Craft Show This Saturday, November 5th

I will be at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse this Saturday for the Mother's Club 23rd Annual Craft Fair.

I hope you can stop on by and check out all the homemade goodies for sale!  Admission is free.

Lots of homemade cards, gift bags and gifts for the holidays!

Location:  52 Lake Drive West Wayne, NJ 07470
Time:  10 am - 4 pm

See you on Saturday!!!

Thank you Nancy!!!

Very exciting one of my cards was chosen on Nancy's i STAMP's site!!!    Thank you!  Thank you!   Thank you!    You made my day!   

If you have been following my blog, you know Nancy chooses her favorite Stampin' Up! cards and projects by other talented stamping artists. There's no formal rules or guidelines ... just inspiring projects that catch her eye, clever ideas, and exceptional designs. I truly honored each time I am featured on her site. She has an amazing eye for choosing beautiful and inspiring designs.
Click here to check out my project on her blog as well this week's amazing projects she has chosen!    I have to say this week's projects are truly inspirational!

Happy Halloween!

Here is a Halloween wall hanging that I made.   Almost all of the productst I picked up at a local craft store.    This is a pure example of scrapbooking and playing with scraps of paper, ribbon and accessories!     We all hate to throw things out.    So why not play with them and come up with your own craft creation!

Hope everyone has an amazing Halloween!!!   Happy Halloween and Trick or Treat!!!

Trick or Treat

What can I say I love giving treats to my niece and nephew, usually I try to give them something other than candy since they get oodles of that trick or treating in the neighborhood.

So here is gift bag that I will be filling wih goodies.
Most of the products are not Stampin' Up! and from a local craft store.   The items that are Stampin' Up! are the ribbons:   Basic Black Tafetta Ribbon and Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon.    I also used the Perfect Pennants Sizzex for the pennants along wih our Big Shot.

Captain America

Halloween would not be complete without a Super hero!   Here is a Captain America gift bag I made for my nephew the super hero buff!!

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:   Short Order Alphabet, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Pacific Point, Real Red
Paper:   Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Silver
Accessories:  5/8" and 5/16" Silver Brads
Tools:   Star punches from a local craft store, Circle Cutting System and circle punches, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

Happy Birthday Friend

Here is a fall birthday card for friend.    I love the beautiful wreath in the Warmest of Wishes Stampin' Up! hostess exclusive stamp set.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Warmest of Wishes, You're a Gem, Perfectly Penned
Ink:  Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:   Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla
Accesories:  Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, More Mustard Brads and Button
Tools:  Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

How perfect is this week's Inkredible color challenge!   It is monochromatic oranges!   Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Up, Up and Away, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink:  Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango
Paper:   Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Peach Parfait Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:  Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Cloud Punch from a local craft store

Halloween Stamping Royalty

So this week Stamping Royalty brings us a Halloween theme!!!  So anything Spooky/Creepy/Halloween!

Only a few more days until Halloween!!!   Here I made a candy jar made from a Nestea Ice Tea container.   What can I say I love their Sweet Tea.   So I have lots of these great containers.    So why not dress them up.   Orange tops make it perfect for Halloween.

You have until next Monday to join in the fun. The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 31st. Hope you can join us!
Here are the ingredients to make the treat holder:
Stamp Set:  Spooky Bingo Bits, Jack of all Trades
Ink:  Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Paper:   Pear Pizzazz Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Accessories:   Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, Spice Cake Designer Series Buttons
Tools:  Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Circle Cutting System, Scallop Square Punch, 1" Punch

Simply Scored Valentine

Here is a gift bag I made for my sweetheart.   I pulled out the Simply Scored tool to make the score lines on the heart.   The heart was a free form heart I cut out and put on top of those wonderful dollies you find in the baking section!   How great is it paired up against our Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:  Sweetly Said
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Paper:  Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Doily from the grocery store
Accessories:  Rhinestones, White Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Simply Scored, Flower Trio Punch, Large Oval Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Simply Scored Christmas Card

This month Shelli has a great contest.   It is using our amazing Simply Scored tool.   So it's not to late to submit your projects.   Click here to check out the challenge and the projects that have been submitted.

So here is one of the projects that I submitted.  I have to say I was inspired by a project I saw in a magazine.   I made it my own by using our amazing Stampin' Up! products. 

So here I used the score tool to make background lines.   This reminds of the days I use to pull out my paper crimper for projects.

How great is that our Pennant Parade stamp set has a tree base for a Christmas tree.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Contempo Christmas, Pennant Parad
Ink:   Old Olive
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red
Accessories:   Whisper White Button, Linen Threads, Pearls, Red Gingham Ribbon
Tools:   Top Note Sizzex, Big Shot, Petite Pennatns Builder, Simply Scored, Heart to Heart

Sweet Candy Corn

So how great is our amazing Petite Pennants punch.   Here it is punched out to make candy corn.   I love the yellow and orange color combination.    Here I made a candy jar to put candy corns in and coordinating gift card.    The great thing about the card is that it made with paper scraps I had laying around after I made the candy jar!

Ingredients to make the projects:
Paper:   Peach Parfait Patterns Designer Series Paper, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Accessories:   Daffodil Delight Buttons and Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones from a local craft store, Peach Parfait Stitched Poly Ribbon
Tools:   Scallop Circle #2 Sizzex, Circle Cutting System, Petite Pennants Punch, Die Cut from a local craft store

Spooky Halloween Greetings

So I just love the fact that of how many different ways I have been able to use the Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set.   I knew when I got this set, I was going to enjoy challenging myself with this amazing Halloween set.  If you look really closely I put a little Dazzling Details on the images to put a little glitz on the card!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Spooky Bingo Bits
Ink:  Basic Black
Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Black Patterns Designer Series Paper, Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dazzling Details
Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, 1 1/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch

Boo...Happy Halloween!

Boo!  Happy Halloween!  Here are the Spooky Bingo Bits for another fun Halloween card.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Spooky Bingo Bits
Ink:  Old Olive, Basic Gray, Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper, Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Basic Black Polka Dot Ribbon
Tools:  Scallop Square Punch, 1" Square Punch, Die Cut Machine and Cartridge from a local craft store

Inkredible Color Challenge

So this week's Inkredible color challenge is Cajun Craze, So Saffron and Perfect Plum.   I have to say at first I wasn't sure about these colors, but I am happy with the end result.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set:   Sunflower, Notably Ornate, Nature Walk, Afterthoughts
Ink:  Cajun Craze, So Saffron, Perfect Plum
Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  White Tafetta Ribbon, Pearls
Tools:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Stamping Royalty Sketch Challenge

This week's Stamping Royalty brings us a sketch challenge.   Lots of little ones are being born, which means lots of baby cards to be made.  What a perfect sketch for to use with the Baby Bundle stamp set.

The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 24th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Baby Bundle, Nursery Necessities
Ink:  Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom
Paper:  Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Whisper White
Accessories:  Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Whisper White Button, Pearls
Tools:   Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Top Note Sizzex

Spooky Gift Card

Today brings us a super easy Halloween gift card.   

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Wicked Cool
Ink:   Basic Black
Paper:   Basic Gray, Basic Black, Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Basic Black Button, Linen Thread
Tools:   Big Shot, Spider Web Textured Embossing Folder, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Dazzling Details

Treat Holder

Here is an oldie but a goodie!  I love making this treat holder.   Who wouldn't love getting this!  Click here is last year's version as well as what the inside looks like.   This year I was able to use our new and amazing scoring tool.

Here are the instructions:   Take a 3 1/2" x 11" piece of paper. Score at 3", 3 10/16", 7", 7 10/16"

Ingredients to make the treat holder:
Stamp Sets:   Spooky Bingo Bits
Ink:  Basic Gray, Basic Black
Paper:  Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories:   Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Brads and Button
Tools:  Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Scallop Border Punch, Large Scallop Circle, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circle Cutting System, Crop-a-dile,  Large Oval Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

Super Easy Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's Inkredible color challenge:   Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray.  How super easy is this card.   I love this new butterfly punch I picked up a local craft store.   The border was hand drawn with my marker and ruler.  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Three Little Words
Ink:   Basic Gray
Paper:   Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Gray and Whisper White
Tools:   Ruler and butterfly punch from a local craft store

Decorating for Halloween

I may not dress up in Halloween costumes, but I do dress up the house for the holiday.    So here is a charger plate I dresssed up with our Frightful Sight designer series.

Ingredients to make the project:
Paper:   Basic Black, Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Buttons from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle Cutting System, Perfect Pennants Sizzex, Big Shot, Die cutting machine and cartridge from a local craft store

Boo Blocks!

After putting up my Halloween decorations, I realized I needed a little more.   I just got a new tv.  I am so use to putting decorations up on my wall unit.  Yes I had a wall unit.   Just goes to show you how over due I was for a new tv.    Well after putting my decorations, I decided to decorate decor elements blocks I purchased a while ago.    I am super happy with the results.   

Ingredients to make the blocks:
Paper:  Frightful Sight designer series paper, Cajun Craze, Basic Black and Whisper White
Accessories:  Stickers, buttons and ribbon from a local craft store, Decor Elements Blocks
Tools:   Pennants Sizzex, Circle Cutting System, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Die-cutting machine from a local craft store

Another Birthday Card!

Here is another birthday card for my niece.  This one is one for my mom and dad to give to my niece.   She just started up dance classes.   So how cute is this Silhouette die cut of a ballerina.

I have to say I absolutely, love love love this card!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Notably Ornate, Family Reunion
Ink:   Regal Rose
Paper:  Regal Rose, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Flirty Ribbon Originals, Rhinestones, Die cutting tool and cartridge

Stamping Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week Stamping Royalty brings us a photo inspiration just in time for fall.   How beautiful is this photo.
The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 17th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Teeny Tiny Wishes, Jack of All Trades
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Old Olive
Paper:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, So Saffron Brads, Whisper White Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Blossom Petals Builder Punch

Happy Birthday Julie!!!

Today is my beautiful niece's birthday!   She is turning six today!! 

Here is her birthday card, gift card and coordinating gift bag.  She is such a smart little girl. 

I saw her making a rainbow and do you know that she exactly what order the colors of the rainbow are.  So here is a sweet little rainbow

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Happiest Birthday Wishes, On Your Birthday
Ink:  Regal Rose
Paper:  Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride, Pool Paty, Pear Pizzazz, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Pool Party Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Pearls, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, White Button from a local craft store
Tools:  Coluzzle Cutting System, Scallop Border Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Small Heart Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Plate, Cloud Punch and Border Punch from a local craft store

Loving Pines & Poinsettias

I have to say I love the way Pines & Poinsettias and how it coordinates with Holly Berry Bouquet designer series paper.   What a beautiful combination

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Pines & Poinsettias
Ink:   Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Very Vanilla Button
Tools:  Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Plates

Thinking of You!

One of the best things you can do is send a card to let someone know that you are thinking of them.   So here is a Baja Breeze combination for you.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   For All You Do, Three Little Words
Ink:   Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery
Paper:   Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Pearls
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch

Color Challenge

A few weeks ago Pals Paper Arts posted this color challenge and I have to say I really loved the way the colors came together and I really wanted to try my hand at the colors even though the challenge due date had passed.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:    Summer Solstice, Thank You Kindly
Ink:   Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon
Tools:   Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Scallop Trim Border Punch

Color Challenge

So I am a little behnd on my color challenges.    This color challenge was on Color Throwdown a few weeks ago and I decided to take my hand at another blue, green and red combination.   I have to say I am very proud of myself getting out of my comfort zone.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Gift Givers
Ink:   Early Espresso, Marina Mist,
Paper:   Whisper White, Marina Mist, Marina Mist Patterns Designer Series Paper

Acessories:   Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, White Button, Pearls

Tools:   Big Shot, Pennants Sizzex, Northern Flurry Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Circle Cutting System

Another Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is another Inkredible color challenge.  Now I am all caught up.   The colors for this week's challenge are:   Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz.

I got to borrow my friend Colleen's Sweets for the Sweet for the challenge.    How perfect are these colors for lollipops! 

Ingredients to make the gift box:
Stamp Sets: Sweet for the Sweet
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz
Paper:   Whisper White, Rose Red, Rose Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Rhinestones, Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon
Tools:  Oval Coluzzle Cutting System, Border Punch from a local craft store, Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Stampin Royalty Color Challenge

This week Stamping Royalty brings you a color challenge.    The colors are:   Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron, Elegant Eggplant.

When I saw these colors it made me so happy that I was able to play with my friend Colleen's Out on a Limb.   The best thing is sharing fun stamp sets with your stamping friends!

You have until next Monday to join in the fun. The challenge will be open until 3:00pm (PST) Monday, October 10th. Hope you can join us!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Out on a Limb, Piece of Poison
Ink:  Eggplant Envy, More Mustard, So Saffron
Paper:  More Mustard,  Old Olive, So Saffron Patterns Designer Paper,  Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Old Olive, Eggplant Envy
Accessories:   Concord Crush Poly Twill Ribbon,  Rhinestones
Tools:   Big Shot, Scallop Circle Sizzex, Circle Cutting System

Spooky Wall Hanging

So Halloween is around the corner and if you are like me you are always looking to add to your home decor!    So here is a wall hanging I made.   Super easy and I love the way it came out.

Ingredients to make the wall hanging:
Stamp Sets: Full Calendar, Wicked
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Crumb Cake,
Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Button,Black Self-Adhesive Pearls from a local craft store
Tools: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Crop-a-dile, Die cutting machine from a local craft store

One more post for today.

Thanks to my new friend, Judy O'Donnell I am able to post another great pictures from today's show.   Thank you Judy!

10/5/2011 Update - - Just posted the official picture from the Martha Stewart website.   Click here to see it!!!

Here is another group shot of all the bloggers in today's show.

Here is a picture of the whole set.   I am on the right hand side, 2nd row from front in the aisle!  You can see my blue computer screen open. 

So a few more updates from the Martha show

Well I am home and now I can give a quick recount without trying to balance my laptop on my lap along with my camera and all while trying to smile for the tv camera.    It was an amazing show.   Lots of great ideas on the show.   I have to say I am loving the idea of making pie pops similar with cake pops.   Very cute.    

It's amazing how much gets done in between commercial breaks.   Tables get moved in and out. the crew is just amazing.

Click here to see a link to today's show details.

Click here to see my photo album on Facebook and see all the pictures I took on today's show.

Here I am with all the plants.   Yes, they are all real.   My mom would love this!!  

Here is Jody Levine's niece, Piper with Martha showing how to use the stencils.    She is quite the little entrepeneur.   Can you believe she made over 300$ at a craft show!    Here they are getting ready to do the stenciling part of the show.

Here is the stenciling segment of the show. How cute are these umbrellas!!

Here is the before and after of the vampire bat pinata.   Let's just say the vampire bat pinata is a little more sturdier than it looks. I swear they must have been hitting it a million times!

NJScrappers group in the audience...    They are sitting in the last row.

Martha taking question and answers from the audience after the show.   Look at those heels!

Craft blogger photo, not the best.  I asked someone from the audience to take the picture, but Colleen ended getting cut out.  : (   Very sad, but there is way too many people moving around on the stage.   Let's just say you got to be quick with the camera.  When the official shot gets released I'll make sure to get it on the blog and of course in a scrapbook page.

Here is Colleen in the second row blogging on her iPhone.  

Holy Martha craft giveaway.    We got the ultimate goodie bag from Martha.   We got an extra goodies for being craft bloggers!    Thank you Martha!!  I can't wait to start creating!