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October weSTAMP Swaps and Gathering

Did I catch your attention with this adorable baby? He is SO PRECIOUS and really stole the show at our weSTAMP meeting this month! Remember the baby shower we threw for Pam? (See this post HERE.) INTRODUCING.......KYLE, who came 6 weeks early! What a BEAUTIFUL BABY!

Linda R provided our cute little Santa treat hat Make 'n Take. Isn't this cute? It was a lot easier than I thought it would be! The cardstock is embossed using the Petals a Plenty embossing folder. The pattern was found on Kimberly Van Diepen's blog, which can be found HERE.

The swap theme this month was to make a Christmas/Holiday/Winter card or 3-D item. I tell you when we swap, it is like Christmas every month! Here they are!

Terri's swap:

Terri GRACIOUSLY provided the "recipe" for the Santa. Terri has an "EYE" for punch art, wouldn't you agree?

Heather's swap: (Heather is our NEWEST weSTAMPER, joining my team THIS MONTH!!)

Kori's swap:

Linda R's swap:

Barbara's swap:

Leah's swap:

Jennie's swap:

Melissa's swap:

Eileen's swap:

Linda B's swap:

Patti's swap: (Box is filled with hot cocoa packet, candy cane, marshmellows and chocolate kisses)

Peggy's swap:

Lorri's swap:

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Got Greats?

Paper: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Candy Cane DP, Whisper White, Soft Suede

Ink: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Soft Suede

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Polka Dot Embossing folder, Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder, White Eyelets, 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

The doorprize was unbelievable!! Eileen make this tree and it's ALL out of Designer Paper! WOW! Great job Eileen!!! (We were all jealous of Barbara, who WON this!)

Not only is Terri a great paper crafter, she is also a CREATIVE BAKER! Look at these cupcakes she made for our meeting!

In an earlier post HERE, you saw the AWESOME AUSSIE treats my stamping friend, Karen Thomas sent us. Here are weSTAMPERS, Rachele and Melissa, giving them a try! Mmmmmm!

New mommy Pam trying them out, too.

How would you like to join my team, and also become a weSTAMPER? Contact me and find out how you can be a part of the FUN!

MORE RAK's!

Here's another RAK from across the miles! This one is from Karen Thomas, who lives in Australia! If you haven't seen Karen's blog, you have to check it out. You can find her on Luv to Stamp. Her blog will BLOW YOU AWAY! Karen and I have become Stamping Pen Pals, and we take turns sending each other cards and in this case, TREATS! This has been so much fun!

She made this beautiful decorated bag with the cutest little tag on it, plus a matching 3x3 card. Inside the bag was a darling Koala bear Christmas ornament, along with AUSSIE CHOCOLATE!!! (For you weSTAMPERS out there, she included a treat for us, too, so I will share that with you tonight at our weSTAMP gathering!)

Just had to share the "fun mail" I have been getting! THANK YOU so much Karen!

RAK!

Look what my stamping friend Sandi Sohn sent me!! :) Isn't this adorable? "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" is one of my all time favorite classic movies, so OF COURSE I fell in love with this card! (I want to frame it!) The picture doesn't do it justice, the pumpkins are 3-D so it looks like Snoopy and Linus really are buried in pumpkins! She sponged the background! I seriously thought she bought the paper like that! THANKS SANDI! What a beautiful card!

Morning Cup Card

I LOVE the many cards made with the Tag Die, and this layout! I think the originator of this style of card is Stacy Schaefer, whose card can be found HERE. Take a look at Becky Robert's card, too! You can find hers HERE. This was a card we made at Girl's Day/Night Out this month. If you are in the Phoenix area and want to attend one of my classes, please check my class schedule HERE.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Morning Cup
Paper: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, DP
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, So Saffron
Accessories: Two Tags Die, Retired Felt Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, 1 1/4"/1 3/8" Circle Punches

Christmas Collage

This is the first Christmas stamp I bought from Stampin' Up this year! I love the Christmas Collage background stamp. It speaks for itself!

Here is a card we made at Stamp Club this month. The bottom one shows how you can substitute a sepia photo to get the Shabby Chic effect. (Photo is of our son and his wife.)

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Christmas Collage, Welcome Christmas
Paper: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding, Antique Brads, Cutter Kit (distressed edges), 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Thanksgiving Treat Box

One of the projects we made this month at Stamp Club was this Thanksgiving Treat Box. I saw the idea on Debbie's blog, which can be found HERE. She has an easy to follow tutorial for these boxes on her blog. She is super creative, check out her blog!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Grateful Greetings
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, DP, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Garden Green, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, 5/8" Old Olive Satin Ribbon
Accessories: Large Scallop Circle die, Leaves #2 Die, Hemp Twine, Button, Daubers

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Banquet

In case you are MOVING and wanting to make new connections, I HIGHLY recommend checking out the JUST MOVED Christian organization. This Bible study is for women who are NEW to an area. I plugged into this study as soon as we moved to AZ. There are studies meeting all over the world! I encourage you to check out the JUST MOVED website, which can be found HERE.

Last month I had the PRIVILEGE to help at a banquet to honor the JUST MOVED volunteers. My good friend, Lana, had the vision, and asked if I could make some crafty type things for it. Of course I said YES with no hesitation! Here are some of the things I made for the evening.

Since JUST MOVED is all about moving to a new area, and UNPACKING, I decided a suitcase theme for the party favors would be perfect! These suitcases were made with the Matchbox Die. I CASED Kim Sinclair's suitcases, which can be found HERE. You've GOT to check out her incredible BLOG! She is one creative gal!

The Hershey nuggets are wrapped in paper that is a map.

We arranged the suitcase party favors in one of Lana's decorative suitcases and made a luggage tag for it.


Water Bottles

Signs for all the salads

Cupcake Toppers

I had so much fun making these.

Thanks for stopping by!

MORE ITEMS ADDED TO CLEARANCE RACK!

In case you have't checked out the Clearance Rack lately, take some time to do that NOW! There are many items up to 80% off! Have you come up with a Christmas idea? There are Christmas colors and ribbons on SALE!

Things to know about the Clearance Rack Blitz:

•Orders for Clearance Rack items can be placed through my Online Store HERE . •Qualifying orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin’ Rewards.
•While the Blitz last from October 5–18, some items, depending on availability, may be made available in the Clearance Rack in the future.
•All discontinued items are available only while supplies last.
•All sales of discontinued items are final.

CASE of a CASE!

This card is a CASE of a CASE! I first saw Jean's card - check out her blog HERE! Her card was a CASE of Jill's card, HERE. I'm glad it doesn't go back farther than this, this is like tracing a family tree! LOL

I love the WISH BIG stamped ontop of the cake!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: On a Pedestal, Word Play

Paper: Soft Suede, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pink Piourette, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pink Piourette

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

"I'm Dreaming of a.........Yellow/Orange/White Halloween"!

In case you didn't know this about me, I LOVE CANDY CORN anything! In fact, I could probably officially say I started collecting candy corn decorations. So......here is a tribute to my little addiction!

When one of our fellow weSTAMPERS, Barbara, made these for our swap last month, I KNEW I was going to CASE it! You can see Barbara's swap from last month in this post HERE. Aren't these the cutest things ever? These little cards have Bath and Body Works Halloween hand sanitizers inside! Even the hand sanitizer is smells like candy corn!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Basic Black, Daffodi Delight, Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Happy Haunting DP

Ink: Cajun Craze

Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large/Small Oval Punches, 1/2"/1/4" Circle Punches, Owl Punch, Black Brads, Dimensionals, Stamp a Ma Jig

To make the box pattern, check out the pattern and easy to follow instructions on Erica's incredible blog, which can be found HERE.

To make the candy corn (out of punches), read my post from last year, which can be found HERE.

Last but not least, I wanted to share with you THE BEST Halloween treat there is! If you like the candy bar Salted Nut Rolls, you will love this combination of candy corn and salted peanuts together. This is a STAPLE in our house around Halloween.

Itsy Bitsy Halloween Spider

I almost forgot about the spider stamp in the stamp set SWEET CENTERS! This stamp goes well with the new spider web embossing folder!

This was another one of the Girl's Day/Night Out projects this month.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Sweet Centers
Paper: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Happy Haunting DP, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Large Scallop Circle, 1 3/4"/1 3/8"/1 1/4" Circle Punches, Spider Web Embossing Folder

Haunted House

I have had this house for quite some time, and just haven't gotten around to altering it. I'm about ready to start on Christmas projects, so I thought I better get going on this! It was SO MUCH FUN TO MAKE! These houses are so easy to assemble. After assembling the house, I sprayed it with a matte black paint.

To make the bat, I just spread Tombo glue all over the bat and then some chunky glitter! I bent the wings back so he pops off the door.

Do you recognize these witch's feet? I used the same pattern as on my weSTAMP swap last month. You can see the post and get the FREE pattern on my other post HERE. The stockings are part of the "Wicked Fun Specialty" Designer Series Paper.