Filekutz October Challenge

Good morning

It's challenge time again over at Filekutz challenge blog.  LisaJane has a super collection of svg files ready to purchase in her shop and I hope I will inspire you to create a fun Halloween card.  Being a member of the DT really gets me into the Halloween spirit and her files are super cute.

In this selection you get the batty border

and the girl, kitty and pumpkin.

I chose to faux stitch around the batty border

and then I cut the girl file in 2 layers

I also cut the pumpkin out again in orange and 

added the Peachy Keen Everyday face.  I outlined the

entire cut with my gelly roll silver pens to give it sparkle

and added an orange bow to her bat hair.

The Happy Halloween was a sticker that I faux stitched

I love using silhouettes because they are so versatile

Now there are 2 different files on the challenge blog, so head on over there and choose which one you'd like to use and create a Halloween card and enter our challenge.

Lasting Memories #55 Sketch and fall colors

Good morning ... today is another Sunday filled with Lasting Memories. Karen really knows how to challenge me somedays.  This week she gave us a sketch to do and challenged us to use fall colors...now I know I've said I like doing sketches, but with my printer still not having any ink, it's hard for me to just run and print a few pictures, so I have been relying on some very OLD pictures.  I found these 2 in my boxes of pictures...actually this part has been very fun, going through old pictures...at least I am getting some older stuff scrapped.  Anyway, these pictures screamed FALL to me...so here goes.

The football, flower and tag were all cut with my E-Craft and I used my 

peachykeen faces to give the football some pop.  The flower was left over 

from a project I did last week and you can find the tutorial here.

I used my Dymo buddy to punch out the title and 

I hand dyed my ribbon to match the papers.

So I hope I've inspired you to do a layout with this sketch and use some fall colors and head on over to Lasting Memories and enter the challenge...they are so much fun.  If you are new to scrapbooking or lost on how to start, Lasting Memories is a great place to start.  There is so much talent over there and the ladies are so inspirational.  See you next week...

Paper Secrets 13

Good morning and happy Saturday
here's my layout I did for the challenge over at PaperSecrets.  Each week we are given an assignment for a layout. I really don't care if I win the contest, it's just helping me to do more layouts that I should have done a long time ago (or some new ones in this case). If you participate and follow the guidelines you advance to the next week. We started with 27 and 10 moved onto last week again.  I will keep updating you as I go along. Who knows, I might not be able to participate one week and then I am out, but until then, I am scrapping my butt off, (they used a different word, but my blog is family friendly...hehehe
Here is the sketch:

I also used the Amazing You stamp set from Getting Cricky as my journaling.

This is what I needed to use for the challenge and 

what is in red is is what I used.

5+ brads/eyelets

mist 

flowers/leaves (silk leaves on tree)

bling (rhinestones between phrases)fabric/felt

border punch (butterfly wings and then used the itty bitty pieces for the flight path)

journaling embellishmentdry embossing

stamping (sentiments and peachy keen face)

ribbon/lace ( Summertime Fun ribbon)

Last of the vacation pictures:

the beginning our our paddle out.  

tiny waterfall area

Carl and the girls got up the waterfall in 2 tries.  

They did a great job for their first time.  

It may not look like much in the picture, but 

it can be a bit dangerous trying to get between the rocks.

now remember, everything we brought in  has to be brought back out.  

This is one of 4 portages and you take EVERYTHING 

out of your canoe and carry it to the other side including the canoe.  

Some of the portages are more treacherous 

than others, but its all worth the trip.

Kim and Phil did it in 2 tries also.

Really like this picture also.

Video of the little waterfall and surroundings

At least the cooler is a bit lighter on the way out.

Austyn and uncle Phil took one paddle together 

between portages.  Austyn said he did all the work!!!

Just the girls

We couldn't get the timer to work on the camera so I

will have to super impose myself into the picture somehow.

Hubby carrying the canoe...glad I don't have to do that.

Carl also carrying his canoe.  Just looks like too much work for me.

We've arrived.  Now unload the canoe one last

 time and head to civilization.

Showered and ready for a good meal at our

favorite restaurant in Ely, MN - The Boathouse.

So I hope you've enjoyed my trip to Boundary Waters with me.  We had a great time and I can't believe we've been home for a week already.  We are thinking of taking a boathouse cruise next year for our vacation.  Boundary Waters is a great adventure, but I'm getting old.  LOL  I think sitting on a boathouse for a week, swimming, fishing and just relaxing sounds good to me.

Thanks so much for visiting with me and I hope to see you tomorrow

 for another Simply Sunday Challenge at Getting Cricky.

Cupcake Toppers w/ Creative Paperclay and Day 3 of BWCA

Good morning,
I so apologize for not having my post up on Tuesday for my Creative Paperclay project.  Before I went on vacation I thought I had everything pre-posted, but clearly I was wrong.  Here is a quick idea for cupcake toppers using Creative paperclay.  As most of you know I am a designer over there and it's been such fun.  I never thought I'd love to experiment this much.  I knew I was pretty excited about getting selected for the team, but this has been beyond exciting.  The possibilities are endless.

I used my cookie cutters to cut out my Creative Paperclay.

Then I placed a toothpick between two layers of the Paperclay

and used a stylus to smooth out the edges.

If the paperclay dries too quickly, you can always

add a bit of water and do some more smoothing.

After the clay had completely dried, I painted both

the hearts and the toothpicks with acrylic paint.

and stamped this cute face from Peachy Keen's 

Everyday Characters.  She looks so happy.

Now, just think of all the holdiays that are coming up.  You could do Christmas trees, pumpkins, etc.  I hope I've inspired you to make some cupcake toppers and would love to see some of your own creations.  You can purchase Creative Paperclay here or you can even get it at Hobby Lobby or Michaels.

Here is another Heavy Picture post of our vacation:

The morning tree, clear blue skies

Brothers hanging out waiting for breakfast.

Pancakes cooking

Watching April eat pancakes, cuz she 

DOES NOT LIKE them

GIANT snapping Turtle...loves eating our dead fish

Austyn, Aunt Kim and hubby taking a canoe fishing trip.

No, it wasn't cold, but Austyn got pretty sunburned,

he's so fair skinned, that he wanted to stay covered.

Giant snapping turtle back for more dead fish.

I didn't filet today.  I thought I'd let the guys do it...

Austyn and Uncle Phil taking the fish guts to the other

side of the lake so the snapping turtle would leave us alone.

Video of the canoe paddle to drop off fish guts.

Using the water station.  This worked so well this year.

We would fill the jug up with water from the lake, 

nice and cold and then pump our water bottles full.

With past water filtration systems we've used the water

still tastes funny and we've always added vitamin packets

or kool aid packets, not this year.  If water can "taste" good

this year's water was FABULOUS.

Carl needed a nap...

I just loved this silhouette.  I want to blow this one up.

My turn to help cook since I didn't clean the fish.  

Fish, mac n cheese and grapes for supper.

Evening tree...

One last picture of the cousins before we turned in for the night.

I hope you come back tomorrow for our last day of Boundary Waters.  I will have a complete video of the tour of the camp, and some pictures of us paddling out.  Beautiful scenery and already missing the peace and quiet of God's Country.

Festive Fridays 7-22

Good morning and welcome to another edition of Festive Fridays. If you are new to us, sit back, grab a cup of coffee, relax and enjoy some wonderful Christmas Cards. Yes, I did say Christmas...Festive Fridays will be every other Friday with samples of Christmas cards. This way, you can be making your cards all year long and you will avoid the mad rush when you could be enjoying the Christmas Season. You should have just come from Amanda. If you stumbled upon this post you can go back to Terri and start at the beginning. There is also a complete list of the Festive Friday hop on the left sidebar under the Festive Fridays blinkie in case you get lost along the way.

This was super simple.  I used my E-Craft to cut the gingerbread man with SCAL3, added some puffy paint to his arms and legs.  I added 3 non-traditional buttons and his face is the Peachy keen Everyday Face assortment.  I love making shape cards, especially for the kids on my  Christmas list.

This week we also have some blog candy.  Robin's Nest has donated a Christmas card kit, so be sure to leave a comment on every blog as you hop through and one winner will be selected by Terri.

I hope you like my Festive Friday card and hope to see you back in two weeks for another christmas card.  Now head on over to Angela and check out what she has for you.