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I decided to post yet one more project on this spookiest of all days, Halloween. This month, I have been so short on time, I had to literally "lift" almost every cute Halloween idea, and these were no exception. I have never used "Paperclay" before, it's a totally different medium, but not that far off from clay, so yes...I experimented. I am in love with designer Johanna Parker, and when I saw her version of these I HAD to make them. I hope you enjoy!
Happy Halloween Everyone! ;)
I'm so glad I found the time today to make one of my most favorite treats....cupcakes! I don't make too many of them, but every year around Halloween I do try my hand at them. This year, because I was on a time crunch, I whipped these up using just store bought ingredients, and the best part...my kids couldn't care less that I didn't spend more time in the kitchen. I found these cupcakes in the October 2010 issue of Country Living Magazine, and HAD to make them. The cupcake wrappers were found at C.S. Post, and I think they were the perfect touch and the little black fondant bats were soooo much fun to make. Anyway...I hope you enjoy! And I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween Sunday, stay safe with your little trick-or-treater's and I'll see you in November. :)
And this next one is my daughter's...she cut out the mini-bats so she marked this one as hers.
We kept 3 of these, the rest will be brought to the Firehouse tomorrow to treat my extended family. Thanks so much for stopping by! ;)
Hey everyone! Can you believe that Winter is right around the corner? I am soooooo loving this time of year! For me, that means my annual Christmas trip to Chautauqua, New York is fast approaching, (only 2 months away), and I cannot wait to smell that crisp, cold, frigid air, see the fireplace aglow every night, sip on hot chocolate with marshmallows, as my kids and I watch the snowflakes fall, singing Christmas carols, strapping on skiis, taking long walks and leaving this hot and humid state behind if only for a couple of weeks. I did a layout for the December issue of Better Homes & Gardens, "Scrapbook's etc" and oddly enough, features my children Courtney and Connor up in New York last year during Christmas. They are VERY excited to go again this year. I hope you enjoy! :)
here are some close-ups...
That layout was soooo much fun to do! It was actually a "Scrap-lift" assignment from a layout done by Lisa Truesdell. I hope you enjoyed it!.
And how about a little "Ribbon Candy"??? Well that's the name of the new Cupcard's {to go} November kit and it's a full-blown Christmas card kit with everything you will need to make the sweetest Christmas cards. It is jammed packed with soooo much sweetness, it'll give you a toothache! ;) Well this post here is another BLOG-HOP! Yipppppeeeee!!! So we gotta tease you all once again and just give you a little peek of what's in store for you, believe me, you won't want to miss this one. Kits go on sale on November 1, 2010 at 6pm PST, and it's a limited kit, so be sure to get yours before they sell out. Now here's the deal-io.... enjoy my peek below, leave a comment for me, (it doesn't have to be about my sneek you can simply tell me what "Fall-like" temps you are experiencing in your part of the world and that will totally satisfy me), then head on over to my friend Melanie Douthit, and follow directions on her blog as well. If you started out at my blog....head over to the Cupcards homepage and start hopping from there. :) Have a great time hopping around and have fun!! :) Here's my peek...
Have a wonderful week everyone and thanks soooo much for stopping by.
Candy Corn is by far my most favorite candy in the whole-wide world! I could eat it by the bushel full, seriously! And wouldn't you guess that it just happens to be the name of the new October card kit from Cupcards {to go}? Cool huh??? It's a kit after my own heart. :) I had sooooo much fun with this kit, I really did! Halloween is one of my most favorite holidays. I love October, it's the sign of wonderful things to come and it is officially the start, (in my eyes), of the Holiday Season! :) For even more inspiration, check out the wonderful gallery which just happens to be jam-packed with candy-corn goodness! You'll be inspired for sure. I hope you enjoy my designs. :)
This next card is my sketch card and to see all the other cards made with the sketch, just click here.
Want to make this next card? Simply click here for easy step-by-step instructions!
This next card is my only non-Halloween card of the bunch. :)
I also made a couple of treats to give, this little gift jar makes a sweet gift for a teacher and of course it's filled with tons of candy-corns...
Or perhaps, you'd like to make little treat bags to give at a Halloween party...
filled with candy-corn of course!!! ;)
By the way, the little "wrapped candies" are from Martha Stewart and are not included in the kit, but had to add them as the perfect touch to compliment the papers and embellishments. :)
So I hope you enjoyed my cards and treats, and as always a gozillion thanks for stopping on by! :)
