Halloween Creations

I enjoy picking out and embellishing little treats for the girls to give their friends on holidays. Here is how we spread the Halloween spirit this year...

Cutie Patootie took large autumn shaped suckers for her friends at preschool. I punched out a tag and added a little glitter. Then I tied on some Halloween ribbon. She was so excited to hand them out at the party! She took her teacher one of my handmade cards and a jumbo chocolate candy bar.

For Wild Child's class I used some wedding favor tins I got on clearance at Walmart a couple years ago. I am trying to use my "stash" before I buy anything else...my supply baskets are running over! I added a couple punched circles from Halloween paper I have had FOREVER! Then of course...I added a little glitter to each one...and filled them with pumpkins and candy corn. Wild Child signed a tag on the bottom of each one.

I actually made 11 cards, but realized I did not take a picture AFTER they were all sealed in their envelopes. In 2008 I participated in a swap of 3" deco squares. These were perfect for putting on the front of a card. I simply inked the edges and/or added some spooky ribbon. The above cards are for the bus driver and Wild Child's teacher.

Wild Child also took the bus driver and her teacher a Hershey's chocolate bar all dressed up! These are simple and fun to make. I think I may do this with a Christmas theme for all of our neighbors!

The last thing I completed was a layout for a "Fall Colors" theme challege at Scrap Sisters Studio. This little guy was our foster son a couple years ago. He stayed with us for almost 2 years and we struggled with the decision to adopt him. Several issues prevented the adoption from happening. It was so stressful and still haunts me. Some of you probably remember reading my posts about it. He is adopted to a very nice family who lives about 1-2 miles down the road from us.

Tonight is Trick or Treat and a parade for us! I am dressing up too! FUN! BOO!

PS...Tonight is Beverly Hills Housewives! You can catch all the episodes starting at 8:00pm est...with the new episode beginning at 10:00 pm est. Just spreading my addiction...lol.

Puzzled

I am doing a puzzle swap at Scrap Sisters Studio. There were 12 participants. Each person chose colors and a theme for their puzzle. We had to design one piece for each person. Here are the pieces I completed...

Wicked Theme...I actually cut up one of my NYC Broadway playbill covers for this....

it was worth it!

Shabby Chic

Gerard Butler...she's a little obsessed.

Sci-Fi Theme...I had nothing in my stash and had to REALLY stretch to come

up with this.

Nature Theme

Rob Pattinson...she's REALLY obsessed!

Flower Theme

France/Eiffel Tower Theme...REALLY had to stretch for this one too!

Manga Dork said it was her favorite.

Kitchen Theme

Photography/Scrapbooking Theme

Purple Theme

This is the piece I designed that will go in my puzzle. I chose a to have everyone put their name and a small picture on their piece. This way when I get my puzzle back I will have something to hang in my scraproom with my Scrap Sisters on it!

{The M&Ms are covering up my name}

{Yes, I ate them after I took the picture}

Celebrating the Arts

This past weekend I participated in an online crop at Scrap Sisters Studio. This layout was for a color challenge. I had the perfect paper pack from Stampin' Up!

This card was for a quilting challenge. I am going to give it to my mom for Mother's Day! She loves to quilt.

I got this cute pillow {Walmart} for my shaggy chair in the schoolhouse. Love the blingy message!

Wild Child preformed at her preschool show last night. It was a wild day yesterday. My mom had 6 different "preventative" yearly tests ran...MIL did the preschool run and got the kids to the show that evening....our butts hit the seats in the nick of time.

She was the color green. After the show we whisked her off to her very first tball practice. She is the only girl on the team. She is also "that kid whose father sponsors the team and his name is on the front of the tshirts." LOL.

Hope your week got off to a great start!

D.R.E.A.M.

On my list 35 Things I Want To Do While I Am 35 I had put "Design a dream board," a little place on the wall of my schoolhouse where I can keep track of my 35 dreams. I can't believe it's already March and I only have 4 things completed! I need to get busy! I used felt flowers, K&Co embellishments for the flower centers, cricut Base Camp to cut the title, Stampin Up cardstock, Stampin Up tag punch, and Micheals $1 bin ribbon {which I need to get in more of a straight line}. The first step to achieving a dream or goal is to DREAM IT! The second step is to WRITE IT DOWN!

I also made some cards from 2 MME card kits I received from my scrap pal at Scrap Sisters Studio. Please forgive these color drained photos...I was experimenting...it failed...lol.

It was fun to spend lots of scrappy time this week. I have a feeling there won't be anymore scrapping until the end of the month. I have an out-of-town visit with family this weekend, family coming to stay the next weekend, Wild Child's birthday party to plan and pull off next weekend, AND we leave for Vegas on the 16th! Oh yeah toss in a couple contractors coming over to check things out for the remodel! Yikes!

Hope you have a great weekend!

TOPS did not go well...but I have renewed enthusiasm and maybe some exciting news next week!

Scrappy's Wednesday Miracle

I started my February 365 pages. Feb. is almost finished...I just have to add the last 5 pictures! I accidentally sent them to the wrong Walmart to be picked up.

Sorry about the flash glare...I took the pics after dark yesterday.

I included 2 of the valentines I made and one I received from a Scrap Studio Sister {the owl}.

My Wednesday miracle...My SIL came over and scrapped with me for the first time at the schoolhouse. She had not scrapped for 3 years! We had so much fun that it made me sad that she has waited so long to come over. The schoolhouse is so close to her home that I actually use her wireless for my computer!

Here is a sneak peek of a project I got started yesterday. It is on my 35 Things list. I plan to finish it today.

Happy Thursday!

I am trying not to get too excited about TV tonite...American Idol results...OC housewives finale...NYC Housewives premiere! I could just pee the rug!

I am going to TOPS tonite for the first time in several weeks...stupid snow! It's not gonna be good...

I Found

I found my scrapbooking mojo...this is the first layout I completed in 2010. It is for a scraplift challenge at Scrap Sisters Studio. It also gives you an idea of how "behind" I am with my scrapping...this was Wild Child's 2nd birthday party...she turns 5 in March!

I found valentine chocolate suckers at Walmart like the ones I bought for Halloween and decorated. Beware...while they are cute...they taste like plastic. Yuck! I found this out AFTER the parties. Oops!

I found these adorable "hard" suckers at Walmart. They are $1 each, and the message is very pretty.

I nearly jumped up and down in the aisle when I found these marshmallow cupcake suckers...SO CUTE! I bought 3...but I don't think I can bear to see someone eat them...lol. These would be perfect for a birthday party too.

Congrats to the Saints who are Super Bowl Bound!

Who will you cheer for at the Super Bowl, Colts or Saints?

Do you have a party? or attend one?

Weekend Ramblings

This week at TOPS I lost 5.25 pounds...which is exactly what I wanted to lose. Combined with the 4.75 pounds I kept off from my loss this summer it equals a total of 10 pounds lost towards my 100 pound goal.

This week our guinea pigs welcomed a new baby. Wild Child named it "Pam."

My schoolhouse is organized and I only need to do a couple more things before I can say it is "finished." It felt good to sit and create this past week. These are ATCs I made for a swap at Scrap Sisters Studio...the theme is Hello Kitty and the letters represent the first names of the recipients.

Have a great weekend!

Fast Food Recycled

The other day when driving thru McDs for a hit of sweet tea I was handed something that sparked my imagination and inspired me to create! It was...




a drink carrier...{insert angels singing harmoniously}

I needed a challenge for the November crop at Scrap Sisters Studio...{insert lightbulb moment}...I will challenge the girls to take a fast food paper product and turn it into...

MAGIC!

I am going to use this to hold my adhesives on my scrap table. It could also be used as a gift basket...2 candles sit in it very well.

Thank you McDs for inspiring me to create something other than cellulite and fatrolls!

My 2nd Web Addiction

My blog is my first stop every morning...then I head over to Scrap Sisters Studio Message Board. I have made some amazing scrappy friends there and learned so much. It seems we have each other's back in good times and bad.

My latest paper creations are these ATCs I created for a Pop Culture ATC (Artist Trading Card) Swap. I love reading People Magazine. I definitely need a new subscription for my birthday or Christmas. So much fun to get it in the mail.

If you are a papercrafter you should definitely check out SSS...you'll be glad you did!

Important Upcoming Events...ok not REALLY important, but VERY f.u.n.

8:00 pm est {Vampire Diaries}

10:00 pm est {Real Housewives of Orange County}

10 more days til my 35th birthday! Woo Hoo!