Thanksgiving Tilda and I am Tooting *heehee*

Stamps: #282 STANDING FALL TILDA; Sentiment by unknown. Papers: Debbie Mumm's Harvest and Holiday pad Other: Wooden buttons from Bunny Zoe's store; braided rope thing from LSS; Leaf from Michaels; Ivory Kaiser pearls; oval Nesties. Card Measures 6x6

Hello Stampin' Friends! Thanks for stopping by today. I know that I have neglected my blog this week. I apologize for my lack of sharing. We have all been sick in my house. ICK! It has been miserable here. Lot's of tears....and some are even from the kids! :)

I had made this card Monday night. I was just starting to feel sick. I nearly didn't finish it Monday, but I am glad that I did or it would still be sitting in my craft room unfinished. Anyhoooo, bcause I wasn't feeling I didn't keep track of the copics used. I think I may go back to my old way of photographing the Copics I used, as I am too forgetful this new way.

This card was made for this months Magnolia-Licious DT sketch. You can see the sketch and read the deets on you participating at the Magnolia-Licious Highlites Blog!
I LOVE this Fall Tilda! She was one of my first Tilda's. ( you can get yours at Magnolia-Licious!) I like to use her for Thankgiving cards. Those of us from Canada and the US have to get a little creative in implementing Magnolia Stamps into our Thanksgiving cards, as Magnolia doesn't do Thanksgiving. It's pretty easy to do with the right paper and embellies, almost any Tilda or Edwin will work!

Has everyone gotten their copy of Magnolia Ink Magazine yet?! It beautiful isn't it?! You can get a subscription for all of 2010 from Magnolia-Licious.

***TOOT! TOOT!*** Here is where I am tooting! ;) Tooting my own horn! Did you notice that my projects are on page 40? Yep, that card and candle are by me! I was so excited when Magnolia emailed me and told me that I won 2nd place in their challenge back in September. I have been not so patiently waiting for the magazine to come out. I have never been (or tried to be) published in a magazine before. My Orla thinks I am famous now! LOL! It's so wonderful to have an 8 year old around to think you're great! LOL!

Hopefully I will be feeling better next week and have more projects to share.

Have a Stupendous Weekend! And Stay Healthy!

For Henry

This week has been a very sad one as DT member Sarah Anderson’s 3 year old son Henry passed away. Little Henry was unable to overcome a virus that made him ill last week.

Lorie Ames has organized a way to donate for a memorial for Henry. Henry loved his local zoo and visited it almost every day in the summer. As a memorial, trees will be planted there in his honor. Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has created a digital stamp to help raise funds for a tree for Henry. All proceeds from the sale of the digi stamp, minus Paypal costs, will go towards the tree. If you would like to donate towards the tree, please visit this webpage to purchase the digi stamp: http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Digital/DigiStamps/Animals/Zoo/GiraffeAndMonkey.htm

Another way to donate to the memorial is to print out this form and mail in your donation directly: http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Parks/PDF/MemorialTreePamphlet.pdf

Please write on the form that the donation is for Sarah Anderson’s son Henry. Once all of the money is collected, a tree and location will be selected. If you have questions about the form please contact Lorie Ames. Lorie will be in contact with Sarah along this memorial journey to ensure that her wishes are followed.
To contact Lorie, please visit her blog at http://www.live-love-laugh-create.blogspot.com/

If you don’t know Sarah and would like to learn more about her, please visit her blog: http://scrampinmama.blogspot.com/

Thank you for your help to raise money for a tree for Henry.

ETA: I found this address on SCS that is forwarding the cards to the Anderson family:

Anderson Family
c/o 1130 Oak Street
Martinez, CA 94553

You can also check out this week's Pink Cat StudioDigi releases by clicking on the picture below.

Suprise Candy Winner

Hello! I hope that you had a ghoulishly good time this weekend! Above is a pic of Orla, Maeve and the aforementioned twins next door.

Friday I offered some surprise blog candy if you let me know your favorite candy...it was fun to read the responses! The winner is:

Jodi said...

This card is just gorgeous and those papers work so well with this layout!

My favorite candy....unfortunately I love all kinds, but I'll go with 100 Grand bar (at least for tonight LOL!)

Jodi, please email me your address.

Thanks to everyone for your responses!

Sooooo Spooooooky!

Stamps: #397 WITCH TILDA, #551 MOON AND BATS, #724 WHEN THE WORLD all available at Magnolia-licious!
Paper: Basic Grey Eerie;
Accessories: BG Eerie buttons; Bat trim; Nesties; Martha Stewart goo punch; Martha Stewart black glitter
Copics: Hat/Dress: V17, 15, 12, 0000...Greens: YG97,95,93...Booths: C10,7,5,1...Broom: E47, 44,42...Hair: E27,26,33
Card Measures 6x6



Hello Folks! Thanks for stopping by today!

My So Spooky Halloween Stamps arrived this week! Yay! When I was deciding on which stamps to get, I really like this sentiment stamp and thought this Tilda would look fabby in front of this moon and bats stamp. To color the moon image I just used a Stipple brush and ink pads for the entire image. By the way, the sentiment reads:

When the world is wrapped in slumber
And the moon is sailing high
If you peep between the curtains
You'll see witches riding by.


I know Halloween is tomorrow....but I do enjoy making Halloween cards...so you might see a couple of more. After all, there is always next year!!
(PS--I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for this card)


I want to thank everyone for all the great comments you leave every day! And I am glad that so many of you enjoyed the Clean And Simple Magnolia-licious blog hop last Friday! As promised, I have a winner for the Tilda Holding a Candy Can Stamp.


The winner is:

Alice said...

All your creations are beautiful!!! And this stamps is amazing, thanks for a chance to win!
Alice

Alice, please EMAIL ME with your mailing address! Congrats!



Are you gearing up for a sugar high tomorrow night? heeheheeheee! I love candy...chocolate candy...Snickers Bars to be exact. Most any cheap chocolate will do. Hershey's, Reese'All your creations are beautiful!!! And this stamps is amazing, thanks for a chance to win!s PB Cups, Twix...etc...etc... I am not much in to "fancy chocolate" like Godiva or those boxes of random chocolates that have odd centers in the middle. I am also not interested in lollipops or Jolly Ranchers, or Tootsie Rolls. I want CHEAP CHOCOLATE! LOL! It use to drive me nuts to take Orla out trick or treating and the person would hold out a bowl of candy and tell her she could pick what she wanted...she would always choose a those dum dum pops! I was selfishly thinking: I don't like those...grab a PB Cup!!! Heeheeheeheeeheee!

*******What's your favorite candy? Leave a comment on this post with your favorite candy and I will randomly draw someone to send a bit of a surprise to...what the surprise is is a surprise...even for me...I don't even know yet! LOL! But be sure to let me know what your favorite candy by Sunday and I will send you something!


I hope that you have a Freakishly Fabulous Friday!

Dreidels and Teens!

♫ ♪ ♫ Dreidel...Dreidel...Dreidel ♪ ♫ ♪

Hello Friends! Thanks for coming by today!

Today Pink Cat Studio is releasing oodles of digi images for Hanukkah, winter and Christmas!
I enjoy the challenge of making cards/projects that aren't my typical. Hanukkah is definitely not my typical! Remember, I am a pretty boring Catholic Irish-American. But I do enjoy learning about other cultures and religions immensely. Though, I do worry that when I try my hand at one of these projects that I will unintentionally insult the culture or the religion. So please do tell me if you ever notice that there is a significant faux-pas. I can only learn if someone tells me. Melissa is coming up with the digi images on a daily basis. We don't have any advance knowledge of what she is going to come up with....because she doesn't know either! That said, I can't really prepare too much in advance for my cards. Meaning, if I am at the stamp shop I can't pick up paper for an upcoming theme. The good news is that this makes me get creative and makes me use up stuff that I already have. Guess What? I don't have any Hanukkah paper at my house! ☺ In fact, I don't even really buy much blue paper. (I know, Mary C, you find this unbelievable! lol!) However, I do have an unimaginable amount of Silver cardstock and I did have 2 sheets of this silver snowflake paper...and what happens to be on the flip side of the flakes is this blue-ish/teal-ish design with royal blue, white and silver dots. I thought this would work. Is using snowflakes and a few roses appropriate for Hanukkah? I hope so. I hadn't made these cute origami boxes for awhile, so why not?! They are a good size for candy or small gifts (the holder part measures about 4x4 or so). Maybe even a dreidel!? You can find great directions on how to make origami boxes here. I suggest trying the box fold on a trial piece of 12x12 paper before using "good stuff"...as it can be a little tricky the first time.

There are a lot more image to check out for this week! And the rest of the DT has made some incredible projects! So head on over the Pink Cat Studio Blog and the Digi Store!
And don't forget about the Bio Betty contest!
Next up is my card for today's 3 Clover Thursday Challenge! Teen Themed! I used 80's Anya from The Greeting Farm. How fun is she?! I was born in 1975, so the 80's hold a lot of fond memories for me! And like I mentioned last week, I am a sucker for images with curly hair! LOL! I paper pieced her shirt with a skull from the background paper. Don't ya love her leg warmers? My favorite pair that I had were rainbow colored. Heeheehee! I just bought an outfit for Maeve a few weeks ago that was a little more money than I usually like to spend on toddlers clothing...but what totally suckered me in were the leg warmers that coordinated with it. Dressing little girls are so much fun!
ok...ok....it is 2:30 AM...so I need ot end my blabbing!

Have a Marvelous Thursday!

3 Clover Thursday Challenge #37

Welcome to
3 Clovers Thursday Challenge
#37!

Thanks for coming by today!
We hope that you enjoy this weeks challenge!


this weeks challenge is
make a card or project meant for a teenager

To participate please upload your card to your blog or SCS and leave a direct link to that post in the comments section of this post

Then we can all enjoy your creations!
When uploading to your blog or scs please link back to this post so that everyone can join in on the fun!
If you upload to SCS please use 3CTC37 in the keyword or title so that anyone looking can easily locate it.

The Lovely & Talented Challenge Team has cooked up some
Fantabulous samples to get your creative juices flowing!

You can get to the blogs for each of the girls by clicking on their names. Don't forget to leave them a little {{love}} (comments) when your visiting!

Mary Jo:


Jane:


Lisa:


Sue:


Lorie:


Ida:

Weren't those Fab-u-licious?!


What are you waiting for?! Go forth and CREATE!!!

Digi DT Bio Betty Contest

Pink Cat Studio is starting a fun contest today! Melissa asked each Digi DT member to create a Betty that tells us a bit about herself. Can you figure out who created each Betty ? If so then you could win some free digi stamps!!

Visit the Pink Cat Studio blog to learn how to enter the contest.

Do you know which one is me?????