Gobble Gobble

I found this cute card on two blogs one is Karen Gibson's and one is on Dawn's Blog. They are so cute. Well it hit me I needed to make some Thanksgiving cards for my parents and my 3 aunt and 1 uncle that is still with us. So far I have two made and three to go. They are so fun and easy to make. I used smaller eyes on mine. I think they will get a kick out of them.

So if you go to Dawn's blog she has a video tutorial on a snowman and you make the turkey card the say way except of course you add the waddle and the beak.

Hope you enjoy today's project.

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CBC#42 - Candy Cane Mouse Package Tag

Chrissy has another challenge this week. This one is using tags, I chose to make a 3D tag for mine. I will just write the name of the person on the back of the mouse and tie a ribbon to the candy cane or put a little bow between his/her ears. These are so fun and easy to make. And will make such a cute tag for your Christmas gifts.

You can find the template on Dawn's Blog here. Scroll down some and you will see a PDF file to download for the template. Then if you go over to her studio you can see a video on how to put him together. Super easy, super fast and super cute! Now mine is done in creamy caramel but you can do him/her in many different colors. Just have fun with your little mouse. These also would be really cute hanging on the Christmas Tree. Heck go wild and hang them from the curtain rods or around your lamp shades.

Don't forget if your making a tag for the challenge to go to Chrissy's blog and add to the comments for a prize giveaway. And if upload to SCS be sure to add CBC42 and on your blog link back to Chrissy's blog. Also remember if you mention her blog candy on your blog you can leave a comment and have a chance for some blog candy.

Be sure and check out the other girls on the DT on what they come up with this week. You can find those links on my side bar listed under Belli Challenge Design Team on the right hand side of my blog.

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Blog Candy 50,000 Hits and her Blogaversary!

Chris is Celebrating this week as she hit over 50,000 hits on her blog and it is her 1year Blogaversary. To Celebrate she is giving away blog candy, go check it out she has such great creations on her blog.
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Sharpen your punches with Pop Cans

HI everyone I am back. Sorry I have been gone so long been having some major problems with my Fibromyalgia and my osteo-arthritis and was unable to do any crafting at all let alone house work and such. On some new medication now that is starting to help, so hopefully I can get back into the swing on things again.
I will have a few things I hope to share today but today I run across this blog on sharping our punches with a pop can. She has a video on it and I am so glad she did video so we can see how this works but boy did it make a difference on her punches. I need to do this to sharpen mine as I have got some newer ones that don't punch real well and hoping this will do the trick. So check it out and watch the video maybe it will help your punches too!
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Halloween Ideas

I am so behind on everything. Took Mom to the doctor again and they think her coughing is from one of her medications so we are stopping that one and changing to something else. See if that works, if not she will have to go back in 2 weeks. So I haven't had the time to do much stamping.
Anyway I was scanning the net last night when I couldn't sleep and here is what I found. Hope you can use an idea or two for Halloween.
Glitter Silhouettes: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=14edc1018bcfc110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&video_id=fd3bc46813b1d110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=&lastnavigatedchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD

Witch Ornaments: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=2eac15ed1f60d110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&video_id=10b8abd57f12d110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=&lastnavigatedchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD

Coffin Treat Box: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=07f5fa406a7dc110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&video_id=2a73808f139ec110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=&lastnavigatedchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD

Glitter Hurricanes: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=be2c8627957fc110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&video_id=03a6d56ac510d110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=&lastnavigatedchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD

Skull Treat Box: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=ba0add78a24a5110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&video_id=b951190b62fa5110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=&lastnavigatedchannel=afbd90dd68e39110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD


Clothespin Bats: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=4ca6c3984f32f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&video_id=0&rsc=related
Hope you enjoy and can do something with these video's. I would really like to try some of these when I get some free time to create.
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Blogaversary Winner

Ok now what you all have been waiting for and that is the winner of the blog candy. I had 26 sign for the blog candy most I have ever had. Thanks everyone for keeping up with my blog and playing along, I really enjoyed all your stories. It was so fun to read each one of them. I love bringing back memories especially the good ones. And you all had some good stories thanks for sharing them with us. If you happen to have time, go and read them.
Ok on to the winner.
Shelly is our winner for the blog candy. Shelly I will email you for your address beings you left me your email addy. Thanks makes it so much easier to get in touch with you. Here is what Shelly had to say:
Happy Blog-aversary! My absolute favorite Halloween memory is when I was about 6 or 7 years old. My parents weren't together, and now as an adult, I know that there were money issues-- but you wouldn't have been able to convince me! We had a neighborhood Halloween Party-- everyone brought an apple as an entry fee -- we had a bobbing apples contest -- all costumes had to be homemade and made from scratch -- we weren't allowed to use a cousin's costume, or a sibling's. I remember going as a 'die' -- a single 6-sided die! Hey, cardboard boxes were easy to come by -- talked a neighbor out of some white paint, and cut the black dots out of construction paper! We had a Halloween parade around the neighborhood! Thanks for reminding me to enjoy the fun part of the Halloween holiday, Debby-- Shelly ~ waving from a chilly SD
Congrats Shelly hope you enjoy your prizes.
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Baby Food Jar Candle Holders

These are so cute! I found them while surfing this morning. You can get full directions here. For all you new mom's out there you can use up those baby jars on something really cute.

Enjoy, I have been sick with my fibromyalgia and didn't get to do the drawing for the blog candy last night. Once Travis comes in we will do that and I will announce a winner.

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Don't forget the blog candy

I have my son draw a name on Sat. the 18th. You will need to post on the first blog candy post here. Only a few days left.
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CBC38 Belli Challenge Snowmen

Today on Chrissy's blog she is having another belli challenge. This one is using clips, paper clips, clips from the hardware kit that SU sells, binder clips anything you use to clip things together.

I found some swirl clips and used one of them to hold my ribbon on the card. Ribbon don't show to well in the scan but it has a small snowman face and says Snowballs on it.

I used the following supplies:

Snowman stamp set SU

Basic Black & Whisper White card stock

Snowflake Designer paper also SU (retired)

Swirl Clip

Snowman Ribbon

Black and Pumpkin Pie Ink

1" Circle Punch

1 1/4 and 1 3/8" Square punches

This card is cut at 8x9 and folded in half to for a 4x9 card and fits in a business sized envelope. The rest of the card pretty much explains itself.

Check out the other cards done with clips from the Belli Challenge Team

Chrissy

Ceal

Courtney

Lorie

Shelly

Rochelle

Hope you enjoy today's project.

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Extreme Fall Beauty In Minnesota

I love this time of year all the beautiful leaves and the crunch when you walk through them. The clean fresh air it brings. I think the fall of the year is the most beautiful time. Normally it is not quite this chilly yet, but it has been a strange year for weather. I remember when we was little and we would rake up all the pretty leaves into big piles then get on the swing set and swing as high as we could and then jump into the leaf pile. So much fun.
Our yard is full of Pine Tree's so I really don't get this beauty. But at my parents house is another story they have beautiful birch, maple and all kinds of beautiful trees.

The top photo is by some friends house. A place where we thought of building at one time in our imagination. LOL At the end of this road is a beautiful circle type drive and it is all trees like this.

Next is a picture of a Maple tree in my parents yard. Isn't this just beautiful? And the next one is also in their yard.Lastly is one not far from us it is a bush. That bright crimson is so pretty. Hope you enjoyed the little tour of our trees in Central Minnesota.

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