats Icing Overlays, and pre-cut papers to stamp and assemble at your leisure.

If you would prefer to make cards AND layouts:

4) Your shopping list should include a Wonderland Level 2 Paper Pack, Foundry Pin Clips, Clear Sparkles, White Daisy Die-Cut Cards and Envelopes, and Top Coats Icing Overlays for $40 (including tax and shipping).

If you want to register for this workshop, I need confirmation and payment by October 18th to ensure I have enough time to order your kit. Contact me today for more information or to book your spot!

Happy Scrapping!

It's Elemental

Oh, how I love this paper. I scraplifted the first layout from page 26 of the Idea Book and made up a companion page (you know I can never just create a single page!) The second layout is my take on the layout on page 10 of the Idea Book. I love the bright, cheery colours of this paper, and I added my new favourite Cranberry pleated ribbon to both layouts.

Products Used:
Elemental Paper Pack (X7141B)
Decor Journalling Spots (Z1461)
Color-Ready Alphabets Cork (Z1450)
Milepost Shapes (Z1464)
Mini-Medley Accents Pewter Collection (Z1487)
Cranberry Pleated Ribbon (Z1615)
Red Glitz Glitter Gel (Z1484)
You and Me (D1495)
Love Life (D1482)
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)

I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for looking! Happy Scrapping!

Heart 2 Heart Sketch Challenge

So, I have only just discovered Heart 2 Heart Challenges, and already I can see how they become addictive! It's so much fun to have a jumping off point, and the inspirational artwork from the awesome design team. Here is the sketch for this week:

From this sketch, I arrived at this card. I used a 5x7 card base, cocoa and colonial white cardstock, Mistletoe papers and shapes from the awesome Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. How ever did I craft without a Cricut for so long?

Products used to create this card:

Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)
Glitz Glitter Gel in red (if you haven't tried this yet, DO! It's so sparkly and the picture just doesn't do it justice) (Z1484)
Cranberry pleated ribbon (Z1615)
Pin Clips (Z1612)
Mini-Medley Accents Pewter Collection (Z1487)
Holiday Cheer (B1381)
A Holiday (A1115)
Colonial White Cardstock
Cocoa Cardstock
Mistletoe papers
Cocoa Ink
Cranberry Ink

I hope you like it, and thanks for looking! Use the button on the sidebar to check out Heart 2 Heart Challenges and see links to the beautiful artwork posted by the other participants! Happy Scrapping...

Heart 2 Heart Layout Challenge

Here is the sketch for the Heart 2 Heart Scrapbooking Challenge this month...

If you check out the challenge blog at Heart 2 Heart, you will see that the sample layout is back-to-school themed. But now it's October and I have fall on the brain, so my layout is for our eagerly anticipated trip to the pumpkin patch.

Here is my take on the sketch...

And because I can't create a single page layout without a complementary page, here is the 2nd page I created to go with it...

Products Used to Create this Layout

Kraft Cardstock
Colonial White Cardstock
Goldrush Cardstock
Chocolate Ink
Dreamin' Paper Pack (X7142)
Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems (Z1333)
Dark Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon (Z1617)
Love Life (D1482)
Chocolate Alphabet Small (D1296)
Milepost Shapes (Z1464)
Cork Alphabet (Z1450)
Colonial White Brad (Z1274)

I hope you like it! Thanks for looking and happy scrapping!

October Stamp of the Month!

The SOTM for October is called Holiday Magic. It’s one of my favourites in the Idea Book, and will get you thinking about your Christmas cards and layouts! You can purchase it at the regular price of $19.95, or with a purchase of $55, you can get the SOTM for $5.50! And if you check out the SOTM in the Idea Book (page 141), there are supply lists for the beautiful projects featured, so you will know what to use to make these items yourself, or with my help, of course!

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