My Perfect 10

Halloween Treat

Sorry about the washed out photo but this was very hard to photograph. I found the candy bottle at Target and the idea for this project sparked from the candy. I knew right away I wanted to use the new A Muse Skull & Bones. I stamped the Skull & Bones with Stazon Jet Black ink, cut it out, then mounted it on a light gray Bazzill that I distressed and inked with Rangers Black Soot Distress Ink. The oval layers were cut out with my Nestabilities dies. The Black Sheer Ribbon and Black Vintage Note Card are both by... Read more →

So Cute It's Scary

I got to visit with my nephew Gavin today! As you can see he is getting ready to celebrate his very first Halloween. This Friday we will all be going down to Trick or Treat at my parents house. It has kind of become a tradition over the past 19 years. My kids always wanted to show Mom-mom and Pop-pop their Halloween costumes. So now we order in pizza and make a night of it. Here is a photo of some of the decorations in my parent's front yard. It looks amazing at night when everything is all lit up.... Read more →

Happy Belated Birthday

I meant to post this yesterday but the day just got away from me. For those of you familiar with A Muse Artstamps, it was Linda's birthday yesterday!!! She is the fabulously talented founder/owner of A Muse! Happy Birthday Linda!!! I hope you enjoyed your special day! Now talk about stress. Try designing a card for the owner of A Muse! *wink* I used the new little Missy B Mail Truck from the holiday release to bring Linda a truck full of birthday wishes. The back ground was made using the Present bl, which I believe is retired now. I... Read more →

Jack O' Lanterns

Sorry I've been missing this past week. I was pretty sick ~ another attack of my Gastroparesis and I have not done much other than go to work and come home and get into bed. But I feeling much better now. Lexi gave the Saltbox Design Team this really fun challenge last week. During our sneak peek week this month Lexi made this great card. Well she thought it would be fun to see how the Design Team would turn the tall pumpkin from the Pumpkin Oak set into a Jack O' Lantern. Well I also added the small pumpkin... Read more →

Beware!

This is my favorite time of year, the temps are finally getting a little cooler, I can wear my sweaters without people thinking I am nuts (I am always cold), and Halloween is just around the corner. Some of my most favorite stamps are my Halloween stamps. I got to make a card recently for the A Muse News blog using their Haunted Mansion stamp which I combined with the Bat Trio, Big Dot Bl, and Beware. I had tons of fun working on this card! I stamped the Big Dot Bl with Yellow Citrus Colorbox ink to make the... Read more →

Candy Corn Treats

Just a quick post tonight. We had an unexpected night alone, all the kids and plans so Leon took me out to dinner! Something we hadn't done in a long time so it was very nice to go out and be grown ups for awhile. Thanks for the sweet surprise honey! I just love candy corn and could not resist making up a little treat bag filled with the yummy treats. This was so quick to make up I think I am going to do some more tomorrow that Jessica can take to school to give out to her friends.... Read more →

Pilgrims Give Thanks

Okay, I couldn't help myself and I just had to use some of the new Fall images again. *wink* I think the pilgrim image has to be my favorite stamp from this Saltbox Studio release so far. They remind so much of the decorations my Mom puts up each year. The pilgrims and the sentiment are both from the new Give Thanks set and the little pumpkin is from the Fall Season Banner set. All images were stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I cut the pilgrims and pumpkin out and the pumpkin... Read more →

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

I have another look at one of the mice from the Saltbox Studio Church Mice set tonight. This one reminds me of all the school plays we did at St. Stephen's during the holiday season when I was going to school. I remember one year my whole class dressed up as angels for the school Mass. This sentiment is from the new Joy to the World set. I can also remember practicing this song in chorus. When I was in the 4th grade we were chosen to sing before the Archbishop who visiting in Miami Beach. That was a real... Read more →

Away In A Manger

As promised here is a card using some of the new Saltbox Studio Holiday stamps. These mice are just the cutest and I love seeing what Beth will have them doing next with each release. The mice are part of the Church Mice set and the sentiment is from the Classic Christmas set. I stamped the images with Versafine Black Onyx ink and they are colored with Prismacolored Pencils and Gamsol. I stamped a second star and raised it up on foam tape and added yellow Stickles for some extra sparkle. The edges have also been inked with Rangers Frayed... Read more →

It's Release Day!

All nine new Saltbox Studio Fall And Holiday sets are available now! Plus you have a chance to win one of the Fall sets and one of the Holiday sets on the A Muse News blog this week so be sure to stop by and check that out! I have another card to share today using images from the Give Thanks set. Can you tell I just *love* these Fall stamps! In Florida we don't really have a Fall season so I guess I have been kind of making my own with all these wonderful Saltbox Studio images. I promise... Read more →